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Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, operational support information notifying system of the present invention is elaborated.
(the formation explanation of operational support information notifying system 100)
Fig. 1 is the summary pie graph of operational support information notifying system 100.Operational support information notifying system 100 comprises: apparatus for management of information 1, a plurality of vehicle 40 and a plurality of information center.Apparatus for management of information 1 can be traffic related information to be carried out to the central server of collection and treatment.A plurality of vehicles 40 refer to the vehicle of advancing on road, and the vehicle is here to sending to apparatus for management of information 1 abbreviation of the Sampling Survey vehicle of information of vehicles.Here a plurality of information centers comprise: information center 26 is harmed in the traffic state information center 24 of weather information center 20, disaster information center 22, road, particular vehicle traffic.The weather information database 21 in weather information center 20 with storage weather information, the disaster information database 23 in disaster information center 22 with storage disaster information, the traffic state information center 24 of road has the road traffic state information database 25 of storage road traffic state information, and particular vehicle traffic is harmed information center 26 and had the particular vehicle traffic impairment information database 27 that information is harmed in the traffic of storage particular vehicle.In the present invention, sometimes disaster information, particular vehicle traffic impairment information, the traffic state information of road, weather information are referred to as to environmental information, and the environmental information of storing in each information center upgrades often, the up-to-date environmental information that is stored in each information center is called current environment information.Therefore, a plurality of information centers store multiple current environment information.
A plurality of vehicles 40 have information of vehicles gathering-device 70 and car-mounted device 50(separately with reference to Fig. 2).Information of vehicles gathering-device 70 can be contained in the vehicle control section (not shown) of controlling vehicle, also can be independent of the outside of vehicle control section, and for collecting the information of vehicles of vehicle, the information of vehicles here can have multiple.A plurality of vehicles 40 and apparatus for management of information 1, by being located at the third communication portion 52 and the first Department of Communication Force 4 of being located at apparatus for management of information 1 of the car-mounted device of vehicle, are situated between and are communicated by communication network 31.In addition, apparatus for management of information 1 can be situated between by communication network 30 a plurality of information centers of access by second communication portion 5, thereby obtains current environment information.Here, in apparatus for management of information 1, be separately provided with the first Department of Communication Force 4, second communication portion 5, for communicating with a plurality of vehicles 40 and a plurality of information center respectively, but also the first Department of Communication Force 4, second communication portion 5 can be unified into an apparatus for management of information Department of Communication Force.
(the formation explanation of apparatus for management of information 1)
Then, with reference to Fig. 1, the formation of apparatus for management of information 1 is described.
Apparatus for management of information 1 comprises: apparatus for management of information display part 8, input part 9, positional information analysis portion 3, second communication portion 5, the first Department of Communication Force 4, information of vehicles storage part 6, environmental information storage part 7 and apparatus for management of information handling part 2.
Information of vehicles and vehicle position information (concrete condition about information of vehicles and vehicle position information will be described below) that the first Department of Communication Force 4 can receive from each vehicle 40 by communication network 31, therefore, the first Department of Communication Force 4 has the network connecting function that can communicate in the communication system of the order wire road networks such as LAN, WAN, the Internet, mobile phone line network, telephone wire road network, public communication network, private wire network, intranet.
Positional information analysis portion 3 can obtain the information of the present position that represents vehicle 40 from the vehicle position information from vehicle 40, positional information analysis portion 3, the information of vehicles of each vehicle 40 by present position in the same area is classified as a class, and with this mode classification, the information of vehicles classification of a plurality of vehicles is stored in to information of vehicles storage part 6.In addition, when information of vehicles is stored in to information of vehicles storage part 6, the moment of obtaining information of vehicles need to be stored together.The region here can be that positional information analysis portion 3 is divided according to connecing present position, can be also ready-portioned in advance.Region can be for example link name, crossing name, can be also districts under city administration name, all right city name etc.Positional information analysis portion 3, according to the information of vehicles of each vehicle and vehicle position information, is made vehicular support information, and is stored in information of vehicles storage part 6.Apparatus for management of information handling part 2 sends to relevant vehicle by the first Department of Communication Force 4 by the vehicular support information that is stored in information of vehicles storage part 6.Decision method about relevant vehicle will describe in detail later.
Here, adopt Fig. 7, the making of the management of information of vehicles and vehicular support information is described.
Information of vehicles comprises as shown in Figure 7: at least can identify car type, the producing country of vehicle, the VIN of manufacturer; Car speed information; Rain brush switching information; Lighting switch information and air-conditioning switch information.Positional information analysis portion 3 obtains the present position of vehicle from vehicle position information, and it is analyzed, and marks off the region that present position should be affiliated.According to region, to the information of vehicles classification storage from a plurality of vehicles, when information of vehicles is stored, the moment that need to receive information of vehicles together with the first Department of Communication Force 4 stores.After when information of vehicles is stored, entering first (LIFO) mode carries out.While making vehicular support information, if the information of vehicles comprising before several hours is made, can not produce the vehicular support information that is adapted at the vehicle that travels in this region most.By in information of vehicles storage part, together with the first Department of Communication Force 4, receive the moment store car information of information of vehicles, and the car speed information in the information of vehicles of the up-to-date specified quantity in the same area, rain brush switching information, lighting switch information, air-conditioning switch information are averaged respectively, can obtain the suitable vehicular support information corresponding to this region.The vehicular support information of trying to achieve in addition, also stores information of vehicles storage part 6 into.The specified quantity here can stipulate in advance, and the information of vehicles of up-to-date specified quantity refers to: the moment that information of vehicles is received to this information of vehicles according to the first Department of Communication Force 4 is during by order sequence from the new to the old, the information of vehicles of the preceding specified quantity of rank.
Regular Cong Ge information center of second communication portion 5 obtains disaster information, particular vehicle traffic and harms the environmental informations such as the traffic state information of information, road and weather information, and its classification is stored in to environmental information storage part 7.
For the current environment information providing to vehicle, regular Cong Ge information center of second communication portion 5 obtains environmental information, and therefore, the environmental information being stored in environmental information storage part 7 is regularly to upgrade.
Second communication portion 5, according to the address of the database of each information center of prior setting, by the database of communication network 30 each information centers of access, therefrom obtains current environment information.Therefore, second communication portion 5 has the network connecting function that can communicate in the communication system of the order wire road networks such as LAN, WAN, the Internet, mobile phone line network, telephone wire road network, public communication network, private wire network, intranet.The setting of the address of the database of each information center, can be undertaken by input part 9.Input part 9 be except setting the address of the database of each information center, also can setting obtains the moment of environmental data, to realize second communication portion 5, regularly obtains current environment information.The content that input part 9 is set can be confirmed by the apparatus for management of information display part 8 of apparatus for management of information 1.That can also set by input part 9 in addition, appends, changes and delete.
Apparatus for management of information handling part 2 sends to relevant vehicle by the first Department of Communication Force 4 by the environmental information that is stored in environmental information storage part 7.Here, the decision method of relevant vehicle will describe in detail below.
In addition, be stored in information of vehicles storage part 6 by the vehicular support information in the information of vehicles of territorial classification and each region, and the disaster information as environmental information, particular vehicle traffic impairment information, the traffic state information of road, the weather information that are stored in environmental information storage part 7, can show, confirm by apparatus for management of information display part 8.
Apparatus for management of information handling part 2 is connected with apparatus for management of information display part 8, input part 9, positional information analysis portion 3, the first Department of Communication Force 4, second communication portion 5, information of vehicles storage part 6 and environmental information storage part 7, has the control function that each portion is controlled.These are controlled function and for example comprise: control the first Department of Communication Force 4 and obtain information of vehicles and vehicle position information from each vehicle 40, control 5 each information centers of access of second communication portion to obtain current environment information, the storage of the 7 pairs of environmental informations of information storage part that control environment, control the storage of the vehicular support information of information of vehicles storage part 6 pairs of information of vehicles, vehicle position information and generations, control the first Department of Communication Force 4 and send vehicular support information and environmental informations to relevant vehicle 40, control information management devices display part 8 shows etc.
In the present invention, sometimes vehicular support information and environmental information are referred to as to operational support information.It should be noted that operational support information alleged in prior art is different from operational support information of the present invention, operational support information alleged in prior art does not comprise environmental information of the present invention.
In addition, in the present invention, vehicular support information and environmental information are stored in respectively in information of vehicles storage part 6 and environmental information storage part 7, but also information of vehicles storage part 6 and environmental information storage part 7 can be merged into apparatus for management of information storage part, vehicular support information and environmental information are all stored in apparatus for management of information storage part.
(the formation explanation of Sampling Survey vehicle 40)
Fig. 2 is the pie graph of Sampling Survey vehicle 40.Vehicle 40 has information of vehicles gathering-device 70 and car-mounted device 50.Car-mounted device 50 comprises: present position test section 57, loudspeaker 60, navigating instrument 61, operating portion 59, car-mounted device display part 58, car-mounted device handling part 51, third communication portion 52, vehicle-mounted device stores portion 54 and the 4th Department of Communication Force 53.
Wherein, navigating instrument 61 has the destination of setting according to vehicle driver, and guided vehicle arrives the navigation feature of destination.Present position test section 57 can have the functions such as GPS receiver, earth magnetic sensor, gyro sensor, range sensor, driving sensor, position detector, altitude gauge, it can detect the vehicle position information of vehicle 40, and vehicle position information is stored in to vehicle-mounted device stores portion 54.Here, vehicle position information comprises present position, direct of travel, orientation of vehicle etc.And in the situation that navigating instrument 61 is provided with destination, vehicle position information also comprises vehicle destination and apart from the distance of destination.The 4th Department of Communication Force 53 receives the information of vehicles that information of vehicles gathering-device 70 is collected, and information of vehicles is stored in to vehicle-mounted device stores portion 54.The information of vehicles here and vehicle position information are stored in the vehicle information database 56 of vehicle-mounted device stores portion 54.In vehicle-mounted device stores portion 54, also there is the required map information database of navigating instrument 55.
Third communication portion 52, is situated between by communication network 31, and the information of vehicles and the vehicle position information that are stored in the vehicle information database 56 of vehicle-mounted device stores portion 54 are sent.In addition, third communication portion 52 can also be situated between by communication network 31, receives vehicular support information and current environment information that the first Department of Communication Force 4 sends.Therefore, third communication portion 52 has the network connecting function that can communicate in the communication system of the order wire road networks such as LAN, WAN, the Internet, mobile phone line network, telephone wire road network, public communication network, private wire network, intranet.
In addition, car-mounted device 50 of the present invention arranges third communication portion 52 and the 4th Department of Communication Force 53 for communicating with apparatus for management of information 1 and information of vehicles gathering-device 70 respectively, but also third communication portion 52 and the 4th Department of Communication Force 53 can be merged into car-mounted device Department of Communication Force.
Car-mounted device display part 58 can show navigator function Operating Guideline, actions menu, the path of navigation from present position to destination, along the guidance information of path of navigation, constantly, milimeter number, station broadcast etc.And the in the situation that of receiving the operational support information such as vehicular support information and current environment information in third communication portion 52, car-mounted device display part 58 can also show operational support information.
Operating portion 59 is for accepting user to the operation of car-mounted device 50 and control, and for this reason, operating portion 59 has the operating switch that various buttons, button etc. form.Switching signal based on pressing each switch output, can carry out corresponding exercises.As operating portion 59, can use remote control that keyboard, mouse, bar code reader, operated from a distance use, control lever, light pen, pointer etc.Further, also can be formed by the touch panel of being located on car-mounted device display part 58.
The use of loudspeaker 60 based on navigation feature, output is along the guiding sound of guidance path guiding driving.And, the in the situation that of receiving the operational support information such as vehicular support information and current environment information in third communication portion 52, loudspeaker 60 can also be play operational support information, or in the situation that comprise the warning message to the user of vehicle in operational support information, carries out voice output.
Navigating instrument 61 has according to the function of the destination Lookup protocol path of navigation of setting, the vehicular support information receiving when third communication portion 52 and current environment information exist while affecting the path of navigation of having set, and navigating instrument 61 resets the path of navigation of evading this impact automatically.And by car-mounted device display part 58 and loudspeaker 60 notice vehicular support information, current environment information and path of navigation information.
Car-mounted device handling part 51 is connected with present position test section 57, loudspeaker 60, navigating instrument 61, operating portion 59, car-mounted device display part 58, third communication portion 52, vehicle-mounted device stores portion 54 and the 4th Department of Communication Force 53, and each portion is controlled.For example, car-mounted device handling part 51 is controlled navigating instrument 61 and is carried out the setting in path, control third communication portion 52 and receive vehicular support information and current environment information, control 52 access vehicle-mounted device stores portions 54 of third communication portion and information of vehicles and vehicle position information are sent to apparatus for management of information 1, control the 4th Department of Communication Force 53 and receive the information of vehicles that information of vehicles gathering-device 70 is collected, control vehicle-mounted device stores portion 54 and carry out the storage of information of vehicles and vehicle position information, control loudspeaker 60 and car-mounted device display part 58 carry out the notice of various information.
(apparatus for management of information 1 is obtained the process description of environmental information)
Apparatus for management of information 1, in order to obtain current environment information, needs the database of each information center of the open environmental information of access.For this reason, can set in advance the openly address of the database of the link address Huo Ge information center of each information center of environmental information by the input part 9 of apparatus for management of information 1.And the environmental information of each information center is regular update, therefore, the environmental information that apparatus for management of information 1 is managed also needs correspondingly to upgrade.For this reason, can coordinate each information center of regular update, set the moment of each information center of access.By the address of each information center and the moment of access set, apparatus for management of information 1 can the corresponding renewal of carrying out environmental information.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram that apparatus for management of information 1 is obtained current environment information.The flow process that apparatus for management of information 1 is obtained to current environment information below with reference to Fig. 3 describes.
First, apparatus for management of information handling part 2 judges whether it is the moment (step S100) of carrying out environmental information renewal.Judgement is while carrying out the moment of environmental information renewal, proceeds the processing that obtains of environmental information, judges it is not that while carrying out the moment of environmental information renewal, processing finishes.
Then, at apparatus for management of information handling part 2, judge it is while carrying out the moment of environmental information renewal, according to the address of predefined each information center, by communication network 30, start Yu Ge information center and connect (step S102).
When completing the connection of Yu Ge information center, start to obtain environmental information, and after obtaining environmental information, remove be connected (the step S103) with information center.
Then, each environmental information obtaining (information, the traffic state information of road, weather information are harmed in disaster information, particular vehicle traffic) is compared respectively to (step S104) with each environmental information being stored in environmental information storage part 7.According to result relatively, if be judged as identically, abandon the identical environmental information that obtains, enter into step S101; If be judged as not identically, to being judged as varying environment information, upgrade processing (step S105), then enter into step S101.
In step S101, apparatus for management of information handling part 2 judges whether to access all information centers, and obtains environmental information.If accessed all information centers, and obtain environmental information, processing finishes, otherwise, enter into step S102.
(apparatus for management of information 1 sends the explanation of the process flow diagram of operational support information)
Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram that apparatus for management of information 1 sends operational support information.Below with reference to Fig. 4, the flow process that apparatus for management of information 1 is sent to operational support information describes.
First, apparatus for management of information handling part 2 judges whether the first Department of Communication Force 4 receives information of vehicles and vehicle position information (step S200).In the situation that judgement receives information of vehicles and vehicle position information, enter into step S201, otherwise finish.
In step S201, positional information analysis portion 3 obtains the information of the present position that represents vehicle 40 from the vehicle position information receiving, and according to the present position of the vehicle of obtaining, divides the affiliated region of vehicle.The information of vehicles of positional information analysis portion 3 each vehicle 40 in the same area by present position is classified as a class, and with this mode classification, the information of vehicles classification of vehicle 40 is stored in to vehicle storage portion 6.Then enter into step S202.
In step S202, positional information analysis portion 3, according to be stored in the information of vehicles of information of vehicles storage part 6 by territorial classification, is made the vehicular support information corresponding with each region (method for making of concrete vehicular support information is as above).And upgraded being originally stored in the vehicular support information of information of vehicles storage part 6 according to the vehicular support information of new making.End, to after the renewal of the vehicular support information of All Ranges, enters into step S203.
In step S203~step S208, apparatus for management of information 1 carries out the transmission of the operational support information such as vehicular support information and environmental information.
Apparatus for management of information 1, by communication network 31, sends to the vehicle 40 that sends information of vehicles up-to-date vehicular support information and the environmental information that is stored in information of vehicles storage part 6 and environmental information storage part 7.These up-to-date vehicular support information and environmental information be operational support information respectively: disaster information, particular vehicle traffic harm traffic state information, weather information and the vehicular support information of information, road.When sending these operational support information, according to the significance level of the vehicle 40 for advancing on road, according to priority order from high to low, vehicle 40 is sent.The priority of operational support information is as shown in table 1.
Table 1
In step S203, judge that disaster information, particular vehicle traffic that the priority that whether comprises in operational support information is " height " harm information, if the nothing of being judged as enters into step S205.If be judged as, enter into step S204.
In step S204, carry out the disaster information that priority is " height ", the transmission that information is harmed in particular vehicle traffic.Below, respectively the transmission condition of disaster information, particular vehicle traffic impairment information is described.
Apparatus for management of information 1 is regularly collected the disaster information of disaster information center 22 issues in its region of administering, for example, earthquake, tsunami, flood, heavy showers etc., in the situation that issued disaster information in administered region, send disaster information to all vehicles 40.While sending disaster information, apparatus for management of information 1 can expand range of transmission, is not limited to the vehicle 40 in operational support information notifying system 100 of the present invention, sends to the rolling stock of its region of administering.
Apparatus for management of information 1 regularly harms information center 26 from particular vehicle traffic and collects the particular vehicle traffic impairment information for particular vehicle issue, while having travelled this particular vehicle in the region of administering at apparatus for management of information 1, to this particular vehicle, send particular vehicle traffic and harm information.Particular vehicle traffic impairment information comprises: the call back message that each manufacturer announces, road ponding is to the restricted information of the car type of travelling with for the parade route information of certain state etc.
When the call back message of information Wei Ge manufacturer announcement is harmed in particular vehicle traffic, apparatus for management of information handling part 2, sends call back message by apparatus for management of information Department of Communication Force 4 to the vehicle relevant to this call back message.The decision method of the vehicle relevant to this call back message can be that the manufacturer of the identification number representative in the manufacturer of representative in call back message and information of vehicles is compared, and to consistent vehicle 40, sends this call back message.Or, can be also in the call back message sending, to add for identifying the coding of manufacturer, the third communication portion 52 of car-mounted device 50 only receives the call back message consistent with the manufacturer of affiliated vehicle.
When particular vehicle traffic impairment information is road ponding to the restricted information of the car type of travelling with for the parade route information of certain state, apparatus for management of information handling part 4, in the time will or parading route allocation through road ponding position according to the vehicle position information judgement vehicle 40 of each vehicle 40, arrive the predetermined distance of road ponding position or parade route allocation at vehicle 40 before, by the first Department of Communication Force 4, to relevant vehicle, send particular vehicle traffic and harm information.The predetermined distance here refers to that vehicle can be avoided road ponding position or the distance of the route allocation of parading.Relevant vehicle refers to the vehicle being judged as through road ponding position or parade route allocation.
In step S205, judge the priority that whether comprises in operational support information for " in " traffic state information, the vehicular support information of road, if the nothing of being judged as enters into step S207.If be judged as, enter into step S206.
In step S206, carry out priority for " in " the traffic state information of road, the transmission of vehicular support information.Below, respectively the transmission condition of the traffic state information of road, vehicular support information is described.
The traffic state information of the road that issue at the regular traffic state information center 24 of collecting road in its region of administering of apparatus for management of information 1, for example, construction restriction, accident restriction, the restriction etc. of blocking up, in the situation that issued the traffic state information of road in administered region, all vehicles 40 are sent to the traffic state information of road.
As mentioned above, in information of vehicles storage part 6, store vehicular support information.For the vehicle of having set destination, the corresponding vehicular support information in each region that apparatus for management of information handling part 2 sends on the path of going to destination by the first Department of Communication Force 4.For the vehicle of not setting destination, the corresponding vehicular support information in next region that apparatus for management of information handling part 2 sends on direct of travel by the first Department of Communication Force 4.
In step S207, judge the weather information of the road that the priority that whether comprises in operational support information is " low ", if the nothing of being judged as finishes.If be judged as, enter into step S208.
In step S208, the transmission of the weather information that to carry out priority be the road of " low ".The transmission condition of weather information is as follows.
Apparatus for management of information 1 is the weather information of 20 its regions of administering of collection from weather information center regularly, and this weather information is sent to the rolling stock 40 of administered region.This weather information comprises: weather, wind speed, temperature, humidity, alarm/early warning etc.
(process description of information of vehicles and vehicle position information is obtained, sent to car-mounted device 50)
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram that information of vehicles and vehicle position information were obtained and sent to car-mounted device.
The vehicle 40 travelling on road, is situated between and to apparatus for management of information 1, is sent information of vehicles and vehicle position information by communication network 31 by third communication portion 52.Third communication portion 52 carries out the obtaining and sending of information of vehicles and vehicle position information (step S300) under certain condition.This certain condition is set up under meeting such as any condition in following condition: the navigating instrument 61 of vehicle 40 is opened, car-mounted device 50 has started, navigating instrument 61 has been set the path point that change destination, process navigation feature sets that destination, navigating instrument 61 are set, from being arranged at that sample information gathering-device road receives signal or to moment etc. of car-mounted device 50 self setting.
In step S300, meet in the situation of transmission condition of third communication portion 52, enter into step S301, in ungratified situation, finish.
In step S301, present position test section 57 is obtained the vehicle position information such as present position, direct of travel, orientation that comprises vehicle.And, at navigating instrument, to have set be provided with destination in the situation that, the obtained vehicle position information of present position test section 57 also comprises the destination of vehicle, apart from the distance of destination.Then, enter into step S302.
In step S302, car-mounted device handling part 51 receives the VIN that comprises the car type that at least can identify vehicle, producing country, manufacturer from information of vehicles gathering-device 70 by the 4th Department of Communication Force 53; Car speed information; Rain brush switching information; Lighting switch information; The information of vehicles of air-conditioning switch information etc.Then, enter into step S303.
In step S303, car-mounted device handling part 51 sends to apparatus for management of information 1 by the information of vehicles of obtaining and vehicle position information Jie by communication network 31 by third communication portion 52.After being sent completely, process ends.
(car-mounted device 50 receives and processes the process description of operational support information)
Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram that car-mounted device received and processed operational support information.
Apparatus for management of information 1 is situated between and with priority order from high to low, to vehicle 40, sends operational support information by communication network 31.Car-mounted device 50, when receiving operational support information, need to judge processing to operational support information.Processing is according to priority, by priority for " height " or " in " disaster information, traffic state information that information, road are harmed in particular vehicle traffic, vehicular support information and priority be that " low " environmental information is separated and carried out (step S400).
The operational support information that car-mounted device handling part 51 judgement receives be priority be " height " or " in " disaster information, traffic state information that information, road are harmed in particular vehicle traffic, vehicular support information time, enter step S401.The operational support information that car-mounted device handling part 51 judgement receives is priority while being the environmental information of " low ", enters step S406.
If user has set destination, the priority receiving for " height " or " in " operational support information may be on navigation Path generation impact.Therefore,, in step S401, judge whether the user of vehicle has set destination by navigating instrument 61.If set destination, enter into step S402, if do not set destination, enter into step S404.
In step S402, the path of navigation that the operational support information that judgement receives has been set on navigating instrument 61 exists while affecting, and enters into step S403, otherwise, enter into step S404.
In step S403, navigating instrument 61 resets the path of navigation of evading this impact automatically, then, enters into step S404.
In step S404, by car-mounted device display part 58, show operational support information, if navigating instrument 61 resets the path of navigation of evading this impact automatically, also show the new path of navigation of having evaded this impact.Then enter into step S405.
In step S405, by loudspeaker 60, play operational support information, if navigating instrument resets the path of navigation of evading this impact automatically, also play relevant message of having evaded the new path of navigation of this impact.Then finish.
In step S406, by car-mounted device display part 58 display priorities, be low operational support information, then enter into step S407.
In step S407, by loudspeaker 60, playing priority is low operational support information, then end process.
Above; take disaster information, particular vehicle traffic, to harm information, the traffic state information of road, weather information, vehicular support information be example; in operational support information notifying system; the collection of operational support information, making, transmission are illustrated; but operational support information of the present invention does not limit and above-mentioned example; can carry out according to actual needs various omissions, displacement, change, all belong to the scope that the present invention will protect.