JP2020004174A - Management device and method of commercial vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a management device and a method of a commercial vehicle that can protect privacy of a user.SOLUTION: A management device of a commercial vehicle comprises: a use reception unit 12 that receives a use request of a commercial vehicle V from a plurality of users U1, U2; a use information acquisition unit 13 that acquires use information of the commercial vehicle; and a notification unit 15 that notifies one user U2 of use information of the commercial vehicle when the one user requests use of the commercial vehicle to determine reservation. The notification unit limits partial or all notifications of the use information associated with the other user U1 notified to the one user U2, in a case where the commercial vehicle is used by the other user U1 when the one user is notified, or in a case where the commercial vehicle moves more than or equal to a predetermined distance, more than or equal to a predetermined time passes, or the commercial vehicle does not pass through a predetermined position more than or equal to a predetermined number of times after use.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for managing a commercial vehicle.

  In the case of using a commercial vehicle, the commercial vehicle is notified of the expected arrival time of the commercial vehicle, the expected passing time of each position on the travel route is calculated, and the optimized schedule is notified to the user. An apparatus for adjusting a schedule and a traveling route is known (Patent Document 1).

US Patent Publication No. 2017/169366

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, the drop-off point of the user who got on first is displayed on the terminal of the user who gets on later, so that the destination of the user who got on first is known to others, which is a privacy problem. There is.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a management apparatus and method for a business vehicle that can protect the privacy of a user.

  The present invention receives a business vehicle use request from a plurality of users, acquires the business vehicle use information, and when one user requests the use of the business vehicle and the reservation is confirmed, A method of notifying the usage information of the business vehicle to the one user, wherein when notifying the one user, when the business vehicle is used by another user or after moving beyond a predetermined distance, In the case where a predetermined time or more has passed or a predetermined point has not been passed a predetermined number of times or more, the above-mentioned problem is solved by restricting the notification of part or all of the usage information regarding the other user to be notified to the one user. I do.

  According to the present invention, at the time of notification to one user, when the business vehicle is being used by another user or has traveled a predetermined distance or more after use, has passed a predetermined time or has not passed a predetermined point a predetermined number of times or more In this case, the notification of one or more pieces of usage information on another user to be notified to one user is restricted, so that the usage information of another user is suppressed from being known to one user, and the other user is suppressed. Privacy can be protected.

It is an explanatory view showing an example of a scene where a user uses a business vehicle in the business vehicle management system of the present embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of a display screen of a terminal device which a user has. 1 is a block diagram showing a business vehicle management system using a business vehicle management device and method according to the present invention. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of notification control to a terminal device performed by the management device of FIG. 3. 4 is a flowchart illustrating another example of notification control to a terminal device performed by the management device in FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating a display screen of a terminal device possessed by a user. FIG. 10 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating a display screen of the terminal device possessed by the user. FIG. 11 is a diagram (part 3) illustrating a display screen of the terminal device owned by the user.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The management apparatus and method for a commercial vehicle according to the present invention are provided when a use request for a commercial vehicle is received from one of a plurality of users, and the use reservation of the one user is determined, When notifying the use information of the vehicle to the one user, when the business vehicle has been used by another user, or has traveled a predetermined distance or more after a use of another user, a predetermined time has elapsed or a predetermined point has been reached a predetermined number of times. If it does not pass, part or all of the usage information relating to the other user to notify one user, for example, information such as the current position of the business vehicle that the other user gets on, the boarding point, the getting off point, etc. Is limited.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described using a business vehicle management system S using a business vehicle management device and method according to the present invention as an example. The sales vehicle management system S according to the present embodiment is configured such that one of a plurality of users reserves the use of one sales vehicle among a plurality of prepared sales vehicles, and the user from the boarding point to the disembarkation point. This is a system for transporting passengers (including passengers), for example, using commercial vehicles such as unmanned taxis, manned taxis, and commercial vehicles with an automatic driving function. In the following, the system of this example will be described with an example applied to a transport service by an unmanned taxi. In the transportation service by unmanned taxi in this example, once one user is transported from the boarding point to the getting off point, the user once returns to the standby station and waits for the next user's use reservation, or moves one user from the boarding point. After transporting to the disembarkation point, it is assumed that the vehicle travels without returning to the standby station until a predetermined time elapses and waits for the next user to make a reservation.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a case where a user uses a commercial vehicle V (unmanned taxi) in the commercial vehicle management system S of the present embodiment. In the business vehicle management system S of the present embodiment, the user U (general term for U1 and U2) operates application software of the terminal device 2 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) owned by the user U, and When the user inputs the desired boarding point, boarding time, number of boarding passengers, getting off point and getting off time, the management device 1 that has accepted the request can respond to the request of the user U from the plurality of prepared business vehicles V. The commercial vehicle V is extracted, and the commercial vehicle V is instructed to head to the boarding point at the boarding time input by the user. When the user gets on the board at the boarding point, the commercial vehicle V controls the traveling to the drop-off point input by the user, and gets off the user at the drop-off point.

  For example, the scene shown in FIG. 1 shows a case where two users U1 and U2 continue to use one commercial vehicle V, and one user U1 uses a boarding point P2 (boarding time t2). ) To a drop-off point P3 (drop-off time t3), a request is sent to the management device 1, and the management device 1 accepts a use request from the user U1. Thereafter, the other user U2 outputs a request to transport from the boarding point P4 (boarding time t4) to the getting off point P5 (boarding time t5) to the management device 1, and the management device 1 receives a use request from the user U2. Suppose. Note that the usage times (t2 to t3 and t4 to t5) of the two users U1 and U2 do not overlap, and the two users U1 and U2 are operated by one commercial vehicle V waiting at the standby station P1. It is possible to respond to the use request of

  In such a scene, the commercial vehicle V travels along the travel route R1 from the standby station P1 to the boarding point P2 of the user U1, where the user U1 is boarded, and then travels along the travel route R2 and gets off. Go to point P3, where user U1 is disembarked. If there is a sufficient time until the boarding time t4 reserved by the next user U2, the vehicle travels along the travel route R3 and temporarily returns to the standby station P1. Then, when the boarding time t4 of the user U2 approaches, the commercial vehicle V travels from the standby station P1 along the travel route R4 and arrives at the boarding point P4 at the boarding time t4 of the user U2. After getting on U2, the vehicle travels along the traveling route R5 to the exit point P5, where the user U2 gets off. If there is not enough time from the time when the user U1 gets off to the time t4 when the next user U2 makes a reservation, the user U1 goes directly from the getting off point P3 to the getting point P4 of the user U2 via the traveling route R6. After traveling, the user U2 may get on and then travel to the exit point P5 via the traveling route R5, where the user U2 may get off.

  In such a scene, the management device 1 transmits the usage information of the commercial vehicle to the terminal devices 2 of the users U1 and U2 whose use reservations have been accepted. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the terminal device 2 possessed by the user. The display example shown in FIG. 2 shows an image displayed on the display of the terminal device 2 owned by the user U2 whose use reservation has been confirmed after the user U1, and is, for example, a predetermined distance range centered on the current position of the user U2. , The current position (vehicle icon) of the commercial vehicle V reserved for use by the user U2, the getting off point P3 of the user U1 previously reserved for use, the boarding point P4 and the getting off point P5 of the user U2, etc. Is superimposed on the map image 231 and displayed. By confirming this display information, the user U2 can know at which point the commercial vehicle V is currently traveling and then via which point P3 to arrive at his / her boarding point P4. it can.

  However, it is no problem for the user U2 that the boarding point P4 and the getting-off point P5 for which he / she has made a reservation is displayed on the display of his / her own terminal device 2; The user U1 does not want to know the user U1 as well as the name and attributes of the user U1 who is another person, such as the boarding point P2 for which the use reservation is made, the getting off point P3, or the current position of the commercial vehicle V on which the user U1 is boarding. Often it is personal information. For example, the boarding point P2, the disembarking point P3, or the current location of the commercial vehicle V on which the user U1 is boarding is a location where the user U1 is at home or at work or in the vicinity thereof, or a location having business confidentiality. Sometimes. Therefore, in the management device 1 according to the present embodiment, according to a predetermined condition, a part or all of the usage information relating to another user U2 to be notified to one user U2, for example, the boarding point P2 of another user U2, The notification of information such as the position (current position of the on-board commercial vehicle V) and the getting off point P3 is restricted. On the premise of the above, a management system S for a commercial vehicle of the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a management system S for a commercial vehicle according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the management system S for a sales vehicle of the present embodiment includes a management device 1, a terminal device 2 owned by each of a plurality of users U, and a plurality of sales vehicles used by the plurality of users U. The in-vehicle control device 3 included in each of the vehicles V is provided. In FIG. 3, only one terminal device 2 and one in-vehicle control device 3 are shown, but the numbers of the terminal devices 2 and the in-vehicle control device 3 that constitute the commercial vehicle management system S of this embodiment are not particularly limited. Not done.

  The management device 1 includes a communication unit 11, the terminal device 2 includes a communication unit 21, and the in-vehicle control device 3 includes a communication unit 31, so that information can be mutually transmitted and received via a telecommunications network 4 such as the Internet. Have been. Note that the communication path may be wired or wireless.

  The terminal device 2 has a ROM (Read Only Memory) storing a reservation program for commercial vehicles and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as an operation circuit for executing each function by executing the program stored in the ROM. ) And a RAM (Random Access Memory) functioning as an accessible storage device. The terminal device 2 may be a personal computer, a smartphone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or another portable terminal device.

  In addition, the terminal device 2 includes a communication unit 21 that communicates with an external device such as the management device 1 or the in-vehicle control device 3 and a boarding point, a boarding time, the number of passengers, a boarding point, and a boarding time desired by each user U. An input unit 22 for inputting information such as a use request for using the commercial vehicle V, a display unit 23 for notifying each user U of information, and a control process for controlling the use of the commercial vehicle V by the user U. And a control unit 24 that executes the control.

  The input unit 22 of the terminal device 2 may use, for example, a touch panel or a joystick arranged on a display screen on which the user U can perform a manual input operation, a microphone and a voice recognition device that can input a voice of the user U, and the like. it can. The display unit 23 may be a display or the like. When a touch panel display is used, the display unit 23 can also be used as the input unit 22. The user U can transmit the ID information of the user U, the boarding point, the boarding time, the number of passengers, the getting off point, the getting off time, and the like to the management device 1 via the input unit 22.

  The control unit 24 obtains and obtains the current position information of the user U who operates the terminal device 2 using a position detection device such as a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver (not shown) provided in the terminal device 2. The current position information is transmitted to the management device 1 via the communication unit 21. The current position information of the user U is used to specify a reference point when displaying map information on the display unit 23 of the terminal device 2.

  Further, the control unit 24 has a function for each user U to use the commercial vehicle V. Specifically, the control unit 24 receives input information such as a use request for the user U to use the commercial vehicle V, and transmits the information to the management device 1 via the communication unit 21. Such a use request includes the ID information of the user U, the current position of the user U, the boarding point, the boarding time, the number of boarding passengers, the boarding point and the boarding time.

  For example, when the user U operates the input unit 22 and performs a reservation process of getting on the commercial vehicle V at the boarding point P2 at time t2 and getting off at the getting off point P3 at time t3, the control unit 24 , The location information (latitude and longitude) of the boarding point P2, the boarding time t2, the location information (latitude and longitude) of the getting off point P3, and the getting off time t3 are included in the use request and transmitted to the management device 1. Thus, the management device 1 starts a reservation process for using the commercial vehicle V desired by the user U. The reservation processing of the sales vehicle V will be described later.

  The in-vehicle control device 3 includes a communication unit 31 that communicates with external devices such as the management device 1 and the terminal device 2 and a position detection unit 32 that includes a GPS receiver and the like that detects the current position of each commercial vehicle V. And a control unit 33 for executing a control process of use of the commercial vehicle V by the user U.

  The control unit 33 transmits the current position information of the commercial vehicle V acquired using the position detection unit 32 to the management device 1 via the communication unit 31. Further, the control unit 33 notifies the information of the information transmitted from the management device 1 to a user in the vehicle using a display or a speaker (not shown).

  The management device 1 functions as a server of a management system S for a business vehicle such as an unmanned taxi, and a communication unit 11 capable of mutually communicating with the terminal device 2 and the vehicle-mounted control device 3. V, a use receiving unit 12 for receiving use information of a plurality of commercial vehicles V, a control unit 14 for executing a control process for managing and operating the system, and a user U Requesting the use of the commercial vehicle V and confirming the reservation, the notification unit 15 for notifying the user U of the use information of the commercial vehicle V, the information received by the communication unit 11, And a storage unit 16 for storing map data of an area (range of transportation service) where the commercial vehicle V runs, information on the registered user U, information on use reservation, and the like.

  The storage unit 16 stores at least the commercial vehicle information, the use request information received from the user U, and the map information. Here, the commercial vehicle information is information about each commercial vehicle V, and includes the ID of the commercial vehicle V, the vehicle type, the number of passengers, the remaining power, the failure information, and the like. The use request information is information transmitted from the terminal device 2 for each user U to use the commercial vehicle V, and includes ID information of the user U, current position information of the user U, and settings of the user U. Information indicating the boarding point, the boarding time, the number of boarding passengers, the boarding point, and the boarding time are included. The map information is map data including roads, buildings, and the like in a region where the commercial vehicle V travels by performing the transport service.

  The use receiving unit 12, the use information obtaining unit 13, the control unit 14, and the notifying unit 15 of the management device 1 are configured to store a program (ROM) for executing a process of managing and operating a transport service using the commercial vehicle V (Read Only). Memory), a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as an operation circuit functioning as the management device 1 by executing a program stored in the ROM, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) functioning as an accessible storage device. Is provided. The use accepting unit 12, the use information acquiring unit 13, the control unit 14, and the notifying unit 15 execute a program stored in the ROM to execute a use accepting function, a use information acquiring function, an integrated control function, Function and realize.

  The use receiving unit 12 receives a use request for the commercial vehicle V from the terminal device 2 via the communication unit 11. As described above, the use request of the commercial vehicle V includes the ID information of the user U, the current position of the user U, the boarding point set by the user U, the boarding time, the number of boarding passengers, the information indicating the boarding point and the boarding time, and the like. Is included. In addition, the use reception unit 12 performs a reservation process of the boarding point, the boarding time, the number of boarding passengers, the boarding point, and the boarding time set by the user U according to the use request transmitted from the terminal device 2.

  For example, the use reception unit 12 searches the available commercial vehicle V at the boarding point, the boarding time, the number of passengers, the boarding point, and the boarding time desired by the user U. In order to ensure that this commercial vehicle V is not reserved for use by another user U, in order to secure this commercial vehicle V, the fact that the use reservation has been confirmed in the storage unit 16 indicates the boarding point, boarding time, number of passengers, Register with the disembarkation point and disembarkation time. In addition, the use reception unit 12 searches the available commercial vehicle V at the boarding point, the boarding time, the number of passengers, the boarding point, and the boarding time desired by the user U. Transmits to the terminal device 2 via the notification unit 15 and the communication unit 11 that the commercial vehicle V is not available. In addition, the use receiving unit 12 determines that the business vehicle V is not available, but the business vehicle satisfies any one of the boarding point, the boarding time, the number of passengers, the boarding point, and the boarding time desired by the user U. If V is present, it may be proposed that the condition of the business vehicle V, for example, if the ride time is delayed by 15 minutes, the request of the user U can be satisfied.

  The use information acquisition unit 13 informs that the use of the commercial vehicle V has been confirmed when the use reservation of the commercial vehicle V has been confirmed by a certain user U or when the use has been started after the use reservation has been confirmed. Alternatively, the information that the use has been started, the boarding point of the user U, the boarding time, the number of passengers, the boarding point and the boarding time, and the current position information of the commercial vehicle V are stored in the storage unit 16 and the in-vehicle control device 3. get. For example, in the scene shown in FIG. 1, when the use reservation of the business vehicle V by the user U1 is determined, the control unit 14 of the management device 1 transmits the ID information of the user U1 to the vehicle-mounted control device 3 of the business vehicle V. , The boarding point P2, the boarding time t2, the number of passengers, the boarding point P3, and the boarding time t3. The in-vehicle control device 3 that has received this controls the commercial vehicle V based on the command signal from the control unit 33, and starts traveling to the boarding point P2 in time for the boarding time t2 set by the user U1. The in-vehicle controller 3 transmits the user U1 at the boarding point P2 and transports the user U1 to the getting off point P3 while transmitting the current position information to the management device 1 by the position detecting unit 32. The use information acquisition unit 13 acquires information on such a series of commercial vehicles V1.

  When the use reservation of a certain user U is confirmed by the use reception unit 12, the control unit 14 receives the ID information, the boarding point, the boarding time, and the number of passengers to the in-vehicle control device 3 of the commercial vehicle V1. , The point of disembarkation and the time of disembarkation are transmitted. In addition, the control unit 14 registers and updates the use history of each user U in the storage unit 16, executes a charging process for the user U who has completed use, and manages a privilege for the user U.

  The notification unit 15 obtains usage information via the communication unit 11, the telecommunications network 4, and the communication unit 21 when the user U requests the use of the commercial vehicle V in the use reception unit 12 and the reservation is confirmed. The use information of the commercial vehicle acquired by the unit 13 is notified to the terminal device 2 of the user U in principle. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the use information of the commercial vehicle transmitted from the notification unit 15 to the terminal device 2 of the user U2 indicates that the use of the commercial vehicle V of the user U2 whose use reservation has been confirmed is determined. The information includes the boarding point P4 of the user U2, the boarding time t4, the number of passengers, the boarding point P5 and the boarding time t5, and the current position information of the commercial vehicle V. Further, in the usage information of the commercial vehicle V transmitted from the notification unit 15 to the terminal device 2 of the user U2, the use of the user U1 using the same commercial vehicle V before the user U2 is started. Information indicating that the user U1 has boarded, the boarding point P2 of the user U1, the boarding time t2, the number of passengers, the boarding point P3 and the boarding time t3, and the current position information of the commercial vehicle V can also be included.

  However, the notifying unit 15 of the present embodiment, when notifying the user U2 whose use reservation has been confirmed of the use information of the business vehicle V described above, when the business vehicle V is used by another user U1, or When the use has been completed, but the user has traveled a predetermined distance or more, has passed a predetermined time or has not passed a predetermined point a predetermined number of times after the use, the user U2 whose usage reservation has been confirmed is notified of usage information relating to another user U1. Restrict some or all notifications. For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the notification unit 15 notifies the user U2 of the boarding point P2, the boarding time t2, the number of passengers, and the boarding point P3 of the user U1 currently using the commercial vehicle V. And the user U2 makes a reservation from the arrival time t4 to the boarding point P4 reserved by the user U2 and / or the current position of the business vehicle V without notifying the getting-off time t3 and the current position information of the commercial vehicle V. Only the distance to the boarding point P4 is notified. As a result, the user U1 currently using the commercial vehicle V has his / her own boarding point P2, boarding time t2, number of passengers, getting off point P3 and getting off time t3, and the current position information of the commercial vehicle V ( The traveling route) and the like are not known to the other user U2, and the privacy of the user U1 can be protected.

  The notification restriction of the usage information by the notification unit 15 is also executed when the use of the previous user U1 has been completed but the user U has moved a predetermined distance or more, has passed a predetermined time or passed a predetermined point a predetermined number of times or more after use. Is desirable. When the current position information of the commercial vehicle V is notified to the next user U2 because the use of the previous user U1 has ended, it is possible to predict that the getting-off point P3 of the previous user U1 is in the vicinity. It is. Therefore, when notifying the use information of the commercial vehicle V to the user U2 whose use reservation has been confirmed, the commercial vehicle V is not used by another user U1, or the use by the other user U1 ends. If the user has traveled a predetermined distance or more, passed a predetermined time or more, or passed a predetermined point a predetermined number of times after use, the privacy of another user U1 is no longer likely to be infringed. The current position of the commercial vehicle V is notified.

  In addition, when the time from the getting-off time t3 by the previous user U1 to the getting-on time t4 by the next user is long, the commercial vehicle V may temporarily return to the waiting station P1. In such a case, there is no longer a possibility that the next user U2 will know the drop-off point P3 of the previous user U1. Therefore, when notifying the use information of the business vehicle V to the user U2 whose use reservation is confirmed, if the business vehicle moves within a predetermined distance from the boarding point P4 reserved by the user U2, at least the business The current position of the vehicle V is notified.

  Next, notification control to the terminal device 2 executed by the management device 1 will be described using the scene shown in FIG. 1 as an example. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of notification control to the terminal device 2 executed by the management device 1, and FIGS. 6 to 8 are diagrams illustrating display screens of the terminal device 2.

  First, in step S1, it is determined whether or not the user U2 operates the terminal device 2 to make a reservation, and if the use reservation is determined, the process proceeds to step S2. If the use reservation is not determined, step S1 is repeated.

  In step S2, when the use reservation of the user U2 is confirmed, it is determined whether or not another user U1 is using the same business vehicle V. If the other user U1 is using, the process proceeds to step S3. The process proceeds to step S4 if not in use. In step S3, since another user U1 is using the same commercial vehicle V, usage information relating to the user U1, for example, the boarding point P2, the boarding time t2, the number of passengers, the getting off point P3, and the getting off time t3 of the user U1. Without notifying the user U2 of the current position information of the commercial vehicle V, the display unit 23 of the terminal device 2 of the user U2 centers on the current position of the user U2 as shown in FIG. A map image 231 within a predetermined distance range and a display 232 of the arrival time of the commercial vehicle V at the boarding point P4 and the remaining distance from the current position of the commercial vehicle V to the boarding point P4 are performed. This protects the privacy of the user U1 who is currently using it, and at the same time, can notify the user U2 of necessary information.

  If another user U1 is not using the commercial vehicle V in step S2, it is determined in step S4 whether the commercial vehicle V has returned to the standby station P1 and the commercial vehicle V is on standby. If the vehicle has returned to the station P1, the process proceeds to step S5. If the commercial vehicle V has not returned to the standby station P1, the process proceeds to step S8. If the commercial vehicle V has returned to the standby station P1, it is determined in step S5 whether or not the commercial vehicle V has started picking up, that is, whether or not the commercial vehicle V has departed from the standby station P1. If so, the process proceeds to step S6, and if not, the process proceeds to step S8.

  When the commercial vehicle V starts picking up the vehicle, it is determined in step S6 whether the commercial vehicle V is near (for example, within a predetermined distance) the boarding point P4 of the user U2, and the commercial vehicle V is determined by the user U2. If it is not near the boarding point P4, the process proceeds to step S3, and as shown in FIG. 6, the display unit 23 of the terminal device 2 of the user U2 displays the map image 231 within a predetermined distance range centered on the current position of the user U2. The arrival time of the commercial vehicle V at the boarding point P4 and the remaining distance from the current position of the commercial vehicle V to the boarding point P4 are displayed.

  On the other hand, when the commercial vehicle V is near the boarding point P4 of the user U2, the process proceeds to step S7, and the display unit 23 of the terminal device 2 of the user U2 displays the user U2 as shown in FIG. In addition to displaying the map image 231 within a predetermined distance range centered on the current position, the arrival time of the commercial vehicle V at the boarding point P4 and the remaining distance from the current position of the commercial vehicle V to the boarding point P4, The current position of the vehicle V (the icon of the commercial vehicle V) and the boarding point P4 are displayed. In this state, since the use of the user U1 has not been performed, or the user U1 has returned to the standby station P1 after completing the use, the privacy of the user U1 is sufficiently protected. Therefore, by adding the display of the current position of the commercial vehicle V (the icon of the commercial vehicle V) and the boarding point P4, it is possible to notify the user U2 of information that is easier to understand.

  If the commercial vehicle V has not returned to the standby station P1 in step S4, or has returned to the standby station P1 but has not started picking up in step S5, it is sufficient until the boarding time set by the user U2. It means that you have time. Therefore, in step S8, as shown in FIG. 8, the display unit 23 of the terminal device 2 of the user U2 displays a map image 231 within a predetermined distance range centered on the current position of the user U2, and a ride set by the user U2. The boarding time (reservation time) at the point P4 is displayed.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating another example of notification control to the terminal device 2 executed by the management device 1. The unmanned taxi transport service shown in FIG. 4 shows an example in which, after transporting one user U1 from the boarding point P2 to the getting off point P3, the user temporarily returns to the waiting station P1 and waits for a use reservation by the next user U2. In the transport service by an unmanned taxi shown in FIG. 5, when one user U1 is transported from the boarding point P2 to the drop-off point P3, it travels without returning to the waiting station P1 until a predetermined time has elapsed, and is used by the next user U2. This is an example of waiting for a reservation.

  First, in step S11, it is determined whether or not the user U2 has made a reservation for use by operating the terminal device 2. If the use reservation is determined, the process proceeds to step S12. If the use reservation is not determined, step S1 is repeated.

  In step S12, when the use reservation of the user U2 is confirmed, it is determined whether or not another user U1 is using the same commercial vehicle V. If the other user U1 is using the same business vehicle V, the process proceeds to step S13. The process proceeds to step S14 if not in use. In step S13, since another user U1 is using the same commercial vehicle V, usage information relating to the user U1, for example, the boarding point P2, the boarding time t2, the number of passengers, the getting off point P3, and the getting off time t3 of the user U1. Without notifying the user U2 of the current position information of the commercial vehicle V, the display unit 23 of the terminal device 2 of the user U2 centers on the current position of the user U2 as shown in FIG. A map image 231 within a predetermined distance range and a display 232 of the arrival time of the commercial vehicle V at the boarding point P4 and the remaining distance from the current position of the commercial vehicle V to the boarding point P4 are performed. This protects the privacy of the user U1 who is currently using it, and at the same time, can notify the user U2 of necessary information.

  If another user U1 is not using the commercial vehicle V in step S12, it is determined in step S14 whether the commercial vehicle V has moved a predetermined distance or more from the end of the previous use. If the commercial vehicle V has moved a predetermined distance or more from the end of the previous use, the process proceeds to step S15. If the commercial vehicle V has not moved a predetermined distance since the end of the previous use, the process proceeds to step S17. In step S14, instead of determining whether or not the commercial vehicle V has moved a predetermined distance or more from the end of the previous use, the commercial vehicle V may be moved for a predetermined time from the end of the previous use. It may be determined whether or not the above has elapsed, or whether or not the commercial vehicle V has passed N or more predetermined specific points.

  If the commercial vehicle V has moved a predetermined distance or more since the end of the previous use, it is determined in step S15 whether the commercial vehicle V is near the boarding point P4 of the user U2 (for example, within a predetermined distance). If the commercial vehicle V is not near the boarding point P4 of the user U2, the process proceeds to step S13. As shown in FIG. 6, the display unit 23 of the terminal device 2 of the user U2 displays the current position of the user U2 as the center. A map image 231 within a predetermined distance range, the arrival time of the commercial vehicle V at the boarding point P4, and the remaining distance from the current position of the commercial vehicle V to the boarding point P4 are displayed.

  On the other hand, if the commercial vehicle V is near the boarding point P4 of the user U2, the process proceeds to step S16, and the display unit 23 of the terminal device 2 of the user U2 displays the user U2 as shown in FIG. In addition to displaying the map image 231 within a predetermined distance range centered on the current position, the arrival time of the commercial vehicle V at the boarding point P4 and the remaining distance from the current position of the commercial vehicle V to the boarding point P4, The current position of the vehicle V (the icon of the commercial vehicle V) and the boarding point P4 are displayed. In this state, since the use of the user U1 has not been performed, or since the user U1 has moved a predetermined distance or more after the use has been completed, the privacy of the user U1 is sufficiently protected. Therefore, by adding the display of the current position of the commercial vehicle V (the icon of the commercial vehicle V) and the boarding point P4, it is possible to notify the user U2 of information that is easier to understand.

  In step S14, if the commercial vehicle V has not moved a predetermined distance or more since the end of the previous use, it means that there is sufficient time until the boarding time set by the user U2. Therefore, in step S17, as shown in FIG. 8, the display unit 23 of the terminal device 2 of the user U2 displays a map image 231 within a predetermined distance range centered on the current position of the user U2 and a ride set by the user U2. The boarding time (reservation time) at the point P4 is displayed.

  As described above, according to the sales vehicle management system S of the present embodiment, when notifying the usage information of the sales vehicle V to one user U2, the sales vehicle V is used by another user U1. In the case, or when the user has traveled a predetermined distance or more, has passed a predetermined time or has not passed a predetermined point more than a predetermined number of times after use, a part or all of the usage information regarding the other user U1 to be notified to one user U2. Since the notification is restricted, the use information of another user U1 is prevented from being known to one user U2, and the privacy of another user U1 can be protected.

  According to the sales vehicle management system S of the present embodiment, when notifying the usage information of the sales vehicle V to one user U2, the sales vehicle V is used by another user U1, or If the user has traveled a predetermined distance or more, has passed a predetermined time or has not passed a predetermined point a predetermined number of times after use, the arrival time t4 at the boarding point P4 reserved by one user U2 and / or the current position of the business vehicle V Since only the distance to the boarding point P4 reserved by one user U2 is notified from the user, the minimum necessary information can be notified to one user U2 while protecting the privacy of the other user U1.

  Further, according to the sales vehicle management system S of the present embodiment, when notifying the usage information of the sales vehicle V to one user U2, the sales vehicle V is not used by another user U1, or If the user has traveled a predetermined distance or more, passed a predetermined time or more, or passed a predetermined point a predetermined number of times after use, at least the current position of the commercial vehicle V is notified, while taking into account the protection of the privacy of the user U1, It is possible to notify the user U2 of information that is easier to understand.

  According to the sales vehicle management system S of the present embodiment, when notifying the usage information of the sales vehicle V to one user U2, the sales vehicle V starts from the boarding point P4 reserved by the one user U2. When moving within a predetermined distance, at least the current position of the commercial vehicle V is notified, so that it is possible to notify the user U2 of information that is easier to understand while considering protection of the privacy of the user U1. it can.

S: Management system for commercial vehicles 1 ... Management device 11 ... Communication unit 12 ... Usage reception unit 13 ... Usage information acquisition unit 14 ... Control unit 15 ... Notification unit 16 ... Storage unit 2 ... Terminal device 21 ... Communication unit 22 ... Input Unit 23 ... Display unit 24 ... Control unit 25 ... Storage unit 3 ... In-vehicle control device 31 ... Communication unit 32 ... Position detection unit 33 ... Control unit 4 ... Telecommunication network V ... Business vehicles U, U1, U2 ... User

Claims (5)

A use receiving unit that receives a use request for a business vehicle from a plurality of users,
A use information acquisition unit for acquiring use information of the commercial vehicle,
When one user requests the use of the commercial vehicle and the reservation is confirmed, a notification unit that notifies the one user of the use information of the commercial vehicle,
The notifying unit,
At the time of notification to the one user, if the business vehicle is being used by another user, or if it has moved a predetermined distance or more after use, passed a predetermined time or passed a predetermined point a predetermined number of times, or A management device for a commercial vehicle, which restricts a part or all of the usage information relating to the other user to be notified to the one user.   The notifying unit, when notifying the one user, when the business vehicle is being used by another user, or after moving, moving a predetermined distance or more, passing a predetermined time or more, or passing a predetermined point a predetermined number of times or more. If not, it notifies only the arrival time at the boarding point reserved by the one user and / or the distance from the current position of the business vehicle to the boarding point reserved by the one user. A management device for a commercial vehicle as described.   The notifying unit, at the time of notification to the one user, if the business vehicle is not used by another user, or has traveled a predetermined distance or more after use, passed a predetermined time or passed a predetermined point a predetermined number of times or more 3. The management apparatus for a commercial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein, when the operation is performed, at least a current position of the commercial vehicle is notified.   The notifying unit notifies, at the time of notification to the one user, at least a current position of the business vehicle when the business vehicle moves within a predetermined distance from a boarding point reserved by the one user. The management device for a commercial vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3. In a method for performing management of a commercial vehicle using a computer operated by a program,
The computer is
Accepting usage requests for sales vehicles from multiple users,
Acquiring the usage information of the commercial vehicle,
When one user requests use of the business vehicle and the reservation is confirmed, a method of notifying the one user of usage information of the business vehicle,
At the time of notification to the one user, if the business vehicle is being used by another user, or if it has moved a predetermined distance or more after use, passed a predetermined time or passed a predetermined point a predetermined number of times, or A method for managing a commercial vehicle, which restricts a part or all of the usage information relating to the other user to be notified to the one user.

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