JP2021149535A - Share-ride management device, share-ride management method, and share-ride management program - Google Patents

Abstract

To limit share-riding if there is a delay in a share-ride vehicle.SOLUTION: A share-ride management device that manages a share-ride vehicle comprises: a travel plan management unit that manages a travel plan including an estimated time of arrival obtained by estimating a time of arrival at a destination of a vehicle on which the first user rides; and a delay calculation unit that calculates a delay time of a second estimated time of arrival estimated at a predetermined second time point after a first time point with respect to a first estimated time of arrival at the predetermined first time point. The travel plan management unit manages the travel plan by limiting a boarding request from a terminal of a second user who desires to share the vehicle when the delay time is equal to or longer than a predetermined first time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

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

Patent Document 1 describes "a management system that notifies an alarm to that effect by e-mail when the vehicle is not in time for the scheduled arrival time".
[Prior art literature]
[Patent Document]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2019-125191

In the first aspect of the present invention, a carpooling management device for managing a carpooling vehicle is provided. The carpool management device may include a travel plan management unit that manages a travel plan including an estimated arrival time scheduled to arrive at the destination of the vehicle on which the first user rides. The carpool management device sets the second estimated time of arrival scheduled at a predetermined second time point after the first time point with respect to the first estimated time of arrival scheduled at the first predetermined time point. A delay calculation unit for calculating the delay time may be provided. When the delay time is equal to or longer than the predetermined first time, the travel plan management unit may manage the travel plan by limiting the boarding request from the terminal of the second user who wishes to share the vehicle. ..

The travel plan management unit does not have to accept the second user's boarding request for the vehicle when the delay time is greater than or equal to the first time and is equal to or longer than the predetermined second time. When the delay time is greater than the first time and is greater than or equal to the predetermined third time, the travel planning management unit may accept only the boarding request of the second user within the predetermined range.

When the delay time is greater than the first time and is greater than or equal to the predetermined fourth time, the travel planning management unit may accept only the boarding requests of the second user, which is less than or equal to the predetermined number. When the delay time is greater than the first time and is equal to or longer than the predetermined fifth time, the travel planning management unit may allow the second user to board only when the signal is stopped. The travel plan management unit may cancel the boarding request of the second user once received when the delay time is greater than or equal to the first time and is equal to or longer than the predetermined sixth time.

The vehicle is an automatic vehicle that automatically drives, and the travel plan management department creates a travel plan that increases the speed of the automatic vehicle when the delay time is greater than the first time and is greater than or equal to a predetermined seventh time. You may. The vehicle is an automatic vehicle that automatically drives, and the travel plan management department selects a route with less congestion as a route in the travel plan when the delay time is greater than the first time and is equal to or longer than the predetermined eighth time. You may.

The vehicle is an automatic vehicle that automatically drives, and when the delay time is greater than the first time and is greater than or equal to the predetermined ninth time, the travel plan management unit selects a route including a toll road as a route in the travel plan. You may choose.

In the second aspect of the present invention, a carpool management method is provided. The carpool management method may include a travel plan management stage for managing a travel plan including an estimated arrival time scheduled to arrive at the destination of the vehicle on which the first user rides. The carpooling management method is a method of determining the second estimated time of arrival scheduled at a predetermined second time point after the first time point with respect to the first estimated time of arrival scheduled at the predetermined first time point. A delay calculation step for calculating the delay time may be provided. In the travel plan management stage, when the delay time is equal to or longer than the predetermined first time, the travel plan may be managed by limiting the boarding request from the terminal of the second user who wants to share the vehicle. ..

In the third aspect of the present invention, a carpool management program is provided. The carpooling management program may cause the computer to execute a travel plan management step of managing a travel plan including an estimated time of arrival, which is scheduled to arrive at the destination of the vehicle on which the first user is boarding. Calculate the delay time of the second estimated time of arrival scheduled at the second predetermined time point after the first time point with respect to the first estimated time of arrival scheduled at the first predetermined time point. You may. In the travel plan management stage, when the delay time is equal to or longer than the predetermined first time, the travel plan may be managed by limiting the boarding request from the terminal of the second user who wants to share the vehicle. ..

The outline of the above invention does not list all the necessary features of the present invention. Sub-combinations of these feature groups can also be inventions.

The vehicle management system 70 to which this embodiment is applied is conceptually shown. An example of the functional block of the user terminal 40 is shown. This is an example of the boarding request input screen 410 displayed on the display unit 406. An example of the functional block of the automatic vehicle 30 is shown. An example of the travel plan information stored in the travel plan storage unit 306 is shown. An example of the functional block of the vehicle management device 10 is shown. An example of user information stored in the user information storage unit 1043 is shown. An example of the travel plan information stored in the travel plan storage unit 1042 is shown. (A) to (d) indicate the delay time S of the second estimated time of arrival with respect to the first estimated time of arrival. An example of the departure place of the second user 52 is shown. This is an example of a processing flow for processing boarding requests from the first user 50 and the second user 52 in the vehicle management device 10. An example of a computer 2200 in which a plurality of aspects of the present invention may be embodied in whole or in part is shown.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the inventions that fall within the scope of the claims. Also, not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the means of solving the invention.

FIG. 1 conceptually shows a vehicle management system 70 to which this embodiment is applied. The vehicle management system 70 provides a so-called MaaS (Mobility as a Service) that seamlessly connects movements by means of transportation other than private cars as one service. In the example of the vehicle management system 70 of FIG. 1, the vehicle management device 10, the automatic vehicles 30, 32, and the user terminals 40, 42 as the carpool management device can communicate with each other via a network 20 such as the Internet. The user terminal 40 is a communication terminal used by the first user 50, for example, a smartphone. Similarly, the user terminal 42 is a communication terminal used by the second user 52. In the following description, the automatic vehicle will be described using only the automatic vehicle 30.

The vehicle management device 10 is, for example, a server such as a personal computer. The automatic vehicle 30 is, for example, an automobile, and the driving method thereof does not matter. Further, the automatic vehicle 30 may have a passenger car having a capacity of several people, or may be a bus having a capacity larger than that of the passenger car.

The automatic vehicle 30 is a vehicle in which a plurality of sets of users can ride together. Carpooling is sometimes called sharing, and while an automatic vehicle on which a user is riding is moving from the user's departure point to the destination, other users also get on the automatic vehicle and share the automatic vehicle. It is something to do. In carpooling, another user may disembark before the destination of the previous user, disembark at the same destination, or disembark farther. The user who first gets on the automatic vehicle 30 is called the first user 50, and the user who wants to get on the automatic vehicle 30 after the first user 50 gets on the automatic vehicle 30 is called the second user 52. When three or more sets of users synergize with the automatic vehicle 30, all users other than the first user 50 who get on the automatic vehicle 30 first are referred to as the second user 52. The first user 50 and the second user 52 may each be accompanied by a passenger.

In the vehicle management device 10, when the automatic vehicle 30 carries a plurality of users together for transportation, it is preferable to strictly control the arrival time of each user at the destination. Therefore, it is preferable to take measures when the arrival at the destination is likely to be delayed. In the present embodiment, when the arrival of the automatic vehicle 30 at the destination is likely to be delayed, the second user 52 is restricted from carpooling with the automatic vehicle 30 to control the arrival time at the destination.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a functional block of the user terminal 40. The user terminal 40 has a communication unit 402, an input unit 404, and a display unit 406. The communication unit 402 communicates with the vehicle management device 10 via the network 20 to transmit and receive information. The input unit 404 receives inputs such as characters and numbers from the first user 50. The display unit 406 displays an image including characters, numbers, and the like. The input unit 404 and the display unit 406 may be integrated like a touch panel. The user terminal 42 may have the same configuration as the user terminal 40, and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 3 is an example of the boarding request input screen 410 displayed on the display unit 406. The boarding request input screen 410 shows the user ID, departure place, desired time, destination, desired time, number of passengers, whether there is the opposite sex, smoking, and eating and drinking. It has an input field. Of these, whether or not to enter the desired time of the destination is optional. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the user ID "U002", the departure place "Aoyama X- △, Minato-ku, Tokyo", the desired time "12/4 10:30", and the destination "Central △ -X, Wako City, Saitama Prefecture" , The desired time is not entered, passenger "1 person", no opposite sex (that is, a man whose passenger is the same sex as himself), no smoking, drinking, and information is entered.

The input unit 404 receives the input from the first user 50 for each input field, and displays the input information in the input field of the display unit 406. Among the above input fields, the user ID and the like accept text input, and the opposite sex and the like receive different input for selection and non-selection (so-called radio buttons). When the transmission button on the input screen 410 is pressed, the input information is transmitted from the communication unit 402 to the vehicle management device 10 as a boarding request.

In addition to the input screen 410, the display unit 406 displays reception information indicating that the boarding request has been accepted. As for the reception information, it is preferable that the same information as the input screen 410 is displayed so that it can be confirmed that the content of the boarding request has been accepted.

Further, the display unit 406 displays when the communication unit 402 receives the information on the carpooling candidate from the vehicle management device 10, and also displays an image prompting the input of whether or not the carpooling is possible. The display unit 406 further displays the usage charge information when the communication unit 402 receives the usage fee information from the vehicle management device 10.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the functional block of the automatic vehicle 30. The automatic vehicle 30 has an in-vehicle terminal 302, an automatic traveling unit 310, a current location information acquisition unit 312, and a boarding information acquisition unit 314.

The in-vehicle terminal 302 has a communication unit 304 that communicates with the vehicle management device 10, and a travel plan storage unit 306 that stores travel plan information received from the vehicle management device 10 by the communication unit 304. In addition, in order to simplify the following description, it is assumed that the automatic vehicle 30 is a vehicle capable of fully automatic driving (sometimes referred to as level 5 automatic driving). That is, an example will be described in which the automatic traveling unit 310 executes all the driving tasks of the automatic vehicle 30 according to the traveling plan stored in the traveling plan storage unit 306.

The current location information acquisition unit 312 acquires information on the current location of the automatic vehicle 30 at regular time intervals, including, for example, GPS. The current location information acquisition unit 312 associates the current location information with the travel ID and transmits the information to the vehicle management device 10 at regular time intervals. Instead of or in addition to this, when the current location information acquisition unit 312 arrives at the departure point by referring to the current location information and the departure point and destination information stored in the travel plan storage unit 306. May transmit information indicating that fact to the vehicle management device 10 in association with the travel ID when the vehicle arrives at the destination.

The boarding information acquisition unit 314 includes, for example, a camera that photographs the inside of the vehicle, and acquires an image of the inside of the vehicle at regular intervals as information indicating the riding status of the automatic vehicle 30. The boarding information acquisition unit 314 associates the image with the travel ID and transmits the image to the vehicle management device 10 at regular intervals. Instead of or in addition to this, the boarding information acquisition unit 314 analyzes the image by image recognition or the like, and provides information on whether or not the first user 50 and the second user 52 are on the automatic vehicle 30. Information on whether or not there is a person, information on whether or not the person has luggage, and the like may be determined, and information to that effect may be transmitted to the vehicle management device 10 in association with the travel ID.

FIG. 5 shows an example of travel plan information stored in the travel plan storage unit 306. The travel plan storage unit 306 stores the travel plan generated by the vehicle management device 10 that uses the automatic vehicle 30, that is, the travel plan with the vehicle ID "A30".

However, in the user ID column, in addition to the ID itself, the image stored in the vehicle management device 10 is received and stored. The boarding information acquisition unit 314 determines whether or not the first user 50 and the second user 52 are on board by face recognition using the image.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the functional block of the vehicle management device 10. The vehicle management device 10 includes a reception unit 101, a boarding information acquisition unit 102, a travel information acquisition unit 103, a travel plan management unit 104, and an output unit 105. The travel plan management unit 104 includes a travel plan creation unit 1041, a travel plan storage unit 1042, a user information storage unit 1043, and a delay calculation unit 1044. The output unit 105 includes a fare information output unit 1051, a travel plan output unit 1052, and a boarding availability information output unit 1053.

The reception unit 101 receives a boarding request from the user terminal 40 used by the first user 50. The reception unit 101 receives the information of the first user 50 from the user terminal 40 prior to the reception of the boarding request or at the time of the first reception of the boarding request, and stores the information in the user information storage unit 1043 of the travel plan management unit 104. do. The reception unit 101 receives a boarding request from the user terminal 42 used by the second user 52. Similarly, the reception unit 101 stores the information of the second user 52 in the user information storage unit 1043 of the travel plan management unit 104.

FIG. 7 shows an example of user information stored in the user information storage unit 1043. The user information storage unit 1043 stores the user's terminal ID, name, gender, age, and user's face image in association with the user ID. The user ID may be specified by the first user 50, or may be automatically assigned when the reception unit 101 receives information from a new user. Further, in the example of FIG. 7, an e-mail address that can be received by the terminal is stored as a terminal ID.

In the example of FIG. 7, for example, in association with the user ID "U0001", the terminal ID "abc@edf.com", the name "Honda * ro", the gender "male", the age "32", and the image file as the face image are displayed. It is stored.

Returning to FIG. 6, the travel information acquisition unit 110 of the vehicle management device 10 acquires travel status information from the automatic vehicle 30. An example of the information on the traveling situation is the information on the current location of the automatic vehicle 30 acquired at regular intervals. The information on the current location of the automatic vehicle 30 is linked to the time information. In place of or in addition to this, the travel status information includes information on whether or not the automatic vehicle 30 has arrived at the departure point in the corresponding travel plan, and information on whether or not the vehicle has arrived at the destination. May be included.

The boarding information acquisition unit 112 acquires information indicating the boarding status from the automatic vehicle 30. An example of information indicating the riding situation is an image of the inside of the automatic vehicle 30 acquired at regular intervals. Instead of or in addition to this, the information indicating the riding situation includes information on whether or not the first user 50 and the second user 52 are on the automatic vehicle 30, and information on whether or not there is a passenger. , Information on whether or not you have luggage, etc. may be included.

When the travel plan management unit 104 receives the boarding request of the first user 50 from the reception unit 101, the travel plan creation unit 1041 of the travel plan management unit 104 plans the travel of the automatic vehicle 30 based on the boarding request of the first user 50. To create. In this case, the travel plan creation unit 1041 reads the user information stored in association with the user ID included in the boarding request from the user information storage unit 1043, and creates a travel plan using the information as well. do. Unless otherwise specified, the same method as that of the known route guidance device may be used as the method of creating the travel plan. Unless otherwise specified, a method for creating a travel plan in the case where carpooling is added to the previous travel plan may be the same method as in the case of adding a passing point to the travel route in a known route guidance device. When the travel plan creation unit 1041 creates a travel plan for the automatic vehicle 30, the travel plan management unit 104 transmits information to the effect that the boarding request has been accepted to the user terminal 40 of the first user 50 and the created travel plan.

When the travel plan creation unit 1041 determines that a travel plan satisfying the boarding request of the first user 50 cannot be created based on the current status of the plurality of automatic vehicles to be managed, the travel plan management unit 104 determines that the first user 50 is boarded. The request is rejected, and information to that effect is transmitted to the user terminal 40 of the first user 50.

The travel plan management unit 104 determines the second user 52 with respect to the automatic vehicle 30 based on the content of the boarding request of the second user 52 received from the reception unit 101 and the delay information of the automatic vehicle 30 on which the first user 50 is riding. Decide whether or not to accept the boarding request. When the travel plan management unit 104 decides to accept the boarding request of the second user 52, the travel plan creation unit 1041 of the travel plan management unit 104 makes a travel plan of the automatic vehicle 30 based on the boarding request of the second user 52. change.

In creating the travel plan, the travel plan creation unit 1041 predicts the estimated time of arrival at the destination of the first user 50 based on the information included in the boarding request received from the user terminal 40 of the first user 50. .. In this case, the travel planning unit 1041 determines the departure time, the distance between the departure point and the destination, the assumed travel route, the number of signals on the travel route, the arrangement status of traffic signs such as a stop sign on the travel route, and the like. Predict the estimated time of arrival at the destination in consideration of the availability of toll roads, traffic congestion information for each time zone, and information on the blockage of travel routes due to accidents. A known method may be used for predicting the estimated time of arrival by the travel planning unit 1041.

The travel planning unit 1041 predicts the first estimated time of arrival when the automatic vehicle 30 arrives at the destination at the first time point. The first time point is the time when the boarding request is received from the user terminal 40 of the first user 50. Further, the first time point may be a time point when the first user 50 gets on the automatic vehicle 30. Further, the first time point may be a time point in which the automatic vehicle 30 is running after the first user 50 has boarded the automatic vehicle 30.

The travel plan creation unit 1041 recreates the travel plan from the newly acquired traffic conditions and the delay status of the automatic vehicle 30 at the second time point after the first time point, and the purpose of the automatic vehicle 30 is Re-estimate the second estimated time of arrival to reach the ground. The second time point is the time when half of the running time in the running plan of the first user 50 has elapsed. The travel time in the travel plan of the first user 50 is the time from the departure time to the first estimated arrival time. Further, the second time point may be a time point when the first user 50 has passed the intermediate point of the travel path in the travel plan. The second time point may be another time point after the first time point.

The travel plan management unit 104 stores the travel plan information created by the travel plan creation unit 1041 in the travel plan storage unit 1042.

FIG. 8 shows an example of travel plan information stored in the travel plan storage unit 1042. The travel plan storage unit 1042 has a vehicle ID, carpooling information, a user ID, a departure place, a departure time, a destination, a travel route, an arrival time, the number of passengers, and the presence or absence of the opposite sex, in association with the travel ID. Contains information about smoking and drinking. The arrival time in FIG. 8 is the first estimated arrival time predicted at the first time when the travel planning management unit 104 receives the boarding request from the user terminal 40 of the first user 50. Here, when the travel planning management unit 104 predicts the second estimated time of arrival, the second estimated time of arrival is stored instead of the first estimated time of arrival. A second estimated time of arrival column may be provided next to the first estimated time of arrival column to store both the first estimated time of arrival and the second estimated time of arrival.

The vehicle ID identifies the automatic vehicle used in the travel plan specified by the travel ID. In the example of FIG. 8, since the vehicle ID "A30" is associated with the traveling ID "D001", the automatic vehicle specified by the vehicle ID "A30" in the traveling plan, for example, the automatic vehicle 30 of FIG. Is used.

The carpooling information stores whether or not there is carpooling in the running plan specified by the running ID, and if there is carpooling, the running ID of the other party's running plan to be carpooling. In the example of FIG. 8, since the running ID "U0002" is stored in the carpooling information column of the running ID "D001", it is shown that these are carpooling. If there is no carpool, an invalid value is stored.

In the user ID column, a user ID that uses the travel plan specified by the travel ID is stored. When the automatic vehicle 30 is forwarded, that is, when none of the users board the vehicle, the user ID "U9999" indicating that the automatic vehicle 30 is forwarded is stored. In the example of FIG. 8, the user ID "U9999" is stored corresponding to the travel ID "0003" being forwarded.

The fields of departure place, time, destination, number of passengers, presence / absence of the opposite sex, presence / absence of smoking and presence / absence of drinking were entered in the boarding request by the first user 50 and the second user 52 specified by the user ID. Information is stored. The travel route stores information set by the travel plan storage unit 1042 based on the departure place, the time, the destination, the travel route, and other information.

In FIG. 8, for the sake of simplicity, the characters such as "route S" are simply shown. As for the time of the destination, information predicted by the travel plan storage unit 1042 based on the departure place, the time, the destination, the travel route, and other information is stored. Other information includes information on traffic congestion on the travel route. Known methods may be used for setting the travel route and predicting the time of the destination.

Returning to FIG. 6, the delay calculation unit 1044 of the travel plan management unit 104 travels through the first estimated time of arrival and the second estimated time of arrival predicted by the travel plan creation unit 1041 at the first and second time points. Obtained from the plan storage unit 1042. In the present embodiment, the first time point is the time when the travel plan management unit 104 receives the boarding request from the user terminal 40 of the first user 50, and the second time point is the time when the travel plan of the first user 50 travels. Half of the time has passed.

The delay calculation unit 1044 calculates the delay time S of the second estimated arrival time with respect to the first estimated arrival time. When the first user 50 specifies the desired time of arrival at the destination in the boarding request, the delay calculation unit 1044 may use the desired time instead of the first estimated time of arrival.

9 (a) to 9 (d) show the delay time S of the second estimated time of arrival with respect to the first estimated time of arrival. FIG. 9A shows a departure time T0 and an estimated arrival time T1 which is the first estimated arrival time predicted by the travel planning management unit 104 at the first time point. In FIG. 9A, a set time S1 and a set time S2 indicating the degree of delay from the estimated arrival time T1 are set in advance. The set time S1 and the set time S2 are set in advance so that, for example, the ratio to the travel time in the travel plan of the first user 50 is a predetermined ratio, and are stored in the travel plan storage unit 1042. The set time S1 and the set time S2 may be preset with absolute values such as 5 minutes and 10 minutes.

FIG. 9B shows the departure time T0 and the estimated time of arrival T2, which is the second estimated time of arrival predicted by the travel planning management unit 104 at the second time point. In FIG. 9B, the estimated arrival time T2 is delayed by the delay time S3 from the estimated arrival time T1. Here, since the relationship of set time S1> delay time S3 is established, it is considered that the delay time S3 is not so large and there is room for the second user 52 to ride in a carpool. Therefore, the travel plan management unit 104 accepts the boarding request of the second user 52 for the automatic vehicle 30 without restriction. The travel planning management unit 104 sets the set time S1> the delay time S3 when the estimated arrival time T2 is earlier than the estimated arrival time T1, that is, when there is no delay.

FIG. 9C shows the departure time T0 and the estimated time of arrival T3, which is the second estimated time of arrival predicted by the travel planning management unit 104 at the second time point. FIG. 9C shows a situation in which the traveling of the automatic vehicle 30 is slightly delayed as compared with FIG. 9B due to traffic congestion or the like. In FIG. 9C, the estimated arrival time T3 is delayed from the estimated arrival time T1 by the delay time S4. In FIG. 9 (c), since the relationship of set time S1 ≤ delay time S4 ≤ set time S2 is established, a certain amount of delay has occurred, and it is desirable that there is no further delay. Therefore, the travel plan management unit 104 limits and accepts the boarding request of the second user 52 for the automatic vehicle 30.

FIG. 9D shows the departure time T0 and the estimated time of arrival T4, which is the second estimated time of arrival predicted by the travel planning management unit 104 at the second time point. FIG. 9D shows a situation in which the traveling of the automatic vehicle 30 is further delayed as compared with FIG. 9C. In FIG. 9D, the estimated arrival time T4 is delayed by the delay time S5 from the estimated arrival time T1. In FIG. 9 (d), since the delay time S5> the set time S2, a large delay is already expected, and the arrival time of the first user 50 to the destination by sharing the second user 52 is expected. It is expected to be further delayed. Therefore, the travel plan management unit 104 does not accept the boarding request of the second user 52 for the automatic vehicle 30.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the starting point of the second user 52. FIG. 10 shows an example of limiting the boarding request of the second user 52 made by the travel planning management unit 104 when the set time S1 ≦ the delay time S4 ≦ the set time S2 (see FIG. 9C). Shown.

FIG. 10 shows the departure points and destinations of the first user 50 and the departure points of the second users 52A to 52C. In FIG. 10, the travel route in the travel plan of the first user 50 is shown by a solid line, and the travel route changed when the second user 52B is shared is shown by a dashed-dotted line, and the second user 52C is shown. The travel route that was changed when the cars were shared is shown by the alternate long and short dash line. In FIG. 10, the departure point of the second user 52A is located on the travel path in the travel plan of the first user 50, and the departure points of the second user 52B and the second user 52C are in the travel plan of the first user 50. It is located outside the driving route.

Whether or not the travel planning management unit 104 accepts the request for the second users 52A to 52C to board the automatic vehicle 30 in consideration of the departure place where the second users 52A to 51C desire to board the automatic vehicle 30. To decide.

The travel plan management unit 104 accepts boarding requests of the second users 52A to 52C when the departure points of the second users 52A to 52C are located on the travel route in the travel plan of the first user 50. Further, the travel plan management unit 104 allows the second users 52A to 52C to board even if the departure point of the second users 52A to 52C is not located on the travel route in the travel plan of the first user 50. When the mileage in the travel plan of the first user 50 does not increase by more than the predetermined first distance, the boarding requests of the second users 52A to 52C are accepted. The first distance is set in advance so that, for example, the ratio to the total mileage in the travel plan of the first user 50 becomes a predetermined ratio.

In the example shown in FIG. 10, since the departure point of the second user 52A is located on the travel route in the travel plan of the first user 50, the travel plan management unit 104 accepts the boarding request of the second user 52A. Further, since the mileage of the first user 50 does not increase more than the predetermined first distance by getting the second user 52B on board, the travel plan management unit 104 accepts the boarding request of the second user 52B. On the other hand, by getting the second user 52C on board, a detour is made, and the mileage of the first user 50 increases from the predetermined first distance. Therefore, the travel plan management unit 104 is the second user. Reject the boarding request for 52C.

The travel plan management unit 104 may decide whether or not to accept the boarding request of the second users 52A to 52C in consideration of the destinations of the second users 52A to 52C. For example, in the travel plan management unit 104, when the destinations of the second users 52A to 52C are on the travel route in the travel plan of the first user 50, or because they are after the destination of the first user 50, the first user 50 The boarding request of the second user 52A to 52C may be accepted if it does not affect the traveling time of the second user. Further, whether the travel planning management unit 104 accepts the boarding request of the second users 52A to 52C in consideration of whether the departure point or the destination of the second users 52A to 52C is on the route where the traffic congestion is predicted. You may decide whether or not.

As another example of limiting the boarding request of the second user 52, the travel planning management unit 104 may limit the number of the second users 52 to board the automatic vehicle 30. In this case, when the delay time S is larger than the set time S1, only the boarding requests of the second user 52 of a predetermined number or less may be accepted. Further, the upper limit of the number of the second users 52 who get on the automatic vehicle 30 stepwise according to the delay time S may be set.

The travel plan management unit 104 may limit the timing at which the second user 52 is boarded by the delay time S. The travel plan management unit 104 may set the travel plan so that the second user 52 can board only when the signal is stopped, for example, when the delay time S is longer than the set time S1. By enabling the second user 52 to board only when the signal is stopped, it is possible to reduce the time loss caused by the second user 52 boarding, and it is possible to suppress further delay.

The travel plan management unit 104 may cancel the boarding request of the second user 52 once received by the delay time S. In this case, the travel plan management unit 104 may cancel the boarding request of the second user 52 once received when the delay time S is larger than the set time S1. When a large delay is expected, by canceling the boarding request of the second user 52, the time loss due to boarding the second user 52 can be reduced, and further delay can be suppressed.

The travel plan management unit 104 may control the travel speed of the automatic vehicle 30 by the delay time S. In this case, the travel plan management unit 104 may create a travel plan in which the speed of the automatic vehicle 30 is increased when the delay time S is longer than the set time S1. The degree to which the speed of the automatic vehicle 30 is increased may be set stepwise according to the delay time S.

The travel plan management unit 104 may change the travel route of the automatic vehicle 30 according to the delay time S. In this case, the travel plan management unit 104 may select a route with less congestion as the travel route in the travel plan when the delay time S is longer than the set time S1, or select a route including a toll road. You may.

Returning to FIG. 6, the charge information output unit 1051 of the output unit 105 setstles the usage charge for the first user 50 and the second user 52 using the automatic vehicle 30, and charges the corresponding user terminals 40 and 42. Send information about. In this case, the fare information output unit 1051 setstles the usage fee based on the travel status information from the travel information acquisition unit 103 and the boarding status information from the boarding information acquisition unit 102.

The travel plan output unit 1052 of the output unit 105 transmits the created travel plan of the first user 50 to the in-vehicle terminal 302 of the automatic vehicle 30 and the user terminal 40 of the first user 50. When the travel plan output unit 1052 receives the boarding request of the second user 52, the travel plan output unit 1052 transfers the travel plan changed by the second user 52 boarding the automatic vehicle 30 to the in-vehicle terminal 302 of the automatic vehicle 30 and the first user. The transmission is performed to the user terminals 40 and 42 of the 50 and the second user 52.

Boarding availability information of the output unit 105 The output unit 1053 transmits information on whether or not to accept the boarding request of the first user 50 to the user terminal 40 of the first user 50. The boarding availability information output unit 1053 provides information on whether or not to accept the boarding request of the second user 52 to the in-vehicle terminal 302 of the automatic vehicle 30 and the user terminals 40 and 42 of the first user 50 and the second user 52. Send.

FIG. 11 is an example of a processing flow for processing boarding requests from the first user 50 and the second user 52 in the vehicle management device 10.

The reception unit 101 of the vehicle management device 10 accepts the input of the boarding request from the first user 50, and the travel plan management unit 104 receives the boarding request of the first user 50 from the contents of the boarding request received from the reception unit 101. It is decided (S01). For example, the boarding request is input by launching a dedicated application installed on the user terminal 40, and the user terminal 40 transmits the boarding request to the reception unit 101 of the vehicle management device 10.

The travel plan creation unit 1041 of the travel plan management unit 104 creates a travel plan that satisfies the boarding request from the user terminal 40 of the first user 50, and predicts the first estimated time of arrival at the first time point (S02). .. After the second time point, which is half of the running time in the running plan of the first user 50, has passed (S03: YES), the running plan creation unit 1041 of the running plan management unit 104 can see the traffic conditions found at the second time point. The travel plan is created again in consideration of the delay situation, and the second estimated time of arrival at the second time point is predicted (S04).

The delay calculation unit 1044 of the travel planning management unit 104 compares the first estimated arrival time with the second estimated arrival time, and determines the delay time S of the second estimated arrival time from the first estimated arrival time. Calculate and compare the delay time S with the predetermined set time S1 and set time S2 (S05).

As shown in FIG. 9B, when the set time S1> the delay time S, the travel plan management unit 104 accepts the boarding request of the second user 52 without limitation (S06). As shown in FIG. 9C, when the set time S1 ≤ the delay time S ≤ the set time S2, the travel plan management unit 104 limits and accepts the boarding request of the second user 52 (S07). As shown in FIG. 9D, when the delay time S> the set time S2, the travel plan management unit 104 rejects the boarding request of the second user 52 (S08).

When the boarding request of the second user 52 is restricted and accepted (S07), when the reception unit 101 receives the boarding request from the second user 52 (S09), the travel planning management unit 104 causes the second user 52 to board. As a result, it is determined whether or not the mileage in the travel plan of the first user 50 increases by a predetermined first distance or more (S10). If the mileage does not increase by more than the predetermined first distance, the travel plan management unit 104 receives the boarding request of the second user 52 and mounts the second user 52 (S11). On the other hand, when the mileage increases by more than a predetermined first distance, the travel plan management unit 104 rejects the boarding request of the second user 52 and does not allow the second user 52 to board (S12).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the arrival of the first user 50 at the destination is likely to be delayed, the carpooling of the second user 52 with respect to the automatic vehicle 30 is restricted, so that the first user 50 can reach the destination. You can control the arrival time.

In the above embodiment, the travel planning unit 1041 predicts the first estimated time of arrival and the second estimated time of arrival, and the delay calculation unit 1044 predicts the delay time of the second estimated time of arrival with respect to the first estimated time of arrival. The degree of delay was calculated by calculating S. However, the estimated time of arrival may be predicted three or more times. In that case, the travel planning unit 1041 predicts the first estimated time of arrival, the second estimated time of arrival, and the third estimated time of arrival, and the delay calculation unit 1044 predicts the second estimated time of arrival with respect to the first estimated time of arrival. The degree of delay may be calculated by calculating the estimated arrival time and the delay time S of the third estimated arrival time.

Although the above-mentioned automatic vehicle 30 has been described as an example of a vehicle capable of fully automatic driving, the automatic vehicle 30 may be a vehicle that is not fully automatic driving. That is, it may be a vehicle (sometimes referred to as level 0 to 4 automatic driving) in which the driver performs at least a part of the driving task of the automatic vehicle. The driver may be the first user 50 and the second user 52. A part or all the functions of the vehicle management device 10 may be mounted on the in-vehicle terminal 302 or the like. As a result, the in-vehicle terminal 302 and the like may function as the vehicle management device 10.

In addition, various embodiments of the present invention may be described with reference to flowcharts and block diagrams, wherein the block serves (1) the stage of the process in which the operation is performed or (2) the role of performing the operation. It may represent a section of the device it has. Specific stages and sections are implemented by dedicated circuits, programmable circuits supplied with computer-readable instructions stored on a computer-readable medium, and / or processors supplied with computer-readable instructions stored on a computer-readable medium. It's okay. Dedicated circuits may include digital and / or analog hardware circuits, and may include integrated circuits (ICs) and / or discrete circuits. Programmable circuits are memory elements such as logical AND, logical OR, logical XOR, logical NAND, logical NOR, and other logical operations, flip-flops, registers, field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), programmable logic arrays (PLA), etc. May include reconfigurable hardware circuits, including, etc.

The computer readable medium may include any tangible device capable of storing instructions executed by the appropriate device, so that the computer readable medium having the instructions stored therein is specified in a flowchart or block diagram. It will be equipped with a product that contains instructions that can be executed to create means for performing the operation. Examples of computer-readable media may include electronic storage media, magnetic storage media, optical storage media, electromagnetic storage media, semiconductor storage media, and the like. More specific examples of computer-readable media include floppy® disks, optical discs, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), static random access memory (SRAM), compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disc (DVD), Blu-ray (RTM) disc, memory stick, integrated A circuit card or the like may be included.

Computer-readable instructions are assembler instructions, instruction set architecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions, machine-dependent instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state-setting data, or object-oriented programming such as Smalltalk, JAVA®, C ++, etc. Contains either source code or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including languages and traditional procedural programming languages such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. good.

Computer-readable instructions are applied locally to a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, or the processor or programmable circuit of another programmable data processor, or a wide area network (WAN) such as a local area network (LAN), the Internet, etc. ) May be executed to create a means for performing the operation specified in the flowchart or block diagram. Examples of processors include computer processors, processing units, microprocessors, digital signal processors, controllers, microcontrollers and the like.

FIG. 12 shows an example of a computer 2200 in which a plurality of aspects of the present invention may be embodied in whole or in part. The program installed on the computer 2200 can cause the computer 2200 to function as an operation associated with the device according to an embodiment of the present invention or as one or more sections of the device, or the operation or the one or more. Sections can be run and / or the computer 2200 can be run a process according to an embodiment of the invention or a stage of such process. Such a program may be run by the CPU 2212 to cause the computer 2200 to perform certain operations associated with some or all of the blocks in the flowcharts and block diagrams described herein.

The computer 2200 according to this embodiment includes a CPU 2212, a RAM 2214, a graphic controller 2216, and a display device 2218, which are interconnected by a host controller 2210. The computer 2200 also includes input / output units such as a communication interface 2222, a hard disk drive 2224, a DVD-ROM drive 2226, and an IC card drive, which are connected to the host controller 2210 via the input / output controller 2220. There is. The computer also includes legacy input / output units such as the ROM 2230 and keyboard 2242, which are connected to the input / output controller 2220 via an input / output chip 2240.

The CPU 2212 operates according to the programs stored in the ROM 2230 and the RAM 2214, thereby controlling each unit. The graphic controller 2216 acquires the image data generated by the CPU 2212 in a frame buffer or the like provided in the RAM 2214 or itself so that the image data is displayed on the display device 2218.

The communication interface 2222 communicates with other electronic devices via the network. The hard disk drive 2224 stores programs and data used by the CPU 2212 in the computer 2200. The DVD-ROM drive 2226 reads the program or data from the DVD-ROM 2201 and provides the program or data to the hard disk drive 2224 via the RAM 2214. The IC card drive reads programs and data from the IC card and / or writes programs and data to the IC card.

The ROM 2230 contains a boot program or the like executed by the computer 2200 at the time of activation, and / or a program depending on the hardware of the computer 2200. The input / output chip 2240 may also connect various input / output units to the input / output controller 2220 via a parallel port, serial port, keyboard port, mouse port, and the like.

The program is provided by a computer-readable medium such as a DVD-ROM 2201 or an IC card. The program is read from a computer-readable medium, installed on a hard disk drive 2224, RAM 2214, or ROM 2230, which is also an example of a computer-readable medium, and executed by the CPU 2212. The information processing described in these programs is read by the computer 2200 and provides a link between the program and the various types of hardware resources described above. The device or method may be configured to perform manipulation or processing of information in accordance with the use of computer 2200.

For example, when communication is executed between the computer 2200 and an external device, the CPU 2212 executes a communication program loaded in the RAM 2214, and performs communication processing on the communication interface 2222 based on the processing described in the communication program. You may order. Under the control of the CPU 2212, the communication interface 2222 reads and reads transmission data stored in a transmission buffer processing area provided in a recording medium such as a RAM 2214, a hard disk drive 2224, a DVD-ROM 2201, or an IC card. The data is transmitted to the network, or the received data received from the network is written to the reception buffer processing area or the like provided on the recording medium.

Further, the CPU 2212 causes the RAM 2214 to read all or necessary parts of a file or database stored in an external recording medium such as a hard disk drive 2224, a DVD-ROM drive 2226 (DVD-ROM2201), or an IC card. Various types of processing may be performed on the data on the RAM 2214. The CPU 2212 then writes back the processed data to an external recording medium.

Various types of information, such as various types of programs, data, tables, and databases, may be stored on recording media and processed. The CPU 2212 describes various types of operations, information processing, conditional judgment, conditional branching, unconditional branching, and information retrieval described in various parts of the present disclosure with respect to the data read from the RAM 2214. Various types of processing may be performed, including / replacement, etc., and the results are written back to RAM 2214. Further, the CPU 2212 may search for information in a file, a database, or the like in the recording medium. For example, when a plurality of entries each having an attribute value of the first attribute associated with the attribute value of the second attribute are stored in the recording medium, the CPU 2212 specifies the attribute value of the first attribute. Search for an entry that matches the condition from the plurality of entries, read the attribute value of the second attribute stored in the entry, and associate it with the first attribute that satisfies the predetermined condition. The attribute value of the second attribute obtained may be acquired.

The program or software module described above may be stored on or near a computer 2200 on a computer-readable medium. Also, a recording medium such as a hard disk or RAM provided in a dedicated communication network or a server system connected to the Internet can be used as a computer readable medium, thereby providing the program to the computer 2200 over the network. do.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or improvements can be made to the above embodiments. It is clear from the description of the claims that such modified or improved forms may also be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

The order of execution of operations, procedures, steps, steps, etc. in the devices, systems, programs, and methods shown in the claims, specification, and drawings is particularly "before" and "prior to". It should be noted that it can be realized in any order unless the output of the previous process is used in the subsequent process. Even if the scope of claims, the specification, and the operation flow in the drawings are explained using "first", "next", etc. for convenience, it means that it is essential to carry out in this order. It's not a thing.

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It is a carpool management device that manages carpool vehicles.
The travel plan management unit that manages the travel plan including the estimated arrival time scheduled to arrive at the destination of the vehicle on which the first user is boarding, and the travel plan management unit.
Calculates the delay time of the second estimated time of arrival scheduled at the second predetermined time point after the first time point with respect to the first estimated time of arrival scheduled at the first predetermined time point. With a delay calculation unit
When the delay time is equal to or longer than the predetermined first time, the travel plan management unit manages the travel plan by limiting the boarding request from the terminal of the second user who wishes to share the vehicle. Carpool management device. The traveling plan management unit does not accept a boarding request of the second user for the vehicle when the delay time is greater than or equal to the predetermined second time than the first time. The carpool management device described. When the delay time is greater than or equal to the first time and is greater than or equal to the predetermined third time, the travel plan management unit accepts only the boarding request of the second user within the predetermined range. The shared ride management device according to claim 1 or 2. When the delay time is greater than or equal to the first time and is greater than or equal to the predetermined fourth time, the travel plan management unit accepts only the boarding requests of the second user, which is less than or equal to the predetermined number. The shared ride management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. From claim 1, the travel planning management unit enables the second user to board only when the signal is stopped when the delay time is greater than or equal to the first time and is equal to or longer than a predetermined fifth time. The carpool management device according to any one of 4. The traveling plan management unit cancels the boarding request of the second user once received when the delay time is greater than or equal to the predetermined sixth time than the first time, claims 1 to 5. The carpool management device according to any one of the above items. The vehicle is an automatic vehicle that performs automatic driving.
The traveling plan management unit creates a traveling plan in which the speed of the automatic vehicle is increased when the delay time is a predetermined seventh time larger than the first time. The shared ride management device according to any one of the items. The vehicle is an automatic vehicle that performs automatic driving.
The traveling plan management unit selects a route with less congestion as a route in the traveling plan when the delay time is greater than the first time and is equal to or longer than a predetermined eighth time. The shared ride management device according to any one of the above items. The vehicle is an automatic vehicle that performs automatic driving.
From claim 1, the travel plan management unit selects a route including a toll road as a route in the travel plan when the delay time is greater than the first time and is equal to or longer than a predetermined ninth time. 8. The shared ride management device according to any one of 8. A travel plan management stage that manages a travel plan including an estimated arrival time that is scheduled to arrive at the destination of the vehicle on which the first user is boarding, and a travel plan management stage.
Calculates the delay time of the second estimated time of arrival scheduled at the second predetermined time point after the first time point with respect to the first estimated time of arrival scheduled at the first predetermined time point. With a delay calculation stage
In the travel plan management stage, when the delay time is equal to or longer than the predetermined first time, the travel plan is managed by limiting the boarding request from the terminal of the second user who wants to share the vehicle. Carpool management method. On the computer
A travel plan management stage that manages a travel plan including an estimated arrival time that is scheduled to arrive at the destination of the vehicle on which the first user is boarding, and a travel plan management stage.
Calculates the delay time of the second estimated time of arrival scheduled at the second predetermined time point after the first time point with respect to the first estimated time of arrival scheduled at the first predetermined time point. It is a carpool management program to execute the delay calculation stage and
In the travel plan management stage, when the delay time is equal to or longer than the predetermined first time, the travel plan is managed by limiting the boarding request from the terminal of the second user who wants to share the vehicle. Carpool management program.

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