JP6935123B2 - Navigation support information distribution system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a navigation support information distribution system that distributes support information including routes that have been navigated in the past.

Conventionally, paper nautical charts have been used for navigation, but in recent years, electronic nautical charts have begun to spread, and devices that can plan routes using electronic nautical charts are also known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This electronic chart device has a route planning function for setting a route by sequentially setting needle change points on the electronic chart, and a direction orthogonal to the auxiliary line is set at a predetermined position of an auxiliary line extending from the previously set needle change point. Display the indicated mark. Then, based on the operation instruction input from the operation unit, the operation processing unit for setting the next change point is provided by operating the auxiliary line so as to align the mark with the target.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-0355556

By the way, the captain and seafarers must decide what kind of route to take from the departure point to the destination, and in the case of the first departure point or destination, it is difficult to determine the appropriate route. .. In addition, there may be places between the departure point and the destination that are not suitable for navigation or mooring, and if such places can be known in advance, safe and smooth navigation will be possible. Furthermore, depending on the type of ship and cargo, it may be desirable to navigate a specific route, and if such a route can be known in advance, safe and smooth navigation will be possible.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a navigation support information distribution system capable of supporting safe and smooth navigation.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a navigation information storage means for storing navigation information including a past route that has sailed from a departure point to a destination, and a departure place for navigation from an external communication device. When the request information including the destination is received, the voyage information is acquired from the voyage information storage means according to the request information, and the support information based on the voyage information is distributed to the external communication device. The information distribution means includes voyage information or navigation in which the departure point and the destination included in the request information match and the number of matches with other information included in the request information is large. This is a voyage support information distribution system characterized in that voyage information that matches high-priority information is acquired from the voyage information storage means.

According to the present invention, when request information including the departure point and destination of navigation is received from an external communication device, the navigation information conforming to the request information, that is, the past route actually navigated is stored as the navigation information storage means. The support information based on this voyage information is distributed to external communication equipment.

The invention according to claim 2 includes an information registration means for registering the voyage information in the voyage information storage means when the voyage information is received from a navigating ship in the voyage support information distribution system according to claim 1. , Characterized by.

The invention according to claim 3 is the navigation support information distribution system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the navigation information includes a ship type of a sailing ship, and the required information includes a ship of a sailing ship. It is characterized by containing seeds.

The invention according to claim 4 is the navigation support information distribution system according to claims 1 to 3, wherein the navigation information includes the type of cargo of the ship that has navigated, and the required information includes the type of cargo of the ship that is sailing. It is characterized by including the type of cargo.

The invention according to claim 5 states that, in the navigation support information distribution system according to claims 1 to 4, the navigation information includes the time of navigation, and the required information includes the time of navigation. It is a feature.

The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that, in the voyage support information distribution system according to claims 1 to 5, the voyage information includes precautions when navigating.

According to the invention of claim 1, when the request information including the departure point and the destination of the navigation is transmitted, the support information based on the navigation information corresponding to the request information, that is, the past route actually navigated is obtained. Since it is delivered, it is possible to determine an appropriate route even if it is the first departure point or destination. As a result, it is possible to support safe and smooth navigation even when the first destination or navigation experience is inexperienced.

According to the invention of claim 2, since the voyage information received from the ship actually sailed is automatically registered in the voyage information storage means by the information registration means, the voyage information is surely stored and accumulated without omission. NS. Therefore, it is possible to reliably accumulate a large amount of voyage information and distribute support information based on more appropriate voyage information, and as a result, it is possible to support safe and smooth navigation.

According to the invention of claim 3, when the ship type of the ship to be navigated is included in the request information, the support information based on the navigation information (route) that the ship of the same ship type has sailed in the past is distributed. NS. Therefore, it is possible to distribute appropriate support information according to the ship type, and as a result, it is possible to support safer and smoother navigation.

According to the invention of claim 4, when the type of cargo of the navigating vessel is included in the request information, the support information based on the voyage information that the vessel of the same type of cargo has navigated in the past is distributed. Therefore, it is possible to distribute appropriate support information according to the type of cargo, and as a result, it is possible to support safer and smoother navigation.

According to the invention of claim 5, if the sailing time is included in the request information, the support information based on the navigation information sailed in the past at the same time as this time is distributed. Therefore, it is possible to distribute appropriate support information according to the navigation time, and as a result, it is possible to support safer and smoother navigation.

According to the invention of claim 6, precautions for navigation in the past are included in the navigation information, and these precautions are also distributed as support information, so that safer and smoother navigation can be supported. It becomes.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the navigation support information distribution system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the navigation information database of the navigation support information distribution system of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the distribution computer of the navigation support information distribution system of FIG. It is a timing chart which shows the navigation support information distribution service by the navigation support information distribution system of FIG.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on the illustrated embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a navigation support information distribution system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This voyage support information distribution system 1 is a system that distributes support information that is information on voyages, including routes that have actually been navigated in the past, and is an information distribution facility 2 and a sea map display system (external communication device) for each ship 100. ) 101 is freely connected via the communication network NW. Here, in this embodiment, a case where the information distribution facility 2 is installed on land and the support information based on the voyage information received and accumulated from each ship 100 is distributed to the requested ship 100 will be mainly described. do.

The nautical chart display system 101 is a system that can plan a route using an electronic nautical chart, and has a function of inputting, storing, and managing the following information as nautical information for each voyage.
-Identification information of ship 100 and nautical chart display system 101-Vessel type of ship 100-Routes, routes, types of cargo actually taken from the departure point to the destination-Time of navigation-Notes on navigation-Memo・ Photo and its position

Then, the voyage information is transmitted to the information distribution facility 2 by performing a predetermined operation after or during the voyage. Further, the request information is transmitted to the information distribution facility 2 by performing a predetermined operation before or during the navigation. Here, the following information can be included (input) as the request information.
・ Departure point and destination (departure / arrival point) of navigation
-Type of 100 vessels to be sailed-Type of cargo of 100 vessels to be sailed-Time to sail

The information distribution facility 2 includes a navigation information database (nautical information storage means) 3 connected to freely transmit data, a distribution computer 4, and a support information database 5. The voyage information database 3 is a database that stores voyage information and the like received from each ship 100, and as shown in FIG. 2, for each voyage ID 31, ship ID 32, ship type 33, departure / arrival point 34, route 35, and cargo type. 36, time 37, memo 38, photo 39, and other 3a are stored.

Specifically, the navigation ID 31 stores the navigation identification information, and the ship ID 32 stores the identification information of the ship 100 and the nautical chart display system 101. The ship type 33 stores the ship type (passenger ship, container ship, tanker, etc.) of the navigating ship 100, the departure / arrival point 34 stores the departure point and destination of the navigation, and the route 35 stores the departure point. The actual route / route that sailed from to the destination is stored. The load type 36 stores the type of cargo (passenger car, food, wood, etc.) of the sailing ship 100, and the time period 37 stores the time of navigation (time zone and season). Memo 38 stores notes and notices that were noticed during navigation and their location / position (for example, it is difficult to berth at a certain location), and Photo 39 shows characteristic terrain and memos on the route. Photographs related to 38 and the like and their locations / positions are stored. In addition, in the other 3a, the relationship between the weather information at the time of navigation and the sway of the hull, wave information, fuel consumption, and the like are stored.

The voyage information of such a voyage information database 3 may include voyage information directly received from each ship 100 as described later, as well as voyage information input from the outside.

The distribution computer 4 is composed of a general-purpose computer, and as shown in FIG. 3, controls the communication unit 41, the information registration unit (information registration means) 42, the information distribution unit (information distribution means) 43, and the like. The central processing unit 44 is provided. The communication unit 41 is an interface for communicating with the nautical chart display system 101 of the ship 100 and the like.

The information registration unit 42 is a task program that registers the voyage information in the voyage information database 3 when it receives the voyage information from the navigating vessel 100. That is, when the voyage information is received from the ship 100 via the communication unit 41, the voyage information is registered and stored in the voyage information database 3 with the navigation ID 31. Here, the voyage information may be grouped for the same departure / arrival point, the same ship type, etc. and registered in the voyage information database 3, whereby the search in the information distribution unit 43 can be performed quickly and easily. .. Further, the voyage information from the ship 100 is information when the ship 100 actually sails, for example, the time required when navigating a specific section on the route, the fuel consumption, and the deviation from the planned route. Also included, and the memos written by the sailors at these times are also included.

When the information distribution unit 43 receives the request information including the departure point and the destination of the navigation from the nautical chart display system 101 of the ship 100, the information distribution unit 43 acquires the nautical information conforming to the request information from the nautical information database 3 and obtains the nautical information. This is a task program that delivers support information based on the above to the nautical chart display system 101. That is, when the request information including the departure / arrival place of navigation and the above information is received via the communication unit 41, the nautical information matching / matching the information in the request information is searched and acquired from the nautical information database 3. This voyage information is transmitted as support information to the requested nautical chart display system 101 via the communication unit 41.

Specifically, first, the voyage information (navigation ID 31) of the same departure / arrival place (departure / departure place 34) as the departure / arrival place in the request information is searched and acquired from the voyage information database 3. Next, if the request information includes the ship type, cargo type, or navigation time, the ship type (ship type 33) and cargo of the same ship type (ship type 33) and cargo as the request information can be obtained from the previously acquired voyage information. Search and acquire voyage information of type (load type 36) and navigation time (time 37). Then, the acquired voyage information is distributed to the nautical chart display system 101 as support information.

Here, when a plurality of nautical information is acquired, all the nautical information is distributed to the nautical chart display system 101 as support information, and when the nautical information matching all the information in the request information cannot be acquired, , The voyage information that matches the specific information is distributed to the nautical chart display system 101 as support information. For example, nautical information that matches the departure and arrival points and has a large number of matches with other information, and voyage information that matches information with a high navigation priority is delivered to the nautical chart display system 101 as support information. The support information distributed in this way is stored and stored in the support information database 5, and the data structure of the support information database 5 is the same as the data structure of the voyage information database 3.

In addition, as described above, searching for voyage information according to ship type, cargo type, navigation time, etc. is to search for appropriate routes, precautions, etc. according to ship type, cargo type, navigation time, etc. Because there is. For example, when the cargo is food, it is preferable to avoid the north route so that it does not freeze, and by distributing support information based on the navigation information that navigated such a route, it is possible to support proper navigation. be.

Next, the operation of the voyage support information distribution system 1 having such a configuration and the voyage support information distribution service by the voyage support information distribution system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when voyage information is transmitted from the nautical chart display system 101 of each ship 100 to the distribution computer 4 of the information distribution facility 2 (step S1), the information registration unit 42 of the distribution computer 4 is activated (step S2), and this voyage. The information is registered in the nautical information database 3. In this way, the voyage information obtained by the actual navigation is accumulated in the voyage information database 3.

Next, when the request information is transmitted from the sea map display system 101 of a certain ship 100 to the distribution computer 4 (step S3), the information distribution unit 43 of the distribution computer 4 is activated (step S4), and the request information is met. The voyage information is searched and acquired from the voyage information database 3, and the support information based on the voyage information is delivered to the requested sea map display system 101 (step S5). The distribution to the nautical chart display system 101 (step S5) may be performed not only once but also periodically according to the navigation of the ship 100. In response to this, the display device of the nautical chart display system 101 displays the route from the departure point to the destination, precautions for navigation, and the like. Here, the displayed routes may be displayed in different colors when a plurality of support information is acquired. Further, for a route with high accuracy of information, the type of the line indicating the route may be changed.

As described above, according to the navigation support information distribution system 1, when the request information including the departure point and the destination of the navigation is transmitted to the information distribution facility 2, the support information based on the navigation information conforming to the request information, that is, Since the past routes that were actually navigated are delivered, it is possible to determine an appropriate route even if it is the first departure point or destination. As a result, it is possible to support safe and smooth navigation even when the first destination or navigation experience is inexperienced.

Further, since the voyage information received from the ship 100 that actually sailed is automatically registered in the voyage information database 3 by the information registration unit 42, the voyage information is surely stored and accumulated without omission. Therefore, it is possible to reliably accumulate a large amount of voyage information and distribute support information based on more appropriate voyage information, and as a result, it is possible to support safe and smooth navigation.

Further, when the ship type of the sailing ship 100 is included in the request information, the support information based on the navigation information (route) that the ship 100 of the same ship type as this ship type has sailed in the past is delivered. Therefore, it is possible to distribute appropriate support information according to the ship type, and as a result, it is possible to support safer and smoother navigation.

Similarly, if the type of cargo of the navigating vessel 100 is included in the request information, support information based on the voyage information that the vessel 100 having the same type of cargo has navigated in the past is delivered. Therefore, it is possible to distribute appropriate support information according to the type of cargo, and as a result, it is possible to support safer and smoother navigation.

In addition, if the time of navigation is included in the request information, support information based on the navigation information that has been sailed in the past at the same time as this time will be delivered. Therefore, it is possible to distribute appropriate support information according to the navigation time, and as a result, it is possible to support safer and smoother navigation.

Moreover, since precautions for navigation in the past are also delivered as support information, it is possible to support safer and smoother navigation.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the specific configuration is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and even if there is a design change or the like within a range that does not deviate from the gist of the present invention, this embodiment is described. Included in the invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the case where the support information is distributed to the requested ship 100 has been described, but the support information is distributed not only to the ship 100 but also to the requested computer or the like (external communication device). It is also included when you do.

Further, when the information distribution unit 43 searches and acquires the voyage information that matches the required information from the voyage information database 3, the voyage information may be searched according to the designated priority or the presumed priority. .. For example, when the priority is given to fuel consumption, the navigation information of the route having low fuel consumption may be searched, and when the priority is given to safety, the navigation information of the route having a lower risk may be searched. Further, the weather and waves may be included in the voyage information and the required information, and the support information based on the voyage information that matches or resembles the weather and the waves of the required information may be distributed.

Further, the ship type and the type of cargo of the ship 100 are transmitted from the ship 100 to the distribution computer 4 as voyage information, but this information is stored in a computer or the like that manages and operates the ship 100, and the computer or the like stores this information. The voyage information may be transmitted. That is, the distribution computer 4 may receive voyage information from outside, not limited to the ship 100.

1 Navigation support information distribution system 2 Information distribution equipment 3 Navigation information database (Navigation information storage means)
4 Distribution computer 42 Information registration department (information registration means)
43 Information distribution department (information distribution means)
5 Support information database 100 Ships 101 Nautical chart display system (external communication equipment)
NW communication network

Claims (6)

A voyage information storage means for storing voyage information including past routes that have sailed from the departure point to the destination, and
When the request information including the departure point and the destination of the navigation is received from the external communication device, the navigation information is acquired from the navigation information storage means according to the request information, and the support information based on the navigation information is obtained from the outside. Equipped with information distribution means to distribute to communication equipment ,
The information distribution means is navigation information in which the departure point and the destination included in the request information match and the number of matches with other information included in the request information is large, or navigation priority. Obtaining voyage information with matching high information from the voyage information storage means,
A voyage support information distribution system characterized by this. When the voyage information is received from the navigating ship, the information registration means for registering the voyage information in the voyage information storage means is provided.
The voyage support information distribution system according to claim 1. The voyage information includes the ship type of the navigating ship, and the required information includes the ship type of the navigating ship.
The navigation support information distribution system according to any one of claims 1 or 2. The voyage information includes the type of cargo of the navigating vessel, and the required information includes the type of cargo of the navigating vessel.
The voyage support information distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the navigation support information distribution system is characterized in that. The voyage information includes the time of navigation, and the required information includes the time of navigation.
The voyage support information distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the navigation support information distribution system is characterized. The voyage information includes precautions when navigating.
The navigation support information distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that.

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