Travel route presenting system

Abstract

To provide a travel route presenting system that can propose more comfortable driving to a user.SOLUTION: A travel route presenting system includes: an acquisition part for acquiring prescribed information about a user; an estimation part for estimating a health status of the user from the prescribed information about the user; a selection part for selecting at least one travel route from a current place of a vehicle to its destination, on the basis of the estimated result; and a presentation part for presenting the selected travel routes. Accordingly, the travel route presenting system proposes more comfortable driving to the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a driving route presentation system. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a notification system that presents a refueling location for replenishing the vehicle's driving energy that is appropriate for a passenger based on the passenger's attribute information. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-165541 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The notification system disclosed in Patent Document 1 merely presents refueling points based on information such as the preferences of the passenger (user), and does not consider the passenger's health condition. Therefore, the notification system disclosed in Patent Document 1 may not be able to suggest comfortable driving to the user.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made in consideration of the above background, and aims to provide a driving route presentation system capable of suggesting more comfortable driving to a user. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The driving route presentation system according to the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit that acquires predetermined information about a user, an estimation unit that estimates the health condition of the user from the predetermined information about the user, a selection unit that selects at least one driving route from the current location of the vehicle to a destination based on the estimation result, and a presentation unit that presents the selected driving route. The user (driver) who receives this presentation can drive more comfortably according to his or her own health condition. In other words, the driving route presentation system can suggest more comfortable driving to the user. Effect of the Invention

[0007] The present disclosure makes it possible to provide a driving route presentation system capable of suggesting more comfortable driving to a user. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a driving route presentation system according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of a driving route presentation device provided in the driving route presentation system shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of the operation of a driving route presentation device provided in the driving route presentation system shown in FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 4] 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of the operation of a driving route presentation device provided in the driving route presentation system shown in FIG. 1. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] The present invention will be described below through embodiments of the invention, but the invention according to the claims is not limited to the following embodiments. In addition, not all of the configurations described in the embodiments are necessarily essential means for solving the problems. For clarity of explanation, the following description and drawings are omitted and simplified as appropriate. In each drawing, the same elements are given the same reference numerals, and repeated explanations are omitted as necessary.

[0010] <Embodiment 1> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a driving route presentation system 1 according to a first embodiment. The driving route presentation system 1 presents a driving route according to the health condition of a user (driver). The user who receives this presentation can perform more comfortable driving according to his / her own health condition. In other words, the driving route presentation system 1 can suggest more comfortable driving to the user. A specific description will be given below.

[0011] 1, the driving route presentation system 1 includes a driving route presentation device 10, a vehicle 20 equipped with a communication terminal 21, and a network 50. The driving route presentation device 10 can be referred to as a driving route presentation system by itself. The driving route presentation device 10 and the communication terminal 21 are configured to be able to communicate with each other via the wired or wireless network 50.

[0012] The vehicle 20 is a vehicle such as an electric car owned by a user of the present system. A communication terminal 21 is installed in the vehicle 20. The communication terminal 21 is, for example, a car navigation device capable of communication.

[0013] The driving route presentation device 10 is a device that presents a driving route according to the health condition of a user. Specifically, the driving route presentation device 10 includes an acquisition unit 11, an estimation unit 12, a selection unit 13, and a presentation unit 14.

[0014] The acquisition unit 11 acquires predetermined information about the user. The predetermined information about the user is information necessary to estimate the health condition of the user. For example, the acquisition unit 11 acquires at least one of the user's pulse, heart rate, and body temperature from a wearable terminal (not shown) worn by the user as the predetermined information about the user. Alternatively, the acquisition unit 11 acquires information input via an operation terminal (not shown) as the predetermined information about the user. For example, the user inputs at least one of a health check result, a chronic disease, and today's body temperature to the operation terminal by operating the operation terminal. Note that the above-mentioned wearable terminal and operation terminal may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone owned by the user. Alternatively, the acquisition unit 11 may acquire the user's gaze and posture while driving obtained from an image captured by a camera (not shown) installed in the vehicle as the predetermined information about the user.

[0015] The estimation unit 12 estimates the health condition of the user from the predetermined information about the user acquired by the acquisition unit 11. Here, a plurality of combinations of the predetermined information about the user and the health condition of the user may be stored in a database (not shown). In this case, the estimation unit 12 extracts information about the health condition of the user corresponding to the predetermined information about the user acquired by the acquisition unit 11 from the database and can use it as an estimation result.

[0016] The selection unit 13 selects at least one travel route from the current location of the vehicle 20 to the destination based on the health condition of the user estimated by the estimation unit 12. Specifically, when the estimation unit 12 estimates that the health condition of the user is worse than usual, the selection unit 13 selects a travel route suitable for restoring the user's health condition. The predetermined area suitable for restoring the user's health condition is, for example, an area where a predetermined hospital such as a family hospital is located, an area with a beautiful view, an area where the vehicle 20 can be stopped and rested, etc.

[0017] For example, when the estimation unit 12 estimates that the user is not in good physical condition or that the user has developed a chronic illness, the selection unit 13 selects, as an example, a driving route that travels near an area where a predetermined hospital, such as a family hospital, is located. Alternatively, when the estimation unit 12 estimates that the user is tired, the selection unit 13 may select, as an example, a driving route that travels near an area where a rest area is available.

[0018] Here, a database (not shown) may further store multiple combinations of the user's health condition and information on the predetermined area suitable for improving the user's health condition. In this case, the selection unit 13 can extract information on the predetermined area corresponding to the user's health condition from the database, and select a driving route that travels near the extracted predetermined area.

[0019] Furthermore, when vehicle 20 is an electric vehicle and the destination of vehicle 20 is a charging spot (charging facility, charging stand), it is preferable that the database further stores a combination of the user's health condition and information on a predetermined area, such as a hospital, attached to each charging spot located within a predetermined range from the current location of vehicle 20. In this case, selection unit 13 can extract from the database a charging spot attached to a predetermined area corresponding to the user's health condition, set the charging spot as the destination, and then select a driving route to the set destination.

[0020] The presentation unit 14 presents information on the driving route from the current location of the vehicle 20 to the destination selected by the selection unit 13. For example, the presentation unit 14 displays the information on the driving route from the current location of the vehicle 20 to the destination selected by the selection unit 13 on a monitor of the communication terminal 21, which is a car navigation device. Alternatively, the presentation unit 14 may output the information on the driving route from the current location of the vehicle 20 to the destination selected by the selection unit 13 as audio from a speaker mounted on the vehicle 20. Alternatively, the presentation unit 14 may display or notify the information on the driving route from the current location of the vehicle 20 to the destination selected by the selection unit 13 on a mobile terminal such as a smartphone owned by the user.

[0021] Next, the operation of the driving route presentation device 10 will be described with reference to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4. Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the driving route presentation device 10. Figs. 3 and 4 are diagrams for explaining an example of the operation of the driving route presentation device 10.

[0022] First, the driving route presentation device 10 acquires predetermined information related to the user (step S101). Specifically, the driving route presentation device 10 acquires information necessary to estimate the health condition of the user.

[0023] After that, the driving route presentation device 10 estimates the user's health condition based on the acquired predetermined information about the user (step S102).

[0024] Thereafter, the driving route presentation device 10 selects a driving route corresponding to the estimated health condition of the user from one or more driving routes from the current location of the vehicle 20 to the destination (step S103). Specifically, the driving route presentation device 10 selects a driving route that travels near a predetermined area suitable for recovering the estimated health condition of the user from one or more driving routes from the current location of the vehicle 20 to the destination.

[0025] In the example of Fig. 3, there are two driving routes A and B as driving routes from the current location of the vehicle 20 to the destination. For example, when the driving route presentation device 10 estimates that the user's health condition is not good, it selects the driving route A that travels near the area where the user's family hospital is located. On the other hand, when the driving route presentation device 10 estimates that the user's health condition is good, it selects the driving route B that has a shorter driving distance.

[0026] 4, the vehicle 20 is an electric vehicle, and the destination of the vehicle 20 is a charging spot. In this case, the driving route presentation device 10 sets the charging spot CS1, which is adjacent to a predetermined area suitable for improving the user's health, as the destination, among three charging spots CS1 to CS3 located within a predetermined range from the current position of the vehicle 20, and selects the driving route C.

[0027] After that, the driving route presentation device 10 presents information about the selected driving route (step S104). For example, the driving route presentation device 10 displays information about the selected driving route from the current location of the vehicle 20 to the destination on a monitor of the communication terminal 21, which is a car navigation device.

[0028] In this way, the driving route presentation system 1 according to the present embodiment presents a driving route according to the health condition of the user (driver). The user who receives this presentation can drive more comfortably according to his / her own health condition. In other words, the driving route presentation system 1 can suggest more comfortable driving to the user.

[0029] In addition, the present disclosure can be realized by causing a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute a computer program, partly or entirely, of the processing of the driving route presentation device 10.

[0030] The above-mentioned program includes a set of instructions (or software code) for making the computer perform one or more functions described in the embodiment when the program is loaded into the computer. The program may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium or a tangible storage medium. By way of example and not limitation, the computer-readable medium or the tangible storage medium includes a random-access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), a flash memory, a solid-state drive (SSD) or other memory technology, a CD-ROM, a digital versatile disc (DVD), a Blu-ray® disk or other optical disk storage, a magnetic cassette, a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage device. The program may be transmitted on a transitory computer-readable medium or a communication medium. By way of example and not limitation, the transitory computer-readable medium or the communication medium includes an electrical, optical, acoustic, or other form of propagating signal.

[0031] A part or all of the above-described embodiments can be described as, but is not limited to, the following supplementary notes.

[0032] (Appendix 1) The route presentation system Obtaining certain information about the user; Estimating a health condition of the user from predetermined information about the user; Selecting at least one driving route from the current location of the vehicle to the destination based on the estimated result; Present the selected driving route, A method for presenting driving routes.

[0033] (Appendix 2) Obtaining predetermined information about a user; A process of estimating a health condition of the user from predetermined information about the user; A process of selecting at least one travel route from a current location of the vehicle to a destination based on the estimated result; A process of presenting the selected driving route; A control program that causes a computer to execute the above. [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 1. Route presentation system 10. Route presentation device 11 Acquisition Department 12 Estimation part 13 Selection section 14 Presentation section 20 Vehicles 21 Communication terminals 50 Network

Claims

1. An acquisition unit that acquires predetermined information regarding a user; An estimation unit that estimates a health state of the user from predetermined information about the user; a selection unit that selects at least one travel route from a current location of the vehicle to a destination based on a result of the estimation; A presentation unit that presents the selected travel route; A driving route presentation system comprising:

2. The acquisition unit acquires at least one of a pulse rate, a heart rate, and a body temperature of the user from a wearable device worn by the user as predetermined information related to the user. The driving route presentation system according to claim 1 .

3. The driving route presentation system according to claim 1 , wherein the acquisition unit acquires information inputted via an operation terminal as the predetermined information relating to the user.

4. Further comprising a database storing a plurality of combinations of the user's health condition and information on a predetermined area suitable for improving the user's health condition; the selection unit extracts, from the database, information on a predetermined area corresponding to the health condition of the user estimated by the estimation unit, and selects a travel route that travels in the vicinity of the extracted predetermined area. The driving route presentation system according to claim 1 .

5. The vehicle is an electric vehicle, The selection unit further selects, as a destination, a charging facility having a predetermined area corresponding to the health condition of the user estimated by the estimation unit, from among the plurality of charging facilities. The driving route presentation system according to claim 1 .

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