JP2018063469A - Matching system, matching method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle share system which is possible to hand over a vehicle between users thereby improving convenience of the users.SOLUTION: A vehicle share system includes a use condition acquisition unit for acquiring a use condition from a reserving user, a vehicle information acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle information of each bicycle used by a user, a matching degree evaluation unit for evaluating a matching degree between the use condition and each of the vehicle information respectively based on a use place and a use time at which use of the bicycle included in the use condition is started and a return place and a return time of the bicycle included in the vehicle information, and a notification unit for notifying the reserving user of information of the bicycle having the matching degree equal to or more than a predetermined value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for providing information to a user who uses a vehicle.

A system in which a vehicle such as a bicycle is shared by many users is widespread. For example, bicycles are arranged at stations installed in each region, and bicycles are rented to users who wish to use at each station. Then, the user can return the bicycle to a station other than the station that rented the bicycle.
In addition, for example, the user reserves a bicycle by setting desired conditions such as a station that uses the bicycle and a use time by using a predetermined application of the mobile terminal.

  For example, when a user who rides on an electric vehicle searches for a vehicle that is a transfer candidate when the remaining battery level is low, a technology that provides the user with information such as where the transferable electric vehicle is parked. There is (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2015-001781 JP-A-2015-162145

However, there is room for improvement in the convenience of the system to the user.
For example, when a user who currently uses a bicycle goes to a predetermined destination, he rides an electric bicycle to the nearest station of the destination, installs the electric bicycle at the station, and walks from the station to the destination on foot. It will be. Even if there is a user who wants to use a bicycle around the destination, the user who uses the bicycle needs to return the bicycle to a predetermined station without going directly to the destination by bicycle. In addition, even if the user who uses the bicycle is near the location of the user who wants to use the bicycle, the user who wants to use the bicycle cannot receive the bicycle near the location, I had to go to the designated station to get my bicycle.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle sharing system that allows users to deliver vehicles and improves user convenience.

A matching system according to the present invention is a matching system that combines a reserved user who wants to use a bicycle in a bicycle sharing service and a user who uses the bicycle,
A usage condition acquisition unit that acquires usage conditions including a usage location and a usage time at least from the reserved user,
A vehicle information acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle information including at least a bicycle return place and a return time for each bicycle used by the user;
A suitability evaluation unit that evaluates the suitability between the use condition and the vehicle information;
And a notifying unit for notifying a reserved user of information on a bicycle having a fitness level equal to or higher than a predetermined value.
According to the prior art, the vehicle is delivered to the next user through the station. On the other hand, according to the above example, the reservation user can receive a bicycle from the user at a place other than the station. That is, delivery between users is possible, and user convenience is improved.
Moreover, the effect that the combination of the user who can deliver a bicycle automatically can be extracted based on the use conditions of the reservation user and the vehicle information of the use user is obtained.

  The degree of conformity indicates the degree of conformity between usage conditions and vehicle information. For example, the fitness level evaluation unit may evaluate the fitness level based on a distance between a usage location where the use of a bicycle included in the usage conditions is started and a bicycle return location included in the vehicle information. Furthermore, the fitness level evaluation unit may evaluate the fitness level based on a difference between a use time when the use of the bicycle included in the use conditions is started and a return time of the bicycle included in the vehicle information.

  Further, the notifying unit may notify the use condition to a user who uses a bicycle whose fitness is a predetermined value or more. As a result, it is possible to preferentially send notifications to users who are highly likely to accept the delivery of bicycles, to make efficient inquiries, to promote the establishment of matching, The memory usage of the matching system and the load on the CPU can be reduced.

  The usage conditions may further include the year of the bicycle to be used, and the vehicle information may further include the year of the bicycle. In such a case, the fitness level evaluation unit may evaluate the fitness level based on the model year of the bicycle related to the use conditions and the model year information related to the vehicle information. Thereby, it is possible to incorporate more requests from users who reserve bicycles.

  The usage conditions and vehicle information may further include information related to the bicycle assist function. In such a case, the fitness level evaluation unit may evaluate the fitness level based on usage conditions and information on the bicycle assist function of the vehicle information. Thereby, it is possible to incorporate more requests from users who reserve bicycles.

  The usage condition may include information on the scheduled usage time, and the vehicle information may include the remaining battery level. In such a case, the fitness level evaluation unit may evaluate the fitness level based on information on the scheduled usage time and the remaining battery level. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the battery from running out while using the electrically assisted bicycle.

  The vehicle information may further include information on the destination of the user using the bicycle. In such a case, the fitness level evaluation unit may evaluate the fitness level based on the usage location where the use of the bicycle is started and information on the destination of the user. Thereby, it is possible to preferentially notify the user who is using the bicycle and whose arrival destination is close to the use place, which contributes to user convenience.

  In addition, the notification unit may notify a user who uses a bicycle having a fitness level equal to or greater than a predetermined value of a use place where the use of the bicycle is started. The reservation user may be notified of the destination of the user. This contributes to the convenience of the user who uses the bicycle.

  One or more users who have a fitness level equal to or higher than a predetermined value are notified to the reserved user, and the bicycle can be returned to the reserved user's location for the user selected by the reserved user among the one or more users An inquiry about whether or not may be notified. Thereby, the user can freely select a desired bicycle from a plurality of bicycles.

The notification unit notifies each user who has a fitness level greater than or equal to a predetermined value whether he / she can return the bicycle to the reserved user's location, and if there is a user who can return to the location, You may notify the reservation user of the user information. Further, the notification unit may notify inquiries to users who have a fitness level equal to or higher than a predetermined value in descending order of the fitness level. Thereby, the frequency | count of an inquiry with respect to the user who uses a bicycle can be reduced, and the usage-amount of a memory, a communication load, and the usage-amount of CPU can be reduced.

  The present invention can be understood as a matching system or a management device having at least a part of the above-described configuration or function. The present invention can also be understood as a matching method having at least a part of the above processing. The present invention can also be understood as a program for causing a computer (processor) to execute each step of the method, or a computer-readable recording medium in which such a program is recorded non-temporarily. Further, the above processes and means can be freely combined and implemented as long as no technical contradiction occurs.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it enables it to pass a vehicle between the users using a vehicle share system, and can improve a user's convenience.

It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the management apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the process of a management apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the data structure of usage condition DB. It is a figure which shows the example of the data structure of vehicle information DB. It is a flowchart figure which shows the 1st example of the flow of the whole process of a management apparatus. It is an example of the user interface for setting a use condition. It is a figure which shows the 1st example of selection of a candidate user. It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of selection of a candidate user. It is a figure which shows the 3rd example of selection of a candidate user. It is a figure which shows the 1st example of an inquiry procedure. It is a figure which shows the 1st example of UI displayed by the inquiry part. It is a display example of the confirmation screen of a use condition. It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of an inquiry procedure. It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of UI displayed by the inquiry part. It is a flowchart figure which shows the 2nd example of the flow of the whole process of a management apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of a management apparatus.

  Hereinafter, in a bicycle sharing service, the present invention provides a system for performing matching between a person who wants to use a bicycle (hereinafter referred to as a reserved user) and a person who is using the bicycle (hereinafter referred to as a user). An example in which is applied will be described.

(First embodiment)
<System overview>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the management apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment.
The management apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment can communicate with the communication terminal 50 and the communication apparatus 60 via a network. The communication device 60 is on-vehicle equipment for the bicycle 5. The management device 100 is an example of a matching system.

[Process overview]
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining processing of the management apparatus 100. The communication terminal 50 (1) and the communication terminal 50 (2) are terminals owned by the reserved user 1 and the reserved user 2 who wish to use a bicycle, respectively. Communication terminal 50 (1) and communication terminal 50 (2) are portable terminals, such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, or a notebook PC, for example.

  The communication terminal 50 (1) and the communication terminal 50 (2) transmit usage conditions including the usage start location and the usage start time to the management apparatus 100 via the network. The use condition is a condition including a use start place, use start time, etc. of the bicycle designated when the reservation user reserves the bicycle. The use conditions may include information other than the use start location and use start time of the bicycle.

In addition, the communication device 60 (1) and the communication device 60 (2) are bicycle on-vehicle equipment used by the user 1 and the user 2, respectively. The communication device 60 (1) and the communication device 60 (2) include, for example, a navigation system.
When the destination is input by the user 1 and the user 2, the communication device 60 (1) and the communication device 60 (2) guide the user 1 and the user 2 to the destination by the navigation system. Further, the communication device 60 (1) and the communication device 60 (2) transmit the input information regarding the destination, vehicle information such as the remaining battery level of the bicycle, the type of the bicycle, and the like to the management device 100 via the network.
The vehicle information includes information regarding the bicycle return location and return time designated by the user and the bicycle used by the user.

The management apparatus 100 receives the usage conditions specified by the reserved user 1 and the reserved user 2 from the communication terminal 50 (1) and the communication terminal 50 (2). On the other hand, the management device 100 receives vehicle information from the communication device 60 (1) and the communication device 60 (2).
Subsequently, the management device 100 evaluates the degree of conformity between the use conditions designated by the reservation user 1 and the reservation user 2 and each vehicle information. The usage conditions and the evaluation method of the degree of conformity of vehicle information will be described later.

  For example, if the management device 100 determines that the degree of conformity between the vehicle information of the user 1 and the usage conditions of the reserved user 1 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the management device 100 inquires of the user 1 via the communication device 60 (1). For example, the management apparatus 100 causes the display of the communication apparatus 60 (1) to display a message indicating that “a bicycle can be delivered at the point A designated by the reservation user 1”.

When the consent is obtained from the user 1, the management apparatus 100 transmits a notification that the consent has been obtained to the communication terminal 50 (1). On the other hand, the management device 100 guides the user 1 to the point A using the navigation system of the communication device 60 (1). Thereby, the bicycle used by the user 1 can be directly delivered to the reservation user 1.
Note that the management apparatus 100 performs the above process even when the usage conditions are received from the communication terminal 50 (2).

[Configuration of management device]
Returning to FIG. The management device 100 includes a communication unit 101 and a control unit 110. The communication unit 101 receives usage conditions from the communication terminal 50 and receives vehicle information from the communication device 60. Further, the communication unit 101 transmits a predetermined notification to the communication terminal 50 and the communication device 60.
The control unit 110 includes a usage condition acquisition unit 111, a usage condition DB 112, a vehicle information acquisition unit 113, a vehicle information DB 114, a fitness evaluation unit 115, and a notification unit 118. The notification unit 118 includes an inquiry unit 116 and a result output unit 117.
Each configuration of the management device 100 is composed of an electronic circuit including a memory and a CPU, and the usage condition D
The B112 and the vehicle information DB 114 may be realized in a memory (a RAM 304 described later), and the usage condition acquisition unit 111, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113, the fitness evaluation unit 115, and the notification unit 118 may be realized by a CPU 301 described later. Further, the CPU and the memory may be realized by LSI (Large Scale Integration).

The usage condition acquisition unit 111 has a function of acquiring usage conditions received from the communication terminal 50. The use conditions include, for example, at least a use start location and use start time of a bicycle designated by the reservation user. In addition to this, the usage conditions may include information about the scheduled return location, the bicycle function, the year of the bicycle, the color of the bicycle, the usage time, and whether or not it can be received from the opposite sex.
The use start location that can be designated by the reservation user includes, for example, the current location of the reservation user, the facility designated by the reservation user, the designated address, and the station where the bicycle is parked. A station is a base that accepts rental and return of bicycles.

  The usage rule acquisition unit 111 records the usage rule acquired from the communication terminal 50 in the usage rule DB 112. The use condition DB 112 is a database that records use conditions acquired from each communication terminal 50.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the usage rule DB 112. In this example, the use condition DB 112 records, as use conditions, items such as a user ID, use start place, return scheduled place, use start time, assist function, color, year, use use time, and acceptability from the opposite sex.
Hereinafter, each item of the use condition DB 112 will be described.
The user ID is an identification number that uniquely identifies the user. One user ID is assigned to each user.
The use start place is a place where the reservation user starts using the bicycle. For example, the facility name “A Hall” is designated by the user “0100”. This indicates that the user “0100” wants to receive a bicycle at “A hall”. Further, the “B point” that is the current position of the user is designated by the user “0103”. That is, it indicates that the user “0103” desires to receive a bicycle at the current position. Further, “C station” is designated by the user “0110”. The “C station” is one of bases that accept rental and return of bicycles. That is, the user “0110” may indicate that he / she wants to use the bicycle arranged at “C station”, or may indicate this by another method.
In addition, although the use start place is shown by the facility name, it may be shown by latitude and longitude.

The scheduled return location is a location where the reservation user plans to return the bicycle. Stations in each region are set as planned return locations. Further, the planned return place may be the same as or different from the use start place.
The use start time is a scheduled time when the reserved user starts using the bicycle.
The assist function indicates whether or not the bicycle has an assist function and the strength of the assist function. For example, “strong” is designated by the user “0100”. This indicates that the user “0100” desires a bicycle with a strong assist function. Also, “none” is designated by the user “0103”. This indicates that the user “0103” desires a bicycle without an assist function. Further, “weak” is designated by the user “0110”. This indicates that the user “0110” desires a bicycle with a weak assist function.

The color is the color of the bicycle desired by the reservation user. When the color is “no designation”, it indicates that no color is designated.
The model year indicates the model year of the bicycle desired by the reservation user. “No specification” is specified by the user “0100”. This indicates that the user “0100” did not specify the year. In addition, “after 2015” is designated by the user “0103”. This indicates that the user “0103” desires a bicycle of the year after 2015. Also, the “latest expression” is designated by the user “0110”. This indicates that the user “0110” desires a state-of-the-art bicycle.

The scheduled use time is a scheduled time indicating from what time to what time the reserved user uses the bicycle.
Whether or not to accept from the opposite sex is a designation of whether or not the user of the reservation may be of the opposite sex when the reservation user receives the bicycle directly from the user. For example, the user “0100” indicates that a bicycle can be received from the opposite sex. The user “0103” indicates that a bicycle cannot be received from the opposite sex.
Note that the user “0110” has the use start location “C station” and uses a bicycle arranged at the C station, and therefore, a value is not input in “Acceptance from the opposite sex”.

  Returning to FIG. The vehicle information acquisition unit 113 has a function of acquiring vehicle information from the communication device 60. The vehicle information includes at least the scheduled return location and scheduled return time of the bicycle designated by the user. In addition to this, the vehicle information may include information such as a destination, a bicycle assist function, a bicycle year, a bicycle color, and whether or not delivery to the opposite sex is possible.

Subsequently, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 records the vehicle information acquired from the communication device 60 in the vehicle information DB 114.
Moreover, the vehicle information acquisition part 113 may acquire a part of usage conditions of usage rule DB112, and may record it in vehicle information DB114 as vehicle information. An example of using the usage conditions in the usage condition DB 112 as vehicle information will be described later.

The vehicle information DB 114 is a database that records vehicle information acquired from each communication device 60.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the vehicle information DB 114. The vehicle information DB 114 includes a user ID, a scheduled return location, a destination, a scheduled return time, an assist function, a color, a year, and whether or not delivery to the opposite sex is possible.

Hereinafter, each item of the vehicle information DB 114 will be described.
The user ID is an identification number that uniquely identifies the user.
The scheduled return location is a location where the user intends to return the bicycle. The planned return location may be a station or another location. For example, when a bicycle is rented to a reserved user, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 may record the scheduled return location of the user's usage condition DB 112 as the scheduled return location of the user in the vehicle information DB 114.
The destination is an arrival destination designated by the user. The destination may be a destination set by the user in the navigation system of the communication device 60.
Although the destination is indicated by the facility name, it may be indicated by latitude / longitude.

The scheduled return time is the time when the user intends to return the bicycle. For example, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 may record, as the scheduled return time of the vehicle information DB 114, the time obtained by adding the scheduled use time of the use condition DB 112 to the time when the bicycle was rented to the reservation user.
The assist function indicates the presence / absence of the assist function of the bicycle lent by the user and the strength of the assist function. For example, the user “0111” indicates that a bicycle having a strong assist function is used. Further, the user “0121” indicates that he / she is using a bicycle without an assist function.

The color indicates the color of the bicycle being used.
The model year indicates the year in which the used bicycle was manufactured.
Whether or not delivery to the opposite sex is possible is a designation of whether or not the reservation user may be of the opposite sex when the user directly delivers the bicycle to the reservation user. For example, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 may record the value of “acceptance from the opposite sex” in the use condition DB 112 of the reserved user as the value of “acceptance to the opposite sex” of the user in the vehicle information DB 114.

Returning to FIG. The fitness level evaluation unit 115 has a function of evaluating the fitness level of the reservation user's usage conditions and the bicycle vehicle information of each usage user, and selecting a usage user having a high fitness level.
Specifically, the similarity is calculated by substituting the usage condition recorded in the record of the usage condition DB 112 and the vehicle information recorded in each record of the vehicle information DB 114 into predetermined formulas. Subsequently, the fitness evaluation unit 115 selects a user who relates to vehicle information whose similarity is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. Hereinafter, the use users selected by the fitness evaluation unit 115 are referred to as candidate users. The fitness evaluation unit 115 may select a plurality of candidate users. Note that the degree of similarity is an example of the degree of matching. A method for calculating the similarity will be described later.

The inquiry unit 116 has a function of inquiring a candidate user whether or not a bicycle can be delivered to a reservation user.
Specifically, the inquiry unit 116 inquires each candidate user as to whether or not delivery to the reserved user is possible. Subsequently, when there is a candidate user who has answered that delivery is possible, the inquiry unit 116 transmits the user ID of the candidate user to the result output unit 117. On the other hand, when there is no candidate user who can be delivered, the inquiry unit 116 transmits a notification to the result output unit 117 that there is no candidate user that can be delivered.

The result output unit 117 has a function of notifying the reserved user of the determined use conditions. For example, a message for confirming the reservation contents of the bicycle is sent to the reservation user.
For example, when there is a candidate user that can be delivered, the result output unit 117 transmits a message having the content specified by the reserved user as the use start location. On the other hand, if there is no candidate user that can be delivered, the result output unit 117 transmits, for example, a message indicating that the station closest to the reserved user is used as a use start location. Specific message contents will be described later.
In addition, the result output unit 117 notifies the use user who can deliver the start location of use.

[Process flow]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a first example of the overall processing flow of the management apparatus 100. In step S <b> 10, the usage condition acquisition unit 111 acquires the usage conditions from the communication terminal 50.
For example, an application for the user to set usage conditions is installed in the communication terminal 50. When the application is activated by the user, the communication terminal 50 displays a user interface for setting usage conditions on the monitor.

FIG. 6 is an example of a user interface for setting usage conditions. In the example of FIG. 6, a screen for inputting reservation details as a use condition is displayed.
Each item displayed on the reservation details screen will be described. In the item of use start location, buttons of “station”, “designated location”, and “current location” are displayed and are selected when pressed. For example, when “station” is pressed, the communication terminal 50 displays a list of stations and accepts selection of a station from which to start using a bicycle. The communication terminal 50 sets the selected station as a use start location.

In addition, when “designated place” is pressed, the communication terminal 50 displays a list of nearest facility names and accepts designation of facilities desired to receive bicycles. For example, when “designated place” is pressed, the communication terminal 50 may search for the latitude and longitude of the current location using the GPS function and search for the nearest facility using the latitude and longitude of the current location. The communication terminal 50 sets the selected facility as a use start location.
When “current location” is pressed, the communication terminal 50 sets, for example, the latitude and longitude of the current location acquired by the GPS function as the usage start location.
Note that the communication terminal 50 may set an address for receiving a bicycle as a use start location.

  The item of use start time is a drop-down list. When the triangular button is pressed, the use start time list is expanded. For example, in the drop-down list, use start times are listed at 10-minute intervals. For example, the communication terminal 50 expands and displays the list as “9:00, 9:10, 9:20, 9:30, 9:40...”, And displays the time selected in the list. Set to use start time.

The item of the planned return location is displayed by pressing a “station” button and is selected by pressing it. When “STATION” is pressed, the communication terminal 50 displays a list of stations and accepts selection of a station that is scheduled to return a bicycle. The communication terminal 50 sets the selected station as a use start location.
In the item of receiving from the opposite sex, radio buttons corresponding to “possible” and “impossible” are respectively displayed, and one of them can be selected.

The desired bicycle information column includes items of an assist function, a desired year and color.
The item of the assist function is an item for selecting whether a normal bicycle without an assist function is desired or an electric assist bicycle with an assist function is desired. When an electric assist bicycle is desired, it is possible to select the strength of the assist.
As for the item of the assist function, radio buttons corresponding to “no specification”, “no assist function”, “with assist function” and “model with strong assist” are displayed, and one of them can be selected. it can.

The item of the desired year is a drop-down list, and clicking on the triangle button expands the list of desired years. The desired year list includes items such as “no designation”, “latest model”, “after 2015”, and “after 2014”, for example.
The color item is a drop-down list, and clicking the triangular button expands the color list. The color list includes items such as “no designation”, “blue”, “red”, “yellow”, and “green”, for example.

  In addition, a “priority” check box is provided on the right side of each item of the use start location, use start time, and desired bicycle information. When the check box is pressed, a check mark is displayed and a check state is entered. When the check box is pressed again, the check mark disappears and the check state is released.

  In addition, an enter button and a cancel button are displayed at the bottom of the reservation content screen. When the determination button is pressed, the communication terminal 50 acquires the use condition specified on the reservation content screen and transmits it to the management apparatus 100. On the other hand, when the cancel button is pressed, the communication terminal 50 performs processing for canceling the reservation of the bicycle.

Returning to FIG. In step S <b> 10, the usage condition acquisition unit 111 acquires the usage conditions specified on the reservation content screen of FIG. 6 via the communication unit 101. Subsequently, the usage rule acquisition unit 111 records the acquired usage rule in the usage rule DB 112.
An example of the usage conditions recorded in the usage condition DB 112 is shown in FIG.

  In step S <b> 11, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 acquires the vehicle information received from the communication device 60. The vehicle information acquisition unit 113 acquires, for example, information such as a destination, a bicycle function, a bicycle year, a bicycle color as vehicle information. Subsequently, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 records the acquired vehicle information in the vehicle information DB 114.

Moreover, the vehicle information acquisition part 113 may acquire a part of reservation user's usage conditions from usage condition DB112, and may record it in vehicle information DB114 as vehicle information.
Further, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 may acquire a destination input to the navigation system of the communication device 60.
An example of the vehicle information recorded in the vehicle information DB 114 is shown in FIG.
Note that the order of step S10 and step S11 may be reversed.

In step S12, the fitness evaluation unit 115 evaluates the fitness between the reservation user's usage conditions and the vehicle information of each bicycle being used.
Specifically, the fitness evaluation unit 115 substitutes the usage conditions recorded in the records of the usage condition DB 112 and the vehicle information recorded in the records of the vehicle information DB 114 into the following formulas, respectively. l is calculated.

In equation (1), l is the similarity, and the higher the similarity is, the more the vehicle information is adapted to the use conditions. α, β, γ, and κ are weighting coefficients. By changing each weighting coefficient, the degree of influence of each term on the similarity l changes.
x _supply indicates a planned return place (latitude, longitude). x _demand indicates the use start location (latitude, longitude). || x _supply −x _demand || indicates the distance between the planned return place and the use start place. Specifically, the fitness evaluation unit 115 may calculate || x _supply −x _demand || by “{(latitude difference) ² + (longitude difference) ² } ^1/2 ”. Hereinafter, when calculating the distance, a similar method may be used.
t _supply indicates the scheduled return time. t _demand indicates the use start time. || t _supply −t _demand || indicates the time difference between the scheduled return time and the use start time.

s _supply indicates the gender of the user. For example, s _supply is “1” for a male and s _supply is “0” for a female. s _demand indicates the sex of the reserved user. The value of s _demand is the same as that of s _supply . Therefore, || s _supply −s _demand || is 0 when the reserved user and the user are the same sex, and is 1 when they are the opposite sex.
Further, in the usage condition of FIG. 3, when the item “Acceptance from opposite sex” is “Yes”, the fitness evaluation unit 115 may set || s _supply −s _demand || to 0.
In addition, when the item “Acceptance from opposite sex” is “impossible” and the reservation user and the user are the opposite sex, the value of the weighting coefficient γ is set to be larger than that of the other items, so that The degree l may be set to be low, but is not limited to this.
For example, when the item “Acceptability from the opposite sex” is “impossible” and the reserved user and the user are the opposite sex, the fitness evaluation unit 115 may set the similarity l to 0.

m _supply is the year of the bicycle used by the user. m _demand is the year of the bicycle desired by the reservation user. || m _supply −m _demand || is the year difference between the bicycle used by the user and the bicycle desired by the reservation user.
Note that equation (1) may include other terms. For example, equation (1) may include terms relating to the color of the bicycle and the assist function. Further, only a part of these items may be used.

The fitness evaluation unit 115 may change the values of α, β, γ, and κ according to the importance of each term of the formula (1). For example, when priority is given to the use start location in the use conditions, the fitness evaluation unit 115 may increase the value of α. When priority is given to the use start place, the fitness evaluation unit 115 may increase the value of β.
In other words, the fitness evaluation unit 115 can increase the influence on the similarity l of a term having a larger weighting coefficient.

The fitness evaluation unit 115 may change the values of weighting coefficients such as α, β, γ, and κ according to usage conditions that are prioritized by the user.
For example, in FIG. 6, when the use start time check box is checked, the fitness evaluation unit 115 may increase the value of the weighting coefficient β. Further, when the check box of the desired bicycle information is in a check state in the use condition, the fitness evaluation unit 115 may increase the value of the weighting coefficient κ.

Subsequently, the fitness evaluation unit 115 selects candidate users (users) related to vehicle information whose similarity l is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. Hereinafter, selection of candidate users will be described with specific examples.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a first example of selection of candidate users. α _lati and α _long indicate position information (latitude, longitude), and correspond to x _supply and x _demand in Expression (1). Βt indicates time information and corresponds to t _supply and t _demand in the equation (1). In the example of FIG. 7, only the position and time elements are shown for convenience in calculating the similarity l.

  In the table of FIG. 7, position information and time information of use conditions, and position information and time information corresponding to vehicle information of the use user A, use user C, use user D, and use user J are plotted. In the example of FIG. 7, the point related to the use condition and the point related to each vehicle information are connected by a dotted arrow, and the length of the dotted arrow indicates the similarity l. The shorter the length of the dotted arrow, the higher the similarity l, and the longer the length of the dotted arrow, the lower the similarity l.

A sphere indicated by a dotted line centered on a point related to the use condition indicates a case where the similarity l is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. That is, the vehicle information distributed inside the sphere indicates that the similarity l is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. Further, the vehicle information distributed outside the sphere indicates that the similarity l is smaller than a predetermined value.
According to the example of FIG. 7, the suitability evaluation unit 115 sets the use user A as a candidate user because the similarity l between the use condition and the vehicle information related to the use user A is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. Similarly, the suitability evaluation unit 115 sets the use user C and the use user D whose similarity l is a predetermined value or more as candidate users.
On the other hand, since the similarity between the usage condition and the vehicle information related to the usage user J is smaller than the predetermined value, the fitness evaluation unit 115 does not make the usage user J a candidate user.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a second example of selection of candidate users. In the example of FIG. 8, only the elements of the position information are shown for convenience regarding the calculation of the similarity l.
A square mark indicates the use start location of the reserved user E.
User A plans to return the bicycle to station B from the current position circle by the route indicated by the arrow. The destination of the user A is the position of the circle on the upper left side of the B station.

In the example of FIG. 8, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 acquires the destination specified by the navigation system of the communication device 60 as the destination of the user A. Hereinafter, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 acquires the destination in the same manner for the user C and the user D.
The user C plans to return the bicycle to the B station from the cross mark of the current position along the route indicated by the arrow. The destination of the user C is the position of the cross mark on the lower side of the B station.
In addition, the user D plans to return the bicycle to the B station through the arrow from the current position triangle. The destination of the user D is the position of the triangle mark on the upper left side of the B station.

The fitness evaluation unit 115 calculates the similarity of each user using the following formula, for example.

x _supply indicates a planned return place (latitude, longitude). x _demand indicates the use start location (latitude, longitude). || x _supply −x _demand || indicates the distance between the planned return place and the use start place.
X _goal represents the destination (latitude, longitude) of the user. That is, || x _demand −x _goal || indicates the distance between the reserved user's use start location and the user's destination.
In addition, || t _supply −t _demand || indicates the time difference between the scheduled return time and the use start time, as in the equation (1). Moreover, although only the term of position information and time information is included in Formula (2), other terms may be included.

In such a case, || x _demand −x _goal || is the smallest when the destination of user A is x _goal, and is similar to the case where there is no || x _demand −x _goal || l increases. In addition, the case where the destination of the user C is x _goal is the largest, and the similarity l is lower than the case where there is no term of || x _demand −x _goal ||.
For users who do not specify a destination, the fitness evaluation unit 115 may calculate the similarity l by substituting the position information of the planned return location (station, etc.) into x _goal .

Thereby, the user who makes the destination near the use start place of the reserved user is preferentially selected. As a result, the user can deliver the bicycle directly to the reserved user at the use start location that is close to his / her destination, which is advantageous for the convenience of the user.
Equation (2) may further include a term relating to the time difference || t _demand −t _goal || between the use start time and the scheduled return time. “T _goal ” indicates the time when the user arrives at the destination.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a third example of selection of candidate users. In the example of FIG. 9, regarding the calculation of the similarity l, only the elements of the position information are shown for convenience.
In the example of FIG. 9, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 acquires a passing position closest to the use start location of the reserved user E in the travel route of the use user A. Note that the passing position includes latitude and longitude information.
Moreover, the vehicle information acquisition part 113 acquires the passing position nearest to the use start place of the reservation user E among the travel routes of the use user D. In the example of FIG. 9, the passing position of the user C is omitted.

The fitness evaluation unit 115 calculates the similarity of each user using the following formula, for example.

The terms || x _supply −x _demand ||, || t _supply −t _demand || and || x _demand −x _goal || are the same as those in Expression (2). x _route indicates the passing position of the user who is closest to the use start location of the reserved user in the travel route of the user. Therefore, || x _demand −x _route || indicates the distance between the passing position of the user and the use start location of the reserved user. In addition, Equation (3) includes only the terms of position information and time information, but may include other terms.

For example, in the example of FIG. 9, || x _demand −x _route || indicates the length of the dotted arrow.
Than || x _demand -x _route || according to available user A, || x _demand -x _route || it is smaller according to the usage user D. For this reason, in the example of Formula (3), the similarity 1 related to the user D may be higher than the similarity 1 related to the user A.
In this way, by calculating the similarity l in consideration of the travel route, the user who passes near the reserved user is preferentially selected.

  When the calculation is performed according to Expression (1) to Expression (3), the fitness evaluation unit 115 may generate a list that lists candidate users in descending order of similarity. In this case, for example, if the similarity is high in the order of candidate user A, candidate user D, and candidate user C, the fitness evaluation unit 115 creates a list of (candidate user A, candidate user D, candidate user C). And recorded in a storage area such as a RAM.

  Returning to FIG. In step S13, the inquiry unit 116 makes an inquiry to each candidate user having a high degree of similarity as to whether the bicycle can be delivered to the reservation user. In the case of the example in FIG. 7, the inquiry unit 116 inquires the candidate user A, candidate user D, and candidate user C as to whether or not delivery to the reserved user E is possible in order.

The inquiry processing procedure will be described.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a first example of an inquiry procedure. In step S20, the inquiry unit 116 displays a list of vehicle information of each candidate user.
11A to 11E are diagrams illustrating a first example of a UI displayed by the inquiry unit 116. FIG. In step S <b> 20, the inquiry unit 116 creates the user interface screen of FIG. 11A using the vehicle information corresponding to each candidate user listed in the list and causes the communication terminal 50 to display the user interface screen.
For example, in the user interface screen of FIG. 11A, vehicle information is listed in descending order of similarity. No. In the record No. 4, a bicycle parked at the B station is displayed. As described above, the bicycles parked at the station may be listed and displayed together with the vehicle information related to each candidate user.

  In step S <b> 21 of FIG. 10, the inquiry unit 116 determines whether a candidate user in use is selected. If a user in use is selected, inquiries are made to candidate users in use in step S22.

For example, in FIG. When the inquiry button of one record is pressed, the inquiry unit 116 makes an inquiry to the candidate user A. In such a case, the inquiry unit 116 may display the screen of FIG. 11B indicating that the candidate user is being inquired on the communication terminal 50 of the reserved user E.
Further, the inquiry unit 116 displays the screen of FIG. 11C on the display of the communication device 60 of the candidate user A. The point F indicates a use start place designated by the reservation user E.

  Moreover, the inquiry part 116 may display the content which gives the incentive to the candidate user A as shown in the lowermost part of FIG. 11C. Thereby, possibility that a candidate user consents to delivery of a bicycle can be improved.

When there is no response from the candidate user in step S23, the inquiry unit 116 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed in step S24. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the inquiry unit 116 performs the determination process in step S23 again. On the other hand, if the predetermined time has passed in step S24, the inquiry unit 116 displays the user interface screen of FIG. 11A again in step S20, assuming that the candidate user has not consented.
In such a case, the inquiry unit 116 may display the screen illustrated in FIG. 11E indicating that consent has not been obtained. Subsequently, the inquiry unit 116 may exclude the record of the candidate user A for which consent has not been obtained and display the user interface screen again.

  If there is a response from the candidate user in step S23, in step S25, the inquiry unit 116 determines whether or not there is an agreement. For example, when the “YES” button is pressed in FIG. 11C, the inquiry unit 116 determines that there is an agreement. When the “No” button is pressed, the inquiry unit 116 determines that consent has not been obtained.

  If the inquiry unit 116 determines in step S25 that consent has not been obtained, the inquiry unit 116 displays the screen illustrated in FIG. 11E. Subsequently, the inquiry unit 116 may exclude the candidate user record for which consent has not been obtained and display the user interface screen again.

On the other hand, when the inquiry unit 116 determines in step S25 that consent has been obtained, in step S26, the inquiry unit 116 transmits a notification that the consent has been obtained to the reservation user. For example, the inquiry unit 116 displays the screen illustrated in FIG. 11D on the communication terminal 50 of the reserved user.
Subsequently, the inquiry unit 116 sets the use start location as the designated location of the reserved user. The designated place is a place where the reservation user starts using the desired bicycle. For example, the designated place is the place set in the use start place item on the reservation content screen of FIG.

  If a bicycle parked at the station is selected at step S21, the inquiry unit 116 sets the use start location at the station at step S28. For example, in the screen of FIG. When the reservation button 4 is pressed, the inquiry unit 116 executes the process of step S28.

Returning to FIG. In step S14, the result output unit 117 notifies the reservation user of the finally determined reservation content. An example of the notification displayed in such a case is shown in FIG.
FIG. 12 is a display example of a usage condition confirmation screen. For example, the result output unit 117 displays the reservation confirmation screen shown in FIG. 12 on the communication terminal 50 of the reservation user. As shown in the example of FIG. 12, the result output unit 117 displays the reception method, the reception time, and the bicycle information on the screen. FIG. 12 is an example of a usage condition confirmation screen, and the result output unit 117 may display other items.

The receiving method is information indicating a place where a reservation user receives a bicycle, a candidate user to receive, and the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the result output unit 117 displays “Received from candidate user A (male) at point F”.
The reception time is information indicating the time when the reservation user receives the bicycle. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the result output unit 117 displays “9:00”.
Further, the bicycle information is information indicating information on the bicycle received by the reservation user. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the result output unit 117 displays “assist strength: strong color: blue year: 2016”.

An acceptance button and a cancel button are displayed at the bottom of the reservation content screen. When the acceptance button is pressed, the result output unit 117 determines the usage conditions.
On the other hand, when the cancel button is pressed, the result output unit 117 interrupts the process. In such a case, the result output unit 117 transmits a notification that reception of the bicycle has been canceled to the candidate user.

  When the consent button is pressed, the result output unit 117 may guide the candidate user to the designated location of the reserved user using the navigation system of the communication device 60. Specifically, the result output unit 117 may plot the designated location of the reserved user as the destination of the navigation system.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the reservation user can select a bicycle to be freely used from among the candidate users and stations displayed in the list. Thereby, delivery between users is enabled and it contributes to a user's convenience.

<Modification of the first embodiment>
In the first embodiment, it has been described that the place specified in the navigation system of the communication device 60 is the destination of the user, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the destination can be set on the reservation content screen of FIG. 6, and the use condition acquisition unit 111 acquires the destination as the use condition. The vehicle information acquisition unit 113 may use a destination acquired as a use condition as vehicle information.

In the first embodiment, it has been described that the designated location of the reserved user is the use start location, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the management device 100 may set the destination of the candidate user as the use start location.
Specifically, the fitness evaluation unit 115 calculates the similarity l between the use condition and each vehicle information with reference to the destination of each user. That is, || x _supply −x _demand || in Expression (1) corresponds to the distance between the destination of the user and the designated location of the reserved user.

  Subsequently, the fitness level evaluation unit 115 selects a user who has a similarity l greater than or equal to a predetermined value as a candidate user. Subsequently, the inquiry unit 116 inquires of the reservation user whether or not a bicycle can be received at the destination of the candidate user. When the bicycle can be received, the result output unit 117 may guide the reserved user to the candidate user's destination using the communication terminal 50 of the reserved user. Thereby, it can contribute to the convenience of a user.

In the example of FIG. 8, in Equation (2), a term relating to || x _demand −x _goal || indicating the distance between the use start location of the reserved user and the destination of the user is newly provided. It is not limited to.
For example, the fitness evaluation unit 115 replaces || x _supply −x _demand || indicating the distance between the planned return location and the use start location in Equation (1) with || x _demand −x _goal || The similarity l may be calculated.
In such a case, the fitness evaluation unit 115 may calculate the similarity l by further replacing || t _supply −t _demand || in Equation (1) with || t _demand −t _goal ||. .

Further, the vehicle information may include items other than the items shown in the vehicle information DB 114 of FIG. For example, the vehicle information may include the remaining battery level of the electrically assisted bicycle.
In such a case, the fitness evaluation unit 115 compares the scheduled usage time of the usage conditions in FIG. 3 with the remaining battery level of each vehicle information, and the battery may run out while the reserved user is using it. It is determined whether or not.
When the suitability evaluation unit 115 determines that the battery is likely to run out, the similarity l related to the user may be set to zero. Thereby, it can prevent that a battery runs out while using the bicycle with an assist function.
In addition, the term of the battery remaining amount may be provided in the formula (1). In such a case, the fitness evaluation unit 115 may lower the similarity l by setting a larger weighting coefficient in the term of the remaining battery level.

Further, the vehicle information may include the presence or absence of a bicycle failure. For example, the communication device 60 may acquire the presence / absence of tire puncture by a sensor that detects tire air pressure.
Specifically, the tire of the bicycle to which the communication device 60 is attached has an air pressure sensor, and when the tire air pressure indicated by the sensor is equal to or less than a predetermined value, it is determined that the tire is punctured, The vehicle information with a failure may be transmitted to the management apparatus 100. On the other hand, when the tire air pressure is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, the communication device 60 may transmit vehicle information indicating that the tire is normal and has a failure to the management device 100.
In addition, the communication device 60 may acquire the presence / absence of a brake failure, the presence / absence of an assist function failure, or the like as vehicle information.

In this case, when the suitability evaluation unit 115 acquires vehicle information with a failure, the similarity l related to the vehicle information may be set to zero.
Moreover, the term of the presence or absence of a failure may be provided in Formula (1). In such a case, the fitness evaluation unit 115 may lower the similarity l by setting a large weighting coefficient in the term of whether or not there is a failure.

(Second embodiment)
In the first embodiment, the management apparatus 100 displays a list of candidate users inquired by the reservation user and causes the reservation user to select a candidate user from the list. In the second embodiment, the management apparatus 100 makes an inquiry to each candidate user, and notifies the reserved user of one candidate user who has obtained consent. That is, also in the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the processing of step S10 to step S12 and step S14 of FIG. 5 is executed, and in the second embodiment, processing for inquiring a candidate user (step S13) is performed. Different from the first embodiment.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a second example of the inquiry procedure. In step S <b> 40, the inquiry unit 116 selects a candidate user registered in the list of candidate users generated by the fitness evaluation unit 115. For example, in the example of FIG. 8, the inquiry unit 116 selects candidate user A, candidate user D, and candidate user C according to the list. In the example of FIG. 8, the list stores candidate user A, candidate user D, and candidate user C in descending order of similarity.

  14A to 14D are diagrams illustrating a second example of the UI displayed by the inquiry unit 116. For example, the inquiry unit 116 may display the screen of FIG. 14A on the communication terminal 50 of the reserved user when processing step S40.

In step S41, the inquiry unit 116 determines whether there is a candidate user. If it is determined that there is a candidate user, in step S42, the inquiry unit 116 selects a candidate user with the highest matching level. For example, the inquiry unit 116 selects the candidate user A having the highest similarity in the example of FIG.

In step S43, the inquiry unit 116 determines whether there is a response from the candidate user. For example, the inquiry unit 116 displays the screen of FIG. 14B on the communication device 60 of the candidate user A.
If there is no response, in step S45, the inquiry unit 116 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the inquiry unit 116 executes Step S44 again.
On the other hand, if the predetermined time has elapsed, in step S46, the candidate user is excluded, and the processes after step S41 are executed again. For example, the inquiry unit 116 excludes the candidate user A in step S46, selects the candidate user C having the next highest similarity in step S42, and performs the processing from step S43.

When there is a response from the candidate user in step S44, the inquiry unit 116 determines whether or not there is an agreement from the candidate user in step S47. For example, when the “YES” button is pressed in FIG. 14B, the inquiry unit 116 determines that there is an agreement. When the “No” button is pressed, the inquiry unit 116 determines that consent has not been obtained.
Further, as in the first embodiment, the inquiry unit 116 may cause the communication device 60 to display information on incentives as in the lowermost part of the screen in FIG. 14B.

If the inquiry unit 116 determines in step S47 that consent has not been obtained, the candidate user is excluded in step S46, and the processing from step S41 is executed again.
On the other hand, when it is determined in step S47 that consent has been obtained, the inquiry unit 116 transmits a notification for confirming whether or not to receive a bicycle from the candidate user in step S48. For example, the inquiry unit 116 may display the screen in FIG. 14C on the communication terminal 50 of the reserved user.

  In step S49, the inquiry unit 116 determines whether or not there is an agreement from the reservation user. For example, when the “YES” button in FIG. 14C is pressed, the inquiry unit 116 determines that there is an agreement. When the “No” button is pressed, the inquiry unit 116 determines that consent has not been obtained.

  If it is determined in step S49 that the consent has not been obtained from the reservation user, the inquiry unit 116 sets the use start location in the station in step S50. In such a case, the inquiry unit 116 may display the screen of FIG. 14E on the display of the communication device 60.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S49 that consent has been obtained from the reservation user, the inquiry unit 116 transmits a notification that consent has been obtained to the candidate user in step S51. For example, the inquiry unit 116 may display the screen of FIG. 14D on the display of the communication device 60.
In step S52, the inquiry unit 116 sets the use start place as the designated place of the reserved user.

  When all candidate users are excluded by the process of step S46, the inquiry unit 116 determines in step S41 that there are no candidate users. Subsequently, the inquiry unit 116 sets the use start location in the station in step S50.

  Thus, the management apparatus 100 inquires each candidate user in descending order of similarity, and notifies the reserved user of the candidate user who has obtained consent. Thereby, the burden of the reservation user inquiring one candidate user at a time can be reduced, which contributes to user convenience.

(Third embodiment)
In 1st embodiment and 2nd embodiment, the management apparatus 100 acquired the vehicle information of each user, and updated vehicle information DB114 at the timing which received use conditions from the communication terminal 50 of a reservation user. In the third embodiment, the management apparatus 100 acquires vehicle information at a predetermined timing, such as when the user's scheduled bicycle return time approaches, and updates the vehicle information DB 114 in advance before acquiring the usage conditions. Keep it.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a second example of the overall processing flow of the management apparatus 100. In step S60, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 acquires the vehicle information received from the communication device 60 at a predetermined timing.
For example, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 may acquire the vehicle information when the user's bicycle approaches a place where the return is scheduled. Moreover, the vehicle information acquisition part 113 may acquire vehicle information, when a utilization user approaches the destination. Moreover, the vehicle information acquisition part 113 may acquire vehicle information, when approaching a user's return scheduled time.
The timing which acquires vehicle information is not limited to this. For example, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 may acquire vehicle information of each bicycle at a predetermined time interval.
Subsequently, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113 records the acquired vehicle information in the vehicle information DB 114.

In step S <b> 61, the use condition acquisition unit 111 acquires the use condition from the communication terminal 50 as in step S <b> 10 of FIG. 5 of the first embodiment.
Further, the processing from step S62 to step S64 corresponds to the processing from step S12 to step S14 in FIG. 5 of the first embodiment, respectively. After step S62, the management apparatus 100 is the same as that of the first embodiment. To process.

  In this way, by updating the vehicle information DB 114 in a new state in advance, it is possible to speed up the processing after receiving the use conditions from the reservation user.

(Other variations)
It should be noted that the description of the embodiment is an example for explaining the present invention, and the present invention can be implemented with appropriate modifications or combinations without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which a bicycle is directly transferred from a candidate user to a reserved user, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the management apparatus 100 may notify the candidate user to park a bicycle in a parking space around the designated location of the reserved user or the destination of the candidate user. On the other hand, the management apparatus 100 may notify the reservation user to receive a bicycle from the parking space. In other words, the management apparatus 100 may notify the user to receive a bicycle in the parking space around the reserved user's use start location or the user's destination.
In such a case, || x _supply −x _demand || in Expression (1) is the distance between the designated location of the reserved user and the parking space.
Thereby, since the reservation user does not need to receive a bicycle directly from a candidate user, it can receive a bicycle safely and contributes to a user's convenience.

Moreover, although each embodiment demonstrated the example which calculates the usage condition and the similarity l of vehicle information by numerical formula of Formula (1) thru | or Formula (3), it is not limited to this. For example, the fitness evaluation unit 115 may represent each usage condition as a normalized vector.

Specifically, when the number of elements included in the use condition is n, the fitness evaluation unit 115 generates a normalized multidimensional vector expressed in n dimensions. For example, the suitability evaluation unit 115 uses the usage condition when the usage condition includes eight places of use start place, return scheduled place, use start time, assist function, color, year, scheduled use time, and acceptability from opposite sex. An 8-dimensional vector related to the condition is generated. Subsequently, the fitness evaluation unit 115 generates normalized (a ₁ , a ₂ , a ₃ ,... A ₈ ) of the 8-dimensional vector.

Similarly, the fitness evaluation unit 115 generates multidimensional vectors expressed in dimensions corresponding to the number of elements included in each vehicle information. Since the usage conditions and the number of elements of the vehicle information are the same, the number of dimensions of the vectors related to the usage conditions and the vehicle information is the same. For example, the fitness evaluation unit 115 generates an 8-dimensional vector related to the vehicle information in accordance with the 8-dimensional vector related to the usage conditions. Subsequently, the fitness evaluation unit 115 generates normalized (b ₁ , b ₂ , b ₃ ,... B ₈ ) of the 8-dimensional vector.

Subsequently, the fitness evaluation unit 115 calculates the angle θ between the two normalized 8-dimensional vectors by the following formula.

  In such a case, the fitness evaluation unit 115 may select a user who uses vehicle information whose angle θ is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value as a candidate user.

  Note that the fitness evaluation unit 115 is not limited to the case where the similarity is calculated by a linear function, and the usage condition and the similarity of the vehicle information may be calculated by a non-linear function.

  Further, the present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in a computer of the system or apparatus execute the program. It can also be realized by a process of executing reading. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the management apparatus 100 in each embodiment. The management apparatus 100 includes a CPU (hardware processor) 301, a hard disk 302, a communication I / O 303, a RAM (memory) 304, and an input / output interface 305 as hardware configurations.
The CPU 301 executes various processes by reading out a program recorded in the hard disk 302, developing it in the RAM 304, and executing it.
For example, the CPU 301 executes processing of the use condition acquisition unit 111, the vehicle information acquisition unit 113, the fitness evaluation unit 115, the inquiry unit 116, and the result output unit 117.
In addition, the management apparatus 100 may record a screen to be displayed on the display in the RAM 304 when making an inquiry to the reservation user or the user.

In the hard disk 302, a use condition DB 112 and a vehicle information DB 114 are set. The communication I / O 303 functions as the communication unit 101. The communication I / O 303 receives usage conditions and vehicle information via a network and transmits them to each processing unit.
The input / output interface 305 is an interface that performs input from various hardware connected to the management apparatus 100 and output to various hardware. The input / output interface 305 receives setting information input by a keyboard and a mouse, for example. The input / output interface 305 may output a job status information screen to the monitor, for example.

(Appendix 1)
A matching system that combines a reserved user who wishes to use a bicycle in a bicycle sharing service and a user who uses the bicycle, and includes a hardware processor and a memory.
The memory is
A use condition storage unit that stores use conditions acquired from a reserved user, including at least a use place where use of a bicycle is started and a use time;
A vehicle information storage unit for storing vehicle information including at least a bicycle return place and a return time for each bicycle used by the user;
The hardware processor is
Use conditions are acquired from the reserved user, recorded in the use condition storage unit,
Obtain vehicle information of each bicycle used by the user, record in the vehicle information storage unit,
The usage conditions and the vehicle information are acquired from the storage unit, and based on the acquired information, the suitability between the usage conditions and each vehicle information is evaluated,
A matching system for notifying a reserved user of information on a bicycle having a fitness level equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

(Appendix 2)
A matching method combining a reservation user who wishes to use a bicycle in a bicycle sharing service and a user who uses the bicycle,
Obtaining a usage condition including at least a usage location and a usage time at which bicycle use is started from a reserved user by at least one hardware processor;
Obtaining vehicle information including at least a bicycle return place and a return time for each bicycle used by a user by at least one hardware processor;
Evaluating, by at least one hardware processor, the degree of conformity between the usage conditions and each vehicle information based on the usage conditions and the vehicle information;
And a step of notifying a reservation user of information on a bicycle having a fitness level equal to or greater than a predetermined value by at least one hardware processor.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 ... Bicycle 50 ... Communication terminal 100 ... Management apparatus 101 ... Communication part 110 ... Control part 111 ... Usage condition acquisition part 112 ... Usage condition DB
113 ... Vehicle information acquisition unit 114 ... Vehicle information DB
115: Suitability evaluation unit 116: Inquiry unit 117 ... Result output unit 118 ... Notification unit

Claims (13)

A matching system that combines a reserved user who wishes to use a bicycle in a bicycle sharing service and a user who uses the bicycle,
A usage condition acquisition unit that acquires usage conditions including a usage location and a usage time at least from the reserved user,
A vehicle information acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle information including at least a bicycle return place and a return time for each bicycle used by the user;
A suitability evaluation unit that evaluates the suitability between the use condition and the vehicle information;
And a notification unit for notifying a reservation user of information on a bicycle having a fitness level equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The vehicle information includes information on the destination of the user,
2. The matching according to claim 1, wherein the fitness evaluation unit evaluates the fitness based on a usage location where the use of the bicycle included in the usage conditions is started and information on a destination of the user. system.   3. The matching system according to claim 1, wherein the notifying unit notifies a user who uses a bicycle having a fitness level equal to or greater than a predetermined value of a use place where the use of the bicycle is started. .   The said notification part changes the said utilization place to a user's destination, and notifies the said utilization place changed with respect to the said reservation user, The any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The matching system described. The notifying unit notifies the reservation user of one or more users whose fitness is a predetermined value or more,
The inquiries as to whether or not a bicycle can be returned to the reserved user's place of use is notified to a user selected by the reserved user among the one or more users. 5. The matching system according to any one of 4 above. The notifying unit notifies each user who has a fitness level equal to or greater than a predetermined value of an inquiry as to whether a bicycle can be returned to the reserved user's location,
The matching system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein when there is a user who can be returned to the usage place, information on the user is notified to the reservation user. The notification unit notifies each of the users whose fitness is greater than or equal to a predetermined value whether or not the bicycle can be returned to the reserved user's location in order of the fitness.
The matching system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when there is a user who can be returned to the usage place, information on the user is notified to the reservation user.   The matching system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the notification unit notifies the usage condition to a user who uses the bicycle whose fitness is a predetermined value or more. The use conditions and vehicle information include bicycle year information,
9. The fitness level evaluation unit evaluates the fitness level based on a bicycle model related to the use condition and a model information related to the vehicle information. Matching system. The use conditions and the vehicle information include information related to a bicycle assist function,
The matching system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the fitness evaluation unit evaluates the fitness based on information on the use condition and a bicycle assist function of the vehicle information. The usage conditions include information on scheduled usage time,
The vehicle information includes a remaining battery level,
The matching system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the fitness level evaluation unit evaluates the fitness level based on information on the scheduled usage time and the remaining battery level. A matching method combining a reservation user who wishes to use a bicycle in a bicycle sharing service and a user who uses the bicycle,
Obtaining from a reserved user a use condition including at least a use place and a use time at which bicycle use is started; and
Obtaining vehicle information including at least the return location and return time of each bicycle used by the user;
Evaluating the compatibility between the use conditions and the vehicle information,
A step of notifying a reservation user of information on a bicycle having a fitness level equal to or greater than a predetermined value.   The program for making a computer perform each step of the matching method of Claim 12.