Navigation system

Abstract

The invention relates to a navigation system. In a navigation system, a data center and a plurality of vehicles are connected via a communication network. The data center accepts specific section information capable of specifying a specific section in which an imaging consignor requests imaging of a road condition. The data center proposes, on the basis of the specific section information, an imaging path passing through the specific section to a user who performs a path search by setting a destination by the navigation device. The data center enables a storage device to store an image which is uploaded by a user and is shot by an automobile data recorder in the process that a vehicle runs in a specific section and represents the road condition of the specific section and shooting position information capable of determining the shooting position.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to navigation systems. Background Art

[0002] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2020-170314 discloses a road abnormality detection device that detects the presence or absence of abnormality on a road. The road abnormality detection device detects the presence or absence of abnormality on a road based on an image captured by a camera mounted on a vehicle while the vehicle is traveling.

[0003] For a section where few vehicles are traveling, it is difficult to update an image showing the road condition. Summary of the invention

[0004] Means for solving the above-mentioned problems and their effects are described below.

[0005] The navigation system for solving the above-mentioned problem is a navigation system in which a data center and a plurality of vehicles are connected via a communication network, the data center having a storage device and a processing device, and the plurality of vehicles having a camera capable of capturing images of the road on which the vehicles are traveling and a navigation device. In the navigation system, the processing device receives specific section information capable of identifying a specific section for which the photography of the road conditions is requested. Based on the specific section information, the processing device proposes a photography route passing through the specific section to a user who sets a destination through the navigation device and performs a route search. The processing device stores in the storage device an image uploaded by the user, which is captured by the camera while the vehicle is traveling in the specific section, and a shooting position information capable of identifying the captured position.

[0006] According to this navigation system, an image showing the road condition in a section where few vehicles are traveling can be easily updated. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0007] Hereinafter, features, advantages, technical and industrial significance of exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals represent like components, wherein:

[0008] Figure 1 It is a diagram showing the configuration of a navigation system according to one embodiment.

[0009] Figure 2 It is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed by a navigation device in the navigation system according to the embodiment.

[0010] Figure 3 This is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing involving a photography client, a data center, and a vehicle in the navigation system according to the embodiment.

[0011] Figure 4 This is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed after the data center in the navigation system according to the embodiment receives specific section information.

[0012] Figure 5 This is a flowchart showing the flow of processing periodically executed by a navigation device of a vehicle in the navigation system according to the embodiment.

[0013] Figure 6 This is a flowchart showing the flow of a process during traveling along a photographing route executed by a navigation device of a vehicle in the navigation system according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] Below, refer to Figure 1 to Figure 6 An embodiment of the navigation system will be described.

[0015] <Configuration of the navigation system 10>

[0016] like Figure 1 As shown, the navigation system 10 is composed of a plurality of vehicles 100 and a data center 200. The data center 200 is connected to the plurality of vehicles 100 for communication via a communication network 300. Each vehicle 100 includes a drive recorder 110 as an example of a camera capable of capturing an image of a road on which the vehicle 100 is traveling, and a navigation device 120.

[0017] The drive recorder 110 can capture an image of the front of the vehicle 100 as seen from the driver's seat and record the captured image. The navigation device 120 is configured to include a receiver of a satellite positioning system, a communication device, a display 130, an input device, and a storage device storing data such as map information.

[0018] Figure 2 1 shows an example of an image displayed by the display 130 of the navigation device 120. Figure 2 As shown, the navigation device 120 displays route guidance information indicating a route to a destination on the display 130. When a user sets a destination and searches for a route, the navigation device 120 receives the route guidance information from the data center 200.

[0019] The drive recorder 110 and the navigation device 120 are connected to each other so as to be able to exchange information with each other. The drive recorder 110 stores information on the date and time of shooting and position information on the shooting location together with the data of the shot image in a storage device.

[0020] The data center 200 includes a communication device 230. The communication device 230 is installed as hardware such as a network adapter, various communication software, or a combination thereof. Moreover, the communication device 230 is configured to enable wired or wireless communication via the communication network 300. The data center 200 can be configured using a plurality of computers. For example, the data center 200 can be configured by a plurality of server devices.

[0021] For example, the road conditions seen from the driver's seat can be understood based on the images captured by the drive recorder 110. Furthermore, the data center 200 can update the images showing the road conditions of the section where the vehicle 100 travels by receiving the images captured by the drive recorder 110 of the vehicle 100.

[0022] <Transmission and Reception of Information in the Navigation System 10>

[0023] Next, refer to Figure 3 The transmission and reception of information among the photograph client 50 , the vehicle 100 , and the data center 200 will be described.

[0024] like Figure 3 As shown, in the navigation system 10, the data center 200 receives specific section information from the photography client 50. The specific section information is information that can identify the specific section for which the photography client 50 has requested photography of road conditions.

[0025] like Figure 3 As shown, the process of receiving specific section information from the photographing client 50 by the data center 200 and the process of transmitting and receiving various information between the data center 200 and the vehicle 100 are performed in parallel.

[0026] like Figure 3 As shown in the upper part of , in the process of receiving specific section information from the photographing client 50 by the data center 200, for example, the data center 200 receives specific section information from the photographing client 50 at any time. For example, the data center 200 may not receive specific section information from the photographing client 50 at any time, but may receive it during a predetermined period. For example, the photographing client 50 may provide the specific section information to the data center 200 via email, telephone, etc. For example, the photographing client 50 may also provide the specific section information to the data center 200 via a dedicated application. The data center 200 causes the storage device 220 to store the specific section information received from the photographing client 50.

[0027] like Figure 3As shown in the lower part of , in the process of the vehicle 100 sending the search information to the data center 200, if the user sets the destination through the navigation device 120 and performs the route search, the navigation device 120 sends the search information to the data center 200. The search information includes current position information indicating the current position of the vehicle 100 that has performed the route search, information indicating the set destination, and setting information. The setting information is information indicating the distance pre-set by the user in the navigation device 120, and is stored in the storage device of the navigation device 120. The data center 200 obtains the information indicating the set destination, the current position information indicating the current position of the vehicle 100 that has performed the route search, and the distance pre-set by the user in the navigation device 120 by receiving the search information.

[0028] The data center 200 that has received the search information determines whether the specific section is within the distance indicated in the setting information from the current position of the vehicle 100 that has performed the route search, based on the current position information, the distance indicated in the setting information, and the specific section information. Furthermore, when there is a specific section within the distance indicated in the setting information from the current position of the vehicle 100 that has performed the route search, the data center 200 transmits the shooting route information to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100. The shooting route information includes information indicating the shooting route from the current position of the vehicle 100 to the destination via the specific section and the required time. Furthermore, the shooting route information includes information indicating the content of the reward given to the user who uploaded the image showing the road condition of the specific section. The data center 200 proposes a shooting route that passes through the specific section to the user who has performed the route search by transmitting such shooting route information to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100. When there are multiple specific sections, the data center 200 proposes a shooting route that passes through a specific section that is within the acquired distance from the current position of the vehicle 100 that has performed the route search among the multiple specific sections.

[0029] The display 130 of the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100 that has received the shooting route information displays information indicating the shooting route and information indicating a normal route to the destination without passing through the specific section as route guidance information. In addition, the display 130 displays the content of a reward given to the user who uploaded an image showing the road conditions of the specific section.

[0030] Figure 2 An example of route guidance information displayed on the display 130 is shown in FIG. Figure 2 As shown, the route guidance information includes guidance not passing through a specific section ( Figure 2The information of the normal route (the first route) of the section indicated by the diagonal lines in the figure and the information of the shooting route (the second route and the third route) guiding the shooting through the specific section. Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 1 , the route guidance information includes information indicating the time required to reach the destination for each route. Figure 2 As shown, the route guidance information may include information indicating the difference in time required to reach the destination when traveling along the shooting route and when traveling along the normal route. Figure 2 As shown, the route guidance information includes, for example, information indicating driving points given to the user as information on the content of the reward given when uploading an image showing the road conditions of a specific section. For example, the driving points as a reward may be points given to a credit card or the like owned by the target user. For example, the reward is not limited to points, and may also be a gift or discount coupon given to the target user.

[0031] When the user to whom the shooting route is proposed selects the shooting route through the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100, the navigation device 120 causes the storage device to store the image captured by the driving recorder 110 of the vehicle 100 while the vehicle 100 is traveling in a specific section. Furthermore, the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100 causes the storage device to store shooting location information that can identify the location where the image stored in the storage device was shot.

[0032] like Figure 3 As shown, when it is determined that the driving recorder 110 has completed the shooting of the image representing the road condition of the specific section, the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100 transmits the captured image and the shooting location information to the data center 200. Thus, the user to whom the shooting route is proposed uploads the image captured by the driving recorder 110 of the vehicle 100 and the shooting location information while the vehicle 100 is traveling in the specific section to the data center 200. The data center 200, which receives the image captured by the driving recorder 110 of the vehicle 100 and the shooting location information while the vehicle 100 is traveling in the specific section, gives a reward to the user who uploaded the image. In addition, the data center 200 transmits reward information that can be determined as the reward being given to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100. The navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100, which receives the reward information, displays the reward information on the display 130.

[0033] Below, refer to Figures 4 to 6 , the flow of processing executed in the data center 200 and the flow of processing executed in the vehicle 100 are described in more detail.

[0034] <Processing performed by the data center 200>

[0035] Figure 4 The flow of processing performed periodically at a fixed cycle after the data center 200 receives specific section information from the photographing client 50 is shown. This series of processing is performed by the processing device 210 of the data center 200. This series of processing is equivalent to Figure 3 Processing of data center 200 is shown.

[0036] like Figure 4 As shown in FIG. 1 , when the series of processing is started, the processing device 210 first determines whether the search information is received in the processing of step S100. The search information received by the processing device 210 is Figure 3 In the process of step S100, when the processing device 210 determines that the search information is received from the vehicle 100 (step S100: Yes), the process proceeds to step S110.

[0037] In the process of step S110, the processing device 210 determines whether there is a specific section within the distance set by the user. Specifically, the processing device 210 determines whether the entire specific section is included in the distance indicated by the setting information from the current position of the vehicle 100 based on the current position information included in the received search information, the distance indicated by the setting information, and the specific section information. Moreover, when the entire specific section is included in the distance indicated by the setting information from the current position of the vehicle 100, the processing device 210 determines that the specific section exists within the distance set by the user. Alternatively, when a part or the entire specific section is included in the distance indicated by the setting information from the current position of the vehicle 100, the processing device 210 determines that there is a specific section within the distance set by the user. When the processing device 210 determines that there is a specific section within the distance set by the user (step S110: Yes), the process proceeds to step S120.

[0038] Next, in the process of step S120, the processing device 210 transmits the shooting route information to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100. In addition, the processing device 210 transmits to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100 the usual route information indicating the usual route and the required time from the current position of the vehicle 100 to the destination without passing through the specific section.

[0039] If the process of step S120 is executed and the path information for shooting is transmitted, the process proceeds to step S130. In addition, in the process of step S100, when the processing device 210 does not determine that the search information is received from the vehicle 100 (step S100: No), the processing device 210 does not execute the processes of step S110 and step S120. In this case, the processing device 210 does not execute the processes of step S110 and step S120 and executes the process of step S130. In addition, in the process of step S110, when the processing device 210 does not determine that there is a specific section within the distance set by the user (step S110: No), the processing device 210 does not execute the process of step S120. In this case, the processing device 210 does not execute the process of step S120 and executes the process of step S130. In the process of step S110 , when the processing device 210 does not determine that there is a specific section within the distance set by the user, the processing device 210 transmits only the normal route information.

[0040] Next, in the process of step S130, the processing device 210 determines whether an image representing the road condition of the specific section and the shooting position information representing the position where the image of the specific section is shot are received. The image representing the road condition of the specific section is an image shot by the driving recorder 110 of the vehicle 100 when the vehicle 100 is traveling in the specific section. Figure 3 The image received from the vehicle 100 in FIG. 1 . When the processing device 210 determines that an image representing the road condition of a specific section and shooting position information representing the position where the image was shot are received (step S130 : YES), the process proceeds to step S140 .

[0041] Next, in the process of step S140 , the processing device 210 updates the image representing the road condition of the specific section by storing the image representing the road condition of the specific section received from the vehicle 100 together with the photographing position information in the storage device 220 .

[0042] Next, in the process of step S150 , the processing device 210 rewards the user who uploaded the image showing the road condition of the specific section.

[0043] Next, in the process of step S160 , the processing device 210 transmits the reward information which can be determined as the award of the reward to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100 .

[0044] When the incentive information is transmitted to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100 through the process of step S160 in this manner, the processing device 210 ends the series of processes.

[0045] In the process of step S130, when the processing device 210 determines that the image and the shooting position information indicating the road condition of the specific section have not been received (step S130: No), the processing device 210 does not perform the processes of steps S140 to S160. In this case, the processing device 210 does not perform the processes of steps S140 to S160 and ends the series of processes. That is, when the image and the shooting position information indicating the road condition of the specific section have not been received from the vehicle 100, the processing device 210 does not give the user a reward and ends the series of processes.

[0046] <Processing performed by the navigation device 120>

[0047] Figure 5 This is a flow chart showing the processing that the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100 periodically executes at a fixed cycle when receiving the route information for shooting. This series of processing is equivalent to Figure 3 The process of vehicle 100 is shown.

[0048] like Figure 5 As shown, when the series of processes is started, the navigation device 120 first displays the route guidance information on the display 130 based on the shooting route information and the normal route information received from the data center 200 in the process of step S230.

[0049] Next, in the process of step S240, the navigation device 120 determines whether the user has selected a shooting route. For example, the navigation device 120 may be configured so that, when the route guidance information is displayed on the display 130, the user can select a shooting route or a normal route through an input device provided in the navigation device 120. In the process of step S240, when the navigation device 120 determines that the user has selected a shooting route (step S240: Yes), the process proceeds to step S250.

[0050] Next, in the process of step S250, the navigation device 120 executes the process of traveling along the shooting route. The process of traveling along the shooting route is a process for recording the image and shooting position information captured by the driving recorder 110 of the vehicle 100 when the vehicle 100 is traveling in a specific section by the navigation device 120 and sending the image to the data center 200. The details of the process of traveling along the shooting route will be described later.

[0051] If the imaging route traveling process of step S250 is executed, the process proceeds to step S260 .

[0052] In the process of step S240 , when the navigation device 120 does not determine that the user has selected a shooting route (step S240 : No), the navigation device 120 does not execute the process of step S250 but executes the process of step S260 .

[0053] Next, in the process of step S260, the navigation device 120 determines whether the reward information is received. Figure 4 In the process of step S160, the incentive information is transmitted by the processing device 210 of the data center 200. When the navigation device 120 determines that the incentive information is received (step S260: Yes), the process proceeds to step S270.

[0054] Next, in the process of step S270, the navigation device 120 causes the display 130 to display the reward information based on the reward information received from the data center 200. For example, when points are given as a reward, the navigation device 120 causes the display 130 to display a character string "points are given" as the reward information. The reward information displayed on the display 130 is not limited to this as long as it can be information that can be determined that the data center 200 has given a reward to the user.

[0055] When the incentive information is displayed on the display 130 by the process of step S270 in this way, the navigation device 120 ends the series of processes.

[0056] In the process of step S260, when the navigation device 120 determines that the incentive information is not received (step S260: No), the navigation device 120 does not perform the process of step S270 and ends the series of processes. That is, when the incentive information is not received from the data center 200, the navigation device 120 does not display the incentive information on the display 130 and ends the series of processes.

[0057] <Photographing route traveling process executed by the navigation device 120>

[0058] Figure 6 1 shows the flow of the process of traveling along the imaging route executed by the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100. This series of processes is equivalent to Figure 5 The process of step S250 is shown.

[0059] like Figure 6As shown in FIG. 1 , if the series of processes are started, the navigation device 120 first determines whether the vehicle 100 has started traveling in a specific section in the process of step S300. Specifically, the navigation device 120 determines whether the vehicle 100 has started traveling in a specific section based on the shooting route information received from the data center 200 and the current position information of the vehicle 100 determined by the satellite positioning system. When the navigation device 120 determines that the vehicle 100 has started traveling in a specific section (step S300: Yes), the process proceeds to step S310.

[0060] Next, in the process of step S310 , the navigation device 120 causes the storage device of the navigation device 120 to store the image captured by the drive recorder 110 of the vehicle 100 and the captured position information.

[0061] Next, in the process of step S320, the navigation device 120 determines whether the vehicle 100 has finished traveling in the specific section. Specifically, the navigation device 120 determines whether the vehicle 100 has finished traveling in the specific section based on the shooting path information received from the data center 200 and the current position information of the vehicle 100 determined by the satellite positioning system. In the case where the navigation device 120 determines that the vehicle 100 has finished traveling in the specific section (step S320: Yes), the process proceeds to step S330. On the other hand, in the case where the navigation device 120 does not determine that the vehicle 100 has finished traveling in the specific section (step S320: No), the process returns to the process of step S310. That is, the navigation device 120 repeatedly performs the processes of step S310 and step S320 until the navigation device 120 determines that the vehicle 100 has finished traveling in the specific section in the process of step S320.

[0062] In the process of step S330, the navigation device 120 sends the image and the shooting location information stored in the storage device in the process of step S310 to the data center 200. The image sent to the data center 200 is an image captured by the driving recorder 110 of the vehicle 100 when the vehicle 100 is traveling in a specific area. Figure 3 The image is received by the data center 200 from the vehicle 100.

[0063] In this way, when the image and the photographing position information stored in the storage device while the vehicle 100 is traveling in the specific section are transmitted to the data center 200 through the process of step S330, the navigation device 120 ends the series of processes.

[0064] In the process of step S300, when the navigation device 120 does not determine that the vehicle 100 has started traveling in the specific section (step S300: No), the navigation device 120 does not execute the processes of steps S310 to S330. In this case, the navigation device 120 does not execute the processes of steps S310 to S330 and ends the series of processes.

[0065] <Effects of implementation methods>

[0066] In the navigation system 10, the processing device 210 of the data center 200 refers to Figure 3 The specific section information capable of identifying the specific section for which the photography of the road condition is requested is received through the processing described above.

[0067] Furthermore, the processing device 210 refers to Figure 4 The processing of steps S100 to S120 in the series of processing described above proposes a shooting route to a user who sets a destination and searches for a route using the navigation device 120. The shooting route is a route passing through a specific section. The processing device 210 proposes a shooting route to the user who searches for a route based on specific section information.

[0068] Furthermore, the processing device 210 refers to Figure 4 The processing of step S130 and step S140 in the series of processing described above causes the storage device 220 to store the image uploaded by the user. The image uploaded by the user is an image showing the road conditions of the specific section captured by the driving recorder 110 when the vehicle 100 is traveling in the specific section. The processing device 210 causes the storage device 220 to store the image uploaded by the user and the shooting location information that can identify the location where the image was shot.

[0069] Furthermore, the processing device 210 refers to Figure 4 The process of step S150 in the series of processes described above provides a reward to the user who uploaded an image showing the road condition of a specific section.

[0070] In this way, the navigation system 10 receives specific section information that can identify the specific section for which the road condition photography is requested. Based on this, the navigation system 10 proposes a photography route through the specific section for which the road condition photography is requested to the user who sets the destination through the navigation device 120 and searches for a route based on the specific section information. Furthermore, the navigation system 10 stores the image representing the road condition of the specific section photographed by the driving recorder 110 while the vehicle 100 is traveling in the specific section together with the photography position information in the storage device 220. Furthermore, the navigation system 10 gives a reward to the user who uploads the road condition of the specific section.

[0071] <Effects of the present embodiment>

[0072] (1) The data center 200 of the navigation system 10 causes the storage device 220 to store images and shooting location information uploaded by users that represent road conditions in a specific section and that were captured while traveling in the specific section. In this way, after the navigation system 10 determines that the image is an image of the specific section based on the shooting location information, it updates the image representing the road conditions in the specific section. In addition, the navigation system 10 proposes a shooting route through a specific section for which the shooting of road conditions has been requested to be performed to a user who has set a destination through the navigation device 120 and performs a route search. Therefore, it is easy to shoot an image of a specific section. In this way, according to the navigation system 10, an image representing the latest road conditions in a specific section can be easily updated. As a result, even in a section with little travel, an image representing the road conditions can be easily updated.

[0073] (2) The navigation system 10 rewards users who upload images showing road conditions in a specific section. Therefore, the navigation system 10 can increase the user's motivation to upload images showing road conditions in a specific section.

[0074] (3) When the navigation system 10 proposes a shooting route to the user, it shows the shooting route and a normal route that does not pass through a specific section. In addition, the navigation system 10 shows the content of the reward that is given when the user travels along the shooting route and uploads an image showing the road conditions of the specific section. Therefore, the user can consider which route to travel after comparing the shooting route and the normal route in consideration of the content of the reward.

[0075] (4) When the navigation system 10 proposes a shooting route to the user, the difference in time required to reach the destination between traveling along the shooting route and traveling along the normal route is shown together with the content of the reward. Therefore, the user can consider which route to travel after comparing the shooting route and the normal route in addition to the content of the reward and taking into account the difference in time required to reach the destination.

[0076] (5) The navigation system 10 proposes to the user a shooting route that passes through a specific section within a distance preset by the user from the current position of the vehicle 100 that has performed the route search. Therefore, the shooting routes can be narrowed down to those that pass through the specific section within the distance set by the user, so that the user can consider whether to travel along the shooting route. Therefore, the shooting route can be appropriately proposed to the user.

[0077] <Change Example>

[0078] This embodiment can be implemented by being modified as follows. This embodiment and the following modified examples can be implemented in combination with each other within the range that there is no technical contradiction.

[0079] The images uploaded by the user may include images captured by the drive recorder 110 while the vehicle is traveling in a specific section, or may be images captured by the drive recorder 110 while the vehicle is traveling in all sections of the shooting route. In this case, the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100 may transmit the images captured when the vehicle 100 arrives at the destination and the shooting location information to the data center 200.

[0080] When there are shooting routes including a plurality of specific sections, the processing device 210 may propose only the shooting route including the specific section closest to the current position of the vehicle 100 to the user who has performed the route search.

[0081] In the above-mentioned navigation system 10, the images uploaded by the user to the data center 200 are images captured by the drive recorder 110. In contrast, the images uploaded by the user to the data center 200 may be images captured by a camera different from the drive recorder 110. As an example of a camera different from the drive recorder 110, there is a vehicle-mounted camera used for driving assistance.

[0082] When multiple users upload images showing the road conditions of the same specific section, the processing device 210 may reward all users who uploaded the images until the request to photograph the road conditions is cancelled. In this case, the processing device 210 may reward only the user who uploaded the image first.

[0083] In addition, the processing device 210 may grant the right to receive the reward only to the first user who selects the shooting route.

[0084] The navigation device 120 may display the shooting route and the normal route through images displayed on the display 130, and may display the content of the reward through sound. In this case, the navigation device 120 only needs to include the display 130 and a speaker capable of outputting sound.

[0085] When a reward is given, the navigation device 120 may not display reward information that can identify that the reward is given.

[0086] When displaying the route guidance information, the navigation device 120 may display the difference in distance until reaching the destination between when traveling along the photographing route and when traveling along the normal route, together with the content of the reward.

[0087] The processing device 210 may propose a shooting route that passes through a specific section among a plurality of specific sections and is located within a distance preset by the user in the navigation device 120 from any point on the route from the current position of the vehicle 100 performing the route search to the destination.

Claims

1. A navigation system, wherein a data center and a plurality of vehicles are connected via a communication network, wherein: The data center is equipped with a storage device and a processing device. The plurality of vehicles are provided with a camera and a navigation device capable of capturing images of a road on which the vehicles are traveling. The processing device performs the following processing: receiving specific section information capable of identifying a specific section for which photography of road conditions has been requested; suggesting, based on the specific section information, a shooting route passing through the specific section to a user who has set a destination and is searching for a route using the navigation device; as well as The image uploaded by the user and showing the road condition of the specific section captured by the camera while the vehicle is traveling in the specific section is stored in the storage device together with the captured position information capable of identifying the captured position.

2. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein: The processing device performs the following processing: A reward is given to the user who uploads an image showing the road condition of the specific section.

3. The navigation system according to claim 2, wherein: The processing device proposes to the user the content of the reward and the shooting route to be given when uploading an image showing the road condition of the specific section, The navigation device included in the vehicle of the user executes a process of displaying the shooting route and a normal route that does not pass through the specific section together with the content of the reward awarded when an image showing a road condition of the specific section is uploaded.

4. The navigation system according to claim 3, wherein: The navigation device executes a process of displaying a difference in time required to reach the destination between when the photographing route is traveled and when the normal route is traveled, together with the content of the reward.

5. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein: The processing device performs the following processing: acquiring current position information indicating a current position of the vehicle that has performed the route search and a distance preset by the user in the navigation device; The imaging route is proposed based on the current position information and the distance, passing through the specific section among the plurality of specific sections, the specific section being within the distance from the current position of the vehicle that has performed the route search.

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