JP2012202800A - Navigation device - Google Patents

Abstract

A parking fee information system for notifying a user of a rough parking fee and usable banknotes is provided.
A navigation device according to the present invention is a navigation device that can be switched between in-vehicle use or walking use, and includes map data storage means in which electronic map data is stored, and a current position for detecting a current position. Detection means; route search means for searching for a route from the current position detected by the current position detection means to the destination; parking fee data storage means for storing fee data for parking lots; usable money storage means; Means for calculating parking time, parking fee calculating means for calculating based on the parking time and parking fee, parking fee display means for displaying the parking fee calculated by the parking fee calculating means, and the usable money. It comprises a means for displaying.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a navigation apparatus that can be used even when mounted on a vehicle or while walking.

  As a conventional navigation device, a navigation device is known in which a user can mount a vehicle and search for a route to a destination to perform route guidance, or perform walking route guidance when the user walks. ing. In addition to route guidance, there are some that display parking fees (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-14473 A

  However, even when trying to pay for the parking lot by recognizing the parking lot, there were many situations where large bills could not be used and there was a lot of confusion, and there was a request to know in advance, but the conventional invention can not respond to this request There was a problem.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a navigation device that can automatically measure a parking time after arrival at a parking lot by car and display a parking fee and available money at the time of delivery.

  The navigation device of the present invention is a navigation device capable of route guidance, and stores map data storage means storing electronic map data, current position detection means for detecting the current position, and parking fee data. Parking lot fee data storage means, usable banknote information storage means for storing information on banknotes usable in the parking lot, the parking fee calculation means for calculating a parking lot fee from the staying time of the parking lot, A parking fee display means for displaying the usable banknote corresponding to the parking fee calculated by the parking fee calculation means is provided.

  The parking fee data storage means of the navigation apparatus of the present invention stores at least one of a long-term parking fee, a late-night discount parking fee, and a time zone discount.

  The navigation device of the present invention is a navigation device capable of route guidance, in which electronic map data, parking fee fee data associated with the map data, and information on banknotes usable in the parking lot are stored. Map data storage means; current position detection means for detecting the current position; parking fee data storage means for storing parking fee data; and the parking fee calculation for calculating the parking fee from the staying time of the parking lot And a parking fee display means for displaying the usable banknote corresponding to the parking fee calculated by the parking fee calculator.

According to the navigation device of the present invention, since it is possible to inform the driver of the parking fee and the usable banknotes before payment, it is possible to know the banknotes that can be used in advance when paying the parking fee before leaving the parking lot. Therefore, the user can pay the parking fee smoothly.
Moreover, since the banknote which can be used beforehand is known by the navigation apparatus of this invention in the payment with a payment machine, when the banknote with which it does not respond | corresponds, it can prepare before leaving.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the navigation apparatus in connection with implementation of this invention Flow chart showing operation of the present invention

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a navigation apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation device 1 of the present invention in the first embodiment includes a current position detection unit 2, a vehicle signal unit 3, a power supply unit 4, a road traffic information reception unit 5, and a microcomputer unit 6. The storage unit 7, the ROM unit 8, the RAM unit 9, the display unit 10, the audio output unit 11, the operation unit 12, and the external device connection unit 13 are connected.

  Here, the current position detection unit 2 includes a GPS reception unit and a self-contained navigation unit. The GPS receives radio waves from an artificial satellite housed in a positioning system represented by GPS (Global Positioning System). Thus, the position information indicating the current position of the moving body can be output. Furthermore, the self-contained navigation unit includes an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor in preparation for the case where GPS cannot be received, and the acceleration information and the angular velocity information representing the acceleration and angular velocity of the mobile body (vehicle or person) detected from them are obtained. It is comprised so that it can output.

  The vehicle signal unit 3 is configured to receive a speed signal, a parking signal, illumination information, and a reverse signal from the vehicle.

  The power supply unit 4 is configured to receive a power supply (+ B signal and ACC) signal from the vehicle.

  The road traffic information reception unit 5 includes a transmission / reception unit that performs communication using radio waves, and is configured to be able to acquire traffic jam information from the outside. It is comprised so that information can be acquired from the traffic information server which has.

  The microcomputer unit 6 receives signals from the current position detection unit 2, the vehicle signal unit 3, the power supply unit 4, and the road traffic information reception unit 5, acquires map data from the storage unit 7, calculates and displays the vehicle position. These various processes such as area determination, landmark extraction in the display area, route guidance, route guidance timing processing, OSD display form, etc. are based on programs stored in the ROM unit 8 and the storage unit 7. It is comprised so that processing can be performed. Further, the microcomputer unit 6 is configured to be able to input and synthesize necessary map data from the storage unit 7 in accordance with the processing, and to output to the display unit 10. Further, the voice output unit 11 can be input / output for voice guidance. Furthermore, it is configured so that signal processing can be performed on an item input from the operation unit 12 for performing a user operation.

The storage unit 7 is generally a recording medium represented by an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The storage medium includes map data necessary for navigation, parking fee data associated with the map data, and the parking space. Information on bills that can be used in the car park is stored, and data can be read out and transferred to the RAM unit 9 in response to a request from the microcomputer unit 6. Examples of storage media other than the HDD include CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and ROM such as a memory card. As map data, pedestrian map data and car map data are stored.
The parking lot information includes longitude position information with respect to the parking lot name, and the parking lot information (parking charge unit price and various discount information) and usable banknote information are stored in association with the parking lot name. ing. Usable banknote information is, for example, when only 1000 yen bills can be used, 1000 yen bills are given usable information, and 2000 yen bills, 5000 yen bills, and 10,000 yen bills are given usage addition information. Yes.

  The ROM unit 8 stores a computer program that defines the operation of the navigation device 1 of the present invention.

  The RAM unit 9 is configured to be able to store information transferred from each unit constituting the navigation device 1 of the present invention and to erase information as necessary.

  The display unit 10 is configured to be able to display a map and a recommended route in the navigation device 1, and specifically, is configured with a liquid crystal display or the like. The display unit 10 can be configured integrally with the operation unit 12 and can be configured as a touch panel type display unit that can perform an input operation by selecting information or items displayed on the display unit 10 with a touch panel.

  The voice output unit 11 is configured to be able to output music or the like from the guidance voice at the time of route guidance or the audio function installed in the navigation device 1. For example, the audio output unit 11 includes a speaker.

  The operation unit 12 is configured to be used for user operation and data input to the navigation device 1. For example, a touch panel or a remote controller configured by providing the operation unit 12 on the display unit 10. Can be used.

  The external device connection unit 13 is configured to be able to connect the navigation device 1 of the present invention and an external device. For example, there are portable audio, SD (registered trademark), USB, DVD, and the like.

  Next, the parking fee in the navigation device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is calculated, and the display of the parking fee and the display of usable bills will be described in detail using a flow. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the navigation device 1 of the present invention, the current position detection unit 2 detects the position of the current location (S1). Map data of the nearest parking lot is acquired from the storage unit 7 from the position information acquired in S1 (S2). The microcomputer unit 6 determines whether the position information acquired in S1 and the parking lot position information acquired in S2 match, and determines whether or not the parking lot is in the parking lot (S3). If the microcomputer unit determines that the user is in the parking lot in S3 (S3, YES), the microcomputer unit 6 stores the information on the storage time 7 in the storage unit 7 and starts the measurement of the warehousing time (S4). Moreover, if the microcomputer part 6 judges that it is not on parking in S3 (S3, NO), a process will be complete | finished. After the microcomputer unit 6 stores the warehousing time measurement start and the warehousing time in the storage unit 7 in S4, the microcomputer unit 6 determines whether or not the ACC is turned off from the vehicle signal unit 3 (S5). If the microcomputer unit 6 determines that ACC is turned off in S5 (S5, YES), the microcomputer unit 6 continues time measurement (S6). If the microcomputer unit 6 determines that ACC is not turned off (S
5, NO), the process proceeds to S1. In S6, the microcomputer unit 6 determines whether the ACC is turned on by the vehicle signal unit 3 while the time measurement is continued (S7). When the microcomputer unit 6 determines that ACC is turned on in S7 (S7, YES), the microcomputer unit 6 acquires the time measurement end and end time (S8). If the microcomputer unit 6 determines that the ACC is not turned on in S7 (S7, NO), the process proceeds to S6, and the time measurement is continued. After the microcomputer unit 6 acquires the time measurement end and end time in S8, the parking fee information (long-term parking fee, late-night discount parking fee, time zone parking fee) and specifiable banknote data are acquired from the storage unit 7 (S9). . After acquiring the parking fee information and specifiable banknote data in S9, the microcomputer unit 6 calculates the parking fee from the parking time (S10). And the parking fee calculated in S10 and the usable banknote are output by the display part 10 and the audio | voice output part 11 (S11).

  According to the navigation device of the present invention configured as described above, when the vehicle is parked in the parking lot, the measurement of the warehousing time and the warehousing time are performed, and it is determined that the ACC is turned on again. The bills that can be used are displayed and the bills that can be used can be grasped before leaving the parking lot.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the same effect can be obtained even if various changes are made. For example, in the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic map data, the parking fee data, and the usable banknote information are stored in the storage unit 7, but the present invention is not limited to the electronic map. The same effect can be obtained even when the data storage unit, the parking fee data storage unit, and the usable banknote information storage unit are provided.

  The navigation device according to the present invention can also be applied to applications such as a navigation device for a moving body such as an automobile or a motorcycle.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Navigation apparatus 2 Current position detection part 3 Vehicle signal part 4 Power supply part 5 Road traffic information receiving part 6 Microcomputer part 7 Storage part 8 ROM part 9 RAM part 10 Display part 11 Voice output part 12 Operation part 13 External apparatus connection part

Claims (3)

A navigation device capable of route guidance,
Map data storage means storing electronic map data;
Current position detecting means for detecting the current position;
Parking fee data storage means for storing the fee data of the parking lot;
Usable banknote information storage means for storing information of banknotes usable in the parking lot;
The parking fee calculation means for calculating a parking fee from the staying time of the parking lot;
A navigation apparatus comprising: a parking fee display means for displaying the usable banknote corresponding to the parking fee calculated by the parking fee calculation means.   The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the parking fee data storage means stores at least one of a long-term parking fee, a late-night discount parking fee, and a time zone discount. A navigation device capable of route guidance,
Map data storage means in which electronic map data and charge data of a parking lot associated with the map data and information on banknotes usable in the parking lot are stored;
Current position detecting means for detecting the current position;
Parking fee data storage means for storing the fee data of the parking lot;
The parking fee calculation means for calculating a parking fee from the staying time of the parking lot;
A navigation apparatus comprising: a parking fee display means for displaying the usable banknote corresponding to the parking fee calculated by the parking fee calculation means.

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