JP6515649B2 - Shared vehicle management device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shared vehicle management apparatus that manages shared vehicles used by a plurality of users.

  In a car sharing management apparatus in which a plurality of users share one vehicle, a user is allowed to return a vehicle in a car port different from a car port that lends the vehicle, a so-called one-way throwaway type A technique for performing car sharing is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2010-170283, A

  However, in the prior art, the user rents or returns the vehicle when there is no vehicle in the carport where the user desires to rent the vehicle, or when there is no return space in the carport where the user desires to return the vehicle. And there was a problem that the vehicle could not be used.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a shared vehicle management device capable of appropriately providing information on stations available to the user even when the station desired by the user is not available.

  The present invention allows the user to use the departure station or return station based on the information on the travel distance from the user's location to the departure station when the user makes a reservation for use of the departure station. Estimate the movement distance as the allowable movement distance, and output information on candidate stations within the allowable movement distance from the departure station or the return station when the departure station or the return station for which the user requests use is not available. Solve the above problem.

  According to the present invention, even when a departure station or return station for which the user requests use is not available, it is possible to appropriately provide the user with information of another station present in the movement range that the user can tolerate.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an example of a method in which a user uses a shared vehicle in the shared vehicle management system including the shared vehicle management device according to the present embodiment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a block diagram of the shared vehicle management system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the management method of the common vehicle in 1st Embodiment. In the example of a scene shown in FIG. 3, it is an example of the screen displayed on the display of a user terminal device. It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows shared vehicle management processing which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart (the 2) which shows shared vehicle management processing which concerns on 1st Embodiment. In 2nd Embodiment, it is a figure for demonstrating the method to specify a departure station candidate. In the example of a scene shown in FIG. 7, it is an example of the screen displayed on the display of a user terminal device. FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing a method of specifying a return station candidate in the second embodiment. It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows the common vehicle management processing which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart (the 2) which shows the common vehicle management processing which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the management method of the common vehicle in 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the common vehicle management processing which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, based on the drawings, a shared vehicle management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The present embodiment will be described using an example in which the shared vehicle management apparatus is applied to a shared vehicle management system that manages and operates a car sharing system in which a plurality of users share a plurality of shared vehicles arranged in a plurality of stations. The car sharing system of the present embodiment is a so-called one-way car sharing system in which a shared vehicle borrowed from one station is permitted to be returned to another station. Each station is a place where the shared vehicle can be parked, and the shared vehicle can be rented and returned, or the shared vehicle not being used can be kept on standby, and the station is prepared in advance for the car sharing system. A parking lot etc. are mentioned.

  Here, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a method in which a user uses a shared vehicle in the shared vehicle management system 1000 including the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 of the present embodiment. In the shared vehicle management system 1000 of the present embodiment, a user desires to rent a shared vehicle from among a plurality of stations managed by the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 by operating the user terminal device 400X (departure station Make a reservation for the use of a shared vehicle waiting at the selected departure station. For example, in the scene shown in FIG. 1, when user U2 selects station ST1 as a departure station and requests reservation of shared vehicle V1 parked at station ST1, station ST1 is currently available. Since shared vehicle V1 is on standby, shared vehicle management apparatus 100 accepts use reservation of shared vehicle V1 by user U2. Thus, the user U2 completes the reservation of the shared vehicle V1 and can start using the shared vehicle V1 by getting on the shared vehicle V1 at the station ST1. At this time, an arbitrary station may be set as a station (return station) for returning the shared vehicle after use. Alternatively, the user may set this return station at a desired timing after making a reservation for use of the shared vehicle. As a result, the user gets on the reserved shared vehicle and can use the shared vehicle, and then returns the shared vehicle used to the set return station, thereby allowing the one-way car sharing system to be abandoned. It is available.

  In the scene shown in FIG. 1, the user U2 selects the station ST2 as the departure station using the user terminal device 400X, and makes a reservation for using the shared vehicle of the station ST2. In this case, currently, the shared vehicle is not waiting at the station ST2, and the shared vehicle can not be rented. However, in the scene shown in FIG. 1, the user U1 uses the shared vehicle V2 and the user U1 sets the station ST2 as a return station to return the shared vehicle V2, so the user U1 is a shared vehicle V2 After returning to ST2, the shared vehicle V2 can be lent from the station ST2. In this case, the user U2 uses the user terminal device 400X to select the station ST2 as a departure station, whereby a use request for requesting the use of the shared vehicle from the station ST2 is transmitted to the shared vehicle management device 100. Then, shared vehicle management apparatus 100 indicates that there is no currently available shared vehicle at station ST2 in response to the use request transmitted from user U2, and that shared vehicle can not be rented from station ST2. The above information is transmitted to the user terminal device 400X of the user U2. At this time, shared vehicle management apparatus 100 also sends information on the predicted time when shared vehicle V2 is returned to station ST2 by another user (user U1), and rental of the shared vehicle is possible at station ST2. May be Then, in this embodiment, when shared vehicle V2 is returned to station ST2 by user U1, shared vehicle management apparatus 100 returns shared vehicle V2 to station ST2 for user U2, and from station ST2 The information that the shared vehicle V2 can be rented can be transmitted to the user terminal device 400X of the user U2.

  Here, if there is no shared vehicle at the departure station desired by the user or if there is no return space for the shared vehicle at the return station to which the user wishes to return, the user can not use the desired station. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the user can not use a desired station, a movement distance that allows the user to move on foot is estimated as the allowable movement distance based on the user's usage history, Presents the user with information of stations that are within the range of allowable movement distance from the desired station and available to the user. In this way, it is possible to present the user with information on stations that the user can use, which is different from the station originally desired by the user. The details of the setting method of the departure station and the return station will be described later.

  Next, the shared vehicle management system 1000 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the shared vehicle management system 1000 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, shared vehicle management system 1000 includes shared vehicle management apparatus 100 and a plurality of shared vehicles V1 to Vn (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as shared vehicle Vn) used by a plurality of users. Onboard devices 200V1 to 200Vn (hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as in-vehicle devices 200Vn) and user terminal devices 400X to 400Z (hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as user terminal devices 400X) possessed by a plurality of users, respectively; Have. The numbers of in-vehicle devices 200V1 to 200Vn and user terminal devices 400X to 400Z that configure the shared vehicle management system 1000 of the present embodiment are not limited.

  Shared vehicle management device 100, in-vehicle devices 200V1 to 200Vn, and user terminal devices 400X to 400Z respectively include communication devices (20, 220, 420), and mutually exchange information via a telecommunication network such as Internet 300. It is possible. The communication path may be wired or wireless.

  The user terminal device 400X of this embodiment executes a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which a reservation program for a shared vehicle is stored, and a program stored in the ROM, thereby executing a CPU as an operation circuit that executes each function. (Central Processing Unit) and a RAM (Random Access Memory) functioning as an accessible storage device. The user terminal device 400X of the present embodiment may be a portable computer such as a personal computer, a smartphone, or a personal digital assistant (PDA).

  The user terminal device 400X of the present embodiment includes an input device 410 for receiving input information such as a request for use of the shared vehicle Vn by the user, a communication device 420 for communicating with an external device such as the shared vehicle management device 100, and information for the user. And a control device 440 for executing control processing of use of the shared vehicle Vn by the user.

  As the input device 410 of the user terminal device 400X, for example, a device such as a touch panel or joystick disposed on a display screen capable of manual input by the user, or a microphone capable of input by the user's voice may be used. it can. As the display device 430, a display or the like can be given, and in the case of using a touch panel display, the display device 430 can also be used as the input device 410. The user can set the destination of the user, a station (departure station) where rental of the shared vehicle is desired, and a station (return station) for returning the shared vehicle after using the input device 410.

  The control device 440 may be configured to automatically set the station closest to the current position of the user as the departure station, and when the user sets a destination, the control device 440 starts from the destination set by the user. The closest station can be automatically set as a return station. This saves the user the trouble of setting the departure station or return station.

  The control device 440 according to the present embodiment uses the position acquisition device such as a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver (not shown) provided in the user terminal device 400X to obtain information on the current position of the user operating the user terminal device 400X. The acquired and acquired current position information is transmitted to shared vehicle management apparatus 100 via communication device 420.

  Control device 440 also has a function for each user to use shared vehicle Vn. Specifically, control device 440 receives input information such as a use request for the user requesting use of shared vehicle Vn, and transmits the received information to shared vehicle management device 100 via communication device 420. Such usage request includes user ID information, user position information, information indicating a departure station set by the user and a return station (for example, ID information of the departure station and the return station).

  For example, the user can activate the reservation program of shared vehicle Vn possessed by user terminal device 400X via input device 410 of user terminal device 400X, and select the departure station and return station desired by the user. it can. For example, when making a reservation for returning shared vehicle Vn at station ST2 by borrowing shared vehicle Vn at station ST1, the user selects station ST1 as a departure station via input device 410 and as a return station Select station ST2. Thereby, the control device 440 of the user terminal device 400X uses the station ST1 as the departure station, includes the ID information of the departure station ST1 in the use request, and transmits it to the shared vehicle management device 100, and sets the station ST2 as the return station. The ID information of the return station ST2 is included in the use request and transmitted to the shared vehicle management apparatus 100. Thus, in shared vehicle management apparatus 100, a reservation process for using station ST1 as a departure station and station ST2 as a return station is started. The reservation process of shared vehicle Vn will be described later.

  Further, the on-vehicle apparatus 200Vn of this embodiment includes a GPS receiver 210 for detecting the current position of each shared vehicle Vn, a communication device 220 for communicating with an external apparatus such as the shared vehicle management apparatus 100, and a shared vehicle Vn by the user. And a control device 230 which executes control processing of utilization of

  In the present embodiment, the control device 230 transmits information on the current position acquired using the GPS receiver 210 to the shared vehicle management device 100 via the communication device 220. Furthermore, control device 230 can notify the user of the information transmitted from shared vehicle management apparatus 100 using a display, a speaker, and the like (not shown).

  Shared vehicle management apparatus 100 of the present embodiment functions as a server of shared vehicle management system 1000, and executes control processing for managing and operating a car sharing system, on-vehicle apparatus 200Vn, and user terminal apparatus 400X. A communication device 20 capable of mutual communication, and a database 30 storing information received by the communication device 20, information on each shared vehicle Vn, information on each station, and the like are provided.

  The database 30 stores shared vehicle information 31, station information 32, a usage request 33 received from a user, map information 34, and usage history information 35.

  The shared vehicle information 31 is information on each shared vehicle Vn, and includes the remaining power capacity of the shared vehicle Vn, failure information, and the like.

  The station information 32 is detailed information on each station, and can include location information on each station, facility information on each station, traffic conditions on each station, usage status of each station, and the like.

  The use request 33 is information received by each user from the user terminal device 400X in order to use the shared vehicle Vn, and indicates the ID information of the user, the information on the current position of the user, the departure station and the return station set by the user. Information is included.

  The map information 34 includes information such as roads and facilities in addition to normal map information. Further, in the present embodiment, the map information 34 also includes route information and diagram information of transportation facilities such as trains and buses.

  The use history information 35 is history information when the user used the station in the past, and includes the date and the number of times the user used each station for each station. Further, in the present embodiment, information on the distance from the position of the user when the user made a reservation for use of the departure station in the past to the departure station that made the reservation is also included as the use history information 35.

  That is, in the present embodiment, when the user sets the desired departure station and return station via the user terminal device 400X, the information indicating the departure station and return station set by the user together with the user's location information is the user It is transmitted from the terminal device 400X to the shared vehicle management device 100. Then, shared vehicle management apparatus 100 determines whether the user can use the departure station and return station set by the user, and if the departure station and the return station are available, the user set the departure. Execute reservation processing of station and return station. Then, when the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 completes the reservation process for using the departure station set by the user, the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 calculates the distance from the current position of the user to the departure station at that time, and uses the calculated distance as the usage history information 35. It includes and stores in the database 30. Thus, every time the user reserves the use of the departure station, the usage history information 35 including information on the distance from the position of the user at the time of the reservation to the departure station is stored in the database 30.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in addition to the information on the travel distance to the departure station, the database 30 stores the information on the travel speed when the user travels to the departure station in the usage history information 35. For example, the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 can obtain the travel time required for the travel from the user's position at the time of booking the departure station to the departure station by acquiring the location information of the user along the time series. . Then, shared vehicle management apparatus 100 calculates the moving speed of the user to the departure station based on the moving distance to the departure station and the moving time, and includes the calculated moving speed of the user in usage history information 35 in database 30. Can be stored.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 according to the present embodiment has a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12 storing a program for executing a process of managing and operating the car sharing system, and By executing a program stored in the ROM 12, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 as an operation circuit functioning as the shared vehicle management device 100 and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13 functioning as an accessible storage device Prepare.

  The control device 10 of the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 executes the program stored in the ROM 12 to use the usage request acquisition function, the availability determination function, the allowable movement distance estimation function, the station identification function, and the operation rate calculation. A function, an information transmission function, and a reservation function are realized. Hereinafter, each function realized by the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 will be described. The control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 according to the present embodiment is a computer that realizes each function by the cooperation of the software for realizing the above function and the hardware described above.

  The use request acquisition function of the control device 10 acquires a use request of the shared vehicle Vn from the user terminal device 400X via the communication device 20. As described above, the usage request for the shared vehicle Vn includes the ID information of the user, the current position of the user, and information indicating the departure station and return station set by the user.

  The availability determination function of the control device 10 determines whether the departure station and return station set by the user are available. For example, based on the station information 32 of the database 30, the availability determination function determines whether or not there is a shared vehicle Vn available to the user at the departure station set by the user, and uses the departure station set by the user. When there is a shared vehicle Vn available to the user, it can be determined that the departure station is available. Further, the availability determination function determines whether or not there is a return space available to the user at the return station set by the user based on the station information 32 of the database 30, and the user sets the return station set by the user When there is an available return space, it can be determined that the return station is available.

  The allowable movement distance estimation function of the control device 10 moves the average value of the distance to the departure station from the position where the user made a reservation for use of the departure station in the past based on the user's usage history information 35 and moves the user It is estimated as an allowable movement distance, which is an allowable distance.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the allowable movement distance estimation function allows the allowable movement based only on the usage history information 35 when the user moves on foot in order to estimate the allowable movement distance when the user moves on foot. Calculate the distance. In the present embodiment, the usage history information 35 includes information on the moving speed of the user when the user used the departure station in the past. Therefore, the allowable movement distance estimation function allows the user to walk on the basis of only information on the movement distance of the user when the movement speed of the user is equal to or less than a predetermined speed (for example, 4 km per hour) in the usage history information 35 It is possible to calculate the allowable movement distance when moving. The allowable movement distance estimation function can estimate a predetermined distance (for example, 250 meters) as the allowable movement distance when there is no utilization record of the shared vehicle Vn in the usage history information 35 of the user.

  If the departure station or return station set by the user is not available, the station identification function of the control device 10 may use another departure station or return arrival available to the user based on the allowable travel distance estimated by the allowable travel distance estimation function. Identify candidate stations. Specifically, when the departure station or return station set by the user is not available, the station identification function searches for a station located within the range of the allowable movement distance from the departure station or return station set by the user. Furthermore, the station specifying function causes the availability determining function to determine whether the searched station is available, and specifies a station available to the user as a departure station candidate or a return station candidate.

  Here, FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the method of managing the shared vehicle Vn according to the first embodiment, and shows a scene where the user sets the station ST1 as a departure station but the station ST1 can not be used. . In this case, the station specifying function of control device 10 is, for example, in the range of L meters from departure station ST1 set by the user (indicated by the broken line in FIG. 3) when the user's allowable movement distance is estimated to be L meters. The stations ST2, ST3 and ST5 present in the range are detected, and information on whether or not the stations ST2, ST3 and ST5 are available is acquired. In the example shown in FIG. 3, since the station ST3 is not available and the stations ST2 and ST5 are available, the stations ST2 and ST5 are specified as departure station candidates.

  Moreover, in the example shown in FIG. 3, although the user set station ST6 as a return station, the scene which station ST6 can not use is shown. In this case, the station specifying function detects stations ST7 and ST8 within a range of L meters from the return station ST6 set by the user (range of dashed dotted line shown in FIG. 3), and the stations ST7 and ST8 are available Get information on whether or not it exists. In the example shown in FIG. 3, since the station ST8 is not available and the station ST7 is available, the station ST7 is specified as a return station candidate.

The operation rate calculation function of the control device 10 calculates the operation rate of each departure station candidate specified by the station specification function. Specifically, as shown in the following equation (1), the operation rate calculation function is based on the usage history information 35 and the station information 32, and the available shared vehicle is available during business hours in the nearest X days of the departure station candidate The rate of time when no Vn exists can be calculated as the operating rate R1 of the departure station candidate.

Further, the operating rate calculation function of the control device 10 calculates the operating rates of the respective return station candidates specified by the station specifying function. Specifically, as shown in the following equation (2), the operating rate calculation function is based on the use history information 35 and the station information 32, and the available return space is available during business hours in the last X days of the return station. The rate of non-zero time can be calculated as the operating rate R2 of the return station.

  The information transmission function of the control device 10 transmits information on the departure station candidate and return station candidate identified by the station identification function to the user terminal device 400X. Here, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information on departure station candidates and return station candidates displayed on the display of the user terminal device 400X in the example of the scene shown in FIG.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3, it is determined that the departure station ST1 and the return station ST6 set by the user can not be used, and the stations ST2 and ST5 within the allowable movement distance (L meter) from the departure station ST1 set by the user A station ST7 which is identified as a departure station candidate and which is within an allowable movement distance (L meter) from the return station ST6 set by the user is identified as a return station candidate. In this case, the information transmission function transmits the information of stations ST2 and ST5 as a departure station candidate and the information of station ST7 as a return station candidate to the user terminal apparatus 400X. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, control device 440 of user terminal device 400X uses information that departure station ST1 and return station ST6 can not be used, and departure station candidates ST2 and ST5 and return station candidate ST7 use them. Present information that can be done. Also, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the user terminal device 400X takes a required time (for example, 16 minutes) on the shared vehicle Vn from the departure station candidate ST2 to the return station candidate ST7, and from the departure station candidate ST5 to the return station candidate ST7. The required time (for example, 14 minutes) in the shared vehicle Vn up to is also displayed on the display of the display device 430. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, the control device 440 of the user terminal device 400X is the distance from the departure station ST1 set by the user to the departure station candidate ST2, ST5, and the return station ST6 set by the user from the return station candidate ST7. The distance up to and the like can be displayed on the display of the display device 430. In addition, the example shown in FIG. 4 is an example of the information of the departure station candidate and return station candidate displayed on a display, and it is not limited to this.

  The reservation function of the control device 10 is configured such that the information on departure station candidates included in the departure area and the information on return station candidates included in the return area are presented to the user, and then the user is included in the departure area candidate And a departure station candidate and return station candidate that the user wants to use among the return station candidates included in the return area are newly determined as the departure station and return station, the newly determined departure station and return station Make a reservation for For example, the reservation function secures the shared vehicle Vn so that the shared vehicle Vn is not used by another user at the departure station newly determined by the user. The reservation function also secures a return space for the shared vehicle Vn so that the shared vehicle Vn can be returned at the newly determined return station of the user.

  Next, shared vehicle management processing according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. 5 and 6 are flowcharts showing the shared vehicle management process according to the first embodiment. In the shared vehicle management process shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, for example, the user uses the user terminal device 400X to activate the reservation program of the departure station and the return station possessed by the control device 440 of the user terminal device 400X. Can be started (the same applies to the second and third embodiments).

  First, in step S101, acquisition of a usage request including information indicating the departure station and return station set by the user is performed. For example, the user can set the departure station and the return station via the input device 410 of the user terminal 400X. Then, control device 440 of user terminal device 400X transmits, to shared vehicle management device 100, a use request including information indicating the departure station and return station set by the user. As a result, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 can obtain a usage request including information indicating the departure station and return station set by the user.

  In step S102, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 determines whether the departure station or return station set by the user is available. For example, the availability determination function of the control device 10 refers to the station information 32 stored in the database 30, and determines whether there is a shared vehicle Vn available at the departure station set by the user. Then, the availability determination function determines that the departure station is available when there is a shared vehicle Vn available at the departure station, and when there is no available shared vehicle Vn at the departure station. , Judge that the departure station is not available. Further, the availability determination function determines that the return station is available when there is a return space of the shared vehicle Vn available at the return station, and returns the shared vehicle Vn available at the return station. If it does not exist, it is determined that the return station can not be used. Then, if the departure station or return station is not available, the process proceeds to step S103, and if the departure station and the return station are available, the process proceeds to step S104.

  In step S103, since it is determined that the departure station or the return station can not be used, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 calculates the allowable movement distance, which is the movement distance that allows the user to move on foot. Is done. Specifically, based on the user's usage history information 35, the allowable travel distance estimation function of the control device 10 made a usage reservation when the user has made a usage reservation for the shared vehicle Vn so far. The average value of the distance from the position to the departure station can be calculated as the user's allowable travel distance.

  In step S104, based on the determination result in step S102, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 determines whether the departure station set by the user can not be used. If the departure station set by the user is not available, the process proceeds to step S105. If the departure station set by the user is available, the process proceeds to step S108.

  In step S105, since it is determined that the departure station set by the user can not be used, the control device 10 of shared vehicle management apparatus 100 can use the user within the allowable movement distance from the departure station set by the user. Search for potential departure station candidates. Specifically, the station specifying function of the control device 10 allows the user to move from the departure station set by the user based on the station information 32 stored in the database 30, the map information 34, and the allowable movement distance calculated in step S103. A station which is within the range and in which the shared vehicle Vn available to the user exists is searched, and the searched station is specified as a departure station candidate.

  In step S106, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 calculates the operation rate of the departure station candidate specified in step S105. Specifically, the operating rate calculation function of the control device 10 is based on the station information 32 stored in the database 30, as shown in the above equation (1), during business hours of the most recent X days of the departure station The ratio of time during which there is no available shared vehicle Vn is calculated as the operating rate R1 of each departure station candidate.

  In step S107, information on departure station candidates is presented to the user. Further, in the present embodiment, information on departure station candidates with low availability is given priority to the user.

  For example, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 preferentially transmits information of a departure station candidate with a low operation rate to the user terminal device 400X by the information transmission function. Then, by causing the control device 440 of the user terminal device 400X to display the information of each departure station candidate on the display of the display device 430 in the order of reception, the information of the departure station candidate with low operation rate is preferentially presented to the user. be able to.

  Further, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 transmits, for example, information on the availability of the departure station candidate to the information on the departure station candidate from the information transmission function to the user terminal device 400X. Then, based on the information on the availability of the departure station candidate, the control device 440 of the user terminal 400X gives priority to the information on the departure station candidate having a lower availability, and causes the display of the display 430 to be displayed. It is possible to give priority to the user of information on candidate departure stations with a low rate.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, in step S108, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 determines whether the return station set by the user can not be used. If the station set by the user is not available, the process proceeds to step S109. If the return station set by the user is available, the process proceeds to step S112.

  In step S109, since it is determined that the return station set by the user can not be used, the control device 10 of shared vehicle management apparatus 100 can use the user within the range of the allowable movement distance from the return station set by the user. A search is made for potential return station candidates. Specifically, the station specifying function of the control device 10 allows the allowable movement from the return station set by the user based on the station information 32 stored in the database 30, the map information 34, and the allowable movement distance calculated in step S103. A station which is within the distance and has a return space of the shared vehicle Vn is searched, and the searched station is specified as a possible return station.

  In step S110, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 calculates the operation rate of the return station candidate specified in step S109. Specifically, the operation rate calculation function of the control device 10 is based on the station information 32 stored in the database 30, as shown in the above equation (2), during business hours in the last X days of the return station, The percentage of time when there is no available return space is calculated as the operating rate R2 of the return station candidate.

  In step S111, information on candidate return stations is presented to the user. Further, in the present embodiment, the information of the return station candidate with low availability is given priority to the user. Note that the information transmission function of the control device 10 transmits information on return station candidates in the same manner as transmitting information on departure station candidates, thereby giving priority to information on return station candidates whose operation rate is low. It can be presented to the user.

  Then, in step S112, the user determines a new departure station and a return station. Specifically, the user confirms the information on the departure station candidate and return station candidate presented to the user in step S111, and newly selects a departure station and a return station from among the presented departure station candidates and return station candidates. Select to Thereby, the control device 440 of the user terminal device 400X transmits information indicating the departure station and return station newly set by the user to the shared vehicle management device 100.

  In step S113, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 performs use reservation processing of the departure station and return station determined in step S112. For example, the reservation function of control device 10 secures shared vehicle Vn so that shared vehicle Vn is not used by another user at the departure station determined by the user, and shared vehicle Vn at the return station determined by the user. To secure return space for the shared vehicle Vn so that it can be returned.

  As described above, since the shared vehicle management system 1000 according to the first embodiment is configured and operates, the following effects can be obtained.

  That is, in the first embodiment, information on the movement distance from the position of the user to the departure station when the user made a reservation for use of the departure station in the past is included in the usage history information 35 and stored. Based on the information 35, when the user uses the departure station or the return station, the movement distance that the user can tolerate is estimated as the allowable movement distance. And, when the departure station or return station preset by the user is not available, the station which is within the range of the allowable movement distance from the departure station or return station and is available to the user is a candidate of departure station or return station candidate. To explore. Then, the information on the departure station candidate or the return station candidate is presented to the user by transmitting the information on the departure station candidate or the return station candidate to the user terminal 400X. Thus, in the first embodiment, even if the departure station and return station set by the user are not available, the information of the stations which can be moved by the user and available to the user can be appropriately provided to the user. Can be provided.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the operating rates of the departure station candidate and the return station candidate are calculated, and the departure station candidate can be presented to the user with priority given to the information of the departure station candidate and the return station candidate whose operation rate is low. Alternatively, information on candidate return stations is sent to the user terminal 400X. Thus, in the first embodiment, it is possible to promote the use of stations with low operating rates, and to reduce the uneven distribution of shared vehicles Vn between the stations. For example, even if the two stations are at the same distance from the station, the stations tend to be used by a relatively large number of users, while the stations on the main roads are easy to understand. The other station where the installation location such as the ground is not clear may tend to be used by a relatively small number of users. Thus, depending on where the stations are installed, there are stations used by a relatively large number of users and stations used by a relatively small number of users, and shared vehicles between such stations are present. Such uneven distribution of shared vehicles among the stations may reduce the operation rate of the entire station. On the other hand, in the first embodiment, by preferentially presenting information on stations with low availability to the user, it is possible to promote the use of stations with low availability, and the shared vehicle Vn between stations can be promoted. It is possible to reduce the uneven distribution of

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment, as shown in the above equation (1), the ratio of time during which the shared vehicle Vn available to the user is not available to the departure station candidate in the fixed time is taken as the operation rate R1 of the departure station candidate By calculating, it is possible to appropriately calculate the operating rate of the departure station candidate. In addition, as shown in the above equation (2), calculate the percentage of time during which the return station candidate does not have a return space for the shared vehicle Vn available in the return station candidate as the operating rate R2 of the return station candidate. Then, the operating rate R2 of the return station candidate can be calculated appropriately.

  In addition, in the first embodiment, the allowable movement distance is estimated based on only the usage history information 35 when the user moves at a predetermined speed (for example, 4 km / hour) or less among the usage history information 35 of the user. As a result, since the allowable movement distance can be estimated based on the usage history information 35 when the user moves on foot, it is possible to appropriately estimate a distance that allows the user to move on foot as the allowable movement distance. it can.

Second Embodiment
Subsequently, a shared vehicle management system according to the second embodiment will be described. Shared vehicle management system 1000 according to the second embodiment has the same configuration as shared vehicle management system 1000 shown in FIG. 2 and operates according to the first embodiment except that it operates as described below. Similar to 1000.

  In addition to the functions of the first embodiment, the station identification function of the control device 10 according to the second embodiment is used by the user by using the transportation facility when the departure station or return station set by the user can not be used. The possible stations are also identified as departure station candidates or return station candidates. The shared vehicle management method according to the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a method of specifying a departure station candidate in the second embodiment.

  The example shown in FIG. 7 exemplifies a situation where the departure station ST11 set by the user can not be used. In this case, as in the first embodiment, the station specifying function of the control device 10 specifies the stations ST12 and ST14 present within the range of the allowable movement distance from the departure station ST11 as the departure station candidate. In the second embodiment, the station identification function is used by the user within the range of the allowable movement distance from the departure station ST11 set by the user based on the route information of the transportation organization included in the map information 34 of the database 30. Determine if there is a possible transit point.

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7, there is an A station available to the user within the range of the allowable movement distance from the departure station ST11 set by the user. In this case, when the user moves to another station (another boarding point of the transportation facility) using A station, the station specifying function further causes the user to be within the allowable movement distance from another station. Determine if there are available stations. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7, since there is a station ST15 available to the user within the range of the allowable movement distance from the B station, the station specifying function is not only the stations ST12 and ST14 but also the station ST15 is also a departure station candidate. Identify.

  Further, in the example shown in FIG. 7, since the return station ST16 set by the user can not be used, the station specifying function can return the shared vehicle Vn from the return station ST16 set by the user within the range of the user's allowable movement distance. Determine if there is a station. In the example shown in FIG. 7, since there is a station ST17 available to the user within the range of the allowable movement distance from the return station ST16 set by the user, the station specifying function determines the station ST17 as a possible return station.

  The information transmission function of the control device 10 according to the second embodiment transmits, to the user terminal device 400X, information on departure station candidates and return station candidates identified by the station identification function. In addition, when the user uses a transportation facility to identify a departure station candidate or return station candidate that can be used by the user, the information transmission function uses information on the information on the departure station candidate and the return station candidate. The information is added and transmitted to the user terminal 400X.

  Here, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of information on departure station candidates and return station candidates displayed on the display of the user terminal device 400X in the scene shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 7, stations ST12 and ST14 that exist within the allowable movement distance from the departure station set by the user are identified as departure station candidates, and within the allowable movement distance from the return station set by the user. The station ST17 present in is identified as a potential return station candidate. Therefore, the information transmission function transmits the information of stations ST12 and ST14 as a departure station candidate and the information of station S17 as a return station candidate to the user terminal apparatus 400X. Thus, as shown in FIG. 8, the display device 430 displays information including the required time from the departure station candidate ST12 to the return station candidate ST17, the required time from the departure station candidate ST14 to the return station candidate ST17, and the like. And presented to the user.

  Further, in the example shown in FIG. 7, the station A, which is a boarding point of a transit agency available to the user, exists within the range of the allowable movement distance from the departure station ST11 set by the user. A station ST15 available to the user is present within the range of the allowable travel distance from station B, which is another boarding point of the engine, and this station ST15 is specified as a departure station candidate. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the information transmission function can move from the A station to the B station by train, and can move to the return station candidate ST17 using the departure station candidate ST15 existing around the B station. The information can be transmitted to the user terminal device 400X as information on the departure station candidate ST15 and the return station candidate ST17. In addition, the information transmission function also includes information on boarding time from station A to station B and information on required time from station A to station ST17 as information on departure station candidate ST15 and return station candidate ST17 as user terminal devices. It can be sent to 400X. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 8, it is possible to present the user with information on the movement from the A station to the return station candidate ST17.

  Furthermore, in the above-mentioned example, when the departure station set by the user is not available, a configuration is specified in which the station existing within the range of the allowable movement distance from the boarding point of the transportation available to the user is specified as a departure station candidate. Although illustrated, in addition to or instead of this configuration, the following configuration may be employed.

  That is, when the return station set by the user is not available, the station specifying function searches for a transit point of a transit agency that is within the allowable movement distance from the return station set by the user and is available to the user. Do. Then, the station specifying function is a station that can move to the boarding point of the searched transportation agency, within the range of allowable traveling distance from another boarding point of the transportation organization, and a station where return space is available, return station It can be identified as a candidate.

  Here, FIG. 9 is a figure for demonstrating the identification method of the return station candidate in 2nd Embodiment. For example, in the scene example shown in FIG. 9, the scene in which the user sets the station ST26 as the departure station and sets the station ST21 as the return station is illustrated in the scene where the user leaves the departure place P22 and goes to the destination P21. ing. Further, the scene example shown in FIG. 9 exemplifies a scene in which the user can not use the departure station ST26 and the return station ST21 set by the user. In this case, since the station identification function can not use departure station ST26, it is determined whether or not there is a station within the range of the user's allowable travel distance from departure station ST26 and the user can use shared vehicle Vn. . In the example shown in FIG. 9, since there is a station ST27 available to the user within the range of the user's allowable moving distance from the departure station ST26 set by the user, the station specifying function determines the station ST27 as a departure station candidate. .

  Further, in the example shown in FIG. 9, since the station specifying function can not use the return station ST21 set by the user, it searches for a station available to the user within the range of the allowable movement distance from the return station ST21. In the example shown in FIG. 9, since the stations ST22 and ST24 present within the range of the allowable movement distance from the return station ST21 set by the user can be used, the station specifying function specifies the stations ST22 and ST24 as possible destination stations.

  Furthermore, the station specifying function determines whether or not there is an available transit point of the transportation system within the range of the user's allowable travel distance from the return station ST21 set by the user. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the station identification function can determine that the A station available to the user exists within the range of the allowable movement distance from the return station ST21 set by the user. Therefore, the station identification function identifies another boarding point of the transportation facility that can move to the A station, and searches for available stations within the allowable travel distance from this boarding point. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 9, since there is a station ST25 capable of returning the shared vehicle Vn within the range of the allowable travel distance from the B station movable to the A station, the station specifying function Set as a candidate. As a result, shared vehicle management apparatus 100 moves from shared station V27 to return station ST25 by shared vehicle Vn, walks from return station ST25 to B station, gets on the train from B station to A station, and from A station Information on a route moving to the ground P21 can also be presented to the user.

  Note that the information transmission function of control device 10 is a departure available to the user within the range of allowable travel distance from the station (for example, station B in the example shown in FIGS. In the case where there are a plurality of station candidates or return station candidates, information on departure station candidates or return station candidates is given to the user so that information on departure stations candidates with low availability and information on return stations candidates are given priority to the user. It can be transmitted to the terminal device 400X. Also, as shown in FIG. 8, the information transmission function has information on departure station candidates and return station candidates when not using a transportation facility than information of departure station candidates and return station candidates when using a transportation facility. Information on departure station candidates and return station candidates may be transmitted to the user terminal 400X so as to be preferentially presented to the user.

  Next, shared vehicle management processing according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. 10 and 11 are flowcharts showing the shared vehicle management process according to the second embodiment.

  In steps S101 to S105, as in the first embodiment, the use request is acquired (step S101), and it is determined whether the departure station or return station set by the user is available (step S101). S102). When the departure station or the return station is not available (step S102 = Yes), the allowable movement distance is calculated (step S103), and when the departure station set by the user is not available (step S104 = Yes), A search is made for departure station candidates that exist within the range of allowable travel distance from the departure station set by the user (step S105).

  In step S201, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 searches for a boarding point of a transit agency that can be used by the user within the range of the allowable movement distance from the departure station set by the user. For example, as shown in the example of the scene shown in FIG. 7, the departure station set by the user is the station ST11, and within the range of the allowable movement distance from the departure station ST11, the station A which is a boarding point of transportation available to the user. If there is, the station identification function of the controller 10 detects the station A as a transit point of a transit vehicle within the allowable travel distance from the departure station set by the user.

  In step S202, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 exists within the range of the allowable movement distance from the boarding point different from the boarding point of the transportation engine searched in step S201 and is available to the user. A station with the shared vehicle Vn is searched as a departure station candidate. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7, since there is a station ST15 available to the user within the range of the allowable movement distance from the B station, this station ST15 is detected as a departure station candidate.

  In step S106, the operation rate R1 of each of the departure station candidates searched in steps S105 and S202 is calculated. Then, in step S107, based on the operating rate R1 of the departure station candidate calculated in step S106, information on a departure station candidate having a lower operating rate R1 is preferentially presented to the user.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, in steps S108 and S109, as in the first embodiment, when the return station set by the user is not available (step S108 = Yes), the allowable movement from the return station set by the user is allowed. In the range of the distance, a search for a return station candidate is performed (step S109).

  In step S203, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 detects a boarding point of a transit agency that is within the range of the allowable movement distance from the return station set by the user and that can be used by the user. For example, in the example of the scene shown in FIG. 9, since the A station which is the boarding point of the transportation available to the user exists within the range of the allowable movement distance from the return station ST21 set by the user The specific function detects this A station as an entrance / exit point of a transportation system within the allowable travel distance from the return station ST11 set by the user.

  In step S204, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 is within the range of allowable travel distance from another boarding point of the transportation facility that can move to the boarding point of the transportation engine detected in step S203. Also, a station where the user can return the shared vehicle Vn is searched as a possible return station candidate. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 9, since there is a station ST25 available to the user within the range of the allowable movement distance from the B station, this station ST25 is detected as a possible return station candidate.

  In step S110, the operation rate of the return station candidate detected in step S109 and step S204 is calculated. Then, in step S111, based on the operating rate of the return station candidate calculated in step S110, the information of the return station with the lower operating rate is preferentially presented to the user.

  Then, in step S112, among the departure station candidates and return station candidates presented in step S111, the user determines a new departure station and return station, and in subsequent step S113, the departure determined in step S112. The use reservation process of the station and the return station is performed.

  As described above, since the shared vehicle management system 1000 according to the second embodiment is configured and operates, the following effects can be obtained.

  That is, in the second embodiment, when the departure station or return station set by the user is not available, a transit point of the transit agency is searched within the range of allowable travel distance from the departure station or return station set by the user. Identify another boarding point of the transportation facility that can move to the boarding point. Then, a station which is within the range of the allowable movement distance from the other landing point and which is available to the user is searched as a departure station candidate or a return station candidate. Thereby, in the second embodiment, even when the departure station or return station set by the user can not be used, the user can move from the departure place to the destination by using the transportation facility and the shared vehicle Vn in combination. Information on departure station candidates and return station candidates can be appropriately presented to the user.

Third Embodiment
Subsequently, a shared vehicle management system according to a third embodiment will be described. The shared vehicle management system 1000 according to the third embodiment has the same configuration as the shared vehicle management system 1000 shown in FIG. 2 and operates according to the second embodiment except that it operates as described below. Similar to 1000.

  In addition to the function of the control device 10 according to the second embodiment, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 according to the third embodiment further includes a transportation mechanism inference function for inferring the transportation system currently used by the user. Prepare. For example, the transportation facility estimation function of the control device 10 acquires position information (position information of the user) of the user terminal device 400X from the user terminal device 400X in chronological order. Then, based on the time-series data of the acquired position information of the user terminal device 400X, the transportation route estimation information, the route information of the transportation facility and the diagram information included in the map information 34 of the database 30, etc. By obtaining the moving speed, moving track and the like, it is possible to estimate the transportation system currently used by the user. Furthermore, the transportation system estimation function can also estimate the transportation system used by the user with higher accuracy by acquiring the detection result of the acceleration sensor included in the user terminal device 400X.

  Further, in the third embodiment, in addition to the function of the station identification function of the second embodiment, the station identification function of the control device 10 is assumed that the user is currently using a transportation facility. The boarding point where the user can get off from the transportation means being used is identified, and it is determined whether there is a station available to the user within the allowable movement distance from the identified boarding point. The station specifying function also specifies stations as available departure stations if there are stations available to the user within the allowable travel distance from the point of departure and exit from the transportation facility currently used by the user. Do. Here, FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the shared vehicle management method according to the third embodiment.

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 12, when the user is on a train heading from station C to station E, reservation of use of the departure station and return station is performed using the user terminal device 400X carried by the user The scene is illustrated. For example, when the user activates the reservation program for shared vehicle Vn using user terminal device 400X, the user's position information is transmitted from user terminal device 400X to shared vehicle management device 100 along with the request for using the departure station and return station. Be done. Then, the transportation system estimation function of the control device 10 estimates whether or not the user is using a transportation system based on the received time-series data of the user's position information. In the example of a scene shown in FIG. 12, since the user is on a train, it is estimated that the user is using the transportation system and the transportation system the user is using. In addition, the transportation system inference function identifies a point at which the user can get off the transportation system currently being used. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 12, since the user is heading from the C station to the D station, the transportation system inference function is based on the time-series data of the user's location information. It is determined that the station C is moving from the station C toward the station D, and the stations D and E are identified as the getting-on / off points where the user can get off the transportation system currently being used.

  Furthermore, in the example of a scene shown in FIG. 12, the station specifying function is a station where the user can use the shared vehicle Vn within the range of allowable movement distance from the D station and the E station specified by the transportation estimation function. Determine if you want to For example, in the scene example shown in FIG. 12, station ST32 is within the range of allowable movement distance from station E, but there is no shared vehicle Vn available to the user at station ST32, so station ST32 is a departure station candidate. Not identified as. On the other hand, since the shared vehicle Vn available to the user is present in the station ST31 present in the range of the allowable movement distance from the D station, the station identifying function identifies the station ST31 as a departure station candidate.

  In the third embodiment, when a plurality of departure station candidates are identified, the information transmission function gives priority to information on departure station candidates that can arrive earlier by the return station (or return station candidate). Information on departure station candidates may be sent to the user terminal 400X as presented in For example, in the example shown in FIG. 12, one who disembarks at station E and borrows shared vehicle Vn at station ST32 arrives at return station ST33 rather than disembarking at station D and borrows shared vehicle Vn at station ST31. The time to do it will be shorter. Therefore, if the station ST32 can be specified as a departure station candidate, the information transmission function is such that the information of the departure station candidate ST32 is preferentially presented to the user over the information of the departure station candidate ST31. The information on the candidate ST31 and the departure station candidate ST32 can be transmitted to the user terminal device 400X.

  Next, shared vehicle management processing according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing shared vehicle management processing according to the third embodiment.

  In steps S101 to S105, as in the first embodiment, the use request is acquired (step S101), and it is determined whether the departure station or return station set by the user is available (step S101). S102). Then, when the departure station or the return station can not be used (step S102 = Yes), the allowable movement distance is calculated (step S103). In addition, when the departure station set by the user is not available (step S104 = Yes), a search is made for departure station candidates present within the range of the allowable movement distance from the departure station set by the user (step S105).

  In the subsequent step S301, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 determines whether the user is using a transportation facility. Specifically, the transportation system estimation function of the control device 10 is based on the time-series data of the position information of the user transmitted from the user terminal device 400X, the route information of the transportation system, the diagram information, etc. Determine if you are using Then, if it is determined that the user is using a transportation facility, the process proceeds to step S302. On the other hand, when it is determined that the user does not use the transportation system, the process proceeds to step S201, and as in the second embodiment, the transportation system existing within the range of the allowable movement distance from the departure station set by the user. At the next step S202, the station which is within the allowable travel distance from the boarding point of the transit agency which is searched for and which is available to the user is a departure station candidate. It is searched as

  On the other hand, in step S302, since it is determined that the user is using a transportation facility, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 specifies the boarding point where the user can get off from the transportation facility currently being used. To be done. Then, in step S303, the control device 10 of shared vehicle management apparatus 100 presents within the range of the allowable movement distance from the landing point specified in step S302, and a station available to the user is a departure station candidate. It is searched.

  In addition, about the process after step S106 in 3rd Embodiment, since it is performed similarly to the shared vehicle management process which concerns on 2nd Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted. As described above, since the shared vehicle management system 1000 according to the third embodiment is configured and operates, the following effects can be obtained.

  That is, in the third embodiment, the transportation system used by the user is estimated based on the position information of the user. Then, when it is determined that the user is using a transportation facility, the boarding point which can be dismounted from the transportation system currently used by the user is identified, and within the allowable movement distance from the identified landing point And, search for a station available to the user as a departure station candidate. Thereby, in the third embodiment, when the user sets the departure station using the user terminal device 400X while getting on the transportation facility, the user can move as it is at the transportation facility currently being used, and The information of the station where the user can use the shared vehicle Vn can be appropriately presented to the user.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments are described to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, and not to limit the present invention. Therefore, each element disclosed in the above embodiment is intended to include all design changes and equivalents that fall within the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, although the configuration in which the external server includes shared vehicle management apparatus 100 is illustrated in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and user terminal device 400X or on-vehicle device 200Vn may include shared vehicle management device 100. Good. In this case, the user terminal device 400X or the in-vehicle device 200Vn stores the usage history information 35 of each station used by the user, and acquires the station information of each station from the external server. Then, when the departure station or return station set by the user is not available, the user terminal device 400X or the in-vehicle device 200Vn calculates the allowable movement distance of the user based on the usage history information 35 of the user, and the departure station or return Stations within the allowable movement distance from the station and available to the user can be estimated as departure station candidates or return station candidates.

  Moreover, although the control apparatus 10 of the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 illustrated the structure which calculates the operation rate of each station in the embodiment mentioned above, it is not limited to this structure, For example, the control apparatus of the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 10 can be configured to acquire station information including the availability of each station from each station.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the configuration has been exemplified in which the average value of the moving distance from the position at which utilization of the shared vehicle Vn is completed to the departure station is calculated as the allowable moving distance. The average value of the moving distance from the return station to the destination may be calculated as the allowable moving distance. For example, when the user uses the user terminal device 400X to make a reservation for using the shared vehicle Vn, and the return station reservation process is completed, the information indicating the destination station input together with the information indicating the destination input by the user It transmits to shared vehicle management device 100 from device 400X. In this way, shared vehicle management apparatus 100 can calculate the distance from the return station to the destination, include the calculated distance in usage history information 35, and store it in database 30. Then, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 may estimate, as the allowable movement distance, an average value of the movement distances from the return station to the destination when the user has made a reservation process for the return station in the past. it can.

  Also, in the above-described first embodiment, the configuration has been exemplified in which the station existing within the range of the allowable movement distance from the departure station set by the user is specified as a departure station candidate. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. A station existing within the range of the allowable movement distance from the current position of may be specified as a departure station candidate. Also, in the above-described first embodiment, the configuration has been exemplified in which the station existing within the range of the allowable movement distance from the return station set by the user is specified as a return station candidate. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. The station existing within the range of the allowable movement distance from the destination of may be identified as a possible return station.

  Furthermore, in the second embodiment described above, in addition to the stations set within the allowable movement distance from the departure station or return station set by the user, the stations made available by the user using the transportation system are Although the configuration for specifying as a departure station candidate or return station candidate has been illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, for example, there are no stations available for the user within the range of allowable travel distance from the departure station or return station set by the user. In this case, a station that can be used by the user by using a transportation facility may be specified as a departure station candidate or a return station candidate.

  Further, in the above-described second and third embodiments, a configuration is provided in which a station existing within the range of allowable travel distance from a point of entry and exit of a transportation facility used by the user is specified as a departure station candidate or a return station candidate. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, a station that is within the range of allowable travel distance from another transit point, which can be transited from a transit agency used by the user, may be a candidate departure station. Or it can also be identified as a return station candidate.

  In the embodiment described above, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management apparatus 100 corresponds to the acquisition means of the present invention, and the allowable movement distance estimation function of the control device 10 corresponds to the estimation means of the present invention. In the judgment means of the present invention, the station specific function of the control device 10 is the search means of the present invention, the information transmission function of the control device 10 is the output means of the present invention, and the operation rate calculation function of the control device 10 is the present invention In the calculation means, the transportation system inference function of the control device 10 corresponds to the inference means of the present invention.

1000 ... shared vehicle management system 100 ... shared vehicle management device 10 ... control device 20 ... communication device 30 ... database V1 to Vn ... shared vehicle 200V1 to 200 Vn ... onboard device 300 ... Internet 400X to 400Z ... user terminal

Claims (8)

A shared vehicle management device that manages shared vehicles shared by multiple users, comprising:
An acquisition unit for acquiring, for each user, history information including information on a movement distance from the position of the user to the departure station when making a reservation for use of the departure station where the user lends the shared vehicle;
Estimating means for estimating the allowable movement distance of the user as the allowable movement distance when the user uses the departure station or the return station for returning the shared vehicle based on the information of the movement distance of the user; ,
A determination means for determining whether the departure station or the return station for which the user requests use is available;
If it is determined that the departure station or the return station is not available, the station which is within the allowable movement distance from the departure station or the return station and is available to the user is searched as a station candidate Search means to
And an output means for outputting information on the station candidate searched by the search means. The shared vehicle management device according to claim 1,
It further comprises calculation means for calculating the operating rate of the station candidate,
The shared vehicle management apparatus, wherein the output unit outputs the information on the station candidate so that the information on the candidate station having a low operation rate is preferentially presented to the user. The shared vehicle management device according to claim 2,
In the case where the calculation means calculates the operating rate of the departure station candidate which is the station candidate existing in the range of the allowable movement distance from the departure station, the departure station candidate among the business hours of the departure station candidate The shared vehicle management apparatus, wherein the ratio of the time when the shared vehicle does not exist is calculated as the operation rate of the departure station candidate. The shared vehicle management device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein
In the case where the calculation means calculates the operating rate of the candidate return station candidate which is the station candidate within the range of the allowable movement distance from the return station, the candidate return station candidate among business hours of the candidate return station candidate The shared vehicle management apparatus, wherein the ratio of time during which the return space of the shared vehicle does not exist is calculated as the operation rate of the return station candidate. The shared vehicle management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein
The shared vehicle management apparatus, wherein the departure station is a station automatically set based on a current position of a user. The shared vehicle management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein
The shared vehicle management apparatus, wherein the estimation unit estimates the allowable movement distance based on the usage history when the user moves at a predetermined speed or less among the usage history of the user. The shared vehicle management device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein
The search means identifies and identifies a transit point of a transit vehicle existing within the allowable travel distance from the departure station or the return station when it is determined that the departure station or the return station is not available. The shared vehicle management apparatus characterized by searching for a station which is within the range of the allowable movement distance from a different getting-off point to the moving-in / off point of the transportation and which is available to the user as the station candidate. . The shared vehicle management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein
It further comprises an estimation means for estimating the transportation system used by the user based on the position information of the user,
The search means identifies a point at which the user can get off the transportation facility when it is determined that the user is using the transportation facility, and exists within the range of the allowable movement distance from the identified dropable site A shared vehicle management apparatus characterized by searching for a station available to a user as the station candidate for lending the shared vehicle.