JP2021149779A - Information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To support user's boarding while securing the user's privacy.SOLUTION: The vehicle management system 1 includes a user terminal 10 that the user operates by himself/herself to request boarding from an arbitrary boarding point to an arbitrary destination point. It also includes: a server device 30 which notifies the user terminal 10 of information regarding the vehicle to be boarded by the user, the scheduled time when the vehicle will arrive at the boarding point and the destination point, etc. and on the way the user is moving to the notified boarding point on foot or the like until the notified boarding time, notifies an in vehicle terminal 20 of the vehicle of information about the user's position; and the in-vehicle terminal 20 which causes, by referring to the notified information, the driver of the vehicle to know how close the user is to the boarding point at the present time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for assisting a user in boarding.

Vehicles such as buses on which a plurality of users ride are designed to travel on a predetermined route, and a mechanism for changing the route of this type of vehicle according to the user's demand has been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 describes that, for a bus that operates according to an operation route, it is determined whether or not to pass through the boarding / alighting point depending on whether or not there is a user's boarding request at the boarding / alighting point.

JP-A-2002-20891

In the so-called on-demand type transportation service, if the route of the vehicle is changed according to the user's request, the traveling schedule also changes, so it is not always possible to go through each bus stop according to the timetable like the existing bus. It disappears. Therefore, in some cases, the user may miss the vehicle.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to support the user's boarding while maintaining the privacy of the user.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has acquired a boarding request acquisition unit that acquires a boarding request for designating a boarding point from a user's communication terminal, and a position information acquisition unit that acquires the position information of the communication terminal. When the position indicated by the position information is included in the range determined with reference to the boarding point specified in the boarding request, the said acquired by the communication terminal of the vehicle moving to the boarding point. Provided is an information processing apparatus including a transmission unit that transmits information according to position information.

The transmitting unit may transmit the information about the position indicated by the acquired position information.

The transmitting unit may transmit the information regarding the distance between the position indicated by the acquired position information and the boarding point specified in the boarding request.

The determined range includes a first range based on the boarding point and a second range closer and narrower than the first range to the boarding point, and the transmitter has been acquired. When the position indicated by the position information is included in the first range and not included in the second range, the position indicated by the acquired position information and the boarding specified in the boarding request are provided. Information about the distance to the point is transmitted, and when the position indicated by the acquired position information is included in the second range, the information regarding the position indicated by the acquired position information is transmitted. You may do so.

The transmission unit may transmit the information regarding the movement status of the communication terminal of the user.

The range may be different depending on the time required for the vehicle to move to the designated boarding point or the distance between the designated boarding point and the vehicle.

The range may be different depending on each of the boarding points.

When the position indicated by the acquired position information corresponds to a specific position within the range, the transmission unit has the position information acquired by the communication terminal of the vehicle moving to the boarding point. You may not send the information according to the above.

The specific position may be a position registered by the user.

The specific position may be a position calculated based on the history of the position information of the user.

According to the present invention, it is possible to support the user's boarding while maintaining the user's privacy.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the vehicle management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware composition of a user terminal 10. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware composition of an in-vehicle terminal 20. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware composition of the server apparatus 30. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of the server apparatus 30. It is a flowchart which illustrates the operation of the server device 30. It is a flowchart which illustrates the operation of the server device 30. It is a figure which illustrates the image which is displayed on an in-vehicle terminal when the position of a user is not included in a 1st range and a 2nd range. It is a figure which illustrates the image which is displayed on an in-vehicle terminal when the position of a user is included in a 1st range and is not included in a 2nd range. It is a figure which illustrates the image displayed on the in-vehicle terminal when the position of a user is included in the second range. It is a figure which shows another example of the image which is displayed on an in-vehicle terminal when a user's position is included in a second range.

[composition]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the vehicle management system 1 of the present embodiment. The vehicle management system 1 is used by a plurality of user terminals 10 each functioning as communication terminals used by passengers getting on and off the vehicle (that is, users to be provided with traffic services by the vehicle management system 1), and by the driver in the vehicle. It includes a plurality of in-vehicle terminals 20 that function as communication terminals, and a server device 30 that functions as an information processing device according to the present invention. The network 2 connects the user terminal 10, the in-vehicle terminal 20, and the server device 30 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The network 2 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or a combination thereof, and includes a wired section or a wireless section. The network 2 is preferably, for example, a network compliant with the 5th generation mobile communication system, but is not necessarily limited to this.

In the vehicle management system 1, the user operates his / her own user terminal 10 to request boarding from an arbitrary boarding point to an arbitrary destination point. This boarding request is transmitted from the user terminal 10 to the server device 30 via the network 2. A plurality of vehicles equipped with the in-vehicle terminals 20 are running or standing by in a distributed manner, and the server device 30 is a group of vehicles in the vicinity of the boarding point in the above boarding request or a vehicle scheduled to run in the vicinity of the boarding point. From the group, select a vehicle that matches the boarding request of the user. The server device 30 identifies a route from the current position of the vehicle to the destination point via the boarding point, and notifies the in-vehicle terminal 20 of the selected vehicle of information on the route. The driver of the vehicle equipped with the in-vehicle terminal 20 drives the vehicle according to the notified route. In addition, the server device 30 notifies the user terminal 10 of the user of information regarding the vehicle on which the user should board, the scheduled time when the vehicle arrives at the boarding point and the destination point, and the like. The user moves on foot or the like by the scheduled boarding time notified to the notified boarding point, and gets on the vehicle at the boarding point. Further, the server device 30 notifies the in-vehicle terminal 20 of the vehicle of information about the position of the user while the user is moving to the boarding point. The driver of the vehicle equipped with the in-vehicle terminal 20 can grasp how close the user is to the boarding point at the present time by referring to the notified information. In addition, in this vehicle management system 1, the vehicle may be another user who desires a position close to the destination point as his / her own destination point even on the way to the destination point requested by the user who is already on board, or the purpose thereof. It is permissible to carry other users who want their destination to be in the same direction as the point.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 is, for example, a computer such as a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet, a wearable terminal, or a personal computer. The user terminal 10 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a bus connecting them, and the like. In the following description, the word "device" can be read as a circuit, a device, a unit, or the like. The hardware configuration of the user terminal 10 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in the figure, or may be configured not to include some of the devices.

For each function in the user terminal 10, the processor 1001 performs calculations by loading predetermined software (programs) on hardware such as the processor 1001 and the memory 1002, and controls communication by the communication device 1004, or the memory 1002. And by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in the storage 1003.

Processor 1001 operates, for example, an operating system to control the entire computer. The processor 1001 may be configured by a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with a peripheral device, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like. Further, for example, a baseband signal processing unit, a call processing unit, and the like may be realized by the processor 1001.

The processor 1001 reads a program (program code), a software module, data, and the like from at least one of the storage 1003 and the communication device 1004 into the memory 1002, and executes various processes according to these. As the program, a program that causes a computer to execute at least a part of the operations described later is used. The functional block of the user terminal 10 may be realized by a control program stored in the memory 1002 and operating in the processor 1001. Various processes may be executed by one processor 1001, but may be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 1001. Processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips. The program may be transmitted from the network 2 to the user terminal 10 via a telecommunication line.

The memory 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is composed of at least one such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), an EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). May be done. The memory 1002 may be referred to as a register, a cache, a main memory (main storage device), or the like. The memory 1002 can store a program (program code), a software module, or the like that can be executed to carry out the method according to the present embodiment.

The storage 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium, for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disk, an optical magnetic disk (for example, a compact disk, a digital versatile disk, a Blu-ray). It may consist of at least one (registered trademark) disk), smart card, flash memory (eg, card, stick, key drive), floppy (registered trademark) disk, magnetic strip, and the like. The storage 1003 may be referred to as an auxiliary storage device. The storage 1003 stores a performance evaluation program and a musical score data group described later.

The communication device 1004 is hardware (transmission / reception device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also referred to as, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like. The communication device 1004 includes, for example, a high frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, and the like in order to realize at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). It may be composed of. For example, the transmission / reception antenna, the amplifier unit, the transmission / reception unit, the transmission line interface, and the like may be realized by the communication device 1004. The transmission / reception unit may be physically or logically separated from each other in the transmission unit and the reception unit.

The input device 1005 is an input device (for example, a key, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, a GPS unit, etc.) that receives an input from the outside. The output device 1006 is an output device (for example, a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, etc.) that outputs to the outside. The input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may have an integrated configuration (for example, a touch screen).

Each device such as the processor 1001 and the memory 1002 is connected by a bus for communicating information. The bus may be configured by using a single bus, or may be configured by using a different bus for each device.

Further, the user terminal 10 includes hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP: Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). It may be configured, and the hardware may realize a part or all of each functional block. For example, processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these hardware.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the in-vehicle terminal 20. The in-vehicle terminal 20 is, for example, a computer such as a car navigation device, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet, a wearable terminal, or a personal computer. The in-vehicle terminal 20 may be a terminal integrated or fixed to the vehicle, or a terminal that can be carried by the driver and brought into the vehicle. The hardware configuration of the in-vehicle terminal 20 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in FIG. 3, or may be configured not to include some of the devices. Further, a plurality of devices having different housings may be connected by communication to form an in-vehicle terminal 20.

The in-vehicle terminal 20 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 2001, a memory 2002, a storage 2003, a communication device 2004, an input device 2005, an output device 2006, a bus connecting them, and the like, similarly to the user terminal 10. ing. For each function of the in-vehicle terminal 20, by loading predetermined software (program) on the hardware such as the processor 2001 and the memory 2002, the processor 2001 performs an calculation and controls the communication by the communication device 2004, or the memory 2002. And by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in the storage 2003. The processor 2001, the memory 2002, the storage 2003, the communication device 2004, the input device 2005, the output device 2006, and the bus connecting them are the processor 1001, the memory 1002, the storage 1003, the communication device 1004, and the input device described for the user terminal 10. Since the hardware is the same as that of 1005, the output device 1006, and the bus connecting them, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server device 30. The hardware configuration of the server device 30 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in FIG. 4, or may be configured not to include some of the devices. Further, a plurality of devices having different housings may be connected by communication to form the server device 30.

The server device 30 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 3001, a memory 3002, a storage 3003, a communication device 3004, a bus connecting them, and the like. For each function in the server device 30, the processor 3001 performs calculations by loading predetermined software (programs) on hardware such as the processor 3001 and the memory 3002, and controls communication by the communication device 3004, or the memory 3002. And by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in the storage 3003. The processor 3001, the memory 3002, the storage 3003, the communication device 3004, and the bus connecting them are the processor 1001, the memory 1002, the storage 1003, the communication device 1004, and the bus connecting them, and the hardware. Since the above is the same, the description thereof will be omitted. However, the communication device 3004 does not have to be the hardware for performing communication according to the communication standard of wireless communication, and the hardware for performing communication between computers via the network 2 according to the communication standard of arbitrary wired communication (the hardware for performing communication between computers. It may be a transmission / reception device).

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the vehicle management system 1. As shown in FIG. 5, in the server device 30, the functions of the boarding request acquisition unit 31, the vehicle allocation management unit 32, the position information acquisition unit 33, and the transmission unit 34 are realized.

As described above, when the user operates his / her own user terminal 10 to request boarding from an arbitrary boarding point to an arbitrary destination point, this boarding request is transmitted from the user terminal 10 to the server device 30 via the network 2. Will be done. In the server device 30, the boarding request acquisition unit 31 acquires boarding requests that specify these boarding points and destination points from the user terminal 10 via the network 2.

In the server device 30, the vehicle allocation management unit 32 performs processing related to vehicle allocation. More specifically, the vehicle allocation management unit 32 selects a vehicle that matches the user's boarding request from a group of vehicles that are in the vicinity of the boarding point in the above boarding request or a group of vehicles that are scheduled to travel in the vicinity of the boarding point. do. The vehicle allocation management unit 32 calculates a route from the current position of the selected vehicle to the destination point via the boarding point. This route is a concept that includes information such as when and where the vehicle passes.

In the present embodiment, the position where the user can get on and off the vehicle, that is, the position of the boarding / alighting point on the vehicle is predetermined. Therefore, the boarding point at which the user gets on the vehicle is designated from the predetermined boarding / alighting points, and the destination point at which the user gets off the vehicle is designated from the predetermined boarding / alighting points. Will be. The storage unit 321 of the vehicle allocation management unit 32 stores the boarding / alighting point information regarding the plurality of boarding / alighting points. In this boarding / alighting point information, the position of the boarding / alighting point and its availability conditions (for example, information on the date and time when the boarding / alighting point can be used, specifically, the day or time and each boarding / alighting point on that day or time can be used. Information on (information indicating whether or not there is) etc. is included. Further, the storage unit 321 stores map data and traffic data in all the traffic service areas. The map data includes information on the position of each road in all traffic service areas, the direction and number of lanes that can be traveled on each road, the signal on each road, and the like. The traffic data includes information on traffic jams, accidents, etc. on each road in all traffic service areas. In addition, the traffic data includes information on the traffic volume sensed by a predetermined sensing device in each area, and from a macro perspective of how vehicles on the road move according to conditions such as the date and time. May include statistical information of. These map data and traffic data are used to identify the route of the vehicle and the time required for the vehicle to move along the route. In addition, the storage unit 321 provides information on the route of each vehicle, such as which vehicle passes which position and when, which vehicle the user gets on from which boarding / alighting point, and at which boarding / alighting point. Remember.

When the vehicle allocation process is performed in response to the boarding request, the user terminal 10 periodically positions the position of its own terminal by a GPS unit, so-called base station positioning, or the like. The position information indicating the positioned position is periodically transmitted from the user terminal 10 to the server device 30 via the network 2. In the server device 30, the position information acquisition unit 33 acquires the position information of the user terminal 10 via the network 2.

In the server device 30, the transmission unit 34 transmits various information to the user terminal 10 or the in-vehicle terminal 20 via the network 2. The information transmitted from the transmission unit 34 to the user terminal 10 is, for example, information about a vehicle on which the user of the user terminal 10 should board, a scheduled time when the vehicle arrives at the boarding point and the destination point, and the like. The information transmitted from the transmission unit 34 to the vehicle-mounted terminal 20 is, for example, information on a route from the current position of the vehicle to the destination point via the boarding point. In particular, in the present embodiment, the transmission unit 34 transmits information about the position of the user to the in-vehicle terminal 20 of the vehicle while moving to the boarding point. More specifically, the transmission unit 34 includes the position indicated by the position information of the user terminal 10 acquired by the position information acquisition unit 33 within a predetermined range based on the boarding point specified in the boarding request. If so, the information corresponding to the acquired position information is transmitted to the communication terminal of the vehicle moving to the boarding point. Here, the determined range based on the boarding point may be a range of a certain distance centered on the boarding point, or if it is assumed that the vehicle moves to the boarding point at a certain speed, the boarding point is reached. It may be within reachable range by a certain time. That is, when the user is approaching the boarding point to some extent, the transmission unit 34 transmits information according to the position of the user to the in-vehicle terminal 20. The information according to the user's position referred to here includes information on the position itself and information on the distance calculated using the position, as will be described later.

Therefore, the driver of the vehicle can know how close the user is to the boarding point and waits for the arriving vehicle only when the user is approaching the boarding point to some extent. It makes it easier to find the user, and as a result, the user's boarding becomes smoother. Although the user's position is privacy-related information, the driver is informed of the information according to the user's position only when the user is approaching the boarding point to some extent, so that the user's privacy is maintained. It becomes possible to support the user's boarding.

[motion]
Next, the operation of the server device 30 will be described. The procedure of each process shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is described in the program implemented in the server device 30. In FIG. 6, the boarding request acquisition unit 31 acquires the boarding request transmitted from the user terminal 10 via the network 2 as described above (step S11). The boarding request includes information about the boarding point and the destination point specified by the user.

Next, the vehicle allocation management unit 32 performs the vehicle allocation process related to the vehicle allocation as described above in response to the boarding request acquired by the boarding request acquisition unit 31 (step S12). Through this vehicle allocation process, the vehicle driver drives the vehicle according to the route notified from the vehicle allocation management unit 32 and starts moving to the user's boarding point, and the user walks toward the boarding point or the like. Start moving. After the user gets on the vehicle, the vehicle allocation management unit 32 manages the movement status of the vehicle and the like, and changes the route at the time of so-called carpooling, etc. by using a well-known method in this vehicle allocation process.

The server device 30 executes the process shown in FIG. 7 in parallel with the vehicle allocation process of FIG. In FIG. 7, the position information acquisition unit 33 acquires the position information periodically transmitted from the user terminal 10 via the network 2 as described above (step S21).

The transmission unit 34 refers to the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 33 and the information stored in the storage unit 321 and the position indicated by the position information is based on the boarding point of the user of the user terminal 10. It is determined whether or not it is included in the first range (step S22). The first range referred to here is, for example, a range corresponding to the inside of a circle having a radius of 300 m centered on the boarding point of the user.

Here, FIG. 8 shows the in-vehicle terminal 20 when the position indicated by the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 33 is not included in the first range (that is, step S22 in FIG. 7; NO). It is a figure which illustrates the displayed image. As shown in FIG. 8, in the in-vehicle terminal 20, the current position C of the vehicle and the boarding point X of the user are superimposed and displayed on the map.

In FIG. 7, when the position indicated by the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 33 is included in the first range (step S22 in FIG. 7; YES), the transmission unit 34 is the position information acquisition unit 33. With reference to the position information acquired by the user and the information stored in the storage unit 321 and whether the position indicated by the position information is included in the second range based on the boarding point of the user of the user terminal 10. It is determined whether or not (step S23). The second range referred to here is, for example, a range corresponding to the inside of a circle having a radius of 30 m centered on the boarding point of the user. That is, it can be said that the outer edge of the second range is closer to the boarding point and the area of the range is smaller (narrower) than that of the first range.

When the position indicated by the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 33 is not included in the second range (step S23; NO), that is, the position of the user terminal 10 is included in the first range and the second range. If it is not included in the range of, the transmission unit 34 transmits information on the distance between the position indicated by the above position information and the boarding point specified in the boarding request to the in-vehicle terminal 20 via the network (step). S24). Here, the information regarding the distance between the position and the boarding point may be the distance itself between the user terminal 10 and the boarding point, or the distance between the user terminal 10 and the boarding point may be large or small. The information may be divided into levels by. Further, the distance referred to here may be a concept in which the spatial distance between the user terminal 10 and the boarding point is converted into a required time and expressed on the time axis.

Here, FIG. 9 shows a case where the position indicated by the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 33 is included in the first range and is not included in the second range (that is, step S23 in FIG. 7; NO. In the case of), it is a figure exemplifying the image displayed on the vehicle-mounted terminal 20. As shown in FIG. 9, in the in-vehicle terminal 20, the current position C of the vehicle and the boarding point X of the user are superimposed and displayed on the map, and the distance between the position of the user and the boarding point X is displayed. Some information "280m" is displayed. In FIG. 9, instead of the character information "280 m", for example, a circular image having a radius of 280 m centered on the boarding point X is displayed as information regarding the distance between the user's position and the boarding point X. You may.

In FIG. 7, when the position indicated by the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 33 is included in the second range (step S23; YES), that is, the position of the user terminal 10 is included in the first range and the second range. When it is included in the range of, the transmission unit 34 transmits the information regarding the position indicated by the position information to the in-vehicle terminal 20 via the network (step S25).

Here, FIG. 10 shows a case where the position indicated by the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 33 is included in the first range and also included in the second range (that is, step S23 in FIG. 7; YES. In the case of), it is a figure exemplifying the image displayed on the vehicle-mounted terminal 20. As shown in FIG. 10, in the in-vehicle terminal 20, the current position C of the vehicle, the boarding point X of the user, and the position A of the user (that is, the position of the user terminal 10) are superimposed and displayed on the map. At the same time, information is displayed that the user is moving at a position separated from the boarding point X by a distance of "15 m".

Further, FIG. 11 shows a case where the position indicated by the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 33 is included in the first range and also included in the second range (step S23 in FIG. 7; YES). It is a figure which shows another example of the image displayed on the vehicle-mounted terminal 20. As shown in FIG. 11, in the in-vehicle terminal 20, the current position C of the vehicle, the boarding point X of the user, and the position A of the user (that is, the position of the user terminal 10) are superimposed and displayed on the map. At the same time, the information that the user is stopped at a distance of "15 m" from the boarding point X is displayed.

Here, the information that the user is moving or the user is stopped is information regarding the movement status of the user terminal 10. The transmission unit 34 determines whether the user terminal 10 is moving or stopped by comparing the time-series difference of a plurality of position information periodically acquired by the position information acquisition unit 33 with the threshold value. Can be done. The transmission unit 34 generates information on the movement status of the user terminal 10 determined in this way and transmits it to the in-vehicle terminal 20. By knowing the movement status of such a user, the driver of the vehicle can know, for example, that the user is waiting for the vehicle or that the user is still moving toward the boarding point. It becomes. This information about the movement situation helps the driver to find a user who should get in the vehicle.

According to the embodiment described above, it is possible to support the user's boarding while maintaining the privacy of the user.

[Modification example]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The above-described embodiment may be modified as follows. Further, the following two or more modified examples may be combined and carried out.

[Modification 1]
In the above-described embodiment, when the position of the user terminal 10 is included in the first range and not included in the second range, the transmission unit 34 is located between the position of the user terminal 10 and the boarding point of the user. Information on the distance of the user terminal 10 was transmitted to the vehicle-mounted terminal 20, and when the position of the user terminal 10 was included in the first range and the second range, the information on the position of the user terminal 10 was transmitted to the vehicle-mounted terminal 20. .. However, regardless of the first range and the second range, the transmission unit 34 only transmits information regarding the distance between the position of the user terminal 10 and the boarding point of the user to the in-vehicle terminal 20. Alternatively, the information regarding the position of the user terminal 10 may be simply transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal 20. Both the information regarding the distance and the information regarding the position are included in the information according to the position of the user terminal 10 in the present invention.

[Modification 2]
The size of the range including the first range and the second range described above varies depending on the time required for the vehicle to move to the user's boarding point or the distance between the vehicle and the user's boarding point. May be good. For example, the transmission unit 34 moves the vehicle to the user's boarding point when the time required for the vehicle to move to the user's boarding point or when the distance between the vehicle and the user's boarding point exceeds the threshold value. The above range may be increased as compared with the case where the time required for the vehicle or the distance between the vehicle and the boarding point of the user is equal to or less than the threshold value. Even if only one of the first range and the second range is different depending on the time required for the vehicle to move to the user's boarding point or the distance between the vehicle and the user's boarding point. good.

[Modification 3]
The size of the above-mentioned first range and the range including the second range may be different depending on each boarding point. For example, the transmission unit 34 may have a larger range of boarding points belonging to a densely populated area such as an urban area than boarding points not belonging to a densely populated area. Note that only one of the first range and the second range may differ depending on the boarding point of the user.

[Modification example 4]
When the position of the user terminal 10 corresponds to a specific position within the range including the first range and the second range, the transmission unit 34 causes the in-vehicle terminal 20 to respond to the position information of the user terminal 10. You may not send the information. The specific position referred to here is a position that particularly corresponds to the personal information of the user, such as the user's home or work location. This specific position may be registered in advance by the user and stored in the server device 30. Further, the server device 30 (transmission unit 34) analyzes the history of the position information of the user terminal 10 in time series, and sets the position where the user terminal 10 stays for a period of a certain threshold value or more as a specific position. You may remember.

[Modification 5]
Although the server device 30 has been illustrated as an example of the information processing device according to the present invention, the present invention can be applied to any computer that realizes the functional blocks illustrated in FIG.

[Other variants]
The block diagram used in the description of the above embodiment shows a block of functional units. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of at least one of hardware and software. Further, the method of realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized by using one device that is physically or logically connected, or directly or indirectly (for example, by two or more devices that are physically or logically separated). , Wired, wireless, etc.) and may be realized using these plurality of devices. The functional block may be realized by combining the software with the one device or the plurality of devices.

Functions include judgment, decision, judgment, calculation, calculation, processing, derivation, investigation, search, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, solution, selection, selection, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, and assumption. Broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, assigning, etc., but limited to these I can't. For example, a functional block (component) that functions transmission is called a transmitting unit or a transmitter. As described above, the method of realizing each of them is not particularly limited.

The notification of information is not limited to the embodiments / embodiments described in the present disclosure, and may be performed by other methods. For example, information notification includes physical layer signaling (for example, DCI (Downlink Control Information), UCI (Uplink Control Information)), upper layer signaling (for example, RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling, MAC (Medium Access Control) signaling, etc. It may be carried out by notification information (MIB (Master Information Block), SIB (System Information Block)), other signals, or a combination thereof. Further, the RRC signaling may be referred to as an RRC message, and may be, for example, an RRC Connection Setup message, an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message, or the like.

Each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure includes LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4G (4th generation mobile communication system), and 5G (5th generation mobile communication). system), FRA (Future Radio Access), NR (new Radio), W-CDMA (registered trademark), GSM (registered trademark), CDMA2000, UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)) )), LTE 802.16 (WiMAX®), LTE 802.20, UWB (Ultra-WideBand), Bluetooth®, and other systems that utilize and extend based on these. It may be applied to at least one of the next generation systems. Further, a plurality of systems may be applied in combination (for example, a combination of at least one of LTE and LTE-A and 5G).

The order of the processing procedures, sequences, flowcharts, etc. of each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure may be changed as long as there is no contradiction. For example, the methods described in the present disclosure present elements of various steps using exemplary order, and are not limited to the particular order presented.

Information and the like can be output from the upper layer (or lower layer) to the lower layer (or upper layer). Input / output may be performed via a plurality of network nodes.

The input / output information and the like may be stored in a specific location (for example, a memory), or may be managed using a management table. Input / output information and the like can be overwritten, updated, or added. The output information and the like may be deleted. The input information or the like may be transmitted to another device.

The determination may be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), by a boolean value (Boolean: true or false), or by comparing numerical values (for example, a predetermined value). It may be done by comparison with the value).

Each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure may be used alone, in combination, or switched with execution. Further, the notification of predetermined information (for example, the notification of "being X") is not limited to the explicit one, but is performed implicitly (for example, the notification of the predetermined information is not performed). May be good.
Although the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in the present disclosure. The present disclosure may be implemented as an amendment or modification without departing from the purpose and scope of the present disclosure, which is determined by the description of the scope of claims. Therefore, the description of the present disclosure is for the purpose of exemplary explanation and does not have any limiting meaning to the present disclosure.

Software, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or other names, is an instruction, instruction set, code, code segment, program code, program, subprogram, software module. , Applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, execution threads, procedures, functions, etc. should be broadly interpreted.
Further, software, instructions, information and the like may be transmitted and received via a transmission medium. For example, a website, where the software uses at least one of wired technology (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), etc.) and wireless technology (infrared, microwave, etc.). When transmitted from a server, or other remote source, at least one of these wired and wireless technologies is included within the definition of transmission medium.

The information, signals, etc. described in the present disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description are voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. It may be represented by a combination of.
The terms described in the present disclosure and the terms necessary for understanding the present disclosure may be replaced with terms having the same or similar meanings. For example, at least one of a channel and a symbol may be a signal (signaling). Also, the signal may be a message. Further, the component carrier (CC: Component Carrier) may be referred to as a carrier frequency, a cell, a frequency carrier, or the like.

The terms "system" and "network" used in this disclosure are used interchangeably.

In addition, the information, parameters, etc. described in the present disclosure may be expressed using absolute values, relative values from predetermined values, or using other corresponding information. It may be represented. For example, the radio resource may be one indicated by an index.
The names used for the above parameters are not limited in any way. Further, mathematical formulas and the like using these parameters may differ from those explicitly disclosed in this disclosure. Since the various channels (eg, PUCCH, PDCCH, etc.) and information elements can be identified by any suitable name, the various names assigned to these various channels and information elements are in any respect limited names. is not it.

In the present disclosure, terms such as "mobile station (MS)", "user terminal 10 (user terminal)", "user equipment (UE)", and "terminal" are used interchangeably. obtain.
Mobile stations can be used by those skilled in the art as subscriber stations, mobile units, subscriber units, wireless units, remote units, mobile devices, wireless devices, wireless communication devices, remote devices, mobile subscriber stations, access terminals, mobile terminals, wireless. It may also be referred to as a terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable term.

The user terminal 10 or the vehicle-mounted terminal 20 may be referred to as a transmitting device, a receiving device, a communication device, or the like.

The terms "determining" and "determining" may include a wide variety of actions. "Judgment" and "decision" are, for example, judgment, calculation, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, search, inquiry. (For example, searching in a table, database or another data structure), ascertaining may be regarded as "judgment" or "decision". Also, "judgment" and "decision" are receiving (for example, receiving information), transmitting (for example, transmitting information), input (input), output (output), and access. (Accessing) (for example, accessing data in memory) may be regarded as "judgment" or "decision". In addition, "judgment" and "decision" mean that the things such as solving, selecting, choosing, establishing, and comparing are regarded as "judgment" and "decision". Can include. That is, "judgment" and "decision" may include considering some action as "judgment" and "decision". Further, "judgment (decision)" may be read as "assuming", "expecting", "considering" and the like.

The terms "connected", "coupled", or any variation thereof, mean any direct or indirect connection or connection between two or more elements, and each other. It can include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two "connected" or "combined" elements. The connections or connections between the elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. For example, "connection" may be read as "access". As used in the present disclosure, the two elements use at least one of one or more wires, cables and printed electrical connections, and, as some non-limiting and non-comprehensive examples, the radio frequency domain. , Electromagnetic energy having wavelengths in the microwave region and the light (both visible and invisible) region, etc., can be "connected" or "coupled" to each other to consider paths.

The phrase "based on" as used in this disclosure does not mean "based on" unless otherwise stated. In other words, the statement "based on" means both "based only" and "at least based on".

The "means" in the configuration of each of the above devices may be replaced with a "part", a "circuit", a "device" and the like.

When "include", "including" and variations thereof are used in the present disclosure, these terms are as comprehensive as the term "comprising". Is intended. Furthermore, the term "or" used in the present disclosure is intended not to be an exclusive OR.

In the present disclosure, if articles are added by translation, for example a, an and the in English, the disclosure may include the plural nouns following these articles.

In the present disclosure, the term "A and B are different" may mean "A and B are different from each other". The term may mean that "A and B are different from C". Terms such as "separate" and "combined" may be interpreted in the same way as "different".

1 ... Vehicle management system, 2 ... Network, 10 ... User terminal, 1001 ... Processor, 1002 ... Memory, 1003 ... Storage, 1004 ... Communication device, 1005 ... Input device, 1006 ... Output device, 20 ... In-vehicle terminal, 2001 ... Processor , 2002 ... Memory, 2003 ... Storage, 2004 ... Communication device, 2005 ... Input device, 2006 ... Output device, 30 ... Server device, 31 ... Boarding request acquisition unit, 32 ... Vehicle allocation management unit, 321 ... Storage unit, 33 ... Position Information acquisition unit, 34 ... transmission unit, 3001 ... processor, 3002 ... memory, 3003 ... storage, 3004 ... communication device.

Claims (10)

A boarding request acquisition unit that acquires a boarding request that specifies a boarding point from the user's communication terminal,
A position information acquisition unit that acquires the position information of the communication terminal, and
When the position indicated by the acquired position information is included in a predetermined range based on the boarding point specified in the boarding request, the communication terminal of the vehicle moving to the boarding point acquires the position. An information processing device including a transmission unit that transmits information according to the above-mentioned position information. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits the information regarding the position indicated by the acquired position information. The information according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transmitting unit transmits the information regarding the distance between the position indicated by the acquired position information and the boarding point specified in the boarding request. Processing equipment. The determined range includes a first range based on the boarding point and a second range closer and narrower than the first range to the boarding point.
The transmitter
When the position indicated by the acquired position information is included in the first range and is not included in the second range, the position indicated by the acquired position information and the boarding request are specified. Send information about the distance to the boarding point
Any of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the position indicated by the acquired position information is included in the second range, information regarding the position indicated by the acquired position information is transmitted. The information processing device according to item 1. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the transmission unit transmits the information regarding the movement status of the communication terminal of the user. The range of claims 1 to 5 varies depending on the time required for the vehicle to move to the designated boarding point or the distance between the designated boarding point and the vehicle. The information processing device according to any one of the following items. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the range differs depending on each of the boarding points. When the position indicated by the acquired position information corresponds to a specific position within the range, the transmission unit has the position information acquired by the communication terminal of the vehicle moving to the boarding point. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the information according to the above is not transmitted. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the specific position is a position registered by the user. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the specific position is a position calculated based on a history of the user's position information.

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