JP2014119952A - Environmental value return system and environmental value return method for the same system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an environmental value return system for enabling a user to select an environmental value to be returned in advance before traveling.SOLUTION: A terminal 10 includes: display control means 105 for controlling display means 106 to display a route selection screen on which a plurality of types of routes from a current position to a destination and toll based on a toll value received by toll value reception means 103 in a section included in the plurality of types of routes are indicated, and a user is encouraged to select any of the plurality of types of routes. A server 20 includes: environmental consideration level determination means 201 for determining an environmental consideration level relatively indicating the consideration of a vehicle on an environment in accordance with the drive source of the vehicle; toll value calculation means 202 for calculating the toll value of a section between the current position and the destination indicated by current position information and destination information included in route information received from the terminal 10 in accordance with the environmental consideration level determined by the environmental consideration level determination means 201; and toll value transmission means 203 for transmitting the toll value to the terminal 10.

Description

  The present invention relates to an environmental value reduction system and an environmental value reduction method of the environmental value reduction system.

  In recent years, an increase in carbon dioxide in the environment has been cited as a cause of global warming. Under such circumstances, reduction of carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas discharged from the vehicle is demanded.

  Therefore, for example, the environmental load (the load applied to the environment by the vehicle) is calculated based on the vehicle information indicating the speed of the vehicle and the fuel consumed, and the traffic is reduced as the environmental load is smaller based on the calculated environmental load. There has been proposed a charge calculation device that reduces the charge (for example, see Patent Document 1). According to this technology, it is assumed that the amount of carbon dioxide emissions is reduced by driving friendly to the environment, and the toll is reduced. In this case, the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions is an environmental value, and the toll is reduced, so that the environmental value is returned to the driver user.

JP 2010-218358 A

  However, in the technique disclosed in the patent document, the environmental value is evaluated and reduced based on the vehicle information indicating the speed of the vehicle and the consumed fuel, which are the results of actual vehicle travel. For this reason, the user cannot select the environmental value that is reduced in advance before traveling.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an environmental value reduction system and an environmental value reduction method for an environmental value reduction system capable of selecting an environmental value to be reduced in advance before the user travels. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above problems, the environmental value reduction system of the present invention has the following features.

  An environmental value reduction system according to the present invention is an environmental value reduction system including a terminal mounted on a vehicle and operated by a user, and a server connected to the terminal via a network. Route information transmitting means for transmitting to the server route information including current position information indicating a position and destination information indicating a destination designated by the user, and vehicle information capable of specifying a drive source of the vehicle. Vehicle information transmitting means for transmitting to the vehicle, a toll value receiving means for receiving a toll value indicating a toll for a section between the current position and the destination from the server, and from the current position to the destination A plurality of types of routes, and the toll based on the toll value received by the toll value receiving means in the section included in the plurality of types of routes, Display control means for controlling the display means to display a route selection screen for prompting selection of any of a plurality of types of routes, input means for receiving the route selection operation by the user, and selection received by the input means Selection route transmission means for transmitting to the server selected route information indicating the route selected in operation, and the server provides the drive source of the vehicle specified by the vehicle information received from the terminal. In response, the environmental consideration degree determination means for determining an environmental consideration degree relatively indicating environmental consideration of the vehicle, and the current position information and the destination information included in the route information received from the terminal The toll value of the section between the current position and the destination is calculated according to the environmental consideration determined by the environmental consideration determination means. Based on the selected route information received from the terminal, the toll value transmitting means for transmitting the toll value calculated by the toll fee value calculating means to the terminal, and the selected route information The selected section specifying means for specifying the section included in the route indicated by the information and the toll value calculated by the toll charge value calculating means in the section specified by the selected section specifying means are charged to the user. Charge amount calculation means for setting a charge amount value indicating the charge amount.

  According to the said structure, the terminal mounted on a vehicle and operated by the user and the server connected to the terminal via the network are provided. The terminal includes route information transmitting means, vehicle information transmitting means, toll fee value receiving means, display control means, input means, and selected route transmitting means. The route information transmitting means transmits route information including current position information indicating the current position and destination information indicating the destination designated by the user to the server. The vehicle information transmission means transmits vehicle information that can specify the drive source of the vehicle to the server. The toll fee value receiving means receives a toll fee value indicating a toll for the section between the current position and the destination from the server. The display control means indicates a plurality of types of routes from the current position to the destination and a toll based on a toll value received by the toll value receiving means in a section included in the plurality of types of routes. Control is performed to display a route selection screen for prompting selection of any of the routes on the display means. The input means accepts a route selection operation by the user. The selected route transmission unit transmits selected route information indicating the route selected in the selection operation received by the input unit to the server. The server includes an environmental consideration determination unit, a toll fee value calculating unit, a toll fee value transmitting unit, a selected section specifying unit, and a billing amount calculating unit. The environmental consideration degree determining means determines an environmental consideration degree that relatively indicates consideration for the environment of the vehicle in accordance with the driving source of the vehicle specified by the vehicle information received from the terminal. The toll fee calculating means has determined the toll value of the section between the current position and the destination indicated by the current position information and destination information included in the route information received from the terminal by the environmental consideration degree determining means. Calculate according to the degree of environmental consideration. The toll fee value transmitting means transmits the toll value calculated by the toll fee value calculating means to the terminal. The selected section specifying means specifies a section included in the route indicated by the selected route information based on the selected route information received from the terminal. The billing amount calculation means sets the toll value calculated by the toll fee value calculation means in the section specified by the selection section specifying means to a billing amount value indicating the billing amount charged to the user.

  By doing in this way, in the server, according to the driving source of the vehicle specified by the vehicle information received from the terminal, the toll for the section between the current position of the terminal and the destination specified by the user, Calculated according to the degree of environmental consideration that relatively indicates the environmental consideration of the vehicle. This toll is displayed on the display means of the terminal as a toll in a section included in a plurality of types of routes from the current position to the destination. Then, the user can be charged for the toll for the route selected from a plurality of types of routes.

  Here, recently, vehicles having a drive source driven by electricity or a hybrid of electricity and gasoline have been widely used. Such a vehicle has less carbon dioxide emission and higher environmental value than a vehicle driven by ordinary gasoline or the like. In the present invention, the environmental value for each drive source is indicated by the degree of environmental consideration, and the environmental value is returned to the user by setting the toll according to the degree of environmental consideration. For example, even if the driving source is the same, by setting different environmental considerations for each section in the plurality of routes to the destination, the tolls for the plurality of routes to the destination are different. Then, before actually departing, the user confirms the route displayed on the display means in advance and the toll for each section of each route calculated according to the driving source of the vehicle, and determines the route to the destination. You can choose. Therefore, it is possible to provide an environmental value reduction system that can select an environmental value that is reduced in advance before the user travels.

  Further, in the environmental value reduction system of the present invention, the toll fee value calculation means indicates a variable toll that varies according to the degree of environmental consideration from a reference value indicating a reference toll set in advance for each section. The toll value is calculated by subtracting the fluctuation value.

  In this way, it is possible to calculate a toll value obtained by subtracting a variable toll varying according to the degree of environmental consideration from a reference toll set in advance for each section. Here, for example, a standard toll for a section that passes through an area where vehicle traffic is not desirable, such as a residential area or an area where a landscape is desired to be protected, is set higher than a section that passes through another area. In addition, a lot of people gather temporarily, for example, sections that you want to avoid using vehicles, such as sections that are convenient for accessing concert venues and stadiums, sections that have beautiful illumination, etc., pass through other areas Set higher than the section. Further, the variable toll of a vehicle having a drive source driven by electricity or hybrid is higher than that of a vehicle driven by gasoline or the like in a section of an area where the vehicle is not desired to travel. That is, in a section of a region where the vehicle is not desired to pass, the toll for a vehicle having a drive source driven by electricity or the like is lower than that of a vehicle driven by gasoline or the like. As a result, a vehicle user having a drive source that is driven by electricity or the like may receive more reduction in environmental value than a user of a vehicle that is driven by gasoline or the like in a section of an area where the traffic of the vehicle is not desirable. it can.

  In addition, the variable toll is set higher in a section in an area where vehicle traffic is unavoidable than in a section in an area where vehicle traffic is not desirable. Thereby, even if the same drive source is used, the user can select a route including a section of a region where the vehicle traffic is unavoidable from among a plurality of routes to the destination. Compared to the case where a route including a section is selected, more environmental value can be reduced.

  In addition, the environmental value reduction system of the present invention further includes a reference toll storage unit that stores the reference value for each of a plurality of periods in association with the section, and the toll value calculation unit includes the reference toll With reference to the charge storage means, the toll value is calculated by subtracting the fluctuation value from the reference value of the period including the present time.

  By doing so, it is possible to calculate a toll value obtained by subtracting a variable toll varying depending on the degree of environmental consideration from a reference toll set in advance for each period. Here, for example, in the section along the coast where the gorgeous summer scenery can be seen, the environment gathers in the summer and the environment deteriorates. Also, the section along the mountain where you can enjoy the snow scenery from the autumn of autumn leaves gathers vehicles from autumn to winter and the environment deteriorates. Thus, there is a section where the environment deteriorates depending on the period. Therefore, for example, in a certain section, the standard toll for a period in which the environment deteriorates is set higher than that for other periods. As a result, the user avoids a route including a section in which the environment deteriorates and selects another route, so that the user can select more routes than in a case in which a route including a section in which the environment deteriorates is selected. You can receive the reduction of environmental value.

  Moreover, in the environmental value reduction system of the present invention, the server includes the current position and the destination indicated by the current position information and the destination information included in the route information received from the terminal. Based on the degree of environmental consideration determined by the environmental consideration determination means, the non-passable section specifying means for specifying a non-passable section that is a non-passable section, and the non-passable specified by the non-passable section specifying means A non-passable section information transmitting unit that transmits non-passable section information indicating a section to the terminal, and the terminal further includes a non-passable section information receiving unit that receives the non-passable section information from the server. The display control means includes display of the inaccessible section based on the inaccessible section information received by the inaccessible section information receiving means. The over preparative selection screen, and performs control to display on the display means.

  According to the above configuration, the server further includes the impassable section specifying unit and the impassable section information transmitting unit. The non-passable section specifying means is the degree of environmental consideration determined by the environmental consideration determination means in the section between the current position and the destination indicated by the current position information and destination information included in the route information received from the terminal. Based on the above, an inaccessible section that is an inaccessible section is specified. The non-passable section information transmitting means transmits non-passable section information indicating the non-passable section specified by the non-passable section specifying means to the terminal. The terminal further includes inaccessible section information receiving means for receiving inaccessible section information from the server. The display control means controls the display means to display a route selection screen including a display of an impassable section based on the impassable section information received by the impassable section information receiving means.

  In this way, depending on the degree of environmental consideration, it is possible to display on the route selection screen that a section that cannot be passed is included. As a result, the user can know that there is a section that cannot be passed by the driving source of the vehicle in the route to the destination before traveling, and the route other than the route including the section can be By selecting, the environmental value to be reduced can be selected.

  Further, the present invention can be regarded as an environmental value reduction method as follows. An environmental value reduction method executed by an environmental value reduction system comprising a terminal mounted on a vehicle and operated by a user, and a server connected to the terminal via a network, wherein the terminal A route information transmission step for transmitting route information including current position information to be displayed and destination information indicating a destination designated by the user to the server, and transmitting vehicle information capable of specifying a driving source of the vehicle to the server. Vehicle information transmission stage, a toll value receiving stage for receiving a toll value indicating a toll for a section between the current position and the destination from the server, and a plurality of numbers from the current position to the destination A route of a type and the toll based on the toll value received at the toll value receiving step in the section included in the plurality of types of routes, In a display control stage for performing control to display a route selection screen for prompting selection of any type of route on the display means, an input stage for receiving the route selection operation by the user, and a selection operation received in the input stage A selected route transmission step of transmitting selected route information indicating the selected route to the server, the server according to the driving source of the vehicle specified by the vehicle information received from the terminal An environmental consideration level determination stage for determining an environmental consideration level relatively indicating environmental considerations of the vehicle, and the current position information and the destination information included in the route information received from the terminal, The toll value of the section between the current position and the destination is calculated according to the environmental consideration determined in the environmental consideration determination stage. Based on the toll fee value calculating step, the toll fee value transmitting step for transmitting the toll value calculated in the toll fee value calculating step to the terminal, and the selected route information received from the terminal, the selected route information is Billing the user for the toll value calculated in the toll value calculation step in the selected section identifying step for identifying the section included in the route to be shown and in the section identified in the selected section identifying step. And a billing amount calculation step for setting a billing amount value indicating the amount of money.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the environmental value reduction system which can select the environmental value returned previously before a user drive | works, and the environmental value reduction method of an environmental value reduction system can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the environmental value return system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the environmental value return system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the route selection screen displayed on the display means which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the route selection screen displayed on the display means which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining standard toll DB concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining variable toll DB which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the environmental value return process flow which the environmental value return system which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the same number is attached | subjected to the same structure through the whole description of embodiment.

  First, the outline | summary of the environmental value reduction system 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an environmental value reduction system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The environmental value reduction system 1 includes a terminal 10 mounted on a vehicle and operated by a user, and a server 20 connected to the terminal 10 via a network.

  In FIG. 1, “S” indicates the current position, and “R” indicates the destination. In the example shown in FIG. 1, route A, route B, and route C are shown as a plurality of types of routes from “S” to “R”. In the example shown in FIG. 1, sections A1, A2, and A3 are shown as sections included in the route A. In addition, sections B1, B2, B3, and B4 are shown as sections included in the route B. Also, sections C1 and C2 are shown as sections included in the route C.

  In the environmental value reduction system 1, the user (the user who operates the terminal 10 in the example shown in FIG. 1) checks the toll for each route displayed on the terminal 10 in advance before actually departing, By selecting the route, it is possible to select the environmental value to be reduced in advance.

  Specifically, in the environmental value reduction system 1, the terminal 10 uses the current position information indicating the current position (“S” in the example shown in FIG. 1) and the destination specified by the user (in the example shown in FIG. 1, “ The route information including the destination information indicating R ″) and the vehicle information that can specify the drive source of the vehicle are transmitted to the server 20.

  The server 20 determines an environmental consideration level that relatively indicates consideration for the environment of the vehicle, according to the driving source of the vehicle specified by the vehicle information received from the terminal 10. Specifically, for example, if the vehicle drive source specified by the vehicle information is a gasoline engine, the server 20 determines “1” as an environmental consideration level, and if the vehicle 20 is a hybrid of a gasoline engine and an electric motor, the environment is determined. “2” is determined as the degree of consideration, and “3” is determined as the degree of environmental consideration for the electric motor. Thus, in the present embodiment, the “environmental consideration” is determined to be a high value, for example, as the amount of carbon dioxide emitted when traveling a predetermined distance is smaller, the environmental value is higher.

  The server 20 then transmits a section (section A1, A1) between the current position (“S”) and the destination (“R”) indicated by the current position information and destination information included in the route information received from the terminal 10. Toll values for A2 and A3, sections B1, B2, B3 and B4, and sections C1 and C2) are calculated according to the determined degree of environmental consideration. In addition, the server 20 transmits the calculated toll value to the terminal 10. As will be described in detail later, in the present embodiment, the server 20 calculates the toll fee value cheaper as the environmental consideration degree is higher. That is, the environmental value reduction system 1 converts the environmental value into a monetary value and returns it to the user. In this embodiment, the toll value of the sections (sections A1, A2 and A3, sections B1, B2, B3 and B4, sections C1 and C2) is the environmental consideration level, the area where the section is provided, the current It varies depending on the period.

  The terminal 10 receives the toll value corresponding to the degree of environmental consideration from the server 20, and a plurality of types of routes (route A, route B and route C) from the current position (“S”) to the destination (“R”). ), And tolls based on the toll value received in the sections (sections A1, A2 and A3, sections B1, B2, B3 and B4, and sections C1 and C2) included in multiple types of routes, , And a route selection screen that prompts the user to select one of a plurality of types of routes is displayed.

  Then, the terminal 10 accepts a route selection operation by the user, and transmits selected route information indicating the selected route (route A, route B, or route C) to the server 20. Further, the server 20 is based on the selected route information received from the terminal 10 and includes sections (sections A1, A2 and A3, sections B1, B2, and the like included in the route (route A, route B, or route C) indicated by the selected route information. B3 and B4 or sections C1 and C2) are specified, and the toll value of the specified section is set as a charge amount value indicating a charge amount charged to the user.

  As a result, the user confirms the toll for each route calculated according to the route (route A, route B and route C) displayed in advance on the terminal 10 and the driving source of the vehicle before actually departing. The route (route A, route B or route C) to the destination ("R") can be selected. Therefore, it is possible to provide an environmental value reduction system that can select a monetized environmental value that is reduced in advance before the user travels.

  Next, a functional configuration of the environmental value reduction system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functional blocks of the environmental value reduction system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The environmental value reduction system 1 includes a terminal 10 mounted on a vehicle and operated by a user, and a server 20 connected to the terminal 10 via a network.

  The terminal 10 includes a route information transmitting unit 101, a vehicle information transmitting unit 102, a toll fee receiving unit 103, an inaccessible section information receiving unit 104, a display control unit 105, a display unit 106, and an input unit 107. And a selected route transmitting means 108.

  The route information transmitting unit 101 transmits route information including current position information indicating the current position and destination information indicating the destination designated by the user to the server 20. Specifically, the route information transmission unit 101 receives a GPS signal from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite, and calculates current position information based on the received GPS signal. In detail, the route information transmitting means 101 complements the received GPS signal with (vehicle speed pulse (= total travel distance) of the car, and further corrects the information with map information (map matching) to obtain current position information. If the current position information can be calculated, the route information transmitting unit 101 is not limited to the calculation based on the GPS signal, but for example, accesses of a plurality of wireless LANs (Local Area Networks) installed around the terminal 10 A point may be detected, radio wave information may be received from the wireless LAN access point, and current position information may be calculated based on the received radio wave information.

  In addition, the route information transmission unit 101 calls, for example, destination information indicating a destination designated by the user's operation of the input unit 107 from the storage unit, and generates route information including current position information and destination information. Send to server 20. The route information transmitting means 101 is condition information indicating conditions that can be permitted by the user's operation of the input means 107 before displaying a plurality of routes (for example, only a route that is delayed from the shortest or a toll within several tolls). May be accepted.

  The vehicle information transmission unit 102 transmits vehicle information that can specify the drive source of the vehicle to the server 20. In the present embodiment, “vehicle information that can specify the drive source of the vehicle” is information indicating that the vehicle on which the terminal 10 is mounted is driven by a gasoline engine, and is driven by a hybrid of an electric motor and a gasoline engine. Or information indicating driving with an electric motor. The “vehicle information that can specify the drive source of the vehicle” may be information indicating the vehicle type, for example, as long as the server 20 can specify the drive source of the vehicle.

  Toll value receiving means 103 is a section between the current position and the destination (in the example shown in FIG. 1, sections A1, A2, and A3, sections B1, B2, B3, and B4, sections C1 and C2). A toll value indicating a toll is received from the server 20.

  The non-passable section information receiving unit 104 receives non-passable section information indicating that the non-passable section is a non-passable section from the server 20. As will be described in detail later, the “non-passable section” is a section in which the vehicle cannot pass, which is determined based on the degree of environmental consideration determined according to the driving source of the vehicle.

  The display control means 105 indicates a plurality of types of routes from the current position to the destination, and a toll based on the toll value received by the toll value receiving means 103 in a section included in the plurality of types of routes, Control is performed to display on the display means 106 a route selection screen that prompts the user to select one of a plurality of types of routes. In addition, the display control unit 105 performs control to display a route selection screen including a display of an impassable section based on the impassable section information received by the impassable section information receiving unit 104 on the display unit 106. In addition, when the route information transmission unit 101 receives the condition information, the display control unit 105 performs traffic in a plurality of types of routes that satisfy the conditions indicated by the received condition information and sections included in the plurality of types of routes. Control may be performed to display a route selection screen on the display unit 106 that indicates the toll based on the toll value received by the toll value receiving unit 103 and prompts the user to select one of the plurality of types of routes.

  3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating an example of a route selection screen displayed on the display unit 106 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the example of FIGS. 3 and 4, the route selection screen includes a plurality of types of routes (route A, route B, and route C) from the current position (“S”) to the destination (“R”), and a plurality of types. Tolls are shown in the sections included in the route (sections A1, A2 and A3, sections B1, B2, B3 and B4, sections C1 and C2), and multiple types of routes (route A, route B and A character image prompting selection of any one of the routes C) is displayed.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a route selection screen when the drive source of the vehicle is an electric motor. On the other hand, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a route selection screen when the drive source of the vehicle is a gasoline engine. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the non-passable section is displayed (display of crosses in the B2 section and the B4 section in FIG. 4). Further, in the example shown in FIG. 4, an indication that the route B including the inaccessible section cannot be selected from a plurality of types of routes (route A, route B, and route C) (in the B button in FIG. 4). X is displayed).

  Compared to the example of FIG. 3 showing the route selection screen when the vehicle drive source is an electric motor, the example of FIG. 4 showing the route selection screen when the vehicle drive source is a gasoline engine is shown in FIG. The toll is the same as in the example of FIG. On the other hand, in the example of FIG. 4, the value of the toll for route C is larger than that of the example of FIG. This indicates that the section included in the route A (sections A1, A2 and A3) has a small reduction according to the degree of environmental consideration, and the section included in the route C (sections C1 and C2) is less environmentally friendly. It shows that the corresponding reduction is large. In addition to the toll as an environmental value, the time required for each route may be displayed on the route selection screen. As a result, when the user is in a hurry, the user can select the route by giving priority to the required time over the environmental value.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the display unit 106 displays a route selection screen. The input unit 107 receives a route selection operation by the user (in the example of FIGS. 3 and 4, a touch operation of any one of the buttons A, B, and C). In the present embodiment, the display unit 106 and the input unit 107 are configured by a touch panel. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the display unit 106 may be configured by a display and the input unit 107 may be configured by an input key.

  The selected route transmission unit 108 transmits selected route information indicating the route selected in the selection operation received by the input unit 107 to the server 20.

  The server 20 includes an environmental consideration determination unit 201, a toll fee value calculating unit 202, a toll fee value transmitting unit 203, an inaccessible section specifying unit 204, an inaccessible section information transmitting unit 205, and a selected section specifying unit 206. , Billing amount calculation means 207, toll fee billing means 208, reference toll database (hereinafter also referred to as reference toll DB) 210 as reference toll storage means, and variable toll database (hereinafter referred to as variable toll) 220).

  The environmental consideration degree determination unit 201 determines an environmental consideration degree that relatively indicates consideration for the environment of the vehicle according to the driving source of the vehicle specified by the vehicle information received from the terminal 10. Specifically, as described above, the environmental consideration degree determination unit 201 determines “1” as the environmental consideration degree when the driving source of the vehicle specified by the vehicle information is a gasoline engine. In the case of hybrids, “2” is determined as the environmental consideration level, and “3” is determined as the environmental consideration level in the case of the electric motor. When the “vehicle information that can specify the vehicle drive source” received from the terminal 10 is, for example, information indicating the vehicle type, the server 20 associates the information indicating the vehicle type with the drive source of the vehicle type. A database may be provided. Then, based on the information indicating the vehicle type transmitted from the terminal 10, the environmental consideration level determination unit 201 refers to the database to identify the driving source of the vehicle and determines the environmental consideration level.

  The toll value calculation means 202 receives the route information received from the terminal 10, and the toll value of the section between the current position and the destination indicated by the current position information and the destination information included in the received route information. Is calculated according to the environmental consideration level determined by the environmental consideration level determination means 201. Specifically, the toll value calculation means 202 subtracts a fluctuating value indicating a fluctuating toll depending on the degree of environmental consideration from a reference value indicating a reference toll set in advance for each section, and the toll value. Is calculated. More specifically, the toll fee value calculating means 202 refers to the standard toll fee DB 210 and based on the environmental consideration degree determined by the environmental consideration degree determining means 201 from the reference value of the period including the present time, the variable toll fee DB 220. The toll value is calculated by subtracting the fluctuation value determined with reference to.

The reference toll DB 210 stores a reference value for each of a plurality of periods in association with a section. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the standard toll DB 210 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The standard toll DB 210 includes a plurality of periods (for example, January to March, April for each section (for example, sections A1, A2, and A3, sections B1, B2, B3, and B4, and sections C1 and C2). -June, July-September, and October-December) are associated with each other. As shown in FIG. 5, the reference value is determined for each section in advance, and may vary depending on the period even in the same section.

  The variable toll DB 220 stores a variable value for each degree of environmental consideration in association with a section. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the variable toll DB 220 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The variable toll fee DB 220 has an environmental consideration level (eg, “1”, “2”, “A1, A2, and A3, B1, B2, B3, and B4, and C1 and C2”). A variation value for each “3”) is associated. As shown in FIG. 6, the variation values are determined in advance for each section, and may vary from section to section even with the same degree of environmental consideration. Even if the degree of environmental consideration is different, the same value may be obtained depending on the section. Here, when the drive source of the vehicle is an electric motor, since there is no idling, the route having the shortest distance and less undulation can further reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emission. On the other hand, when the vehicle drive source is a gasoline engine, a route with a small number of stops (idling opportunities) may be the shortest even if the vehicle is slightly detoured. For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the route B is a route having the shortest distance and few undulations. On the other hand, route A is less routed than route B, but has a longer distance and more undulations. In such a case, in the example shown in FIG. 6, the fluctuation value (value subtracted from the reference value) of the degree of environmental consideration 3 (in the case of an electric motor) is set higher for route B than for route A. On the other hand, the fluctuation value of the environmental consideration degree 1 (in the case of a gasoline engine) is set lower for the route B than for the route A.

  Moreover, the cross shown in FIG. 6 (sections B2 and B4 with an environmental consideration level 1 and section B4 with an environmental consideration level 2) indicates that it is an impassable zone. Specifically, in the example of FIG. 6, an environment-friendly vehicle (for example, a vehicle driven by a gasoline engine) indicates that the sections B2 and B4 are not allowed to pass.

  In the example of FIGS. 5 and 6, the case where the environmental consideration degree determined by the environmental consideration degree determination unit 201 is “3” (when the vehicle is driven by an electric motor) and the period is from January to March is specifically shown. Explained. In this case, the standard toll DB 210 calculates the toll for the section A1, for example, by subtracting 50 yen stored in the variable toll DB 220 from 120 yen stored in the standard toll DB 210. Get a circle. The toll value indicating the toll is transmitted to the terminal 10 by the toll value transmitting means 203 described later, and is displayed as in the example of the route selection screen shown in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the toll fee value transmitting unit 203 transmits the toll value calculated by the toll fee value calculating unit 202 to the terminal 10.

  The non-passable section specifying unit 204 is determined by the environmental consideration degree determining unit 201 among the sections between the current position and the destination indicated by the current position information and the destination information included in the route information received from the terminal 10. Based on the degree of environmental consideration, the inaccessible section that is an inaccessible section is specified. Specifically, the inaccessible section specifying means 204 refers to the variable toll DB 220 based on the environmental consideration determined by the environmental consideration determining means 201 and refers to the inaccessible section (the section indicated by the cross in FIG. 6). ).

  The non-passable section information transmitting unit 205 transmits non-passable section information indicating the non-passable section specified by the non-passable section specifying unit 204 to the terminal 10.

  The selected section specifying unit 206 specifies a section included in the route indicated by the selected route information based on the selected route information received from the terminal 10.

  The billing amount calculation means 207 sets the toll value calculated by the toll fee value calculation means 202 in the section specified by the selected section specifying means 206 to a billing amount value indicating the billing amount charged to the user. The server 20 is provided with verification means for continuously receiving the current position information from the terminal 10 of the vehicle traveling on the route, and verifying the route on which the vehicle actually traveled based on the continuously received current position information. May be. In this case, the bill amount calculation means 207 calculates a difference value that is the difference between the toll value based on the section specified by the selected section specifying means 206 and the toll value based on the section included in the route verified by the verification means. Then, a value obtained by adding or subtracting the difference value to the toll value based on the section specified by the selected section specifying unit 206 may be set as the billing amount value.

  The toll fee billing unit 208 performs processing for charging the user a toll fee based on the billed amount value set by the billed amount calculation unit 207. For example, the toll fee charging means 208 can charge a toll fee by a known technique such as an ETC (Electronic Toll Collection: automatic collection system), a credit card settlement system, a bank automatic withdrawal system, or the like.

  Note that the functional blocks shown in FIG. 2 are merely examples, and one functional unit may be divided or a plurality of functional units may be configured as one functional unit. The server 20 is not limited to one, and a plurality of servers may be used. For each function, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) built in the terminal 10 and the server 20 reads a computer program stored in a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a hard disk and executes it by the CPU. Read / write necessary data such as tables and map data from a database (DB; Data Base) stored in a storage device or a storage area on a memory, and in some cases, related hardware (for example, , Input / output device, display device, communication interface device).

  Next, environmental value reduction processing executed by the environmental value reduction system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an environmental value reduction processing flow executed by the environmental value reduction system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In step S <b> 1, the vehicle information transmission unit 102 of the terminal 10 transmits vehicle information that can specify the drive source of the vehicle to the server 20.

  In step S <b> 2, the environmental consideration degree determination unit 201 of the server 20 determines an environmental consideration degree that relatively indicates consideration for the environment of the vehicle, according to the driving source of the vehicle specified by the vehicle information received from the terminal 10. To do.

  In step S3, the route information transmitting unit 101 of the terminal 10 transmits to the server 20 route information including current position information indicating the current position and destination information indicating the destination specified by the user.

  In step S4, the toll fee calculation means 202 of the server 20 receives the route information received from the terminal 10, and indicates the current position and destination indicated by the current position information and destination information included in the received route information. The toll value of the section between the two is calculated according to the environmental consideration level determined by the environmental consideration level determination means 201 in step S2.

  In step S5, the toll fee value transmitting unit 203 of the server 20 transmits the toll fee value calculated by the toll fee value calculating unit 202 in step S4 to the terminal 10.

  In step S <b> 6, the toll value receiving means 103 of the terminal 10 receives a toll value indicating the toll for the section between the current position and the destination from the server 20.

  In step S7, the inaccessible section specifying unit 204 of the server 20 includes step S2 in the section between the current position and the destination indicated by the current position information and the destination information included in the route information received from the terminal 10. Then, based on the environmental consideration level determined by the environmental consideration level determination means 201, a non-passable zone that is a zone that cannot be passed is specified.

  In step S8, the non-passable section information transmitting unit 205 of the server 20 transmits non-passable section information indicating the non-passable section specified by the non-passable section specifying unit 204 in step S7 to the terminal 10.

  In step S <b> 9, the non-passable section information receiving unit 104 of the terminal 10 receives the non-passable section information indicating that the non-passable section is a non-passable section from the server 20.

  In step S10, the display control means 105 of the terminal 10 receives the toll received by the toll fee receiving means 103 in step S6 in a plurality of types of routes from the current position to the destination and sections included in the plurality of types of routes. Control is performed to display a route selection screen on the display means 106 that indicates a toll based on the value and prompts the user to select one of a plurality of types of routes. Further, in this step, the display control means 105 controls the display means 106 to display a route selection screen including a display of inaccessible sections based on the inaccessible section information received by the inaccessible section information receiving means 104 in step S9. I do.

  In step S11, the selected route transmission unit 108 of the terminal 10 transmits to the server 20 selected route information indicating the route selected in the selection operation received by the input unit 107 on the route selection screen displayed in step S10.

  In step S <b> 12, the selected section specifying unit 206 of the server 20 specifies a section included in the route indicated by the selected route information based on the selected route information received from the terminal 10.

  In step S13, the billing amount calculation unit 207 of the server 20 indicates a billing amount for charging the user the toll value calculated by the toll value calculation unit 202 in the section specified by the selection section specifying unit 206 in step S12. Set to the billing amount value.

  In step S14, the toll fee charging unit 208 of the server 20 performs a process of charging the toll fee to the user based on the invoice amount value set by the invoice amount calculating unit 207 in step S13.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, it cannot be overemphasized that the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above-described embodiments. Further, it is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Environmental value reduction system 10 Terminal 101 Route information transmission means 102 Vehicle information transmission means 103 Toll charge value reception means 104 Non-accessible section information reception means 105 Display control means 106 Display means 107 Input means 108 Selected route transmission means 20 Server 201 Environmental consideration Degree determining means 202 Toll charge value calculating means 203 Toll charge value transmitting means 204 Non-tolerable section specifying means 205 Non-tolerable section information transmitting means 206 Selected section specifying means 207 Charge amount calculating means 208 Toll charge requesting means 210 Standard toll charge DB
220 Variable Toll DB

Claims (5)

An environmental value reduction system comprising a terminal mounted on a vehicle and operated by a user, and a server connected to the terminal via a network,
The terminal
Route information transmitting means for transmitting route information including current position information indicating a current position and destination information indicating a destination designated by the user to the server;
Vehicle information transmission means for transmitting vehicle information capable of specifying a drive source of the vehicle to the server;
Toll value receiving means for receiving a toll value indicating a toll for a section between the current position and the destination from the server;
A plurality of types of routes from the current position to the destination, and the toll based on the toll value received by the toll value receiving means in the section included in the plurality of types of routes; Display control means for controlling the display means to display a route selection screen for prompting selection of any of the plurality of types of routes;
Input means for receiving the route selection operation by the user;
Selection route transmission means for transmitting the selected route information indicating the route selected in the selection operation received by the input means to the server,
The server
An environmental consideration degree determining means for determining an environmental consideration degree relatively indicating environmental consideration of the vehicle according to the driving source of the vehicle specified by the vehicle information received from the terminal;
The environmental consideration degree determination means determines the toll value of the section between the current position and the destination indicated by the current position information and the destination information included in the route information received from the terminal. A toll value calculation means for calculating according to the determined degree of environmental consideration;
A toll fee value transmitting means for transmitting the toll value calculated by the toll fee value calculating means to the terminal;
Selection section specifying means for specifying the section included in the route indicated by the selected route information based on the selected route information received from the terminal;
Charge amount calculation means for setting the toll value calculated by the toll value calculation means in the section specified by the selection section specifying means to a charge amount value indicating the charge amount charged to the user. Environmental value reduction system characterized by this.   The toll value calculation means subtracts a fluctuating value indicating a fluctuating toll depending on the degree of environmental consideration from a reference value indicating a reference toll set in advance for each section to obtain the toll value. The environmental value reduction system according to claim 1, wherein the system is calculated. A reference toll storage means for storing the reference value for each of a plurality of periods in association with the section is further provided,
The toll value calculation means refers to the reference toll storage means and calculates the toll value by subtracting the fluctuation value from the reference value for the period including the current time. The environmental value reduction system according to claim 2. The server
The environment determined by the environmental consideration determination means in the section between the current position and the destination indicated by the current position information and the destination information included in the route information received from the terminal An inaccessible section specifying means for specifying an inaccessible section that is an inaccessible section based on the degree of consideration;
A non-passable section information transmitting means for transmitting non-passable section information indicating the non-passable section specified by the non-passable section specifying means to the terminal;
The terminal
An inaccessible section information receiving means for receiving the inaccessible section information from the server;
The display control means controls the display means to display the route selection screen including the display of the inaccessible section based on the inaccessible section information received by the inaccessible section information receiving means. The environmental value reduction system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. An environmental value reduction method executed by an environmental value reduction system comprising a terminal mounted on a vehicle and operated by a user and a server connected to the terminal via a network,
The terminal
A route information transmission stage for transmitting route information including current position information indicating a current position and destination information indicating a destination designated by the user to the server;
A vehicle information transmission step of transmitting vehicle information capable of specifying a drive source of the vehicle to the server;
A toll value receiving stage for receiving a toll value indicating a toll for a section between the current position and the destination from the server;
A plurality of types of routes from the current position to the destination, and the toll based on the toll value received in the toll value receiving step in the section included in the plurality of types of routes; A display control stage for performing control to display on the display means a route selection screen for prompting selection of any of the plurality of types of routes;
An input stage for accepting an operation of selecting the route by the user;
A selection route transmission step of transmitting selection route information indicating the route selected in the selection operation received in the input step to the server,
The server
An environmental consideration level determination stage for determining an environmental consideration level relatively indicating environmental considerations of the vehicle according to the driving source of the vehicle specified by the vehicle information received from the terminal;
The toll value of the section between the current position and the destination indicated by the current position information and the destination information included in the route information received from the terminal is determined in the environmental consideration determination step. A toll value calculation stage to be calculated according to the determined degree of environmental consideration;
A toll fee value transmitting step for transmitting the toll value calculated in the toll fee value calculating step to the terminal;
Based on the selected route information received from the terminal, a selected section identifying step for identifying the section included in the route indicated by the selected route information;
A charge amount calculation step of setting the toll value calculated in the toll fee value calculation step in the interval specified in the selected section specifying step to a charge amount value indicating a charge amount charged to the user. Environmental value reduction method characterized by this.

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