Navigation system

Abstract

To provide a navigation system in which videos showing road conditions in sections where few vehicles are traveling are more likely to be updated.SOLUTION: In a navigation system, a data center 200 and a plurality of vehicles 100 are connected via a communication network. The data center 200 receives specific section information, which can identify a specific section for which the capturing of road conditions is requested from a capturing requester 50. The data center 200 proposes a route for capturing, each of which goes through the specific section on the basis of the specific section information, to a user who performed a route search with a destination set using a navigation device. The data center 200 stores, in a storage device, video that was uploaded by the user and was captured by a dashboard camera while the vehicle 100 was traveling in the specific section, and shows the road conditions of the specific section, along with capturing position information that can identify the position where the video was captured.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a navigation system. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a road abnormality detection device that detects the presence or absence of abnormalities on a road. This road abnormality detection device detects the presence or absence of abnormalities on a road based on images captured by a camera attached to a vehicle while the vehicle is traveling. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-170314 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In sections where there are few vehicles traveling, images showing road conditions are difficult to update. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The means for solving the above problems and their effects will be described below. A navigation system for solving the above problem is a navigation system in which a data center equipped with a storage device and a processing device, and a plurality of vehicles equipped with a navigation device and an imaging device capable of capturing images of the road on which the vehicles are traveling are connected via a communication network. In this navigation system, the processing device receives specific section information capable of identifying a specific section for which imaging of road conditions has been requested. The processing device proposes a photography route that passes through the specific section based on the specific section information to a user who has set a destination and performed a route search using the navigation device. The processing device stores in the storage device an image showing the road conditions of the specific section, which has been uploaded by the user and was captured by the imaging device while the vehicle was traveling through the specific section, together with imaging position information capable of identifying the position where the image was captured. Effect of the Invention

[0006] According to this navigation system, images showing road conditions in sections where few vehicles are traveling can be easily updated. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a navigation system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed by the navigation device in the navigation system of the embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing by an image capture client, a data center, and a vehicle in the navigation system of the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed after the data center in the navigation system of the embodiment receives specific section information. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processes periodically executed by the vehicle navigation device in the navigation system of the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of a process during travel of a photographing route that is executed by the vehicle navigation device in the navigation system of the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] Hereinafter, an embodiment of a navigation system will be described with reference to FIGS. <Configuration of Navigation System 10> 1, the navigation system 10 includes a plurality of vehicles 100 and a data center 200. The data center 200 is communicatively connected to the plurality of vehicles 100 via a communication network 300. Each vehicle 100 includes a drive recorder 110 as an example of an imaging device capable of capturing an image of the road on which the vehicle 100 is traveling, and a navigation device 120.

[0009] The drive recorder 110 is capable of capturing an image of the area in front of the vehicle 100 that can be seen from the driver's seat, and records the captured image. The navigation device 120 is configured to include a receiver for a satellite positioning system, a communication device, a display 130, an input device, and a storage device that stores data such as map information.

[0010] Fig. 2 shows an example of an image displayed by the display 130 of the navigation device 120. As shown in Fig. 2, the navigation device 120 displays route guidance information indicating a route to reach a destination on the display 130. The route guidance information is received by the navigation device 120 from the data center 200 when a user sets a destination and performs a route search.

[0011] The drive recorder 110 and the navigation device 120 are connected so as to be able to exchange information with each other. The drive recorder 110 stores in a storage device data of the captured video, information on the date and time when the video was captured, and information on the location where the video was captured.

[0012] The data center 200 includes a communication device 230. The communication device 230 is implemented as hardware such as a network adapter, various communication software, or a combination of these. The communication device 230 is configured to realize wired or wireless communication via a communication network 300. The data center 200 may be configured using a plurality of computers. For example, the data center 200 may be configured by a plurality of server devices.

[0013] For example, the road conditions visible from the driver's seat can be understood from the video captured by the drive recorder 110. The data center 200 can update the video showing the road conditions of the section where the vehicle 100 has traveled by receiving the video captured by the drive recorder 110 of the vehicle 100.

[0014] <Transmission and reception of information in the navigation system 10> Next, the transmission and reception of information between the photograph client 50, the vehicle 100, and the data center 200 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0015] 3, in the navigation system 10, the data center 200 receives specific section information from the photograph client 50. The specific section information is information that can identify the specific section for which the photograph client 50 has requested photographing of road conditions.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 3, the process in which the data center 200 receives the specific section information from the photograph client 50 and the process in which the data center 200 and the vehicle 100 transmit and receive various information are performed in parallel.

[0017] As shown in the upper part of FIG. 3, in the process in which the data center 200 receives the specific section information from the photograph client 50, for example, the data center 200 receives the specific section information from the photograph client 50 at any time. For example, the data center 200 may receive the specific section information from the photograph client 50 during a predetermined period, rather than at any time. For example, the photograph client 50 may provide the specific section information to the data center 200 by email, telephone, or the like. For example, the photograph client 50 may provide the specific section information to the data center 200 by a dedicated application. The data center 200 stores the specific section information received from the photograph client 50 in the storage device 220.

[0018] As shown in the lower part of FIG. 3, in a process in which the vehicle 100 transmits search information to the data center 200, when a user sets a destination using the navigation device 120 and executes a route search, the navigation device 120 transmits the search information to the data center 200. The search information includes current position information indicating the current position of the vehicle 100 for which a route search has been performed, information indicating the set destination, and setting information. The setting information is information indicating a distance previously set by the user in the navigation device 120, and is stored in a storage device of the navigation device 120. By receiving the search information, the data center 200 obtains information indicating the set destination, current position information indicating the current position of the vehicle 100 for which a route search has been performed, and the distance previously set by the user in the navigation device 120.

[0019] The data center 200 that has received the search information determines whether or not a specific section is present within the distance indicated in the setting information from the current position of the vehicle 100 where the route search has been performed, based on the current position information, the distance indicated in the setting information, and the specific section information. If a specific section is present within the distance indicated in the setting information from the current position of the vehicle 100 where the route search has been performed, the data center 200 transmits the route information for photography to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100. The route information for photography includes information indicating a photography route and a required time from the current position of the vehicle 100 to a destination via the specific section. Furthermore, the route information for photography includes information indicating the content of an incentive to be given to a user who has uploaded a video showing the road conditions of the specific section. The data center 200 transmits such route information for photography to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100, thereby proposing a route for photography that passes through the specific section to the user who has performed the route search. If there are multiple specific sections, the data center 200 proposes a route for photography that passes through a specific section that is within the distance acquired from the current position of the vehicle 100 where the route search has been performed, among the multiple specific sections.

[0020] The display 130 of the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100 that has received the photography route information displays, as route guidance information, information indicating the photography route and information indicating a normal route to reach the destination without passing through the specific section. Furthermore, the display 130 displays the contents of an incentive to be given to a user who has uploaded a video showing the road conditions of the specific section.

[0021] FIG. 2 shows an example of route guidance information displayed on the display 130. As shown in FIG. 2, the route guidance information includes information for guiding a normal route (first route) that does not pass through a specific section (section indicated by diagonal lines in FIG. 2) and information for guiding a shooting route (second route and third route) that passes through the specific section. As shown in FIG. 2, the route guidance information includes information indicating the time required to reach the destination for each route. As shown in FIG. 2, the route guidance information may include information indicating the difference in the time required to reach the destination when traveling the shooting route and when traveling the normal route. As shown in FIG. 2, the route guidance information includes information indicating, for example, driving points to be presented to the user as information indicating the content of the incentive to be given when uploading a video showing the road conditions of the specific section. For example, the driving points as the incentive may be points given to a credit card or the like owned by the target user. For example, the incentive is not limited to points, and may be a gift or a discount coupon given to the target user.

[0022] When a user to whom a shooting route is proposed selects the shooting route using the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100, the navigation device 120 stores in a storage device the video captured by the drive 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 stores in the storage device shooting position information capable of identifying the position where the video stored in the storage device was captured.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 3, when the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100 determines that the driving recorder 110 has completed the shooting of the video showing the road conditions in the specific section, the navigation device 120 transmits the shot video and the shooting position information to the data center 200. As a result, the video shot by the driving recorder 110 of the vehicle 100 while the vehicle 100 is traveling in the specific section and the shooting position information are uploaded to the data center 200 from the user to whom the shooting route has been proposed. The data center 200, which has received the video shot by the driving recorder 110 of the vehicle 100 while the vehicle 100 is traveling in the specific section and the shooting position information, grants an incentive to the user who uploaded the video. Furthermore, the data center 200 transmits incentive information that can specify that the incentive has been granted to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100. The navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100, which has received the incentive information, displays the incentive information on the display 130.

[0024] Hereinafter, the flow of the process executed in the data center 200 and the flow of the process executed in the vehicle 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. <Processing Executed by Data Center 200> 4 shows a flow of processing that is periodically executed at a fixed cycle after the data center 200 receives specific section information from the photograph client 50. This series of processing is executed by the processing device 210 of the data center 200. This series of processing corresponds to the processing of the data center 200 shown in FIG.

[0025] As shown in Fig. 4, when this series of processes is started, the processing device 210 first determines whether or not search information has been received in the process of step S100. The search information received by the processing device 210 is the search information received from the vehicle 100 in Fig. 3. In the process of step S100, when the processing device 210 determines that the search information has been received from the vehicle 100 (step S100: YES), the process proceeds to step S110.

[0026] In the process of step S110, the processing device 210 judges whether or not the specific section is within the distance set by the user. Specifically, the processing device 210 judges whether or not the entire specific section is included within 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. Then, the processing device 210 judges that the specific section is within the distance set by the user when the entire specific section is included within the distance indicated by the setting information from the current position of the vehicle 100. The processing device 210 may be configured to judge that the specific section is within the distance set by the user when a part or the entire specific section is included within the distance indicated by the setting information from the current position of the vehicle 100. When the processing device 210 judges that the specific section is within the distance set by the user (step S110: YES), the process proceeds to step S120.

[0027] Next, in the process of step S120, the processing device 210 transmits the photography route information to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100. In addition, the processing device 210 also transmits, to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100, normal route information indicating a normal route and a required time from the current position of the vehicle 100 to the destination without passing through any specific section.

[0028] After executing the process of step S120 and transmitting the shooting route information, the process proceeds to step S130. Also, in the process of step S100, if the processing device 210 does not determine that the search information has been received from the vehicle 100 (step S100: NO), the processing device 210 does not execute the processes of steps S110 and S120. In this case, the processing device 210 executes the process of step S130 without executing the processes of steps S110 and S120. Also, in the process of step S110, if the processing device 210 does not determine that the specific section is 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 executes the process of step S130 without executing the process of step S120. In the process of step S110, if the processing device 210 does not determine that the specific section is within the distance set by the user, the processing device 210 transmits only the normal route information.

[0029] Next, in the process of step S130, the processing device 210 judges whether or not it has received a video showing the road conditions in the specific section and information on the shooting position where the video of the specific section was taken. The video showing the road conditions in the specific section is a video taken by the drive recorder 110 of the vehicle 100 while the vehicle 100 is traveling in the specific section, and is a video received from the vehicle 100 in Fig. 3. If the processing device 210 judges that it has received a video showing the road conditions in the specific section and information on the shooting position where the video was taken (step S130: YES), the process proceeds to step S140.

[0030] Next, in the process of step S140, the processing device 210 updates the image showing the road conditions in the specific section by storing the image received from the vehicle 100 in the storage device 220 together with the shooting position information.

[0031] Next, in the process of step S150, the processor 210 gives an incentive to the user who uploaded the video showing the road conditions in the specific section. Next, in the process of step S160, the processing device 210 transmits, to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100, incentive information that can specify that an incentive has been granted.

[0032] When the incentive information is transmitted to the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100 through the process of step S160, the processing device 210 ends this series of processes. In the process of step S130, if the processing device 210 does not determine that the image showing the road conditions in the specific section and the shooting position information have been received (step S130: NO), the processing device 210 does not execute the processes of steps S140 to S160. In this case, the processing device 210 ends this series of processes without executing the processes of steps S140 to S160. In other words, if the image showing the road conditions in the specific section and the shooting position information have not been received from the vehicle 100, the processing device 210 ends this series of processes without giving an incentive to the user.

[0033] <Processing Executed by the Navigation Device 120> 5 shows a flow of processing that the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100 periodically executes at a fixed cycle when it receives photography route information. This series of processing corresponds to the processing of the vehicle 100 shown in FIG.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 5, when this series of processes starts, the navigation device 120 first displays route guidance information on the display 130 based on the shooting route information and normal route information received from the data center 200 in the process of step S230.

[0035] Next, in the process of step S240, the navigation device 120 determines whether or not the user has selected a photography route. For example, the navigation device 120 may be configured to allow the user to select a photography route or a normal route by an input device provided in the navigation device 120 in a situation where route guidance information is displayed on the display 130. In the process of step S240, if the navigation device 120 determines that the user has selected a photography route (step S240: YES), the process proceeds to step S250.

[0036] Next, in the process of step S250, the navigation device 120 executes a process during travel along a route for filming. The process during travel along a route for filming is a process in which the navigation device 120 records the video captured by the drive recorder 110 of the vehicle 100 while the vehicle 100 is traveling along a specific section, and the information on the location where the video was captured, and transmits the recorded video to the data center 200. The process during travel along a route for filming will be described in detail later.

[0037] Once the photoshoot route travel processing in step S250 has been executed, the process proceeds to step S260. In the process of step S240, if the navigation device 120 determines that the user has not selected a photography route (step S240: NO), the navigation device 120 executes the process of step S260 without executing the process of step S250.

[0038] Next, in the process of step S260, the navigation device 120 determines whether or not incentive information has been received. The incentive information is the incentive information transmitted by the processing device 210 of the data center 200 in the process of step S160 in Fig. 4. When the navigation device 120 determines that the incentive information has been received (step S260: YES), the process proceeds to step S270.

[0039] Next, in the process of step S270, the navigation device 120 displays the incentive information on the display 130 based on the incentive information received from the data center 200. For example, when points are awarded as the incentive, the navigation device 120 displays the character string "Points have been awarded" as the incentive information on the display 130. The incentive information displayed on the display 130 is not limited to this, so long as it is information that can identify that the data center 200 has awarded an incentive to the user.

[0040] After causing the display 130 to display the incentive information through the process of step S270, the navigation device 120 ends this series of processes. In the process of step S260, if the navigation device 120 determines that the incentive information has not been received (step S260: NO), the navigation device 120 ends this series of processes without executing the process of step S270. In other words, if the incentive information has not been received from the vehicle 100, the navigation device 120 ends this series of processes without displaying the incentive information on the display 130.

[0041] <Processing performed by the navigation device 120 while traveling on the photography route> 6 shows the flow of processing during travel of a photoshoot route executed by the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100. This series of processing corresponds to the processing of step S250 shown in FIG.

[0042] 6, when this series of processes is started, the navigation device 120 first determines in step S300 whether the vehicle 100 has started traveling in the specific section. Specifically, the navigation device 120 determines whether the vehicle 100 has started traveling in the specific section based on the photography route information received from the data center 200 and the current position information of the vehicle 100 identified by the satellite positioning system. When the navigation device 120 determines that the vehicle 100 has started traveling in the specific section (step S300: YES), the process proceeds to step S310.

[0043] Next, in the process of step S310, the navigation device 120 stores the video captured by the drive recorder 110 of the vehicle 100 and the capture position information in the storage device of the navigation device 120.

[0044] Next, in the process of step S320, the navigation device 120 judges whether or not the vehicle 100 has finished traveling in the specific section. Specifically, the navigation device 120 judges whether or not the vehicle 100 has finished traveling in the specific section based on the photography route information received from the data center 200 and the current position information of the vehicle 100 identified by the satellite positioning system. If the navigation device 120 judges that the vehicle 100 has finished traveling in the specific section (step S320: YES), the process proceeds to step S330. On the other hand, if the navigation device 120 does not judge 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, in the process of step S320, the navigation device 120 repeatedly executes the processes of steps S310 and S320 until the navigation device 120 judges that the vehicle 100 has finished traveling in the specific section.

[0045] In the process of step S330, the navigation device 120 transmits the video and the shooting position information stored in the storage device in the process of step S310 to the data center 200. The video transmitted to the data center 200 is the video captured by the drive recorder 110 of the vehicle 100 while the vehicle 100 is traveling in a specific section, and is the video received by the data center 200 from the vehicle 100 in FIG.

[0046] In this way, when the vehicle 100 transmits the video and the shooting position information stored in the storage device while the vehicle 100 is traveling in the specific section to the data center 200 through the process of step S330, the navigation device 120 ends this series of processes.

[0047] In the process of step S300, if 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 ends this series of processes without executing the processes of steps S310 to S330.

[0048] <Operation of the embodiment> In the navigation system 10, the processing device 210 of the data center 200 receives, through the process described with reference to the upper part of FIG. 3, specific section information capable of identifying the specific section for which an image of the road conditions has been requested to be captured.

[0049] Then, through the processing of steps S100 to S120 in the series of processing described with reference to Fig. 4, the processing device 210 proposes a photography route to the user who has set a destination and performed a route search using the navigation device 120. The photography route is a route that passes through a specific section. The processing device 210 proposes a photography route to the user who has performed a route search based on the specific section information.

[0050] Then, the processing device 210 stores the video uploaded by the user in the storage device 220 through the processes of steps S130 and S140 in the series of processes described with reference to Fig. 4. The video uploaded by the user is a video showing the road conditions in the specific section, captured by the drive recorder 110 while the vehicle 100 is traveling in the specific section. The processing device 210 stores the video uploaded by the user in the storage device 220 together with shooting position information capable of identifying the position where the video was shot.

[0051] Then, the processing device 210 provides an incentive to the user who uploaded the video showing the road conditions in the specific section through the process of step S150 in the series of processes described with reference to FIG.

[0052] In this way, the navigation system 10 accepts specific section information capable of identifying the specific section for which a request has been made to capture road conditions. Based on the specific section information, the navigation system 10 then proposes to a user who has set a destination and performed a route search using the navigation device 120 a capture route that passes through the specific section for which a request has been made to capture road conditions. The navigation system 10 then stores in the storage device 220 an image showing the road conditions of the specific section captured by the drive recorder 110 while the vehicle 100 is traveling through the specific section, together with the capture location information. The navigation system 10 then provides an incentive to the user who has uploaded the road conditions of the specific section.

[0053] <Effects of this embodiment> (1) The data center 200 of the navigation system 10 stores in the storage device 220 the video showing the road conditions in the specific section, which was uploaded by the user and was taken while driving in the specific section, together with the shooting location information. In this way, the navigation system 10 identifies that the video is video of the specific section from the shooting location information, and updates the video showing the road conditions in the specific section. In addition, the navigation system 10 suggests a shooting route that passes through the specific section for which shooting of road conditions has been requested to a user who has set a destination using the navigation device 120 and performed a route search. This makes it easier to shoot video of the specific section. In this way, the navigation system 10 makes it easier to update the video showing the latest road conditions in the specific section. This makes it easier to update the video showing the road conditions even in sections with little travel.

[0054] (2) The navigation system 10 provides an incentive to a user who uploads a video showing the road conditions of a specific section. Therefore, the navigation system 10 can increase the motivation of the user to upload a video showing the road conditions of a specific section.

[0055] (3) When proposing a filming route to a user, the navigation system 10 displays the filming route and a normal route that does not pass through the specific section. Furthermore, the navigation system 10 also displays the content of an incentive that will be granted if the user travels along the filming route and uploads a video showing the road conditions of the specific section. Therefore, the user can compare the filming route and the normal route while taking into account the content of the incentive, and then consider which route to travel.

[0056] (4) When the navigation system 10 proposes a photography route to the user, it displays the difference in the time required to reach the destination between traveling the photography route and traveling the normal route, along with the content of the incentive. Therefore, the user can compare the photography route and the normal route while taking into account the difference in the time required to reach the destination in addition to the content of the incentive, and then consider which route to travel.

[0057] (5) The navigation system 10 proposes to the user a photography route that passes through a specific section within a distance preset by the user from the current position of the vehicle 100 for which a route search has been performed. Therefore, the photography routes can be narrowed down to those that pass through a specific section within a distance preset by the user, and the user can be prompted to consider whether or not to travel on the photography route. Therefore, a photography route that is suitable for the user can be proposed.

[0058] <Example of change> This embodiment can be modified as follows: This embodiment and the following modifications can be combined with each other to the extent that there is no technical contradiction.

[0059] The video uploaded by the user may be video taken by the drive recorder 110 while driving on all sections of the shooting route, as long as the video includes video taken by the drive recorder 110 while driving on a specific section. In this case, the navigation device 120 of the vehicle 100 may transmit the video taken when the vehicle 100 reaches the destination and information on the shooting location to the data center 200.

[0060] When there is a photography route that includes multiple specific sections, the processing device 210 may be configured to suggest to the user who performed the route search only the photography route that includes the specific section that is closest to the current position of the vehicle 100.

[0061] In the above navigation system 10, the video uploaded by the user to the data center 200 is video captured by the drive recorder 110. In contrast, the video uploaded by the user to the data center 200 may be video captured by a capturing device other than the drive recorder 110. One example of a capturing device other than the drive recorder 110 is an in-vehicle camera used for driving assistance.

[0062] When multiple users upload images showing road conditions in the same specific section, the processing device 210 may provide incentives to all users who have uploaded images before the request to capture the road conditions is withdrawn. In this case, the processing device 210 may provide incentives only to the user who first uploaded the image.

[0063] The processing device 210 may also give the right to earn an incentive only to the first user who selects a photography route. The navigation device 120 may display the shooting route and the normal route by images on the display 130, while displaying the contents of the incentive by sound. In this case, the navigation device 120 may be provided with the display 130 and a speaker capable of outputting sound.

[0064] When an incentive is granted, the navigation device 120 does not need to display incentive information that can identify that the incentive has been granted. When displaying route guidance information, the navigation device 120 may display the difference in distance to reach the destination when traveling along the photography route and when traveling along the normal route, together with the details of the incentive.

[0065] The processing device 210 may propose a route for shooting that passes through a specific section among multiple specific sections that is 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 for which the route search was performed to the destination. [Explanation of symbols]

[0066] 10...navigation system, 50...photography client, 100...vehicle, 110...drive recorder, 120...navigation device, 130...display, 200...data center, 210...processing device, 220...storage device, 230...communication device, 300...communication network

Claims

1. a data center including a storage device and a processing device; A plurality of vehicles each equipped with an imaging device capable of capturing an image of a road on which the vehicle is traveling and a navigation device; are connected via a communication network, The processing device comprises: Receiving specific section information capable of identifying a specific section for which a request is made to photograph road conditions; proposing a photography route that passes through the specific section based on the specific section information to a user who has set a destination using the navigation device and performed a route search; and storing in the storage device, a video showing a road condition of the specific section, which has been uploaded by the user and taken by the photographing device while the vehicle is traveling in the specific section, together with photographing position information that can identify the position where the video was taken. Navigation system.

2. The processing device comprises: An incentive is given to the user who uploads a video showing the road conditions of the specific section. The navigation system of claim 1 .

3. the processing device proposes to the user the route for filming along with the content of the incentive to be given to the user when the user uploads an image showing the road conditions of the specific section; The navigation device provided in the vehicle of the user displays the photography route and a normal route that does not pass through the specific section, together with the content of the incentive to be given when the user uploads a video showing the road conditions of the specific section.

3. The navigation system according to claim 2.

4. The navigation device displays a difference in the time required to reach the destination between when the vehicle is traveling along the photography route and when the vehicle is traveling along the normal route, together with the content of the incentive.

4. The navigation system according to claim 3.

5. The processing device comprises: acquiring current location information indicating a current location of the vehicle for which the route search was performed and a distance preset by the user in the navigation device; and proposing the photography route that passes through a specific section that is within the distance from the current position of the vehicle for which the route search is performed, among the multiple specific sections, based on the current position information and the distance. The navigation system of claim 1 .

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