JP7147449B2 - Reward issuing device, reward issuing system, vehicle-mounted device and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a reward issuing device, a reward issuing system, a vehicle-mounted device, and a program.

Conventionally, car navigation systems calculate and select a route from a current location to a destination based on the arrival time to the destination or the distance to the destination.

There is also a technique for realizing a service that provides rewards such as points and benefits for using a car (for example, Patent Document 1). In Patent Document 1, ETC is used to realize a service that gives rewards according to the degree of use of toll roads and facilities.

Moreover, services that purchase products and give rewards such as points are widely used. In addition, web services and the like are widely used to make services free of charge or to provide discounts with advertising fees.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-216187

However, the technology described in Patent Document 1 only provides a reward according to the use of ETC. There is a problem that the technology described in 1. cannot be applied.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a reward issuing device and a program capable of inducing the vehicle occupants to present information about landmarks. do.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a reward issuing system, an on-vehicle device, and a program that can select a route considering the reward obtained by presenting information about landmarks.

In order to achieve the above object, the reward issuing device of the present invention includes a communication unit that receives a travel position of a vehicle, and a distance between the vehicle and each of a plurality of landmarks around a predetermined travel route. and instructing the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle to present to the occupant of the vehicle the information about the landmarks for which the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit is equal to or less than a threshold. an information presentation instruction unit; and a reward issuing unit that issues a reward given to a user of the vehicle when the vehicle-mounted device presents the information on the landmark to the occupant of the vehicle. It is Here, a landmark represents a tourist spot, a place of a store, or the like.

Further, the program of the present invention comprises a computer, a communication unit that receives the travel position of the vehicle, a distance calculation unit that calculates the distance between the vehicle and each of a plurality of landmarks around a predetermined travel route, the an information presentation instructing unit that instructs an on-vehicle device of the vehicle to present information about the landmark whose distance calculated by the distance calculating unit is equal to or less than a threshold to an occupant of the vehicle; and the vehicle. is a program for functioning as a reward issuing unit that issues a reward given to the user of the vehicle when information about the landmark is presented by the vehicle-mounted device to the occupant of the vehicle.

According to the reward issuing device and program of the present invention, the communication unit receives the travel position of the vehicle, and the distance calculation unit calculates the distance between the vehicle and each of the plurality of landmarks around the predetermined travel route. Calculate

Then, the information presentation instructing unit instructs the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle to present to the occupants of the vehicle the information about the landmark for which the distance calculated by the distance calculating unit is equal to or less than the threshold. A reward issuing unit issues a reward given to a user of the vehicle when information about the landmark is presented to the occupant of the vehicle by the vehicle-mounted device.

In this way, the distance between the vehicle and each of a plurality of landmarks around the predetermined travel path is calculated, and information about the landmarks whose calculated distances are equal to or less than a threshold is provided to the occupants of the vehicle. Instruct the onboard device of the vehicle to present it to the occupants of the vehicle, and when the information on the landmark is presented by the onboard device to the occupants of the vehicle, the reward given to the user of the vehicle By issuing the landmark, it is possible to induce the vehicle occupant to present the information about the landmark.

Further, the communication unit of the reward issuing device of the present invention receives the attribute of the landmark input by the user, and the distance calculation unit calculates the distance between the vehicle and a plurality of landmarks on the route on which the vehicle travels. Among them, the distance to each of the landmarks corresponding to the attribute of the landmark can be calculated.

Further, the vehicle of the reward issuing device of the present invention can be a shared car, and the reward can be a discount amount of the usage fee of the shared car.

Further, the information about the landmark of the reward issuing device of the present invention can be an advertisement associated with the landmark.

Further, the reward issuing system of the present invention includes the above-mentioned reward issuing device, an on-vehicle device side communication unit for transmitting the travel position and destination of the vehicle to the reward issuing device, and an information presentation for presenting information about the landmark. and a vehicle-mounted device including a unit, wherein the reward issuing device searches for a plurality of routes including the shortest route from the travel position of the vehicle to the destination. A route search unit, for each of the plurality of routes, a total reward given when information about landmarks whose distance from a position on the route is equal to or less than the threshold value is presented, or a sum of the rewards a reward calculation unit for calculating a value calculated using the vehicle, wherein the communication unit calculates the plurality of routes and the sum of the rewards calculated for each of the plurality of routes, to the vehicle to the vehicle-mounted device, and the vehicle-mounted device uses the plurality of routes and the sum of the rewards calculated for each of the plurality of routes or the sum of the rewards received from the reward issuing device a route presentation unit that presents the calculated value, a route selection unit that accepts selection of any one of the presented plurality of routes, and a route guidance unit that guides the selected route; is composed of

According to the reward issuance system of the present invention, the reward issuance device searches for a plurality of routes, including the shortest route, from the travel position of the vehicle to the destination, and for each of the plurality of routes, Calculating a total reward given when information about a landmark whose distance from a position on the route is equal to or less than a threshold value is presented, or a value calculated using the total reward, and calculating a plurality of routes, The sum of the rewards calculated for each of the plurality of routes is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle.

Then, the vehicle-mounted device presents the plurality of routes received from the reward issuing device and the total reward calculated for each of the multiple routes or a value calculated using the total reward, A selection of any one of the presented multiple routes is accepted, and the selected route is guided.

In this way, a plurality of routes, including the shortest route, are searched for from the traveling position of the vehicle to the destination, and for each of the plurality of routes, the distance to the position on the route is equal to or less than a threshold. Presents the total reward given when information about the landmark is presented or the value calculated using the total reward, and accepts the selection of one of the multiple routes presented , by guiding the selected route, it is possible to select a route taking into account the reward obtained by presenting the information about the landmark.

Further, the route presentation unit of the reward issuing system of the present invention receives from the reward issuing device, the plurality of routes, the sum of the rewards calculated for each of the plurality of routes, and the plurality of routes. The time required to travel the route to the destination, which is calculated for each route, can be presented.

Further, the vehicle-mounted device of the present invention includes an information presenting unit that presents information about a landmark whose distance from the vehicle's traveling position is equal to or less than a threshold among a plurality of predetermined landmarks around the traveling road; A route from a travel position to a destination, which is a plurality of routes including the shortest route, and a landmark whose distance from a position on the route is equal to or less than the threshold value for each of the plurality of routes a route presenting unit for presenting a total reward given when information is presented; a route selecting unit for accepting selection of any one of the presented plurality of routes; and the selected route. and a route guidance unit that guides the

Further, the program of the present invention provides a computer with an information presenting unit that presents information about a landmark whose distance from the vehicle's traveling position is equal to or less than a threshold, among a plurality of predetermined landmarks around the traveling road, A plurality of routes, including a shortest route, which is a route from a travel position of the vehicle to a destination, and a landmark whose distance from a position on the route is equal to or less than the threshold for each of the plurality of routes. a route presenting unit that presents a total reward to be given when information relating to the route is presented or a value calculated using the total reward; It is a program for functioning as a route selection unit that accepts information and a route guidance unit that guides the selected route.

According to the vehicle-mounted device and the program of the present invention, the information presentation unit presents information about landmarks whose distance from the vehicle's travel position is equal to or less than a threshold, among a plurality of predetermined landmarks around the travel path. Then, the route presenting unit provides a plurality of routes, including the shortest route, which are routes from the travel position of the vehicle to the destination, and for each of the plurality of routes, the distance to the position on the route. A total reward given when information about a landmark below the threshold is presented, or a value calculated using the total reward, is presented.

Then, the route selection unit accepts selection of any one of the plurality of presented routes, and the route guidance unit guides the selected route.

In this way, among a plurality of predetermined landmarks around the travel path, information relating to landmarks whose distance from the travel position of the vehicle is equal to or less than a threshold value is presented, and the vehicle travels from the travel position to the destination. route, including the shortest route, and information about landmarks whose distance from the position on the route is equal to or less than the threshold is presented for each of the routes. by presenting the total reward or a value calculated using the total reward, accepting the selection of any one of the presented multiple routes, and guiding the selected route, A route can be selected in consideration of rewards obtained by presenting information.

As described above, according to the reward issuing device and the program of the present invention, it is possible to obtain the effect of being able to guide the vehicle occupants to present information about landmarks.

Further, according to the reward issuing system, the vehicle-mounted device, and the program of the present invention, it is possible to obtain the effect that a route can be selected in consideration of the reward obtained by presenting the information about the landmark.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a reward issuing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a block diagram showing a schematic structure of onboard equipment in an embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the navigation screen in embodiment of this invention. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a reward issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is an image diagram showing an example of a plurality of routes in the embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flow chart showing the contents of a route setting processing routine according to the embodiment of the present invention; It is a flow chart which shows the contents of the route guidance processing routine in an embodiment of the invention. It is a flow chart which shows the contents of a remuneration issue processing routine in an embodiment of the invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Overview of Embodiments of the Present Invention>
In the embodiments of the present invention, an example will be described in which the present invention is applied to a reward issuing system for reducing the cost of a shared car.

In this embodiment, when the share car reaches the vicinity of the landmark, a sound advertisement that gives an image of the area information, shops, and products related to the landmark is emitted. reduce Here, a landmark represents a tourist spot, a place of a store, or the like.

Generally, car navigation systems search for a route (route) based on the shortest distance or shortest time to a destination and present it to the user.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a route including a route passing around landmarks for which advertisements are presented is presented (FIG. 6).

When the user selects a route that passes around landmarks and passes around the landmarks on the route, advertisements corresponding to the landmarks are presented, and as a reward, the cost of the shared car is reduced. Points are issued, and the cost of sharing cars can be reduced.

If the user wants to obtain points even if it takes a detour, the user can select other routes (route 2 and route 3 in FIG. 6) instead of the shortest route (route 1 in FIG. 6). In addition, when a relay place such as a resting place is to be prepared before the destination, it is often a detour.

In addition, for municipalities and companies that are advertisers, by using the reward issuing system according to the present embodiment, users can listen to sound advertisements related to landmarks. It is possible to get people to know the area concerned, to raise interest in the local government, the company, etc., and to have them interested.

In addition, since a large amount of sounds related to landmarks are used, it is possible to increase the work of creating image sounds and sound trademarks, for example, as sounds related to landmarks.

<System configuration of reward issuing system>
As shown in FIG. 1, a reward issuing system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a sensor 10 mounted on a vehicle, an on-vehicle device 20, a reward issuing device 30, a base station 40, and a network 50. , the base station 40 and the reward issuing device 30 are connected by a network 50 such as the Internet, and the base station 40 and the vehicle-mounted device 20 are connected by wireless communication.

The base station 40 is a base station in which the vehicle-mounted device 20 is located, and when there are a plurality of base stations located in the area, any base station may be used.

Sensor 10 includes a GPS for obtaining GPS information.

When the GPS information is acquired, the sensor 10 passes the acquired GPS information to the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

The vehicle-mounted device 20 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM storing programs for executing a route setting processing routine and a route guidance processing routine to be described later, and a speaker, and is functionally configured as follows. ing.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle-mounted device 20 includes an input unit 210, a sensor information acquisition unit 220, a service control unit 230, a communication unit 240, a display unit 250, a sound reproduction unit 260, and a route guidance unit 270. and

The input unit 210 receives input from a user through input means such as a touch panel and voice recognition.

Specifically, the input unit 210 receives input from the user as to whether or not to use the service related to the reward issuing system. More specifically, this service is a service that reduces the cost of a shared car by using points as a reward for viewing and listening to advertisements for landmarks. In this service, the discount amount for the share car usage fee is determined according to the points.

When the input unit 210 receives an input as to whether or not to use the service, the input unit 210 passes the information as to whether or not to use the service to the service control unit 230 .

The input unit 210 also receives an input of a destination in the navigation system from the user.

Then, upon receiving the input of the destination, the input unit 210 passes the destination to the service control unit 230 .

In addition, the input unit 210 receives an input of how to use the points from the user.

As a method of using the points, there are methods such as using the points issued this time, accumulating the points issued this time, and using all of the accumulated points and the points issued this time. The usage fee for the shared car is finally discounted according to the points used.

Upon receiving the input of the point usage method, the input unit 210 passes the point usage method to the service control unit 230 .

The input unit 210 also receives an input of landmark attributes from the user.

The landmark attribute is the type of landmark. That is, the landmark attribute that the user is interested in is input to the input unit 210 .

Upon receiving the input of the landmark attribute, the input unit 210 passes the landmark attribute to the service control unit 230 .

Also, the input unit 210 receives an input for selecting any one of the presented multiple routes.

Upon receiving an input for selecting a route, the input unit 210 passes the selected route to the service control unit 230 .

The sensor information acquisition unit 220 acquires GPS information from the sensor 10 .

Then, the sensor information acquisition section 220 passes the acquired GPS information to the service control section 230 .

The service control unit 230 controls services. In addition, the service control unit 230 presents an advertisement associated with a landmark whose distance from the vehicle's travel position is equal to or less than a threshold among a plurality of predetermined landmarks around the travel road.

Specifically, the service control unit 230 gives an instruction to the display unit 250 to display whether or not to use the service.

Further, when the service control unit 230 receives information indicating that the service is to be used from the input unit 210, the GPS information received from the sensor information acquisition unit 220, the destination received from the input unit 210, and the method of using points. , and the landmark attribute and the ID indicating the user as setting information to the communication unit 240 .

On the other hand, when the service control unit 230 receives information from the input unit 210 indicating that the service is not to be used, the service control unit 230 receives the GPS information received from the sensor information acquisition unit 220, the destination received from the input unit 210, and the user information. , and an ID indicating the setting information to the communication unit 240 .

The service control unit 230 also calculates a plurality of routes, including the shortest route, which are routes from the traveling position of the vehicle to the destination received from the reward issuing device 30, and each of the plurality of routes. It presents the usage fee considering the sum of the remuneration paid and the required time to the destination when traveling the route, which is calculated for each of the plurality of routes.

Specifically, when the service control unit 230 receives a plurality of routes and usage fees and required times for each of the plurality of routes from the communication unit 240, the service control unit 230 passes them to the display unit 250 to present them to the user.

Also, the service control unit 230 accepts selection of one of the plurality of presented routes.

Specifically, when receiving the selected route from the input unit 210 , the service control unit 230 passes the selected route to the communication unit 240 and passes an instruction to start route guidance to the route guidance unit 270 .

When the route guidance unit 270 starts route guidance, the service control unit 230 receives GPS information from the sensor information acquisition unit 220 at predetermined time intervals.

Upon receiving the GPS information from the sensor information acquisition unit 220 , the service control unit 230 passes the GPS information and ID to the communication unit 240 .

Further, the service control unit 230 determines whether or not the use of the service has ended when the current travel position obtained from the GPS information is the same as the destination, or when it is detected that the key has been removed from the vehicle. judge.

When determining that the use has ended, the service control unit 230 passes a settlement processing request to the communication unit 240 .

Further, when the service control unit 230 receives the settlement processing result from the communication unit 240 , the service control unit 230 passes the settlement processing result to the display unit 250 .

When the service control unit 230 receives a sound reproduction instruction and sound data from the communication unit 240 when the use has not ended, the service control unit 230 passes the sound reproduction instruction and sound data to the sound reproduction unit 260 .

The sound data is sound data representing an advertisement associated with the landmark. Also, the service control unit 230 stores the sound data in a storage unit (not shown).

On the other hand, if the service control unit 230 receives only a sound reproduction instruction from the communication unit 240 when the use has not ended, the service control unit 230 acquires sound data specified by the sound reproduction instruction from the storage unit, and performs the sound reproduction. The instruction and sound data are passed to the sound reproduction unit 260 .

The service control unit 230 then passes the reproduction result of the sound data to the communication unit 240 .

The communication unit 240 communicates with the reward issuing device 30 via the base station 40 .

Specifically, the communication unit 240 transmits the setting information received from the service control unit 230 to the reward issuing device 30 .

Further, when using the service, the communication unit 240 receives from the reward issuing device 30 multiple routes as route candidates, and usage fees and required times for each of the multiple routes. On the other hand, the communication unit 240 receives the route from the reward issuing device 30 when not using the service.

The communication unit 240 then passes the received multiple routes and usage fees or routes to the service control unit 230 .

Also, upon receiving the selected route from the service control unit 230 , the communication unit 240 transmits the ID and the selected route to the reward issuing device 30 .

Also, upon receiving the GPS information and the ID from the service control unit 230 , the communication unit 240 transmits the GPS information and the ID to the reward issuing device 30 .

Also, upon receiving a settlement processing request from the service control unit 230 , the communication unit 240 transmits the ID and the settlement processing request to the reward issuing device 30 .

Also, upon receiving the settlement processing result from the reward issuing device 30 , the communication unit 240 passes the settlement processing result to the service control unit 230 .

Further, when receiving a sound reproduction instruction or a sound reproduction instruction and sound data from the reward issuing device 30 , the communication section 240 passes the sound reproduction instruction or the sound reproduction instruction and the sound data to the service control section 230 .

Further, upon receiving the sound data reproduction result from the service control unit 230 , the communication unit 240 transmits the sound data reproduction result and the ID to the reward issuing device 30 .

Also, upon receiving the result of the settlement process from the reward issuing device 30 , the communication unit 240 passes the result of the settlement process to the service control unit 230 .

The display unit 250 displays predetermined information on a display or the like for the user and passengers.

Specifically, when the display unit 250 receives from the service control unit 230 an instruction to display a display screen for selecting whether or not to use the service, the display unit 250 performs display corresponding to the instruction.

Further, when the display unit 250 receives a guidance instruction from the route guidance unit 270, the display unit 250 displays the guidance instruction.

When the display unit 250 receives an instruction from the service control unit 230 to display a route selection screen displaying a plurality of routes and usage fees and required times for each of the plurality of routes, the display unit 250 displays them.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a route selection screen showing that the usage fee for route A is 210 yen and the required time is 7 minutes, and that the usage fee for route B is 160 yen and the required time is 10 minutes is displayed. , is presented to the user.

Further, when the display unit 250 receives the result of the settlement process from the service control unit 230, the display unit 250 displays the result of the settlement process.

When the sound reproduction unit 260 receives an instruction from the service control unit 230 to reproduce a sound related to a landmark, the sound reproduction unit 260 reproduces the sound data for the user and passengers.

Specifically, when the sound reproduction unit 260 receives the sound reproduction instruction and the sound data from the service control unit 230, the sound reproduction unit 260 reproduces the sound data according to the sound reproduction instruction. The sound reproduction instruction includes, for example, instructions such as reproduction of sound data for 10 seconds, volume at the time of reproduction, and the like.

The route guidance unit 270 guides the selected route.

Specifically, the route guidance unit 270 has a car navigation function, and upon receiving an instruction to start route guidance from the service control unit 230, starts guidance according to the selected route.

In the route guidance, the route guidance section 270 instructs the display section 250 to display a guidance instruction such as to go straight or to go to the right for the user. It should be noted that the information may be passed to the sound reproduction unit 260 to issue a guidance instruction to the user by voice.

The remuneration issuing device 30 includes a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM storing a program for executing a remuneration issuing processing routine, which will be described later, and is functionally configured as follows.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the reward issuing device 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the reward issuing device 30 includes a communication unit 310, a determination unit 320, a landmark information storage unit 330, a route search unit 340, a setting unit 350, a user information storage unit 360, a distance It comprises a calculation unit 370 , an information provision instruction unit 380 , a remuneration issuing unit 390 , and a settlement processing unit 400 .

The communication unit 310 passes the data received from the vehicle-mounted device 20 to the determination unit 320 .

Specifically, the communication unit 310 receives setting information from the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

The communication unit 310 then passes the received setting information to the determination unit 320 .

Further, when receiving a plurality of routes from the route searching unit 340 , the communication unit 310 transmits the plurality of routes to the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

The communication unit 310 also receives the ID and the selected route from the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

The communication unit 310 then passes the received ID and the selected route to the determination unit 320 .

The communication unit 310 also receives GPS information and an ID from the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

The communication unit 310 then passes the received GPS information and ID to the determination unit 320 .

Also, the communication unit 310 receives an ID and a settlement processing request from the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

The communication unit 310 then passes the received ID and settlement processing request to the determination unit 320 .

Further, when the communication unit 310 receives the sound reproduction instruction or the sound reproduction instruction and the sound data from the information provision instruction unit 380, the communication unit 310 transmits the received sound reproduction instruction or the received sound reproduction instruction and the sound data to the vehicle-mounted device 20. Send.

Further, the communication unit 310 receives the reproduction result of the sound data and the ID from the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

Then, the communication unit 310 passes the reproduction result of the received sound data and the ID to the information provision instructing unit 380 .

Moreover, the communication part 310 will transmit the result of a settlement process to the onboard equipment 20, if the result of a settlement process is received from the settlement process part 400. FIG.

The determination unit 320 determines whether the received data is the setting information, the traveling position and speed of the vehicle, or the payment processing request.

Specifically, upon receiving the setting information from the communication unit 310 , the determination unit 320 determines that the received data is the setting information, and passes the setting information to the route search unit 340 and the setting unit 350 .

Further, when the determination unit 320 receives the GPS information and ID from the communication unit 310 , the determination unit 320 determines that the received data is the traveling position of the vehicle, and passes the GPS information and ID to the distance calculation unit 370 .

Also, when receiving the ID and the selected route from the communication unit 310 , the determination unit 320 passes the received ID and the selected route to the setting unit 350 .

Further, when receiving the ID and the settlement processing request from the communication unit 310 , the determination unit 320 determines that the received data is the settlement processing request, and passes the ID and the settlement processing request to the settlement processing unit 400 .

The landmark information storage unit 330 stores in advance the position information of the landmark and the attribute of the landmark for each of the plurality of landmarks.

Specifically, the landmark information storage unit 330 stores, for each of a plurality of landmarks, an ID of the landmark, position information of the landmark, attributes of the landmark, and a plurality of sound data related to the landmark. stored.

The route searching unit 340 searches for a plurality of route candidates.

Specifically, the route searching unit 340 calculates the shortest route between the travel position of the vehicle and the destination (Fig. 5 A plurality of routes (for example, three routes shown in FIG. 5) including route 1) and routes passing around landmarks (route 2 and route 3 in FIG. 5) are searched.

The route search unit 340 searches so that the number of landmarks included in each route is different. This is because the number of landmarks changes the points that are finally obtained.

Further, the route searching unit 340 searches for a route including landmarks corresponding to the landmark attributes included in the setting information. Landmark attributes include, for example, tourism, fashion, food, and mixture.

Next, the route searching unit 340 estimates the usage fee and required time for each of the plurality of searched routes. This is to provide a service that meets the user's needs by presenting the usage fee and required time to the user for each route.

The route search unit 340 obtains the predicted required time t from the total distance of each route via landmarks.

Also, assuming the predicted usage fee T [yen], the distance to the destination L [km], the fuel consumption F [km/liter], the number of landmarks N, and the reduction cost per landmark V [yen], the predicted usage The charge T can be obtained by the following formula (1).

Also, in the case of a shared car, the cost may be set on an hourly basis. Assuming that this set value is C [yen/hour], the estimated usage fee T can be calculated by the following formula (2).

Then, the route searching unit 340 passes the plurality of searched routes and the usage fee and required time predicted for each of the plurality of routes to the communication unit 310 .

The setting unit 350 sets the setting information received from the determination unit 320 as the user's service usage information.

Specifically, the setting unit 350 associates the GPS information, the destination, the method of using points, and the landmark attribute included in the setting information with the ID included in the setting information, and stores them in the user information storage unit 360. do. Further, when the setting information includes only the GPS information, the destination, and the ID, the setting unit 350 associates the GPS information and the destination included in the setting information with the ID included in the setting information. and stored in the user information storage unit 360 .

Further, the setting unit 350 associates the ID and the selected route received from the determination unit 320 with the ID and stores them in the user information storage unit 360 .

The user information storage unit 360 stores service usage information of a plurality of users.

The distance calculation unit 370 calculates the distance between the vehicle and each landmark corresponding to the attribute of the selected landmark among the plurality of landmarks existing around the route on which the vehicle travels.

Specifically, upon receiving the GPS information and the ID from the determination unit 320 , the distance calculation unit 370 acquires the selected route information associated with the ID from the user information storage unit 360 .

Next, the distance calculation unit 370 acquires position information of a plurality of landmarks located on the acquired selected route from the landmark information storage unit 330 .

Distance calculation unit 370 calculates the distance between the vehicle and each of the plurality of landmarks based on the GPS information and the acquired position information of the plurality of landmarks.

Distance calculation section 370 then passes the calculated distance between the vehicle and each of the plurality of landmarks to information provision instruction section 380 .

The information provision instructing unit 380 instructs the vehicle-mounted device 20 of the vehicle to present sound data related to landmarks whose distance calculated by the distance calculating unit 370 is equal to or less than a threshold value to the occupants of the vehicle. do.

Specifically, the information provision instructing unit 380 first selects the landmark closest to the vehicle from among the landmarks for which the distance calculated by the distance calculating unit 370 is equal to or less than the threshold.

Next, the information provision instruction unit 380 selects sound data for instructing the vehicle-mounted device 20 to reproduce according to the distance between the vehicle and the selected landmark, and acquires it from the landmark information storage unit 330 .

For example, if the landmark is a convenience store, the selected sound data is the sound when entering the convenience store. , etc.

Also, sound data with different volumes or sound data with different numbers of sound elements (for example, sound data played by two musical instruments and sound data played by three musical instruments) are not the same. do.

Therefore, by increasing the volume or adding new sounds according to the distance, new sound data can be selected and the advertising effect can be enhanced.

The information provision instruction unit 380 determines whether or not the selected sound data has been transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

If it has been transmitted, the information provision instruction section 380 passes a sound reproduction instruction to the communication section 310 to reproduce the sound data.

On the other hand, if it has not been transmitted yet, the information provision instruction section 380 acquires the sound data from the landmark information storage section 330 and passes the sound reproduction instruction and the sound data to the communication section 310 .

Further, upon receiving the result of reproducing the sound data and the ID, the information providing instruction unit 380 stores the information of the reproduced sound data in the user information storage unit 360 in association with the ID.

In addition, the information provision instructing section 380 passes the reproduction result of the sound data and the ID to the remuneration issuing section 390 .

The remuneration issuing unit 390 issues a remuneration to be given to the user of the vehicle when the vehicle-mounted device 20 presents the sound data to the passenger of the vehicle.

Specifically, when the remuneration issuing unit 390 receives the sound data reproduction result and the ID from the information provision instructing unit 380, it determines whether or not all the sound data related to the landmark corresponding to the sound data has been reproduced. .

If not all have been reproduced, the reward issuing unit 390 does not issue points.

On the other hand, if all have been reproduced, the reward issuing unit 390 issues predetermined points to the user. Points to be issued may be determined for each landmark. For example, points worth 100 yen are determined for a certain landmark.

Then, the reward issuing unit 390 associates the issued points with the acquired ID and stores them in the user information storage unit 360 . At this time, the accumulated points are stored in the user information storage unit 360 .

When the settlement processing unit 400 receives the ID and the settlement processing request from the determination unit 320 , it acquires from the user information storage unit 360 the point usage method and the points associated with the ID.

The settlement processing unit 400 performs settlement processing for the usage fee of the share car according to the point usage method. For example, when points are used, the issued points are used to discount the usage fee of the shared car, and the discounted usage fee is settled.

The settlement processing unit 400 then passes the settlement processing result to the communication unit 310 .

<Operation of reward issuing system 1>

<<Operation of vehicle-mounted device 20>>
Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the route setting processing routine of the vehicle-mounted device 20 of this embodiment will be described.

First, in step S100, the input unit 210 receives an input as to whether or not to use the service.

In step S110, it is determined whether or not the information received in step S100 is used for the service.

If the service is to be used (YES in step S110 above), the sensor information acquisition unit 220 acquires GPS information from the sensor 10 in step S120.

In step S130, input unit 210 receives an input of a destination in the navigation system from the user.

In step S140, the input unit 210 receives an input of how to use the points from the user.

In step S150, the input unit 210 receives input of the selected landmark attribute from the user.

In step S160, the communication unit 240 transmits the setting information received in steps S130 to S150 to the remuneration issuing device 30. FIG.

In step S<b>170 , the communication unit 240 receives from the reward issuing device 30 multiple routes that are route candidates, and usage fees and required times for each of the multiple routes.

In step S180, the display unit 250 displays a route selection screen that displays the plurality of routes received in step S170 and the usage fees and required times for each of the plurality of routes.

In step S190, the input unit 210 receives an input for selecting any one of the multiple routes presented.

In step S200, the communication unit 240 transmits the ID and the selected route accepted in step S170 to the reward issuing device 30. FIG.

In step S210, the service control unit 230 gives the route guidance unit 270 an instruction to start route guidance.

On the other hand, if the service is not used (NO in step S110 above), in step S220, the service control unit 230 determines whether route search is necessary.

If route search is required (YES in step S220 above), the sensor information acquisition unit 220 acquires GPS information from the sensor 10 in step S230.

In step S240, input unit 210 receives an input of a destination in the navigation system from the user.

In step S250, the communication unit 240 transmits the setting information received in steps S230 to S240 to the remuneration issuing device 30. FIG.

In step S260, the communication unit 240 receives the route from the reward issuing device 30, and proceeds to step S210.

On the other hand, if the route search is not necessary (NO in step S220 above), the process ends.

Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the route guidance processing routine of the vehicle-mounted device 20 of this embodiment will be described.

When the route guidance unit 270 receives an instruction to start route guidance from the service control unit 230, a route guidance processing routine is executed.

First, in step S300, the route guidance unit 270 starts guidance according to the selected route.

In step S310, the service control unit 230 determines whether or not a predetermined time has passed. The predetermined time is, for example, 1 second or 5 seconds, and the service control unit 230 determines whether or not to perform subsequent processing at intervals of the predetermined time.

If the predetermined time has not passed (NO in step S310), step S310 is repeated until the predetermined time has passed.

On the other hand, if the predetermined time has passed (YES in step S310 above), the sensor information acquisition unit 220 acquires GPS information from the sensor 10 in step S320.

In step S<b>330 , the communication unit 240 transmits the GPS information and ID to the reward issuing device 30 .

In step S340, the service control unit 230 determines whether or not the use of the service has ended, for example, when the current travel position obtained from the GPS information is the same as the destination, or when it is detected that the key has been removed from the vehicle. determine whether

If the use of the service has not ended (NO in step S340 above), it is determined in step S350 whether or not a sound reproduction instruction has been received from the reward issuing device 30 .

If no sound reproduction instruction has been received (NO in step S360 above), the process returns to step S310.

On the other hand, if the sound reproduction instruction is received (YES in step S350), the sound reproduction unit 260 reproduces the sound data based on the sound reproduction instruction for the user and the passenger in step S360.

In step S<b>370 , the communication unit 240 transmits the reproduction result of the sound data and the ID to the reward issuing device 30 .

If the use of the service has ended (YES in step S340 above), the communication unit 240 transmits the ID and the settlement processing request to the remuneration issuing device 30 in step S380.

In step S390, the display unit 250 displays the result of the settlement process, and ends the process.

<<Operation of reward issuing device 300>>
Next, a reward issuing processing routine of the reward issuing device 300 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S<b>500 , the communication unit 310 receives data from the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

In step S510, determination unit 320 detects an ID from the received data.

In step S520, the determination unit 320 determines whether the data received from the vehicle-mounted device 20 is setting information.

In step S530, the setting unit 350 sets the setting information received from the vehicle-mounted device 20 as the user's service usage information.

In step S540, the route searching unit 340 searches for a plurality of route candidates based on the service usage information set in step S530.

In step S<b>550 , the communication unit 310 transmits multiple routes to the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

In step S<b>560 , the communication unit 310 receives the ID and the selected route from the vehicle-mounted device 20 to the reward issuing device 30 .

In step S<b>570 , the communication unit 310 receives the ID and the selected route from the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

In step S580, the determination unit 320 determines whether the data received from the vehicle-mounted device 20 is a request for settlement processing.

If the request is not for the settlement process (NO in step S580 above), in step S590 the determination unit 320 determines whether or not the vehicle associated with the ID detected in step S510 above is moving. Specifically, it is determined based on whether or not the position information is different from the previous position information.

In step S<b>600 , the distance calculation unit 370 acquires information on the selected route associated with the ID from the user information storage unit 360 .

In step S<b>610 , the distance calculation unit 370 acquires from the landmark information storage unit 330 position information of a plurality of landmarks located around the acquired selected route.

In step S620, distance calculation unit 370 calculates the distance between the vehicle and each of the plurality of landmarks based on the GPS information and the acquired position information of the plurality of landmarks.

In step S630, information provision instructing section 380 first determines whether or not there is a landmark for which the distance calculated by distance calculating section 370 is equal to or less than a threshold.

If there is no landmark less than or equal to the threshold (NO in step S630 above), the process returns to step S500.

If there is a landmark that is equal to or less than the threshold (YES in step S630 above), in step S640, information provision instructing section 380 selects sound data according to the distance between the vehicle and the selected landmark.

In step S<b>650 , the information provision instructing section 380 determines whether or not the selected sound data has been transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

If it has been transmitted (YES in step S650 above), the communication unit 310 transmits a sound reproduction instruction to the vehicle-mounted device 20 to reproduce the sound data in step S660.

If it has not been transmitted (NO in step S650 above), in step S670, the communication unit 310 acquires the sound data from the landmark information storage unit 330, and transmits the sound reproduction instruction and the sound data to the vehicle-mounted device 20. .

In step S<b>680 , the communication unit 310 receives the sound data reproduction result and the ID from the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

In step S690, when the remuneration issuing unit 390 receives the sound data reproduction result and the ID from the information provision instructing unit 380, it determines whether or not all the sound data related to the landmark corresponding to the sound data has been reproduced.

If not all have been reproduced (NO in step S690 above), the process returns to step S500.

If all have been reproduced (YES in step S690 above), in step S700 reward issuing unit 390 issues points to the user by a predetermined method, and returns to step S500.

On the other hand, if it is a settlement processing request (NO in step S580 above), in step S710, the settlement processing unit 400 performs settlement processing for the usage fee of the share car according to the point usage method.

In step S<b>720 , the communication unit 310 transmits the settlement processing result to the vehicle-mounted device 20 upon receiving the settlement processing result from the settlement processing unit 400 .

As described above, according to the reward issuing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the distance between the vehicle and each of a plurality of predetermined landmarks around the travel route is calculated, and the calculated distance is , instructs the on-board device of the vehicle to present information about the landmark that is below the threshold to the occupants of the vehicle, and the information about the landmark is sent to the occupants of the vehicle. By issuing a reward to be given to the user of the vehicle when presented by the landmark, it is possible to induce the vehicle occupant to present the information about the landmark.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case of a shared car has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to a taxi, a ride share, and the like.

Since usage fees for shared cars, taxis, etc. can be reduced, the number of these users can be increased.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, since the target of the advertisement is the user who drives the shared car, the sound advertisement is used in consideration of the fact that the user is driving, but the present invention is not limited to this. Advertisements such as text and images may be presented to passengers.

Also, the case of presenting advertisements associated with surrounding landmarks has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and information about landmarks other than advertisements may be presented.

Further, although the route is searched on the reward issuing device 30 side, the route may be searched on the vehicle-mounted device 20 . In this case, the vehicle-mounted device 20 may have the same configuration as the route searching section 340 .

In the above embodiment, a case where only a GPS sensor is used as a sensor has been described as an example. , vehicle speedometer).

In this case, in S590, the determination unit 320 can use the speed to determine whether or not the vehicle associated with the ID detected in S510 is moving.

Further, the information provision instructing section 380 may be configured to determine whether or not the selected sound data has been transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 20 within a predetermined period of time. For example, one hour or the like can be set as the predetermined time.

In addition, the case of presenting advertisements associated with surrounding landmarks and issuing rewards during route guidance has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the case where route guidance is not provided Alternatively, advertisements associated with surrounding landmarks may be presented and rewards may be issued.

Also, in the route selection screen, the case where the usage fee discounted by the total points obtained for each route is displayed as an example, but it is not limited to this, and the points obtained for each route are displayed. may be displayed.

Further, in the specification of the present application, an embodiment in which the program is pre-installed has been described, but it is also possible to store the program in a computer-readable recording medium and provide it.

1 reward issuing system 10 sensor 20 vehicle-mounted device 30 reward issuing device 40 base station 50 network 210 input unit 220 sensor information acquisition unit 230 service control unit 240 communication unit 250 display unit 260 sound reproducing unit 270 route guidance unit 300 reward issuing device 310 communication Unit 320 Determination unit 330 Landmark information storage unit 340 Route search unit 350 Setting unit 360 User information storage unit 370 Distance calculation unit 380 Information provision instruction unit 390 Remuneration issuing unit 400 Settlement processing unit

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a communication unit that receives the travel position of the vehicle;
a route search unit that searches for a plurality of routes including the shortest route, which are routes from the travel position of the vehicle to the destination;
For each of the plurality of routes, the sum of rewards given when information about landmarks whose distance from a position on the route is equal to or less than a threshold value is presented, or a value calculated using the sum of the rewards a reward calculation unit that calculates
a distance calculation unit that calculates a distance between the vehicle and each of a plurality of landmarks around a route traveled by the vehicle ;
an information presentation instructing unit that instructs an in-vehicle device of the vehicle to present information about the landmarks for which the distance calculated by the distance calculating unit is equal to or less than the threshold value to an occupant of the vehicle;
a reward issuing unit that issues a reward given to a user of the vehicle when the vehicle-mounted device presents information about the landmark to an occupant of the vehicle ;
The communication unit transmits the plurality of routes and the sum of the rewards calculated for each of the plurality of routes or a value calculated using the sum of the rewards to the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle.
Reward issuing device. The communication unit receives landmark attributes input by the user,
2. The reward issuance according to claim 1, wherein the distance calculation unit calculates a distance between the vehicle and each of the landmarks corresponding to the attribute of the landmark among a plurality of landmarks on a route traveled by the vehicle. Device. The vehicle is a shared car,
3. The remuneration issuing device according to claim 1, wherein the remuneration is a discount amount of the usage fee of the shared car. The reward issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information about the landmark is an advertisement associated with the landmark. a reward issuing device according to claim 1;
a vehicle-mounted device including a vehicle-mounted device-side communication unit that transmits the traveling position and destination of the vehicle to the reward issuing device, and an information presentation unit that presents information about the landmark;
A reward issuing system comprising :
The vehicle-mounted device,
a route presenting unit that presents the plurality of routes received from the reward issuing device and the sum of the rewards calculated for each of the plurality of routes or a value calculated using the sum of the rewards; ,
a route selection unit that accepts selection of any one of the presented plurality of routes;
a route guidance unit that guides the selected route;
A reward issuing system further comprising: The route presentation unit receives from the reward issuing device, the plurality of routes, the sum of the rewards calculated for each of the plurality of routes, and the sum of the rewards calculated for each of the plurality of routes. 6. The reward issuance system according to claim 5, further comprising: presenting the required time to the destination when traveling along the route. an information presenting unit that presents information about a landmark whose distance from the vehicle's travel position is equal to or less than a threshold, among a plurality of predetermined landmarks around the travel path;
A plurality of routes, including a shortest route, which is a route from a travel position of the vehicle to a destination, and a landmark whose distance from a position on the route is equal to or less than the threshold for each of the plurality of routes. a route presentation unit that presents a total reward to be given when information about is presented;
a route selection unit that accepts selection of any one of the presented plurality of routes;
a route guidance unit that guides the selected route;
In-vehicle equipment including the computer,
a communication unit that receives the travel position of the vehicle;
a route search unit for searching a plurality of routes including the shortest route, which are routes from the travel position of the vehicle to the destination;
For each of the plurality of routes, the sum of rewards given when information about landmarks whose distance from a position on the route is equal to or less than a threshold value is presented, or a value calculated using the sum of the rewards a reward calculation unit that calculates
a distance calculation unit that calculates a distance between the vehicle and each of a plurality of landmarks around a route traveled by the vehicle ;
an information presentation instructing unit that instructs an on-vehicle device of the vehicle to present information about the landmarks for which the distance calculated by the distance calculating unit is equal to or less than the threshold to an occupant of the vehicle; A program for functioning as a reward issuing unit that issues a reward given to a user of the vehicle when information about the landmark is presented by the vehicle-mounted device to the occupant of the vehicle,
The communication unit transmits the plurality of routes and the sum of the rewards calculated for each of the plurality of routes or a value calculated using the sum of the rewards to the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle.
program . the computer,
an information presenting unit that presents information about a landmark whose distance from the vehicle's travel position is equal to or less than a threshold, among a plurality of predetermined landmarks around the travel path;
A plurality of routes, including a shortest route, which is a route from a travel position of the vehicle to a destination, and a landmark whose distance from a position on the route is equal to or less than the threshold for each of the plurality of routes. A route presentation unit that presents a total reward to be given when information about is presented or a value calculated using the total reward,
A program for functioning as a route selection unit that accepts selection of any one of the presented plurality of routes, and a route guidance unit that guides the selected route.

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