JP2016062339A - Information processing system, information processing program, information processing device, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing system, information processing program, information processing device, and information processing method that do not require a user side to designate the getting-in place and getting-off place of a taxi and thereby can improve user convenience.SOLUTION: An information processing system 1 according to one embodiment comprises a terminal device 2 and a server 3 communicatively connected with the terminal device 2. The terminal device 2 includes a search condition input unit 221 for inputting search conditions for route search. The server 3 includes: a route search unit 321 for performing route search on the search conditions received from the terminal device 2; and a taxi getting-in and getting-off place determination unit 322 for determining a taxi getting-in place where a user of the terminal device 2 gets in a taxi and a taxi getting-off place where the user gets off the taxi on the basis of travel route information indicating a travel route obtained by the route search.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

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

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an information processing system for dispatching a taxi (including a hire, the same applies hereinafter) to a predetermined place in response to a user request. In the taxi search system described in Patent Document 1, an area is divided into a plurality of blocks, and the positions of the user and the taxi are managed in units of the blocks. The taxi passenger side who is the user designates the boarding desired block and the destination block in the system, and the taxi side registers the current position block and the taxi state in the system. Then, the taxi search system searches for taxis whose current position block matches the desired boarding block among taxis in a predetermined state including the destination block in the business area.

JP 2005-301629 A

  However, in the taxi search system described in Patent Document 1, the user himself / herself has to specify the boarding location and the getting-off location in block units, and there is a problem that the user lacks convenience.

  Therefore, the present invention does not require the user to specify a taxi boarding location and alighting location, and can improve user convenience, an information processing system, an information processing program, an information processing device, and an information processing method I will provide a.

An information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention includes:
Movement information acquisition means for acquiring movement information including at least one of a departure place and a destination;
Taxi boarding / landing determining means for determining at least one of a taxi boarding area where the user gets on a taxi based on the movement information and a taxi boarding area where the user gets off the taxi,
The taxi operator identification information for identifying the taxi operator and the business area information database storing the business area information indicating the business area of the taxi company are stored in association with each other. A taxi operator extracting means for extracting one or a plurality of taxi operators in which at least one of the alighting areas belongs to the business area;
Output information generation means for generating output information including taxi company identification information of the taxi company extracted by the taxi company extraction means and service related information of the taxi company;
It is characterized by providing.

  According to the present invention, an information processing system, an information processing program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method that do not require a user to specify a taxi boarding location and alighting location and that can improve user convenience. Can be provided.

1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an information processing system 1 according to an embodiment. It is a sequence figure showing an example of processing operation of information processing system 1 concerning an embodiment. It is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing operation of the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment, following FIG. 2A. FIG. 2B is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a processing operation of the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment, following FIG. 2B. FIG. 2C is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a processing operation of the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment, following FIG. 2C. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the terminal device 2 by which the taxi movement wish button A was displayed under the movement path | route obtained by path | route search. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the terminal device 2 in which the taxi movement wish button A was displayed in the area of the movement route. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the terminal device 2 in which the taxi movement wish button A was displayed in the area of the movement route. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the terminal device 2 on which taxi company selection button B1, B2 was displayed. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen at the time of displaying service relevant information with taxi company selection button B1, B2. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the terminal device 2 which sets the conditions of the taxi company displayed.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal device 2, a server (service providing server) 3, and a taxi operator server 4. The terminal device 2 and the server 3 are connected via a network 5 so that they can communicate with each other. Similarly, the server 3 and the taxi company server 4 are connected to each other via a network 5 so that they can communicate with each other.

  In addition, the taxi company server 4 is provided for every company group consisting of a taxi company or a plurality of taxi companies. In the present invention, the “taxi operator” refers to an operator that owns a plurality of taxis, an individual taxi operator, or an individual taxi within the operator.

  The network 5 may be either a wired line or a wireless line, and the type and form of the line are not limited. In addition, at least a part of the terminal device 2, the server 3, and the taxi company server 4 is realized by a computer.

  The terminal device 2 is used by a user, and is, for example, a mobile electronic device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal device.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the terminal device 2 includes a communication unit 21, a control unit 22, an information input unit 23, an information output unit 24, and a positioning unit 25.

  First, the components other than the control unit 22 among the components of the terminal device 2, that is, the communication unit 21, the information input unit 23, the information output unit 24, and the positioning unit 25 will be described.

  The communication unit 21 is an interface for transmitting and receiving information between the control unit 22 and the server 3 via the network 5.

  The information input unit 23 is an interface for the user to input information to the terminal device 2, and is, for example, a touch panel, a keyboard, or a microphone (such as a built-in microphone of a mobile electronic device).

  The information output unit 24 is an interface that outputs various types of information from the terminal device 2 to the user. For example, the information output unit 24 is a video display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an audio output unit such as a speaker or an earphone. When the information input unit 23 is a touch panel, the information input unit 23 may also serve as the information output unit 24.

  Specifically, the information output unit 24 includes a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for accepting an operation from a user, travel route information indicating a travel route obtained by route search, information on a taxi company that can be dispatched, and the like. Is displayed. When the information output unit 24 is a speaker, movement path information and the like are output by voice.

  Note that the information output unit 24 may not directly present information to the user. For example, the information output unit 24 may output a video signal or an audio signal to a video display unit or an audio output unit connected to the outside of the terminal device 2, or may be connected to an externally connected printing device. Data may be output, or data may be output and stored in the terminal device 2 or an external storage device.

  The positioning unit 25 has one or more sensors, and acquires current position information of the terminal device 2. This sensor is, for example, a GPS sensor that receives a signal from a GPS satellite and measures the current position of the terminal device 2. Alternatively, the sensor for acquiring the current position information may be a gyro sensor that detects angular velocity, an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration, a geomagnetic sensor that detects geomagnetism, or a wireless access point such as WiFi positioning. It may be a radio signal receiver for receiving radio waves from and positioning the current position.

  Next, the control unit 22 of the terminal device 2 will be described. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the control unit 22 includes a search condition input unit 221, an information presentation unit 222, and a vehicle allocation request unit 223. Each of these units may be realized by a processor in the terminal device 2 executing a predetermined program.

  The search condition input unit 221 inputs a search condition for route search. The search condition includes at least one of a departure place and a destination. The departure point and destination are not limited to a train station, but may be a bus stop, airport, port, home, company, current location, or the like.

  For example, the search condition input unit 221 receives search conditions such as information regarding a departure place, a destination, and time (departure time or arrival time) from the user via the information input unit 23. Alternatively, the search condition input unit 221 may input at least a part of the search conditions from a person other than the user. For example, the current position may be input from the positioning unit 25 as the departure point, or the current time may be input from the clock unit (not shown) of the terminal device 2 or an external server as the departure time.

  The information presentation unit 222 presents various types of information regarding the travel route, taxi operator, etc. to the user via the information output unit 24.

  The information presentation unit 222 is based on the information for requesting dispatch (described later) received from the server 3, and the taxi business (for example, taxi business capable of delivering a taxi to the taxi boarding area) and service related information transmitted from the server 3. Etc.

  When the information output unit 24 is a video display unit, the information presentation unit 222 converts information to be presented into a video signal and outputs the video signal to the information output unit 24, and the information output unit 24 is an audio output unit. In other words, the information presenting unit 222 converts the information to be presented into an audio signal and outputs it to the information output unit 24.

  The dispatch request unit 223 requests dispatch from the selected taxi operator. Here, the selected taxi operator is a taxi operator selected by the user from among the taxi operators presented by the information presentation unit 222.

  Next, the server 3 will be described. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the server 3 includes a communication unit 31, a control unit 32, and a storage unit 33. Before describing the control unit 32, the communication unit 31 and the storage unit 33 will be described.

  The communication unit 31 is an interface that transmits and receives information between the terminal device 2 and the control unit 32 of the server 3 via the network 5.

  The storage unit 33 is a fixed data storage such as a hard disk, and stores various databases described later. The storage unit 33 does not necessarily have to be provided in the server 3 and may be provided in another device that is communicably connected via the network 5.

  The storage unit 33 includes a route network database 331, a business area information database 332, and a service related information database 333.

  The route network database 331 is a route search database, and includes, for example, map information and traffic network information as route network information. The map information includes map data such as road maps of the whole country or each region, and may include map object information (facility information, note information, symbol information, etc.) associated with the map data. The traffic network information is information that defines a traffic network such as a railroad or a bus or a road network, and includes information related to a transportation system such as a station (bus stop), a route, a timetable, and a fee.

  The business area information database 332 is a database that stores taxi company identification information for identifying a taxi company and business area information indicating the business area of the taxi company in association with each other. The taxi company identification information is, for example, an identifier (ID) assigned to each taxi company, and the business area information is, for example, an area code.

  The service related information database 333 is a database that stores taxi operator identification information for identifying a taxi operator and service related information of the taxi operator in association with each other. The service-related information is, for example, information related to usable credit cards, electronic money, taxi tickets, gift cards, point services, mileage services, etc., and information on in-vehicle facilities, vehicle types, capacity, evaluation, word-of-mouth, usage history, etc. It may be. The service related information is information including at least one of these pieces of information. The taxi operator identification information stored in the service related information database 333 may be of the same type as the taxi operator identification information stored in the business area information database 332 or of a different type. May be.

  The route network database 331, the business area information database 332, and the service related information database 333 are not limited to being stored in the same storage device, and may be stored separately in different storage devices.

  Next, the control unit 32 of the server 3 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 32 includes a route search unit 321, a taxi boarding / alighting place determination unit 322, a taxi operator extraction unit 323, a taxi search request unit 324, a dispatch request information generation unit 325, A dispatch request unit 326, a movement information acquisition unit 327, and an output information generation unit 328 are included. Hereinafter, although each part is demonstrated in detail, these each part may be implement | achieved when the processor in the server 3 runs a predetermined | prescribed program.

  The route search unit 321 performs a route search based on the search condition received from the terminal device 2 via the communication unit 31. The route search unit 321 refers to the route network database 331 and executes route search to generate travel route information indicating one or more travel routes that satisfy the search condition. This travel route information includes, for example, information such as travel means and travel distance from the departure place to the destination, travel time and fee, departure time and arrival time.

  The travel route obtained by the route search may be composed of a single travel means (section) or a plurality of travel means (sections) depending on the search conditions.

  The taxi boarding / alighting determination unit 322, based on the travel route information indicating the travel route obtained by the route search, the taxi boarding place where the user of the terminal device 2 gets on the taxi, and the taxi boarding place where the user gets off the taxi To decide.

  There are several methods for determining the taxi stop as follows, for example.

  The taxi boarding / departure determining unit 322 may determine the departure point of the moving route as a taxi boarding location and the destination of the moving route as a taxi getting off point.

  Alternatively, the taxi boarding / departure determining unit 322 extracts a section moving by a predetermined moving means from the moving route, and determines a departure place of the section as a taxi boarding place and an arrival place of the section as a taxi boarding place. May be. In addition, since a taxi tends to become a movement alternative means for movement by car and on foot, it is preferable that the taxi boarding / alighting place determination unit 322 extracts a section of the car or walk from the movement route.

  Alternatively, the taxi boarding area determination unit 322 may determine the taxi boarding location based on the current position of the terminal device 2 acquired from the terminal device 2 via the communication unit 31. For example, the current position of the terminal device 2 may be determined as it is as a taxi boarding place, or a taxi stand near the current position may be determined as a taxi boarding place.

  Note that the taxi boarding area determination unit 322 may determine only one of the taxi boarding area and the taxi boarding area. For example, the departure place of the travel route may be determined as a taxi boarding place. Even if the taxi drop-off location is not determined, the taxi operator whose taxi boarding location belongs to the business area is extracted by the taxi operator extraction unit 323 described later. Similarly, the taxi boarding / alighting place determination unit 322 may determine only the taxi boarding area.

  Moreover, the taxi boarding / alighting place determination unit 322 may determine a taxi boarding area and / or a taxi boarding area based on a search condition used for route search. For example, when a departure place is set as a search condition (that is, when the search condition input unit 221 inputs a departure place), the departure place may be determined as a taxi boarding place without performing a route search. When the destination is set as the search condition, the taxi boarding / alighting place determination unit 322 uses the current location indicated by the current position information acquired by the positioning unit 25 as the departure location, the departure location, the set destination location, Based on the above, the taxi boarding place and the taxi drop-off place may be determined.

  More generally speaking, the taxi boarding area determination unit 322 determines at least one of the taxi boarding area and the taxi boarding area based on the movement information acquired by the movement information acquisition unit 327 described later. May be.

  The taxi operator extraction unit 323 accesses the business area information database 332, and at least one of the taxi boarding area and the taxi departure area determined by the taxi boarding area determination unit 322 belongs to the business area. Extract taxi operators. The taxi operators to be extracted may be a business group composed of a plurality of taxi businesses, or may be individual taxis belonging to the taxi business.

  The taxi search requesting unit 324 requests the taxi operator extracted by the taxi operator extracting unit 323 to perform a taxi search for searching for a taxi that can be dispatched to the taxi boarding area. More specifically, it requests a taxi search from a taxi search unit 421 (described later) of the taxi operator server 4 of the taxi operator.

  The dispatch request information generating unit 325 generates dispatch request information to be transmitted to the terminal device 2 based on the search result of the taxi search by the taxi search unit 421. The information for requesting vehicle allocation includes information (such as the name or identifier of the taxi operator) indicating one or more taxi operators that can be allocated to the taxi boarding area.

  The dispatch request information generating unit 325 accesses the service related information database 333, acquires service related information of a taxi company that can be dispatched to the taxi boarding area, and includes the service related information in the dispatch request information. Thereby, the service related information of the taxi company can be presented to the user together with the information of the taxi company.

  Further, the dispatch request information generating unit 325 may include the time of arrival at the taxi boarding place in the dispatch request information. Thereby, it becomes possible to show the arrival time of a taxi to a user, and a user's convenience can be improved.

  The vehicle allocation request unit 326 makes a vehicle allocation request to the taxi operator server 4 of the selected taxi operator.

  The movement information acquisition unit 327 acquires movement information including at least one of the departure place and the destination. Here, the “movement information” is a concept including a search condition for performing a route search in addition to information on the route obtained by the route search (movement route information).

  The output information generation unit 328 accesses the service related information database 333 and acquires the service related information of the taxi company extracted by the taxi company extraction unit 323. Then, the output information generation unit 328 generates output information including the taxi company identification information of the taxi company extracted by the taxi company extraction unit 323 and the service related information of the taxi company.

  Next, the taxi company server 4 will be described. In FIG. 1, only one taxi company server 4 is shown, but actually, a plurality of taxi company servers 4 are provided for each taxi company. As shown in FIG. 1, the taxi operator server 4 includes a communication unit 41, a control unit 42, and a storage unit 43.

  The communication unit 41 is an interface that transmits and receives information between the server 3 and the control unit 42 of the taxi company server 4 via the network 5.

  The control unit 42 includes a taxi search unit 421. The taxi search unit 421 may be realized by a processor in the taxi operator server 4 executing a predetermined program.

  Upon receiving a taxi search request from the server 3, the taxi search unit 421 searches for a taxi that can be dispatched to the taxi boarding area determined by the taxi boarding / alighting place determination unit 322.

  Note that the taxi search unit 421 may be an actual car taxi carrying passengers when the distance between the destination of the actual car taxi and the taxi boarding area is equal to or less than a predetermined distance, and / or When the time interval between the arrival time at the destination and the desired ride time is equal to or shorter than a predetermined time, the actual vehicle taxi may be included in the search result as a taxi that can be dispatched. Thereby, taxi dispatch can be performed more efficiently. In addition, the taxi search part 421 grasps | ascertains the destination and arrival time of a real vehicle taxi, for example from the information acquired via the wireless network from the car navigation apparatus mounted in the taxi. The desired boarding time is, for example, the current time in the case of taxi dispatch, and the departure time of the travel route in the case of reservation.

  In addition, when a taxi that can be dispatched is not found, the taxi search unit 421 may search for a taxi that can be dispatched while gradually increasing the search range. Thereby, a taxi search can be performed efficiently. For example, first, a taxi that can be dispatched is searched using a circular area having a first radius centered on the taxi boarding area as a search range, and if a taxi is not searched, a taxi having a second radius larger than the first radius is searched. A taxi that can be dispatched may be searched using the circular area as a search range.

  Further, the taxi search unit 421 calculates the time when the taxi found by the taxi search arrives at the taxi boarding area, or the time required for the taxi to arrive at the taxi boarding area, and transmits it to the server 3. Also good. Presenting these pieces of information to the user can improve user convenience.

  In addition, when a plurality of taxis that can be dispatched are found, the taxi search unit 421 may select a predetermined number from the ones that require a short time to the taxi boarding location and transmit the selected number to the server 3.

  The taxi search unit 421 refers to the taxi database 431 and executes the above taxi search. The taxi database 431 is stored in the storage unit 43 and stores the latest information on all taxis belonging to the taxi operator (current position, status of whether or not the vehicle is in actual condition, etc.).

  Next, an example of the processing operation of the information processing system 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A to 2D.

  First, the search condition input unit 221 of the terminal device 2 inputs a search condition for route search (step S11). Then, the communication unit 21 of the terminal device 2 transmits the search condition to the server 3 (step S12), and the communication unit 31 of the server 3 receives the search condition (step S21).

  Next, the route search unit 321 of the server 3 performs a route search based on the search condition received from the terminal device 2 (step S22).

  Next, the taxi boarding area determination part 322 of the server 3 determines a taxi boarding area and a taxi boarding area based on movement route information (step S23). More generally, the taxi boarding / alighting place determination unit 322 determines a taxi boarding area and a taxi boarding area based on the movement information acquired by the movement information acquisition unit 327.

  Next, the taxi operator extraction unit 323 of the server 3 accesses the business area information database 332, and at least one of the taxi boarding area and the taxi departure area determined in step S23 belongs to the business area. Alternatively, a plurality of taxi operators are extracted (step S24).

  Next, the taxi search request unit 324 of the server 3 requests a taxi search from the taxi search unit 421 of the taxi operator server 4 of the taxi operator extracted in step S24 (step S25). When a plurality of taxi operators are extracted, the taxi search request unit 324 requests a taxi search from each taxi operator's server.

  When the taxi company server 4 receives the taxi search request transmitted from the server 3 (step S31), the taxi search unit 421 executes a taxi search (step S32). When the taxi search is completed, the taxi search unit 421 transmits the taxi search result to the server 3 via the communication unit 41 (step S33).

  When the server 3 receives the taxi search result (step S26), the vehicle allocation request information generation unit 325 of the server 3 generates vehicle allocation request information based on the taxi search search result (step S27).

  Next, the communication unit 31 of the server 3 transmits the travel route information obtained by the route search in step S22 and the vehicle allocation request information generated in step S27 to the terminal device 2 (step S28).

  When the terminal device 2 receives the travel route information and the vehicle allocation request information (step S13), the information presentation unit 222 presents the travel route to the user via the information output unit 24 (step S14). When presenting the travel route, the information presentation unit 222 presents a taxi travel request button A together with the travel route, as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the information presenting unit 222 may present the taxi travel request button A in association with the section of the travel route. The moving route of FIG. 4 is configured only by a section where the moving means is a car, and a taxi movement request button A is displayed in the section. The moving route of FIG. 5 is composed of a first section in which the moving means is a car and a second section in which the moving means is a train, and a taxi movement request button A is displayed in the first section. Thus, even when there are a plurality of sections that can be moved by taxi on one movement route by presenting the taxi movement request button in association with the section of the movement route (for example, in the case of FIG. 5), the user Can easily select the section where taxi movement is desired.

Next, when the taxi movement request button is selected (step S15: Yes), the information presenting unit 222 selects a taxi company that can be dispatched to the taxi boarding area based on the information for requesting dispatch, and the information output unit 24 Is presented to the user in a selectable manner (step S16). For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the information presentation unit 222 presents taxi company selection buttons B1 and B2 for selecting a taxi company.
The information presentation unit 222 may present service related information together with a taxi company selection button for selecting a taxi company. This makes it easy for the user to select a taxi operator. In the screen example shown in FIG. 7, service related information is displayed together with the taxi company selection buttons B1 and B2.

  Moreover, the information presentation part 222 may also show the required time to a taxi boarding place with a taxi provider. In addition, taxi operators may be arranged and presented in order from the shortest required time. Thereby, the convenience at the time of a user selecting a taxi operator can be improved.

  In addition, when the information for requesting dispatch includes information indicating a plurality of taxi operators, the information presentation unit 222 presents the plurality of taxi operators in an order that takes into account the business areas of the taxi operators. May be. Preferably, taxi operators are presented in the following order. Taxi places outside the business area and taxi exit places the taxi operators in the business area with the first priority, and both the taxi boarding area and the taxi departure place present the taxi companies in the business area with the second priority. Then, a taxi company whose taxi boarding area is within the business area and whose taxi drop-off area is outside the business area is presented with a third priority. A taxi operator whose taxi boarding area is outside the business area and whose taxi drop-off area is within the business area has to be the first priority because it is necessary to return from outside the business area to the business area. It is for the purpose. By presenting the taxi operators to the user in the order in which the business areas are considered in this way, the possibility that the user selects the first priority taxi operator is increased, and efficient taxi allocation for the taxi operator is possible. become able to.

  Further, the information presentation unit 222 may present only taxi operators that satisfy the conditions set in advance by the user. For example, the user's desired conditions for the taxi operator are set in advance on the setting screen as shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 8, a taxi company that can use a credit card of the card companies a and b and electronic money of electronic money x, y, and z and can arrange a taxi with a capacity of five or more is set as a display condition. Is done. Thereby, the convenience at the time of a user selecting a taxi operator can be improved.

  Next, when the taxi operator selection button is selected (step S17: Yes), the vehicle allocation request unit 223 of the terminal device 2 requests the server 3 to allocate a vehicle from the selected taxi operator (step S18). ). Here, the selected taxi operator is determined by the taxi operator selection button selected by the user. For example, when the user selects (tap) the taxi operator selection button B1 on the screen shown in FIG. 6, the vehicle allocation request unit 223 makes a vehicle allocation request for the taxi operator X, and the user selects the taxi operator selection button B2. In the case of (tapping), the vehicle allocation requesting unit 223 makes a vehicle allocation request for the taxi company Y.

  The vehicle allocation request unit 326 of the server 3 that has received the vehicle allocation request from the terminal device 2 makes a vehicle allocation request to the taxi operator server 4 of the selected taxi operator (step S29). Then, the taxi company server 4 receives a dispatch request from the server 3 (step S34). The taxi company server 4 gives a dispatch instruction to a taxi to be dispatched.

  In the above processing flow, the server 3 obtains the taxi search result from the taxi operator server 4, performs the processing of steps S <b> 23 to S <b> 27, and then transmits the travel route information to the terminal device 2 along with the vehicle allocation request information. However, only the movement route information may be transmitted to the terminal device 2 first. For example, the movement route information may be transmitted to the terminal device 2 immediately after the movement route information is generated in step S22. In this case, when the user selects the taxi travel request button presented together with the travel route, the processing after step S23 is executed (however, steps S14 and S15 are not executed). By doing in this way, it is not necessary to perform processing for taxi dispatch until the user does not desire taxi movement, and the processing load on the server 3 and the taxi company server 4 can be reduced.

  Further, the terminal device 2 and the taxi company server 4 are connected to be communicable with each other, and the vehicle allocation requesting unit 223 directly issues a vehicle allocation request to the taxi company server 4 of the selected taxi company. Good.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the server 3 performs a route search based on the search condition received from the terminal device 2, and based on the travel route information indicating the travel route obtained thereby, the terminal device. The taxi boarding place where the user 2 gets on the taxi and the taxi drop-off place where the user gets off the taxi are determined. Thus, since the taxi boarding area is determined based on the route search result, it is not necessary to specify the taxi boarding area and the boarding area on the user side. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, user convenience can be improved.

  Further, the terminal device 2 presents a taxi travel request button together with the travel route obtained by the route search, so that the user can be suggested to use the taxi. Thereby, according to this embodiment, while increasing the choice which concerns on a user's movement, the increase in the number of taxi utilization can be aimed at.

  Furthermore, the server 3 provides the terminal device 2 with information indicating one or a plurality of taxi operators that can be dispatched to the taxi boarding area based on the search result of the taxi search by the taxi operator server 4. Presents the taxi operator information provided from the server 3 to the user. Thereby, the user can recognize a taxi operator and make a vehicle allocation request. For example, it becomes possible to make a vehicle allocation request to a taxi company that the user is jealous of. Also, by presenting the taxi company's service-related information to the user, the user can easily select a taxi company that meets his or her request.

  In the above processing flow, after a taxi company is extracted by the taxi company extraction unit 323, a taxi search is performed by the taxi company server 4 of the extracted taxi company, and the taxi company is generated based on the result. Although the vehicle allocation request information is transmitted to the terminal device 2 and presented to the user, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, after a taxi operator is extracted, the result may be transmitted to the terminal device 2 by the following processing and presented to the user.

  First, after extracting the taxi company in step S24, the output information generation unit 328 includes the taxi company identification information of the taxi company extracted by the taxi company extraction unit 323, and the service related information of the taxi company. Generate output information including More specifically, the output information generation unit 328 accesses the service related information database 333 and acquires the service related information of the taxi company extracted by the taxi company extraction unit 323. And output information is produced | generated using the taxi company identification information of the taxi company extracted by the taxi company extraction part 323, and the service relevant information acquired as mentioned above.

  When output information is generated by the output information generation unit 328, the communication unit 31 of the server 3 transmits the output information to the terminal device 2.

  When the terminal device 2 receives the output information from the server 3, the information presentation unit 222 presents the output information to the user via the information output unit 24. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the information presentation unit 222 may present a taxi movement request button together with movement information (for example, a movement route obtained by route search). As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the information presentation unit 222 may present a taxi movement request button in association with the section of the movement route indicated by the movement information.

  In addition, when the taxi movement request button is selected by the user, the information presentation unit 222 presents one or a plurality of taxi operators extracted by the taxi operator extraction unit 323 as illustrated in FIG. Also good. When a taxi operator is selected by the user, the server 3 makes a taxi search request or a vehicle allocation request to the server of the taxi operator selected by the user.

  In addition, when a plurality of taxi operators are extracted by the taxi operator extraction unit 323, the information presentation unit 222 presents the plurality of taxi operators in an order that takes into account the business areas of the taxi operators. Also good. Since the specific method is the same as the case where the information for requesting dispatch includes information indicating a plurality of taxi operators, detailed description is omitted. Further, as described with reference to FIG. 8, the information presentation unit 222 may present only taxi operators that satisfy the conditions set in advance by the user.

  Even with the above processing flow, the user can grasp taxi operators that meet the conditions of the business area along with the service-related information without specifying the taxi boarding place and drop-off place. It can be greatly improved. For example, the user can easily grasp whether or not a taxi traveling in front of the user can move, or a taxi company that can be used as a moving means.

  At least a part of the information processing system described in the above-described embodiment may be configured by hardware or software. When configured by software, a program for realizing at least a part of the functions of the information processing system may be stored in a recording medium such as a flexible disk or a CD-ROM, and read and executed by a computer. The recording medium is not limited to a removable medium such as a magnetic disk or an optical disk, but may be a fixed recording medium such as a hard disk device or a memory.

  Further, a program that realizes at least a part of the functions of the information processing system may be distributed via a communication line (including wireless communication) such as the Internet. Further, the program may be distributed in a state where the program is encrypted, modulated or compressed, and stored in a recording medium via a wired line such as the Internet or a wireless line.

  Furthermore, the information processing system may be caused to function by one or a plurality of information processing apparatuses. When a plurality of information processing apparatuses are used, one of the information processing apparatuses may be a computer, and the function may be realized as at least one means of the information processing system by the computer executing a predetermined program.

  Based on the above description, those skilled in the art may be able to conceive additional effects and various modifications of the present invention, but the aspects of the present invention are not limited to the individual embodiments described above. . Various additions, modifications, and partial deletions can be made without departing from the concept and spirit of the present invention derived from the contents defined in the claims and equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing system 2 Terminal device 21 Communication part 22 Control part 221 Search condition input part 222 Information presentation part 223 Vehicle allocation request part 23 Information input part 24 Information output part 25 Positioning part 3 Server (service provision server)
31 Communication Unit 32 Control Unit 321 Route Search Unit 322 Taxi Boarding / Departure Place Determining Unit 323 Taxi Company Extracting Unit 324 Taxi Search Requesting Unit 325 Vehicle Distribution Request Information Generation Unit 326 Vehicle Distribution Request Unit 327 Movement Information Acquisition Unit 328 Output Information Generation Unit 33 Section 331 Route network database 332 Sales area information database 333 Service related information database 4 Taxi operator server 41 Communication section 42 Control section 421 Taxi search section 43 Storage section 431 Taxi database 5 Network A Taxi move request button B1, B2 Taxi operator selection button

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Movement information acquisition means for acquiring movement information including at least one of a departure place and a destination;
Taxi boarding / landing determining means for determining at least one of a taxi boarding area where the user gets on a taxi based on the movement information and a taxi boarding area where the user gets off the taxi,
The taxi operator identification information for identifying the taxi operator and the business area information database storing the business area information indicating the business area of the taxi company are stored in association with each other, and the determined taxi boarding area and taxi are determined. A taxi operator extracting means for extracting one or a plurality of taxi operators in which at least one of the alighting areas belongs to the business area;
Output information generation means for generating output information including taxi company identification information of the taxi company extracted by the taxi company extraction means and service related information of the taxi company;
An information processing system comprising:   The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising information presenting means for presenting a taxi travel request button together with the travel information.   The information processing system according to claim 2, wherein the information presenting unit presents the taxi travel request button in association with a section of a travel route indicated by the travel information.   4. The information processing system according to claim 2, wherein the information presentation unit presents the taxi company extracted by the taxi company extraction unit when the taxi movement request button is selected. 5. .   The information presenting means, when a plurality of taxi operators are extracted by the taxi operator extracting means, presents the plurality of taxi operators in an order that takes into account the business area of each taxi operator. The information processing system according to any one of claims 2 to 4.   The information processing system according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the information presenting means presents only a taxi company that satisfies a condition set in advance by a user. Taxi search request means for requesting a taxi search for searching for a taxi that can be dispatched to the taxi boarding area, in a taxi search means of a taxi operator server of the taxi operator extracted by the taxi operator extraction means,
Vehicle allocation request information generating means for generating vehicle allocation request information including information indicating one or a plurality of taxi operators that can be allocated to the taxi boarding area based on the search result of the taxi search;
The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising:   The information processing system according to claim 7, further comprising information presenting means for presenting a taxi operator that can be dispatched to the taxi boarding area based on the information for requesting dispatch.   The information presenting means presents a taxi travel request button together with the travel information, and presents a taxi operator that can be dispatched to the taxi boarding area when the taxi travel request button is selected. Item 9. The information processing system according to Item 8.   9. The information processing system according to claim 8, wherein the information presenting means presents a taxi company selection button for selecting a taxi company that can be dispatched to the taxi boarding area.   The taxi search means may be an actual car taxi carrying passengers, when the distance between the destination of the actual car taxi and the taxi boarding area is a predetermined distance or less, and / or the actual vehicle taxi. 11. The search result according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the actual taxi is included in a search result as a taxi that can be dispatched when the time interval between the arrival time and the desired boarding time is less than a predetermined time. The information processing system described. An information processing program executed in a terminal device communicably connected to a server,
The server
Movement information acquisition means for acquiring movement information including at least one of a departure place and a destination;
Taxi boarding / landing determining means for determining at least one of a taxi boarding area where the user gets on a taxi based on the movement information and a taxi boarding area where the user gets off the taxi,
The taxi operator identification information for identifying the taxi operator and the business area information database storing the business area information indicating the business area of the taxi company are stored in association with each other. A taxi operator extracting means for extracting one or a plurality of taxi operators in which at least one of the alighting areas belongs to the business area;
Output information generating means for generating output information including taxi company identification information of the taxi company extracted by the taxi company extraction means and service related information of the taxi company,
The information processing program is an information processing program for causing a computer to function as information presentation means for presenting a taxi movement request button together with the movement information. Computer
Movement information acquisition means for acquiring movement information including at least one of a departure place and a destination;
A taxi that determines at least one of a taxi boarding place where the user gets on a taxi and a taxi getting-off place where the user gets off from the taxi based on movement information including at least one of the starting point and the destination Boarding / departure determination means,
The taxi operator identification information for identifying the taxi operator and the business area information database storing the business area information indicating the business area of the taxi company are stored in association with each other, and the determined taxi boarding area and taxi are determined. Taxi operator extraction means for extracting one or more taxi operators, at least one of which is in the business area, and the taxi operator identification of the taxi operator extracted by the taxi operator extraction means An information processing program for functioning as output information generation means for generating output information including information and service related information of the taxi operator.   The information processing program for functioning a computer as at least one of each means in the information processing system in any one of Claims 1-11. An information processing apparatus that is communicably connected to a server,
The server
Movement information acquisition means for acquiring movement information including at least one of a departure place and a destination;
Taxi boarding / landing determining means for determining at least one of a taxi boarding area where the user gets on a taxi based on the movement information and a taxi boarding area where the user gets off the taxi,
The taxi operator identification information for identifying the taxi operator and the business area information database storing the business area information indicating the business area of the taxi company are stored in association with each other, and the determined taxi boarding area and taxi are determined. A taxi operator extracting means for extracting one or a plurality of taxi operators in which at least one of the alighting areas belongs to the business area;
Output information generating means for generating output information including taxi company identification information of the taxi company extracted by the taxi company extraction means and service related information of the taxi company,
The information processing apparatus includes information presentation means for presenting a taxi movement request button together with the movement information. Movement information acquisition means for acquiring movement information including at least one of a departure place and a destination;
Taxi boarding / landing determining means for determining at least one of a taxi boarding area where the user gets on a taxi based on the movement information and a taxi boarding area where the user gets off the taxi,
The taxi operator identification information for identifying the taxi operator and the business area information database storing the business area information indicating the business area of the taxi company are stored in association with each other, and the determined taxi boarding area and taxi are determined. A taxi operator extracting means for extracting one or a plurality of taxi operators in which at least one of the alighting areas belongs to the business area;
Output information generation means for generating output information including taxi company identification information of the taxi company extracted by the taxi company extraction means and service related information of the taxi company;
An information processing apparatus comprising: Obtaining travel information including at least one of a starting point and a destination,
Determining at least one of a taxi boarding place where the user gets on a taxi based on the movement information and a taxi getting off place where the user gets off the taxi; and
The taxi operator identification information for identifying the taxi operator and the business area information database storing the business area information indicating the business area of the taxi company are stored in association with each other, and the determined taxi boarding area and taxi are determined. Extracting one or more taxi operators to which at least one of the alighting locations belongs within the business area;
Generating output information including taxi company identification information of the taxi company extracted by the taxi company extraction means and service related information of the taxi company;
An information processing method comprising:

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