JP2011198334A - Information providing device and information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle user with driving information being concerned with the vehicle.SOLUTION: An in-vehicle device 350 generates driving history information based on each kind of sensor information to show a driving history, and outputs the information on a driving data station device 200 located at a car dealer or gas station. The driving data station device 200 sends the driving history information to a driving data warehouse device 100. The driving data warehouse device 100 stores a large amount of driving history information, aggregates the driving history information corresponding to each type of aggregating themes, and has a plurality of pieces of aggregated result information. The in-vehicle device 350 identifies any one of aggregated themes, and requests the driving data warehouse device 100 to provide the information via the driving data station device 200. The driving data warehouse device 100 provides the in-vehicle device 350 with the aggregated result information matching to a specified aggregating theme via the driving data station device 200.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for accumulating driving history information in a plurality of vehicles and distributing analysis results for the accumulated driving history information.

As technologies related to the present invention, there are technologies described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2.
In Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, vehicle state information (vehicle position information, speed information, vehicle components (engine, electrical system, mechanical system state, etc.)) is transmitted from the vehicle to the artificial satellite, The vehicle state information of each vehicle is provided to the mobile general information management system.
The mobile general information management system adds information such as the vehicle type to the vehicle state information and accumulates it.
In the mobile general information management system, the accumulated vehicle state information is provided as vehicle inspection information or user information to a vehicle management company, a maintenance company, a dealer, or the like.
In addition, vehicle state information is provided to insurance companies as safety information.

JP 2006-79600 A JP 2002-318844 A

In the mechanism of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, only a third party other than a car user (driver, owner) such as an insurance company or a dealer uses the vehicle state information and is a vehicle user who is a provider of the vehicle state information. Cannot provide any useful information even if the vehicle state information is provided.
For this reason, the user of a car does not feel merit in providing vehicle state information, becomes reluctant to provide vehicle state information, and as a result, there is a problem that collection of vehicle state information is difficult.

  In view of this point, the present invention generates information useful for the user from information provided by the user of the car, and provides the user with an incentive for providing the information. The main purpose is to realize a configuration to perform.

An information providing apparatus according to the present invention includes:
An information receiving unit that receives driving history information indicating driving history in the vehicle collected by an in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle, and identification information of the vehicle;
An information storage unit for storing the operation history information and the identification information received by the information reception unit in association with each other;
A totalization processing unit that performs totaling of driving history information stored in the information storage unit in correspondence with each aggregation theme of a plurality of types of aggregation themes related to driving tendency for each identification information;
A totaling result information storage unit for storing individual totaling result information indicating a totaling result by the totaling processing unit in association with identification information and a totaling theme;
An information provision request receiving unit for receiving an information provision request in which identification information of any vehicle is indicated as target identification information and any of the aggregation themes is indicated as the target aggregation theme;
An information extraction unit that extracts the individual identification result information associated with the target identification information and the target aggregation theme indicated in the information provision request received by the information provision request receiving unit from the aggregation result information storage unit;
It has an information transmission part which transmits the individual total result information extracted by the said information extraction part to the request origin of the said information provision request | requirement.

  According to the present invention, since the driving history information is accumulated, the accumulated driving history information is aggregated according to various aggregation themes, and the user is provided with the aggregation result information for the aggregation themes desired by the user. Information and information of interest can be obtained, which is an incentive for providing driving history information, and can provide driving history information from the user.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration according to the first embodiment. The figure which shows the structural example of the driving | operation data warehouse apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an operation data station apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of driving history information according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of registration information according to the first embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the separate total result information which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of total count result information according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of total count result information according to the first embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the facility master information which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. The figure which shows the example of the weather master information which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. The figure which shows the example of the vehicle type master information which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation flow according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation flow according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation flow according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation flow according to the first embodiment. The figure which shows the hardware structural example of the driving | operation data warehouse apparatus and driving | operation data station apparatus which concern on Embodiment 1. FIG.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration according to the present embodiment.

In FIG. 1, an in-vehicle device 350 is mounted on a vehicle 300.
Further, the vehicle 300 is provided with various sensors, and information on the vehicle 300 detected by the sensors is collected in the in-vehicle device 350. Examples of information sensed by the sensor include engine start / stop, speed, acceleration, and idling.
In-vehicle device 350 includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, and can receive a signal from a GPS satellite to measure the position of vehicle 300.
The in-vehicle device 350 generates driving history information by integrating sensor information from various sensors, positioning information by GPS, and the like.
The in-vehicle device 350 stores registration information of the vehicle 300.

The driving history information is information indicating a driving history by the vehicle 300, for example, information shown in FIG.
In the example of FIG. 4, for each predetermined unit time (1 minute in the example of FIG. 4), the location coordinate range of the vehicle 300 in unit time, the total value of idle time in unit time, and whether or not the engine is operating are included. In addition to the items shown in FIG. 4, other parameters such as an average speed per unit time, an average engine speed, and a gasoline remaining amount may be included.
The idle time is the time when the engine is running but at a speed of 0, such as waiting for a signal or waiting for parking.
FIG. 5 shows an example of registration information.
The registration information is the contents described in the vehicle inspection certificate (vehicle verification).
In the example of FIG. 5, the vehicle number, model, and storage location are included. In addition to the items shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle type, maximum loading capacity, vehicle size, and the like may be included.
The vehicle number of registration information is an example of vehicle identification information, the type of registration information is an example of model information, and the storage location of registration information is an example of storage location information.

The operation data station apparatus 200 is a computer arranged in the operation data station.
The operation data station is, for example, a car dealership store, a gas station store, a car parts store, or the like.
The operation data station device 200 is arranged in a plurality of operation data stations.
The operation data station apparatus 200 is connected to the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 via a network.
The operation data station device 200 is an example of an information processing device.

The driving data warehouse apparatus 100 receives driving history information generated by the in-vehicle device 350 of each vehicle 300 from the driving data station apparatus 200, accumulates the received driving history information of each vehicle 300, and stores the accumulated driving Aggregation corresponding to each aggregation theme of a plurality of predetermined aggregation themes is performed using history information.
Then, the driving data warehouse device 100 provides the counting result as counting result information to the in-vehicle device 350 of each vehicle 300 via the driving data station device 200.
The user of each vehicle 300 can obtain useful aggregate information from the driving data warehouse apparatus 100, which is an incentive for providing driving history information.
The tabulation information provided from the driving data warehouse apparatus 100 includes individual tabulation information indicating the driving tendency of each user and overall tabulation result information indicating the driving tendency of many users.
As an example of the individual count result information, as shown in FIG. 6, there is information indicating a tendency of idle time according to a certain user's time zone. FIG. 6 is individual count result information totaled from driving history information between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009 of a certain user, and the ratio of idle time to driving time for each time zone is shown. Indicated.
As an example of the total count result information, there is information indicating a tendency of idle time in a vehicle registered in a certain area, as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is the total count result information totaled from the driving history information between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009 for vehicles whose storage locations are registered in xxx city. The ratio of idle time to driving time is shown.
The total count result information shown in FIG. 7 is totaled for each region for each vehicle type, and is a combination of the vehicle type total result information and the regional count result information.
Another example of the total count result information is shown in FIG.
In FIG. 8, a user who is registered in a certain region (xxx city) and is driving a vehicle of a certain vehicle type (sports car) in a certain region (autumn) in a certain season (autumn). This is the total count result information that represents a frequently visited sightseeing spot.
The total tabulation result information shown in FIG. 8 is also tabulated for each region for each vehicle type, and is a combination of the vehicle type tabulation result information and the region-by-region tabulation result information.
In addition, the driving data warehouse apparatus 100 can provide the total result information to a car management company, a maintenance company, a dealer 400, an insurance company 500, and the like.
The operation data warehouse apparatus 100 is an example of an information providing apparatus.

  Here, an outline of the operation of the system according to the present embodiment will be described.

In each of the plurality of vehicles 300, the in-vehicle device 350 collects sensor information from various sensors as the vehicle 300 travels, and also determines the location of the vehicle 300 using GPS satellite signals, and the driving history. Generate information.
The driving history information is, for example, information shown in FIG.

When the vehicle 300 stops by any driving data station, the driving history information and the registration information are passed from the in-vehicle device 350 to the driving data station device 200.
Any method may be used for passing the driving history information and the registration information from the in-vehicle device 350 to the driving data station device 200.
The in-vehicle device 350 may transmit to the operation data station device 200 by wireless communication such as a wireless LAN.
In addition, a storage medium such as a memory card (registered trademark) is connected to the in-vehicle device 350, operation history information and registration information are written to the storage medium, and the storage medium is connected to the operation data station device 200 to operate the operation data station device 200. However, the operation history information and registration information may be read from the storage medium.

The driving data station device 200 collects driving history information and registration information from a large number of vehicles 300.
Then, the driving data station apparatus 200 transmits a set of driving history information and registration information collected from the vehicle 300 to the driving data warehouse apparatus 100 as an accumulation request regularly or irregularly.

The driving data warehouse apparatus 100 receives a set of driving history information and registration information of a large number of vehicles 300 as an accumulation request from the driving data station apparatus 200, and accumulates the received driving history information and registration information.
Then, the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 performs aggregation from the accumulated operation history information in accordance with each aggregation theme of a plurality of types of aggregation themes, generates a plurality of types of aggregation result information, and stores the generated aggregation result information. To do.

In addition, the user of the vehicle 300 notifies the driving data station device 200 of the target aggregation theme.
The target aggregation theme is an aggregation theme for which the user of the vehicle 300 requests provision of aggregation result information among a plurality of aggregation themes.
For example, the idle time for each user's time zone or a list of facilities / areas where a user living in the same area as that of the user is on a holiday is notified as the target aggregation theme.
Note that any notification method for the subject aggregation theme may be used.
When the user of the vehicle 300 goes to the driving data station, it is conceivable that the target totalization theme is communicated verbally or in writing to the driving data station staff and the staff inputs the driving data station apparatus 200.
Alternatively, the user of the vehicle 300 may input the target aggregation theme to the in-vehicle device 350, and the in-vehicle device 350 may wirelessly transmit the target aggregation theme to the driving data station device 200.
In addition, the user of the vehicle 300 notifies the driving data station device 200 of the registration information of the vehicle 300 together with the notification of the target aggregation theme.
Any method of notifying the registration information may be used. It is conceivable that the user of the vehicle 300 conveys the registration information to the staff of the driving data station verbally or in writing, and the staff inputs the driving data station apparatus 200.
Further, when the in-vehicle device 350 wirelessly transmits the target aggregation theme to the operation data station device 200, registration information may be transmitted together, or from the in-vehicle device 350 via a storage medium such as a memory card (registered trademark). Registration information may be notified to the operation data station apparatus 200.

The driving data station apparatus 200 transmits the target total theme and registration information notified from the user of the vehicle 300 to the driving data warehouse apparatus 100 as an information provision request.
The information provision request is, for example, an SQL sentence including the target aggregation theme.

In the operation data warehouse apparatus 100, the aggregation result information corresponding to the target aggregation theme and the registration information received from the operation data station apparatus 200 is read from the storage area.
In the operation data warehouse apparatus 100, the accumulated operation history information is aggregated corresponding to each of a plurality of aggregation themes, and a plurality of aggregation result information indicating the aggregation results corresponding to each aggregation theme is stored. ing.
Then, the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 transmits the read count result information to the operation data station apparatus 200.

The driving data station device 200 receives the counting result information from the driving data warehouse device 100 and presents the received counting result information to the user of the vehicle 300.
Any method of presenting the totaling result information may be used, and it may be displayed on the display device of the operation data station device 200 or may be printed from a printer device connected to the operation data station device 200.
Further, the totaling result information may be transmitted from the operation data station device 200 to the in-vehicle device 350 and displayed on the display device of the in-vehicle device 350.

In this way, the user of the vehicle 300 can obtain useful summary result information for himself / herself, and therefore actively provides driving history information to the driving data warehouse apparatus 100.
For example, the user who has obtained the total result information of FIG. 6 can recognize that the idle time ratio is high due to traffic jams in the time zone where the idle time ratio is high, and go out avoiding the time zone where the idle time ratio is high. It becomes like this.
Moreover, the user can recognize his driving tendency more clearly by comparing the total result information of FIG. 6 and the total result information of FIG.
In addition, by obtaining the total result information of FIG. 8, the user can know popular tourist spots that are popular with other users riding in the same type of vehicle as his / her, and can be used as a reference when going out on holidays. it can.

  Next, a configuration example of the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, the communication unit 101 communicates with the operation data station apparatus 200.
More specifically, the communication unit 101 receives a storage request from the operation data station apparatus 200 while performing management of a physical interface, management of a transmission control procedure, management of a network connection procedure, and the like.
In addition, an information provision request is received from the operation data station apparatus 200, and the total result information is transmitted to the operation data station apparatus 200.
The communication unit 101 is an example of an information reception unit, an information provision request reception unit, and an information transmission unit.

  The information storage unit 104 stores the operation history information received as a storage request by the communication unit 101 and the registration information in association with each other.

The tabulation processing unit 102 uses the driving history information from a large number of in-vehicle devices 350 stored in the information storage unit 104 to tabulate each tabulation theme of a plurality of types of tabulation themes related to driving tendency, and displays the tabulation result information. Generate.
As described above, the tabulation processing unit 102 generates individual tabulation result information indicating a driving tendency for each user and overall tabulation result information indicating a driving tendency of many users.
In the present embodiment, the tabulation processing unit 102 generates the individual tabulation result information and the entire tabulation result information in advance before there is an information provision request from the operation data station apparatus 200 corresponding to each tabulation theme. .
When the information provision request is received, the generated individual tabulation result information or the total tabulation result information is transmitted to the operation data station apparatus 200.

The total result information storage unit 105 stores the total result information generated by the total processing unit 102.
In the case of individual tabulation result information, the tabulation result information storage unit 105 stores the individual tabulation result information in association with corresponding registration information and tabulation themes.
In the case of the total count result information, the total count result information is stored in association with the corresponding count theme, vehicle type information, regional information, and the like.

  When the information extraction request is received from the operation data station device 200 by the communication unit 101, the information extraction unit 103 calculates the aggregation result information associated with the registration information, the aggregation theme, and the like included in the information provision request. Extracted from the information storage unit 105.

The master information storage unit 106 stores master information that is used together with the driving history information during the aggregation process by the aggregation processing unit 102.
The master information includes, for example, facility master information shown in FIG. 9, weather master information shown in FIG. 10, and vehicle type master information shown in FIG.
The facility master information is information indicating the attribute of the facility. In the example of FIG. 9, the facility name, the position coordinates where the facility is located, and the location classification items of the facility are included.
The weather master information is information representing the weather for each region and each time zone. In the example of FIG. 10, the items of region (xxx city), date and time, weather (sunny, rain, cloudy, etc.), temperature, and humidity are included.
The vehicle type master information is information for associating the vehicle type with the model. In the example of FIG. 11, the model included in the vehicle type is shown for each vehicle type.
9 to 11 are merely examples, and regional master information for converting the storage location (specific address) of the vehicle to a wide area level such as a prefecture level, city level, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, etc. Other types of master information such as seasonal master information for converting a typical date into a season may be provided.
Further, the facility master information, the weather master information, and the vehicle type master information may include items other than those shown in FIGS.

  Next, a configuration example of the operation data station apparatus 200 is shown in FIG.

The input / output unit 201 is means for inputting information from the user of the vehicle 300.
The input / output unit 201 may be, for example, means for reading driving history information and registration information of the user of the vehicle 300 and a target aggregation theme from a storage medium such as a memory card (registered trademark).
Moreover, the means which receives the driving | running history information of a user of the vehicle 300, registration information, and object totalization theme from the vehicle-mounted apparatus 350 by radio | wireless communication may be sufficient.
Further, it may be a means such as a keyboard for inputting the target aggregation theme of the user of the vehicle 300.
The input / output unit 201 is also a means for outputting the total result information from the operation data warehouse apparatus 100.
The input / output unit 201 may be a unit that writes the aggregation result information from the driving data warehouse apparatus 100 to a storage medium such as a memory card (registered trademark) of the user of the vehicle 300.
Moreover, the means which transmits the total result information from the driving | operation data warehouse apparatus 100 to the vehicle-mounted apparatus 350 by radio | wireless communication may be sufficient.
Further, a means for displaying the total result information from the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 or a means for printing the total result information may be used.
The input / output unit 201 is an example of an information input unit, a request input unit, and an information output unit.

The communication unit 202 is means for communicating with the operation data warehouse apparatus 100.
More specifically, the accumulation request is transmitted to the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 while performing management of the physical interface, management of the transmission control procedure, management of the network connection procedure, and the like.
In addition, an information provision request is transmitted to the operation data warehouse apparatus 100, and count result information is received from the operation data warehouse apparatus 100.
The communication unit 202 is an example of an information transmission unit, an information provision request transmission unit, and an aggregation result information reception unit.

  The accumulation request generation unit 203 generates an accumulation request from a set of driving history information and registration information acquired from the user of the vehicle 300.

  The information provision request generation unit 204 generates an information provision request from the target aggregation theme and registration information acquired from the user of the vehicle 300.

  The information storage unit 205 stores the driving history information and registration information acquired from the user of the vehicle 300 until it is transmitted to the driving data warehouse apparatus 100 as an accumulation request.

  Next, the operation according to the present embodiment will be described using the flowcharts of FIGS.

First, in FIG. 12, when the vehicle 300 stops by any driving data station, driving history information and registration information are output from the in-vehicle device 350 to the driving data station device 200 (S101).
The in-vehicle device 350 may transmit the driving history information and the registration information to the driving data station device 200 by wireless communication such as a wireless LAN.
In addition, a storage medium such as a memory card (registered trademark) is connected to the in-vehicle device 350, operation history information and registration information are written to the storage medium, and the storage medium is connected to the operation data station device 200 to operate the operation data station device 200. However, the operation history information and registration information may be read from the storage medium.
Other methods may also be used.

In the operation data station device 200, the input / output unit 201 inputs the operation history information and registration information output from the in-vehicle device 350 (S102), and stores the input operation history information and registration information in the information storage unit 205.
Next, in the operation data station apparatus 200, the accumulation request generation unit 203 generates an accumulation request by associating the operation history information of the information storage unit 205 with the registration information at a predetermined timing (S103), and the communication unit 202 accumulates. The request is transmitted to the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 (S104).
The accumulation request includes an identifier indicating the accumulation request, a communication address of the operation data station apparatus 200, and the like.
The generation timing of the accumulation request may be periodic, or may be when the data amount of the operation history information and registration information stored in the accumulation request generation unit 203 exceeds a predetermined level.

In the operation data warehouse apparatus 100, the communication unit 101 receives the accumulation request from the operation data station apparatus 200 (S105), and stores the operation history information and the registration information in association with each other in the information accumulation unit 104 (S106).
Since the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 receives an accumulation request from the operation data station apparatus 200 in operation data stations all over Japan, the information accumulation unit 104 includes a set of operation history information and registration information of many vehicles 300. Accumulated.

Next, as shown in FIG. 13, in the driving data warehouse apparatus 100, the tabulation processing unit 102 corresponds to each tabulation theme for each vehicle number of registration information stored in the information storage unit 104, and driving history information. And total count result information is generated (S201).
Moreover, the totalization processing unit 102 converts the model name information of the registration information stored in the information storage unit 104 into vehicle type information indicating the vehicle type of the vehicle.
Specifically, the totalization processing unit 102 converts the model name information into the vehicle type information using the vehicle type master information shown in FIG. For example, the model names AB-CDE12 and AX-ZMN35 are converted into vehicle type: vehicle type information indicating a sports car.
Therefore, for example, the vehicle type information (sports car) is associated with the driving history information of FIG. 4 associated with the registration information illustrated in FIG.
Further, the totalization processing unit 102 converts the storage location information of the registration information stored in the information storage unit 104 into region information indicating a region including the storage location indicated by the storage location information (S203).
Specifically, the totalization processing unit 102 stores the storage location information (yyy prefecture xxx city XX-ΔΔ) shown in the registration information in FIG. 5 in, for example, the area information “yyy prefecture” or “xxx city”. Converted.
Then, the area information (“yyy prefecture” or “xxx city”) is associated with the operation history information of FIG. 4 associated with the registration information illustrated in FIG.
Next, the tabulation processing unit 102 tabulates driving history information for each vehicle type and / or region in correspondence with each tabulation theme, and generates overall tabulation result information (S204).
Finally, the aggregation processing unit 102 stores the generated individual aggregation result information and overall aggregation information in the aggregation result information storage unit 105 (S205).
In the case of individual tabulation result information, it is stored in association with the corresponding vehicle number and tabulation theme, and in the case of overall tabulation information, it is stored in association with the corresponding vehicle type information or / and regional information and tabulation theme.
In addition, in the case of an aggregation theme that requires parameters other than vehicle type information and area information, necessary parameters are appropriately derived from registration information, driving history information, and other information, and aggregation is performed.

For example, an operation example of the aggregation processing unit 102 when the operation history information (FIG. 4) is aggregated and individual aggregation result information with the idle time ratio average shown in FIG. 6 as the aggregation theme is generated will be described.
The aggregation processing unit 102 extracts driving history information corresponding to the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 in units of vehicle numbers.
Then, the totalization processing unit 102 totals the idle time included in the extracted operation history information for each time period illustrated in FIG. 6 to obtain individual totalization result information illustrated in FIG.

In the case of the total count result information illustrated in FIG. 7, the count processing unit 102 corresponds to the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 for all vehicles associated with the regional information: xxx city. The operation history information to be extracted is extracted.
Then, the totalization processing unit 102 totals the idle time included in the extracted operation history information for each time period illustrated in FIG. 7 to obtain individual totalization result information illustrated in FIG.

Further, in the case of the total count result information shown in FIG. 8, the count processing unit 102 is driving history information for all vehicles associated with the area information: xxx city and further associated with the vehicle type information: sports car, Season: Operation history information for a period corresponding to autumn (for example, September to November) is extracted.
Then, the totalization processing unit 102 extracts a record in which the coordinates indicated in the coordinate column of the extracted operation history information are within the range of yyy prefecture and the engine column is “stopped”.
Further, the tabulation processing unit 102 compares the coordinates of each record whose location classification of the facility master (FIG. 9) is a tourist spot with the coordinates in the coordinate column of each extracted record, and extracts a match. Then, the number of matches is counted for each facility.

  In addition, the generation method of the total result information of the above-described FIGS. 6 to 8 is an example, and any method other than the above-described method may be used.

Next, as shown in FIG. 14, the in-vehicle device 350 outputs the registration information of the vehicle 300 and the target aggregation theme to the driving data station device 200 to the driving data station device 200 (S301).
For example, the in-vehicle device 350 may wirelessly transmit the registration information and the target aggregation theme to the operation data station device 200 as a method for outputting the registration information and the target aggregation theme.
In addition, the registration information and the subject aggregation theme may be output from the in-vehicle device 350 to the driving data station device 200 via a storage medium such as a memory card (registered trademark).

In the operation data station device 200, the input / output unit 201 inputs the registration information and the target aggregation theme from the in-vehicle device 350 (S302).
Next, the information provision request generation part 204 produces | generates the information provision request | requirement containing registration information and object total theme (S303), and the communication part 202 transmits an information provision request to the driving | operation data warehouse apparatus 100 (S304).
The information provision request includes an identifier indicating an information provision request, a communication address of the operation data station apparatus 200, and the like.
Further, the information provision request includes an SQL sentence indicating the target aggregation theme.

  In the operation data warehouse apparatus 100, the communication unit 101 receives an information provision request from the operation data station apparatus 200 (S305).

Next, as illustrated in FIG. 15, the information extraction unit 103 analyzes the target aggregation theme included in the information provision request (S 401).
If derivation of the vehicle type is necessary as a result of the analysis (YES in S402), the information extraction unit 103 applies the vehicle type master information (FIG. 11) to the type information included in the information registration request, and uses the type information as the vehicle type. The information is converted (S403).
As a result of the analysis, if it is necessary to derive a region (YES in S404), the information extraction unit 103 applies region master information (not shown) to the storage location information included in the information registration request, and performs the storage. The place information is converted into area information (S405).
For example, if the target aggregation theme is the average idle time ratio shown in FIG. 6, the derivation of the vehicle type and the derivation of the area are unnecessary.
On the other hand, if the target aggregation theme is as shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8, it is necessary to derive the vehicle type and the region.

Next, the information extraction unit 103 extracts the total result information requested to provide information from the user from the total result information storage unit 105 (S406).
For example, if the target aggregation theme is the average idle time ratio, the individual aggregation result information associated with the vehicle number of the registration information included in the information provision request is associated with the same aggregation theme as the target aggregation theme. Extracted from the storage unit 105.
Further, if the target aggregation theme is as shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8, it is associated with the same aggregation theme as the target aggregation theme, and is associated with the vehicle type information converted at S403 and the regional information converted at S405. The total count result information is extracted from the count result information storage unit 105.

Next, the communication unit 101 transmits the aggregation result information extracted by the information extraction unit 103 to the operation data station apparatus 200 that is the transmission source of the information provision request (S407).
In the operation data station device 200, the communication unit 202 receives the total result information from the operation data warehouse device 100 (S408), the input / output unit 201 outputs the total result information to the in-vehicle device 350, and the in-vehicle device 350 The total result information is input and displayed on a display, for example.
Any method may be used for outputting and inputting the aggregation result information, and the input / output unit 201 may wirelessly transmit the aggregation result information to the in-vehicle device 350.
Further, the total result information may be output from the input / output unit 201 to the in-vehicle device 350 via a storage medium such as a memory card (registered trademark).
The total result information may not be output to the in-vehicle device 350, may be displayed on the display device of the operation data station device 200, or may be printed from a printer device connected to the operation data station device 200. Also good.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 pre-aggregates driving history information corresponding to each aggregation theme, and stores aggregation result information corresponding to each aggregation theme.
Unlike this, when there is an information provision request from the driving data station apparatus 200, the driving history information is newly aggregated based on the target aggregation theme and registration information included in the information provision request to generate the aggregation result information. You may do it.

Since the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment does not perform aggregation before reception of the information provision request, the information extraction unit 103 and the aggregation result information storage unit 105 are not required in the configuration illustrated in FIG. .
Then, in operation data warehouse apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, tabulation processing unit 102 analyzes the target tabulation theme included in the information provision request, and conversion into vehicle information and conversion into area information are unnecessary. Calculates the driving history information associated with the vehicle number indicated in the registration information included in the information provision request in association with the target aggregation theme.
And the communication part 101 transmits the total result information which shows the total result by the total process part 102 to the driving | operation data station apparatus 200 of the request origin of an information provision request | requirement.
On the other hand, when conversion to vehicle information is necessary, the aggregation processing unit 102 converts the model information indicated in the information provision request into vehicle type information, and the driving associated with the type information converted into common vehicle type information. The history information is extracted, and the extracted operation history information is aggregated in correspondence with the target aggregation theme.
In addition, when conversion to regional information is necessary, the aggregation processing unit 102 converts the storage location information indicated in the information provision request into regional information and associates it with the storage location information to be converted into common regional information. The operation history information is extracted, and the extracted operation history information is aggregated according to the target aggregation theme.
In addition, when both conversion to vehicle information and conversion to area information are required, the totalization processing unit 102 generates totalization result information by combining the above two methods.

Note that the method described in Embodiment 1 and the method described in Embodiment 2 may be combined.
That is, frequently used aggregation result information is generated in advance by the method shown in the first embodiment, and other total information is generated in response to an information provision request by the method shown in the second embodiment. May be.

According to the systems of Embodiments 1 and 2 above, operation history information is accumulated in the operation data warehouse apparatus 100, and the accumulated operation history information is aggregated according to various aggregation themes, and the aggregation theme desired by the user The total result information for is provided to the user.
For this reason, the user can obtain useful information and information of interest, which is an incentive for providing the driving history information, and can provide the driving history information from the user.

In addition, the following effects can be obtained by the systems of the first and second embodiments.
By providing the driving data station, the individual cars and the data of the driving data warehouse are connected to each other, so that the individual cars gather and provide driving information.
Further, by combining data with map data, weather information, and time master in the driving data warehouse, it becomes an information analysis result that is easier for the driver of the car to see.
Further, by making all the driving information of data accumulated as an analysis target, general information analysis results can be acquired.
In addition, by using the registration information of the vehicle as an extraction condition for information analysis, information analysis related to the vehicle can be performed, and the information analysis result that is more interesting to the vehicle owner is obtained.

In the first and second embodiments, the in-vehicle device 350 outputs the driving history information and the registration information to the driving data station device 200, and the driving data information and the registration information as the accumulation request from the driving data station device 200. It is transmitted to the house device 100.
The in-vehicle device 350 outputs the target aggregation theme to the driving data station device 200 to the driving data station device 200, and transmits the target counting theme to the driving data warehouse device 100 as an information provision request from the driving data station device 200. Further, the total result information from the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 is obtained via the operation data station apparatus 200.
Instead, the in-vehicle device 350 may directly transmit the operation history information and the registration information to the operation data warehouse device 100 without using the operation data station device 200.
Further, the target aggregation theme may be directly transmitted to the operation data warehouse apparatus 100.
Further, the total result information may also be received directly from the operation data warehouse apparatus 100.

Finally, a hardware configuration example of the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 and the operation data station apparatus 200 shown in the first and second embodiments will be described.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware resources of the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 and the operation data station apparatus 200 described in the first and second embodiments.
Note that the configuration of FIG. 16 is merely an example of the hardware configuration of the operation data warehouse device 100 and the operation data station device 200, and the hardware configuration of the operation data warehouse device 100 and the operation data station device 200 is as follows. It is not limited to the configuration described in FIG.

In FIG. 16, the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 and the operation data station apparatus 200 include a CPU 911 (also referred to as a central processing unit, a central processing unit, a processing unit, a processing unit, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, and a processor) that executes a program. ing.
The CPU 911 is connected to, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 913, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 914, a communication board 915, a display device 901, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, and a magnetic disk device 920 via a bus 912. Control hardware devices.
Further, the CPU 911 may be connected to an FDD 904 (Flexible Disk Drive), a compact disk device 905 (CDD), a printer device 906, and a scanner device 907. Further, instead of the magnetic disk device 920, a storage device such as an SSD (Solid State Drive), an optical disk device, or a memory card (registered trademark) read / write device may be used.
The RAM 914 is an example of a volatile memory. The storage media of the ROM 913, the FDD 904, the CDD 905, and the magnetic disk device 920 are an example of a nonvolatile memory. These are examples of the storage device.
The information storage unit 104, the total result information storage unit 105, the master information storage unit 106, and the information storage unit 205 described in the first and second embodiments are realized by the RAM 914, the magnetic disk device 920, and the like.
A communication board 915, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, a scanner device 907, an FDD 904, and the like are examples of input devices.
The communication board 915, the display device 901, the printer device 906, and the like are examples of output devices.

  The communication board 915 is connected to a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, a WAN (Wide Area Network), a SAN (Storage Area Network), etc., for example.

The magnetic disk device 920 stores an operating system 921 (OS), a window system 922, a program group 923, and a file group 924.
The programs in the program group 923 are executed by the CPU 911 using the operating system 921 and the window system 922.

The RAM 914 temporarily stores at least part of the operating system 921 program and application programs to be executed by the CPU 911.
The RAM 914 stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 911.

The ROM 913 stores a BIOS (Basic Input Output System) program, and the magnetic disk device 920 stores a boot program.
When the operation data warehouse device 100 and the operation data station device 200 are activated, the BIOS program in the ROM 913 and the boot program in the magnetic disk device 920 are executed, and the operating system 921 is activated by the BIOS program and the boot program.

  The program group 923 is described as “˜unit” in the description of the first and second embodiments (except for the information storage unit 104, the total result information storage unit 105, the master information storage unit 106, and the information storage unit 205). A program for executing the function being stored is stored. The program is read and executed by the CPU 911.

In the file group 924, in the description of the first and second embodiments, “summation of”, “conversion of”, “comparison of”, “generation of”, “derivation of”, “update of” ”,“ Setting of ”,“ registration of ”,“ selection of ”, etc., information, data, signal values, variable values, and parameters indicating the results of the processing are represented by“ ˜file ”or“ ˜ It is stored as each item of “Database”.
The “˜file” and “˜database” are stored in a recording medium such as a disk or a memory.
Information, data, signal values, variable values, and parameters stored in a storage medium such as a disk or memory are read out to the main memory or cache memory by the CPU 911 via a read / write circuit.
The read information, data, signal value, variable value, and parameter are used for CPU operations such as extraction, search, reference, comparison, calculation, calculation, processing, editing, output, printing, and display.
Information, data, signal values, variable values, and parameters are stored in the main memory, registers, cache memory, and buffers during the CPU operations of extraction, search, reference, comparison, calculation, processing, editing, output, printing, and display. It is temporarily stored in a memory or the like.
In addition, the arrows in the flowcharts described in the first and second embodiments mainly indicate input / output of data and signals.
Data and signal values are recorded on a recording medium such as a memory of the RAM 914, a flexible disk of the FDD 904, a compact disk of the CDD 905, a magnetic disk of the magnetic disk device 920, other optical disks, a mini disk, and a DVD.
Data and signals are transmitted online via a bus 912, signal lines, cables, or other transmission media.

In addition, what is described as “˜unit” in the description of the first and second embodiments may be “˜circuit”, “˜device”, “˜device”, and “˜step”, It may be “˜procedure” or “˜processing”.
That is, the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 and the operation data station apparatus 200 can be regarded as methods by the steps, procedures, and processes shown in the flowcharts described in the first and second embodiments.
Further, what is described as “˜unit” may be realized by firmware stored in the ROM 913.
Alternatively, it may be implemented only by software, or only by hardware such as elements, devices, substrates, and wirings, by a combination of software and hardware, or by a combination of firmware.
Firmware and software are stored as programs in a recording medium such as a magnetic disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disk, a mini disk, and a DVD.
The program is read by the CPU 911 and executed by the CPU 911.
That is, the program causes the computer to function as “to part” in the first and second embodiments. Alternatively, the computer executes the procedure and method of “to unit” in the first and second embodiments.

As described above, the operation data warehouse apparatus 100 and the operation data station apparatus 200 shown in the first and second embodiments include a CPU as a processing device, a memory as a storage device, a magnetic disk, etc., a keyboard as an input device, a mouse, a communication board, and the like. A computer including a display device, a communication board, and the like as an output device.
Then, as described above, the functions indicated as “˜units” are realized using these processing devices, storage devices, input devices, and output devices.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Operation data warehouse apparatus, 101 Communication part, 102 Total processing part, 103 Information extraction part, 104 Information storage part, 105 Total result information storage part, 106 Master information storage part, 200 Operation data station apparatus, 201 Input / output part, 202 communication unit, 203 storage request generation unit, 204 information provision request generation unit, 205 information storage unit, 300 vehicle, 350 in-vehicle device.

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An information receiving unit that receives driving history information indicating driving history in the vehicle collected by an in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle, and identification information of the vehicle;
An information storage unit for storing the operation history information and the identification information received by the information reception unit in association with each other;
A totalization processing unit that performs totaling of driving history information stored in the information storage unit in correspondence with each aggregation theme of a plurality of types of aggregation themes related to driving tendency for each identification information;
A totaling result information storage unit for storing individual totaling result information indicating a totaling result by the totaling processing unit in association with identification information and a totaling theme;
An information provision request receiving unit for receiving an information provision request in which identification information of any vehicle is indicated as target identification information and any of the aggregation themes is indicated as the target aggregation theme;
An information extraction unit that extracts the individual identification result information associated with the target identification information and the target aggregation theme indicated in the information provision request received by the information provision request receiving unit from the aggregation result information storage unit;
An information providing apparatus comprising: an information transmission unit that transmits the individual total result information extracted by the information extraction unit to a request source of the information provision request. The information receiving unit
Along with the driving history information and identification information, the model information indicating the model of the vehicle is received,
The information storage unit
The operation history information received by the information receiving unit, the identification information and the model information are stored in association with each other,
The aggregation processing unit
The model information stored in the information storage unit is converted into vehicle type information indicating the vehicle type of the vehicle, and the driving history information stored in the information storage unit is aggregated for each vehicle type information corresponding to each aggregation theme. Done,
The tabulation result information storage unit
The vehicle type total result information indicating the total result by the total processing unit is stored in association with the vehicle type information and the total theme,
The information provision request receiving unit,
Along with the subject aggregation theme, receive an information provision request that shows the model information of any vehicle,
The information extraction unit includes:
The type information indicated in the information provision request received by the information provision request receiving unit is converted into vehicle type information, and the vehicle type aggregation result information associated with the converted vehicle type information and the target aggregation theme indicated in the information provision request. Is extracted from the total result information storage unit,
The information transmitting unit
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle type totaling result information extracted by the information extracting unit is transmitted to a request source of the information providing request. The information receiving unit
Along with the driving history information and identification information, the storage location information indicating the storage location of the vehicle is received,
The information storage unit
The operation history information received by the information receiving unit, the identification information and the storage location information are stored in association with each other,
The aggregation processing unit
The storage location information stored in the information storage unit is converted into region information indicating a region including the storage location indicated in the storage location information, and the operation history information stored in the information storage unit is aggregated. , For each regional information, corresponding to each aggregation theme,
The tabulation result information storage unit
The area-based aggregation result information indicating the aggregation result by the aggregation processing unit is stored in association with the area information and the aggregation theme,
The information provision request receiving unit,
Receive an information provision request that includes the storage location information of one of the vehicles along with the target aggregation theme,
The information extraction unit includes:
The storage location information indicated in the information provision request received by the information provision request receiving unit is converted into regional information, and the aggregated result by region associated with the converted regional information and the target aggregation theme indicated in the information provision request Information is extracted from the total result information storage unit,
The information transmitting unit
3. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the regional total result information extracted by the information extraction unit is transmitted to a request source of the information provision request. An information receiving unit that receives driving history information indicating driving history in the vehicle collected by an in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle, and identification information of the vehicle;
An information storage unit for storing the operation history information and the identification information received by the information reception unit in association with each other;
An information provision request receiving unit for receiving an information provision request in which identification information of one of the vehicles is indicated as target identification information and any one of a plurality of aggregation themes related to driving tendency is indicated as the target aggregation theme When,
The operation history information associated with the same identification information as the object identification information indicated in the information provision request received by the information provision request receiving unit is aggregated in correspondence with the object aggregation theme indicated in the information provision request. An aggregation processing unit;
An information providing apparatus comprising: an information transmitting unit that transmits individual totaling result information indicating a totaling result by the totaling processing unit to a request source of the information providing request. The information receiving unit
Along with the driving history information and identification information, the model information indicating the model of the vehicle is received,
The information storage unit
The operation history information received by the information receiving unit, the identification information and the model information are stored in association with each other,
The information provision request receiving unit,
Along with the subject aggregation theme, receive an information provision request that shows the model information of any vehicle,
The aggregation processing unit
The model information indicated in the information provision request received by the information provision request receiving unit is converted into vehicle type information indicating the vehicle type of the vehicle, and driving history information associated with the type information converted into common vehicle type information is extracted. Then, the extracted operation history information is aggregated according to the target aggregation theme,
The information transmitting unit
The information providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein vehicle type total result information indicating a total result by the total processing unit is transmitted to a request source of the information provision request. The information receiving unit
Along with the driving history information and identification information, the storage location information indicating the storage location of the vehicle is received,
The information storage unit
The operation history information received by the information receiving unit, the identification information and the storage location information are stored in association with each other,
The information provision request receiving unit,
Receive an information provision request that includes the storage location information of one of the vehicles along with the target aggregation theme,
The aggregation processing unit
The storage location information included in the information provision request received by the information provision request receiving unit is converted into regional information indicating the region including the storage location indicated in the storage location information, and converted into common regional information. The operation history information associated with the storage location information is extracted, and the extracted operation history information is aggregated according to the target aggregation theme.
The information transmitting unit
6. The information providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein region-based totaling result information indicating a totaling result by the totaling processing unit is transmitted to a request source of the information provision request. An information input unit for inputting driving history information indicating a driving history in the vehicle collected by an in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle, and identification information of the vehicle registered in the vehicle;
A total of a plurality of accumulated driving history information is associated with each aggregation theme of a plurality of types of aggregation themes related to driving tendency, and input to the information providing apparatus that provides information on the aggregation results by the information input unit Driving history information and identification information are transmitted as a storage request, an information transmission unit for storing the driving history information and identification information in the information providing device;
A request input unit that inputs identification information of a target vehicle that is requesting information provision as target identification information, and that inputs a total theme that the target vehicle is requesting information provision as a target total theme,
An information provision request transmitting unit that transmits the target identification information and the target aggregation theme input by the request input unit to the information providing apparatus as an information provision request;
As a response to the information provision request, a totaling result information receiving unit that receives individual totaling result information indicating a totaling result for the target totaling theme for the target vehicle from the information providing device;
An information processing apparatus comprising: an information output unit that outputs the individual total result information received by the total result information receiving unit. The information input unit
Along with the driving history information and identification information, input model information indicating the model of the vehicle registered in the vehicle,
The information transmitting unit
Sending operation history information, identification information, and model information as an accumulation request to the information providing device,
The request input unit includes:
Enter the target vehicle model information along with the target aggregation theme,
The information provision request transmission unit includes:
Send the target aggregation theme and model information to the information providing device as an information provision request,
The counting result information receiving unit
As a result of deriving the vehicle type of the target vehicle from the type information of the information providing request in the information providing device, the aggregation result for the target aggregation theme for vehicles of the same vehicle type as the target vehicle aggregated in the information providing device Vehicle type tabulation result information indicating is received from the information providing device,
The information output unit includes:
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the vehicle type total result information received by the total result information receiving unit is output. The information input unit
Along with the driving history information and identification information, input storage location information indicating the storage location of the vehicle registered in the vehicle,
The information transmitting unit
Sending operation history information, identification information, and storage location information as an accumulation request to the information providing device,
The request input unit includes:
Enter the storage location information of the target vehicle along with the target aggregation theme,
The information provision request transmission unit includes:
Send the target aggregation theme and storage location information to the information providing device as an information provision request,
The counting result information receiving unit
As a result of deriving the area where the target vehicle is stored from the storage location information of the information providing request in the information providing apparatus, the same area as the target vehicle tabulated in the information providing apparatus becomes the storage place. Receiving, from the information providing device, region-by-region totaling result information indicating a totaling result for the target totaling theme for a vehicle that is present,
The information output unit includes:
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the totaling result information received by the region is output by the totaling result information receiving unit.

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