JP2014199203A - Route providing method, route providing program, and route providing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support work for a vending machine by a route salesman.SOLUTION: When a parking area route creating unit receives a selection of a vending machine to undergo work from a route salesman (S30: Yes), the parking area route creating unit specifies a plurality of parking areas existing within a predetermined distance from the selected vending machine (S34), creates a route visiting the plurality of specified parking areas, and transmits it to a portable terminal 130 (S38). Thus, the parking area route creating unit supports the work for the vending machine by the route salesman.

Description

  The present invention relates to a route providing method, a route providing program, and a route providing apparatus.

  In a beverage maker, which is a vending machine installation company, a person in charge (route salesman) goes around each vending machine to collect sales, replenish change, and replenish merchandise. When the route salesman patrols each vending machine, the delivery vehicle (truck) is parked in a parking lot near the vending machine, and the necessary quantity of products is placed on the carriage and carried to the vending machine. Do.

  Conventionally, a technique for outputting a parking lot near a destination is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-214874 A

  By using the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, a parking lot in the vicinity of the vending machine can be searched. Therefore, the route salesman may drive a truck with the parking lot as a destination.

  However, when actually arriving at the parking lot, the parking lot may be full and cannot be parked. In such a case, the route salesman may search for another parking lot from the parking lot. Necessary and time-consuming.

  In one aspect, an object of the present invention is to provide a route providing method, a route providing program, and a route providing apparatus capable of supporting work on a vending machine.

  In one embodiment, when the route providing method accepts selection of one or more vending machines from a plurality of vending machines, a plurality of parking lots existing within a predetermined distance from the selected vending machine. A route providing method in which a computer executes a step of specifying a car park, a step of determining a route passing through the specified plurality of parking lots, and a step of outputting the determined route.

  In one embodiment, when receiving a selection of one or more vending machines from a plurality of vending machines, the route providing program receives a plurality of parking lots existing within a predetermined distance from the selected vending machines. It is a program for causing a computer to execute a process of specifying a car park, determining a route passing through the specified parking lots, and outputting the determined route.

  In one embodiment, when receiving the selection of one or more vending machines from a plurality of vending machines, the route providing apparatus receives a plurality of parking lots existing within a predetermined distance from the selected vending machine. A specifying unit that specifies a parking lot; a determining unit that determines a route that passes through the specified parking lots; and an output unit that outputs the determined route.

  Work for vending machines can be supported.

It is a figure showing roughly the composition of the vending machine patrol support system concerning one embodiment. FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the server, and FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an information processing unit of the vending machine. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a portable terminal. It is a functional block diagram of a vending machine patrol support system. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of vending machine DB. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of parking lot DB. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of a threshold value master. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of schedule DB. It is a flowchart which shows the process of an information management part. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a parking lot route preparation part and a highlight display instruction | indication part. It is a flowchart which shows the specific process of step S40 of FIG. FIGS. 12A and 12B are diagrams (part 1) for explaining the processing of FIGS. FIGS. 13A and 13B are diagrams (part 2) for explaining the processing of FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG. 13 is a diagram (No. 3) for explaining the processing of FIGS. 10 and 11; It is a flowchart which shows the process of the parking lot route preparation part which concerns on a modification, and a highlight display instruction | indication part. It is a figure for demonstrating the process of FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a vending machine patrol support system will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The vending machine patrol support system 100 according to the present embodiment patrols a plurality of vending machines (hereinafter abbreviated as “vending machines”) on a truck (delivery vehicle) and replenishes each vending machine with products (such as beverages). It is a system that provides a variety of information to a route salesman who collects sales and replenishes change and supports the circulation of vending machines. More specifically, the vending machine patrol support system 100 provides route salesman's route information (schedule information) for the day, or the parking lot near the vending machine that the route salesman is about to go to. Or provide information. In the present embodiment, for simplification of description, a case will be described in which each route salesman performs an operation of replenishing a plurality of vending machines with the same type (one type) of products.

  FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of a vending machine patrol support system 100. As shown in FIG. 1, the vending machine patrol support system 100 includes a server 10 as a route providing device, a plurality of vending machines 20, a plurality of mobile terminals 130, and a truck GPS sensor 140. The server 10, the vending machine 20, the portable terminal 130, and the truck GPS sensor 140 are connected to a network 80 such as the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network).

  FIG. 2A shows the hardware configuration of the server 10. As shown in FIG. 2A, the server 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 90, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 92, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 94, and a storage unit (here, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive)). 96, a network interface 97, a portable storage medium drive 99, and the like. Each component of the server 10 is connected to a bus 98. In the server 10, the CPU 90 executes a program (including a route providing program) stored in the ROM 92 or the HDD 96, or a program (including a route providing program) read from the portable storage medium 91 by the portable storage medium drive 99. By doing so, the functions as the information management unit 40, the schedule creation unit 41, the parking lot route creation unit 42, and the highlight display instruction unit 44 as the vending machine information output unit shown in FIG. 4 are realized. 4 also shows a vending machine DB (database) 31, a parking lot DB 32, a threshold master 33, a schedule DB 34, and a map DB 35 stored in the HDD 96 of the server 10. The specific data structure of each DB (master) 31 to 35 will be described later.

  The information management unit 40 updates information such as the vending machine DB 31 and the schedule DB 34 based on the information received from the vending machine 20 or the like. The schedule creation unit 41 determines a daily schedule for each route salesman and notifies each route salesman (portable terminal 130). The parking lot route creation unit 42 creates a route to the parking lot near the vending machine selected by the route salesman, and transmits the route to the mobile terminal 130. The highlight display instructing unit 44 instructs the mobile terminal 130 to highlight and display a vending machine that can travel around the parking lot where the route salesman parked the truck.

  FIG. 2B shows the hardware configuration of the information processing unit of the vending machine 20. As shown in FIG. 2B, the information processing unit of the vending machine 20 includes a CPU 190, a ROM 192, a RAM 194, a storage unit (HDD) 196, a network interface 197, etc., and each unit is connected to a bus 198. Yes. In the vending machine 20, the function as the information transmission unit 50 shown in FIG. 4 is realized by the CPU 190 executing the program. For example, the information transmission unit 50 transmits the inventory amount in the vending machine 20 to the server 10 (information management unit 40) at a fixed time (such as every hour). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the inventory quantity may be transmitted to the server 10 (information management unit 40) every time the inventory quantity in the vending machine 20 changes. In addition, the information transmitting unit 50 may be used when the replenishment operation by the route salesman is started (when the door is opened) or when the replenishment operation is completed (when the door is closed). To the server 10 (information management unit 40).

  FIG. 3 shows a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 130. The mobile terminal 130 is a terminal used by the route salesman. As shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 290, ROM 292, RAM 294, storage unit (HDD) 296, display 293, input unit 295, network interface 297, and portable storage. A medium drive 299 and the like are provided. Each component of the mobile terminal 130 is connected to the bus 298. The display 293 includes a liquid crystal display and the like, and the input unit 295 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and the like. In the portable terminal 130, the CPU 290 executes a program stored in the ROM 292 or the HDD 296 or a program read by the portable storage medium drive 299 from the portable storage medium 291, thereby displaying the display processing unit shown in FIG. 60 and the function as the input processing unit 62 are realized.

  In response to an instruction from the schedule creation unit 41 of the server 10, the display processing unit 60 displays information such as the current day's circulation route and the quantity of products to be replenished to the vending machine on the display 293 of the mobile terminal 130. Further, the display processing unit 60 displays information on a route to the parking lot in response to an instruction from the parking lot route creating unit 42. Further, the display processing unit 60 highlights the vending machines that can travel from the parking lot in response to an instruction from the highlight display instruction unit 44.

  The truck GPS sensor 140 measures the position (latitude, longitude) of the truck operated by the route salesman at predetermined time intervals, and transmits it to the parking lot route creation unit 42 of the server 10. In this embodiment, it is assumed that which route salesman drives which truck is determined in advance. That is, it is assumed that the truck GPS sensor 140 and the mobile terminal 130 held by the route salesman are associated with each other.

  Here, each DB of the server 10 will be described.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the data structure of the vending machine DB 31. The vending machine DB 31 is a database that manages position information, the number of stocks, the number of replenishment required, and the like of each vending machine. Specifically, the vending machine DB 31 has fields of “vending machine ID”, “vending machine position information”, “number of vending machine inventory”, and “required number of vending machine replenishment”. In the field of “vending machine ID”, unique identification information set for each vending machine is stored. The field of “vending machine position information” stores the position (latitude, longitude) where each vending machine is installed. The location information may be information such as the address where the vending machine is installed. In the “vending machine inventory quantity” field, the latest inventory quantity (here, the number of beverages) in each vending machine is stored. In the “required number of vending machine replenishment” field, a number obtained by subtracting the number of vending machine inventory from the maximum number of products to be replenished to the vending machine (100 in FIG. 5) is stored.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the data structure of the parking lot DB 32. The parking lot DB 32 stores parking lot position information. Specifically, the parking lot DB 32 has fields of “parking lot ID” and “position information”. In the “parking lot ID” field, unique identification information set for each parking lot is stored. In the “position information” field, position information (latitude, longitude) of each parking lot is stored. The position information may be information such as an address where the parking lot is located.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the data structure of the threshold master 33. In the threshold value master 33, threshold values used by the parking lot route creation unit 42 and the highlight display instruction unit 44 are defined. In FIG. 7, a threshold value (ID: A001) used to determine whether or not the truck has approached the parking lot, and a threshold value (ID: A002) used to determine whether or not the parking lot is near the vending machine. ) Are stored.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of the data structure of the schedule DB 34. The schedule DB 34 is a database created for each route salesman, and stores a daily schedule (work order) of each route salesman. Specifically, in the schedule DB 34, “work order”, “vending machine ID”, “position information” of each vending machine, “replenishment number” for each vending machine, work for each vending machine (arrival / work start or work end / departure) ) “(Planned) time” and “completion flag” are stored. In the case of a vending machine before work is performed, a scheduled time determined by the schedule creation unit 41 is stored in the “time” field of arrival / work start. On the other hand, in the case of a vending machine after work has been performed, the actual time is stored in the “time” fields of arrival / work start and work end / departure. Note that the scheduled time in the schedule DB 34 is updated according to the actual work of the route salesman (according to a time later than the schedule by o minutes or earlier). In the “completion flag” field, “0” is stored before the work is completed, and “1” is stored after the work is completed.

  Although the data structure of the map DB 35 in FIG. 4 is not shown, information relating to the map (such as building and road position information) is stored.

  Next, regarding processing executed in the server 10 (the information management unit 40, the parking lot route creation unit 42, and the highlight display instruction unit 44), based on the flowcharts of FIGS. This will be described in detail.

(Processing of information management unit 40)
First, the processing of the information management unit 40 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the process of FIG. 9, in step S <b> 10, the information management unit 40 determines whether inventory information has been received from the vending machine 20. In addition, the information transmission part 50 of the vending machine 20 shall transmit inventory information with respect to the information management part 40 at regular time (every 1 hour) as an example. If the determination in step S10 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S12, and the information management unit 40 updates the vending machine DB 31 (the number of vending machine stocks, the number of vending machine replenishment required). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S14. On the other hand, if the determination in step S10 is negative, the process proceeds directly to step S14 without passing through step S12.

  In step S14, the information management unit 40 determines whether or not work start information has been received. Here, it is assumed that the work start information is transmitted from the information transmission unit 50 to the information management unit 40 at the timing when the door of the vending machine 20 is opened. If the determination in step S14 is negative, the process returns to step S10. On the other hand, if the determination in step S14 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S16.

  In step S16, the information management unit 40 records the work start time in the schedule DB 34. That is, in the schedule DB 34 shown in FIG. 8, the “scheduled time” of arrival / work start of the corresponding vending machine is rewritten with the current time. Note that the information management unit 40 also performs a process of changing the scheduled time for subsequent schedules in accordance with the actual work status (slow for 分, fast for 分) for the schedule. For example, if it is 5 minutes behind the schedule, the information management unit 40 performs a process of shifting the scheduled time thereafter by 5 minutes.

  Next, in step S18, the information management unit 40 stands by until it receives work end information. The work end information is transmitted from the information transmission unit 50 to the information management unit 40 at the timing when the door of the vending machine 20 is closed. When the determination in step S18 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step S20, and the information management unit 40 records the work end time in the schedule DB 34. In step S20, the work management unit 40 may update the vending machine inventory number and the required number of vending machine replenishment in the vending machine DB 31. Next, in step S22, the information management unit 40 changes the completion flag of the schedule DB 34 from “0” to “1”. Then, the process proceeds to step S24, and the information management unit 40 determines whether or not replenishment of all the vending machines in the schedule DB 34 is completed. That is, the information management unit 40 determines whether or not the completion flag of all vending machines in the schedule DB 34 has become “1”. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step S10 and the same processing as described above is executed. On the other hand, if the determination in step S24 is affirmative, all the processes in FIG. 9 are terminated.

  As described above, the information management unit 40 can appropriately update the vending machine DB 31 and the schedule DB 34 by executing the processing of FIG. 9.

(Processing of parking lot route creation unit 42 and highlight display instruction unit 44)
Next, processing of the parking lot route creation unit 42 and the highlight display instruction unit 44 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 10 and 11. 10 and 11 is premised on that each route salesman's mobile terminal 130 has schedule information based on the schedule DB 34 created by the schedule creation unit 41 and information on the number of replenishment required for each vending machine. Suppose that it is transmitted. Note that the schedule creation unit 41 may use the map DB 35 to convert the information in the schedule DB 34 into route information on the map and transmit it to the display processing unit 60. Then, it is assumed that the display processing unit 60 of the mobile terminal 130 displays the received schedule information and the necessary number of supplements on the display 293. In addition, each route salesman performs patrol of each vending machine 20 in accordance with the schedule based on the schedule information displayed on the display 293.

  In the process of FIG. 10, first, in step S30, the parking lot route creation unit 42 waits until a vending machine is selected by the route salesman. For example, when a screen as shown in FIG. 12A is displayed on the mobile terminal 130, it is assumed that the route salesman selects the vending machine “V001” as the vending machine to be replenished next. In this case, since the determination in step S30 is affirmed, the parking lot route creation unit 42 proceeds to step S32.

  If transfering to step S32, the parking lot route preparation part 42 will acquire the positional information on the selected vending machine from vending machine DB31 (FIG. 5). Next, in step S34, the parking lot route creation unit 42 searches for a nearby parking lot using the threshold value master 33 and the parking lot DB 32 based on the acquired position information of the vending machine. Specifically, the parking lot route creation unit 42 acquires a threshold value (A002 = 100 m) for determining whether or not the vicinity of the parking lot. Then, the parking lot route creation unit 42 creates a parking lot near the vending machine (within a range of A002 = 100 m) from the location information of the vending machine acquired in step S32 and the location information of the parking lot stored in the parking lot DB 32. Search for. For example, in the case of FIG. 12A, it is assumed that parking lots P001, P002, P003, P004, and P005 are searched as parking lots near the vending machine.

  Next, in step S36, the parking lot route creation unit 42 rearranges the searched parking lots in order from the closest distance from the vending machine. In the case of FIG. 12A, rearrangement is performed in the order of P001, P003, P002, P004, and P005.

  Next, in step S <b> 38, the parking lot route creation unit 42 creates screen data of a route around the parking lot in the rearranged order, and transmits the screen data to the display processing unit 60 of the mobile terminal 130. The display processing unit 60 displays a route screen as shown in FIG. 12B on the display 293 when the screen data is received. Thus, the route salesman can park the truck in an appropriate parking lot by driving the truck along the route displayed on the display 293. Some parking lots may be full. Even in such a case, in FIG. 12B, since the route to another parking lot near the vending machine is displayed, the route salesman searches again or searches for a nearby parking lot by a truck. There is no need to do. Thereby, the route salesman can go to another parking lot without taking time and effort.

  Next, in step S40, the highlight display instruction unit 44 executes a subroutine for highlight display processing. In this case, the highlight display instruction unit 44 executes processing according to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the process of FIG. 11, first, in step S50, the highlight display instruction unit 44 waits until the truck enters a certain range from the parking lot (any of the searched parking lots P001 to P005). Here, the highlight display instructing unit 44 uses the measured value of the track GPS sensor 140 corresponding to the mobile terminal 130 displaying the route screen of FIG. P001 to P005) and the threshold value of the threshold value master 33 (A001 = 50 m) are acquired. And the highlight display instruction | indication part 44 waits until the measured value of the GPS sensor 140 for trucks enters into threshold value A001 (= 50m) from the position of a parking lot (P001-P005).

  Then, when the truck enters a certain range from the parking lot (for example, P001), the highlight display instruction unit 44 proceeds to Step S52. In step S52, the highlight display instructing unit 44 acquires a vending machine (not replenished) existing within a predetermined distance (threshold A002 = 100 m) from the parking lot (P001). In this case, the highlight display instructing unit 44 refers to the schedule DB 34 and acquires a vending machine having a completion flag of “0” and position information within 100 m from the position of the parking lot (P001). In the case of FIG. 12B, it is assumed that a vending machine V003 is acquired as a vending machine within a predetermined distance from the parking lot.

  Next, in step S54, the highlight display instruction unit 44 determines whether or not the vending machine has been acquired. When judgment here is affirmed, it transfers to step S56. If it transfers to step S56, as shown to Fig.13 (a), the highlight display instruction | indication part 44 exists in the predetermined distance (100m) from the vending machine (V001) selected by step S30, and a parking lot (P001). Vending machine (not replenished) (V003) to be displayed is highlighted. Note that “highlight display” means that the display processing unit 60 is instructed to transmit screen data for highlighting the vending machine and display it on the display 293. The highlight display instructing unit 44 stores the vending machine that is highlighted. After that, the highlight display instruction unit 44 proceeds to Step S60.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step S54 is negative, the process proceeds to step S58, and the highlight display instruction unit 44 highlights only the selected vending machine (V001). After that, the highlight display instruction unit 44 proceeds to Step S60.

  In addition, when the route salesman can park the truck in the parking lot (P001), he loads the necessary amount of replenishment products on the cart, patrols the highlighted vending machines on foot, and supplies the products to each vending machine. Replenish it.

  In step S60, the highlight display instruction unit 44 determines whether or not the replenishment for all the highlighted vending machines has been completed. If the determination here is affirmative, that is, if all of the highlighted vending machine completion flags are “1” in the schedule DB 34 of FIG. 8, the entire processing of FIG. The process proceeds to step S42 of FIG. On the other hand, if the determination in step S60 is negative, the process proceeds to step S62.

  When the process proceeds to step S62, the highlight display instructing unit 44 determines whether or not the truck has moved out of the fixed range (50 m range) from the parking lot (P001). If the determination is negative, the process returns to step S60. If the determination is positive, the process returns to step S50. Note that the case of returning to step S50 means that the route salesman has approached the parking lot (P001), but has not been parked due to a full vehicle or the like, and has therefore headed for the next parking lot (P002). To do. When the process returns to step S50, the processes after step S50 are repeated in the same manner as described above. For example, assume that the truck approaches the parking lot P003 as shown in FIG. In this case, since there is no vending machine (unfilled) within a predetermined distance from the parking lot P003, only the selected vending machine V001 is highlighted in step S58. Further, for example, it is assumed that the truck approaches the parking lot P002 as shown in FIG. In this case, the vending machines (unsupplemented) existing within a predetermined distance from the parking lot P002 are the vending machines V004 and V006. Accordingly, the highlight display instructing unit 44 highlights the vending machines V004 and V006 and the selected vending machine V001 in step S56.

  Through the above processing, when the determination in step S60 is affirmative (the stage where the truck is parked in any parking lot and the replenishment operation for the highlighted vending machine is completed), the entire processing of FIG. Ends. And it transfers to step S42 of FIG. 10, and the parking lot route preparation part 42 judges whether the replenishment to all the vending machines of schedule DB34 was completed. That is, the parking lot route creation unit 42 determines whether or not the completion flag of all the vending machines in the schedule DB 34 has become “1”. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step S30 and the same processing as described above is executed. On the other hand, if the determination in step S42 is affirmative, the entire process of FIG.

  By executing the processes shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the parking lot route creation unit 42 can provide the route salesman with a route to the parking lot near the vending machine selected by the route salesman. it can. The highlight display instructing unit 44 also displays information on the vending machine that can travel with the selected vending machine (which can be visited at the parking lot starting point) when the truck driven by the route salesman approaches the parking lot. Can be offered against.

  As can be seen from the above description, in this embodiment, when the parking lot route creation unit 42 receives a selection of a vending machine to perform work from a route salesman, parking lots existing within a predetermined distance from the selected vending machine. A function as a specifying unit that specifies a plurality of parking lots, a creation unit that creates a route that passes through the specified parking lots, and an output unit that outputs the route to the mobile terminal 130 are realized.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the parking lot route creating unit 42 receives a selection of a vending machine to perform work from a route salesman (S30: Yes), and is a predetermined distance from the selected vending machine. A plurality of parking lots existing in the parking lot are identified (S34), a route passing through the plurality of identified parking lots is created and transmitted to the mobile terminal 130 (S38). Thereby, since the route to a plurality of parking lots near the vending machine selected by the route salesman can be provided to the route salesman, the operation of the vending machine by the route salesman can be supported. Further, even when the parking lot headed by the route salesman is full, it is not necessary to find a route to the next parking lot, so the convenience of the route salesman can be improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the order of passing through the plurality of parking lots is the order in which the distance from the selected vending machine is short. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a route salesman with an appropriate route in consideration of access from the parking lot to the vending machine (access when the vehicle is moved on foot by pushing a carriage).

  Further, in this embodiment, when a truck driven by the route salesman approaches one of the parking lots of a plurality of parking lots, a vending machine that needs to perform work existing around the parking lot where the truck approaches. Output information (highlighted). This makes it possible to provide the route salesman with information on the vending machine that can be visited after the parking lot as a starting point, so that the convenience of the route salesman can also be improved in this respect.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the order of passing through the plurality of parking lots is the order in which the distance from the selected vending machine is short (see step S36 in FIG. 10) is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, the parking lot route creation unit 42 may execute step S36 'instead of step S36. In step S <b> 36 ′, the parking lot route creation unit 42 executes processing for acquiring vending machines (unsupplemented) existing within a predetermined distance from a plurality of searched parking lots and rearranging them in descending order. It should be noted that parking lots with the same number of vending machines (unsupplemented) existing within a predetermined distance are arranged in order of increasing distance from the selected vending machine. By doing in this way, the order of the number of vending machines that can be visited after the vending machine selected at the parking lot starting point (in the example of FIG. 16, parking lots P002 (two), P001 (one), P004 ( 1), P005 (1), P003 (0)) can be provided to the route salesman.

  Note that other orders may be adopted as the order of passing through the plurality of parking lots. For example, the order of movement of the total parking lot may be the shortest, or the order of the distance from the selected vending machine to the vending machine scheduled to perform the work may be short. Further, when the parking lot DB 32 stores the degree of easy parking of a large truck as the parking lot information, the order of transit may be determined based on the degree. Alternatively, the order of transit may be determined based on the degree of narrowness of the road near the parking lot.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the route salesman selects one vending machine has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the route salesman may select a plurality of vending machines. In this case, a plurality of parking lots within a predetermined range may be searched from each of the plurality of vending machines, and a route passing through these parking lots may be provided to the route salesman.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the track GPS sensor 140 and the mobile terminal 130 are associated in advance has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the route salesman may associate the mobile terminal 130 with the truck GPS sensor 140 on the mobile terminal 130 before starting the work on the day. In this case, the server 10 may update the database associating the truck GPS sensor 140 with the mobile terminal 130 in accordance with the association by the route salesman.

  In the above-described embodiment, the highlight display instructing unit 44 has described the case where the route to a plurality of parking lots and the highlight display of the vending machine are performed on the mobile terminal 130, but the present invention is not limited to this. The highlight display instructing unit 44 may display the route information on a terminal different from the terminal that displays the schedule information, for example, on the screen of the navigation system mounted on the truck.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the route salesman replenishes one type of product to a plurality of vending machines has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The route salesman may replenish a plurality of types of products to a plurality of vending machines.

  The above processing functions can be realized by a computer. In that case, a program describing the processing contents of the functions that the processing apparatus should have is provided. By executing the program on a computer, the above processing functions are realized on the computer. The program describing the processing contents can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium (except for a carrier wave).

  When the program is distributed, for example, it is sold in the form of a portable recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) on which the program is recorded. It is also possible to store the program in a storage device of a server computer and transfer the program from the server computer to another computer via a network.

  The computer that executes the program stores, for example, the program recorded on the portable recording medium or the program transferred from the server computer in its own storage device. Then, the computer reads the program from its own storage device and executes processing according to the program. The computer can also read the program directly from the portable recording medium and execute processing according to the program. Further, each time the program is transferred from the server computer, the computer can sequentially execute processing according to the received program.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

In addition, the following additional remarks are disclosed regarding description of the above embodiment.
(Supplementary Note 1) When receiving selection of one or more vending machines from a plurality of vending machines, a step of identifying a plurality of parking lots existing within a predetermined distance from the selected vending machine;
Determining a route through the plurality of identified parking lots;
A route providing method, wherein the computer executes the step of outputting the determined route.
(Supplementary note 2) The route providing method according to supplementary note 1, wherein, in the step of determining, the order of passing through the plurality of parking lots is set in the order of distance from the selected vending machine.
(Supplementary note 3) In the determining step, the order of passing through the plurality of parking lots is set in the descending order of the number of vending machines that need to perform work existing in the vicinity. Route provision method.
(Additional remark 4) The process of outputting the information of the vending machine which needs to perform the operation | work which exists in the circumference | surroundings of the parking lot which this user approached when the user approached any parking lot of said some parking lot The route providing method according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, wherein the computer further executes.
(Appendix 5) When a selection of one or more vending machines from a plurality of vending machines is accepted, a plurality of parking lots existing within a predetermined distance from the selected vending machine are identified,
Determine a route through the identified parking lots,
A route providing program for causing a computer to execute the process of outputting the determined route.
(Supplementary note 6) The route providing program according to supplementary note 5, wherein in the determining process, the order of passing through the plurality of parking lots is set in the order of distance from the selected vending machine.
(Supplementary note 7) In the determining process, the order of passing through the plurality of parking lots is the order in which the number of vending machines that need to perform work in the vicinity is large. Route offer program.
(Supplementary note 8) When a user approaches one of the plurality of parking lots, a process for outputting information on a vending machine that needs to perform work existing around the parking lot that the user has approached The route providing program according to any one of appendices 5 to 7, further causing the computer to execute the following.
(Supplementary Note 9) When a selection of one or more vending machines from a plurality of vending machines is received, a specifying unit that specifies a plurality of parking lots existing within a predetermined distance from the selected vending machine; ,
A determination unit for determining a route through the plurality of identified parking lots;
An output unit that outputs the determined route.
(Supplementary note 10) The route providing apparatus according to supplementary note 9, wherein the determining unit sets the order of passing through the plurality of parking lots in the order of distance from the selected vending machine.
(Supplementary note 11) The route according to supplementary note 9, wherein the determining unit sets the route of the plurality of parking lots in the descending order of the number of vending machines that need to perform work existing in the vicinity. Providing device.
(Additional remark 12) When a user approaches one of the parking lots of the plurality of parking lots, the automatic output of information on vending machines that need to perform work existing around the parking lot approached by the user The route providing device according to any one of appendices 9 to 11, further comprising a vending machine information output unit.

10 servers (route provider)
20 Vending machines 42 Parking lot route creation section (specific section, decision section, output section)
44 Highlight display instruction section (vending machine information output section)

Claims (6)

A step of identifying a plurality of parking lots existing within a predetermined distance from the selected vending machine when receiving selection of one or more vending machines from a plurality of vending machines;
Determining a route through the plurality of identified parking lots;
Outputting the determined route;
A route providing method, wherein the computer executes   The route providing method according to claim 1, wherein in the step of determining, the order of passing through the plurality of parking lots is set in the order of distance from the selected vending machine.   The route providing method according to claim 1, wherein in the determining step, the order of passing through the plurality of parking lots is set in descending order of the number of vending machines that need to perform work existing in the vicinity. .   When the user approaches a parking lot of the plurality of parking lots, the computer outputs a process of outputting information on a vending machine that needs to perform work existing around the parking lot that the user has approached. The route providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further executed. When a selection of one or more vending machines from a plurality of vending machines is accepted, a plurality of parking lots existing within a predetermined distance from the selected vending machine are identified,
Determine a route through the identified parking lots,
A route providing program for causing a computer to execute the process of outputting the determined route. A specification unit for identifying a plurality of parking lots existing within a predetermined distance from the selected vending machine when receiving selection of one or more vending machines from a plurality of vending machines;
A determination unit for determining a route through the plurality of identified parking lots;
An output unit that outputs the determined route.

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