JP2002048568A - Vehicle navigation system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To be able to arrive at a parking lot where parking is possible, and to set a parking lot that was not displayed as a parking lot on a map displayed on a monitor as a destination. To provide a vehicle navigation device. SOLUTION: An operation switch 12 for specifying an arbitrary place
0, a VICS (registered trademark) receiver 130 for receiving parking lot information, a memory 140 for storing parking lot information received by the VICS receiver 130, and a monitor 150 as display means for displaying an image. In accordance with the location specified by the operation switch 120 and the parking lot information stored in the memory 140, the parking lot existing within a predetermined range from the location specified by the operation switch 120 in the parking lot information. A list of parking lot information corresponding to the parking lot is displayed on the monitor 150.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle navigation apparatus for searching for a route to a destination and providing guidance, and more particularly, to an optical beacon, a radio beacon, and
The present invention relates to a vehicle navigation device that receives parking lot information transmitted by FM (Frequency Modulation) multiplex broadcasting or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, traffic information transmitted by an optical beacon, a radio beacon, FM multiplex broadcasting, or the like is transmitted to a VI.
CS (Vehicle Information & Communication System)
2. Description of the Related Art There is known a vehicular navigation apparatus that receives a traffic information by a receiver and displays the received traffic information on a monitor together with a map. Here, the traffic information is composed of congestion link information indicating the degree of congestion on the road, event regulation information indicating traffic regulation and the content of work on the road, and parking lot information indicating whether a parking lot is full or empty, and the like. ing.

In addition, the conventional vehicle navigation apparatus uses a map displayed on a monitor to select a specific position when searching for a route to a destination and providing guidance, thereby determining the selected position. It is set as a destination.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional vehicle navigation apparatus, the nearest parking lot at the point where the user desires to arrive is checked before using the traffic information before departure, and then the destination is checked. However, when the vehicle arrives, the parking lot set as the destination is already full and there is a problem that parking may not be possible.

[0005] Further, in the above-mentioned conventional vehicle navigation apparatus, even if it is the nearest parking lot to the point where the user desires to arrive, the purpose is to use a parking lot that is not displayed as a parking lot on a map displayed on a monitor. There is a problem that it is difficult to set as a ground.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to arrive at a parking lot where parking is possible, and to set a parking lot which is not displayed as a parking lot on a map displayed on a monitor as a destination. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle navigation device.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A vehicle navigation device according to the present invention is a vehicle navigation device for searching for a route to a destination and providing guidance. Information receiving means for receiving, the information storage means for storing the parking lot information received by the information receiving means, and a display means for displaying a video, the place specified by the place specifying means, The parking lot corresponding to a parking lot existing within a predetermined range from the place designated by the place designation means in the parking lot information according to the parking lot information stored by the information storage means. The information is listed and displayed on the display means. With this configuration, the vehicle navigation device can
A parking lot that was not displayed as a parking lot on the map displayed on the monitor can also be set as the destination. Further, the operator can select an optimum parking lot from the listed parking lot information displayed on the display means, and set a parking lot which is likely to be empty when arriving as a destination. Thereby, the possibility of arriving at a parking lot where parking is possible can be improved.

In the vehicle navigation apparatus according to the present invention, the predetermined range is included in the longitude and latitude of the place designated by the place designating means and the parking lot information stored by the information storage means. And the longitude and latitude information of the parking lot to be calculated. With this configuration, it is possible to easily calculate the distance between the location designated by the location designation means and each parking lot included in the parking lot information stored by the information storage means.

Further, in the vehicle navigation device according to the present invention, an arbitrary parking lot is selected from the parking lot information displayed in a list by the display means, and the selected parking lot is set as the destination. A destination setting means is provided. With this configuration,
The vehicular navigation device can easily set a parking lot that is not displayed as a parking lot on a map displayed on a monitor as a destination. Also, the operator
An optimal parking lot can be easily selected from the listed parking lot information displayed on the display means.

Further, in the vehicle navigation device according to the present invention, when a parking lot is set as the destination, the parking lot information stored in the information storage means is
Based on the parking lot information corresponding to the parking lot set as the destination, it is determined whether or not a vehicle can be parked in the parking lot set as the destination, and set as the destination. When it is determined that the vehicle cannot be parked in the parking lot, the display unit may list and display the parking lot information stored by the information storage unit. With this configuration, even if a vehicle cannot be parked at the destination parking lot in the middle of the route to the destination parking lot, another new parking lot can be set as the destination. You can arrive at a parking lot where parking is possible.

Further, the vehicle navigation device according to the present invention, when the parking lot set as the destination is full, determines that the vehicle cannot be parked in the parking lot set as the destination. It is characterized by the following. With this configuration, even if the state of the destination parking lot is full during the route to the destination parking lot, by setting another new parking lot as the destination, It is possible to arrive at a parking lot where parking is possible.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a vehicle navigation device for searching for a route to a destination and guiding the vehicle, wherein the information receiving means receives parking lot information, and the information receiving means receives the information. Information storage means for storing the parking lot information, wherein, when a parking lot is set as the destination, the parking lot information stored by the information storage means, the parking lot set as the destination When the parking lot information corresponding to the parking lot is changed, the parking lot information corresponding to the parking lot set as the destination is output by at least one of video and audio. Is what you do. With this configuration, the operator can confirm a change in the state of the destination parking lot in the middle of the route to the destination parking lot. Therefore, when it becomes difficult for the operator to park the destination parking lot in the middle of the route to the destination parking lot, the operator decides to use another new parking lot as his destination at his own discretion. It can be changed and it is possible to arrive at a parking lot where parking is possible.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

First, the configuration of the vehicle navigation device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, a vehicle navigation device 100 for searching for a route to a destination and providing guidance provides a GPS (Gl) (not shown) as a means for obtaining the position of the vehicle.
obalPositioning System) receiver, a gyro (not shown) as a means for determining the direction of the vehicle, and a vehicle speed pulse (not shown) as a means for determining the speed,
As is well known, the position of the own vehicle is detected using a GPS receiver, a gyro, and a vehicle speed pulse,
Guidance is provided to the destination using the detected position of the vehicle.

The vehicle navigation device 100
Is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 110 that controls all functions of the vehicle navigation device 100;
As an operation switch 120 as a place designating means for designating an arbitrary place by being input by the operator, and as an information receiving means for receiving traffic information transmitted by an optical beacon, a radio beacon, and FM multiplex broadcasting, etc. And a memory 140 as information storage means for storing parking lot information received by the VICS receiver 130. Here, the parking information in the traffic information includes the name of the parking lot, the longitude and latitude indicating the location of the parking lot, the state of the parking lot being full and empty, the parking fee, and the parking lot. Detailed information such as business hours is included.

The vehicle navigation device 100
Is a monitor 150 as display means for displaying video,
And a speaker 160 for outputting sound.

Here, the CPU 110 operates the operation switch 1
20 according to the location designated by 20 and the parking lot information stored by the memory 140,
A list of parking lot information corresponding to parking lots existing within a predetermined range from a place designated by the operation switch 120 is displayed on the monitor 150.

Further, the CPU 110 constitutes a destination setting means for selecting an arbitrary parking lot from the parking lot information listed and displayed by the monitor 150 and setting the selected parking lot as a destination. When the parking lot is set as, among the parking lot information stored by the memory 140, the parking lot information corresponding to the parking lot set as the destination (hereinafter, referred to as the target parking lot) is changed. The parking lot information corresponding to the target parking lot is output by at least one of video and audio via the monitor 150 or the speaker 160.

Further, when a parking lot is set as the destination, the CPU 110 can park the vehicle in the destination parking lot based on the parking lot information corresponding to the target parking lot among the parking lot information stored in the memory 140. Is determined, and if it is determined that the vehicle cannot be parked in the target parking lot, the monitor 150 is made to list and display the parking lot information. More specifically, the CPU 1
10 is configured to determine that the vehicle cannot be parked in the target parking lot when the target parking lot is full.

Next, the operation of the vehicle navigation system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 2, as shown in step S201, the operator uses the operation switch 120 to set an arbitrary place (hereinafter referred to as a temporary destination) as a temporary destination in the same manner as a conventionally known method. .). For example,
The operator designates a temporary destination from an index such as a place name and a facility displayed on the monitor 150, or from a map displayed on the monitor 150.

When step S202 is executed, the memory 140 stores the VI before the execution of step S202.
Since the parking lot information received by the CS receiver 130 is stored, the CPU 110 that has designated the temporary destination in step S201 uses the operation switch 120 to store the temporary destination in the memory 1 in step S202.
According to the parking lot information stored by 40, a predetermined range from the temporary destination in the parking lot information, for example, 200
A list of parking lot information corresponding to the parking lots located at a distance of m is displayed on the monitor 150 (see FIG. 3).
More specifically, in step S202, C
The PU 110 stores the longitude and latitude of the temporary destination and the memory 14
According to the longitude and latitude of the parking lot included in the parking lot information stored in 0, the parking lot information stored in the memory 140 corresponds to the parking lot that is 200 m away from the temporary destination. A list of parking lot information to be monitored and
0 is displayed.

In step S 202, the operator lists parking lot information corresponding to the parking lot located 200 m away from the temporary destination and displays the list on the monitor 150.
An arbitrary parking lot is selected from the parking lot information displayed as a list.

When the operator selects an arbitrary parking lot from the parking lot information listed and displayed on the monitor 150 in step S203, the CPU 110 sets the selected parking lot to the destination in step S204. , And a route to the target parking lot is searched for and guidance is started as shown in step S205.

In step S205, the CPU 110 searches for a route to the target parking lot and starts guidance, and as shown in step S206, a vehicle (not shown) equipped with the vehicular navigation device 100 moves to the target parking lot. To determine if it has arrived.

If the CPU 110 determines in step S206 that the vehicle has arrived at the destination parking lot, it terminates the guidance to the destination parking lot as shown in step S207. If it is determined that the vehicle has not been moved, that is, if a vehicle (not shown) equipped with the vehicle navigation device 100 is on its way to the destination parking lot according to the guidance of the vehicle navigation device 100, as shown in step S208, , The VICS receiver 130 and the parking information stored in the memory 140 determine whether the parking information corresponding to the target parking is changed.

In step S208, the CPU 110 receives the data received by the VICS
If it is determined that the parking lot information corresponding to the target parking lot has not been changed among the parking lot information stored by 40, the processing of step S206 is executed again, but in step S208, the processing is received by the VICS receiver 130. When it is determined that the parking lot information corresponding to the target parking lot has been changed among the parking lot information stored by the memory 140, at least the video and the speaker 160 are displayed via the monitor 150 or the speaker 160 as shown in step S209. The parking lot information corresponding to the target parking lot is output by one of the voices. To explain in more detail, for example,
If the target parking lot is found to be congested from the parking lot information received by the VICS receiver 130, the CP
U110 informs the operator that the target parking lot is congested via the speaker 160 by voice,
The image is also displayed via the monitor 150.

After outputting the parking lot information corresponding to the target parking lot in step S209, the CPU 110 outputs the parking lot corresponding to the target parking lot from the parking lot information stored in the memory 140 as shown in step S210. It is determined whether or not the vehicle can be parked in the target parking lot based on the parking lot information.

When CPU 110 determines in step S210 that the vehicle can be parked in the destination parking lot, CPU 110 executes the process of step S206 again. However, in step S210, it determines that the vehicle cannot be parked in the destination parking lot. In this case, as shown in step S202, the parking lot information is listed and displayed again on the monitor 150,
Prompts the operator to change the destination parking lot. More specifically, for example, the CPU 110 determines that the vehicle cannot be parked in the target parking lot when the target parking lot is full or when the business hours of the target parking lot have ended. to decide.

As described above, according to the vehicular navigation device 100, the operator can set the parking lot as the destination after grasping the state of the parking lot. Can be set as ground.

In addition, the operator can recognize a change in the state of the target parking lot before arriving at the target parking lot, and can not park the target parking lot before arriving at the target parking lot. , The vehicle navigation device 100 once terminates the guidance to the destination parking lot, and resumes the guidance to the vehicle navigation device 100 with another parking lot around the temporary destination as a new destination. Therefore, the vehicle can be driven safely and smoothly.

In this embodiment, the CPU 11
0, the parking lot information corresponding to the parking lot located 200 m away from the location specified by the operation switch 120 is listed and displayed on the monitor 150.
According to the present invention, the parking lot information to be listed and displayed on the monitor 150 exists at a distance other than 200 m from the place designated by the operation switch 120 or at a distance arbitrarily set by the operator. It may be generated from a parking lot.

FIG. 3 shows the monitor 15 as a list.
Although the parking lot information displayed at 0 is shown, according to the present invention, the parking lot information displayed in a list and displayed on the monitor 150 may be extracted under a predetermined condition. For example, in FIG. 3, a parking lot whose state is full is also displayed on the monitor 150, but a parking lot whose state is full is displayed on the monitor 1.
50 may not be displayed.

In the present embodiment, the CPU 11
0 determines that the vehicle cannot be parked in the destination parking lot only when the vehicle is not completely parked in the destination parking lot. A criterion for determining that the vehicle cannot be parked in the parking lot may be set. For example, the CPU 110
Even if the target parking lot is not full, if the target parking lot is almost full, it may be set to determine that the vehicle cannot be parked in the target parking lot.

In the present embodiment, the target parking lot is selected from the parking lot information displayed on the monitor 150 in the form of a list. According to the present invention, the target parking lot is selected by another method. Even if you select VICS,
When it is determined that the parking lot information corresponding to the target parking lot among the parking lot information received by the receiver 130 and stored by the memory 140 has been changed, at least the video and audio Either one can output parking lot information corresponding to the target parking lot.

The flowchart for explaining the structure and operation of the vehicle navigation system shown in this embodiment is merely an embodiment of the present invention, and the vehicle navigation system according to the present invention is shown in this embodiment. Various embodiments other than the above can be adopted.

When listing parking lot information, it is also preferable to set priorities. In FIG. 3, the parking lot information is displayed in ascending order of the distance from the tentative destination. You may sort and display according to business hours. By rearranging at this time, it becomes easy to select, for example, a low-priced parking lot or an empty parking lot with less congestion according to the list. Similarly, when notifying by voice, the notification may be performed in the rearranged order.

In addition, the parking lot may be easily selected by changing the display color or changing the volume or tone when notifying by voice according to the contents of each parking lot information.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The vehicle navigation device can also set a parking lot that is not displayed as a parking lot on the map displayed on the monitor as a destination. Further, the operator can select an optimum parking lot from the list of parking lot information displayed on the display means, and set a parking lot which is likely to be empty when arriving as a destination. Thereby, the possibility of arriving at a parking lot where parking is possible can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vehicle navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the vehicle navigation device shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a diagram showing an example of parking lot information displayed on a monitor in a list of the vehicle navigation device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

[Description of Signs] 100 Navigation device for vehicle 120 Operation switch (location designation means) 130 VICS receiver (information reception means) 140 Memory (information storage means) 150 Monitor (display means)

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A vehicular navigation device that searches for a route to a destination and provides guidance, wherein: a location designating unit that designates an arbitrary location; an information receiving unit that receives parking lot information; Information storage means for storing the received parking lot information, and display means for displaying a video, the place designated by the place designation means, and the parking lot information stored by the information storage means And listing the parking lot information corresponding to parking lots existing within a predetermined range from the place designated by the place designation means in the parking lot information and displaying the list on the display means. A navigation device for a vehicle, comprising: 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined range is the longitude and latitude of the place designated by the place designation means, the longitude and latitude information of the parking lot included in the parking lot information stored by the information storage means, and The vehicle navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle navigation device is calculated from: 3. An arbitrary parking lot is selected from the parking lot information listed and displayed by the display means,
The vehicle navigation device according to claim 1, further comprising a destination setting unit configured to set the selected parking lot as the destination. 4. When a parking lot is set as the destination, the parking lot information corresponding to the parking lot set as the destination among the parking lot information stored by the information storage means. Determining whether a vehicle can be parked in the parking lot set as the destination and determining that the vehicle cannot be parked in the parking lot set as the destination; 3. The vehicular navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the parking lot information stored by the information storage unit is displayed in a list. 5. The vehicle according to claim 4, wherein when the parking lot set as the destination is full, it is determined that a vehicle cannot be parked in the parking lot set as the destination. Vehicle navigation device. 6. A vehicle navigation device for searching for and guiding a route to a destination, comprising: an information receiving means for receiving parking lot information; and information for storing the parking lot information received by the information receiving means. When a parking lot is set as the destination, among the parking lot information stored by the information storage unit, the parking lot information corresponding to the parking lot set as the destination Is changed, thereby outputting the parking lot information corresponding to the parking lot set as the destination by at least one of the video and the audio.