Mobile device, information processing method, information processing program, and information processing system

Abstract

To provide a mobile body device which can support the movement from a current position to the place of start of a route.SOLUTION: A navigation NV for guiding the movement of a vehicle under the management by a manager acquires specified route information showing a specified route where a vehicle is to move, detects the current location of the vehicle, and presents an index which shows the place of start on the specified route viewed from the current position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present application relates to the technical fields of a mobile device, an information processing method, and an information processing program. More specifically, the present application relates to the technical fields of a mobile device that guides the movement of a mobile device under the management of an administrator, an information processing method executed in the mobile device, and an information processing program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, navigation devices that search for a route to a destination and provide guidance along the searched route have been widely known. Patent Document 1 listed below is an example of a prior art document showing such a navigation device.

[0003] The technology described in Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which an interruption point where route guidance should be interrupted is provided between the destination and the departure point. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-125024 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, prior art, including the technology described in Patent Document 1, does not take into consideration the case where the starting point searched for as a route is far from the current location of the vehicle (for example, the location of a parking lot). Therefore, in such a case, there is a problem that the starting point of the route cannot be reached in the first place, and therefore the destination cannot be reached either.

[0006] Therefore, the present application has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and one example of the object of the application is to provide a mobile device that can assist in traveling from the vehicle's current location to the starting point of the route, an information processing method executed in the mobile device, and a program for the information processing. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problem, the invention described in claim 1 is a mobile device that guides the movement of a mobile object under the management of an administrator, and comprises a designated route information acquisition means that acquires designated route information that indicates a designated route that is a route along which the mobile object should move, a detection means that detects the current position of the mobile object that should move on the designated route, and a presentation means that presents an indicator that indicates the position of a starting point on the designated route as seen from the current position.

[0008] In order to solve the above problem, the invention described in claim 6 is an information processing method executed in a mobile device that guides the movement of a mobile device under the management of an administrator, and that includes a designated route information acquisition means, a detection means, and a presentation means, and includes a designated route information acquisition step of acquiring designated route information that indicates a designated route that is a route along which the mobile device should move, using the designated route information acquisition means, a detection step of detecting, using the detection means, the current position of the mobile device that should move on the designated route, and a presentation step of presenting, by the presentation means, an indicator that indicates the position of a starting point on the designated route as seen from the current position.

[0009] In order to solve the above problem, the invention described in claim 7 causes a computer installed in a mobile device that guides the movement of a mobile object under the management of an administrator to function as a mobile device described in any one of claims 1 to 5. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile device according to an embodiment. [Figure 2]1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment. [Figure 3] 1A and 1B are block diagrams showing the general configuration of a processing server and the like according to an embodiment, in which FIG. 1A is a block diagram showing the general configuration of the processing server, and FIG. 1B is a block diagram showing the general configuration of a navigation device according to an embodiment. [Figure 4] 10 is a flowchart illustrating information processing according to an embodiment. [Figure 5] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing examples of screens displayed on a navigation device in information processing according to an embodiment, where (a) is a diagram showing the screen example (I), (b) is a diagram showing the screen example (II), and (c) is a diagram showing an example of the content of an email according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile device according to the embodiment.

[0012] As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile device S according to the embodiment is a mobile device S that guides the movement of a mobile device under the management of an administrator, and includes a designated route information acquisition means 1, a detection means 2, and a presentation means 3.

[0013] In this configuration, the designated route information acquisition means 1 acquires designated route information indicating a designated route that is a route along which the mobile object should travel.

[0014] On the other hand, the detection means 2 detects the current position of a moving object that is to move along a designated route.

[0015] The display means 3 then displays an indicator indicating the position of the starting point on the designated route as viewed from the current position.

[0016] As described above, the operation of the mobile device S of the embodiment presents an indicator indicating the location of the starting point of the designated route along which a mobile body under the management of an administrator should travel, thereby assisting the mobile body in traveling from its current location to the starting point of the designated route. [Example]

[0017] Next, specific examples corresponding to the above-described embodiments will be described with reference to Figures 2 to 5. The examples described below are examples in which the present application is applied to an information processing system in which navigation devices installed in multiple vehicles, an administrator device of an administrator that manages the movement of the multiple vehicles, and a processing server according to the embodiments are connected via a network such as the Internet. In this case, the vehicles correspond to an example of a moving body according to the embodiments.

[0018] Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the general configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment, Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the general configuration of a processing server etc. according to an embodiment, Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing information processing according to an embodiment, and Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a navigation device in the information processing. In Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the same component numbers as those of the respective components in the mobile body device S according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 are used for the respective components in the embodiment.

[0019] 2, the information processing system SS according to the embodiment is configured by an administrator device M used by an administrator who manages the movement of multiple vehicles, navigation devices NV1, NV2, ..., NVn (n is a natural number) respectively installed in the multiple vehicles, and a processing server SV, which are connected to each other so that data can be exchanged via the network NW. In the following description, when matters common to the navigation devices NV1, NV2, ..., NVn are described, they will be collectively referred to as "navigation devices NV."

[0020] In this configuration, an administrator who uses the administrator device M is responsible for managing the travel patterns according to the embodiment of the vehicle equipped with the navigation device NV according to the embodiment. In this case, the travel patterns refer to the points where each vehicle should stop and the routes to take when stopping at the points. There are two types of management by the administrator:

[0021] That is, in the first management mode, a list of location information indicating the locations where each vehicle should stop (in other words, the locations where each vehicle should pass through) and the destination is sent to each vehicle, and each vehicle searches for a route to reach the destination via each location indicated in the location information, and the vehicle moves based on the search results. In this first management mode, the administrator only instructs each vehicle on the locations where each vehicle should go (i.e., the locations where each vehicle should pass through), and the route itself for moving via each location is determined by the search results of the navigation device NV installed in each vehicle. This first management mode will be referred to as "registered course management" hereinafter.

[0022] On the other hand, in the second management mode, the administrator not only specifies the points where each vehicle should stop and the destination, but also specifies the route for travel via each of these points. Hereinafter, the route for travel specified by the administrator for each vehicle will be referred to as the "designated route." Under the second management mode, the navigation devices NV installed in each vehicle do not independently search for routes. Furthermore, even if a vehicle deviates from the designated route, each navigation device NV does not search for a new route to return to the original designated route or search again for another route to the destination (so-called reroute search). Hereinafter, this second management mode will be referred to as "designated route course management."

[0023] To perform the above management, the management device M generates at least one of the list of location information or information indicating the designated route and transmits it to each navigation device NV via the processing server SV. The processing server SV then detects the movement of each vehicle (in other words, each navigation device NV) based on at least one of the list of location information or the information indicating the designated route, thereby enabling the administrator to manage the movement. In the following description, the information indicating the designated route is referred to as "designated route information." Upon receiving at least one of the list of location information or the designated route information, each navigation device NV guides the vehicle to move based on at least one of the list of location information or the designated route information, and, if an incident occurs that causes the vehicle to deviate from the designated route during designated route course management, reports the occurrence of the deviation to the administrator device M via the processing server SV.

[0024] Next, the configuration of each of the processing server SV and each navigation device NV included in the information processing system SS according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0025] As shown in Figure 3(a), the processing server SV according to the embodiment is composed of an interface 10, a processing unit 11 consisting of a CPU, RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), etc., a display 12 consisting of an LCD display, etc., an operation unit 13 consisting of a mouse, keyboard, etc., and a recording unit 14 consisting of an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive), etc.

[0026] In this configuration, the interface 10, under the control of the processing unit 11, controls the exchange of data between each navigation device NV and the administrator device M via the network NW. Meanwhile, the operation unit 13 outputs an operation signal to the processing unit 11 corresponding to an operation performed by a user of the processing server SV on the operation unit 13. The processing unit 11 then uses various data recorded in the recording unit 14 to centrally control the information processing as the processing server SV according to the embodiment based on the operation signal. At this time, the various data recorded in the recording unit 14 include, for example, a list of the above-mentioned location information associated with a vehicle ID (e.g., a vehicle number) for distinguishing each vehicle from other vehicles, or the above-mentioned designated route information, as well as a program for executing the information processing as the processing server SV according to the embodiment. Information necessary for the processing unit 11 to execute the information processing according to the embodiment is presented to the user via the display 12. The processing unit 11 also executes the information processing according to the embodiment as the processing server SV while exchanging necessary data between the administrator device M and each navigation device NV via the interface 10.

[0027] On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3(b), each navigation device NV according to the embodiment includes an interface 1, a processing unit 2 including a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., a display 3 including a liquid crystal display, etc., an operation unit 4 including a remote control and operation buttons, etc., a recording unit 5 including a HDD or SSD, etc., a sensor unit 6 including, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor, an independent sensor, or an imaging camera, etc., and a speaker 7. In this case, the interface 1 corresponds to an example of designated route information acquisition means 1 according to the embodiment, the processing unit 2 corresponds to an example of detection means 2 according to the embodiment and examples of "map presentation control means" and "search means" according to the present application, respectively, and the processing unit 2 and display 3 correspond to an example of presentation means 3 according to the embodiment. Also, as shown in FIG. 3(b), the interface 1, processing unit 2, and display 3 constitute an example of a mobile device S according to the embodiment.

[0028] In this configuration, the interface 1 controls the exchange of data with the processing server SV via the network NW under the control of the processing unit 2. Meanwhile, the operation unit 4 outputs an operation signal corresponding to an operation performed by a passenger (including the driver) of the vehicle equipped with the navigation device NV to the processing unit 2. The processing unit 2 then uses various data recorded in the recording unit 5 to perform overall control of information processing as the processing server SV according to the embodiment based on the operation signal. The various data recorded in the recording unit 5 include, for example, map data for a map displayed on the display 3 when guiding the vehicle equipped with the navigation device NV, as well as a list of the location information associated with the navigation device NV (in other words, the vehicle) and acquired via the processing server SV. Furthermore, the recording unit 5 also stores a program for executing information processing as the navigation device NV according to the embodiment. Information required for the processing by the processing unit 2 to execute the information processing according to the embodiment is presented to the passenger by displaying it on the display 3 or by voice via the speaker 7. The processing unit 2 also executes the information processing according to the embodiment as the navigation device NV while exchanging necessary data with the processing server SV via the interface 1.

[0029] Next, the information processing according to the embodiment, which is executed mainly by the processing server SV and each navigation device NV included in the information processing system SS having the above-described configuration, will be specifically described with reference to FIGS.

[0030] As shown in the corresponding flowchart in Figure 4, information processing according to an embodiment of the processing server SV is started, for example, when the power switch of the processing server SV is turned on. After the information processing starts, the processing unit 11 of the processing server SV first acquires the list of location information and the designated route information to be transmitted to the vehicle whose travel pattern it manages from the administrator device M via the network NW. The processing unit 11 then generates course data according to an embodiment of the invention, including the acquired list of location information and the designated route information, and transmits the course data via the network NW to the navigation device NV installed in the vehicle whose travel pattern it manages (step S20). The processing unit 11 then monitors transmission of departure route data, described later, from the navigation device NV (step S21).

[0031] Meanwhile, information processing according to the embodiment of the navigation device NV is started, for example, when the power switch of the navigation device NV is turned on. After the information processing starts, the processing unit 2 of the navigation device NV monitors whether the course data has been transmitted from the processing server SV (step S1; see step S20 above). If the course data has not been transmitted in the monitoring of step S1 (step S1: NO), the processing unit 2 continues monitoring step S1. On the other hand, if the course data has been transmitted in the monitoring of step S1 (step S1: YES), the processing unit 2 next monitors whether a passenger in the vehicle in which the navigation device NV is installed has performed a selection operation, via the operation unit 4, to select whether the vehicle will travel under the registered course management or the designated route course management (step S2).

[0032] Here, as the selection in step S2, the passenger separately contacts, for example, an administrator using the administrator device M, and confirms whether the vehicle he or she is driving should travel under registered course management or designated route course management. Then, the passenger performs the selection operation in step S2 based on the result of the confirmation.

[0033] If registered route management is selected in the monitoring of step S2 (step S2: registered route), the processing unit 2 then independently searches for a route to reach the destination via points indicated by the point information included in the list of point information for the registered route management (step S3), and then starts guiding the vehicle to the destination using, for example, a conventional guidance processing method (step S4). The processing unit 2 then monitors whether the vehicle has passed through the starting point on the route searched for in step S3 (in other words, whether movement has started) (step S5). If the monitoring of step S5 determines that the vehicle has not yet passed through the starting point (step S5: NO), the processing unit 2 returns to step S4 and continues guiding the vehicle to the starting point. On the other hand, if the monitoring of step S5 determines that the vehicle has passed through the starting point (step S5: YES), the processing unit 2 generates starting point via data indicating that the vehicle has passed through the starting point (in other words, that movement to each point indicated in the list of point information has started), and transmits the generated data to the processing server SV via the network NW (step S6). The departure point route data includes at least identification data for identifying the vehicle that has routed through the departure point, and time data indicating the route time. After that, the processing unit 2 proceeds to step S13, which will be described later.

[0034] On the other hand, if designated route course management is selected in the monitoring of step S2 (step S2: designated route course), the processing unit 2 then switches the navigation device NV itself to a mode that prohibits the reroute search (step S7). At this time, the processing unit 2 may switch to the mode that prohibits the reroute search when designated route course management is selected in step S2, or if a prohibition flag that prohibits the reroute search is included in the designated route information acquired in step S1, may switch to the mode that prohibits the reroute search upon confirmation of the prohibition flag. In the former case, the processing unit 2 will switch to the mode that prohibits the reroute search on its own, while in the latter case, the processing unit 2 will switch to the mode that prohibits the reroute search in response to an instruction from the processing server SV.

[0035] After transitioning to the mode in which reroute search is prohibited in step S7, the processing unit 2 then detects the current position of the vehicle in which the navigation device NV is installed based on the current position data etc. from the sensor unit 6. Then, if the detected current position differs from the departure point on the designated route, the processing unit 2 displays a departure point indicator according to the embodiment on the display 3 together with a map of the range including the designated route and the current position.

[0036] Here, as an example of the departure point indicator displayed in step S8, for example, as shown in FIG. 5(a), in a state where a map MP including a current position mark PS indicating the current position and a designated route OR including a departure point ST (shown by a thick dashed line in FIG. 5(a)) is displayed on the display 3, a departure point indicator G (shown by a dashed line in FIG. 5(a)), which is a simple straight line unrelated to the shape of the road, is displayed. This departure point indicator G is an indicator that simply indicates the position of the departure point ST of the designated route OR as seen from the current position of the vehicle under the designated route course management. It is preferable that the display color of the departure point indicator G on the display 3 be different from the display color of the designated route OR on the display 3. Furthermore, as the departure point indicator G, in addition to the straight-line departure point indicator G shown in FIG. 5(a), the direction of the departure point ST may be indicated by an arrow indicating the direction of the departure point ST as seen from the current position, or the direction of the departure point ST may be indicated by audio via the speaker 7. Here, the processing unit 2 of the navigation device NV under the management of the specified route course does not search for a route from the current position to the departure point ST or provide guidance using the searched route, so the passengers of the vehicle move the vehicle to the departure point ST while referring to the map MP displayed together with the departure point indicator G, for example.

[0037] After displaying the departure point indicator G in step S8, the processing unit 2 next monitors whether the vehicle has passed the departure point ST (in other words, whether the vehicle has started moving along the designated route) (step S9). If the monitoring in step S9 shows that the vehicle has not yet passed the departure point ST (step S9: NO), the processing unit 2 returns to step S8 and continues displaying the departure point indicator G. On the other hand, if the monitoring in step S9 shows that the vehicle has passed the departure point ST (step S9: YES), the processing unit 2 generates departure point route data indicating that the vehicle has passed the departure point ST (in other words, that the vehicle has started moving along the designated route) and transmits the generated data to the processing server SV via the network NW (step S10). This departure point route data includes at least identification data for identifying the vehicle that has passed the departure point and time data indicating the time of the route. Thereafter, the processing unit 2 starts guiding the vehicle along the designated route (step S11).

[0038] Next, the processing unit 2 monitors whether or not the vehicle under the designated route course management has deviated from the designated route while moving along the designated route (step S12). In this step S12, the processing unit 2 monitors whether or not there has been such deviation based on the current position data from the sensor unit 6. At this time, even if the processing unit 2 detects that the current position of the vehicle has deviated from the designated route, it does not immediately determine that there has been such deviation from the designated route, but only determines that there has been such deviation from the designated route when, for example, the current position has remained off the designated route for a certain period of time (e.g., one minute) or more, or when it is detected that the current position has deviated from the designated route by a certain distance (e.g., 200 meters) from the designated route.

[0039] If the monitoring in step S12 shows that no deviation from the designated route has occurred (step S12: NO), the processing unit 2 then monitors whether the vehicle under the designated route course management has arrived at a waypoint included in the designated route (step S13). If the monitoring in step S13 shows that the vehicle has not yet arrived at the waypoint (step S13: NO), the processing unit 2 returns to step S11 and repeats the above-mentioned processing. On the other hand, if the monitoring in step S13 shows that the vehicle has arrived at the waypoint (step S13: YES), the processing unit 2 generates waypoint arrival data indicating that the vehicle has arrived at the waypoint and transmits this data to the processing server SV via the network NW (step S14). This waypoint arrival data includes at least identification data for identifying the vehicle that has arrived at the waypoint and time data indicating the arrival time.

[0040] Next, the processing unit 2 monitors whether the vehicle under the designated route course management has arrived at a destination included in the designated route (step S15). If the vehicle has not yet arrived at the destination during the monitoring in step S15 (step S15: NO), the processing unit 2 returns to step S11 and repeats the above-described processing. On the other hand, if the vehicle has arrived at the destination during the monitoring in step S15 (step S15: YES), the processing unit 2 generates destination arrival data indicating that the vehicle has arrived at the destination and transmits the data to the processing server SV via the network NW (step S16). This destination arrival data includes at least identification data for identifying the vehicle that has arrived at the destination and time data indicating the arrival time.

[0041] Thereafter, the processing unit 2 determines whether or not to terminate the information processing according to the embodiment of the navigation device NV due to, for example, the power switch of the navigation device NV being turned off (step S17). If the determination in step S17 is to continue the information processing (step S17: NO), the processing unit 2 returns to step S1 and repeats the above-described processing. On the other hand, if the determination in step S17 is to terminate the information processing (step S17: YES), the processing unit 2 terminates the information processing as is.

[0042] On the other hand, if it is determined in the monitoring of step S12 that deviation from the designated route has occurred (step S12: YES), the processing unit 2 then performs processing for the case where deviation from the designated route has occurred (step S18). Here, in step S18, the processing unit 2 performs the following processes (i) and (ii). (i) Message output to passengers in a vehicle equipped with a navigation device NV (ii) Transmission of designated route deviation data indicating that a vehicle under designated route course management has deviated from the designated route to the processing server SV via the network NW. At this time, as the process (i) above, the processing unit 2 displays, on the display 3, a message MG, such as that shown in Fig. 5(b), together with a current position mark PS indicating the current position of the vehicle that has deviated from the designated route. In this case, the processing unit 2 may display the message MG while emitting, for example, an alarm sound from the speaker 7 to indicate the deviation. Furthermore, the display of the message MG is repeated every preset time (for example, every 5 minutes).

[0043] On the other hand, as the processing (ii) above, the processing unit 2 transmits the above-mentioned off-designated route data to the processing server SV, which includes identification data for identifying the vehicle that deviated from the designated route and data indicating the time and location of the deviation.

[0044] Then, the passengers of the vehicle that has undergone the above process (i) will separately contact an administrator, for example, using the administrator device M, and ask for instructions on how to return to the designated route and other actions to take.

[0045] Thereafter, the processing unit 2 monitors whether or not the vehicle has returned to the designated route based on, for example, current position data from the sensor unit 6 (step S19), and if the vehicle has not returned (step S19: NO), the processing unit 2 returns to step S18 and continues the processing of (i) above. At this time, the processing unit 2 may transmit the data outside the designated route to the processing server SV only once, or may repeat this process two or more times. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S19 that the vehicle has returned to the designated route (step S19: YES), the processing unit 2 proceeds to step S13 and performs the processing of step S13 and subsequent steps.

[0046] On the other hand, if the departure route data (see step S6 or step S10) is not transmitted from the navigation device NV during the monitoring of step S21 (step S21: NO), the processing unit 11 of the processing server SV continues the monitoring. On the other hand, if departure route data is transmitted (step S21: YES), the processing unit 11 reports the departure route data to the administrator device M, including at least identification data for identifying the vehicle that transmitted the departure route data and data indicating the route time (step S22). This report is made via the network NW.

[0047] Next, the processing unit 11 monitors the transmission of the waypoint arrival data (see step S14) from the navigation device NV (step S23). If, in the monitoring of step S23, the waypoint arrival data is not transmitted from the navigation device NV (step S23: NO), the processing unit 11 continues the monitoring. On the other hand, if the waypoint arrival data is transmitted (step S23: YES), the processing unit 11 reports the arrival at the waypoint to the administrator device M, including at least identification data for identifying the vehicle that transmitted the waypoint arrival data and data indicating the arrival time (step S24). This report is also made via the network NW.

[0048] Meanwhile, in parallel with the monitoring in step S23, the processing unit 11 monitors the transmission of the non-designated route data (see step S18) from the navigation device NV (step S25). If the non-designated route data is not transmitted from the navigation device NV during the monitoring in step S25 (step S25: NO), the processing unit 11 continues the monitoring. On the other hand, if the non-designated route data is transmitted (step S25: YES), the processing unit 11 reports the deviation from the designated route to the administrator device M (step S26), including at least identification data for identifying the vehicle that transmitted the non-designated route data and data indicating the time and location of the deviation from the designated route. This report is also made via the network NW, but the report is made only once for each reception of non-designated route data. The report is preferably made in the form of an email ML containing the content shown in FIG. 5(c) being transmitted to the administrator device M via the network NW.

[0049] Thereafter, the processing unit 11 monitors the transmission of the destination arrival data (see step S16) from the navigation device NV (step S27). If the destination arrival data is not transmitted from the navigation device NV during the monitoring in step S27 (step S27: NO), the processing unit 11 continues the monitoring. On the other hand, if the destination arrival data is transmitted (step S27: YES), the processing unit 11 reports the arrival at the destination to the operator device M, including at least identification data for identifying the vehicle that transmitted the destination arrival data and data indicating the arrival time (step S28). This report is also transmitted to the network. This is done via the network.

[0050] Thereafter, the processing unit 11 determines whether or not to terminate the information processing according to the embodiment as the processing server SV due to, for example, the power switch of the processing server SV being turned off (step S29). If the determination in step S29 is that the information processing should be continued (step S29: NO), the processing unit 11 returns to step S20 and repeats the above-described processing. On the other hand, if the determination in step S29 is that the information processing should be terminated (step S29: YES), the processing unit 11 terminates the information processing as is.

[0051] As described above, according to the operation of the information processing system SS of the embodiment, a departure point indicator G is displayed indicating the location of the departure point ST of the designated route OR along which a vehicle under the control of an administrator should travel, thereby assisting the vehicle in traveling from its current location to the departure point ST of the designated route OR.

[0052] Furthermore, since the departure point indicator G is a straight line connecting the current position and the position of the departure point ST of the designated route OR (see FIG. 5(a)), the relationship between the current position and the position of the departure point ST can be intuitively recognized.

[0053] Furthermore, if the display color of the departure point indicator G and the display color of the designated route OR are made different, the departure point indicator G can be easily recognized in distinction from the designated route OR.

[0054] Furthermore, when a map MP including the current position and a designated route OR including the departure point ST is displayed together with the departure point indicator G, travel to the departure point ST can be made quickly.

[0055] Note that under the designated route course management according to the above-described embodiment, the navigation device NV may search for a route from the current position of the vehicle to the departure point ST of the designated route while displaying the departure point indicator G according to the embodiment (see step S8 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5(a)), or without displaying the departure point indicator G, and may be configured to guide the vehicle to the departure point ST based on the search results. In this case, since a route from the current position to the position of the departure point ST is searched, it is possible to reliably reach the departure point ST even if, for example, the departure point ST of the designated route OR is far from the current position. Note that in this case, the display color of the route from the current position to the departure point ST and the display color of the designated route OR may be configured to be different. In this case, it becomes easier for the vehicle occupants to determine from which point to enter the designated route OR.

[0056] Furthermore, under the designated route course management according to the above-described embodiment, if a vehicle that has deviated from the designated route returns to the original designated route (step S19 in FIG. 4: YES), the system may be configured to report this to the administrator device M via the processing server SV. [Explanation of symbols]

[0057] 1. Designated route information acquisition method (interface) 2. Detection means (processing section) 3 Display (presentation means) NV1, NV2, NVn navigation devices SV processing server M Administrator device G Departure point indicator S Mobile device OR designated route PS Current position mark Mail Email

Claims

1. A mobile device that guides the movement of a mobile object under the management of an administrator, designated route information acquisition means for acquiring designated route information indicating a designated route along which the mobile object should travel; a detection means for detecting a current position of the moving object that is to move along the designated route; a transmitting means for transmitting deviation specifying information to an outside source, which can specify that the moving body has deviated from the designated route when the moving body deviates from the designated route after starting to move along the designated route; A mobile device comprising:

2. In the mobile device according to claim 1, The mobile body device further comprises a notification means for notifying a driver of the deviation of the mobile body from the designated route when the mobile body deviates from the designated route.

3. In the mobile device according to claim 1 or claim 2, The deviation specifying information is Identification information for identifying the moving object that deviated from the designated route; deviation time information indicating the time when the mobile body deviated from the designated route; 1. A mobile device comprising:

4. In the mobile device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, a display means for displaying an indicator indicating the position of one end of the designated route as viewed from the current position when the current position before movement along the designated route differs from the one end of the designated route specified as the designated route.

5. A mobile device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The mobile device is characterized in that the transmitting means transmits to the outside arrival information indicating that the mobile device has arrived at either a stopover point on the designated route or a destination point on the designated route.

6. In the mobile device according to claim 5, The mobile device is characterized in that the arrival information includes arrival time information indicating the time of arrival at any one of the locations.

7. A mobile device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, The mobile device is characterized in that the transmitting means transmits return information indicating that the mobile device has returned to the designated route after deviating from the designated route to an external device.

8. An information processing method executed in a mobile device that guides the movement of a mobile device under the management of an administrator, the mobile device comprising designated route information acquisition means, detection means, and transmission means, comprising: a designated route information acquisition step of acquiring, by the designated route information acquisition means, designated route information indicating a designated route along which the mobile object should travel; a detection step of detecting a current position of the moving object to be moved along the designated route by the detection means; a transmitting step of transmitting deviation specification information capable of specifying that the moving body has deviated from the designated route by the transmitting means to an outside when the moving body deviates from the designated route after starting to move along the designated route; An information processing method comprising:

9. An information processing program characterized by causing a computer mounted on a mobile device that guides the movement of a mobile object under the control of an administrator to function as a mobile device described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A mobile device according to any one of claims 1 to 7; an administrator device on which the administrator specifies the specified route; An information processing system comprising:

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