JP2015179098A - information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a navigation system, a terminal device, a navigation server, a navigation device, a navigation method and a program capable of performing optimal resource distribution of rental bicycles.SOLUTION: In a navigation system: a route search condition containing at least traveling means including a rental bicycle, a departure place and a destination is set; route guide information is generated by searching candidate routes from the departure place to the destination satisfying the set route search condition including a route using the rental bicycle by using network data, position information of stations, and information about the number of the rental bicycles parked in the stations; and at least a part of the generated route guide information is output via an output part.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program.

  Conventionally, rental bicycle management systems have been developed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses vehicle rental management that manages position information of scattered rental vehicles that are freely abandoned and provides guidance information to the most accessible vehicle for a user who wants to rent a vehicle. An apparatus is disclosed.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a rental cycle system for managing vehicles such as bicycles, bicycles with electric motors, and motorcycles with two-dimensional barcodes using a barcode reader and a mobile phone with a GPS function that can use map information. . Patent Document 2 discloses that when a user returns a bicycle to a base where there are not enough bicycles, points are added and a fee is discounted.

JP 2002-175589 A JP 2010-55583 A

  However, the prior art (Patent Documents 1 and 2, etc.) has a problem that it is difficult to optimally distribute the resource of the rental cycle. As a result, the prior art has a problem that stable service provision cannot be expected due to the bias in the rental cycle distribution.

  For example, the vehicle rental management device described in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that it does not consider dispersal of the rental cycle distribution.

  In addition, in the rental cycle system described in Patent Document 2, when a user returns a bicycle to a base where there are not enough bicycles, it is mentioned that points are added or a fee is discounted. It had the problem of not having a means. In other words, the rental cycle system described in Patent Document 2 does not include specific means such as presenting a route to a base where there are insufficient bicycles. There was a problem that it was difficult to return.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a navigation system, a terminal device, a navigation server, a navigation device, a navigation method, and a program that enable optimal resource allocation of a rental cycle. To do.

  In order to achieve such an object, the navigation system of the present invention connects a navigation server having at least a control unit and a storage unit, and a terminal device having at least a control unit and an output unit so that they can communicate with each other. In the navigation system, the storage unit includes at least network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network, position information of a station that stops a rental cycle, and information on the number of rental bicycles that are stopped at the station. Station information storage means for storing station information, and the control unit of the navigation server transmits a route search condition including at least a moving means including the rental cycle, a starting point, and a destination, transmitted from the terminal device. Route search condition reception And the candidate route including the route using the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination satisfying the route search condition received by the route search condition receiving unit is stored in the network data storage unit. Search using the network data and the position information and the number information of the stations stored in the station information storage means to generate route guidance information, and the route guidance information generation Route guidance information transmission means for transmitting the route guidance information generated by the means to the terminal device, wherein the control unit of the terminal device transmits the route search condition to the navigation server. Means and the route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server A route guidance information receiving means; and a route guidance information output means for outputting at least a part of the route guidance information received by the route guidance information receiving means via the output section. .

  In the navigation system according to the present invention, in the navigation system described above, the route guidance information generation unit stores the candidate route in the network data stored in the network data storage unit and the station information storage unit. Candidate route searching means for searching using the stored position information of the station, Station extracting means for extracting the station included in the candidate route searched by the candidate route searching means, and station extracting means The number information corresponding to the extracted station is acquired by the number information acquisition means for acquiring from the station information storage means, the candidate route searched by the candidate route search means, and the number information acquisition means. Based on the above unit information There are characterized and path generation unit to generate the route guidance information, further comprising further.

  In the navigation system according to the present invention, in the navigation system described above, the station information further includes basic usage fee information of the rental cycle, and the route guidance information generating unit is configured to transmit the basic usage from the station information storage unit. Based on the above-mentioned number information and the above basic usage fee information, the usage fee information is obtained and the changed usage fee information is changed, and the route guidance information including the changed usage fee information is generated. It is characterized by doing.

  In the navigation system according to the present invention, in the navigation system described above, the route guidance information generation unit includes the number information in the station on the rental bicycle ride side at a predetermined number or more, and the exit information on the rental cycle ride. When the number information in the station is less than a predetermined number, the basic usage fee information is changed to be discounted or free, and the changed usage fee information is generated.

  In the navigation system according to the present invention, in the navigation system described above, the route guidance information generating unit selects a route using the rental cycle from the candidate routes based on the number information, and the route guidance information Generating.

  In the navigation system according to the present invention, in the navigation system described above, the route guidance information generating means includes the number information in the station on the rental cycle boarding side being less than a predetermined number, or the getting off side of the rental cycle. When the number information in the station is a predetermined number or more, the route using the rental cycle is removed from the candidate route, and the route guidance information is generated.

  In the navigation system of the present invention, in the navigation system described above, the route guidance information generating means is a notification indicating that the route using the rental cycle is not recommended among the candidate routes based on the number information. Generating the information, and generating the route guidance information including the generated notification information.

  Further, the navigation system of the present invention is the navigation system described above, wherein the number information in the station on the rental cycle is less than a predetermined number, or the number information in the station on the rental cycle is a predetermined number. In the case described above, the broadcast information is generated.

  Further, the navigation system of the present invention is the above navigation system, wherein the navigation system is further communicably connected to a station device installed at the station and having at least a control unit. The control unit monitors the number of the rental cycle parked at the station, and generates vehicle number information, and the vehicle number information generated by the vehicle monitoring unit is transmitted to the navigation server. A transmission means, wherein the control unit of the navigation server transmits the number information received by the number information reception means and the number information reception means for receiving the number information transmitted from the station device. Number information stored in station information storage means Storage means, and further comprising a.

  In the navigation system according to the present invention, in the navigation system described above, the station information further includes at least one of information on the number of people who can use the rental cycle, type information, and reservation information. The means further acquires at least one of the usable number information, the type information, and the reservation information from the station information storage means, and the obtained usable number information, the type information, and the above The route guidance information is generated based on at least one of the reservation information.

  Further, the navigation system of the present invention includes station information including at least network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network, position information of a station that stops a rental cycle, and information on the number of rental cycles that are stopped at the station. A candidate route including a route using the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination, satisfying a route search condition including at least the moving unit including the rental cycle, the starting point, and the destination. For generating route guidance information by searching the network data stored in the network data storage means and the position information and the number information of the stations stored in the station information storage means And an inner information generating means, at least part of the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generating means, characterized in that and a route guidance information output means for outputting through the output unit.

  Further, the terminal device of the present invention is a terminal device including at least a control unit and an output unit that are communicably connected to the navigation server, and the control unit includes a moving means including a rental cycle, a departure place, and an object. Route search condition transmission means for transmitting a route search condition including at least a ground to the navigation server, route guidance information reception means for receiving route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server, and the route guidance information reception means. Route guidance information output means for outputting at least a part of the received route guidance information via the output unit, the route guidance information in the navigation server satisfying the route search condition. A candidate route including a route using the rental cycle from the ground to the destination is defined as a route that defines the traffic network. Network that the data as well as the station location information and information generated by searching using the number information of the bicycle rental parked in the stations, which stops the bicycle rental, characterized.

  The navigation server according to the present invention is a navigation server including at least a control unit and a storage unit that are communicably connected to a terminal device, and the storage unit stores network data that defines a traffic network. Network data storage means, and station information storage means for storing station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the number information of the rental cycle that is stopped at the station, and the control unit includes the terminal A route search condition receiving means for receiving a route search condition including at least a starting point and a destination, and a route search condition receiving means transmitted from the device; Meet the rental from the starting point to the destination A candidate route including a route using the vehicle is searched using the network data stored in the network data storage unit, and the position information and the number information of the stations stored in the station information storage unit. A route guidance information generating means for generating the route guidance information; and a route guidance information transmitting means for transmitting the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generating means to the terminal device. To do.

  The navigation server of the present invention is a navigation server including at least a control unit and a storage unit that are communicably connected to a terminal device including at least an output unit, and the storage unit defines a traffic network. Network data storage means for storing network data to be stored, and station information storage means for storing station information including at least information on the position of the station that stops the rental cycle and information on the number of rental bicycles stopped at the station, and The control unit is received by the route search condition receiving unit and the route search condition receiving unit that receive the route search condition including at least the starting point and the destination transmitted from the terminal device. Above the starting point that satisfies the above route search conditions. Candidate routes including routes that use the rental cycle to the destination, the network data stored in the network data storage means, and the position information and the number information of the stations stored in the station information storage means The route guidance information generating means for searching using and generating route guidance information, and the route guidance for generating a route guidance screen based on at least a part of the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generating means Output control means for transmitting the route guidance screen generated by the screen generation means and the route guidance screen generation means to the terminal device and outputting at least a part of the route guidance screen via the output unit; It is provided with.

  The navigation device according to the present invention is a navigation device including at least a storage unit, a control unit, and an output unit, wherein the storage unit includes network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network, and a rental cycle. Station information storage means for storing station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the vehicle and information on the number of rental bicycles stopped at the station, and the control unit includes a moving means including the rental cycle and a departure place. A route search condition setting unit that sets a route search condition including at least a route and a destination, and the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition set by the route search condition setting unit The candidate route including the route to be Route guidance information generation for generating route guidance information by searching using the network data stored in the data storage means and the position information and the number information of the stations stored in the station information storage means And route guidance information output means for outputting at least a part of the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generation means via the output unit.

  Further, the navigation method of the present invention is a navigation executed in a navigation system in which a navigation server having at least a control unit and a storage unit and a terminal device having at least a control unit and an output unit are communicably connected. The storage unit includes a network data storage unit that stores network data that defines a traffic network, a station that includes at least position information of a station that stops a rental cycle, and information on the number of rental bicycles that are stopped at the station. Station information storage means for storing information, and a route search condition including at least a moving means including the rental cycle, a departure place, and a destination, which is executed in the control unit of the terminal device, is transmitted to the navigation server. Route A search condition transmission step, a route search condition reception step for receiving the route search condition transmitted from the terminal device in the route search condition transmission step, executed in the control unit of the navigation server, and the navigation server A candidate route including the route using the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination, which satisfies the route search condition received in the route search condition receiving step, executed in the control unit of the network, A route guidance information generation step of generating route guidance information by searching using the network data stored in the data storage means and the position information and the number information of the stations stored in the station information storage means And the control unit of the navigation server The route guidance information transmitting step for transmitting the route guidance information generated in the route guidance information generating step to the terminal device, and the route guidance information executed in the control unit of the terminal device. The route guidance information reception step for receiving the route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server in the transmission step, and the route received in the route guidance information reception step executed in the control unit of the terminal device A route guidance information output step of outputting at least a part of the guidance information via the output unit.

  The navigation method of the present invention is a navigation method executed in a navigation system, the navigation system including network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network and position information of a station that stops a rental cycle. And station information storage means for storing station information including at least the number of rental bicycles stopped at the station, route guidance information generation means, and route guidance information output means, and the route guidance information generation means A candidate route including a route using the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination, satisfying a route search condition including at least the moving unit including the rental cycle, the starting point, and the destination, and the network data storage unit. A route guidance information generating step for generating route guidance information by searching using the stored network data and the position information and the number information of the stations stored in the station information storage means, and the route The guidance information output means includes a route guidance information output step for outputting at least a part of the route guidance information generated in the route guidance information generation step via an output unit.

  The navigation method of the present invention is a navigation method executed in a terminal device that is connected to a navigation server in a communicable manner and includes at least a control unit and an output unit, and is a rental cycle executed in the control unit A route search condition transmitting step for transmitting to the navigation server a route search condition including at least a moving means including a departure point and a destination, and a route guide information receiving step for receiving route guide information transmitted from the navigation server And a route guidance information output step for outputting at least a part of the route guidance information received in the route guidance information receiving step via the output unit, wherein the route guidance information is the navigation server In the above-mentioned purpose from the departure point that satisfies the route search condition Candidate routes including routes that use the above-mentioned rental cycle are searched and generated using network data that defines the traffic network, position information of the station that stops the rental cycle, and information on the number of rental cycles that are stopped at the station. Information.

  The navigation method of the present invention is a navigation method that is executed in a navigation server that is connected to a terminal device in a communicable manner and includes at least a control unit and a storage unit. The storage unit defines a traffic network. Network data storage means for storing network data to be stored, and station information storage means for storing station information including at least information on the position of the station that stops the rental cycle and information on the number of rental bicycles stopped at the station, and A route search condition receiving step for receiving a route search condition transmitted from the terminal device, including the rental cycle, at least a starting point and a destination, transmitted from the terminal device; and the route search condition receiving step. The route search received at Candidate routes including the route using the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination satisfying the conditions, the network data stored in the network data storage unit, and the above-mentioned stored in the station information storage unit A search using the position information and the number information of the stations to generate route guidance information, and the route guidance information generated in the route guidance information generation step is transmitted to the terminal device. And a route guidance information transmitting step.

  The navigation method of the present invention is a navigation method executed in a navigation server having at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device having at least an output unit. Includes network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network, and station information storage means for storing station information including at least information on the position of a station that stops a bicycle and information on the number of bicycles that are stopped at the station. And a route search condition reception step for receiving a route search condition transmitted from the terminal device, including the rental cycle, at least a starting point and a destination, which is executed by the control unit. The route search condition receiving step The network data stored in the network data storage means, and the station information, including candidate routes that use the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination, satisfying the route search conditions received Search using the position information and the number information of the stations stored in the storage means to generate route guidance information, and the route guidance generated in the route guidance information generation step. A route guidance screen generation step for generating a route guidance screen based on at least a part of the information, and the route guidance screen generated in the route guidance screen generation step is transmitted to the terminal device, and the route guidance screen An output control step for outputting at least a part of the output via the output unit. And features.

  The navigation method of the present invention is a navigation method executed in a navigation device having at least a storage unit, a control unit, and an output unit, wherein the storage unit stores network data that defines a traffic network. Data storage means, and station information storage means for storing station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the number of pieces of the rental cycle that are stopped at the station, and is executed in the control unit. A route search condition setting step for setting a route search condition including at least a moving means including the rental cycle, a departure place, and a destination, and the departure place satisfying the route search condition set in the route search condition setting step From the destination to the destination A candidate route including a route using a cycle is searched using the network data stored in the network data storage unit, and the position information and the number information of the stations stored in the station information storage unit. A route guidance information generation step for generating route guidance information, and a route guidance information output step for outputting at least a part of the route guidance information generated in the route guidance information generation step via the output unit; , Including.

  The program of the present invention is a program for causing a terminal device, which is connected to a navigation server so as to be communicable to have at least a control unit and an output unit, and includes a rental cycle in the control unit. A route search condition transmitting step for transmitting to the navigation server a route search condition including at least a starting point and a destination, a route guide information receiving step for receiving route guide information transmitted from the navigation server, and the route A route guidance information output step of outputting at least a part of the route guidance information received in the guidance information reception step via the output unit, and the route guidance information is Rent-a-car from the starting point to the destination satisfying the route search condition Information generated by searching for candidate routes including routes that use traffic using the network data that defines the traffic network, the location information of the station that stops the rental cycle, and the number information of the rental cycle that is stopped at the station It is characterized by.

  The program of the present invention is a program for causing a navigation server connected to a terminal device to be communicable and having at least a control unit and a storage unit. The storage unit defines a traffic network. Network data storage means for storing network data; and station information storage means for storing station information including at least information on the position of a station that stops a bicycle and information on the number of bicycles that are stopped at the station. In the route search condition receiving step for receiving the route search condition transmitted from the terminal device and including at least the moving means including the rental cycle, the starting point, and the destination, and the route search condition receiving step. The above starting point that satisfies the above route search conditions From the network data stored in the network data storage means, the position information of the station stored in the station information storage means, and the candidate information including a route using the rental cycle to the destination A route guidance information generation step for generating route guidance information by searching using the number information, and a route guidance information transmission step for transmitting the route guidance information generated in the route guidance information generation step to the terminal device; , Is executed.

  Further, the program of the present invention is a program for causing a navigation server having at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is connected to a terminal device having at least an output unit to be communicable, the storage unit having Network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network; station information storage means for storing station information including at least information on the position of a station that stops a rental cycle and information on the number of rental bicycles that are stopped at the station; A route search condition receiving step for receiving a route search condition transmitted from the terminal device including the rental cycle, a starting point, and a destination, transmitted from the terminal device, and the route search condition The route search received in the reception step Candidate routes including the route using the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination satisfying the condition, the network data stored in the network data storage unit, and the above-mentioned stored in the station information storage unit Based on at least a part of the route guidance information generated in the route guidance information generation step that generates a route guidance information by searching using the position information and the number information of the stations, and the route guidance information generation step A route guidance screen generation step for generating a route guidance screen, and the route guidance screen generated in the route guidance screen generation step is transmitted to the terminal device, and at least a part of the route guidance screen is output as described above. And an output control step of outputting via the unit.

  Further, the program of the present invention is a program for causing a navigation device including at least a storage unit, a control unit, and an output unit to execute, and the storage unit stores network data that defines a network of traffic. Storage means, and station information storage means for storing station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the number of pieces of the rental cycle that are stopped at the station, and the control unit includes the rental cycle. A route search condition setting step for setting a route search condition including at least a moving means, a departure place and a destination, and the route search condition set in the route search condition setting step; The route using the above rental cycle until To search for route guidance information using the network data stored in the network data storage means and the position information and the number information of the stations stored in the station information storage means. Generating a route guidance information generation step, and a route guidance information output step of outputting at least a part of the route guidance information generated in the route guidance information generation step via the output unit. Features.

  According to the present invention, in the navigation server, network data defining the traffic network is stored in the storage unit, and station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the number information of the number of rental cycles stopped at the station is stored. The route search condition stored in the unit and transmitted from the terminal device including the rental cycle, the starting point, and the destination is received, and the received route search condition is received from the starting point to the destination. Candidate routes including routes that use the rental cycle are searched using network data stored in the storage unit and station location information and number information stored in the storage unit, and route guidance information is generated and generated. Route information is sent to the terminal device. Since the search condition is transmitted to the navigation server, the route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server is received, and at least a part of the received route guidance information is output via the output unit, the optimal resource allocation of the rental cycle The effect that can be realized. In other words, according to the present invention, the candidate cycle from the starting point to the destination using the rental cycle can be presented to the user in consideration of the number of rental cycles at each station. There is an effect that it can be dispersed. As a result, the prior art (Patent Documents 1 and 2, etc.) has a problem that it is difficult to optimally distribute the resource of the rental cycle, and stable service provision cannot be expected due to the uneven distribution of the rental cycle. However, according to the present invention, it is possible to optimally disperse the rental cycle bias between the stations, so that it is possible to provide a stable service.

  According to the present invention, in generating route guidance information, a candidate route is searched using the network data stored in the storage unit and the position information of the station stored in the storage unit, and the searched candidate route is obtained. From the starting station to the destination, the station information is extracted, the number information corresponding to the extracted station is acquired from the storage unit, and the route guidance information is generated based on the searched candidate route and number information. The optimum candidate route is searched once, and the candidate route can be processed in consideration of the number of rental cycles of each station. Accordingly, the present invention has an effect that it is possible to provide a route that uses the rental cycle as an optimum route from the starting point to the destination, not a route that gives priority to the optimization of the rental cycle dispersion.

  Further, according to the present invention, the station information further includes basic usage fee information of the rental cycle, and in the generation of route guidance information, the basic usage fee information is acquired from the storage unit, and based on the number information and the basic usage fee information The changed usage fee information is generated by changing the basic usage fee information, and the route guidance information including the changed usage fee information is generated. There is an effect that it is possible to present a rental cycle route that can be used for a fee. As a result, the present invention has an effect of encouraging the user to cooperate in the distribution of the rental cycle bias between the stations.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the generation of route guidance information, when the number information at the station on the rental cycle is greater than or equal to the predetermined number and the number information at the station on the rental cycle is less than the predetermined number, the basic use Since the fee information is changed to be discounted or free and the usage fee information is generated after the change, the number of rental cycles is used as a rental cycle usage route where the usage fee is discounted or free for the user who searched the route. It is possible to present a route from an excessive station to a station where the number of rental cycles is insufficient.

  Further, according to the present invention, in generating route guidance information, a route that uses a rental cycle is selected from candidate routes based on the number information, and route guidance information is generated. On the other hand, there is an effect that a candidate route can be presented after a route that is not recommended for use of the rental cycle is selected. As a result, the present invention has an effect that the user can be controlled not to use a path that causes a bias in the rental cycle between stations.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the generation of the route guidance information, if the number information at the station on the rental cycle is less than the predetermined number, or the number information at the station on the rental cycle is greater than the predetermined number, the candidate route The route that uses the rental cycle is removed and the route guidance information is generated. There is an effect that the candidate route can be presented after removing the route to the station.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the generation of the route guidance information, the notification information indicating that the route using the rental cycle is not recommended among the candidate routes is generated based on the number information, and the generated notification information is Since the route guidance information including the route information is generated, it is possible to present to the user who has performed the route search that the candidate route includes a route that is not recommended to use the rental cycle. As a result, the present invention has an effect of encouraging the user not to use a route that causes a bias in the rental cycle between stations.

  Also, according to the present invention, when the number information at the station on the rental cycle is less than a predetermined number, or when the number information at the station on the rental cycle is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the notification information is generated. On the other hand, as a route that does not recommend the use of a rental cycle, for example, it is possible to present that a candidate route includes a route from a station having insufficient number of rental cycles to a station having excessive number of rental cycles. Play.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the station device, the number of rental cycles stopped at the station is monitored, the number information is generated, and the generated number information is transmitted to the navigation server. Since the number information to be transmitted is received and the received number information is stored in the storage unit of the navigation server, the navigation server is transmitted from the station device installed in the station, and the latest rental cycle stopped at the station. There is an effect that the number information can be received regularly or in real time.

  Further, according to the present invention, the station information further includes at least one of information on the number of people who can use the rental cycle, type information, and reservation information, and is further available from the storage unit when generating the route guidance information. Since at least one of the number of people information, the type information, and the reservation information is acquired, and the route guidance information is generated further based on at least one of the acquired available number of people information, the type information, and the reservation information. The navigation server can generate route guidance information that more optimally distributes the bias of the rental cycle between the stations, further considering the number of people who can use the rental cycle at each station, the type, and whether or not there is a reservation. There is an effect.

  In the above description, the navigation system of the present invention has been described as an example. However, the navigation server, the terminal device, the navigation device, the navigation method, and the program have the same effect.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a navigation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the navigation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of candidate routes in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a route guidance information output screen according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of the route guidance information output screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing still another example of the route guidance information output screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the navigation server in the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the navigation server in the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the navigation device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the navigation device according to the third embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a navigation system, a terminal device, a navigation server, a navigation device, a navigation method, and a program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  Hereinafter, with regard to the configuration and processing of the present invention, the first embodiment (navigation system), the second embodiment (navigation server (server-driven type)), and the third embodiment (navigation device (stand-alone type)) Details will be described in order.

[First Embodiment]
First, a first embodiment (navigation system) of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. However, the following first embodiment exemplifies a navigation system for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and is not intended to specify the present invention in this navigation system. It is equally applicable to the navigation systems of other embodiments that fall within the scope of the claims. For example, the form of function distribution on the server side and the terminal side in the navigation system exemplified in the first embodiment is not limited to the following, and functionally or physically in arbitrary units as long as similar effects and functions can be achieved. It can be configured to be distributed and integrated.

[Navigation system configuration]
First, an example of the configuration of the navigation system in the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the navigation system in the first embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration. In the present embodiment, a navigation system that provides communication-type information will be described as a specific example. However, the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to a stand-alone navigation system.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation system according to the first embodiment schematically includes a navigation server 200 capable of performing route search and the like, a terminal device 100 equipped with a route guidance application and a transfer guidance application, and a rental cycle. A station device 600 that monitors the number of vehicles installed at a station that stops and a vehicle-mounted device 700 that transmits position information of a vehicle mounted on a bicycle are communicably connected. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the communication includes, for example, remote communication such as wired / wireless communication via the network 300. Each part of these navigation systems is communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the navigation system according to the first embodiment, the navigation server 200 schematically includes at least a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206. The terminal device 100 includes at least a position acquisition unit 112, an output unit (display unit 114 and audio output unit 118), an input unit 116, a control unit 102, and a storage unit 106. The station apparatus 600 includes at least a control unit 602 and a storage unit 606. The in-vehicle device 700 includes at least a position acquisition unit 712, a control unit 702, and a storage unit 706.

[Configuration of Navigation Server 200]
Here, in FIG. 1, the navigation server 200 stores network data defining a traffic network in the storage unit 206, and includes at least the position information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the number information of the number of rental cycles stopped at the station. The information is stored in the storage unit 206, the route search condition including at least the moving means including the rental cycle transmitted from the terminal device 100, the departure place, and the destination is received, and the destination from the departure place satisfying the received route search condition is received. Candidate routes including routes that use the rental cycle to the ground are searched using the network data stored in the storage unit 206 and the station location information and the number of units information stored in the storage unit 206 to generate route guidance information. Then, the generated route guidance information is sent to the terminal device 100. It has the functions such as sending. The navigation server 200 is connected to the terminal device 100, the station device 600, and the in-vehicle device 700 through the communication control interface unit 204 via the network 300 so that they can communicate with each other. The control unit 202 and the storage unit 206 are connected to each other. Prepare. The control unit 202 is a control unit that performs various processes. The communication control interface unit 204 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or a router connected to a communication line, a telephone line, etc., and performs communication control between the navigation server 200 and the network 300. Has the function to perform. That is, the communication control interface unit 204 has a function of communicating data with the terminal device 100, the station device 600, the in-vehicle device 700, and the like via a communication line.

  In FIG. 1, a storage unit 206 is a fixed disk device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and storage means such as an SSD (Solid State Drive), and includes various databases and tables (network database 206a, station information database 206b, map A database 206c, a guidance database 206d, and a route guidance information database 206e).

  Among these components of the storage unit 206, the network database 206a is a network data storage unit that stores network data that defines a traffic network. Here, the network data stored in the network database 206a may include road network data, route network data, and in-facility network data. These network data are stored in advance in the network database 206a, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 periodically sends the latest data via the network 300 to an external device (for example, a map providing server that provides map data). ) Or the like, and the network data stored in the network database 206a may be updated.

  Here, the road network data stored in the network database 206a is network data that defines a road network. For example, node data of nodes that are nodes on the road network expression such as intersections, and road sections between nodes. It is network data expressed by the combination with the link data of a link. Here, the node data includes information such as a node number (for example, node ID), a node name, position coordinates such as latitude and longitude altitude, a node type, the number of links to be connected, a connection node number, and an intersection name. May be included. The link data includes a link number (for example, a link ID), a start node ID, an end node ID, a road type, a route number such as a national road, a prefectural road, and a city road, heavily used route information, and a government in which a link exists. Area attribute information, link length (for example, distance), road service status, abnormal weather traffic restriction section, vehicle weight limit, vehicle height limit, width, road width classification, lane information (for example, number of lanes, dedicated traffic) Information such as speed limit, overpass, tunnel and bridge attributes, and name, etc.) May be included. The road network data may include usage fee data. Here, the usage fee data may be information indicating fuel charges consumed when traveling by automobiles, motorcycles, etc., and tolls for toll roads such as highway automobile national roads and automobile exclusive roads. Further, the road network data may store location information such as latitude and longitude information of facilities existing on a route when moving by car, motorcycle, bicycle, and on foot.

  The road network data may include road traffic information. Here, the road traffic information may include traffic jam information such as a traffic jam occurrence point, a traffic jam distance, and a transit time between two locations on the road (that is, travel time, etc.). Further, the road traffic information may include traffic obstacle information, traffic regulation information, and the like. Here, the traffic regulation information is data defining various traffic regulations.For example, traffic regulation during abnormal weather such as precipitation regulation, snow cover / freezing regulation, ultrasonic regulation, wind speed regulation, visibility regulation, etc., height Vehicle traffic regulations such as regulations and weight regulations, road construction and work, regulations during construction around roads, traffic zones that regulate traffic zones that can pass by time zone and vehicle type, and vehicle traffic due to road damage, etc. It may also include information such as a general vehicle entry prohibition by a community zone or the like installed to ensure traffic safety, and a general vehicle entry prohibition due to a connection path to private land. The road traffic information is stored in advance in the network database 206a, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 periodically (for example, every 5 minutes) sends the latest data via the network 300 to an external system (for example, Update road traffic information downloaded from VICS (registered trademark) (Vehicle Information and Communication System), ATIS (Advanced Traffic Information Service), Japan Road Traffic Information Center (JARTIC), etc. and stored in network database 206a May be.

  The route network data stored in the network database 206a is network data that defines the route network of each transportation facility (for example, public transportation facility) such as a railway, an airplane, a bus, and a ship. Node data of nodes (for example, stations, stops, stops, stops, airports, ports, terminals, etc., which are stops of transportation facilities) that are nodes on the route network expression, and railway lines that connect the nodes Network data expressed by a combination of link data of links such as air routes, navigation routes, and bus routes. Here, a railroad is a transportation system that travels by being guided by fixed guideways (rails, guide rails, etc.) installed on the route and transports passengers, cargo, etc. A ropeway, a monorail, a cable car, a linear motor car, or the like may be used. The node data includes a node number (for example, a node ID), a node name (for example, a station name, a stop name, a stop name, a stop name, an airport name, a port name, And a terminal name, etc.) and information such as position coordinates such as latitude and longitude altitude may be included. The link data includes a link number (for example, link ID), start node ID, end node ID, type, link length (for example, distance), in-link attributes such as overpass, tunnel and bridge, and name Information (such as a route name) may be included.

  The route network data may include transportation timetable data. Here, the timetable data is information representing a timetable of each transportation facility such as a railway, an airplane, a bus, and a ship. The timetable data further includes destination information (for example, final destination information) of the transportation facility, and the type of transportation (for example, limited express, express, semi-express, rapid, rapid express, commuter express, commuter express, commute Information including express, section express, section semi-express, section rapid, each station stop, and normal). In addition, the timetable data further includes transportation departure and arrival times (for example, scheduled departure, transit and arrival times) at nodes on the route (that is, transportation stop points), transportation route names, Information including attribute information such as the name of a node on the route of the transportation facility (that is, the stop point of the transportation facility) may be used. Further, the timetable data includes transportation attribute information (for example, type and destination information) associated with each section (for example, one or a plurality of links) connecting nodes on the transportation route. You may go out.

  The route network data may include transportation fee data. Here, the usage fee data may be, for example, information representing a usage fee or the like generated when each transportation means such as a railroad, an airplane, a bus, and a ship is used. The route network data may include boarding position data. Here, the boarding position data is, for example, a transportation boarding position where a plurality of vehicles such as trains, streetcars, monorails, cable cars, and linear motor cars are connected (for example, vehicles close to the ticket gates, convenient for transfer) Vehicle position information, low congestion rate vehicles, women-only vehicles, and the like). Further, the route network data may include operation information of each transportation such as railway operation information, air operation information, ship operation information, and bus operation information. The operation information of each transportation facility is stored in advance in the network database 206a, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 periodically downloads the latest data from an external system or the like via the network 300, and the network database 206a. You may update the operation information of each transportation memorize | stored in.

  The in-facility network data stored in the network database 206a is network data that defines a route network in the facility. Here, in-facility network data stored in the network database 206a includes, for example, stores, companies, offices, and toilets in buildings, entrances and exits of elevators and escalators, entrances and exits of stairs, and boarding of airplanes, etc. Nodes of nodes that are nodes connecting passages, such as exits, train platforms on station platforms, and ticket gates of stations, and passages, stairs, moving walkways, escalators connecting nodes , And network data expressed by a combination with link data of an elevator or the like.

  Here, the node data includes a node number (for example, node ID, etc.), a node name (entrance / exit name, entrance / exit name, etc.), position coordinates such as latitude and longitude altitude, and node type (for example, entrance / exit / exit / exit, passage) And the like, the number of links to be connected, the connection node number, and the like may be included. The link data includes a link number (for example, link ID, etc.), a start node ID, an end node ID, a link length, a width, a link type (for example, a passage connecting steps between nodes, a stairs, a slope, an escalator, an elevator, And a moving walkway), and information on barrier-free. Here, the facility may be an indoor building such as a station, an office building, a hotel, a department store, a supermarket, a museum, a museum, a school, an aquarium, an underground passage, a multistory parking lot, an underground parking lot, and an underground mall. . The facility may be a bus terminal, a park, an amusement park, a campsite, a communication passage, an outdoor parking lot, and an outdoor structure such as a zoo.

  The station information database 206b is station information storage means for storing station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the number information of the number of rental cycles stopped at the station. Here, the position information stored in the station information database 206b is coordinate data indicating the position of each station in latitude and longitude. Further, the number information stored in the station information database 206b is obtained by the control unit 602 of the station apparatus 600 (described later) installed at each station and transmitted to the navigation server 200. The number of rental cycles that are stopped at each station. Numerical data shown. Here, the number information may include the maximum number of vehicles that can be stopped at the station and the number of vehicles that can be stopped at the current station (that is, the number of empty vehicles) in addition to the number of vehicles that are stopped at the station.

  In the present embodiment, the number information is, for example, when the lock of the bicycle parking apparatus (parking dock) having a lock opening / closing function for physically fixing (docking) the bicycle is closed. It may be counted by the control unit 602 as a rental cycle that is stopped. In addition, in the case where the number information is, for example, the position of the rental cycle acquired by the position acquisition unit 712 included in the in-vehicle device 700 mounted on the rental cycle described later matches the position of the station device 600 or is within a predetermined range. Numerical data counted by the control unit 602 of the station apparatus 600 as a rental cycle that is stopped may be used. Further, the number information may be numerical data counted as a rental cycle that is stopped by the control unit 602 of the station device 600 when the position of the rental cycle is included in the area of the station. The number information may be numerical data indicating the number of rental cycles that are stopped at a station, which is input via the input unit of the station device 600 by a station supervisor or the like. In the present embodiment, the number of vehicles that can be stopped in the number information is, for example, as the number of vehicles that can be stopped (that is, the number of empty vehicles) by the control unit 602 of the station device 600 when the parking device is locked. It may be counted, or may be numerical data calculated by subtracting the number of stopped vehicles from the maximum number of vehicles that can be stopped.

  Here, the station information stored in the station information database 206b may further include rental cycle basic usage charge information. The basic usage fee information is numerical information indicating a rental cycle usage fee determined in advance by a rental bicycle dealer, for example, determined according to the number of times of use, hourly unit, half day unit, daily unit, weekly unit, monthly unit, etc. May be. Further, the station information stored in the station information database 206b may further include at least one of information on the number of people who can use a rental cycle, type information, and reservation information. Here, the usable number information is numerical data indicating, for example, for one-seater, two-seater, three-seater, four-seater, and five-seater. The type information includes, for example, city cars, cross bikes, mountain bikes, road racers, BMX bikes, folding bikes, small-diameter cars, minicycles, battery-assisted bicycles, children's bicycles, bicycles for two children, three-wheeled bicycles, four-wheelers. This is data indicating the type of wheeled bicycle, recumbent, three-wheeled recumbent, hand bike, bicycle with trailer, bicycle with sidecar, and the like. The reservation information is data indicating whether or not a rental cycle is reserved.

  The station information is stored in advance in the station information database 206b, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 transmits the latest data to the external device (for example, a station device 600 described later) via the network 300 periodically or in real time. ) To update the station information stored in the station information database 206b.

  The map database 206c is map data storage means for storing map map data. Here, in the present invention, the map data stored in the map database 206c is, for example, map data meshed according to a scale (for example, JIS standard first to third region division mesh data, 100m mesh data, etc. ) Or other outdoor map data. The map database 206c may store outdoor map data such as road maps and route maps in the whole country and each region. Further, the map database 206c further stores indoor map data such as a floor guide map relating to a building having height information (for example, an indoor rental cycle station, a multilevel parking lot, a station, a department store, a school, etc.). Also good.

  The map data stored in the map database 206c includes features displayed on the map (for example, buildings such as buildings, houses, stations, rental bicycle stations, roads, railroads, bridges, tunnels, contour lines, coastlines, lake shores, etc. Lifeline lines such as lines, sea, rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, places such as parks and outdoor facilities, administrative boundaries, administrative districts, and city blocks, etc.) shape data, notes displayed on the map ( For example, place names, addresses, telephone numbers, names of facilities such as shops, parks, stations, and bicycle rental stations, names including landmarks, historic sites, rivers, lakes, bays, mountains, forests, names of roads, bridges, tunnels, etc. , Route names, point information, word-of-mouth information, etc.) and symbols displayed on the map (eg, mountains, historic sites, temples, schools, hospitals, factories, cemeteries, etc. , Store signs such as convenience stores, supermarkets, restaurants, banks and post offices, traffic lights, toll road entrances, toll gates, service areas, parking areas and interchange signs, bicycle rental stations, parking lots, stations, hotels Data such as a symbol data of a facility symbol such as an art museum and a museum, and a word of mouth symbol).

  In addition, the indoor map data stored in the map database 206c may include local route data for indoor routes in a facility or the like. Here, the campus route data may be data based at least on travel route data on the premises such as a station or a bicycle rental station and map data of a map (facility guide map) including the travel route. For example, the campus route data may be image data in which a moving route is drawn on the facility guide map. In addition, for example, the campus route data may further include message data explaining the travel route. Here, the travel route based on the travel route data may be an optimal route (for example, a shortest route or a barrier-free route) that connects ticket gates or the like when transferring a plurality of transportation facilities within a facility.

  Further, the outdoor map data and the indoor map data may be image data for map drawing in a raster format or a vector format. These outdoor map data and indoor map data are stored in advance in the map database 206c, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 periodically provides the latest data via an external device (for example, map data). The outdoor map data and indoor map data downloaded from the map providing server or the like and stored in the map database 206c may be updated.

  The guidance database 206d is guidance data storage means for storing guidance data output at a guidance target point. Here, the guidance target point may be set at an arbitrary position on the candidate route composed of nodes and links. For example, the guidance target point may be set on a node that is a nodal point corresponding to a branch point such as an intersection, or may be set on a link indicating a road section or the like between nodes. The guidance data stored in the guidance database 206d may include at least one of character data, voice data, and display data. These guidance data are stored in advance in the guidance database 206d, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 periodically downloads the latest data from an external device or the like via the network 300 and stores it in the guidance database 206d. The guidance data may be updated.

  Here, the character data of the guidance data stored in the guidance database 206d informs that the current position is close to the target and the direction of travel, which is associated with the direction of travel at the guidance target point (branch point, etc.). Character data that composes the message (for example, “I will soon be around the rental cycle station”, “I will soon be around my destination”, “I will turn left at the next intersection”, “I will turn right at the next intersection”, “I will continue straight ”Or character data such as the name of an intersection or a bicycle rental station), and is used, for example, when the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 executes route guidance using character guidance. The voice data among the guidance data stored in the guidance database 206d includes a message notifying that the current position associated with the traveling direction at the guidance target point (branch point, etc.) has approached the target and the traveling direction. Voice data converted from text data to be composed by text-to-speech (TTS) system (for example, “Turn left at the next intersection”) or the current position is close to the rental cycle station or destination The voice data corresponding to the name of the intersection or the rental cycle station), for example, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 provides voice guidance. Used when performing route guidance by. Further, the display data among the guidance data stored in the guidance database 206d is a turn which is an arrow navigation for displaying a guidance such as a left or right turn on the screen, which is associated with a traveling direction at a guidance target point (branch point, etc.). Bi-turn (TBT) (for example, icons such as left turn arrow, right turn arrow, straight arrow, etc.), road signs (for example, intersection names, road closures, vehicle entry prohibition, one-way signs, etc.) and direction signs (for example, For example, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 performs route guidance based on display guidance, such as a signboard displaying “direction A” together with a left-pointing arrow and a signboard displaying “direction B” together with a right-pointing arrow. Used when.

  The route guidance information database 206e is route guidance information storage means for storing route guidance information. Here, the route guidance information stored in the route guidance information database 206e may be route guidance information including at least candidate route (guidance route) data, which will be described later, generated by the control unit 202. The route guidance information may include map data of a map including candidate routes stored in the map database 206c. The route guidance information may include guidance data that is stored in the guidance database 206d and that is output at the guidance target point included in the candidate route.

  The storage unit 206 may further store facility information (POI information) of the facility (POI). Here, the facility information stored in the storage unit 206 is information including a plurality of items indicating attributes about the facility. Here, the attributes include, for example, facility name, genre and type (facility category), address, telephone number, URL, business hours, products handled, average price (for example, average usage fee), reputation, ranking, and soaring , Ease of visiting, recommendation score, photo data, coupon information, word-of-mouth information (eg, word-of-mouth evaluation and user comments), usage conditions, availability, facility scale, latitude and longitude altitude indicating facility coordinate position (facility location information) Locations where facilities exist (city areas, suburbs, harbors, stations, etc.), usage restrictions, facility IDs, reference rates such as the number of times or frequency of access to the facility information, and update of the facility information The date may be used. Here, the recommendation score may be a value in which a recommendation degree is automatically calculated from user information, history information, and the like.

  Here, POI is an abbreviation for point of interest, for example, a specific point or facility perceived by a person as a convenient place or an interesting place, such as a store, company, office, public facility, etc. It may be a recreational facility and an outdoor facility. Here, stores include, for example, restaurants, grocery stores, liquor stores, tobacco stores, department stores, shopping centers, supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations, financial institutions, post offices, multi-storey parking lots, bicycle rental stations, hotels, It may be an accommodation facility such as an inn. The public facility may be, for example, a government office, a police station, a police box, a fire station, a station, a medical institution, a museum, a museum, a school, and the like. The entertainment facility may be, for example, a movie theater, a theater, an amusement park, a pachinko parlor, a casino, a racetrack or the like. The outdoor facility may be a bus terminal, a park, an amusement park, a campsite, a communication passage, an outdoor parking lot, an outdoor rental bicycle station, a zoo, and the like. The storage unit 206 may store an icon (facility icon) corresponding to the facility. The facility information is stored in the storage unit 206 in advance, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 periodically sends the latest data via the network 300 to an external device (for example, a facility information providing server that provides facility information). Etc.) and the facility information stored in the storage unit 206 may be updated.

  The control unit 202 has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a program that defines various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 202 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 202 functionally conceptually includes a route search condition reception unit 202a, a route guidance information generation unit 202b, a candidate route search unit 202c, a station extraction unit 202d, a number information acquisition unit 202e, a route generation unit 202f, and route guidance information transmission. 202g, a unit number information receiving unit 202h, and a unit number information storage unit 202i.

  Among these, the route search condition receiving unit 202a is a route search condition receiving unit that receives a route search condition that is transmitted from the terminal device 100 and includes at least a moving unit including a rental cycle, a starting point, and a destination. Here, the moving means may further include at least one of walking, a car, a railroad, an airplane, a bus, a ship, and the like, for example. Further, the departure point may be the current position of the user (user) of the terminal device 100. The route search condition may further include a departure time or an arrival time. Here, the departure time may be the current time. The route search condition may further include a waypoint. Further, the route search condition may further include a transit time. Further, the route search condition may be input by the user of the terminal device 100 via the input unit 116 of the terminal device 100.

  In addition, the route guidance information generation unit 202b stores, in the network database 206a, candidate routes including routes that use the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfy the route search condition received by the route search condition reception unit 202a. This is route guidance information generation means for generating route guidance information by searching using the network data and the position information and the number information of the stations stored in the station information database 206b.

  Here, the route guidance information generation unit 202b further includes a candidate route search unit 202c, a station extraction unit 202d, a number information acquisition unit 202e, and a route generation unit 202f.

  Among these, the candidate route search unit 202c stores, in the network database 206a, candidate routes including routes that use the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfy the route search condition received by the route search condition reception unit 202a. Candidate route searching means for searching using the network data and station position information stored in the station information database 206b.

  Here, the candidate route search unit 202c may search for a candidate route including a route using a rental cycle from the current position to the destination based on the current position information of the terminal device 100 transmitted from the terminal device 100. If the route search condition further includes a departure time or arrival time, the candidate route search unit 202c uses a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition further including the departure time or arrival time. A candidate route including the route may be searched. Here, the departure time may be the current time. Further, the candidate route search unit 202c may search for a candidate route that passes through the waypoint when the route search condition further includes a waypoint. In addition, when the route search condition further includes a transit point and a transit time, the candidate route search unit 202c starts from the departure point that satisfies the route search condition including the departure point, the destination, the transit point, and the transit time. You may search for a candidate route that is a route that passes through the route.

  The station extracting unit 202d is a station extracting unit that extracts a station included in the candidate route searched by the candidate route searching unit 202c. In the present embodiment, the station extraction unit 202d extracts at least a rental-cycle boarding station and a rental-cycle getting-off station among the stations included in the candidate route searched by the candidate route searching unit 202c.

  The number information acquisition unit 202e is number information acquisition means for acquiring the number information corresponding to the station extracted by the station extraction unit 202d from the station information database 206b. Here, the number information acquisition unit 202e may acquire the number information corresponding to the station extracted by the station extraction unit 202d by directly inquiring the storage unit 606 of the station apparatus 600 via the network 300.

  The route generation unit 202f is route generation means for generating route guidance information based on the candidate route searched by the candidate route search unit 202c and the number information acquired by the number information acquisition unit 202e. Here, the route generation unit 202f acquires basic usage fee information from the station information database 206b, generates changed usage fee information in which the basic usage fee information is changed based on the number information and the basic usage fee information, Route guidance information including the changed usage fee information may be generated. In addition, the route generation unit 202f discounts or frees the basic usage fee information when the number information at the station on the rental cycle is greater than or equal to the predetermined number and the number information at the station on the rental cycle is less than the predetermined number. The usage fee information after the change may be generated. Further, the route generation unit 202f may select a route using the rental cycle from the candidate routes based on the number information, and generate route guidance information. In addition, the route generation unit 202f uses the rental cycle from the candidate route when the number information at the station on the rental cycle is less than the predetermined number or when the number information at the station on the rental cycle is greater than the predetermined number. And route guidance information may be generated. Further, the route generation unit 202f generates notification information indicating that the route using the rental cycle is not recommended among the candidate routes based on the number information, and generates route guidance information including the generated notification information. May be. Further, the route generation unit 202f may generate notification information when the number information at the station on the rental cycle is less than a predetermined number, or when the number information at the station at the departure side of the rental cycle is equal to or greater than the predetermined number. Further, the route generation unit 202f acquires at least one of the available number information, type information, and reservation information from the station information database 206b, and among the acquired available number information, type information, and reservation information. Route guidance information may be generated further based on at least one. In this embodiment, the route generation unit 202f can stop the vehicle based on the number of vehicles that can be stopped at the station (that is, the number of empty vehicles) in addition to the number of vehicles that are stopped at the station. It may be determined whether or not there are a lot of vacant vehicles or vehicles by determining whether or not the number is less than or equal to the predetermined number.

  Here, the route generation unit 202f further includes the time of getting on and off the transportation, the destination information of the transportation, the route type of the transportation, the name of the transportation, the name of the boarding point such as a railway station and a bus stop, Exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, and / or fare data when using candidate route Route guidance information including the above may be generated. The route generation unit 202f may further generate route guidance information including map data of a map including candidate routes stored in the map database 206c. In addition, the route generation unit 202f may further generate route guidance information including local route data and timetable data. The route generation unit 202f may further generate route guidance information including guidance data (display guidance data, voice guidance data, etc.) output on the candidate route, stored in the guidance database 206d.

  The route guidance information transmission unit 202g is route guidance information transmission means for transmitting the route guidance information generated by the route generation unit 202f to the terminal device 100.

  The number information receiving unit 202h is number information receiving means for receiving the number information transmitted from the station apparatus 600 described later.

  The number information storage unit 202i is a number information storage unit that stores the number information received by the number information receiving unit 202h in the station information database 206b.

[Configuration of Terminal Device 100]
In FIG. 1, the terminal device 100 transmits route search conditions to the navigation server 200, receives route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server 200, and outputs at least part of the received route guidance information to an output unit. And the like.

  Here, the terminal device 100 is, for example, a commercially available information processing device such as a desktop or laptop personal computer, a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PHS, and a PDA, and a travel route guide. Navigation terminal to perform. Here, the terminal device 100 may be equipped with an Internet browser or the like, or may be equipped with a route guidance application, a transfer guidance application, an information search application, or the like. In addition, the terminal device 100 includes a position acquisition unit 112 having a GPS function, an IMES function, and the like so that the current position can be acquired in real time. In addition, the terminal device 100 includes an output unit including at least a display unit 114 and an audio output unit 118. Although not shown, the terminal device 100 may include a photographing unit such as a camera capable of photographing a still image and a moving image.

  Here, the display unit 114 is a display unit (for example, a display and a monitor including a liquid crystal or an organic EL) that displays a display screen of an application and the like, current position information, route guidance information, and the like. The sound output unit 118 is sound output means (for example, a speaker) that outputs sound data as sound. In addition, the terminal device 100 includes an input unit 116 (for example, a key input unit, a touch panel, a keyboard, and a microphone) that inputs and operates route search conditions. The input / output control interface unit 108 controls the position acquisition unit 112, the display unit 114, the input unit 116, the audio output unit 118, the imaging unit (not shown), and the like.

  Here, the position acquisition unit 112 may be, for example, a position acquisition unit that receives a position information signal transmitted from the position transmission device 500. Here, the position transmitting device 500 may be a GPS device that transmits a position information signal (GPS signal). Further, the position transmission device 500 may be an IMES device that realizes IMES (Indoor Message System) technology that enables indoor positioning using a position information signal having characteristics similar to those of a GPS signal (GPS satellite signal). . The IMES technology is a system developed from the framework of the quasi-zenith satellite, which is a positioning satellite system. Further, the position acquisition unit 112 may receive other sanitary signals (for example, Galileo satellite signals).

  Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a GPS repeater that transmits a GPS signal received outdoors indoors. In addition, the position transmission device 500 includes each floor and underground structure (for example, an underground rental cycle station, a subway station, an underground shopping area, an underground communication passage, and an underground parking lot) in a building (for example, an indoor rental bicycle station and a multilevel parking lot). ) May be a small transmitter installed arbitrarily in each place. In addition, self-position information (position ID etc.) according to an installation place is allocated to this small transmitter. When the terminal device 100 enters the communicable range, the terminal device 100 receives the self-position information transmitted from the small transmitter as a position information signal. The communication method at this time may be, for example, various short-range wireless methods such as an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag system and Bluetooth (registered trademark), an infrared communication method, and the like. Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a wireless LAN access point. In the present embodiment, the location acquisition unit 112 may receive wireless LAN signals and acquire access point identification information. Then, the control unit 102 may acquire the position information by specifying the position of the access point from the identification information unique to the access point acquired by the position acquisition unit 112. In the present embodiment, the control unit 102 may calculate position information including latitude, longitude, and height information from the position information signal acquired by the position acquisition unit 112.

  In addition, the position acquisition unit 112, for example, based on orientation information such as a traveling direction of the terminal device 100 detected by the orientation sensor, distance information detected by the distance sensor, and map data, based on the map data. You may acquire the positional information which shows a present position. Here, a geomagnetic sensor that detects the absolute traveling direction of the terminal device 100 and an optical gyro that detects the relative traveling direction of the terminal device 100 may be used as the direction sensor. In addition, the orientation sensor may be an electronic compass or the like that can acquire information related to orientation and inclination by combining a geomagnetic sensor and an acceleration sensor.

  The communication control interface unit 104 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or a router connected to a communication line, a telephone line, etc., and communicates between the terminal device 100 and the network 300. It has a function to perform control. That is, the communication control interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with the navigation server 200 or the like via a communication line. The network 300 has a function of interconnecting the terminal device 100 and the navigation server 200 with an external device such as an external map providing server or an external system, and includes, for example, the Internet, a telephone line network (portable terminal line network) And a general telephone line network), an intranet, or power line communication (PLC).

  The storage unit 106 is a large-capacity storage unit (for example, HD and SSD) and / or a small-capacity high-speed memory (for example, cache memory) configured using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or the like. It is possible to store various databases, files and tables (route guidance information file 106a etc.). Here, the storage unit 106 may temporarily store various files and the like.

  Among these, the route guidance information file 106a is route guidance information storage means for storing route guidance information. Here, the route guidance information may be stored in advance in the route guidance information file 106a, or may be received from the navigation server 200 and stored in the route guidance information file 106a.

  The control unit 102 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program that defines various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 102 performs the information processing for performing various processes by these programs. The control unit 102 includes a current position information acquisition unit 102a, a route search condition transmission unit 102b, a route guidance information reception unit 102c, and a route guidance information output unit 102d in terms of functional concept.

  Among these, the current position information acquisition unit 102a is current position information acquisition means for acquiring the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 every predetermined time (predetermined period) (for example, every 1 second or every 3 minutes). In addition, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire the position information calculated from the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 112 as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Further, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may further acquire azimuth information such as the traveling direction of the terminal device 100 detected by the azimuth sensor of the position acquisition unit 112 as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Good.

  Further, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire position information such as position coordinates about the current position input by the user via the input unit 116 as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current position based on the current position information input by the user via the input unit 116 may be a position where the user actually exists, or a virtual current position arbitrarily selected by the user. (As an example, it may be an arbitrary point such as an Osaka station or airport selected by a user in Tokyo). For example, the current position information acquisition unit 102a allows the user to specify on the display screen of the map data displayed on the display unit 114 via the input unit 116 (for example, specifying operation on the touch panel display unit 114). The coordinates may be acquired as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Further, the current position information acquisition unit 102a further provides the direction information specified on the display screen of the map data displayed on the display unit 114 by the user via the input unit 116. It may be acquired as information.

  The route search condition transmission unit 102b is a route search condition transmission unit that transmits to the navigation server 200 a route search condition including at least a moving unit including a rental cycle, a departure place, and a destination. Here, the moving means may further include at least one of walking, a car, a railroad, an airplane, a bus, a ship, and the like, for example. Further, the departure place may be the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 based on the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 102a. The route search condition may further include a departure time or an arrival time. Here, the departure time may be the current time. The route search condition may further include a waypoint. Further, the route search condition may further include a transit time. Further, the route search condition may be input by the user of the terminal device 100 via the input unit 116 of the terminal device 100.

  The route guidance information receiving unit 102 c is route guidance information receiving means for receiving route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server 200. Here, the route guidance information receiving unit 102c may further store the received route guidance information in the route guidance information file 106a. In addition, when the existing route guidance information is stored in the route guidance information file 106a, the route guidance information receiving unit 102c stores the newly set route guidance information by overwriting the existing route guidance information. Also good.

  The route guidance information output unit 102d is route guidance information output means for outputting at least part of the route guidance information received by the route guidance information receiving unit 102c via the output unit. Here, the route guidance information output unit 102d may output the rental bicycle basic usage fee information and / or the changed usage fee information. The route guidance information output unit 102d may sort and output the candidate routes in the order of the cost of the rental cycle basic usage fee information and / or the changed usage fee information. The route guidance information output unit 102d may output route guidance information obtained by removing a route that uses a rental cycle from candidate routes. The route guidance information output unit 102d may output notification information indicating that a route using the rental cycle is not recommended among the candidate routes. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 102d may output usable number information, type information, and / or reservation information.

  The route guidance information output unit 102d receives the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 102a and at least a part of the route guidance information received by the route guidance information reception unit 102c via the output unit. The route guidance may be executed by outputting. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 102d displays, for example, the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 superimposed on the map data included in the route guidance information. A screen may be displayed on the display unit 114.

  The route guidance information output unit 102d may cause the display unit 114 to display a display screen based on the route guidance information. For example, the route guidance information output unit 102d may include candidate route data, transportation boarding / departure times, transportation destination information, transportation route types, transportation route names, railway stations, and buses included in the route guidance information. Name of boarding / exiting points such as bus stop, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, candidate route When used, a display screen based on display guide data such as TBT or the like included in the charge data, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or guide data may be displayed on the display unit 114. Further, the route guidance information output unit 102d may output the route guidance information via the voice output unit 118. For example, the route guidance information output unit 102d may output, via the voice output unit 118, voice guidance data associated with a traveling direction or the like at a branch point on a candidate route included in the route guidance information.

[Station device 600]
In FIG. 1, the station device 600 has a function of monitoring the number of rental cycles stopped at the station, generating the number information, and transmitting the generated number information to the navigation server.

  Here, the station apparatus 600 is an information processing apparatus installed in a station that stops the rental cycle, and includes at least a control unit 602 and a storage unit 606. In addition, the station device 600 includes a communication control interface unit 604, and is connected to the navigation server 200, the terminal device 100, the in-vehicle device 700, and the like via the network 300 so as to be communicable. Further, the station device 600 may be communicably connected to another station device installed in another station.

  In the present embodiment, the station apparatus 600 is configured as an apparatus integrated with each bicycle parking apparatus provided with a lock opening / closing function for physically fixing the rental cycle, which is disposed at a predetermined position in the station, for example. It may be. Further, the station device 600 may be configured as a single device and may be communicably connected to a plurality of bicycle parking devices in the station. Further, the station device 600 may not be integrated or communicably connected with the above-described bicycle parking device, and may be an information processing terminal operated by a station manager or the like, for example. Furthermore, although not shown, the station device 600 may include an input unit, a display unit, and an audio output unit.

  In FIG. 1, the number information file 606 a in the storage unit 606 is a number information storage unit that stores the number information acquired by the control unit 602. Furthermore, the storage unit 606 may store station position information, position information of a parking device disposed at a predetermined position in the station, and the like.

  In FIG. 1, the vehicle monitoring unit 602a of the control unit 602 is a vehicle monitoring unit that monitors the number of rental cycles that are stopped at a station and generates the number information.

  Here, the vehicle monitoring unit 602a may generate the number information by, for example, counting a bicycle parking device in a state in which a lock that physically fixes the rental cycle is closed. In addition, the vehicle monitoring unit 602a includes the rental cycle position information acquired by the position acquisition unit 712 included in the in-vehicle device 700 mounted in the rental cycle described later, and the position information of the station device 600 stored in the storage unit 606. The unit number information may be generated by determining whether or not they match or within a predetermined range, and counting the number of rental cycles corresponding to the condition. Further, the vehicle monitoring unit 602a determines whether or not the rental cycle position information is included in the station area indicated by the station position information stored in the storage unit 606, and counts the rental cycle corresponding to the condition. Thus, the number information may be generated. In addition, the vehicle monitoring unit 602a may generate the number of rental cycles that are stopped at the station that is input via the input unit by a station supervisor or the like as the number information.

  The vehicle monitoring unit 602a stores the generated number information in the number information file 606a. Further, when the existing number information is stored in the number information file 606a, the vehicle monitoring unit 602a overwrites the existing number information with the newly generated number information, and stores the latest number information. Update.

  The number information transmission unit 602b is a number information transmission unit that transmits the number information generated by the vehicle monitoring unit 602a to the navigation server 200. Here, when the number information transmission unit 602b receives a request for the number information from the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200, the number information transmission unit 602b may transmit the latest number information stored in the number information file 606a to the navigation server 200. Good.

[In-vehicle device 700]
In FIG. 1, an in-vehicle device 700 is an information processing device mounted on a bicycle, and has a function of transmitting vehicle position information and the like. The on-vehicle device 700 includes at least a control unit 702 and a storage unit 706. The in-vehicle device 700 includes a communication control interface unit 704, and is connected to the navigation server 200, the terminal device 100, the station device 600, and the like via the network 300 so as to be communicable. The in-vehicle device 700 includes an input / output control interface unit 708 and is connected to the position acquisition unit 712 via the input / output control interface unit 708. Further, although not shown, the in-vehicle device 700 may further include an input unit and an output unit (display unit and audio output unit).

  In this embodiment, although not illustrated, the rental cycle may include a fixing device that physically fixes (docking) the bicycle parking device and the rental cycle of the station described above. Here, the fixing device and the in-vehicle device 700 may be configured as an integrated device, or the fixing device and the in-vehicle device 700 may be connected to be communicable. For example, when the rental cycle fixing device and the station bicycle parking device are physically fixed, the in-vehicle device 700 transmits docking information indicating that the rental cycle is stopped at the station to the navigation server 200 or the like. May be. Further, the navigation server 200 described above may update the number information stored in the station information database 206b by counting the docking information received from the in-vehicle device 700 mounted on the rental cycle.

  The rental cycle may include an automatic lock that locks the rental cycle. Here, the automatic lock and the in-vehicle device 700 may be configured as an integrated device, or the automatic lock and the in-vehicle device 700 may be connected to be communicable. For example, the in-vehicle device 700 may perform control so that the lock of the automatic lock is released when the authentication information such as a password for authenticating the user matches the authentication information stored in advance in the in-vehicle device 700. Here, the authentication information may be transmitted directly from the navigation server 200 to the in-vehicle device 700, or may be transmitted from the navigation server 200 to the terminal device 100 of the user who uses the rental cycle. For example, the user may input authentication information to the in-vehicle device 700 via short-range communication or the like by bringing the terminal device 100 within a predetermined distance of the in-vehicle device 700. Further, the user may input the authentication information displayed on the display unit of the terminal device 100 via the input unit of the in-vehicle device 700.

  Here, in FIG. 1, the storage unit 706 stores in advance authentication information such as a personal identification number used when releasing the lock of the automatic lock provided for the rental cycle. Here, the authentication information stored in the storage unit 706 may be rewritten to other authentication information via the network 300 by the navigation server 200 or the like periodically or after the user uses the rental cycle.

  In FIG. 1, the position information acquisition unit 702 a of the control unit 702 is a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of a rental cycle. Here, the position information acquisition unit 702a may acquire the position information of the rental cycle every predetermined time (predetermined period) (for example, every 1 second or every 3 minutes). Further, the position information acquisition unit 702a may acquire the position information calculated from the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 712 as the position information of the rental cycle. Further, the position information acquisition unit 702a may further acquire azimuth information such as the direction of travel of the rental cycle detected by the azimuth sensor of the position acquisition unit 712 as the position information of the rental cycle.

  The position information transmitting unit 702b is a position information transmitting unit that transmits the position information of the rental cycle acquired by the position information acquiring unit 702a to the navigation server 200, the terminal device 100, the station device 600, and the like via the network 300.

  The movement information acquisition unit 702c is movement information acquisition means for acquiring movement information indicating whether the user of the rental cycle is on the board. Here, the movement information acquisition unit 702c may determine that the vehicle is on board (use) and acquire the movement information as movement information when the lock of the automatic lock described above is released. Further, the movement information acquisition unit 702c may determine that the vehicle is on the basis of the rental cycle position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 702a and acquire the movement information as movement information. Furthermore, the movement information acquisition unit 702c may transmit the movement information to the navigation server 200.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the navigation system in 1st Embodiment is finished.

[Navigation system processing]
Next, an example of the processing of the navigation system according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the navigation system in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of candidate routes in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an output screen for route guidance information in the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of the route guidance information output screen in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, first, the route search condition transmission unit 102b of the terminal device 100 transmits a route search condition including at least a moving means including a rental cycle, a departure place, and a destination to the navigation server 200 (step SA- 1). Here, the moving means may further include at least one of walking, a car, a railroad, an airplane, a bus, a ship, and the like, for example. Further, the departure place may be the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 based on the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 102a. The route search condition may further include a departure time or an arrival time. Here, the departure time may be the current time. The route search condition may further include a waypoint. Further, the route search condition may further include a transit time. Further, the route search condition may be input by the user of the terminal device 100 via the input unit 116 of the terminal device 100.

  Then, the route search condition receiving unit 202a of the navigation server 200 transmits at least the moving means including the rental cycle, the starting point, and the destination transmitted from the terminal device 100 by the processing of the route search condition transmitting unit 102b in step SA-1. The route search condition including is received (step SA-2).

  Then, the route guidance information generation unit 202b of the navigation server 200 selects a route that uses the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition received by the processing of the route search condition reception unit 202a in step SA-2. The candidate route is searched using the network data stored in the network database 206a and the station location information and the number of units information stored in the station information database 206b to generate route guidance information (step SA-3). ~ SA-6).

  Specifically, the candidate route search unit 202c of the navigation server 200 uses the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition received by the processing of the route search condition reception unit 202a in step SA-2. A candidate route including the route is searched using the network data stored in the network database 206a and the station position information stored in the station information database 206b (step SA-3).

  Here, in step SA-3, the candidate route search unit 202c starts from the current location based on the current location information of the terminal device 100, which is transmitted from the terminal device 100 by the processing of the route search condition transmission unit 102b in step SA-1. You may search for a candidate route including a route that uses a rental cycle to the destination. If the route search condition further includes a departure time or arrival time, the candidate route search unit 202c uses a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition further including the departure time or arrival time. A candidate route including the route may be searched. Here, the departure time may be the current time. Further, the candidate route search unit 202c may search for a candidate route that passes through the waypoint when the route search condition further includes a waypoint. In addition, when the route search condition further includes a transit point and a transit time, the candidate route search unit 202c starts from the departure point that satisfies the route search condition including the departure point, the destination, the transit point, and the transit time. You may search for a candidate route that is a route that passes through the route.

  Here, an example of a candidate route searched by the process of the candidate route search unit 202c will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 searches for a predetermined number of candidate routes (for example, four candidate routes in FIG. 3) searched for by the candidate route search unit 202 c including routes that use the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination. An example is shown. Specifically, the candidate route search unit 202c searches for “candidate route 1” that travels from the departure place to the destination by car. Further, the candidate route search unit 202c searches for “candidate route 2”, which faces from the departure point to the station A on foot, uses a train from the station A to the station B, and walks from the station B to the destination. Further, since there are stations A, B, and C that stop the rental cycle in the vicinity of the departure point and the destination based on the position information of the station, the candidate route search unit 202c faces the station A on foot from the departure point. The station travels from station B to station B using a rental cycle, and searches for “candidate route 3” heading from station B to the destination on foot. Further, the candidate route searching unit 202c searches for “candidate route 4” that travels from the departure point to station A by walking, travels from station A to station C using a rental cycle, and travels from station C to the destination on foot. . In other words, in the example shown in FIG. 3, the candidate route search unit 202c includes candidate routes (from FIG. 3 to the destination) including routes that use the rental cycle (candidate routes 3 and 4 in FIG. 3). , Searching for candidate routes 1 to 4).

  Returning to FIG. 2 again, the station extracting unit 202d of the navigation server 200 includes the stations included in the candidate route searched by the processing of the candidate route searching unit 202c in step SA-3 (in FIG. 3, station A, station B, station C) is extracted (step SA-4). Specifically, in the example of FIG. 3, the station extraction unit 202d includes at least a station on the rental cycle (station A in FIG. 3) among the stations included in the candidate route searched by the candidate route search unit 202c. Then, the station (the station B and the station C in FIG. 3) on the getting-off side of the rental cycle is extracted.

  Then, the number information acquisition unit 202e of the navigation server 200 obtains the number information corresponding to the stations (station A, station B, and station C in FIG. 3) extracted by the processing of the station extraction unit 202d in step SA-4. Obtained from the station information database 206b (step SA-5). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3 (in this case, one rental cycle shown in FIG. 3 indicates 10 vehicles for explanation), in the case of station A, the number information acquisition unit 202e displays the maximum stop The number of pieces of information indicating that the possible number is 30, the number of stops is 20, and the number of stops is 10. In the case of station B, the number information acquisition unit 202e acquires the number information indicating that the maximum number of vehicles that can be stopped is 80, the number of vehicles that are stopped is 30, and the number of vehicles that can be stopped is 50. In the case of station C, the number information acquisition unit 202e acquires the number information indicating that the maximum number of vehicles that can be stopped is 70, the number of vehicles that are stopped is 70, and the number of vehicles that can be stopped is 0.

  Although not shown, in step SA-5, the number information acquisition unit 202e obtains the number information corresponding to the station extracted by the processing of the station extraction unit 202d in step SA-4 via the network 300. It may be obtained by directly inquiring the storage unit 606. In the present embodiment, the number information transmission unit 602b of the station device 600 transmits the latest number information generated by the vehicle monitoring unit 602a to the navigation server 200 periodically or when there is a request for station information. May be. The number information storage unit 202i of the navigation server 200 may store the number information received by the number information receiving unit 202h in the station information database 206b. Thereby, in step SA-5, the number information acquisition part 202e can acquire the newest number information from the station information database 206b.

  Then, the route generation unit 202f of the navigation server 200 includes the candidate routes (candidate routes 1 to 4 in FIG. 3) searched by the processing of the candidate route search unit 202c in step SA-3, and the number of units in step SA-5. The number information acquired by the processing of the information acquisition unit 202e (in FIG. 3, for example, station A is “the maximum number of vehicles that can be stopped: 30 units, the number of stops: 20 units, the number of vehicles that can stop: 10 units”, “Maximum number of vehicles that can be stopped: 80, Number of vehicles that can be stopped: 30, Number of vehicles that can be stopped: 50”, Station C “Maximum number of vehicles that can be stopped: 70, Number of vehicles that can be stopped: 70, Number of vehicles that can be stopped: 0” Route guidance information is generated based on the number information indicating (step SA-6).

  Here, in step SA-6, the route generation unit 202f acquires basic usage fee information (for example, 200 yen) from the station information database 206b, and based on the number information and the basic usage fee information, the basic usage fee information. The changed usage fee information (for example, 100 yen or 0 yen) may be generated, and route guidance information including the changed usage fee information may be generated. Specifically, the route generation unit 202f has a predetermined number (for example, 15) of vehicle number information (for example, the number of stopped vehicles: 20) in a station (in FIG. 3, station A) on the rental cycle, and If the number information (for example, the number of vehicles stopped: 30) at the station on the rental bicycle exit station (station B in FIG. 3) is less than a predetermined number (for example, 40), basic usage fee information (for example, 200 yen) May be changed to be discounted (for example, 100 yen) or free (that is, 0 yen), and the changed usage fee information may be generated. Here, the route generation unit 202f has less than a predetermined number (for example, 15) of unit information (for example, 10 units that can be stopped) at a station (in FIG. 3, station A) on the rental cycle, and the rental cycle. If the number information (for example, the number of vehicles that can be stopped: 50) at the station on the exit side (station B in FIG. 3) is a predetermined number (for example, 40) or more, basic usage fee information (for example, 200 yen) May be changed to be discounted (for example, 100 yen) or free (that is, 0 yen), and the changed usage fee information may be generated. Thus, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the number of rental cycles available in the station B is too small, the route generation unit 202f calculates the basic usage fee (for example, 200 yen) from the station A to the station B section. Discount (eg 100 years) or free (ie 0 yen). On the other hand, since the number of rental cycles in station C is excessive, in this case, it is assumed that the route generation unit 202f does not change the basic usage fee (for example, 200 yen).

  In Step SA-6, the route generation unit 202f may select a route that uses the rental cycle from the candidate routes based on the number information, and generate route guidance information. Specifically, the route generation unit 202f has less than a predetermined number (for example, 10) of the number information (for example, the number of stops: 5) at the station on the rental cycle, or the number at the station on the rental cycle. When the information (for example, the number of stops: 70) is a predetermined number (for example, 65) or more, the route using the rental cycle may be removed from the candidate route to generate route guidance information. Here, the route generation unit 202f has more than a predetermined number (for example, 20 units) of information on the number of stations on the rental cycle boarding station (for example, the number of vehicles that can be stopped: 25), and information on the number of vehicles on the station on the rental bicycle getting off side. When the number of vehicles that can be stopped (for example, 0) is less than a predetermined number (for example, 5), the route that uses the rental cycle may be removed from the candidate route, and the route guidance information may be generated. In this way, the route generation unit 202f determines, for example, whether there is a sufficient rental cycle at the station on the departure side, or whether there is a sufficient stop space at the station on the destination side. Candidate routes to be thinned out.

  In Step SA-6, the route generation unit 202f generates notification information indicating that a route using the rental cycle is not recommended among the candidate routes based on the number information, and includes the generated notification information. Route guidance information may be generated. Specifically, the route generation unit 202f has less than a predetermined number (for example, 10) of the number information (for example, the number of stops: 5) at the station on the rental cycle, or the number at the station on the rental cycle. When information (for example, the number of stops: 70) is a predetermined number (for example, 65) or more, notification information may be generated. Here, the route generation unit 202f has more than a predetermined number (for example, 20 units) of information on the number of stations on the rental cycle boarding station (for example, the number of vehicles that can be stopped: 25), and information on the number of vehicles on the station on the rental bicycle getting off side. When the number of vehicles that can be stopped (for example, 0) is less than a predetermined number (for example, 5), the notification information may be generated.

  In step SA-6, the route generation unit 202f acquires at least one of the available number information, type information, and reservation information from the station information database 206b, and acquires the available number information, type information, The route guidance information may be generated based on at least one of the reservation information.

  In step SA-6, the route generation unit 202f further determines the boarding / alighting time of the transportation, destination information of the transportation, the route type of the transportation, the name of the transportation, the railway station, and the bus stop. Use location name, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, and / or candidate route Route guidance information including fee data and the like in the case of a failure may be generated. The route generation unit 202f may further generate route guidance information including map data of a map including candidate routes stored in the map database 206c. In addition, the route generation unit 202f may further generate route guidance information including local route data and timetable data. The route generation unit 202f may further generate route guidance information including guidance data (display guidance data, voice guidance data, etc.) output on the candidate route, stored in the guidance database 206d.

  As described above, in step SA-6, when the purpose is to maintain the number of rental cycles, the path generation unit 202f reduces the number of rental cycles from a station having an excessive number of stations (station A in FIG. 3), or It is possible to generate route guidance information for supplementing a rental cycle (station B in FIG. 3) to a station with a small number of vehicles.

  Then, the route guidance information transmission unit 202g of the navigation server 200 transmits the route guidance information generated by the processing of the route generation unit 202f in Step SA-6 to the terminal device 100 (Step SA-7). Thereafter, the processing of the navigation server 200 is finished.

  And the route guidance information receiving part 102c of the terminal device 100 receives the route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server 200 by the process of the route guidance information transmission part 202g in step SA-7 (step SA-8). Here, in step SA-8, the route guidance information receiving unit 102c may further store the received route guidance information in the route guidance information file 106a. In addition, when the existing route guidance information is stored in the route guidance information file 106a, the route guidance information receiving unit 102c stores the newly set route guidance information by overwriting the existing route guidance information. Also good.

  Then, the route guidance information output unit 102d of the terminal device 100 outputs at least part of the route guidance information received by the processing of the route guidance information reception unit 102c in step SA-8 via the output unit (step SA). -9).

  Here, the process of the route guidance information output unit 102d in step SA-9 will be described more specifically as an example of the route guidance information output screen with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in step SA-9, the route guidance information output unit 102d determines the basic usage fee information of the rental cycle (“100 yen” from station A to station C in FIG. 4) and / or the changed usage fee. Information ("0 yen" from station A to station B in FIG. 4) may be output. Also, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the route guidance information output unit 102d displays the order of expenses of the rental cycle basic usage fee information and / or changed usage fee information (for example, candidate route 3 “0 yen in FIG. 5). ”, Candidate route 1“ 0 yen ”, candidate route 2“ 300 yen ”(in order of cost), the candidate routes may be sorted and output. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the route guidance information output unit 102d may output route guidance information obtained by removing a route using the rental cycle (candidate route 4 shown in FIGS. 4 and 6) from the candidate route. . Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the route guidance information output unit 102d reports information indicating that a route using the rental cycle is not recommended among the candidate routes (in FIG. It is recommended to use other routes because the vehicle is full. Further, the route guidance information output unit 102d can use the available number of people information (for example, for one person, for two persons), type information (for example, city car, power-assisted bicycle), and / or reservation information (for example, reservation). Yes, no reservation) may be output. In this way, in the present embodiment, it is possible to appropriately distribute resources by moving to the user without providing a route that is significantly inconvenient.

  In step SA-9, the route guidance information output unit 102d displays the current location information acquired by the processing of the current location information acquisition unit 102a in step SA-1, and the route guidance information reception unit in step SA-8. The route guidance may be executed by outputting at least part of the route guidance information received by the processing of 102c via the output unit. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 102d displays, for example, the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 superimposed on the map data included in the route guidance information. A screen may be displayed on the display unit 114.

  In step SA-9, the route guidance information output unit 102d may cause the display unit 114 to display a display screen based on the route guidance information. For example, the route guidance information output unit 102d may include candidate route data, transportation boarding / departure times, transportation destination information, transportation route types, transportation route names, railway stations, and buses included in the route guidance information. Name of boarding / exiting points such as bus stop, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, candidate route When used, a display screen based on display guide data such as TBT or the like included in the charge data, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or guide data may be displayed on the display unit 114. Further, the route guidance information output unit 102d may output the route guidance information via the voice output unit 118. For example, the route guidance information output unit 102d may output, via the voice output unit 118, voice guidance data associated with a traveling direction or the like at a branch point on a candidate route included in the route guidance information. Then, the process of the terminal device 100 is finished.

  Above, description of an example of the process of the navigation system in 1st Embodiment is finished.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment (navigation server 200 (server-driven type)) of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the navigation server 200 in the second embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration.

  In the second embodiment, the navigation server 200 generates data to be output to the output unit (the display unit 114 and the audio output unit 118) of the terminal device 100, and transmits these data to the terminal device 100. Thus, the output unit of the terminal device 100 is made to function. As described above, the second embodiment is different from the other embodiments in that the navigation server 200 performs server-driven processing.

[Configuration of the navigation server 200 (server-driven type)]
First, an example of the configuration of the navigation server 200 (server-driven type) in the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7, the navigation server 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a position acquisition unit 112, an output unit (display unit 114 and audio output unit 118), an input unit 116, a control unit 102, and a storage unit 106. Can be communicated to the terminal device 100 including at least the control device 602, the storage device 606, and the in-vehicle device 700 including at least the position acquisition unit 712, the control unit 702, and the storage unit 706. It is connected to the. Here, the navigation server 200 includes at least a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206. Although not shown, the terminal device 100 may include a photographing unit such as a camera capable of photographing a still image and a moving image. As an example, the communication includes remote communication such as wired / wireless communication via the network 300. The navigation server 200 and the terminal device 100 are communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

  In FIG. 7, the navigation server 200 stores network data defining a traffic network in the storage unit 206, and stores station information including at least the position information of a station that stops a rental cycle and the number of rental cycles that are stopped at the station. The route search condition is stored in the unit 206 and includes at least the moving means including the rental cycle transmitted from the terminal device 100, the departure point, and the destination, and the route from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the received route search condition is received. Candidate routes including routes that use the rental cycle are searched using the network data stored in the storage unit 206 and the station location information and the number of units information stored in the storage unit 206, and route guidance information is generated and generated. Based on at least part of the route guidance information It generates a route guidance screen, a function such as to output through the output unit at least a part of the route guidance screen generated route guidance screen by transmitting to the terminal device 100.

  The functions of the communication control interface unit 204 and the storage unit 206 (network database 206a, station information database 206b, map database 206c, guidance database 206d, route guidance information database 206e, etc.) in the navigation server 200, position acquisition unit in the terminal device 100 112, the display unit 114, the input unit 116, and the audio output unit 118, the functions of the control unit 602 and the storage unit 606 in the station device 600, and the position acquisition unit 712, the control unit 702 in the in-vehicle device 700, Since each function of the storage unit 706 is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 7, the control unit 202 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program defining various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 202 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 202 functionally conceptually includes a route search condition reception unit 202a, a route guidance information generation unit 202b, a candidate route search unit 202c, a station extraction unit 202d, a number information acquisition unit 202e, a route generation unit 202f, and a number information reception unit. 202h, a unit number information storage unit 202i, a route guidance screen generation unit 202j, an output control unit 202k, and a current position information acquisition unit 202m. The route search condition receiving unit 202a, the route guidance information generating unit 202b, the candidate route searching unit 202c, the station extracting unit 202d, the number information acquiring unit 202e, the route generating unit 202f, the number information receiving unit 202h, and the number information storing unit Since the function of 202i is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Among these, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j is a route guidance screen generation unit that generates a route guidance screen based on at least a part of the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generation unit 202b. Here, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j may generate a route guidance screen including the changed usage fee information included in the route guidance information, for example. In addition, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j may generate a route guidance screen based on route guidance information obtained by removing a route that uses a rental cycle from candidate routes. In addition, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j may generate a route guidance screen including notification information included in the route guidance information. In addition, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j may generate a route guidance screen based on route guidance information including at least one of the available number information, type information, and reservation information included in the route guidance information.

  Further, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j is based on the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 202m and at least part of the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generation unit 202b. May be generated. Here, for example, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j superimposes the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 on the map data included in the route guidance information. A route guidance screen may be generated.

  In addition, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j includes, for example, candidate route data, transportation boarding / departure times, transportation destination information, transportation route type, transportation route name, railway station included in the route guidance information Name of boarding / exiting points such as bus stops, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, candidate A route guidance screen may be generated based on charge data, route information, timetable data, map data, and / or display guidance data such as TBT included in the guidance data when a route is used. Further, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j may generate a route guidance screen in which voice guidance data is embedded so that route guidance information is output via the voice output unit 118. For example, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j outputs the voice guidance data associated with the traveling direction or the like at the branch point on the candidate route included in the route guidance information via the voice output unit 118. A route guidance screen in which data is embedded may be generated.

  The output control unit 202k is an output control unit that transmits the route guidance screen generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202j to the terminal device 100 and outputs at least a part of the route guidance screen via the output unit. is there. Here, for example, the output control unit 202k uses the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the use of the terminal device 100 on the map data included in the route guidance information generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202j. The route guidance screen on which the current position information of the person is superimposed may be transmitted to the terminal device 100, and at least a part of the route guidance screen may be output via the output unit to execute the route guidance.

  Further, the output control unit 202k includes, for example, candidate route data included in the route guidance information generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202j, transit time of transportation, destination information of transportation, route type of transportation, Route name of transportation, name of boarding / exiting points such as railway station and bus stop, station exit information, transportation boarding position information, first departure, walking route, weather information, transportation transfer The route guidance screen based on the number of times, the time required for the candidate route, fee data when using the candidate route, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or display guidance data such as TBT included in the guidance data Alternatively, the route guidance may be executed by transmitting to the terminal device 100 and outputting at least a part of the route guidance screen via the output unit. The output control unit 202k transmits to the terminal device 100 a route guidance screen in which voice guidance data is embedded so that the route guidance information generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202j is output via the voice output unit 118. Thus, the route guidance may be executed by outputting at least a part of the route guidance screen via the output unit. For example, the output control unit 202k outputs the voice guidance data generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202j to the voice output unit 118, and the voice guidance data associated with the traveling direction at the branch point on the candidate route included in the route guidance information. The route guidance screen in which the voice guidance data is embedded is transmitted to the terminal device 100 so that the route guidance is output, and at least a part of the route guidance screen is output via the output unit to execute the route guidance. Also good.

  The current position information acquisition unit 202m is current position information acquisition means for acquiring the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current location information acquisition unit 202m receives the location information signal received from the location transmission device 500 by the location acquisition unit 112 of the terminal device 100 from the terminal device 100, and uses the location information calculated from the location information signal as the terminal. It may be acquired as the current position information of the user of the device 100. The current position information acquisition unit 202m receives position information such as position coordinates about the current position input by the user via the input unit 116 of the terminal apparatus 100, and uses the position information as a user of the terminal apparatus 100. May be acquired as current position information.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the navigation server 200 in 2nd Embodiment is finished.

[Processing of navigation server 200 (server-driven type)]
Next, an example of processing of the navigation server 200 according to the second embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the navigation server 200 in the second embodiment.

  In FIG. 8, the processing from step SB-1 to step SB-6 is the same as the processing of step SA-1 and step SA-6 of FIG. Omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 9, after performing the processing from step SB-1 to step SB-6, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j of the navigation server 200 performs the processing of the route guidance information generation unit 202b in step SB-6. Based on at least a part of the generated route guidance information, a route guidance screen (for example, the route guidance information output screen shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 described above) is generated (step SB-7).

  Here, in step SB-7, the route guidance screen generating unit 202j, for example, includes a route guidance screen including the changed usage fee information (for example, 0 yen) included in the route guidance information (for example, FIG. 6 may be generated. Further, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j removes a route that uses the rental cycle from the candidate route (for example, the candidate route 4 shown in FIG. 3 described above), based on the route guidance information (for example, the above-described FIG. 5). May be generated. In addition, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j includes notification information included in the route guidance information (for example, “Station C is currently full and recommends the use of another route for candidate route 4 shown in FIG. 6 described above. A route guidance screen (for example, the output screen shown in FIG. 6 described above) may be generated. In addition, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j may generate a route guidance screen based on route guidance information including at least one of the available number information, type information, and reservation information included in the route guidance information.

  In step SB-7, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j obtains the current position information acquired by the processing of the current position information acquisition unit 202m and the route guidance information generation unit 202b in steps SB-3 to SB-6. A route guidance screen may be generated based on at least a part of the route guidance information generated by the processing. Here, for example, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j superimposes the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 on the map data included in the route guidance information. A route guidance screen may be generated.

  In step SB-7, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j includes, for example, candidate route data, transportation boarding / departure times, transportation destination information, transportation route type, transportation transportation information included in the route guidance information. Route name, name of boarding / exiting points such as railway station and bus stop, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, candidates Generate route guidance screen based on required time of route, toll data when using candidate route, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or display guidance data such as TBT included in guidance data Also good. Further, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j may generate a route guidance screen in which voice guidance data is embedded so that route guidance information is output via the voice output unit 118. For example, the route guidance screen generation unit 202j outputs the voice guidance data associated with the traveling direction or the like at the branch point on the candidate route included in the route guidance information via the voice output unit 118. A route guidance screen in which data is embedded may be generated.

  Then, the output control unit 202k of the navigation server 200 displays the route guidance screen (for example, the output screens shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 described above) generated by the processing of the route guidance screen generation unit 202j in step SB-7. It transmits to the apparatus 100 (step SB-8), and outputs at least a part of the route guidance screen via the output unit (step SB-9).

  Here, in step SB-8 and step SB-9, the output control unit 202k, for example, on the map data included in the route guidance information generated by the processing of the route guidance screen generation unit 202j in step SB-7. The route guidance screen on which the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100 are superimposed is transmitted to the terminal device 100, and at least a part of the route guidance screen is output. The route guidance may be executed by outputting the information via a section.

  In step SB-8 and step SB-9, the output control unit 202k includes, for example, candidate route data included in the route guidance information generated by the processing of the route guidance screen generation unit 202j in step SB-8, Transportation boarding / departure time, transportation destination information, transportation route type, transportation route name, name of boarding / exiting points such as railway stations and bus stops, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, First departure, walking route, weather information, number of transits, time required for candidate route, toll data when using candidate route, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or The route guidance screen based on the display guidance data such as TBT included in the guidance data is transmitted to the terminal device 100, and at least a part of the route guidance screen is transmitted. By outputting via the output unit may be executed route guidance. The output control unit 202k transmits to the terminal device 100 a route guidance screen in which voice guidance data is embedded so that the route guidance information generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202j is output via the voice output unit 118. Thus, the route guidance may be executed by outputting at least a part of the route guidance screen via the output unit. For example, the output control unit 202k outputs the voice guidance data generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202j to the voice output unit 118, and the voice guidance data associated with the traveling direction at the branch point on the candidate route included in the route guidance information. The route guidance screen in which the voice guidance data is embedded is transmitted to the terminal device 100 so that the route guidance is output, and at least a part of the route guidance screen is output via the output unit to execute the route guidance. Also good. Thereafter, the processing of the navigation server 200 and the terminal device 100 is finished.

  Above, description of an example of the process of the navigation server 200 in 2nd Embodiment is finished.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment (navigation device 400 (stand-alone type)) of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. Here, FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the navigation apparatus 400 according to the third embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration.

  In the third embodiment, the functions of the terminal device 100 and the navigation server 200 described in the other embodiments are aggregated in the navigation device 400, and network data defining a traffic network is stored in the storage unit 406. Station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the number information of the number of rental cycles stopped at the station is stored in the storage unit 406, and the route search condition includes at least the moving means including the rental cycle, the starting point, and the destination. And the candidate route including the route using the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination satisfying the set route search condition, the network data stored in the storage unit 406 and the position of the station stored in the storage unit 406 Search using information and number information It generates route guidance information, a function, such as via the output unit at least a portion of the generated route guidance information. Thus, the third embodiment is different from the other embodiments in that the navigation device 400 is configured as a stand-alone type and performs processing alone.

[Configuration of the navigation device 400 (stand-alone type)]
First, an example of the configuration of the navigation device 400 (stand-alone type) in the third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the navigation device 400 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a position acquisition unit 412, an output unit (display unit 414 and audio output unit 418), an input unit 416, a control unit 402, and a storage unit 406. And at least. The navigation device 400 is communicably connected to an in-vehicle device 700 that includes at least a position acquisition unit 712, a control unit 702, and a storage unit 706. Although not shown, the navigation device 400 may include a photographing unit such as a camera capable of photographing a still image and a moving image. As an example, the communication includes remote communication such as wired / wireless communication via the network 300. Moreover, each part of these navigation apparatuses 400 may be connected so that communication is possible via arbitrary communication paths. The navigation device 400 may be, for example, various navigation terminals such as a PND (Portable Navigation Device), various information processing devices such as a notebook personal computer, or a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, PHS, or PDA. .

  In FIG. 9, each function of the communication control interface unit 404, the input / output control interface unit 408, the position acquisition unit 412, the display unit 414, the input unit 416, and the audio output unit 418 in the navigation device 400, the control unit in the station device 600 Since each function of 602 and the storage unit 606 and each function of the position acquisition unit 712, the control unit 702, and the storage unit 706 in the in-vehicle device 700 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted. Further, for each unit of the storage unit 406 (network database 406a, station information database 406b, map database 406c, guidance database 406d, route guidance information database 406e, etc.), the terminal device 100 and the navigation described above in the other embodiments. Since each function is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the navigation device 400 is provided instead of the server 200, the description thereof is omitted.

  As for each part of the control unit 402 (current position information acquisition unit 402a to number information storage unit 402j, etc.), the navigation device 400 of the present embodiment is a stand-alone type, and the control unit 402 is described above in other embodiments. Each function is basically the same as that of the first embodiment except that each transmission / reception unit for the navigation server 200 is not provided.

  In FIG. 9, the control unit 402 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program that defines various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 402 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 402 functionally conceptually includes a current position information acquisition unit 402a, a route search condition setting unit 402b, a route guidance information generation unit 402c, a candidate route search unit 402d, a station extraction unit 402e, a number information acquisition unit 402f, and a route generation. A unit 402g, a route guidance information output unit 402h, a number information receiving unit 402i, and a number information storage unit 402j. Note that the functions of the station extraction unit 402e, the number information acquisition unit 402f, the route generation unit 402g, the number information reception unit 402i, and the number information storage unit 402j are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  Among these, the current position information acquisition unit 402a is current position information acquisition means for acquiring the current position information of the user of the navigation device 400. Here, the current position information acquisition unit 402a may acquire the current position information of the user of the navigation device 400 every predetermined time (predetermined period) (for example, every 1 second or every 3 minutes). Further, the current position information acquisition unit 402a may acquire the position information calculated from the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 412 as the current position information of the user of the navigation device 400. Further, the current position information acquisition unit 402a may also acquire azimuth information such as the traveling direction of the navigation device 400 detected by the azimuth sensor of the position acquisition unit 412 as current position information of the user of the navigation device 400. Good.

  The route search condition setting unit 402b is route search condition setting means for setting a route search condition including at least a departure place and a destination. Here, the moving means may further include at least one of walking, a car, a railroad, an airplane, a bus, a ship, and the like, for example. The departure point may be the current position of the user of the navigation device 400 based on the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 402a. The route search condition may further include a departure time or an arrival time. Here, the departure time may be the current time. The route search condition may further include a waypoint. Further, the route search condition may further include a transit time. The route search condition may be input by the user of the navigation device 400 via the input unit 416 of the navigation device 400.

  The route guidance information generation unit 402c includes a candidate route including a route using a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition set by the route search condition setting unit 402b. The network stored in the network database 406a This is route guidance information generation means for generating route guidance information by searching using data and station position information and number information stored in the station information database 406b. Here, the route guidance information generation unit 402c further includes a candidate route search unit 402d, a station extraction unit 402e, a number information acquisition unit 402f, and a route generation unit 402g.

  In addition, the candidate route search unit 402d stores, in the network database 406a, candidate routes including routes that use the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination, which satisfy the route search condition set by the route search condition setting unit 402b. This is candidate route searching means for searching using network data and station position information stored in the station information database 406b.

  Here, the candidate route search unit 402d may search for a candidate route including a route that uses a rental cycle from the current position to the destination based on the current position information of the navigation device 400 acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 402a. Good. In addition, when the route search condition further includes a departure time or arrival time, the candidate route search unit 402d uses a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition further including the departure time or arrival time. A candidate route including the route may be searched. Here, the departure time may be the current time. In addition, the candidate route search unit 402d may search for a candidate route that passes through the route point when the route search condition further includes a route point. In addition, when the route search condition further includes a transit point and a transit time, the candidate route search unit 402d starts from the departure point that satisfies the route search condition including the departure point, the destination, the transit point, and the transit time. You may search for a candidate route that is a route that passes through the route.

  Further, the route guidance information output unit 402h receives at least a part of the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 402a and the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generation unit 402c via the output unit. The route guidance may be executed by outputting. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 402h, for example, displays the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current position information of the user of the navigation device 400 superimposed on the map data included in the route guidance information. A screen may be displayed on the display unit 414.

  The route guidance information output unit 402h may display a display screen based on the route guidance information on the display unit 414. For example, the route guidance information output unit 402h includes candidate route data, transportation boarding / departure times, transportation destination information, transportation route type, transportation route name, railway station, and bus included in the route guidance information. Name of boarding / exiting points such as bus stop, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, candidate route When used, a display screen based on display guide data such as TBT or the like included in the charge data, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or guide data may be displayed on the display unit 414. The route guidance information output unit 402h may output the route guidance information via the voice output unit 418. For example, the route guidance information output unit 402h may output the voice guidance data associated with the traveling direction at a branch point or the like on the candidate route included in the route guidance information via the voice output unit 418.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the navigation apparatus 400 in 3rd Embodiment is finished.

[Processing of navigation device 400 (stand-alone type)]
Next, an example of the process of the navigation device 400 according to the third embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the navigation device 400 according to the third embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 10, first, the route search condition setting unit 402b sets a route search condition including at least a departure place and a destination (step SC-1). Here, the moving means may further include at least one of walking, a car, a railroad, an airplane, a bus, a ship, and the like, for example. The departure point may be the current position of the user of the navigation device 400 based on the current position information acquired by the process of the current position information acquisition unit 402a. The route search condition may further include a departure time or an arrival time. Here, the departure time may be the current time. The route search condition may further include a waypoint. Further, the route search condition may further include a transit time. The route search condition may be input by the user of the navigation device 400 via the input unit 416 of the navigation device 400.

  Then, the route guidance information generation unit 402b selects a candidate route including a route using a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition received by the processing of the route search condition setting unit 402b in step SC-1. The route information is generated by searching using the network data stored in the network database 406a and the station position information and the number information of the stations stored in the station information database 406b (steps SC-2 to SC-5). ).

  Specifically, candidate route search unit 402d includes a route that uses a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition set by the process of route search condition setting unit 402b in step SC-1. A route (for example, candidate routes 1 to 4 shown in FIG. 3 described above) is searched using the network data stored in the network database 406a and the station position information stored in the station information database 406b (steps). SC-2).

  Here, in step SC-2, the candidate route searching unit 402d selects a route that uses the rental cycle from the current position to the destination based on the current position information of the navigation device 400 acquired by the process of the current position information acquiring unit 402a. You may search for the candidate path | route containing. In addition, when the route search condition further includes a departure time or arrival time, the candidate route search unit 402d uses a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition further including the departure time or arrival time. A candidate route including the route may be searched. Here, the departure time may be the current time. In addition, the candidate route search unit 402d may search for a candidate route that passes through the route point when the route search condition further includes a route point. In addition, when the route search condition further includes a transit point and a transit time, the candidate route search unit 402d starts from the departure point that satisfies the route search condition including the departure point, the destination, the transit point, and the transit time. You may search for a candidate route that is a route that passes through the route.

  Then, the station extraction unit 402e extracts stations (for example, station A, station B, and station C in FIG. 3 described above) included in the candidate route searched by the process of the candidate route search unit 402d in step SC-2. (Step SC-3). Specifically, in the example of FIG. 3 described above, the station extraction unit 402e includes at least a rental cycle on the side of the rental cycle among the stations included in the candidate route searched by the process of the candidate route search unit 402d in step SC-2. A station (for example, station A in FIG. 3 described above) and a station on the side of a bicycle that is getting off (for example, station B and station C in FIG. 3 described above) are extracted.

  Then, the number information acquisition unit 402f obtains the number information corresponding to the stations (for example, station A, station B, and station C in FIG. 3 described above) extracted by the process of the station extraction unit 402e in step SC-3. Obtained from the station information database 406b (step SC-4).

  Although not illustrated, in step SC-4, the number information acquisition unit 402f obtains the number information corresponding to the station extracted by the processing of the station extraction unit 402e in step SC-3 via the network 300. It may be obtained by directly inquiring the storage unit 606. In the present embodiment, the number information transmission unit 602b of the station device 600 transmits the latest number information generated by the vehicle monitoring unit 602a to the navigation device 400 periodically or when there is a request for station information. May be. Further, the number information storage unit 402j may store the number information received by the number information receiving unit 402i in the station information database 406b. Thereby, in step SC-4, the number information acquisition part 402f can acquire the newest number information from the station information database 406b.

  Then, the route generation unit 402g selects candidate routes (for example, candidate routes 1 to 4 in FIG. 3 described above) searched by the process of the candidate route search unit 402d in step SC-2 and the number of units in step SC-4. The number information acquired by the processing of the information acquisition unit 402f (for example, in FIG. 3 described above, the station A is “maximum stoppage number: 30 units, stop number: 20 units, stoppage number: 10 units” B is “Maximum number of stops: 80, Number of stops: 30, Number of stops: 50”, Station C is “Maximum number of stops: 70, Number of stops: 70, Number of stops: 0 The route guidance information is generated based on the number information indicating the number of vehicles (step SC-5).

  Here, in Step SC-6, the route generation unit 402g acquires basic usage fee information (for example, 200 yen) from the station information database 406b, and based on the number information and the basic usage fee information, the basic usage fee information. The changed usage fee information (for example, 100 yen or 0 yen) may be generated, and route guidance information including the changed usage fee information may be generated. Specifically, the route generation unit 402g has a predetermined number (for example, 15) of vehicle number information (for example, the number of stopped vehicles: 20) in a station (for example, station A in FIG. 3 described above) on the rental cycle. When the number of pieces of information (for example, the number of stops: 30) in the station (for example, station B in FIG. 3 described above) of the rental cycle is less than a predetermined number (for example, 40) The usage fee information after the change may be generated by changing the fee information (for example, 200 yen) to be discounted (for example, 100 yen) or free (that is, 0 yen). Here, the route generation unit 402g has less than a predetermined number (for example, 15) of vehicle number information (for example, the number of vehicles that can be stopped: 10) in a station (for example, station A in FIG. 3 described above) on the rental cycle. If the number information (for example, the number of vehicles that can be stopped: 50) in the station on the side of the rental bicycle (for example, station B in FIG. 3 described above) is a predetermined number (for example, 40) or more, the basic use The usage fee information after the change may be generated by changing the fee information (for example, 200 yen) to be discounted (for example, 100 yen) or free (that is, 0 yen).

  In Step SC-6, the route generation unit 402g may select a route using the rental cycle from the candidate routes based on the number information, and generate route guidance information. Specifically, the route generation unit 402g has less than a predetermined number (for example, 10) of the number information (for example, the number of stops: 5) at the station on the rental cycle, or the number at the station on the rental cycle. When the information (for example, the number of stops: 70) is a predetermined number (for example, 65) or more, the route using the rental cycle may be removed from the candidate route to generate route guidance information. Here, the route generation unit 402g has more than a predetermined number (for example, 20) of information on the number of stations on the rental cycle boarding station (for example, the number of vehicles that can be stopped: 25), and the number of information on the station on the rental bicycle getting off side. When the number of vehicles that can be stopped (for example, 0) is less than a predetermined number (for example, 5), the route that uses the rental cycle may be removed from the candidate route, and the route guidance information may be generated.

  In Step SC-5, the route generation unit 402g generates notification information indicating that a route using the rental cycle is not recommended among the candidate routes based on the number information, and includes the generated notification information. Route guidance information may be generated. Specifically, the route generation unit 402g has less than a predetermined number (for example, 10) of the number information (for example, the number of stops: 5) at the station on the rental cycle, or the number at the station on the rental cycle. When information (for example, the number of stops: 70) is a predetermined number (for example, 65) or more, notification information may be generated. Here, the route generation unit 402g has more than a predetermined number (for example, 20) of information on the number of stations on the rental cycle boarding station (for example, the number of vehicles that can be stopped: 25), and the number of information on the station on the rental bicycle getting off side. When the number of vehicles that can be stopped (for example, 0) is less than a predetermined number (for example, 5), the notification information may be generated.

  In Step SC-5, the route generation unit 402g acquires at least one of the available number information, type information, and reservation information from the station information database 406b, and acquires the available number information, type information, The route guidance information may be generated based on at least one of the reservation information.

  Further, in step SC-5, the route generation unit 402g further gets on / off the transportation boarding / departure time, transportation destination information, transportation route type, transportation route name, railway station, bus stop, etc. Use location name, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, and / or candidate route Route guidance information including fee data and the like in the case of a failure may be generated. The route generation unit 402g may further generate route guidance information including map data of a map including candidate routes stored in the map database 406c. The route generation unit 402g may further generate route guidance information including local route data and timetable data. Further, the route generation unit 402g may generate route guidance information including guidance data (display guidance data, voice guidance data, etc.) output on the candidate route stored in the guidance database 406d.

  And the route guidance information output part 402h outputs at least one part of the route guidance information produced | generated by the process of the route production | generation part 402g in step SC-6 via an output part (step SC-6).

  In step SC-6, the route guidance information output unit 402h provides basic rental fee information (for example, “100 yen” from station A to station C in FIG. 4 described above) and / or changed usage fee information (for example, In FIG. 4 described above, “0 yen” from station A to station B may be output. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 described above, the route guidance information output unit 402h is arranged in the order of expense of the basic usage fee information and / or changed usage fee information of the rental cycle (for example, in FIG. 3) “0 yen”, candidate path 1 “0 yen”, candidate path 2 “300 yen” (in order of cost), the candidate paths may be sorted and output. Further, as shown in FIG. 5 described above, the route guidance information output unit 402h is route guidance information obtained by removing a route that uses a rental cycle from the candidate route (for example, candidate route 4 shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 described above). May be output. Further, as shown in FIG. 6 described above, the route guidance information output unit 402h indicates notification information indicating that a route using a rental cycle is not recommended among candidate routes (for example, for candidate route 4 in FIG. 6 described above). Text data that informs that “Station C is currently full and is recommended to use another route” may be output. Furthermore, the route guidance information output unit 402h can use the available number of people information (for example, for one person, for two persons), type information (for example, city car, power-assisted bicycle), and / or reservation information (for example, reservation). Yes, no reservation) may be output. In this way, in the present embodiment, it is possible to appropriately distribute resources by moving to the user without providing a route that is significantly inconvenient.

  In step SC-6, the route guidance information output unit 402h displays the current position information acquired by the process of the current position information acquisition unit 402a and the route generated by the process of the route generation unit 402g in step SC-5. Route guidance may be executed by outputting at least part of the guidance information via the output unit. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 402h, for example, displays the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current position information of the user of the navigation device 400 superimposed on the map data included in the route guidance information. A screen may be displayed on the display unit 414.

  In Step SC-6, the route guidance information output unit 402h may cause the display unit 414 to display a display screen based on the route guidance information. For example, the route guidance information output unit 402h includes candidate route data, transportation boarding / departure times, transportation destination information, transportation route type, transportation route name, railway station, and bus included in the route guidance information. Name of boarding / exiting points such as bus stop, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, candidate route When used, a display screen based on display guide data such as TBT or the like included in the charge data, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or guide data may be displayed on the display unit 414. The route guidance information output unit 402h may output the route guidance information via the voice output unit 418. For example, the route guidance information output unit 402h may output the voice guidance data associated with the traveling direction at a branch point or the like on the candidate route included in the route guidance information via the voice output unit 418. Thereafter, the processing of the navigation device 400 is finished.

  Above, description of an example of the process of the navigation apparatus 400 in 3rd Embodiment is finished.

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Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention can be implemented in various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims other than the above-described embodiments. It may be done.

  In addition, among the processes described in the embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method.

  In addition, unless otherwise specified, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including registration data for each processing, parameters such as search conditions, screen examples, and database configurations shown in the above documents and drawings Can be changed arbitrarily.

  Further, regarding the terminal device 100, the navigation server 200, the navigation device 400, the station device 600, and the in-vehicle device 700, the illustrated components are functionally conceptual and are not necessarily physically configured as illustrated. I don't need it.

  For example, the processing functions provided in each of the terminal device 100, the navigation server 200, the navigation device 400, the station device 600, and the in-vehicle device 700, in particular, the control unit 102, the control unit 202, the control unit 402, the control unit 602, and Each processing function performed in the control unit 702 can be realized in whole or in part by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or wired logic. It can also be realized as hardware. The program is recorded on a recording medium described later, and is mechanically read by the terminal device 100, the navigation server 200, the navigation device 400, the station device 600, and the in-vehicle device 700 as necessary. That is, the storage unit 106 such as a ROM or HDD (Hard Disk Drive), the storage unit 206, the storage unit 406, the storage unit 606, the storage unit 706, and the like cooperate with each other as an OS to give instructions to the CPU and perform various processes. The computer program for performing is recorded. This computer program is executed by being loaded into the RAM, and constitutes a control unit in cooperation with the CPU.

  The computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the terminal device 100, the navigation server 200, the navigation device 400, the station device 600, and the in-vehicle device 700 via an arbitrary network 300. Often it is possible to download all or part of it as needed.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium, and may be configured as a program product. Here, the “recording medium” means a memory card, USB memory, SD card, flexible disk, magneto-optical disk, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM, MO, DVD, and Blu-ray (registered trademark). It is assumed to include any “portable physical medium” such as Disc.

  The “program” is a data processing method described in an arbitrary language or description method, and may be in any format such as source code or binary code. Note that the “program” is not necessarily limited to a single configuration, and functions are achieved in cooperation with a separate configuration such as a plurality of modules and libraries or a separate program represented by the OS. Including things. Note that a well-known configuration and procedure can be used for a specific configuration for reading a recording medium, a reading procedure, an installation procedure after reading, and the like in each device described in the embodiment.

  Storage unit 106, storage unit 206, storage unit 406, storage unit 606, and various databases stored in storage unit 706 (route guidance information file 106a, network database 206a, station information database 206b, map database 206c, guidance A database 206d, a route guidance information database 206e, a network database 406a, a station information database 406b, a map database 406c, a guidance database 406d, a route guidance information database 406e, and a unit number information file 606a). Fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and storage means such as optical disks, each of which is used for various processing and website provision Of programs, tables, databases, and stores the web page files, and the like.

  The navigation server 200 may be configured as an information processing apparatus such as a known personal computer or workstation, or may be configured by connecting an arbitrary peripheral device to the information processing apparatus. The navigation server 200 may be realized by installing software (including programs, data, and the like) that causes the information processing apparatus to realize the method of the present invention.

  Furthermore, the specific form of distribution / integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part of them may be functional or physical in arbitrary units according to various additions or according to functional loads. Can be distributed and integrated. That is, the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined and may be selectively implemented.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a navigation system, a terminal device, a navigation server, a navigation device, a navigation method, and a program that enable optimal resource allocation in a rental cycle. It is extremely useful in various fields such as information equipment and information processing fields.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Terminal device 102 Control part 102a Current position information acquisition part 102b Route search condition transmission part 102c Route guidance information reception part 102d Route guidance information output part 104 Communication control interface part 106 Storage part 106a Route guidance information file 108 Input / output control interface part 112 Position acquisition unit 114 Display unit 116 Input unit 118 Audio output unit 200 Navigation server 202 Control unit 202a Route search condition reception unit 202b Route guidance information generation unit 202c Candidate route search unit 202d Station extraction unit 202e Number information acquisition unit 202f Route generation unit 202g Route guidance information transmission unit 202h Number information reception unit 202i Number information storage unit 202j Route guidance screen generation unit 202k Output control unit 202m Current position information acquisition unit 204 Communication control in Interface unit 206 storage unit 206a network database 206b station information database 206c map database 206d guidance database 206e route guidance information database 300 network 400 navigation device 402 control unit 402a current position information acquisition unit 402b route search condition setting unit 402c route guidance information generation unit 402d Candidate route search unit 402e Station extraction unit 402f Number information acquisition unit 402g Route generation unit 402h Route guidance information output unit 402i Number information reception unit 402j Number information storage unit 404 Communication control interface unit 406 Storage unit 406a Network database 406b Station information database 406c Map Database 406d Guide database 406e Guide information database 408 Input / output control interface unit 412 Position acquisition unit 414 Display unit 416 Input unit 418 Audio output unit 500 Position transmission device 600 Station device 602 Control unit 602a Vehicle monitoring unit 602b Number information transmission unit 604 Communication control interface unit 606 Storage unit 606a Number-of-units information file 700 In-vehicle device 702 Control unit 702a Position information acquisition unit 702b Position information transmission unit 702c Movement information acquisition unit 704 Communication control interface unit 706 Storage unit 708 Input / output control interface unit 712 Position acquisition unit

Claims (18)

Station information acquisition means for acquiring station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rented vehicle and the number of the rented vehicles that are stopped at the station;
Route guidance information generating means for generating route guidance information relating to a candidate route from the departure point to the destination based on the starting point, the destination, the position information of the station, and the number information of the rental vehicles;
Route guidance information output means for outputting at least a part of the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generation means via an output unit;
An information processing system comprising: The information processing system according to claim 1,
Network data storage means for storing network data defining a transportation network;
Further comprising
The route guidance information generating means
Candidate route searching means for searching for the candidate route using the network data stored in the network data storage means and the position information of the station;
Station extraction means for extracting the stations included in the candidate route searched by the candidate route search means;
Number information acquisition means for acquiring the number information corresponding to the station extracted by the station extraction means;
Route generation means for generating the route guidance information based on the candidate route searched by the candidate route search means and the number information acquired by the number information acquisition means;
An information processing system, further comprising: The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2,
The above station information
It further includes basic usage fee information for the above rented vehicles,
The route guidance information generating means
The basic usage fee information is acquired, and based on the number information and the basic usage fee information, changed usage fee information is generated by changing the basic usage fee information, and the route guidance including the changed usage fee information is obtained. An information processing system characterized by generating information. The information processing system according to claim 3,
The route guidance information generating means
If the number information at the station on the boarding side of the rental vehicle is greater than or equal to a predetermined number and the number information at the station on the departure side of the rental vehicle is less than the predetermined number, the basic usage fee information is discounted or free The information processing system is characterized in that the changed usage fee information is generated so as to be changed. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2,
The route guidance information generating means
An information processing system comprising: selecting a route using the rental vehicle from the candidate routes based on the number information, and generating the route guidance information. The information processing system according to claim 5,
The route guidance information generating means
When the number information at the station on the boarding side of the rented vehicle is less than a predetermined number, or when the number information at the station on the getting off side of the rented vehicle is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the rented vehicle is used from the candidate route An information processing system characterized by removing a route to be generated and generating the route guidance information. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2,
The route guidance information generating means
Generating notification information indicating that a route using the rental vehicle is not recommended among the candidate routes based on the number information, and generating the route guidance information including the generated notification information. Information processing system. The information processing system according to claim 7,
The route guidance information generating means
Generating the notification information when the number information at the station on the boarding side of the rented vehicle is less than a predetermined number, or when the number information at the station on the getting off side of the rented vehicle is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, Characteristic information processing system. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The information processing system
A unit information receiving means that is communicably connected to a station device that is installed in the station and includes at least a control unit, and that receives the number information transmitted from the station device;
Number information storage means for storing the number information received by the number information receiving means in a storage unit;
An information processing system, further comprising: The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The above station information
Further including at least one of the above information on the number of users available for rental vehicles, type information, and reservation information,
The route guidance information generating means
Obtain at least one of the available number information, the type information, and the reservation information, and further based on at least one of the obtained usable number information, the type information, and the reservation information And generating the route guidance information. Computer
The server obtains station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rented vehicle and the number information of the rented vehicles that are stopped at the station, and the starting position, the destination, the position information of the station, and the rental Route guidance information receiving means for receiving the route guidance information transmitted from the server when route guidance information relating to a candidate route from the departure place to the destination is generated based on the number information of the vehicles. ,
Route guidance information output means for outputting at least part of the route guidance information via an output unit;
An information processing program that functions as a computer program. Computer
Station information acquisition means for acquiring station information including at least the position information of a station that stops the rented vehicle and the number of rented vehicles that are stopped at the station;
Route guidance information generating means for generating route guidance information related to a candidate route from the departure point to the destination based on the starting point, the destination, the position information of the station, and the number information of the rental vehicles;
Route guidance information transmitting means for transmitting the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generating means to a terminal device;
An information processing program that functions as a computer program. An information processing system including a plurality of computers connected to be communicable,
Station information acquisition means for acquiring station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rented vehicle and the number of the rented vehicles that are stopped at the station;
Route guidance information generating means for generating route guidance information relating to a candidate route from the departure point to the destination based on the starting point, the destination, the position information of the station, and the number information of the rental vehicles;
Route guidance information output means for outputting at least a part of the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generation means via an output unit;
In order to make the information processing system equipped with
An information processing program for causing at least one of the computers to function as at least one of the means. In order to cause the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 10 to function by a plurality of computers connected in a communicable manner,
An information processing program for causing one of the computers to function as at least one of each means in the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 10.   An information processing program for causing a computer to function as at least one of each means in the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 10. By a plurality of information processing devices connected to be able to communicate,
Station information acquisition means for acquiring station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rented vehicle and the number of the rented vehicles that are stopped at the station;
Route guidance information generating means for generating route guidance information relating to a candidate route from the departure point to the destination based on the starting point, the destination, the position information of the station, and the number information of the rental vehicles;
Route guidance information output means for outputting at least a part of the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generation means via an output unit;
In order to construct an information processing system equipped with
The information processing apparatus comprising at least one of the above means. Computer
Station information acquisition means for acquiring station information including at least the position information of a station that stops the rented vehicle and the number of rented vehicles that are stopped at the station;
Route guidance information generating means for generating route guidance information related to a candidate route from the departure point to the destination based on the starting point, the destination, the position information of the station, and the number information of the rental vehicles;
Route guidance information output means for outputting at least a part of the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generation means via an output unit;
An information processing program that functions as a computer program. A station information acquisition step for acquiring station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rented vehicle and the number of rented vehicles that are stopped at the station; and
A route guidance information generating step for generating route guidance information relating to a candidate route from the departure point to the destination based on the starting point, the destination, the position information of the station, and the number information of the rental vehicles;
A route guidance information output step for outputting at least a part of the route guidance information generated in the route guidance information generation step via an output unit;
An information processing method comprising:

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