Information processing device, system thereof, method thereof, program thereof and recording medium storing such program

• US 7,266,443 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2004
• Issued: 09/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Increment P Corporation, Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Increment P Corporation, Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Hirose, Koji
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAN QUANG
• Application Number:
  US10/710,425
• Publication Number:
  US 20050027434A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,152 Days
• Field of Search: 701/117, 701/213, 701/200, 701/201, 701/211, 455/414.3, 340/995.13, 340/905
• US Class Current: 701/117
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3492 employing speed data or traffic data, e.g. real-time or historical traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0104 Measuring and analyzing of parameters relative to traffic conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096827 where the route is computed onboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096838 where the user preferences are taken into account or the user selects one route out of a plurality
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096872 where instructions are given per voice
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA

Abstract

A storage section (160) stores a traffic jam prediction table containing a plurality of date classification IDs for classifying data for predetermined dates and time series data obtained by statistically processing past traffic conditions correlated to the date classification IDs in terms of temporal elements of the dates. A memory (170) stores calendar templates, each containing a plurality of pieces of date information and classification ID numbers, each of which is an ID number that corresponds to the date indicated by one of the pieces of date information and is same as one of the date classification IDs of the traffic jam prediction table. A navigation device (100) has a calendar modifier that appropriately modifies any of the classification ID numbers of the calendar templates.

Claims

1. An information processing device for processing statistic traffic information obtained by statistically processing traffic information on past traffic conditions in terms of temporal elements,

the statistic traffic information including a plurality of pieces of date classifying information for classifying data for predetermined dates and statistic condition information obtained by statistically processing the traffic conditions on each of the dates correlated to the corresponding one of the plurality of pieces of date classifying information in terms of temporal elements;

the device comprising;

a date classification modifier adapted to modify the plurality of pieces of date classifying information included in data information which is formed as one data structure containing a plurality of pieces of date information indicating the dates and the plurality of pieces of date classifying information that corresponds respectively to the dates indicated by the plurality of pieces of date information.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the pieces of date information are provided in a plurality of calendar-like forms that contain the dates of a year.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a timer for clocking the current time and date;

a date classification recognizer for acquiring the current time and date from the timer by recognizing an acquisition request signal requesting acquisition of the statistic condition information, identifying the data information on the basis of the date indicated by the acquired current time and date and recognizing the date classifying information from the data information; and

a condition information acquirer for identifying the statistic traffic information on the basis of the date classifying information recognized by the date classification recognizer and acquiring the statistic condition information of the identified statistic traffic information.

4. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein

the statistic condition information includes a plurality of pieces of place-specific statistic traffic information obtained by statistically processing the traffic condition at an arbitrary place on the date in terms of temporal elements;

and

the date classification recognizer recognizes place-identifying information for identifying the arbitrary place with the acquisition request signal, while

the condition information acquirer retrieves and acquires the place-specific statistic traffic information corresponding to the place-identifying information recognized by the date classification recognizer from the identified statistic traffic information.

5. The information processing device according to claims 3, wherein

the statistic traffic information is information obtained by statistically processing past traffic conditions on a special date in terms of temporal elements.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein

the special date is at least a date when an event is held, the immediately preceding day of the date when an event is held, one of three or more than three consecutive holidays or the immediately preceding day of such consecutive holidays.

7. The information processing device according to claims 3, further comprising:

a traffic condition predictor for predicting the traffic condition in the future from the statistic condition information acquired by the condition information acquirer.

8. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a date classification recognizer for identifying the data information on the basis of the date information by recognizing an acquisition request signal requesting acquisition of the statistic condition information correlated to the date information and recognizing the date classifying information from the identified data information; and

a condition information acquirer for identifying the statistic traffic information on the basis of the date classifying information recognized by the date classification recognizer and acquiring the statistic condition information of the identified statistic traffic information.

9. The information processing device according to claims 1, further comprising:

a positional information acquirer for acquiring positional information on the current position and the destination of a moving body;

a route searcher for searching the traveling route of the moving body on the basis of the positional information acquired by the statistic condition information and the positional information acquirer;

And

a notification control section for notifying the traveling route searched by the route searcher to a notifying section.

10. The information processing device according to claims 1, further comprising:

a storage section for storing the data; and

a modification information acquirer for acquiring the date classifying information correlated to the date information and the date indicated by the date information;

the date classification modifier being adapted to identify the data information by retrieving the date information acquired from the storage section by the modification information acquirer and modify the date classifying information of the identified data information to the date classifying information acquired by the modification information acquirer.

11. The information processing device according to claim 10, wherein

the date classification modifier identifies the data information by retrieving the date information acquired from the storage section by the modification information acquirer, determines if the date classifying information of the identified data information and the date classifying information acquired by the modification information acquirer agree with each other or not and, if it determines that they agree with each other, modifies the date classifying information of the identified data information to the date classifying information acquired by the modification information acquirer.

12. The information processing device according to claim 10, further comprising:

a modification information generator for generating the date classifying information correlated to the date information and the date indicated by the date information and outputting it;

the modification information acquirer being adapted to acquire the date information and the date classifying information from the modification information generator.

13. An information processing system comprising:

an information processing device for processing statistic traffic information obtained by statistically processing traffic information on past traffic conditions in terms of temporal elements,

the statistic traffic information including a plurality of pieces of date classifying information for classifying data for predetermined dates and statistic condition information obtained by statistically processing the traffic conditions on each of the dates correlated to the corresponding one of the plurality of pieces of date classifying information in terms of temporal elements;

the device further comprising;

a date classification modifier adapted to modify the plurality of pieces of date classifying information included in data information which is formed as one data structure containing a plurality of pieces of date information indicating the dates and the plurality of pieces of date classifying information that corresponds respectively to the dates indicated by the plurality of pieces of date information; and

a terminal unit connected to the information processing device via a network so as to be able to exchange various pieces of information and having a request information generator for generating a modification request information requesting to modify the date classifying information of the data information and transmitting it to the information processing device;

the date classification modifier being adapted to modify the date classifying information of the data information upon recognizing the reception of the modification request information transmitted from the terminal unit.

14. An information processing system comprising an information processing device and a terminal unit, wherein:

the information processing device is for processing statistic traffic information obtained by statistically processing traffic information on past traffic conditions in terms of temporal elements,

the statistic traffic information including a plurality of pieces of date classifying information for classifying data for predetermined dates and statistic condition information obtained by statistically processing the traffic conditions on each of the dates correlated to the corresponding one of the plurality of pieces of date classifying information in terms of temporal elements;

the device comprising;

a date classification modifier adapted to modify the plurality of pieces of date classifying information included in data information which is formed as one data structure containing a plurality of pieces of date information indicating the dates and the plurality of pieces of date classifying information that corresponds respectively to the dates indicated by the plurality of pieces of date information;

the device further comprising;

a storage section for storing the data; and

a modification information acquirer for acquiring the date classifying information correlated to the date information and the date indicated by the date information;

the date classification modifier being adapted to identify the data information by retrieving the date information acquired from the storage section by the modification information acquirer and modify the date classifying information of the identified data information to the date classifying information acquired by the modification information acquirer;

and wherein;

the terminal unit is connected to the information processing device via a network so as to be able to exchange various pieces of information and has a terminal modification information generator for generating date information and date classifying information and transmits them to the information processing device;

the modification information acquirer being adapted to acquire the date information and the date classifying information transmitted from the terminal unit.

15. An information processing system comprising an information processing device and a server,

wherein:

the information processing device is for processing statistic traffic information obtained by statistically processing traffic information on past traffic conditions in terms of temporal elements,

the statistic traffic information including a plurality of pieces of date classifying information for classifying data for predetermined dates and statistic condition information obtained by statistically processing the traffic conditions on each of the dates correlated to the corresponding one of the plurality of pieces of date classifying information in terms of temporal elements;

the device comprising;

a date classification modifier adapted to modify the plurality of pieces of date classifying information included in data information which is formed as one data structure containing a plurality of pieces of date information indicating the dates and the plurality of pieces of date classifying information that corresponds respectively to the dates indicated by the plurality of pieces of date information;

the device further comprising;

a storage section for storing the data; and

a modification information acquirer for acquiring the date classifying information correlated to the date information and the date indicated by the date information;

the date classification modifier being adapted to identify the data information by retrieving the date information acquired from the storage section by the modification information acquirer and modify the date classifying information of the identified data information to the date classifying information acquired by the modification information acquirer;

and wherein;

the server is connected to the information processing device via a network so as to be able to exchange various pieces of information and has a server transmitter for acquiring date information and date classifying information and transmits them to the information processing device;

the modification information acquirer being adapted to acquire the date information and the date classifying information transmitted from the server.

16. An information processing method for processing statistic traffic information obtained by statistically processing traffic information on past traffic conditions in terms of temporal elements,

the statistic traffic information including a plurality of pieces of date classifying information for classifying data for predetermined dates and statistic condition information obtained by statistically processing the statistic conditions on each of the dates correlated to the corresponding one of the plurality of pieces of date classifying information in terms of temporal elements;

the method comprising;

modifying a plurality of pieces of date classifying information included in data information which is formed as one data structure containing a plurality of pieces of date information indicating the dates and the plurality of pieces of date classifying information that corresponds respectively to the dates indicated by the plurality of pieces of date information.

17. An information processing program for having a computer to execute an information processing method, in which the method is:

an information processing method for processing statistic traffic information obtained by statistically processing traffic information on past traffic conditions in terms of temporal elements,

the statistic traffic information including a plurality of pieces of date classifying information for classifying data for predetermined dates and statistic condition information obtained by statistically processing the statistic conditions on each of the dates correlated to the corresponding one of the plurality of pieces of date classifying information in terms of temporal elements;

the method comprising;

modifying a plurality of pieces of date classifying information included in data information which is formed as one data structure containing a plurality of pieces of date information indicating the dates and the plurality of pieces of date classifying information that corresponds respectively to the dates indicated by the plurality of pieces of date information.

18. A recording medium computing-device-readably storing an information processing program for having a computer to execute an information processing method, in which the method is:

an information processing method for processing statistic traffic information obtained by statistically processing traffic information on past traffic conditions in terms of temporal elements,

the statistic traffic information including a plurality of pieces of date classifying information for classifying data for predetermined dates and statistic condition information obtained by statistically processing the statistic conditions on each of the dates correlated to the corresponding one of the plurality of pieces of date classifying information in terms of temporal elements;

the method comprising;

modifying a plurality of pieces of date classifying information included in data information which is formed as one data structure containing a plurality of pieces of date information indicating the dates and the plurality of pieces of date classifying information that corresponds respectively to the dates indicated by the plurality of pieces of date information.