INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-022741 filed on Feb. 12, 2019 including the specification, drawings and abstract is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The disclosure relates to an information processing device, an on-board device, an information processing system, and an advertisement distribution method.

2. Description of Related Art

A distribution method is disclosed in which, when a request for store information on a store where a recording medium having viewing data recorded thereon is available is received from a navigation system, store information on a store where the recording medium is available is sent to the navigation system based on, e.g., the location indicated by location information received from the navigation system (e.g., Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2007-263920 (JP 2007-263920 A)).

SUMMARY

There are cases where users want to get information on facilities that meet their needs when they visit an unfamiliar area.

One of aspects of the disclosure provides an information processing device, an on-board device, an information processing system, and an advertisement distribution method which can distribute to a user who is visiting an unfamiliar area an advertisement that can more efficiently prompt the user to make a decision.

A first aspect of the disclosure provides an information processing device. The information processing device includes: a server transmitting and receiving unit configured to receive location information indicating a location of a vehicle from an on-board device mounted on the vehicle; and a server control unit configured to when the vehicle is traveling in an area that the vehicle has visited a predetermined number of times or less, extract a facility that faces a first road located within a predetermined range based on the location information and having traffic capacity equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, wherein the server transmitting and receiving unit is configured to send advertisement information of the facility to the on-board device.

In the information processing device of the first aspect, the server control unit may be configured to, when the vehicle is traveling in the area, extract the facility located within the predetermined range based on the location information, the predetermined range being a range located within a predetermined distance from a current location of the vehicle.

In the information processing device of the first aspect, the traffic capacity may be determined based on at least one of a width of the first road, the number of lanes of the first road, and a measured number of vehicles that pass a given point on the first road per unit time.

The information processing device of the first aspect may further include a road information database that stores identification information of the first road and identification information of the facility in association with each other.

In the information processing device of the first aspect, the facility that faces the first road may include a facility having an entrance or a front door located on a first road side.

A second aspect of the disclosure provides an on-board device mounted on a vehicle. The on-board device includes: a control unit configured to obtain location information indicating a location of the vehicle; and a transmitting and receiving unit configured to when, based on the location information, the vehicle is traveling in an area that the vehicle has visited a predetermined number of times or less, send the location information to a predetermined information processing device, and receive, from the predetermined information processing device, advertisement information of a facility that faces a first road located within a predetermined range based on the location information and having traffic capacity equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, wherein the control unit is configured to output the advertisement information to a predetermined display device in the vehicle.

In the on-board device of the second aspect, the control unit may be configured to receive the advertisement information of the facility located within the predetermined range based on the location information from the predetermined information processing device, the predetermined range being a range located within a predetermined distance from a current location of the vehicle.

In the on-board device of the second aspect, the traffic capacity may be determined based on at least one of a width of the first road, the number of lanes of the first road, and a measured number of vehicles that pass a given point on the first road per unit time.

In the on-board device of the second aspect, the information processing device may include a road information database that stores identification information of the first road and identification information of the facility in association with each other.

In the on-board device of the second aspect, the facility that faces the first road may include a facility having an entrance or a front door located on a first road side.

A third aspect of the disclosure provides an information processing system. The information processing system includes: an on-board device mounted on a vehicle configured to obtain location information indicating a location of the vehicle and send the location information when, based on the location information, the vehicle is traveling in an area that the vehicle has visited a predetermined number of times or less; and an information processing device configured to receive the location information indicating the location of the vehicle from the on-board device, extract a facility that faces a first road located within a predetermined range based on the location information and having traffic capacity equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, and send advertisement information of the facility to the on-board device. The on-board device is further configured to receive the advertisement information from the information processing device and output the advertisement information to a predetermined display device in the vehicle.

In the information processing system of the third aspect, the information processing device may be configured to, when the vehicle is traveling in the area, extract the facility located within the predetermined range based on the location information, the predetermined range being a range located within a predetermined distance from a current location of the vehicle.

In the information processing system of the third aspect, the traffic capacity may be determined based on at least one of a width of the first road, the number of lanes of the first road, and a measured number of vehicles that pass a given point on the first road per unit time.

In the information processing system of the third aspect, the information processing device may include a road information database that stores identification information of the first road and identification information of the facility in association with each other.

In the information processing system of the third aspect, the facility that faces the first road may include a facility having an entrance or a front door located on a first road side.

A fourth aspect of the disclosure provides an advertisement distribution method. The advertisement distribution method includes: receiving location information indicating a location of a vehicle from an on-board device mounted on the vehicle; when the vehicle is traveling in an area that the vehicle has visited a predetermined number of times or less, extracting a facility that faces a first road located within a predetermined range based on the location information and having traffic capacity equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold; and sending advertisement information of the facility to the on-board device.

In the advertisement distribution method of the fourth aspect, extracting, when the vehicle is traveling in the area that the vehicle has visited the predetermined number of times or less, the facility that faces the first road located within the predetermined range based on the location information and having the traffic capacity equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold may include extracting, when the vehicle is traveling in the area, the facility located within the predetermined range based on the location information, the predetermined range being a range located within a predetermined distance from a current location of the vehicle.

In the advertisement distribution method of the fourth aspect, the traffic capacity may be determined based on at least one of a width of the first road, the number of lanes of the first road, and a measured number of vehicles that pass a given point on the first road per unit time.

The advertisement distribution method of the fourth aspect may further include: storing identification information of the first road and identification information of the facility in association with each other.

In the advertisement distribution method of the fourth aspect, the facility that faces the first road may include a facility having an entrance or a front door located on a first road side.

According to the above aspects, such an advertisement that can more efficiently prompt a user to make a decision can be distributed to the user who is visiting an unfamiliar area.

