Information processing procedures

Abstract

Information processing procedure in which a computer performs: a step of receiving (S101) predetermined service information of a device (20A - 20C) input by a user at a device-side terminal (200), and transmitting (S102) the predetermined service information and an advertisement of the device (20A - 20C) to a server device (300); a step of obtaining (S103) the predetermined service information via a communication unit (304) and registering (S103) the predetermined service information in a service information database (D310); a step of acquiring (S104) predetermined user information about biological information of a user in a vehicle (10) in which the user is traveling by a sensor (107) arranged in the vehicle (10) and sending (S105) the predetermined user information to the server device (300); a step of obtaining (S106) the predetermined user information via the communication unit (304) and registering (S106) the predetermined user information in a service information database (D320); a step of estimating (S107) a health status of the user based on the user information and registering (S107) the estimated health status in a health status database (D330); a step of extracting (S108) distribution information from the service information that is judged to be suitable for the user based on the health condition of the user, and registering (S108) the distribution information in a distribution information database (D340), wherein the distribution information is information about a medical institution (20A) according to the health condition and / or information about a predetermined store (20B, 20C) that sells goods according to the health condition; a step of providing (S109) distribution information to the user based on position information of the vehicle (10) comprising a current position of the vehicle (10) acquired by a position information acquisition unit (108) and transmitted from a vehicle-side device (100) via a communication unit (106) to the server device (300); a step of selecting (S110) information to be actually distributed to the user from the distribution information thus extracted from the distribution information registered in the distribution information database (D340) based on the position information of the vehicle (10) and providing (S110) distribution information about facilities (20A - 20C) existing in a predetermined range from the current position of the vehicle (10) as information to the user by transmitting the selected distribution information to the on-vehicle device (100) of the vehicle (10); a step of obtaining (S111) the distribution information transmitted from the server device (300) by means of the vehicle-side device (100); and a step of displaying (S112) the obtained distribution information on a display unit (104).

Description

BACKGROUNDTechnical field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing method. Description of the state of the art

[0002] Japanese patent application JP 2012 - 120 597 A discloses a technique in which, in cases where the health condition of a vehicle occupant is determined to be abnormal or pathological, information about candidates for the name of a disease and the facilities that can treat complaints corresponding to the name of the disease is provided to the occupant.From JP 2016 - 193 165 A a device and a method for health management of a vehicle driver are known, comprising a sensor located in a steering wheel for detecting health information of the vehicle driver, an audio-video navigation system (AVN) arranged in the vehicle and an externally present health management server, wherein the AVN transmits health information from the steering wheel and vehicle travel information (= position information) to the health management server and the latter, after analysis and if necessary medical diagnosis, transmits information about the health condition of the vehicle driver and his position information to a medical facility located on the travel route, wherein the AVN displays a route to the medical facility.KR 10 2014 0 129 710 A teaches a sensor device integrated in a vehicle steering wheel and a method for measuring biological body signals and monitoring the health status of a vehicle driver, comprising biometric sensors for measuring the biological signals, a determination unit for determining risk factors and, if necessary, for generating risk factor information, a terminal communication unit for transmitting position information of the vehicle, bio-signals and risk factor information to a bio-measurement server, a position determination unit, an individual bio-information storage unit for storing the individual bio-information for the purpose of analyzing the risk factors, a display unit for displaying the biological signals and risk factors and a control unit for controlling each component. SUMMARY

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide a technique that can advance the guidance of a user traveling in a vehicle to a facility according to the user's health condition. This object is achieved by the information processing method having the features of claim 1.

[0004] According to the invention, it is possible to advance the guidance of a user traveling in a vehicle to a facility according to the user's health condition. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a view showing the schematic structure of an advertisement providing system according to an embodiment. Fig. 2 is a view exemplifying the hardware configuration of each of a vehicle-side device, a facility-side terminal, and a server device in the advertisement providing system. Fig. 3 is a view exemplifying the functional configuration of the server device according to the embodiment. Fig. 4A is a view showing an example of a service information table according to the embodiment. Fig. 4B is a view showing an example of another service information table according to the embodiment. Fig. 5 is a view showing an example of a user information table according to the embodiment. Fig. 6 is a view showing an example of a distribution information table according to the embodiment. Fig. 7 is a view for explaining a device to which information is actually provided from a distribution information providing unit in a first embodiment, among the devices that send distribution information. Fig. 8 is a view showing an example in which advertisement information of an advertisement to be sent from the device is displayed on a navigation screen included in the vehicle-mounted device. Fig. 9 is a view showing the flow of processes of the advertisement providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 10 is a view for explaining a device to which, among the devices that send distribution information, information is actually provided from a distribution information providing unit in a second embodiment. DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

[0005] In an information processing device, a controller extracts information (distribution information) about a medical institution according to a user's health condition and / or a predetermined store that sells goods according to the user's health condition from predetermined service information including an advertisement. Thus, the information corresponding to the user's health condition can be provided to the user. Although the distribution information is provided only to the user, there is a possibility that the user is not fully supported to go to the medical institution or predetermined store that sends the distribution information.

[0006] Then, the controller selects the information to be actually distributed to the user from the extracted distribution information based on the position information of a vehicle, and provides this information to the user by transmitting the selected distribution information to an on-board device of the vehicle. Thus, the user is provided with information that matches the user's health status and is relevant to facilities (medical facilities, predetermined stores, etc.) that exist within an area where the user can reach the facilities relatively easily. Accordingly, the information processing device can help guide the user to a facility that transmits the service information that matches the user's health status.

[0007] Specific embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. Unless otherwise stated, the sizes, materials, shapes, relative representations, and the like of the components described in the following embodiments are not intended to limit the technical scope of the invention to these only. <Erste Ausführungsform> (System configuration)

[0008] Fig. 1 is a view illustrating the schematic structure of an advertisement providing system according to the present embodiment. In the example of Fig. 1, the advertisement delivery system 1 includes a vehicle 10, devices 20A-20C, and a server device 300. The vehicle 10 is a vehicle in which a user who uses the advertisement delivery system 1 rides, and includes a vehicle-side device 100. Each of the devices 20A to 20C includes a device-side terminal 200.

[0009] In the advertisement delivery system 1, the vehicle-mounted device 100, the facility-mounted terminal 200, and the server device 300 are connected to each other via a network N1. For example, the network N1 may be a wide area network (WAN), which is a global public communication network such as the Internet, or other communication networks. Furthermore, the network N1 may include a mobile communication network for mobile phones or a wireless communication network such as Wi-Fi.

[0010] The personnel or the like of the facilities 20A to 20C can input predetermined service information including advertisements via the respective facility-side terminals 200. Furthermore, predetermined user information related to biological information of the user traveling in the vehicle is input to the vehicle-side device 100 via a sensor or the like described later. The information is transmitted to the server device 300 via the network N1.

[0011] The server device 300 performs a process of providing distribution information corresponding to the user according to the information. Details of the processing will be described later. (Hardware configuration)

[0012] Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configurations of the vehicle-side device 100, the facility-side terminal 200, and the server device 300.

[0013] First, the server device 300 will be described. The server device 300 has a general computer configuration. The server device 300 includes a processor 301, a main memory unit 302, an auxiliary memory unit 303, and a communication unit 304. These are connected to each other via a bus. The main memory unit 302 and the auxiliary memory unit 303 are computer-readable storage media. The hardware configuration of the computer is not limited to the Fig. 2, and components may be omitted, replaced, or added.

[0014] In the server device 300, the processor 301 loads the program stored on the storage medium into the work area of the main storage unit 302, executes the program, and controls each functional unit and the like by executing the program, thereby realizing a function corresponding to a predetermined purpose.

[0015] The processor 301 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). The processor 301 controls the server device 300 and performs various information processing operations. A main memory unit 302 includes, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory). An additional memory unit 303 is, for example, an EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) or a hard disk drive (HDD). The additional memory unit 303 may include a removable medium, i.e., a portable storage medium. The removable medium is, for example, a USB memory (USB = Universal Serial Bus) or a disk storage medium such as a CD (Compact Disc) or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc).

[0016] The auxiliary storage unit 303 stores various programs, various data, and various tables on a storage medium in readable and writable form. The auxiliary storage unit 303 stores an operating system (OS), various programs, various tables, and the like. The information stored in the auxiliary storage unit 303 can be stored in the main storage unit 302. The information stored in the main storage unit 302 can be stored in the auxiliary storage unit 303.

[0017] The communication unit 304 is connected to other devices and controls communication between the server device 300 and other devices. The communication unit 304 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) interface card or wireless communication circuits for wireless communication. The LAN interface card and the wireless communication circuit are connected to a network N1, such as the Internet, which is a public communication network.

[0018] The series of processes performed by the server device 300 may be performed by hardware or software.

[0019] Next, the in-vehicle device 100 will be described. The in-vehicle device 100 includes a processor 101, a main storage unit 102, a secondary storage unit 103, a display unit 104, an input unit 105, a communication unit 106, a sensor 107, and a position information acquisition unit 108. The processor 101, the main storage unit 102, and the secondary storage unit 103 are identical to the processor 301, the main storage unit 302, and the secondary storage unit 303 of the server device 300, so their description will be omitted. The display unit 104 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an EL (Electroluminescence) panel, or the like. The input unit 105 includes a touch panel, a push button, and the like.The input unit 105 may include a camera that enables the input of videos or images, or an input unit for sound, such as a microphone. The communication unit 106 is a communication means for connecting the vehicle 10 to a network. The communication unit 106 accesses the network N1 using, for example, a telephone communication network such as a mobile phone or the like, or a radio communication such as Wi-Fi, and can perform communication with the server device 300 or the like.

[0020] The sensor 107 is a means for detecting biological information of the user traveling in the vehicle 10. The sensor 107 detects the user's heart rate, blood pressure, blood circulation, body temperature, sweat amount, body weight, facial image, or sitting position, and the like as biological information of the user. The sensor 107 for detecting the user's heart rate, blood pressure, blood circulation, body temperature, and sweat amount is, for example, a known device embedded in a steering wheel and capable of detecting them. The sensor 107 for detecting an image of the user's face or sitting position is, for example, a camera installed in the vehicle 10.

[0021] The position information acquisition unit 108 is a means for obtaining the current position of the vehicle 10 and typically includes a GPS receiver or the like.

[0022] Next, the device-side terminal 200 will be described. The device-side terminal 200 is a personal computer (PC) connected to the server device 300 via a network N1, such as the Internet, which is a public communication network.

[0023] Similar to the in-vehicle device 100, the facility-side terminal 200 includes a processor 201, a main storage unit 202, a secondary storage unit 203, a display unit 204, an input unit 205, and a communication unit 206. The processor 201, the main storage unit 202, the secondary storage unit 203, the display unit 204, the input unit 205, and the communication unit 206 are identical to the processor 101, the main storage unit 102, the secondary storage unit 103, the display unit 104, the input unit 105, and the communication unit 106 of the in-vehicle device 100, so a description thereof will be omitted. In the facility-side terminal 200, the input unit 205 may include a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. (Functional configuration of the server device)

[0024] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the server device 300. The server device 300 includes, as functional components, a service information acquisition unit F310, a user information acquisition unit F320, a health status estimation unit F330, a distribution information extraction unit F340, a distribution information provision unit F350, a service information database D310, a user information database D320, a health status database D330, and a distribution information database D340. The processor 301 of the server device 300 executes the processes of the service information acquisition unit F310, the user information acquisition unit F320, the health status estimation unit F330, the distribution information extraction unit F340, and the distribution information provision unit F350 through the computer programs in the main storage unit 302.However, any of the functional configuration or part of its processes can be executed by a hardware circuit.

[0025] The service information database D310, the user information database D320, the health status database D330, and the distribution information database D340 are formed by managing the data stored in the auxiliary storage unit 303 by programs of the database management systems (DBMS) executed by the processor 301. The service information database D310, the user information database D320, the health status database D330, and the distribution information database D340 are, for example, relational databases.

[0026] Note that each of the functional components of the server device 300 or part of its processes may be executed by a different computer connected to the network N1. For example, the processes of the distribution information providing unit F350 and the processes of the service information acquiring unit F310, the user information acquiring unit F320, the health status estimation unit F330, and the distribution information extracting unit F340 may be executed by separate computers.

[0027] The service information acquisition unit F310 receives predetermined service information including advertisements (hereinafter referred to simply as "service information"). The service information acquisition unit F310 then registers or stores the obtained service information in the service information database D310.

[0028] The service information database D310 is a database that stores service information. The service information database D310 has a service information table that is Fig. 4. The information stored in the service information table is not limited to the Fig. 4, and all fields in the table can be added, modified, or deleted as needed.

[0029] The Fig. The service information table shown in Figure 4A has fields containing the advertising ID, the facility ID, the facility location, the facility type, and the advertising information. The advertising ID is an ID for identifying the advertisement. The facility ID is an ID that identifies the facility sending the advertisement, and this ID corresponds to the Fig. 1. The facility location is information about the location of the facility transmitting the advertisement, and is, for example, facility location information. The facility type is information about the type of facility transmitting the advertisement. In the present embodiment, facility 20A is a medical facility, facility 20B is a supermarket, and facility 20C is a pharmacy.

[0030] The advertising information is exemplary in Fig. 4B. For example, the advertising information in advertisement A001, submitted by facility 20A as a medical facility, reads: "If you suffer from back pain or lower back pain, please contact us."

[0031] Such advertisement information is transmitted from the facility-side terminal 200 to the server device 300 by facility personnel or the like who input the information into the facility-side terminal 200. Specifically, the facility-side terminal 200 has a functional configuration that accepts the input of service information including advertisements and transmits the input information to the server device 300. The processor 201 of the facility-side terminal 200 performs a process of transmitting the service information input from the input unit 205 to the server device 300 via the communication unit 206 through a computer program in the main storage unit 202. Subsequently, the service information acquisition unit F310 receives the information transmitted from the facility-side terminal 200.

[0032] Now the explanation returns to Fig. 3. The user information acquisition unit F320 obtains predetermined user information (hereinafter also referred to as "user information") regarding biological information of the user driving the vehicle 10. The user information acquisition unit F320 then registers the obtained user information in the user information database D320. The user's biological information is information that can be detected with the sensor 107 as described above.

[0033] The D320 user information database is a database for storing user information. The D320 user information database has a user information table that is Fig. 5. The information stored in the user information table is not limited to the Fig. 5, and all fields in the table can be added, modified, or deleted as needed.

[0034] The Fig. The user information table shown in Figure 5 has fields that display the user's biological information (heart rate, blood pressure, blood flow, body temperature, sweat rate, body weight, sitting position or posture) and their condition. As can be seen from Fig. 5, in the user information of the present embodiment, the user's blood flow is poor and the sitting posture is poor.

[0035] Now the explanation returns to Fig. 3. The health status estimation unit F330 estimates the health status of the user based on the user information obtained from the user information acquisition unit F320 and registered in the user information database D320. In the present embodiment, a user with a relatively high body weight assumes a poor posture and rides in the vehicle 10, and the user's blood flow is deteriorated. In this case, the health status estimation unit F330 may estimate that the user has developed lower back pain. At this time, the health status estimation unit F330 may further obtain interview information from the user and estimate the user's health status based on the user information and the interview information.The health status estimation unit F330 can estimate the user's health status based on the user information using a known technique. The health status estimation unit F330 then registers or stores the estimated health status in the health status database D330. The health status database D330 is a database that stores information about the user's estimated health status.

[0036] The distribution information extraction unit F340 extracts, based on the user's health status estimated by the health status estimation unit F330, information consistent with the user in the vehicle 10 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "distribution information") from the service information about the facility (facilities 20A to 20C) registered in the service information database D310. The distribution information thus obtained is information about the medical facility according to the user's health status and / or the predetermined store that sells the goods according to the user's health status. This distribution information is information that can actually be provided to the user from the service information.In other words, not all service information obtained by the service information acquisition unit F310 is actually provided to the user. This will be explained below.

[0037] The service information acquisition unit F310 not only receives service information from the Fig. 1, but also all the devices that use the advertisement delivery system 1. When the service information acquisition unit F310 receives a relatively large number of service information items and all the service information items are provided to the user, the user cannot find the information desired by the user from the large number of service information items, which may be problematic.

[0038] Therefore, the distribution information extraction unit F340 extracts the distribution information based on the user's health status. The distribution information extraction unit F340 then registers the extracted distribution information in the distribution information database D340.

[0039] The Distribution Information Database D340 is a database for storing distribution information. The Distribution Information Database D340 has a Fig. 6. The information stored in the distribution information table is not limited to the Fig. 6, and all fields in the table can be added, modified, or deleted as needed.

[0040] The Fig. The distribution information table shown in Figure 6 is information obtained from the above Fig. 4A and Fig. 4B was extracted. As described in the above Fig. 4A has these fields for the advertisement ID, the facility ID, the facility location, the facility type, and the advertisement information. In the present embodiment, as described above, the health condition estimation unit F330 estimates that the user has developed lower back pain. To encourage the user to treat the lower back pain, the distribution information extraction unit F340 extracts, as distribution information, the advertisements A001 and A003 containing the advertisement information for treating the lower back pain, as shown in Fig. 6. That is, the advertisement A001 regarding the treatment of low back pain, which is the service information transmitted from the medical institution, and the advertisement A003 regarding the treatment device for low back pain, which is the service information transmitted from the pharmacy, are extracted as distribution information. The advertisement A001 thus extracted can be referred to as information about the medical institution corresponding to the user's health condition. Furthermore, the advertisement A003 can be referred to as information about a predetermined store that sells goods according to the user's health condition.

[0041] The user's health condition estimated by the health condition estimation unit F330 is not limited to the aforementioned low back pain. For example, if jaundice is observed in the image of the user's face captured by the sensor 107, a medical examination by a doctor is recommended. In this case, the distribution information extraction unit F340 extracts the service information about the medical institution capable of examining jaundice to prompt the user to undergo the examination.

[0042] By transmitting this information from the server device 300 to the on-vehicle device 100 of the vehicle 10, the user can be provided with information corresponding to the user's health status. However, simply providing the distribution information to the user in this manner cannot sufficiently ensure that the user is directed to the facility that transmits the distribution information.

[0043] Therefore, the server device 300, as shown in Fig. 3, a distribution information providing unit F350 as a functional component. The distribution information providing unit F350 selects the information actually to be distributed to the user from the distribution information extracted by the distribution information extraction unit F340 based on the position information of the vehicle 10 and transmits the selected distribution information to the vehicle-side device 100 of the vehicle 10 to provide the information to the user. This will be explained with reference to Fig. 7 explained.

[0044] Fig. 7 is a diagram for explaining a facility whose information is actually distributed by the distribution information providing unit F350 in the present embodiment. The facility is one of the facilities that transmit distribution information. In the present embodiment, the distribution information providing unit F350 selects information about a facility existing within a predetermined range from the current position of the vehicle 10 from the distribution information extracted by the distribution information extracting unit F340, and provides the user with distribution information about the selected facility.

[0045] As described above, the distribution information extraction unit F340 extracts the Fig. 6 advertisements A001 and A003 as distribution information. Here, according to Fig. 7, the facility 20A present at location a is within a predetermined range from the current position of the vehicle 10. The predetermined range may be an area within which the user can relatively easily reach the destination, for example, an area within 1 km of the current position of the vehicle 10. Next, the distribution information providing unit F350 provides the user with distribution information about the facility 20A. Specifically, the distribution information providing unit F350 selects the distribution information (advertisement A001) regarding the facility 20A from the advertisements A001 and A003 extracted as distribution information, and transmits the selected distribution information to the in-vehicle device 100 via the communication unit 304.Subsequently, the processor 101 of the vehicle-mounted device 100 performs a process of displaying this information received via the communication unit 106 on the display unit 104 through the computer program in the main storage unit 102. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example in which advertisement information of the advertisement A001 transmitted from the device 20A is displayed on a navigation screen of the in-vehicle device 100. This provides the user with information corresponding to the user's health status and related to a facility that exists in an area that the user can access relatively easily. This facilitates guiding the user to the facility that transmits the distribution information.

[0046] On the other hand, according to Fig. 7 that the facility 20C present at location c does not belong to a predetermined range from the current position of the vehicle 10. Then, when the vehicle 10 attempts to move from the current position to the facility 20C, the user must travel a relatively long distance. Therefore, the distribution information providing unit F350 does not provide the user with the distribution information about the facility 20C that is not within the predetermined range from the current position of the vehicle 10.

[0047] According to the advertisement delivery system described above, it is possible to guide the user to a facility that transmits service information corresponding to the user's health condition. (Process flow)

[0048] The flow of operations or processes of the advertisement providing system according to the present embodiment will be described. Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating the flow of processes of the advertisement providing system according to the present embodiment. Fig. Figure 9 explains the process flow between the respective components and the processing performed by the respective components in the advertising delivery system 1.

[0049] The facility-side terminal 200 receives service information from the facility personnel or the like (S101) and sends the service information to the server device 300 (S102).

[0050] The server device 300 obtains the service information transmitted from the facility-side terminal 200 by receiving it via the communication unit 304 and registers the service information in the service information database D310 (S103).

[0051] The user information is input to the in-vehicle device 100 (S104). In the present embodiment, in process S104, the biological information of the user traveling in the vehicle 10 is input through the sensor 107. Subsequently, the in-vehicle device 100 sends the user information to the server device 300 (S105).

[0052] The server device 300 obtains the user information transmitted from the vehicle-side device 100 by receiving it via the communication unit 304 and registers the user information in the user information database D320 (S106).

[0053] Subsequently, the server device 300 estimates the user's health status based on the user information and registers the estimated health status in the health status database D330 (S107). Then, the server device 300 extracts, from the service information, the distribution information determined to be appropriate for the user based on the user's health status and registers the distribution information in the distribution information database D340 (S108). Note that this distribution information is information about a medical institution according to the user's health status and / or a predetermined store that sells goods according to the user's health status.

[0054] Furthermore, the server device 300 executes a process of providing distribution information to the user (distribution information providing process) based on the position information of the vehicle 10 (S109). In the present embodiment, in the distribution information providing process, the server device 300 obtains the current position of the vehicle 10. Here, the server device 300 obtains the current position of the vehicle 10 by receiving the current position of the vehicle 10 obtained by the position information acquisition unit 108 and transmitted from the in-vehicle device 100 via the communication unit 106.In the distribution information providing process, the distribution information to be actually provided to the user is selected from the distribution information registered in the distribution information database D340, so that distribution information about facilities existing within a predetermined range from the current position of the vehicle 10 is provided to the user, and the selected distribution information is transmitted to the vehicle-side device 100 (S110).

[0055] The in-vehicle device 100 receives the distribution information transmitted from the server device 300 (S111). Subsequently, the in-vehicle device 100 executes a process of displaying the obtained distribution information on the display unit 104 (S112). Thus, the user receives information corresponding to the user's health status and distribution information about facilities available in an area that the user can access relatively easily.

[0056] In the above description, the case where only the facility 20A exists within the predetermined range from the current position of the vehicle 10 was described, but the present invention is not limited to this. When the facility 20A and the facility 20C exist within the predetermined range from the current position of the vehicle 10, distribution information about the facility 20A and the facility 20C is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 100. In this case, the in-vehicle device 100 can display the distribution information about the facility 20A and the facility 20C on the display unit 104. Then, the user can select a facility to visit on the way to the destination after viewing the advertisement A001 broadcast from the facility 20A and the advertisement A003 broadcast from the facility 20C displayed on the display unit 104. (Storage medium)

[0057] A program that causes a computer or other machine or device (hereinafter referred to as a computer or the like) to realize one of the functions described above may be stored on a storage medium that can be read by the computer or the like. The function may be provided by causing a computer or the like to read and execute a program of the storage medium.

[0058] A computer-readable storage medium refers to a non-temporary storage medium in which information such as data and a program can be stored through electrical, magnetic, optical, mechanical, or chemical action and read by a computer or the like. Examples of such storage media include flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-ROMs, CD-R / Ws, DVDs, Blu-ray disks, DATs, 8 mm magnetic tapes, memory cards such as flash memories, and the like. As storage media connected to a computer or the like, there are a hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), and the like. In addition, a solid-state drive (SSD) can be used as a storage medium removable from a computer or the like, or as a storage medium connected to the computer or the like. <Zweite Ausführungsform>

[0059] Next, a second embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, detailed descriptions of the components and control processes that are substantially identical to those of the first embodiment will be omitted.

[0060] In the first embodiment described above, the distribution information providing unit F350 of the server device 300 selects information about a facility located within a predetermined range from the current position of the vehicle 10 from the distribution information extracted by the distribution information extracting unit F340 and provides the user with the selected distribution information about the facility. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the distribution information providing unit F350 of the server device 300 selects information about a facility present on a predetermined travel route of the vehicle 10 from the distribution information extracted by the distribution information extracting unit F340 and provides the user with the selected distribution information about the facility. This will be explained with reference to Fig. 10 explained.

[0061] Fig. 10 is a diagram for explaining a device whose information is actually provided by the distribution information providing unit F350 in the present embodiment. This device is one of the devices that transmits distribution information. When the user inputs a departure location and a destination of the vehicle 10 as position information of the vehicle 10 into the navigation system included in the vehicle-mounted device 100, the information shown in Fig. 10 shown planned route of the vehicle 10 is determined in advance.

[0062] According to Fig.10, it can be seen that the facility 20A located at location a is on the travel route of the vehicle 10. On the other hand, it can be seen that the facility 20C located at location c is not on the planned travel route of the vehicle 10. In this case, the distribution information providing unit F350 provides the user with distribution information about the facility 20A. This allows the user to relatively easily reach the facility that transmits service information according to his / her health status on the way to the destination.

[0063] The advertising delivery system described above can also help guide the user to a facility that delivers service information according to the user's health condition.

[0064] Note that the distribution information providing unit F350 may select the distribution information about the facility present on the predetermined travel route of the vehicle 10 from the distribution information extracted by the distribution information extraction unit F340, and provide the user with the distribution information about the selected facility. Furthermore, the distribution information providing unit F350 may obtain the current position of the vehicle 10 during the movement of the vehicle 10, select the distribution information about the facility present within a predetermined range from the current position of the vehicle 10, and provide the selected distribution information about the facility to the user. <Weitere Ausführungsformen> >

[0065] The described methods and means can be freely combined and designed as long as there are no technical conflicts.

[0066] Furthermore, a process to be executed by one device can be shared and executed by multiple devices. Processes executed by different devices can be executed by a single device. Which function should be implemented by which hardware configuration (server configuration) in a computer system can be flexibly changed.

[0067] The present invention may also be implemented by providing computer programs for performing the functions described in the above-described embodiments to a computer, and by one or more processors of the computer for reading and executing the programs. Such computer programs may be provided to the computer via a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium connectable to a system bus of the computer, or may be provided to the computer via a network. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium may be any type of disk, including magnetic disks (floppy disks (registered trademark)), hard disks (HDDs), etc.), and optical disks (CD-ROMs, DVD discs, Blu-ray discs, etc.).), read-only memories (ROMs), random access memories (RAMs), EPROMs, EEPROMs, magnetic cards, flash memories, optical cards and all types of media suitable for storing electronic instructions.

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[1] Information processing procedure in which a computer performs: a step of receiving (S101) predetermined service information of a device (20A - 20C) input by a user at a device-side terminal (200), and transmitting (S102) the predetermined service information, an advertisement of the device (20A - 20C), to a server device (300); a step of obtaining (S103) the predetermined service information via a communication unit (304) and registering (S103) the predetermined service information in a service information database (D310); a step of acquiring (S104) predetermined user information about biological information of a user in a vehicle (10) in which the user is traveling, by a sensor (107) arranged in the vehicle (10) and sending (S105) the predetermined user information to the server device (300); a step of obtaining (S106) the predetermined user information via the communication unit (304) and registering (S106) the predetermined user information in a service information database (D320); a step of estimating (S107) a health status of the user based on the user information and registering (S107) the estimated health status in a health status database (D330); a step of extracting (S108) distribution information from the service information that is judged to be suitable for the user based on the health condition of the user, and registering (S108) the distribution information in a distribution information database (D340), wherein the distribution information is information about a medical institution (20A) according to the health condition and / or information about a predetermined store (20B, 20C) that sells goods according to the health condition; a step of providing (S109) distribution information to the user based on position information of the vehicle (10) comprising a current position of the vehicle (10) acquired by a position information acquisition unit (108) and transmitted from a vehicle-side device (100) via a communication unit (106) to the server device (300); a step of selecting (S110) information to be actually distributed to the user from the distribution information thus extracted from the distribution information registered in the distribution information database (D340) based on the position information of the vehicle (10) and providing (S110) distribution information about facilities (20A - 20C) present in a predetermined range from the current position of the vehicle (10) as information to the user by transmitting the selected distribution information to the on-vehicle device (100) of the vehicle (10); a step of obtaining (S111) the distribution information transmitted from the server device (300) by means of the vehicle-side device (100); and a step of displaying (S112) the obtained distribution information on a display unit (104).

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