JP2023109044A - Vehicle information management device, vehicle information management method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

A vehicle information management device, a vehicle information management method, and a program for managing maintenance information performed by a user are provided. A vehicle information management device (10) includes a registration information acquisition section (50), a position information acquisition section (52), a maintenance information extraction section (54), a maintenance information storage section (56) and a notification section (58). The processor of the vehicle information management device 10 acquires registration information about vehicle maintenance registered by the user, extracts maintenance information including maintenance execution dates and maintenance details from the registration information, and stores the maintenance information in the storage unit. [Selection drawing] Fig. 4

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle information management device, a vehicle information management method, and a program.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a maintenance history information display system that enables confirmation of maintenance status by displaying past maintenance information of a vehicle in chronological order.

JP-A-2001-75978

However, the system described in Patent Literature 1 can only manage maintenance information maintained by a maintenance company. Therefore, there is room for improvement from the viewpoint of managing maintenance information performed by the user himself/herself.

An object of the present invention is to obtain a vehicle information management device, a vehicle information management method, and a program capable of managing maintenance information performed by a user himself/herself.

A vehicle information management apparatus according to claim 1 has a processor, and the processor acquires registration information about vehicle maintenance registered by a user, and extracts maintenance information including maintenance execution dates and maintenance details from the registration information. Extract and store in the storage unit.

In the vehicle information management device according to claim 1, the processor acquires the registration information regarding vehicle maintenance registered by the user. Further, the processor extracts maintenance information including maintenance execution dates and maintenance details from the registration information and stores the maintenance information in the storage unit. Thereby, the maintenance information can be stored in the storage part in which the maintenance information registered by a person other than the user such as the dealer is stored, and the maintenance information by the specialist and the information on the maintenance performed by the user can be centrally managed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle information management apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the processor acquires image information of a receipt imaged by the user as the registration information.

In the vehicle information management device according to claim 2, since the image information of the receipt imaged by the user is acquired as the registration information, maintenance information can be managed only by the user imaging the receipt.

A vehicle information management apparatus according to claim 3 is the vehicle information management apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the processor acquires position information of the vehicle, and stores the position information of the vehicle when the user registers the registration information together with the maintenance information. Store in the storage unit.

In the vehicle information management device according to claim 3, both the maintenance information and the position information of the vehicle are stored in the storage unit, so the place where the maintenance was performed can be specified, and the reliability of the information can be improved. can.

A vehicle information management device according to claim 4 is the vehicle information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the processor determines that the vehicle is located at the car wash based on the position information of the vehicle, the user Guidance on registration of information.

In the vehicle information management device according to claim 4, when the user is washing the vehicle at the car wash, it is possible to prompt the user to update the maintenance information periodically by guiding the user to register the information.

A vehicle information management device according to claim 5 is the vehicle information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the processor acquires information on cashless payment by the user as the registration information.

In the vehicle information management device according to claim 5, the maintenance information can be updated only by the user making a cashless payment when performing maintenance.

A vehicle information management method according to claim 6 acquires registration information about vehicle maintenance registered by a user, extracts maintenance information including a maintenance execution date and maintenance details from the registration information, and stores the maintenance information in a storage unit.

A program according to claim 7 acquires registration information about maintenance of a vehicle registered by a user, extracts maintenance information including maintenance execution dates and maintenance details from the registration information, and stores the maintenance information in a storage unit. to execute.

As described above, according to the vehicle information management device, vehicle information management method, and program according to the present invention, it is possible to manage maintenance information performed by the user himself/herself.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system including a vehicle information management device according to an embodiment; FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the vehicle information management apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the server in embodiment. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a vehicle information management device according to an embodiment; FIG. It is a flow chart which shows an example of the flow of maintenance information registration processing in an embodiment.

A vehicle information management system S including the vehicle information management device 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle information management system S of this embodiment includes a vehicle information management device 10, a server 12 as a storage unit, a dealer 14, a vehicle V, and a mobile terminal P. The vehicle V and the mobile terminal P are owned by the same user. Also, the vehicle information management device 10, the server 12, the dealer 14, the vehicle V, and the mobile terminal P are connected through a network N so as to be able to communicate with each other. Although one dealer 14 is shown in FIG. 1 as an example, a plurality of dealers who service the vehicle V are actually connected to the network N. As shown in FIG.

Various data are stored in the server 12 . In this embodiment, as an example, the server 12 stores maintenance information maintained by a dealer 14 and a maintenance shop, maintenance information related to maintenance performed by the user himself, location information of the vehicle V, and the like.

Here, the vehicle information management device 10 of the present embodiment acquires registration information regarding maintenance of the vehicle V registered by the user, extracts maintenance information from the registration information, and stores the maintenance information in the server 12, which is a storage unit. is configured to

(Hardware Configuration of Vehicle Information Management Device 10)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the vehicle information management device 10. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle information management device 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit: processor) 20, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 24, a storage 26, a communication I/F ( communication interface) 28 and an input/output I/F (input/output interface) 30 . Each component is communicatively connected to each other via a bus 32 .

The CPU 20 is a central processing unit that executes various programs and controls each section. That is, the CPU 20 reads a program from the ROM 22 or the storage 26 and executes the program using the RAM 24 as a work area. The CPU 20 performs control of the above components and various arithmetic processing according to programs recorded in the ROM 22 or the storage 26 .

The ROM 22 stores various programs and various data. The RAM 24 is a non-temporary recording medium that temporarily stores programs or data as a work area. The storage 26 is configured by an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive) and is a non-temporary recording medium that stores various programs including an operating system and various data. Here, in this embodiment, the storage 26 stores various programs, various data, and the like.

The communication I/F 28 is an interface for the vehicle information management device 10 to communicate with the server 12 and other devices. (Fiber Distributed Data Interface), Wi-Fi (registered trademark) and other standards are used. The input/output I/F 30 is an interface for connecting with peripheral devices, and is connected to, for example, a display device such as a display and an input device such as a keyboard.

(Hardware configuration of server 12)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the server 12. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the server 12 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit: processor) 34, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 36, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 38, a communication I/F (communication interface) 40, and a storage 42. Each component is communicatively connected to each other via a bus 48 .

The CPU 34 is a central processing unit that executes various programs and controls each section. The ROM 36 stores various programs and various data. RAM 38 temporarily stores programs or data as a work area.

Communication I/F 40 is an interface for communicating with vehicle information management device 10 and other devices, for example, CAN (Controller Area Network), Ethernet, LTE (Long Term Evolution), FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface), Standards such as Wi-Fi are used.

The storage 42 is configured by a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive) and stores various programs and various data. In this embodiment, the storage 42 stores a maintenance information DB 44 and a maintenance information DB 46 .

The maintenance information DB 44 stores information relating to maintenance information. The maintenance information referred to here is information relating to maintenance performed by a specialist other than the user, such as the dealer 14 or a maintenance shop. Therefore, the maintenance information is registered in the maintenance information DB 44 by a specialist other than the user.

The maintenance information DB 46 stores information on maintenance performed by the user. For example, the maintenance information DB 46 includes maintenance information such as car washing and interior cleaning of the vehicle V performed by the user at the car wash. The maintenance information DB 46 also includes user maintenance information such as tire replacement, engine oil replacement, battery replacement, washer fluid replenishment, wiper rubber replacement, and air filter replacement.

Further, the maintenance information DB 46 stores information on maintenance performed by car parts stores and the like that cannot access the maintenance information DB 44 .

(Functional configuration of vehicle information management device 10)
The vehicle information management device 10 implements various functions using the hardware resources shown in FIG. A functional configuration realized by the vehicle information management device 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle information management device 10 includes a registration information acquisition unit 50, a position information acquisition unit 52, a maintenance information extraction unit 54, a maintenance information storage unit 56, and a notification unit 58 as functional configurations. It is Each functional configuration is realized by the CPU 20 reading and executing a program stored in the ROM 22 or the storage 26 .

The registration information acquisition unit 50 acquires information on maintenance of the vehicle V registered by the user. Specifically, when the user captures an image of the receipt using the camera of the mobile terminal P, the registration information acquisition unit 50 acquires the captured image information as the registration information. For example, the registration information acquisition unit 50 acquires, as registration information, image information of a receipt captured by the camera of the mobile terminal P when the user has washed the car and cleaned the interior of the car at the car wash. At this time, the registration information acquisition unit 50 may directly access the user's mobile terminal P via the network N to acquire the image information. Alternatively, the user may transmit the image information of the receipt regarding maintenance to a predetermined storage unit. In this case, the registration information acquiring unit 50 acquires the image information of the receipt by accessing the storage unit storing the image information transmitted by the user.

Further, the registration information acquisition unit 50 may acquire information on cashless payment by the user as the registration information. Specifically, the registration information acquisition unit 50 may acquire predetermined cashless payment information as the registration information from the storage unit that stores the cashless payment history. For example, the registration information acquisition unit 50 acquires, as registration information, cashless payment information for engine oil replacement, battery replacement, wiper rubber replacement, tire replacement, etc. requested from an auto parts store.

Furthermore, the registration information acquisition unit 50 may acquire information on an electronic point card managed by the user as the registration information. Specifically, the registration information acquisition unit 50 may acquire information on a point card related to maintenance stored in the mobile terminal P or the like as the registration information.

The position information acquisition unit 52 acquires position information regarding the current position of the vehicle V. FIG. Specifically, the position information acquisition unit 52 acquires the position information of the vehicle V based on the signal detected by a GPS (Global Positioning System) device mounted on the vehicle V. FIG.

The maintenance information extraction unit 54 extracts maintenance information including maintenance execution dates and maintenance details from the registration information acquired by the registration information acquisition unit 50 . Specifically, when the image information of the receipt is acquired as the registration information, the maintenance information extraction unit 54 performs OCR (Optical Character Reader) processing on the image information to obtain the date the receipt was issued, , to extract the content of the purchased goods or services.

Further, when cashless payment information is acquired as registration information, the maintenance information extraction unit 54 extracts payment information regarding maintenance of the vehicle V from the cashless payment history. For example, the maintenance information extracting unit 54 may determine that the history information of cashless payment is payment information related to maintenance of the vehicle V when a predetermined wording is included. Further, for example, the maintenance information extraction unit 54 may determine that the payment information is related to the maintenance of the vehicle V when the shop where the cashless payment is made is a predetermined shop.

The maintenance information storage unit 56 stores maintenance information extracted by the maintenance information extraction unit 54 in the server 12 . Specifically, the maintenance information storage unit 56 stores maintenance information in the maintenance information DB 46 of the server 12 .

Moreover, the maintenance information storage part 56 of this embodiment stores the position information of the vehicle V in maintenance information DB46 with maintenance information as an example. The location information of the vehicle V is the location information of the vehicle V when the user registers the registration information. Therefore, when the image information of the receipt is the registration information, the position information of the vehicle V when the receipt is imaged is stored in the maintenance information DB 46 together with the maintenance information. Further, when the information of cashless payment is registered information, the position information of the vehicle V at the time of payment is stored in the maintenance information DB 46 together with the maintenance information.

The notification unit 58 notifies the user. Specifically, when the notification unit 58 determines that the vehicle V is located at the car wash based on the position information of the vehicle V, the notification unit 58 guides the user to register the information. In addition, when the notification unit 58 determines that the vehicle V is located in a place where maintenance of the vehicle V can be performed, such as an auto parts store, the notification unit 58 may guide the user to register information. As an example, the notification unit 58 of the present embodiment notifies the user by performing a predetermined display on the mobile terminal P. FIG.

(action)
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

(Maintenance information registration process)
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of maintenance information registration processing by the vehicle information management device 10 according to this embodiment. This assessment process is executed by the CPU 20 reading out an assessment program from the storage 26 and developing it in the RAM 24 .

In step S102 of FIG. 5, the CPU 20 acquires registration information. Specifically, the CPU 20 acquires the information registered by the user through the function of the registration information acquiring section 50 . For example, in step S102, the user acquires image information of a receipt captured by the camera of the mobile terminal P, information on cashless payment by the user, information on an electronic point card managed by the user, and the like.

In step S104, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the acquired information is information regarding maintenance. Then, when the CPU 20 determines that the acquired information is the maintenance information, the process proceeds to step S106. Further, when the CPU 20 determines that the acquired information is not the maintenance information, the process proceeds to step S110.

In step S106, the CPU 20 extracts maintenance information. Specifically, the CPU 20 uses the function of the maintenance information extractor 54 to extract maintenance information including maintenance execution dates and maintenance details from the registration information. For example, when the registration information is image information, the CPU 20 performs OCR processing on the image information to extract the date the receipt was issued and the details of the purchased product or service. Further, for example, when the registered information is cashless payment information, the CPU 20 extracts payment information regarding maintenance of the vehicle V from the cashless payment history.

In step S108, the CPU 20 stores maintenance information. Specifically, the CPU 20 converts the maintenance information into a predetermined format and stores it in the maintenance information DB 46 of the server 12 using the function of the maintenance information storage unit 56 . At this time, the CPU 20 also stores the position information of the vehicle V in the maintenance information DB 46 as well. Then, the CPU 20 terminates the maintenance information registration process.

On the other hand, if the information acquired in step S104 is not maintenance information, the CPU 20 acquires position information of the vehicle V in step S110.

Subsequently, in step S112, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the position information of the vehicle V is in the vicinity of the car wash. Specifically, the CPU 20 refers to the signal from the GPS device mounted on the vehicle V and the map information, and determines if the current position of the vehicle V is a car wash, or if the current position of the vehicle V is a car wash. If it is near, the process proceeds to step S114. Further, when the current position of the vehicle V is away from the car wash, the CPU 20 terminates the maintenance information registration process.

In step S114, the CPU 20 gives a predetermined notification to the user. Specifically, the CPU 20 guides the user to register the maintenance information by performing a predetermined display on the mobile terminal P using the function of the notification unit 58 .

As described above, the vehicle information management device 10 according to the present embodiment acquires registration information regarding maintenance of the vehicle V registered by the user. In addition, the vehicle information management device 10 extracts maintenance information including maintenance dates and maintenance details from the registration information, and stores the maintenance information in the server 12, which is a storage unit. As a result, the maintenance information can be stored in the server 12 in which the maintenance information registered by a person other than the user such as the dealer 14 is stored, and the maintenance information by the specialist and the maintenance information performed by the user can be centrally managed. .

In addition, since the vehicle information management device 10 keeps a record of maintenance information by the user, the state of the vehicle V can be accurately grasped, and the resale value (registered trademark) can be maintained at a high level.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, image information of a receipt captured by the user can be obtained as registration information, so maintenance information can be managed simply by the user capturing an image of the receipt.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, both the maintenance information and the position information of the vehicle V are stored in the server 12, so the place where the maintenance was performed can be specified, and the reliability of the information can be improved. For example, since the location information of the vehicle V at the time of cashless payment is stored in the maintenance information DB 46 together with the maintenance information, cashless payment at a car wash serves as evidence that the car was washed.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the user is washing the vehicle V at the car wash, the function of the notification unit 58 guides the user to register the information, thereby prompting the user to regularly update the maintenance information. .

Although the vehicle information management device 10 according to the embodiment has been described above, it is needless to say that it can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the maintenance information DB 44 storing information related to maintenance information and the maintenance information DB 46 storing information related to maintenance performed by the user are set separately. good too. Storing maintenance information and maintenance information in the same database makes it easier to check the details of maintenance performed during regular maintenance in chronological order.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the information about maintenance registered by the user is registered in different storage units for each type of information, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, receipt image information, cashless payment information, point card information, and the like may be registered in one server or the like.

Specifically, the user takes an image of the receipt via an application installed in the mobile terminal P in advance, and image information of the receipt is registered in a predetermined server. Also, by performing cashless payment via the same application, cashless payment information is registered in the server in which the receipt image information is registered. Furthermore, by adding a point card function to the same application, information regarding maintenance of the vehicle V can be registered in the same server. In this case, the registration information acquisition unit 50 can be configured to acquire information from one server, so maintenance information can be managed efficiently.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the maintenance information storage unit 56 stores the location information of the vehicle V in the server 12 together with the maintenance information.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the notification unit 58 is configured to guide the user to register the information when it is determined that the vehicle V is located at the car wash based on the location information of the vehicle V. The user may be guided to register information even when other conditions are satisfied. For example, when a predetermined period of time has passed since the last maintenance, the function of the notification unit 58 may notify the user to perform maintenance.

Moreover, various processors other than the CPU 20 may execute the processing that the CPU 20 reads and executes the program in the above embodiment. In this case, the processor is a PLD (Programmable Logic Device) whose circuit configuration can be changed after manufacturing such as an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), and an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) for executing specific processing. A dedicated electric circuit or the like, which is a processor having a specially designed circuit configuration, is exemplified. Also, each process may be executed by one of these various processors, or may be executed by a combination of two or more processors of the same or different type, for example, multiple FPGAs and CPUs. and an FPGA, or the like. More specifically, the hardware structure of these various processors is an electric circuit in which circuit elements such as semiconductor elements are combined.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, each program has been described as pre-stored (installed) in a computer-readable non-temporary recording medium. Read Only Memory), DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory), USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, and other non-temporary recording media. Also, the program may be downloaded from an external device via a network.

Furthermore, the processing flow and database described in the above embodiment are examples, and unnecessary steps may be deleted, new steps added, and the processing order may be changed without departing from the scope. .

10 vehicle information management device 12 server (storage unit)
20 CPU (processor)
V vehicle

Claims (7)

a processor, the processor comprising:
Obtain registration information about vehicle maintenance registered by the user;
extracting maintenance information including a maintenance execution date and maintenance content from the registration information and storing the maintenance information in a storage unit;
Vehicle information management device. 2. The vehicle information management device according to claim 1, wherein said processor acquires image information obtained by imaging a receipt by a user as said registration information. The processor obtains vehicle location information,
3. The vehicle information management device according to claim 1, wherein position information of the vehicle when the user registers the registration information is stored in the storage unit together with the maintenance information. The vehicle information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the processor guides the user to register the information when determining that the vehicle is located at the car wash based on the location information of the vehicle. . The vehicle information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the processor acquires information on cashless payment by the user as the registration information. Obtain registration information about vehicle maintenance registered by the user;
extracting maintenance information including a maintenance execution date and maintenance content from the registration information and storing the maintenance information in a storage unit;
Vehicle information management method. Obtain registration information about vehicle maintenance registered by the user;
extracting maintenance information including a maintenance execution date and maintenance content from the registration information and storing the maintenance information in a storage unit;
A program that causes a computer to carry out a process.