CN108694458B - Electronic device and method for processing information of co-taking - Google Patents

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CN108694458B CN201710224362.2A CN201710224362A CN108694458B CN 108694458 B CN108694458 B CN 108694458B CN 201710224362 A CN201710224362 A CN 201710224362A CN 108694458 B CN108694458 B CN 108694458B
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Abstract

The invention provides an electronic device and a method for processing information of a ride. The electronic device includes a communication unit, a path setting unit, and a request information acquisition unit. The electronic device further has: a number-of-passengers limiting information acquisition unit that acquires, for the predetermined travel route set by the route setting unit, information on limiting the number of passengers for which the number of passengers for the passing vehicle or the priority passing vehicle is specified in advance; a current number acquisition unit that acquires a current number of passengers of the vehicle; and a priority extraction unit that, when the current number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers, extracts, as priority passenger request information, passenger request information that enables utilization of at least a part of the predetermined travel route by making the number of passengers after passenger sharing equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers from the passenger request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit. Thus, the vehicle can effectively use the path or the area limited by the least number of passengers, and the running time and the running cost of the vehicle can be reduced.

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Electronic device and method for processing information of co-taking
Technical Field
The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for processing a combination information, and more particularly, to an electronic device and a method for processing a combination information, which preferentially extract a desired combination request information from a plurality of combination request information.
Background
In recent years, as energy and environmental problems are becoming more and more important, how to more effectively utilize vehicles has become a focus problem. In order to more effectively utilize vehicles, a large-capacity vehicle lane (HOV: high-occupancy vehicle lane) is provided in many countries and regions, and various restrictions such as a use time and the number of passengers are applied to vehicles using the lane according to regions and roads.
Among the large-capacity vehicle lanes described above, there is typically a ride share (carpool lane), for example. The lane is, for example, a lane for exclusive use in which the number of passengers in the vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined minimum number of passengers (for example, 2 or 3). If the number of passengers in the vehicle is smaller than the minimum number of passengers, the vehicle cannot travel on the riding lane, otherwise, penalty measures such as fine are taken as traffic violations. Such a riding lane has been widely used in europe and america, and has been established in shenzhen in china at first, and is expected to be rapidly popularized in the whole country in the future.
Regarding a passenger lane, patent document 1 provides a route setting device and a navigation device, which determine whether or not to use the passenger lane in consideration of the number of passengers in a vehicle when setting a guidance route to a destination. For example, when the number of people riding in the vehicle is 1 or less, the passenger lane cannot be passed, and therefore the passenger lane is excluded when the guidance route is calculated. On the other hand, when the number of persons riding in the vehicle is 2 or more, the riding lane is used to calculate the guidance route in the same manner as the other lanes.
Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open No. 2000-131085
According to the prior art such as patent document 1, when the number of passengers in the vehicle is smaller than the minimum number of passengers in the passenger lane, the passenger lane is automatically excluded when the guide path is generated. However, in many cases, particularly in the case of congestion of ordinary lanes other than the ride-sharing lane, it is not desirable to directly exclude the ride-sharing lane, but it is desirable to be able to utilize the ride-sharing lane in order to reach the destination in time or early. That is, the conventional technique has a problem that it is not possible to effectively use the vehicle in the passenger lane.
Some roads are a road for a ride, which is provided with only a lane for a ride. That is, such a road allows only vehicles having a predetermined minimum number of passengers or more to enter. According to the prior art such as patent document 1, when the number of passengers riding in the vehicle is smaller than the minimum number of passengers riding on the road, the road is automatically excluded when the guide route is generated, and therefore the vehicle cannot be guided to the destination to which the road is led. That is, with respect to a road for a ride-on which only a lane for a ride-on is provided, there is a problem in that it is not possible to guide a vehicle smoothly to a destination to which the road is directed.
In summary, the prior art has a technical problem that it is impossible to effectively use a path in which the number of passengers is limited to the minimum.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above-described problems in the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device and a method of processing information for co-riding that can effectively use a path or area in which the number of passengers is limited to a minimum.
The present invention provides an electronic device having a communication unit capable of communicating data with the outside, a path setting unit for setting a predetermined travel path of a vehicle, and a request information acquisition unit for acquiring a co-operation request information by the data communication, the electronic device further comprising: a number-of-passengers limiting information acquisition unit that acquires, for a predetermined travel route set by the route setting unit, information on limiting the number of passengers for which a passing vehicle or a least number of passengers for which a passing vehicle or a priority passing vehicle is specified in advance; a current number acquisition unit that acquires a current number of passengers of the vehicle; and a priority extraction unit that, when the current number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers, extracts, from the passenger-closing request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit, passenger-closing request information that enables use of at least a part of the predetermined travel route so that the number of passengers after passenger-closing is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers, as priority passenger-closing request information.
Thus, by automatically extracting and recommending appropriate ride-on request information, it is possible to effectively use a path or area in which the number of passengers is limited to the minimum, thereby reducing the time and cost of vehicle travel.
In the electronic device of the present invention, the number-of-people restriction information acquiring unit may acquire the number-of-people restriction information on a dedicated road included in the predetermined travel route, the dedicated road being a road through which only or preferably vehicles having a current number of passengers equal to or greater than a minimum number of passengers pass; the priority extraction unit extracts, from the pickup request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit, pickup request information such that the number of pickup passengers after pickup is equal to or more than the minimum number of passengers on the dedicated road, so that at least a part of the pickup request information on the dedicated road can be used as the priority pickup request information.
This allows the vehicle to effectively use the private road to which the minimum number of passengers is limited, and to guide the vehicle as far as possible to the destination to which the private road leads.
In the electronic device according to the present invention, the number-of-people restriction information acquiring unit may acquire the number-of-people restriction information on an exclusive lane included in the predetermined travel route, the exclusive lane being a lane in which only or preferably vehicles having a current number of passengers equal to or greater than a minimum number of passengers pass; the priority extraction unit extracts, from the pickup request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit, pickup request information such that the number of pickup passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers in the lane, so that at least a part of the pickup request information in the lane can be used as priority pickup request information.
Thus, the vehicle can effectively use the special lane in which the minimum number of passengers is restricted. The special lane is generally more beneficial to running than a common lane which does not limit the number of passengers, so that the time and cost for running the vehicle are reduced.
In the electronic device of the present invention, the number-of-passengers restriction information acquiring unit may acquire the number-of-passengers restriction information on a dedicated area where the predetermined travel route is entered, the dedicated area being an area where only or preferably vehicles having a current number of passengers equal to or greater than a minimum number of passengers enter; the priority extraction unit extracts, from the pickup request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit, pickup request information such that the number of pickup passengers after pickup is equal to or more than the minimum number of passengers in the dedicated area, so that the dedicated area can be used as priority pickup request information.
Thus, the vehicle can be guided to enter the exclusive area where the minimum number of passengers is limited, and the vehicle can be guided smoothly to enter the area where the vehicle cannot enter or cannot enter preferentially when not riding in a lump.
The electronic device of the present invention may further include: an optimal travel path selection unit that extracts an optimal travel path from among a plurality of predetermined travel paths set by the path setting unit; the number-of-passengers limiting information acquiring unit acquires the number-of-passengers limiting information of the optimal travel route; the priority extraction unit extracts, from the boarding request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit, boarding request information such that the number of boarding passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers in the optimal travel path when the current number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers in the optimal travel path, so that at least a part of boarding request information in the optimal travel path can be used as priority boarding request information.
Thus, only when the extracted optimal travel route is limited by the number of passengers, the appropriate passenger-sharing request information is automatically extracted and recommended, so that the amount of calculation can be reduced, and the route or area limited by the minimum number of passengers can be effectively utilized by the vehicle while avoiding as much as possible the interference of unnecessary prompts to the user.
The electronic device of the present invention may further include: a desired arrival time acquisition unit that acquires a desired arrival time indicating a desired vehicle arrival at a destination; and a route arrival time determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle can arrive at the destination within the expected arrival time via the predetermined travel route; the priority extracting unit extracts the priority passenger request information when the route arrival time determining unit determines that the destination can be reached within the desired arrival time only via a predetermined travel route in which the minimum number of passengers is specified in advance, and the current number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers.
In this way, when the vehicle cannot reach the destination in time except through the path in which the minimum number of passengers is restricted, appropriate pickup request information is automatically extracted and recommended, and the user can efficiently use pickup, thereby reaching the destination in time as much as possible.
The electronic device of the present invention may further include: a route charging information acquisition unit that acquires charging information related to the predetermined travel route; and a route charge comparing unit that compares, based on the charge information, a charge when the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers with a charge when the number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers for the predetermined travel route; the priority extracting unit extracts the priority combination request information when the route charge comparing unit determines that the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers is smaller than the number of passengers, and the current number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers.
In many cases, a ride-by path (e.g., a ride-by lane or a ride-by road) is less charged or free than a normal lane or a normal road. By automatically extracting and recommending appropriate ride share request information while the cost of user traffic can be reduced, users can be made to effectively utilize ride share and traffic cost can be reduced.
The electronic device of the present invention may further include: a regional charging information acquisition unit that acquires charging information related to a region into which the predetermined travel route enters; and a region charging comparison unit that compares, based on the charging information, a charge when the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers with a charge when the number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers for a region in which the predetermined travel route enters; the priority extracting unit extracts the priority combination request information when the area charge comparing unit determines that the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers is smaller than the number of passengers, and the current number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers.
In many cases, entering an area in a ride-through manner is less charged or free than not utilizing ride-through. By automatically extracting and recommending appropriate ride share request information while the cost of the user can be reduced, the user can be made to efficiently utilize the ride share and the cost can be reduced.
In the electronic device according to the present invention, the priority extracting unit may extract, as the priority pickup request information, a combination of a plurality of pickup request information which allows the number of passengers after pickup to be equal to or larger than the minimum number of passengers and to reach a destination via the predetermined travel route, from the pickup request information acquired by the request information acquiring unit.
Thus, even when a single ride-through fails to allow the vehicle to reach the destination via the predetermined travel route, by appropriately combining a plurality of ride-through, the vehicle can more effectively use the route or area in which the number of passengers is limited and smoothly reach the destination.
The present invention also provides a method for processing information on a ride, comprising: a path setting step of setting a predetermined travel path of the vehicle; a number-of-passengers limiting information acquiring step of acquiring, for the predetermined travel route set by the route setting step, number-of-passengers limiting information of a minimum number of passengers for which passing vehicles or preferential passing vehicles are specified in advance; a current number of passengers obtaining step, namely obtaining the current number of passengers of the vehicle; a request information acquisition step of acquiring a co-taking request information by communicating with external data; and a priority extraction step of extracting, from the boarding request information acquired by the request information acquisition step, boarding request information such that the boarding number after boarding is equal to or more than the minimum number of passengers so that at least a part of the predetermined travel route can be utilized as priority boarding request information, in a case where the current number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers.
The above-described various aspects of the electronic device of the present invention can be applied to the method for processing the co-product information, the system for processing the co-product information, the co-product information processing program, and the recording medium in which the co-product information processing program is recorded, and the corresponding technical effects can be obtained.
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Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining two examples of the dedicated road.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of the lane.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of the dedicated area.
Fig. 5 is a table for explaining composition request information.
Fig. 6 is a flowchart of a method of processing co-product information according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is a flowchart of a method of processing co-product information according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 10 is a flowchart of a method of processing co-product information according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 11 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 12 is a flowchart of a method of processing co-product information according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 13 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 14 is a flowchart of a method of processing co-product information according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 15 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a navigation device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
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1. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D: an electronic device; 11: a communication unit; 12: a path setting unit; 13: a request information acquisition unit; 14: a person number restriction information acquisition unit; 15: a current number of people acquisition unit; 16: a priority extraction unit; 17: an optimal travel path selection unit; 18: an expected arrival time acquisition unit; 19: a path arrival time determination unit; 20: a path charging information acquisition unit; 21: a path charging comparison unit; 22: a regional charging information acquisition unit; 23: a regional charging comparison unit; 2: a navigation device; 24: a vehicle positioning portion; 25: and a display unit.
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The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings, embodiments and specific examples. The following description is merely an example for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In a specific embodiment, the components of the apparatus may be changed, deleted or added according to the actual situation, and the steps of the method may be changed, deleted, added or added according to the actual situation. In the drawings, the size, direction, and the like are merely illustrative, and may be changed according to actual conditions.
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A first embodiment of the present invention is specifically described. First, an electronic device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. The electronic device 1 has a function of performing data communication with the outside, and is, for example, a portable device such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer, or a device such as a navigation device mounted on a vehicle. The electronic device 1 may have a display unit itself or may be connected to an external display so as to display various display screens and display information such as a GUI (graphical user interface), text, images, and maps to a user. Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which arrows indicate directions of operation or data transmission. As shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 1 has a communication section 11, a route setting section 12, a request information acquisition section 13, a head count limit information acquisition section 14, a current head count acquisition section 15, and a priority extraction section 16. The following will specifically explain.
The communication unit 11 can perform data communication with the outside, for example, by a wireless communication module, and performs data communication with a base station or other communication devices via a wide area network or a local area network. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 11 can perform data communication with an external server that issues the multiplication request information, and can receive data including the multiplication request information. The communication unit 11 may also be capable of performing data communication with an external server that distributes traffic information, and receiving data such as congestion level of a specific route and information on the limit of the number of passengers.
The path setting unit 12 is configured to set a predetermined travel path of the vehicle, and is configured to be able to accept a user operation, for example, by physical buttons, a touch panel, a microphone, or the like. For example, the user may operate the route setting portion 12 and directly set a predetermined travel route of the vehicle. In addition, the user may set the travel destination of the vehicle in the route setting unit 12 and generate a predetermined travel route based on the navigation function of the vehicle, which will be described in detail later.
The request information acquisition unit 13 acquires the co-operation request information by data communication of the communication unit 11. For example, the request information acquiring unit 13 acquires the co-product request information from the co-product requester by data communication via at least one co-product information providing medium based on the data communication. The request information acquisition unit 13 may be implemented by, for example, a processor (control unit) of the electronic apparatus 1 executing a request information acquisition program stored in a memory (storage unit), or may be implemented by dedicated hardware included in the electronic apparatus 1. The co-product information providing medium is, for example, application software such as a co-product information providing application installed in the electronic apparatus 1. When a certain multiplication information providing medium is called by the request information acquisition unit 13, the multiplication information providing medium accesses an external server corresponding to the multiplication information providing medium through data communication of the communication unit 11, and receives the multiplication request information from the external server.
The riding behavior will be described herein. When driving a vehicle to a destination, if others want to go in the same or similar directions, it is one way to make effective use of the vehicle to mount it to the destination or at least to mount a part of the way. Such ride-sharing behavior (sometimes also referred to as carpooling behavior) is being accepted by more and more people and is becoming more widely utilized. The above-mentioned riding behavior is particularly popular in areas where public transportation such as china or taxis cannot fully meet the demands. The co-multiplication request information is information about a co-multiplication request of a co-multiplication requester, and is generated based on information transmitted to a server by the co-multiplication requester using a communication terminal, for example. When the co-product requester transmits the information, the request information acquisition unit 13 may transmit the information to the corresponding server by using application software such as a co-product request application installed on the communication terminal as a co-product information transmission medium, and receive the information via the corresponding co-product information providing medium. The information about the ride share request is described in detail later.
The passenger number restriction information acquisition unit 14 acquires passenger number restriction information that specifies the number of passengers at the minimum of vehicles passing through or preferentially passing through in advance for the predetermined travel route set by the route setting unit 12. Here, the number of passengers refers to the number of all the persons in the vehicle including the driver and the passengers. The person number restriction information acquiring unit 14 may be realized by, for example, a processor (control unit) of the electronic apparatus 1 executing a person number restriction information acquiring program stored in a memory (storage unit), or may be realized by dedicated hardware included in the electronic apparatus 1. For example, the population limit information acquisition unit 14 may acquire the population limit information of the predetermined travel route from the traffic information server through data communication of the communication unit 11. The number-of-people limitation information acquiring unit 14 may acquire the number-of-passengers limitation information on the predetermined travel route by reading traffic information stored in advance in a built-in memory (not shown) or a removable memory of the electronic device 1.
As paths or areas in which the number of vehicles passing through or the least number of vehicles passing through preferentially are prescribed (restricted), there are given, as examples, a dedicated road (also referred to as a shared dedicated road), a dedicated lane (also referred to as a shared dedicated lane), and a dedicated area (also referred to as a shared dedicated area). The following will specifically describe each of them.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining two examples of the dedicated road. Here, the private road is a road through which only or preferably vehicles having a current number of passengers equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers pass. In fig. 2, the dedicated road is shown by hatching, and in order to improve the utilization efficiency of the vehicle, congestion is avoided, and only vehicles having a number of passengers equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers (2 persons in this case) can pass through the dedicated road in the hatched portion. As shown in the left example of fig. 2, only vehicles with a number of passengers of 2 or more can reach a destination shown in a star shape using a dedicated road, whereas vehicles with a number of passengers of less than 2 cannot reach the destination using a dedicated road. As shown in the right example of fig. 2, only vehicles with a number of passengers equal to or greater than 2 can use a private road that is closer and wider, while vehicles with a number of passengers less than 2 must bypass a common road that is farther and narrower on the right. Alternatively, the road traffic fee may be reduced (priority traffic) for vehicles having a number of passengers equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers. That is, if the dedicated road is not available or cannot be preferentially used, the destination cannot be reached, or the traveling time may be prolonged and the cost may be increased.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of the lane. Here, the dedicated lane is a lane in which only or preferably vehicles having a current number of passengers equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers pass. In fig. 3, the lane is shown in a hatched manner, and in order to improve the utilization efficiency of the vehicle, the traffic jam is avoided, and only vehicles having a number of passengers equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers (here, 3 persons) can pass through the lane in the hatched portion. Alternatively, the traffic cost of the lane may be reduced (priority traffic) for vehicles having a number of passengers equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers. In general, a special lane is less congested and smoother than a normal lane because of fewer passing vehicles. That is, if the special lane cannot be used or cannot be preferentially used, the traveling time may be prolonged and the cost may be increased.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of the dedicated area. Here, the dedicated area is an area into which only or preferably vehicles having a current number of passengers equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers enter. In fig. 4, the dedicated area is shown by hatching, and in order to improve the utilization efficiency of the vehicle, the vehicle entering the specific area is prevented from being too much, and only the vehicle having the number of passengers equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers (here, 3 persons) can enter the dedicated area in the hatched portion. Alternatively, the cost of entering the area may be reduced (priority entry) for vehicles having a number of passengers equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers. In the present invention, the dedicated area is, for example, a destination of the predetermined travel path, and may be regarded as a part of the predetermined travel path. The dedicated area may be, for example, an area through which the predetermined travel path passes on the way. That is, if the private area cannot be accessed or cannot be preferentially accessed, the destination cannot be reached, or the destination cannot be reached via the predetermined travel path, or the cost increases.
The description of the electronic device 1 continues with returning to fig. 1. The current number of passengers acquiring unit 15 acquires the current number of passengers of the vehicle. The current person number acquisition unit 15 may be realized by, for example, a processor (control unit) of the electronic apparatus 1 executing a current person number acquisition program stored in a memory (storage unit), or may be realized by dedicated hardware included in the electronic apparatus 1. The current number of passengers acquiring unit 15 may automatically acquire the current number of passengers of the vehicle by, for example, a sensor or the like provided in the vehicle, or may acquire the current number of passengers of the vehicle by, for example, user input, and is not limited thereto.
The priority extraction unit 16 extracts, as priority boarding request information, boarding request information that enables the use of at least a part of the predetermined travel route by making the number of passengers after boarding be equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers, from the boarding request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit 13 when the number of current passengers acquired by the current number-of-passengers acquisition unit 15 is less than the minimum number of passengers of the predetermined travel route acquired by the number-of-passengers restriction information acquisition unit 14. The priority extraction unit 16 may be implemented by, for example, a processor (control unit) of the electronic apparatus 1 executing a priority extraction program stored in a memory (storage unit), or may be implemented by dedicated hardware included in the electronic apparatus 1. The priority extraction unit 16 extracts one or more pieces of priority-sharing request information, and then notifies the user of the priority-sharing request information by any means such as display or voice broadcast.
The information of the ride share request used by the priority extraction unit 16 will be described. Fig. 5 is a table for explaining the multiplication request information. As shown in fig. 5, the pickup request information includes information such as the number of pickup persons, the departure place, and the destination. The multiplication request information may further include information such as a degree of path matching generated by the multiplication information providing medium or the like. The route matching degree is generated, for example, from a predetermined travel route of the host vehicle, a departure point and a destination in the passenger-sharing request information, and the like. The information of the request for the co-ride may include other information related to the request for the co-ride such as departure time, according to actual circumstances, though not shown.
The priority extraction unit 16 acquires, for example, as a pickup candidate, pickup request information in which the passenger route is the same as or similar to at least a part of the predetermined travel route, reads the pickup number in the pickup request information as the pickup candidate, adds the pickup number to the current pickup number to obtain a pickup number after pickup, and extracts pickup request information in which the pickup number after pickup is equal to or more than the minimum pickup number of the predetermined travel route so as to be able to reach the destination via the predetermined travel route. When acquiring the ride-sharing candidate, the priority extraction unit 16 preferably acquires, for example, the above-described ride-sharing request information having a high degree of route matching, in particular, the ride-sharing request information having a high degree of route matching with a route in which the minimum number of passengers is predetermined among the predetermined travel routes.
According to the electronic device 1 of the present embodiment, by automatically extracting and recommending appropriate co-ride request information, it is possible to make the vehicle effectively use a path or area in which the minimum number of passengers is limited, thereby reducing the time and cost for the vehicle to travel.
Next, a method of processing the co-multiplication information performed by the electronic device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described, and a specific example of this embodiment will be described with reference to the method of processing the co-multiplication information. Fig. 6 is a flowchart of a method of processing co-product information according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The flow shown in fig. 6 starts to be executed when a predetermined travel path is set, for example.
As shown in fig. 6, in the route setting step S101, the route setting unit 12 sets a predetermined travel route of the vehicle. Here, the predetermined travel route may include a route or area in which the minimum number of passengers is predetermined, such as a dedicated road, a dedicated lane, and/or a dedicated area, and the number of passengers in the current host vehicle is not excluded.
In the population limit information acquisition step S102, the population limit information acquisition unit 14 acquires the population limit information that specifies the minimum number of vehicles passing through or preferentially passing through in advance for the predetermined travel route set in the route setting step S101. For example, when a dedicated road is included in the predetermined travel route, the information on the restriction of the number of passengers on the dedicated road is acquired. When the predetermined travel path includes an exclusive lane, the vehicle number restriction information related to the exclusive lane is acquired. In the case where a predetermined travel path enters a dedicated area (including an area whose destination is dedicated or an area dedicated to a route), occupant count restriction information associated with the dedicated area is acquired. As a specific example, the predetermined travel path includes a dedicated road having a minimum number of passengers of 3.
In the current number of passengers acquisition step S103, the current number of passengers acquisition unit 15 acquires the current number of passengers of the host vehicle. In this specific example, the current number of passengers of the host vehicle is 1. That is, the current number of passengers of the host vehicle is smaller than the minimum number of passengers of the dedicated road included in the predetermined travel path.
In the request information acquisition step S104, the request information acquisition unit 13 acquires the co-operation request information by communicating with external data. In this specific example, for example, a plurality of the multiplication request information shown in fig. 5 is acquired.
In the priority extraction step S105, when the current number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers, the priority extraction unit 16 extracts, as priority passenger request information, passenger request information that enables utilization of at least a part of the predetermined travel route by making the number of passengers after passenger sharing equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers from the passenger request information acquired in the request information acquisition step S104.
For example, when the specific road is included in the predetermined travel route, the priority extraction unit 16 extracts the riding request information such that the number of passengers after the riding is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers on the specific road, and can use at least a part of the specific road. This allows the vehicle to effectively use the private road to which the minimum number of passengers is limited, and to guide the vehicle as far as possible to the destination to which the private road leads.
For example, when the predetermined travel route includes an exclusive lane, the priority extraction unit 16 extracts the information of the request for the pickup of at least a part of the exclusive lane, as the information of the request for the pickup of the priority, by setting the number of passengers after the pickup to be equal to or larger than the minimum number of passengers in the exclusive lane. Thus, the vehicle can effectively use the special lane in which the minimum number of passengers is restricted. Because the special lane is generally more conducive to driving than a common lane in which the minimum number of passengers is not limited, the time and cost of driving the vehicle are reduced.
For example, when the predetermined travel route enters the dedicated area, the priority extraction unit 16 extracts, as the priority boarding request information, boarding request information that enables the number of boarding passengers after boarding to be equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers in the dedicated area, thereby enabling the boarding of the dedicated area. Thus, the vehicle can be guided to enter the exclusive area where the minimum number of passengers is limited, and the vehicle can be guided smoothly to enter the area where the vehicle cannot enter or cannot enter preferentially when not riding in a lump.
In this specific example, the combination route of the combination request information 1 and the combination request information 2 is set to match the predetermined travel route set in the route setting step S101 (i.e., to be the same as at least a part of the dedicated road), wherein the number of passengers of the combination request information 2 is set to 2, and the number of passengers (3 persons) after the combination can be set to be equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers (3 persons) on the dedicated road. Therefore, the co-multiplication request information 2 is extracted as the priority co-multiplication request information.
In the method of processing the ride share information performed by the electronic apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, the execution timing of the current person number acquisition step S103 and the request information acquisition step S104 is not limited. For example, the above steps may be performed at any timing (for example, at a predetermined cycle), or may be performed on the premise that the number of passengers limitation information (that is, a route or area including a predetermined minimum number of passengers in the predetermined travel route) is acquired in the number of passengers limitation information acquisition step S102. The order of the current number of passengers acquisition step S103 and the request information acquisition step S104 is not limited, and for example, the request information acquisition step S104 may be executed on the premise that the current number of passengers acquired in the current number of passengers acquisition step S103 is smaller than the minimum number of passengers, or may be executed at any timing regardless of the current number of passengers acquisition step S103.
(second embodiment)
A second embodiment of the present invention is specifically described. In this embodiment, in addition to the first embodiment, the optimal travel route is extracted, and then the priority-based total-time request information is extracted. The differences of the present embodiment from the first embodiment will be mainly described below, and the description of the same or similar matters as those of the first embodiment will be omitted.
First, the structure of the electronic device 1A of the present embodiment will be described. Fig. 7 is a block diagram of an electronic device 1A according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 7, the electronic device 1A according to the first embodiment is added with an optimum travel route selection unit 17. When a plurality of predetermined travel paths are set by the path setting unit 12, the optimum travel path selecting unit 17 extracts an optimum travel path from the plurality of predetermined travel paths set by the path setting unit 12. The optimal travel path selection unit 17 may be realized by, for example, a processor (control unit) of the electronic apparatus 1A executing an optimal travel path selection program stored in a memory (storage unit), or may be realized by dedicated hardware included in the electronic apparatus 1A. The optimal travel route selection unit 17 acquires, for example, route information, congestion information, and the like of a plurality of predetermined travel routes from an external server that issues traffic information through data communication by the communication unit 11, and selects, as an optimal travel route, a predetermined travel route that has the shortest distance, the shortest predicted travel time, or the least congestion from the plurality of predetermined travel routes.
Next, a method of processing the ride share information performed by the electronic device 1A according to the present embodiment will be described. Fig. 8 is a flowchart of a method of processing co-product information according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 8, in step S201, the route setting unit 12 sets a plurality of predetermined travel routes. In step S202, the optimal travel path selection unit 17 extracts the optimal travel path as described above. In step S203, the population limit information acquisition unit 14 acquires the population limit information of the optimal travel route extracted by the optimal travel route selection unit 17. In step S204, it is determined whether or not the minimum number of passengers is specified in the optimal travel route, and this step may be performed by any configuration of the number-of-passengers restriction information acquisition unit 14, the current number-of-passengers acquisition unit 15, the priority extraction unit 16, or the like of the electronic device 1A. If it is determined in step S204 that the optimal travel route does not specify the minimum number of passengers, the flow is ended, and the user is notified of the optimal travel route as it is, for example. When it is determined in step S204 that the optimal travel route specifies the minimum number of passengers, the current number of passengers acquiring unit 15 acquires the current number of passengers of the vehicle in step S205. Next, in step S206, it is determined whether or not the current number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers, and this step may be performed by any configuration of the current number of passengers acquiring section 15, the request information acquiring section 13, the priority extracting section 16, or the like of the electronic device 1A. If it is determined in step S206 that the current number of passengers is not less than the minimum number of passengers, the flow is ended, and the user is notified of the optimal travel path. If it is determined in step S206 that the current number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers, the request information acquiring unit 13 acquires the co-passenger request information in step S207. Next, in step S208, the priority extraction unit 16 extracts, from the combination request information acquired in step S207, the combination request information that enables the number of passengers after combination to be equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers on the optimal travel route, so that at least a part of the optimal travel route can be used as the priority combination request information.
According to the present embodiment, only when the extracted optimal travel route is limited by the number of passengers, appropriate passenger-sharing request information is automatically extracted and recommended, so that the amount of computation can be reduced, and the route or area in which the number of passengers is limited can be effectively used by the vehicle while avoiding as much as possible the interference of unnecessary prompts to the user.
(third embodiment)
A third embodiment of the present invention is specifically described. In this embodiment, the priority-based request information is extracted in consideration of the expected arrival time in addition to the first or second embodiment. The differences of the present embodiment from the first embodiment or the second embodiment will be described below, and the description thereof will be omitted in this embodiment, with respect to the same or similar matters as the first embodiment or the second embodiment. The following specifically describes an example of modification of the first embodiment, but modification of the second embodiment is also possible.
First, the structure of the electronic device 1B of the present embodiment will be described. Fig. 9 is a block diagram of an electronic device 1B according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 9, the electronic device 1B further includes a desired arrival time acquisition unit 18 and a path arrival time determination unit 19.
The expected arrival time acquisition unit 18 acquires an expected arrival time indicating an expected arrival destination of the vehicle, and may be realized by, for example, a processor (control unit) of the electronic device 1B executing an expected arrival time acquisition program stored in a memory (storage unit), or may be realized by dedicated hardware included in the electronic device 1B. The expected arrival time acquisition unit 18 may acquire the time at which the user desires to arrive at the destination based on time information set by the user, or may estimate the time at which the user desires to arrive at the destination based on user schedule information (for example, reminder information to which time is added) acquired from an external server or the like, destination information (for example, business hours information), or the like.
The route-arrival-time determination unit 19 may be implemented by, for example, a processor (control unit) of the electronic device 1B executing a route-arrival-time determination program stored in a memory (storage unit) or may be implemented by dedicated hardware included in the electronic device 1B, to determine whether the vehicle can arrive at the destination within the desired arrival time via the predetermined travel route. For example, the route arrival time determination unit 19 may determine whether the vehicle can arrive at the destination within the desired arrival time via the predetermined travel path by acquiring route information, congestion information, and the like of the predetermined travel path from an external server that issues traffic information through data communication of the communication unit 11, and by directly acquiring the estimated time required to arrive at the destination via the predetermined travel path from an external server that provides the corresponding service through data communication of the communication unit 11.
Next, a method of processing the ride share information performed by the electronic device 1B according to the present embodiment will be described. Fig. 10 is a flowchart of a method of processing co-product information according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 10, in step S301, the route setting unit 12 sets a predetermined travel route. In step S302, the expected arrival time acquisition unit 18 acquires the expected arrival time of the predetermined travel route. In step S303, the population limit information acquisition unit 14 acquires the population limit information on the predetermined travel route. In step S304, the route arrival time determination unit 19 determines whether the vehicle can arrive at the destination within the desired arrival time via the predetermined travel route, and thereby knows whether the vehicle can arrive at the destination within the desired arrival time only via the predetermined travel route (dedicated route) in which the minimum number of passengers is specified. If it is determined in step S304 that the destination can be reached within the desired arrival time not only via the dedicated route, that is, if the destination can be reached within the desired arrival time via the normal route, the flow is ended, and the user is notified of the predetermined travel route, which is the normal route, directly, for example. When it is determined in step S304 that the destination can be reached within the desired arrival time only via the dedicated route, the current passenger number acquisition unit 15 acquires the current passenger number of the own vehicle in step S305. Next, in step S306, it is determined whether or not the current number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers, and this step may be performed by any configuration of the current number of passengers acquiring section 15, the request information acquiring section 13, the priority extracting section 16, or the like of the electronic device 1B. If it is determined in step S306 that the current number of passengers is not less than the minimum number of passengers, the flow is ended, and the user is notified of a predetermined travel path including a dedicated path. If it is determined in step S306 that the current number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers, the request information acquiring unit 13 acquires the co-passenger request information in step S307. Next, in step S308, the priority extraction unit 16 extracts, from the combination request information acquired in step S307, combination request information that enables the number of passengers after combination to be equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers on the predetermined travel route, so that at least a part of the predetermined travel route can be used as priority combination request information.
In this way, when the vehicle cannot reach the destination in time except through the path in which the minimum number of passengers is restricted, appropriate pickup request information is automatically extracted and recommended, and the user can efficiently use pickup, thereby reaching the destination in time as much as possible.
(fourth embodiment)
A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described. The present embodiment extracts priority multiplication request information in consideration of path charging, in addition to any one of the first to third embodiments. The differences of the present embodiment from the first to third embodiments will be mainly described below, and the description thereof will be omitted in the present embodiment as regards the same or similar matters as those of the first to third embodiments. The following specifically describes an example of modification of the first embodiment, but modification of the second embodiment or the third embodiment is also possible.
First, the structure of the electronic device 1C of the present embodiment will be described. Fig. 11 is a block diagram of an electronic device 1C according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 11, the electronic device 1C further has a path charging information acquisition section 20 and a path charging comparison section 21.
The path charging information acquiring unit 20 may acquire the charging information related to the predetermined travel path, for example, by a processor (control unit) of the electronic device 1C executing a path charging information acquiring program stored in a memory (storage unit), or may be realized by dedicated hardware included in the electronic device 1C. The route billing information acquiring unit 20 may acquire the billing information of the route from the traffic information server by data communication of the communication unit 11, or may acquire the billing information of the route by reading traffic information stored in a built-in memory (not shown) or a removable memory of the electronic device 1C in advance.
The route charge comparing unit 21 compares the charge when the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers with the charge when the number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers for a predetermined travel route based on the charge information acquired by the route charge information acquiring unit 20. The route charging comparison unit 21 may be implemented by, for example, a processor (control unit) of the electronic device 1C executing a route charging comparison program stored in a memory (storage unit), or may be implemented by dedicated hardware included in the electronic device 1C.
Next, a method of processing the ride share information performed by the electronic device 1C according to the present embodiment will be described. Fig. 12 is a flowchart of a method of processing co-product information according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 12, in step S401, the route setting unit 12 sets a predetermined travel route. In step S402, the route accounting information acquisition part 20 acquires accounting information related to a predetermined travel route. In step S403, the population limit information acquisition unit 14 acquires the population limit information on the predetermined travel route. In step S404, the route charge comparing unit 21 determines whether or not the cost when the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers is smaller than the cost when the number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers, that is, whether or not the cost can be reduced by using the dedicated route. If it is determined in step S404 that the fee cannot be reduced by the dedicated route, the flow is terminated, and the user is notified of the predetermined travel route, which is a normal route, for example. If it is determined in step S404 that the cost can be reduced by using the dedicated route, the current number of passengers acquiring unit 15 acquires the current number of passengers of the vehicle in step S405. Next, in step S406, it is determined whether or not the current number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers, and this step may be performed by any configuration of the current number of passengers acquiring section 15, the request information acquiring section 13, the priority extracting section 16, or the like of the electronic device 1C. If it is determined in step S406 that the current number of passengers is not less than the minimum number of passengers, the flow is ended, and the user is notified of a predetermined travel path including a dedicated path. When it is determined in step S406 that the current number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers, the request information acquiring unit 13 acquires the co-passenger request information in step S407. Next, in step S408, the priority extraction unit 16 extracts, as priority combination request information, combination request information that makes the number of passengers after combination equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers on the predetermined travel route, so that at least a part of the predetermined travel route can be utilized with reduced costs.
In many cases, a ride-by path (e.g., a ride-by lane or a ride-by road) is less charged or free than a normal lane or a normal road. By automatically extracting and recommending appropriate ride share request information while the cost of user traffic can be reduced, users can be made to effectively utilize ride share and traffic cost can be reduced.
(fifth embodiment)
A fifth embodiment of the present invention is specifically described. The present embodiment extracts priority multiplication request information in consideration of regional charging, in addition to any one of the first to fourth embodiments. The differences of the present embodiment from the first to fourth embodiments will be mainly described below, and the description thereof will be omitted in the present embodiment as regards the same or similar matters as those of the first to fourth embodiments. The following specifically describes an example of modification of the first embodiment, but modification of the second to fourth embodiments is also possible.
First, the structure of the electronic device 1D of the present embodiment will be described. Fig. 13 is a block diagram of an electronic device 1D according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 13, the electronic device 1D further has a region charging information acquisition section 22 and a region charging comparison section 23.
The area charging information acquiring unit 22 acquires charging information on an area on which a predetermined travel route is entered, and may be realized by, for example, a processor (control unit) of the electronic device 1D executing an area charging information acquiring program stored in a memory (storage unit), or may be realized by dedicated hardware included in the electronic device 1D. The area charging information acquiring unit 22 may acquire the charging information of the area from the traffic information server by data communication of the communication unit 11, or may acquire the charging information of the area by reading traffic information stored in a built-in memory (not shown) or a removable memory of the electronic device 1D in advance.
The area charge comparing unit 23 compares the charge when the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers with the charge when the number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers for the area into which the predetermined travel route enters, based on the charge information acquired by the area charge information acquiring unit 22. The area charging comparison unit 23 may be implemented by, for example, a processor (control unit) of the electronic apparatus 1D executing an area charging comparison program stored in a memory (storage unit), or may be implemented by dedicated hardware included in the electronic apparatus 1D.
Next, a method of processing the ride share information performed by the electronic device 1D according to the present embodiment will be described. Fig. 14 is a flowchart of a method of processing co-product information according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 14, in step S501, the route setting unit 12 sets a predetermined travel route. In step S502, the area charging information acquiring unit 22 acquires charging information related to an area in which a predetermined travel path enters. In step S503, the population limit information acquisition unit 14 acquires the population limit information of the area. In step S504, the area charging comparison unit 23 determines whether or not the cost when the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers is smaller than the cost when the number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers, that is, whether or not the cost can be reduced by entering the area in the integrated manner. If it is determined in step S504 that the cost cannot be reduced by entering the area in the form of the integrated product (for example, if the area can be entered only earlier than the area in the form of the integrated product, for example), the process is terminated, and the user is notified of the predetermined travel route directly. If it is determined in step S504 that the user can enter the area in a combined manner, the current number of passengers of the vehicle is acquired by the current number-of-passengers acquiring unit 15 in step S505. Next, in step S506, it is determined whether or not the current number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers, and this step may be performed by any configuration of the current number of passengers acquiring section 15, the request information acquiring section 13, the priority extracting section 16, or the like of the electronic device 1D. If it is determined in step S506 that the current number of passengers is not less than the minimum number of passengers, the flow is ended, and the user is notified of the predetermined travel path as it is, for example. When it is determined in step S506 that the current number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers, the request information acquiring unit 13 acquires the co-passenger request information in step S507. Next, in step S508, the priority extraction unit 16 extracts, as priority pickup request information, pickup request information that allows the number of passengers after pickup to be equal to or larger than the minimum number of passengers in the area and allows the passengers to enter the area with reduced costs, from among the pickup request information acquired in step S507.
In many cases, entering an area in a ride-through manner is less charged or free than not utilizing ride-through. By automatically extracting and recommending appropriate ride share request information while the cost of the user can be reduced, the user can be made to efficiently utilize the ride share and the cost can be reduced.
In the case where the present embodiment is added to the fourth embodiment, a total charging comparison unit (not shown) may be provided instead of the route charging comparison unit 21 and the area charging comparison unit 23. The total charge comparing unit obtains total charge information for entering the area via the predetermined travel route based on the charge information of the predetermined travel route acquired by the route charge information acquiring unit 20 and the charge information of the area into which the predetermined travel route acquired by the area charge information acquiring unit 22, and compares the charge when the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers (the minimum number of passengers in either one of the dedicated route and the dedicated area, or the larger minimum number of passengers in either one of the dedicated route and the dedicated area) with the charge when the number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers. The priority extraction unit 16 extracts priority multiplication request information based on the comparison result of the total cost comparison unit.
(sixth embodiment)
A sixth embodiment of the present invention is specifically described. The present embodiment is the same as any one of the first to fifth embodiments in that any one of the electronic devices 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D is realized by the navigation device 2. The differences of the present embodiment from the first to fifth embodiments will be mainly described below, and the description thereof will be omitted in this embodiment as regards the same or similar matters as those of the first to fifth embodiments.
A navigation device 2 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described. The navigation device 2 is, for example, an external or internal navigation device disposed in a vehicle, or a portable device such as a mobile phone having a navigation function. Fig. 15 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a navigation device 2 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, wherein an arrow indicates a direction of data transmission or a direction of user operation input. As shown in fig. 15, the navigation device 2 includes not only the communication unit 11, the route setting unit 12, the request information acquisition unit 13, the number-of-people limitation information acquisition unit 14, the current number-of-people acquisition unit 15, and the priority extraction unit 16, but also the vehicle positioning unit 24 and the display unit 25, as in the electronic devices 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D of the respective embodiments described above.
The vehicle positioning portion 24 is used to determine the current position of the vehicle, and may be implemented by dedicated hardware or by a processor executing a positioning program stored in a memory. The vehicle positioning portion 24 may detect the current position of the vehicle from positioning signals received by a GNSS (global satellite navigation system) receiver through satellite navigation positioning. GNSS includes, for example, various positioning systems such as GPS (global positioning system), galileo positioning system, beidou satellite navigation system, and the like. The vehicle positioning unit 24 may be configured to perform positioning by self-contained navigation, and detect the current position of the vehicle by a self-contained navigation device mounted on the vehicle. As the self-contained navigation device mounted in the vehicle, for example, a sensor including a vehicle orientation sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, and the like can be used to detect the absolute position of the vehicle.
The route setting unit 12 may generate a guide route from the current position of the vehicle to the travel destination as the predetermined travel route, based on the current position of the vehicle determined by the vehicle positioning unit 24 and the travel destination set by the user, in combination with map data, in particular, road information therein. The map data may be stored in the navigation device 2 in advance, or may be acquired from a map data server in real time through data communication by the communication unit 11.
The display unit 25 is configured by a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display, for example, and displays the priority combination request information extracted by the priority extracting unit 16. The display unit 25 may display the current position of the vehicle and the predetermined travel route on the map.
The navigation device 2 according to the present embodiment can also obtain the same effects as those of the electronic devices 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D according to the above embodiments.
The above description of the embodiments and examples of the present invention makes reference to the accompanying drawings. The foregoing embodiments and examples are merely specific examples of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications, combinations, and reasonable omissions of the elements and the embodiments based on the technical ideas of the present invention, and the manner in which they are obtained is also included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the above embodiments and specific examples may be combined with each other, and the combined embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.
For example, in each of the above embodiments, the priority extraction unit 16 may extract, as the priority combination request information, a combination of a plurality of combination request information that allows the number of passengers after combination to be equal to or larger than the minimum number of passengers and that can reach the destination via the predetermined travel route, from the combination request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit 13. Thus, even when a single ride-through fails to allow the vehicle to reach the destination via the predetermined travel route, by appropriately combining a plurality of ride-through, the vehicle can more effectively use the route or area in which the number of passengers is limited and smoothly reach the destination.
For example, in the above embodiments, the predetermined travel route may include a plurality of routes or areas in which the limit of the number of passengers is predetermined, and the minimum number of passengers in these routes or areas may be the same or different. In this case, the priority extraction unit 16 may extract, as the priority pickup request information, pickup request information that enables the use of at least a part of the predetermined travel route by making the number of passengers after pickup equal to or larger than the minimum number of passengers in the plurality of routes or regions, or pickup request information that enables the use of the predetermined travel route by making the number of passengers after pickup equal to or larger than the minimum number of passengers in the plurality of routes or regions. For example, the number of the multiplication request information may be used to determine which of the above-described modes is to be extracted.
The steps included in the method for processing the information for the simultaneous multiplication according to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented as parts (units) included in the information for the simultaneous multiplication system, steps included in the information for the simultaneous multiplication system, or a recording medium storing the information for the simultaneous multiplication system, and similar technical effects are obtained.

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1. An electronic device having a communication unit capable of communicating data with the outside, a route setting unit for setting a predetermined travel route of a vehicle, and a request information acquisition unit for acquiring a co-operation request information by the data communication, the electronic device further comprising:
a number-of-passengers limiting information acquisition unit that acquires, for a predetermined travel route set by the route setting unit, information on limiting the number of passengers for which a passing vehicle or a least number of passengers for which a passing vehicle or a priority passing vehicle is specified in advance;
a current number acquisition unit that acquires a current number of passengers of the vehicle; and
and a priority extracting unit configured to extract, from the pickup request information acquired by the request information acquiring unit, pickup request information that enables use of at least a part of the predetermined travel route so that the pickup of the pickup is equal to or more than the minimum number of passengers, as priority pickup request information, when the current number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers.
2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein,
the number-of-passengers limiting information acquiring unit acquires number-of-passengers limiting information on a dedicated road included in the predetermined travel route, the dedicated road being a road through which only or preferably vehicles having a current number of passengers equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers pass;
The priority extraction unit extracts, from the pickup request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit, pickup request information such that the number of pickup passengers after pickup is equal to or more than the minimum number of passengers on the dedicated road, so that at least a part of the pickup request information on the dedicated road can be used as the priority pickup request information.
3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein,
the number-of-passengers limiting information acquiring unit acquires the number-of-passengers limiting information on an exclusive lane included in the predetermined travel route, the exclusive lane being a lane in which only or preferably the current number of passengers is the number of passengers or more;
the priority extraction unit extracts, from the pickup request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit, pickup request information such that the number of pickup passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers in the lane, so that at least a part of the pickup request information in the lane can be used as priority pickup request information.
4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein,
the number-of-passengers limiting information acquiring unit acquires the number-of-passengers limiting information on a dedicated area where the predetermined travel route is entered, the dedicated area being an area where only or priority is given to vehicles having the current number of passengers equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers;
The priority extraction unit extracts, from the pickup request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit, pickup request information such that the number of pickup passengers after pickup is equal to or more than the minimum number of passengers in the dedicated area, so that the dedicated area can be used as priority pickup request information.
5. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:
an optimal travel path selection unit that extracts an optimal travel path from among a plurality of predetermined travel paths set by the path setting unit;
the number-of-passengers limiting information acquiring unit acquires the number-of-passengers limiting information of the optimal travel route;
the priority extraction unit extracts, from the boarding request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit, boarding request information such that the number of boarding passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers in the optimal travel path when the current number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers in the optimal travel path, so that at least a part of boarding request information in the optimal travel path can be used as priority boarding request information.
6. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:
A desired arrival time acquisition unit that acquires a desired arrival time indicating a desired vehicle arrival at a destination; and
a route arrival time determination unit that determines whether or not a vehicle can arrive at a destination within the expected arrival time via the predetermined travel route;
the priority extracting unit extracts the priority co-ride request information when the route arrival time determining unit determines that the destination can be reached within the desired arrival time only via a predetermined travel route in which the least number of vehicles is specified in advance, and the current number of vehicles is smaller than the least number of vehicles.
7. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:
a route charging information acquisition unit that acquires charging information related to the predetermined travel route; and
a route charge comparing unit that compares, based on the charge information, a charge when the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers with a charge when the number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers for the predetermined travel route;
the priority extracting unit extracts the priority combination request information when the route charge comparing unit determines that the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers is smaller than the number of passengers, and the current number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers.
8. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:
a regional charging information acquisition unit that acquires charging information related to a region into which the predetermined travel route enters; and
a zone charging comparison unit that compares, based on the charging information, a charge when the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers with a charge when the number of passengers is less than the minimum number of passengers for a zone in which the predetermined travel route enters;
the priority extracting unit extracts the priority combination request information when the area charge comparing unit determines that the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the minimum number of passengers is smaller than the number of passengers, and the current number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers.
9. The electronic device according to any one of claim 1 to 4, wherein,
the priority extraction unit extracts, as priority pickup request information, a combination of a plurality of pickup request information that makes the number of pickup passengers equal to or larger than the minimum number of passengers so as to be able to reach a destination via the predetermined travel route, from the pickup request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit.
10. A method for processing information of a combination, comprising:
a path setting step of setting a predetermined travel path of the vehicle;
a number-of-passengers limiting information acquiring step of acquiring, for the predetermined travel route set by the route setting step, number-of-passengers limiting information of a minimum number of passengers for which passing vehicles or preferential passing vehicles are specified in advance;
a current number of passengers obtaining step, namely obtaining the current number of passengers of the vehicle;
a request information acquisition step of acquiring a co-taking request information by communicating with external data; and
and a priority extraction step of extracting, from the pickup request information acquired by the request information acquisition step, pickup request information such that the number of pickup passengers after pickup is equal to or larger than the minimum number of passengers so that at least a part of the predetermined travel route can be utilized as priority pickup request information, in a case where the current number of passengers is smaller than the minimum number of passengers.
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