Information processing device

Abstract

To provide an information processing device capable of notifying a crew member of a vehicle about a target apparatus at appropriate timing.SOLUTION: An information processing device comprises: an apparatus detection section 143 which detects a target apparatus 400 disposed in a cabin; and a notification section 144 which notifies a crew member about the target apparatus when the crew member gets on or gets off a vehicle. The notification section 144 performs: detection processing of the target apparatus 400 corresponding to a first condition in a case where a situation of the vehicle satisfies the first condition set in relation to the crew member getting on the vehicle; a first notification as the notification about the target apparatus 400 in a case where the target apparatus 400 is not detected inside of the cabin; detection processing of the target apparatus 400 corresponding to a second condition in a case where the situation of the vehicle satisfies the second condition set corresponding to the crew member getting off the vehicle; and a second notification as the notification about the target apparatus 400 in a case where the target apparatus 400 is detected inside of the cabin.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device. [Background technology]

[0002] Various systems have been proposed to notify occupants of forgotten items when they board a vehicle. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system that notifies occupants of forgotten items when a carried item associated with a category of the vehicle's destination is detected. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2019-159560 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in conventional technology, the system is activated to notify the occupant of a lost item each time the occupant sets the vehicle's destination, which can be inconvenient for the occupant and leaves room for improvement in the notification method.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has an object to provide an information processing device that can notify vehicle occupants about target devices at appropriate timing. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An information processing device that solves the above problem includes an equipment detection unit that detects target equipment placed within the vehicle cabin, and a notification unit that issues a notification regarding the target equipment when an occupant gets in or out of the vehicle, wherein the notification unit performs a detection process for the target equipment associated with a first condition set in association with the occupant getting in when the vehicle status satisfies the first condition, and issues a first notification regarding the target equipment when the target equipment is not detected from within the vehicle cabin, and performs a detection process for the target equipment associated with the second condition when the vehicle status satisfies a second condition set in association with the occupant getting out of the vehicle, and issues a second notification regarding the target equipment when the target equipment is detected from within the vehicle cabin. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to notify vehicle occupants about target devices at appropriate timing. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a notification system. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of processing of a notification system. [Figure 3] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of processing executed by an in-vehicle device. [Figure 4] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of processing executed by an in-vehicle device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] An embodiment of a notification system will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1, the notification system is a system that notifies a vehicle occupant about a target device 400 when the occupant forgets to carry the target device 400 when getting in or out of the vehicle. The notification system performs communication between, for example, an in-vehicle device 100 mounted in the vehicle, a portable information terminal 300 carried by the vehicle occupant, and a server device 200. The in-vehicle device 100 is an example of an information processing device.

[0010] The vehicle-mounted device 100 includes, for example, a communication device 110, a short-range communication unit 120, a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver 130, and a control unit 140.

[0011] The communication device 110 includes a communication interface such as a network interface card (NIC), etc. The communication device 110 communicates with the mobile information terminal 300 or the server device 200 using, for example, a cellular network or a Wi-Fi network.

[0012] The short-range communication unit 120 includes a communication interface such as a network interface card (NIC), etc. The short-range communication unit 120 communicates with a communication tag 410 provided in the target device 400 by using wireless communication based on a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

[0013] The GNSS receiver 130 determines the position of the vehicle-mounted device 100 based on signals received from GNSS satellites.

[0014] The control unit 140 is an electronic control device that performs various controls, and includes, for example, a navigation control unit 141, a vehicle detection unit 142, an equipment detection unit 143, and a notification unit 144.

[0015] The navigation control unit 141 executes a navigation application to provide route guidance for the vehicle. When executing route guidance for the vehicle, the navigation control unit 141 receives a signal from the GNSS receiver 130 and identifies the position of the target device 400. Furthermore, when executing the navigation application, the navigation control unit 141 sets the destination of the vehicle based on an operation by the user.

[0016] The vehicle detection unit 142 detects whether an occupant has gotten on or off the vehicle. The vehicle detection unit 142 detects whether an occupant has gotten on or off the vehicle based on the detection result of a seating sensor provided on the seat of the vehicle, for example.

[0017] The device detection unit 143 detects whether the target device 400 is located inside the vehicle cabin. The device detection unit 143 detects that the target device 400 is located inside the vehicle cabin, for example, on the condition that communication with the target device 400 is established via the short-range communication unit 120.

[0018] The notification unit 144 issues a notification regarding the target device 400 when the vehicle detection unit 142 detects that an occupant has boarded the vehicle. For example, when the vehicle detection unit 142 detects that an occupant has boarded the vehicle, the notification unit 144 searches for assistance data regarding the notification of the target device 400 when boarding the vehicle from the assistance data DB 210 managed by the server device 200. The notification unit 144 determines whether or not a notification regarding the target device 400 is necessary based on the assistance data regarding the notification of the target device 400 when boarding the vehicle, which is received from the server device 200. For example, when the vehicle situation satisfies a condition (first condition) indicated by the assistance data regarding the notification of the target device 400 when boarding the vehicle, the notification unit 144 performs a detection process for the target device 400 associated with the condition. When the device detection unit 143 detects the target device 400, the notification unit 144 executes a detection process for the target device 400 associated with the condition. was not In this case, it is determined that the occupant does not have the target device 400 with them when they get in the vehicle, and a request is made to the mobile information terminal 300 to notify the occupant of the lost property (first notification) urging them to have the target device 400 with them.

[0019] The notification unit 144 notifies the user when boarding the train. Target devices: 400 When assistance data related to the notification is searched from the assistance data DB 210 managed by the server device 200, Target devices: 400 The assistance data relating to the notification is generated, and the generated assistance data is registered in the assistance data DB 210 managed by the server device 200.

[0020] Furthermore, when the vehicle detection unit 142 detects that the occupant has dismounted, the notification unit 144 issues a notification regarding the target device 400. For example, when the vehicle detection unit 142 detects that the occupant has dismounted, if the vehicle situation satisfies a condition (second condition) indicated by the assistance data regarding notification of the target device 400 at the time of dismounting, the notification unit 144 performs detection processing for the target device 400 associated with the condition. When the target device 400 is detected by the device detection unit 143, the notification unit 144 assumes that the occupant left the target device 400 inside the vehicle compartment when dismounting and does not have it with them, and requests the mobile information terminal 300 to issue a left-behind notification (second notification) urging the occupant to have the target device 400 with them.

[0021] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an outline of the processing of the notification system according to this embodiment.

[0022] First, when setting the vehicle's destination, assistance data for when boarding is searched. The assistance data for when boarding includes, for example, data related to the destination, the time period when assistance is needed, and the target device. Then, the data related to the destination and time period included in the setting information is compared with the destination and the time period when assistance is needed included in the assistance data to search for the corresponding assistance data. As a first example of assistance data for when boarding, imagine a situation in which a driver needs to remember to bring a lunch box when heading to work on a weekday morning, with "work" set as the destination, "weekday morning" set as the time period when assistance is needed, and "lunch box" set as the target device. As a second example of assistance data for when boarding, imagine a situation in which a driver needs to remember to bring a disaster bag when evacuating due to heavy rain, with "evacuation site" set as the destination, "heavy rain" set as the time period when assistance is needed, and "disaster bag" set as the target device.

[0023] When the assistance data for boarding is searched, if a connection to a target device included in the assistance data is not detected, a notification of lost items related to the target device is executed. Furthermore, when the assistance data for boarding is searched, the assistance data for disembarking is generated. The assistance data for disembarking includes, for example, the destination, the time period during which assistance is needed, and data related to the target device. The assistance data for disembarking is generated by updating the time period during which assistance is needed with reference to the assistance data for boarding.

[0024] When the vehicle arrives at its destination and the occupants are detected getting off, the time zone at that time is compared with the time zone in which assistance is required, which is included in the assistance data at the time of disembarking. If the comparison is successful and a connection to a target device included in the assistance data is detected, a notification of lost items related to the target device is issued.

[0025] Next, the flow of processing executed by the vehicle-mounted device 100 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in Fig. 3. The flowchart shown in Fig. 3 starts, for example, when the destination of the vehicle is set.

[0026] 3, the vehicle-mounted device 100 first determines whether the set destination is registered (S10). For example, the vehicle-mounted device 100 compares the set destination with destinations included in the assistance data registered in the assistance data DB 210 managed by the server device 200, and determines whether the corresponding assistance data exists.

[0027] When the vehicle-mounted device 100 determines that the set destination has been registered (S10=YES), it determines whether the current time is within the registered time period (S11). For example, the vehicle-mounted device 100 compares the current time with the time period in which assistance is required, which is included in the assistance data determined in the previous step S10, and determines whether the current time is within the registered time period based on whether the current time is included in the time period in which assistance is required.

[0028] When the vehicle-mounted device 100 determines that the current time is within the registered time period (S11=YES), it starts assistance when getting on board (S12). On the other hand, when the vehicle-mounted device 100 determines that the set destination is not registered (S10=NO) or when it determines that the current time is not within the registered time period (S11=NO), it ends the flowchart shown in Fig. 3 without starting assistance when getting on board.

[0029] When the vehicle-mounted device 100 starts assistance during riding, it first determines whether or not it can detect the target device 400 associated with the assistance data (S13). I can't If it is determined that (S13= NO ), and requests the mobile information terminal 300 to notify the lost item (S14). can If it is determined that (S13= YES ), the process proceeds to S15 without requesting the mobile information terminal 300 to notify the user of the lost item.

[0030] Next, the vehicle-mounted device 100 registers assistance data when getting off the vehicle (S15). The vehicle-mounted device 100 generates assistance data when getting off the vehicle based on the assistance data when getting on the vehicle, and registers the generated assistance data.

[0031] Thereafter, the vehicle-mounted device 100 ends the assistance during riding (S16), and ends the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG.

[0032] Next, the flow of processing executed by the vehicle-mounted device 100 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in Fig. 4. The flowchart shown in Fig. 4 starts, for example, when the ignition switch of the vehicle is turned off.

[0033] As shown in Fig. 4, the vehicle-mounted device 100 first determines whether or not assistance data for getting off the vehicle has been registered (S20). For example, the vehicle-mounted device 100 determines whether or not assistance data for getting off the vehicle has been registered in S15 of Fig. 3.

[0034] When it is determined that assistance data for disembarking is registered (S20=YES), the vehicle-mounted device 100 determines whether the current time is within the registered time period (S21). For example, the vehicle-mounted device 100 compares the current time with the time period in which assistance is required, which is included in the assistance data determined in the previous step S20, and determines whether the current time is within the registered time period based on whether the current time is included in the time period in which assistance is required.

[0035] When the vehicle-mounted device 100 determines that the current time is within the registered time period (S21=YES), it starts assistance when getting off the vehicle (S22). On the other hand, when the vehicle-mounted device 100 determines that assistance data when getting off the vehicle is not registered (S20=NO) or when it determines that the current time is not within the registered time period (S21=NO), it ends the processing of the flowchart shown in Fig. 4 without starting assistance when getting off the vehicle.

[0036] When the vehicle-mounted device 100 starts assistance at the time of disembarking, it first determines whether or not it has detected that an occupant has disembarked (S23). If it determines that it has not detected that an occupant has disembarked (S23=NO), it continues the processing of S23 until it detects that an occupant has disembarked. On the other hand, if it determines that it has detected that an occupant has disembarked (S23=YES), it determines whether or not it has detected that the vehicle doors have been locked (S24). If it determines that it has not detected that the vehicle doors have been locked (S24=NO), it continues the processing of S24 until it detects that the vehicle doors have been locked. On the other hand, if it detects that the vehicle doors have been locked (S24=YES), it determines whether or not it can detect the target device 400 associated with the assistance data (S25).

[0037] If the vehicle-mounted device 100 determines that it can detect the target device 400 (S25=YES), it requests the mobile information terminal 300 to notify the user of the lost item (S26). On the other hand, if the vehicle-mounted device 100 determines that it cannot detect the target device 400 (S25=NO), it does not request the mobile information terminal 300 to notify the user of the lost item and proceeds to S27.

[0038] Thereafter, the vehicle-mounted device 100 deletes the assistance data at the time of getting off the vehicle (S27), terminates the assistance at the time of getting off the vehicle (S28), and ends the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG.

[0039] The above-described embodiments are intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The present invention may be modified or improved without departing from its spirit, and equivalents are also included within the scope of the present invention. In other words, designs modified by those skilled in the art as appropriate are also encompassed within the scope of the present invention as long as they incorporate the characteristics of the present invention. For example, the elements and their arrangements, materials, conditions, shapes, sizes, etc., included in the embodiments are not limited to those illustrated and can be modified as appropriate. Furthermore, the embodiments are merely examples, and partial substitutions or combinations of the configurations shown in different embodiments are naturally possible. These are also encompassed within the scope of the present invention as long as they incorporate the characteristics of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0040] 100...vehicle-mounted device, 110...communication device, 120...short-range communication unit, 130...GNSS receiver, 140...control unit, 141...navigation control unit, 142...vehicle detection unit, 143...device detection unit, 144...notification unit, 200...server device, 210...assistance data DB, 300...mobile information terminal, 400...target device, 410...communication tag.

Claims

[Claim 1] a device detection unit that detects a target device disposed in the vehicle interior; a notification unit that notifies passengers about the target device when they get on or off the vehicle; Equipped with The notification unit When the vehicle status at the time of boarding satisfies a first condition set in association with the boarding of an occupant, a detection process of the target device associated with the first condition is performed, and when the target device is not detected from within the vehicle compartment, a first notification is performed as a notification regarding the target device; When the vehicle status at the time of disembarking satisfies a second condition set in association with the disembarking of the occupant, a detection process of the target device associated with the second condition is performed, and when the target device is detected from within the vehicle compartment, a second notification is issued as a notification regarding the target device; the vehicle status at the time of boarding includes data relating to a set destination and a time period at the time of boarding, and the first condition includes the destination and the time period when assistance is required from assistance data relating to notification of a target device at the time of boarding, the assistance data including the destination, the time period when assistance is required, and a target device for assistance, which are set in association with each other in advance; the vehicle status at the time of disembarking includes data relating to the set destination and the time period at the time of disembarking, the second condition includes the destination and the time period when assistance is required from among assistance data relating to notification of target equipment at the time of disembarking, the assistance data including the destination, the time period when assistance is required, and target equipment for assistance, which are set in association with each other in advance, and the assistance data relating to notification of target equipment at the time of disembarking is generated by updating the time period when assistance is required with reference to the assistance data relating to notification of target equipment at the time of getting on. Information processing device.

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