JP2016181087A - Vehicle management server and vehicle management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle management method configured to satisfy a user, while improving operation rates of vehicles.SOLUTION: In a regional transportation system, a vehicle management server incudes: wishlist management means that receives request information including purpose information indicating a purpose of using a vehicle and period information, which is information on a date when a user desires to use the vehicle and indicates a period including multiple days, and manages the request information in association with identification information, as a wishlist of the user for the vehicle; means of specifying multiple pieces of identification information in which destination indicated by the purpose information is related to each other; and dispatch means which compares predetermined periods indicated by the period information associated with each of the specified multiple pieces of identification information, and dispatches a vehicle which can be used for a specific period by a plurality of users, i.e., fellow passengers, to be identified by the identification information, when the predetermined periods include the specific periods redundant partially at least.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle management server and a vehicle management method for managing vehicles in regional traffic.

  In recent years, with the widespread use of mobile terminals such as mobile phones, smartphones, and tablets, a wide variety of information can be obtained in mobile terminals. A user of such a mobile terminal can immediately obtain information on transportation means and destinations of movement such as work and travel while staying there. Many systems that support information relating to such movement are known.

  For example, Patent Document 1 refers to a travel destination receiving unit that receives information indicating a predetermined travel destination and a travel period from an information terminal, and information indicating the current position of the information terminal or the travel destination and the travel period. Travel information selection means for selecting information related to a trip associated with a travel destination in the relevant travel period from information related to the travel information, and travel information transmission means for transmitting information related to the journey selected by the travel information selection means to the information terminal; , A travel information management device is disclosed. According to such a travel information management device, the user of the information terminal can obtain various information related to the travel destination during the travel period.

JP 2015-18545 A

  However, for example, even if the user travels for the purpose of viewing cherry blossoms, if the travel period is too late, the cherry blossoms are already scattered or the destination is a little different It may be in full bloom during the travel period. The travel information management device as in Patent Document 1 cannot flexibly change the travel destination or travel period based on the user's purpose even if the above information is known in advance. In this case, the user's satisfaction cannot be obtained.

  By the way, vehicles are often used as a means of transportation for commuting, shopping, work, leisure, etc. In recent years, due to issues such as consideration for the environment, rising maintenance costs, and the increase in the number of elderly people, It is decreasing year by year. In rural areas, the means of transportation are becoming more sparse. Therefore, it is conceivable that a plurality of users travel on a single vehicle to fulfill the purpose of commuting or shopping. In such a case, since a plurality of users who ride in one vehicle have different purposes, it is difficult for all users to obtain sufficient satisfaction. However, in order to obtain sufficient satisfaction for all the users, it is necessary to keep many vehicles on standby, and the operating rate of the vehicle is reduced.

  In general, the schedule on the user side has many uncertain factors as it goes ahead, and it is often determined gradually over time. In addition, the operation schedule on the vehicle side may change with time according to events, weather, and the like. When the private arrangements of the vehicle with respect to the previous schedule, it is absolutely useless many to see the margin, it is also often a vehicle that also serves the purpose as trying to arrange a vehicle from scheduled for reverse is confirmed can not be secured. Therefore, it is required to improve the operating rate of a vehicle of a transportation company, flexibly respond to each user's request, and improve the user's satisfaction.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle management system capable of improving the operating rate of a vehicle as a means of transportation and flexibly responding to a user's request. .

  In order to solve the above problems, the vehicle management server and the vehicle management method of the present invention provide the following solution.

  One aspect of the present invention is a vehicle management server that manages a vehicle that can be used by a plurality of users, together with identification information for identifying the user from a terminal operated by the user, in the user. Receiving the request information including purpose information indicating the purpose of use of the vehicle, and period information indicating a period including a plurality of days, which is information related to a date and time when the user desires to use the vehicle, and the identification information Wish list management means for associating the request information with the user information and managing it as a wish list of the user's vehicle, and vehicles that can be used based on the wish list in stages as the use date of the vehicle approaches And a means for displaying on a person's terminal.

  In addition, the vehicle management server is associated with the means for specifying a plurality of the identification information related to the destination indicated by the destination information in the wish list management means, and the plurality of the specified identification information. The predetermined periods indicated by the period information are contrasted with each other, and when there are specific periods in which at least some of the predetermined periods overlap with each other, a plurality of identification information respectively identified by the plurality of identification information is included in the specific period And a vehicle dispatching means for dispatching a vehicle on which the user can ride.

  In the vehicle management server, the wish list management unit specifies destination information indicating a destination based on the destination information, and associates the identification information associated with the destination information in the storage unit. The destination specifying means for storing, the predetermined period based on the stored period information, and the storage means for associating the identification information associated with the period information with the period information indicating the predetermined period The period specifying means to be stored in the storage means and the storage means are referred to, the destination information associated with each of the plurality of identification information is compared with each other, and a plurality of destinations indicated by the destination information are associated with each other. Passenger identification means for identifying the identification information may be provided.

  In the vehicle management server, the vehicle allocation means determines a vehicle allocation date for distributing the vehicle in the specific period, and gradually approaches the vehicle on the vehicle allocation date as the vehicle allocation date approaches. Determining a time zone for dispatching, determining a time for dispatching the vehicle in the time zone, and on the terminal of the user who rides on the vehicle dispatched by the dispatch means, dispatch date information indicating the dispatch date, You may make it further provide the transmission means which transmits the time slot information which shows a time slot | zone, and the time information which shows the said time in steps, respectively.

  In the vehicle management server, the wish list management unit receives the destination related information from an external server that transmits destination related information including information related to the destination indicated by the destination information. , The destination related information is associated with the destination information and stored in the storage means, and the dispatching means is responsive to the destination related information stored in the storage means in accordance with the dispatch date and the time. You may make it determine a belt | band | zone or the said time.

  In the vehicle management server, the transmission unit may include notification information in which any one of the dispatch date information, the time zone information, and the time information is associated with the destination related information stored in the storage unit. , It may be transmitted to the terminal.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle management method executed by a vehicle management server that manages a vehicle that can be used by a plurality of users, and the user is identified from a terminal operated by the user. A request including identification information, purpose information indicating the purpose of use of the vehicle by the user, and period information indicating a period including a plurality of days, which is information related to a date and time when the user desires to use the vehicle. Receiving information, associating the request information with the identification information and managing it as a wish list of the user's vehicle, and a plurality of the identification information in which destinations indicated by the destination information in the wish list are related to each other And a predetermined period indicated by the period information respectively associated with the plurality of identified identification information, and comparing the predetermined period Dispatching vehicles that can be boarded by a plurality of users identified by the plurality of identification information in the specific period when there is a specific period at least partially overlapping each other. It is characterized by.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while improving the operation rate of the vehicle as a means of transportation, it can respond flexibly to a user's request.

It is a figure showing an outline of a vehicle management system concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the vehicle management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the transportation means wish list and user purpose table which concern on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the destination search table which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the passenger search table which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the predetermined period search table which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the period specific table which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the destination related information table which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the dispatch schedule screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the dispatch schedule screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the dispatch schedule screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the dispatch process flow which the vehicle management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs.

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

(Outline of vehicle management system)
First, the outline | summary of the vehicle management system (henceforth this system) which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an image of a service provided by the present system. This system is, for example, a system for managing a vehicle 100 used by a plurality of users in a local traffic community formed in a predetermined area, and flexibly distributing the vehicles based on requests from the plurality of users. is there. The term “allocation” as used herein refers to assigning a vehicle as necessary, but also includes an undecided allocation schedule. In the present embodiment, the vehicle 100 is not limited to a vehicle owned by a transportation facility, but is a vehicle owned by an individual user and permitted to be shared or shared in the community, or a business that operates a transportation facility. Vehicles owned by the owner and permitted for car sharing in the community, or owned by businesses (stores, etc.) affiliated with the community and permitted for car sharing in the community. May be.

  This system includes a terminal 10 operated by a user, and a vehicle management server 20 connected to the plurality of terminals 10 via a network and managing the vehicle 100. Hereinafter, the server and the terminal will be described.

  The vehicle management server 20 includes a wish list management unit that receives various requests regarding movement from a user and manages them as a “transportation wish list”. The wish list management means manages the input wish list for each user, and presents it to periodically remind the user. The user can also change the already entered wish list. Moreover, you may set so that another person can browse a wish list between users. For example, request reception screen information for displaying a request reception screen 141 that can be displayed on a plurality of terminals 10 (in the example shown in FIG. 1, a screen expressed as “everyone's wish list”) is transmitted to the terminal 10 of the user. To do.

  The user inputs request information accompanying his / her movement on the request reception screen 141 displayed on his / her terminal 10. This input means may be key input or voice input. Each terminal 10 associates the request information input by the user with identification information for identifying the user (a user identifier such as “hana” or “size” and an identifier of each posted content) in association with the vehicle management server 20. Send to.

  The vehicle management server 20 receives the request information together with the identification information from each terminal 10. The request information includes purpose information indicating the purpose of use of the vehicle 100 by the user identified by the identification information (in the example shown in FIG. 1, a character string “I want to buy a curtain”, “ A character string such as “I want to go to buy”), and period information (in the example shown in FIG. 1) that is information related to a date on which the user wishes to use the vehicle 100 and includes a period including a plurality of days. Character strings such as “by spring” and “within one week”).

  The vehicle management server 20 specifies “destination information” indicating a specific destination from the area information based on the destination information, and stores the identification information associated with the destination information in association with the destination information. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the specific purpose of “A home center” is obtained by referring to the local store information from the purpose information such as “I want to buy curtains” or “I want to buy gardening supplies”. The location information can be specified.

  Moreover, the vehicle management server 20 has a means for specifying a specific period (date and time) based on the input period information. Then, by specifying the period information and the purpose information, the vehicle allocation schedule information screen is displayed on the user terminal. Further, as will be described later, it is also possible to specify a passenger (not necessarily an acquaintance) who can be on the board from the period information and the purpose information.

  Here, the period information input by the user may be vague. For example, in the request information of “Hana” (“hana”) shown in FIG. 1, “by spring” means “by the time of spring” or “by the end of spring”, from when to when It is unclear, but here it is interpreted as “by the time of spring” for the shorter period, the start date is the date when the requested information was posted (February 1), and the final date is For example, it can be extracted from the present to March 1st. Hereinafter, the period of the start date and the last date extracted in this way is referred to as “predetermined period”. Users who enter a vague period are often users of any period as long as the purpose is met, so it is convenient for this system, and it is possible to synergize at any time when filling a vacant seat, etc. Can be assigned as a user.

  Thus, in the example shown in FIG. 1, “hana” is February 1 (posting date) to March 1 and “sizu” is February 1 (posting date) to the predetermined period of each posting. February 8th, “yone” is February 1st (posting date) to February 4th, “gen” is January 31st (posting date) to March 10th (usually the day when the lake ice begins to thaw ), “Tome” can be identified as January 30 (post date) to February 28 (road show end date), and the like. The system stores the specified predetermined period in association with each identification information.

  Then, the vehicle management server 20 compares the destination information respectively associated with the plurality of identification information, and specifies the plurality of identification information related to the destination indicated by the destination information. In the example shown in FIG. 1, it can be estimated from the regional information that the destination indicated by the destination information is “A home center” in the plurality of identification information “hana”, “size”, and “one”, and Yes.

  Next, the vehicle management server 20 compares the predetermined periods indicated by the period information respectively associated with the plurality of identified identification information, and there is a specific period in which at least some of these predetermined periods overlap each other. In such a case, the vehicle 100 on which a plurality of users identified by the plurality of identification information respectively rides is specified in the specific period. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle management server 20 uses the identification information “hana”, “sizyu”, and “yone” because the predetermined period overlaps from February 1st to February 4th. A schedule is set for 1st to 4th of February, and on February 4th during the specified period, a plan is made to allocate the vehicle 100 of “A home center line” to “hana”, “sizu”, “yone”. Can do. Such request reception screen information and dispatch schedule screen information for that purpose are displayed on the terminals of related users, and more determined information is displayed step by step as the scheduled dispatch date approaches.

  As described above, according to the present system, the destination is determined based on the purpose information indicating the purpose of use of the vehicle 100 by a plurality of users, and the information regarding the days when the plurality of users desire to use the vehicle 100, Since the specific period for which the vehicle is scheduled to be dispatched is determined based on the period information that indicates the period including the date as a character string, when the vehicle 100 that can be used by a plurality of users is dispatched, all of the passengers traveling with the vehicle are satisfied with the purpose. Can be obtained.

  In addition, according to the present system, by dispatching in a specific period in which at least some of the predetermined periods of a plurality of users who can ride in the vehicle 100 overlap each other, it is possible to dispatch in advance on a specific day, Users who can ride together can be gathered widely, and the day of dispatch can be adjusted within a specific period, so that the operating rate of the vehicle 100 can be improved.

  Further, as will be described later, notification information in which any of dispatch date information, time zone information or time information is associated with the destination related information is transmitted to the terminal. For example, the status of the destination changes every moment. Even if there is, the user of the terminal can also confirm that this situation and the dispatch based on this situation are being performed, so that the user can further gain a special feeling that they are being treated more carefully Can do.

(Functional configuration)
Next, the functional configuration of this system will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functional blocks of the present system. As described above, this system includes the vehicle management server 20 that is connected to a plurality of terminals 10 operated by a user via a network and manages the allocation of the vehicle 100. The vehicle management server 20 is connected to a plurality of external servers 30 via a network. The external server 30 is a server that transmits information useful for a user at a destination of the vehicle 100, for example, a server that transmits information about weather, a bargain at a store that can be a destination of the vehicle 100, and the like. The server is configured to include a server that transmits information, a server that transmits information related to highlights in an area that can be a destination of the vehicle 100, and the like.

  The terminal 10 includes a terminal transmission unit 11, a terminal reception unit 12, a display control unit 13, and a display input unit 14.

  The terminal transmission unit 11 is input to request information requesting request reception screen information for displaying the request reception screen 141 (see FIG. 1) or the request reception screen 141 based on a user operation on the display input unit 14. The requested information is transmitted to the vehicle management server 20 together with the identification information of each terminal 10.

  The terminal receiving means 12 receives the request reception screen information, the dispatch date information indicating the dispatch date of the vehicle 100, the time zone information indicating the time zone in which the vehicle 100 is dispatched, or the time when the vehicle 100 is dispatched from the vehicle management server 20. Notification information in which any of dispatch date information, time zone information, or time information is associated with destination related information including information related to the destination of the vehicle 100 and information related to the destination of the vehicle 100 is received.

  The display control unit 13 performs control to display the request reception screen 141 on the display input unit 14 based on the request reception screen information received by the terminal reception unit 12. Further, the display control means 13 controls the display input means 14 to display a dispatch schedule screen showing the dispatch schedule of the vehicle 100 based on the dispatch date information, time zone information, time information or notification information received by the terminal receiving means 12. I do. The dispatch schedule screen will be described later.

  The display input unit 14 is constituted by, for example, a touch panel, and displays the above-described request reception screen 141 and a dispatch schedule screen and receives various operations such as input of request information by the user under the control of the display control unit 13.

  The vehicle management server 20 includes receiving means 21, storage means 22, destination specifying means 23, period specifying means 24, fellow passenger specifying means 25, dispatching means 26, and transmitting means 27. The destination specifying means 23, the period specifying means 24, and the passenger identification means 25 cooperate to function as the aforementioned wish list management means 28.

  The receiving means 21 includes request information requesting request acceptance screen information from the terminal 10, identification information for identifying a user who operates the terminal 10, and purpose information indicating the purpose of use of the vehicle 100 by the user, Request information including information related to a date on which the user wishes to use the vehicle 100 and including a period including a plurality of days as a character string is received. In addition, the receiving unit 21 associates the request information with the received identification information and stores it in the user purpose table stored in the storage unit 22.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an outline of the transportation means wish list and the user purpose table stored in the storage means 22 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The transportation means wish list stores user identification information, posting date, and original text of posting. The user purpose table includes, as identification information for identifying the user and the post, information related to a date on which the user wishes to use the vehicle 100 and a period information including a plurality of days as a character string, The request information including the purpose information indicating the purpose of use of the vehicle 100 by the user is associated. User identification information may be associated with user attribute information (age, gender, residence, etc.).

  The post content stored in the transportation means wish list only needs to include the period information and the purpose information, and the length of the period and the content of the purpose do not matter. Although not shown in the figure, a flag indicating whether or not other users can browse may be set for each post. If the period information and the purpose information cannot be extracted from the input content of the input, the user may be inquired at the time of posting or after that. However, if the period information or purpose information extracted from the post includes transportation means that cannot be managed by this system (for example, trains, ships, airplanes, etc.) It is managed in the storage means as a wish list, displayed periodically, and can be used for reviewing requests, searching for transportation means, and the like. In the present embodiment, the period information and the purpose information are stored separately in the user purpose table, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is stored as one piece of request information including the period information and the purpose information. Also good.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the destination specifying means 23 specifies destination information indicating the destination based on the destination information stored in the storage means 22, and stores the identification information associated with the destination information in association with the destination information. Store in the means 22. Specifically, the destination specifying unit 23 sequentially uses the destination information stored in the user purpose table (see FIG. 3) stored in the storage unit 22 with the destination search key of the destination search table stored in the storage unit 22. When the destination information including the destination search key is found, the destination information associated with the destination search key is extracted from the destination search table.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the destination search table stored in the storage unit 22 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the destination search table, destination information is associated with a destination search key. The destination search key is a keyword that is set in advance by the administrator of the vehicle management system based on, for example, the user's request or fashion. The destination information is information indicating a destination such as a store where the item indicated by the destination search key can be purchased and a place where an action indicated by the destination search key can be performed. As the destination search key and destination information associated with the destination search key, the vehicle management server 20 extracts keywords that are used relatively frequently via the Internet or the like and stores them in the destination search table. May be.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the destination specifying means 23 associates the extracted destination information with the identification information associated with the searched destination information and stores it in the passenger search table stored in the storage means 22. To do.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the passenger search table stored in the storage unit 22 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the passenger search table, the destination information specified by the destination specifying means 23 is associated with the identification information stored in the user purpose table (see FIG. 3).

  Returning to FIG. 2, the period specifying unit 24 specifies a predetermined period based on the period information stored in the storage unit 22, and associates the identification information associated with the period information with the period information indicating the predetermined period. In addition, it is stored in the storage means 22. Specifically, the period specifying unit 24 sequentially searches the period information in the user purpose table (see FIG. 3) stored in the storage unit 22 using a predetermined period search key in the predetermined period search table stored in the storage unit 22. If there is period information including the predetermined period search key, the period information associated with the predetermined period search key is extracted from the predetermined period search table.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an outline of the predetermined period search table stored in the storage unit 22 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the predetermined period search table, period information is associated with a predetermined period search key. The predetermined period search key is a keyword that is set in advance by the administrator of the vehicle management system based on, for example, a user's request or a trend. Moreover, period information is information which shows periods, such as a specific day assumed or specified from a predetermined period search key. The vehicle management server 20 extracts keywords that are used with a relatively high frequency via the Internet or the like and stores them in the predetermined period search table for the predetermined period search key and the period information associated with the predetermined period search key. May be. The predetermined period search key and the period information may be determined by the vehicle management server 20 based on information received from the external server 30 and stored in the predetermined period search table.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the period specifying unit 24 associates the extracted period information with the identification information associated with the searched period information, and stores the extracted period information in the period specifying table stored in the storage unit 22.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an overview of the period specifying table stored in the storage unit 22 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the period specifying table, the period information specified by the period specifying unit 24 is associated with the identification information stored in the user purpose table (see FIG. 3). Here, unlike the predetermined period search table of FIG. 6, period information specifically specified by the posting date and time is stored for each contributor. In the example of FIG. 7, only date information is stored, but actually includes time information.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the fellow passenger identification unit 25 refers to the fellow passenger search table (see FIG. 5) stored in the storage unit 22, and obtains destination information respectively associated with a plurality of pieces of identification information. A plurality of pieces of identification information in which the destinations indicated by the destination information are related to each other are specified in comparison with each other. Here, in the present embodiment, “the destinations are related to each other” means that the destinations are the same or the positions of the destinations are close to each other (within a predetermined time (for example, within 5 minutes) by the vehicle 100). The distance that can be moved), and other destinations on or near the route to a certain destination. Specifically, in the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the fellow passenger identification unit 25 identifies identification information “hana” and identification information “size” having the same destination “A home center”.

  Here, the receiving means 21 receives the destination related information from the external server 30 that transmits the destination related information including the information related to the destination indicated by the destination information, and receives the destination related information in the destination information. The information is associated and stored in the destination related information table of the storage means 22.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an outline of the destination related information table stored in the storage unit 22 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The destination related information table stores destination related information associated with destination information. Destination-related information includes information on bargains at stores that are the destination indicated by the destination information, weather information about the area where the destination is located, and information indicating the annual situation and current status of the tourist destination that is the destination Any information related to the destination that is useful to the user. Note that the destination related information includes information related to the destination information stored in the destination search table (see FIG. 4) or the passenger search table (see FIG. 5) by the vehicle management server 20. May be accessed and collected and stored in the destination related information table.

  The vehicle allocation means 26 refers to the period specifying table (see FIG. 7) stored in the storage means 22, and the predetermined period indicated by the period information associated with each of the plurality of identification information specified by the passenger identification means 25. When there is a specific period in which at least some of these predetermined periods overlap each other, the vehicle 100 on which a plurality of users respectively identified by the plurality of identification information travels in the specific period. Dispatch. Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the fellow passenger identification unit 25 identifies identification information “hana”, “size”, and “one” having the same destination. As a result, the vehicle allocation means 26 refers to the period specifying table (see FIG. 7) stored in the storage means 22 and compares the period information of the identification information “hana”, “size”, and “one” with each other. During the specific period “February 1st to February 4th” in which at least a part of the predetermined period overlaps with each other, the vehicle identified by each identification information is sent to the vehicle of “A home center line” that is the destination of both. Deliver 100.

  Further, the vehicle allocation means 26 determines a vehicle allocation date during which the vehicle 100 is allocated in the specific period, and gradually determines a time zone during which the vehicle 100 is allocated on the vehicle allocation date as the vehicle allocation date approaches. The time for dispatching the vehicle 100 in the belt is determined. Specifically, the vehicle allocation unit 26 refers to the destination related information (see FIG. 8) stored in the storage unit 22 and associates it with the destination information indicating the same destination as the destination of the vehicle 100 that has allocated the vehicle. The dispatch date, time zone or time is determined according to the destination-related information. Specifically, according to the above example, the vehicle allocation means 26 is identified by the identification information “hana”, “sizu”, “yone” in the specific period “February 1 to February 4”. A vehicle 100 of “A home center line” which is a common destination is dispatched to the user. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the vehicle allocation means 26 first, based on the information that destination information “bargain starts on February 4th” associated with the destination information “A home center”, The dispatch date “February 4” is determined. Next, the vehicle allocation means 26, for example, on the day before the vehicle allocation date, based on the information “The time sale for general goods is in the afternoon” in the destination related information table associated with the destination information “A home center”. The band “afternoon (for example, 13: 00 to 18:00)” is determined. Next, the vehicle allocation means 26, for example, on the morning of the vehicle allocation date (for example, 7:00 to 9:00), the destination related information “February 4th” associated with the destination information “A home center”. A relatively late afternoon time “16:00” is determined based on the information that “afternoon is fine after rain”.

  When the receiving unit 21 receives the request information from the terminal 10, the transmitting unit 27 transmits the request receiving screen information for displaying the request receiving screen 141 (see FIG. 1) to the terminal 10 that has transmitted the request information. To do. In addition, the transmission means 27 provides, to the terminal 10 of the user who rides on the vehicle 100 delivered by the vehicle allocation means 26, vehicle allocation date information indicating the vehicle allocation date, time zone information indicating the time zone, and time information indicating the time, respectively. To send. Specifically, the transmission unit 27 includes destination information indicating the destination of the vehicle 100 to which the vehicle allocation unit 26 has dispatched in the destination information of the destination related information table (see FIG. 8) stored in the storage unit 22. Search whether or not. When the destination information indicating the destination of the vehicle 100 is included in the destination information of the destination related information table, the transmitting unit 27 includes the destination information in the destination related information table. Notification information in which any of dispatch date information, time zone information, or time information is associated with the associated destination related information is transmitted to the terminal 10 step by step. Here, in this embodiment, “stepwise” means transmitting notification information associated with time zone information after transmitting notification information associated with dispatch date information, and then transmitting notification information associated with time information. Say to do. For example, the transmission means 27 transmits notification information associated with dispatch date information three days before the dispatch date to the terminal 10, and transmits notification information associated with time zone information the day before the dispatch date to the terminal 10, Notification information associated with time information is transmitted in the morning (for example, 7:00 to 9:00). Further, the transmission means 27 is used when the destination information in the destination related information table (see FIG. 8) stored in the storage means 22 does not include the destination information indicating the destination of the vehicle 100 to which the dispatching means 26 has dispatched. Transmits the dispatch date information, the time zone information, or the time information to the terminal 10 step by step.

  The terminal 10 receives the dispatch date information, the time zone information, the time information, or the notification information from the vehicle management server 20 by the terminal receiving unit 12. Then, the terminal 10 displays on the display input unit 14 a vehicle allocation schedule screen indicating the vehicle allocation schedule of the vehicle 100 based on the received vehicle allocation date information, time zone information, time information, or notification information under the control of the display control unit 13. .

(Vehicle allocation schedule screen example)
FIGS. 9-11 is a figure which shows an example of the vehicle allocation schedule screen 142 displayed on the display input means 14 of the terminal 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a dispatch schedule screen 142 when notification information in which dispatch date information is associated with destination related information is received. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vehicle allocation schedule screen 142 when notification information in which time zone information is associated with destination related information is received. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a dispatch schedule screen 142 when notification information in which time information is associated with destination related information is received.

  In the example illustrated in FIGS. 9 to 11, for example, the notification information in which the dispatch date information is associated with the destination related information is transmitted from the vehicle management server 20 to the terminal 10 three days before the dispatch date (February 4). The The terminal 10 displays a dispatch schedule screen 142 on the display input unit 14 based on the notification information. On the dispatch schedule screen 142, the dispatch date information 142 b is displayed in a manner in which the destination related information 142 a and, for example, a week schedule including the dispatch date are filled with a predetermined color. Also, as shown in FIG. 10, information indicating that Mr. Shiz, who was originally scheduled to be on board, has made a swift schedule and has left may be notified. In the weekly schedule, as shown in the examples of FIGS. 9 to 11, a view showing each day includes a view showing morning and afternoon which are time zones, and further includes a view every predetermined time. desirable.

  Further, for example, the notification information in which the time zone information is associated with the destination related information is transmitted from the vehicle management server 20 to the terminal 10 on the day before the dispatch date. The terminal 10 displays a dispatch schedule screen 142 on the display input unit 14 based on the notification information. In the dispatch schedule screen 142, the destination-related information 142a and, for example, in the weekly schedule including the dispatch date, the afternoon view, which is the time zone indicated by the dispatch time zone information, is filled with a predetermined color. The dispatch date information 142b is displayed.

  Further, for example, notification information in which time information is associated with destination related information is transmitted from the vehicle management server 20 to the terminal 10 on the morning of the dispatch date (for example, 7:00 to 9:00). The terminal 10 displays a dispatch schedule screen 142 on the display input unit 14 based on the notification information. In the dispatch schedule screen 142, the destination-related information 142a and, for example, in the weekly schedule including the dispatch date, the view at 4 pm, which is the time indicated by the dispatch date time information, is filled with a predetermined color. The dispatch date information 142b is displayed. In this way, the range based on the date of dispatch, the time zone information, and the display based on the time information transmitted step by step, for example, in a calendar display having a view of the day, the time zone, and the time, in a predetermined color. By making the display narrower, it becomes easier for the user to grasp the dispatch schedule.

  Note that the functional blocks shown in FIG. 2 are merely examples, and one functional unit may be divided or a plurality of functional units may be combined into one functional unit. The vehicle management server 20 is not limited to one, and may be a plurality. In each function, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) built in the terminal 10 and the vehicle management server 20 reads a computer program stored in a storage device 22 as a storage means 22 such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a hard disk, A computer program executed by the CPU reads and writes necessary data such as a table from a database (DB; Data Base) stored in the storage means 22 or a storage area on the memory, and in some cases, related hardware ( For example, it is realized by controlling an input / output device, a display device, and a communication interface device.

(Vehicle allocation flow)
Next, a vehicle allocation process executed by the vehicle management system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a vehicle allocation processing flow executed by the vehicle management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In step S <b> 1, when the transmission unit 27 of the vehicle management server 20 receives the request information from the terminal 10 in the reception unit 21, the request reception screen 141 (see FIG. 1) is displayed on the terminal 10 that transmitted the request information. To send request reception screen information.

  In step S <b> 2, the terminal receiving unit 12 of the terminal 10 receives request acceptance screen information from the vehicle management server 20. The display control unit 13 performs control to display the request reception screen 141 on the display input unit 14 based on the request reception screen information received by the terminal reception unit 12.

  In step S <b> 3, the terminal transmission unit 11 of the terminal 10 sends the request information input to the request reception screen 141 to the vehicle management server 20 together with the identification information of each terminal 10 based on the user's operation on the display input unit 14. Send.

  In step S4, the receiving means 21 of the vehicle management server 20 receives request information including purpose information and period information together with identification information from the terminal 10, and stores the request information in association with the received identification information. Is stored in the user purpose table (see FIG. 3).

  In step S5, the destination specifying unit 23 of the vehicle management server 20 specifies destination information based on the destination information stored in the storage unit 22, and stores the identification information associated with the destination information in association with the destination information. This information is stored in the passenger search table (see FIG. 5) stored in FIG.

  In step S6, the period specifying unit 24 of the vehicle management server 20 specifies a predetermined period based on the period information in the user purpose table (see FIG. 3) stored in the storage unit 22, and uses the period information indicating the predetermined period. The identification information associated with the period information is associated and stored in the period specifying table (see FIG. 7) stored in the storage unit 22.

  In step S <b> 7, the passenger identification unit 25 of the vehicle management server 20 refers to the passenger identification table (see FIG. 5) stored in the storage unit 22, and is associated with each piece of identification information. The location information is compared with each other, and a plurality of pieces of identification information in which the destinations indicated by the destination information are related to each other are specified.

  In step S <b> 8, the vehicle allocation unit 26 of the vehicle management server 20 refers to the period identification table (see FIG. 7) stored in the storage unit 22 and corresponds to the plurality of identification information identified by the passenger identification unit 25. The predetermined periods indicated by the attached period information are compared with each other, and it is determined whether or not there is a specific period in which at least some of these predetermined periods overlap each other. The vehicle allocation means 26 moves the process to step S9 when it is determined that there is a specific period, and moves the process to step S10 when it is determined that there is no specific period.

  In step S <b> 9, the vehicle allocation server 26 of the vehicle management server 20 distributes the vehicle 100 on which a plurality of users identified by the plurality of identification information respectively rides in a specific period.

  In step S10, the vehicle allocation server 26 of the vehicle management server 20 sets a period specification table (see FIG. 7) for each user identified by the plurality of identification information specified by the passenger specification unit 25 in step S7. The vehicle 100 used by each user is dispatched in a predetermined period indicated by the period information.

  In step S <b> 11, the transmission unit 27 of the vehicle management server 20 sends the dispatch date information indicating the dispatch date, the time zone information indicating the time zone, and the time to the terminal 10 of the user who rides the vehicle 100 to which the dispatch unit 26 dispatches. The time information shown is transmitted step by step. Further, the transmission means 27, if the destination information in the destination related information table (see FIG. 8) includes the destination information indicating the destination of the vehicle 100 to which the dispatch means 26 has dispatched, the destination related information table. , The notification information in which any of the dispatch date information, the time zone information, or the time information is associated with the destination related information associated with the destination information is transmitted to the terminal 10 step by step.

  In step S <b> 12, the terminal receiving unit 12 of the terminal 10 receives vehicle allocation date information, time zone information, time information, or notification information from the vehicle management server 20 in stages. Then, the display control means 13 displays a dispatch schedule screen 142 showing the dispatch schedule of the vehicle 100 on the display input means 14 based on the dispatch date information, time zone information, time information, or notification information received by the terminal receiving means 12. Take control.

(Effect of embodiment)
As described above, according to the vehicle management server 20 according to the embodiment, the purpose information indicating the purpose of use of the vehicle and the period information indicating the period during which the vehicle is desired to be used are received as a wish list of means of transportation. The vehicle that can be managed is displayed on the user's terminal step by step as the vehicle use date approaches, based on the wish list. As a result, it is possible to display the vehicles that can be used from the time when the schedule is not confirmed, and the user's schedule and the operation schedule of the vehicle are confirmed as time passes, so that unnecessary reservations etc. are reduced, As a result, the operating rate of the vehicle can be increased.

  Further, the destination specifying means 23 of the vehicle management server 20 specifies the destination based on the purpose information indicating the usage purpose of the plurality of users' vehicles 100, and the period specifying means 24 allows the plurality of users to use the vehicle 100. A predetermined period is specified based on period information that is information about a desired day and includes a period including a plurality of days as a character string. The vehicle allocation means 26 compares the predetermined periods indicated by the period information respectively associated with the plurality of identification information specified by the passenger identification means 25 and specifies that at least some of these predetermined periods overlap each other. When there is a period, the vehicle 100 on which a plurality of users respectively identified by the plurality of identification information rides is dispatched during the specific period. Thereby, when a vehicle 100 that can be used by a plurality of users is dispatched, all of the passengers who travel with the vehicle can obtain satisfaction with the purpose.

  In addition, according to the vehicle management server 20, when allocating a vehicle on a specific day in advance by allocating a vehicle during a specific period in which at least some of a predetermined period of a plurality of users who can ride in the vehicle 100 overlap each other. In comparison, users who can ride together can be gathered widely, and the day of dispatch can be adjusted within a specific period, so it is not necessary to have an extra vehicle 100 for safety, and the operating rate of the vehicle 100 can be reduced. Can be improved.

  Further, the vehicle allocation means 26 determines a vehicle allocation date during which the vehicle 100 is allocated in the specific period, and gradually determines a time zone during which the vehicle 100 is allocated on the vehicle allocation date as the vehicle allocation date approaches. Determine the time to dispatch vehicles in the belt. Thus, by gradually determining the dispatch time from the dispatch date, the vehicle 100 can be dispatched more fluidly than when the dispatch time is determined from the beginning, and the operation rate of the vehicle 100 is further increased. Can be improved.

  In addition, the transmission means 27 provides, to the terminal 10 of the user who rides on the vehicle 100 delivered by the vehicle allocation means 26, vehicle allocation date information indicating the vehicle allocation date, time zone information indicating the time zone, and time information indicating the time, respectively. To send. As a result, the user can often obtain a special feeling that he / she is being treated politely by receiving provision of information related to the dispatch of the vehicle 100.

  Further, the vehicle allocation means 26 determines the vehicle allocation date, time zone or time according to the destination related information including information related to the destination. Thereby, for example, even when the destination situation is changing every moment, the vehicle can be allocated in response to this change, and the satisfaction of the user can be further improved.

  Moreover, the transmission means 27 transmits the notification information which linked | related any of dispatch date information, time slot | zone information, or time information with the destination relevant information to a terminal. As a result, for example, even if the situation of the destination is changing every moment, the user of the terminal can also confirm that this situation and the dispatch based on this situation are being performed. You can get a special feeling that you are being treated carefully.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, it cannot be overemphasized that the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiment. Further, it is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention. In the above embodiment, the vehicle management server has been described with the present invention as a product invention. However, in the present invention, the vehicle management server can also be regarded as an invention of a vehicle management method.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Terminal 11 Terminal transmission means 12 Terminal reception means 13 Display control means 14 Display input means 20 Vehicle management server 21 Reception means 22 Storage means 23 Destination specification means 24 Period specification means 25 Passenger identification means 26 Distribution means 27 Transmission means 28 Wish List Management Means 30 External Server 100 Vehicle 141 Request Acceptance Screen 142 Vehicle Allocation Schedule Screen 142a Destination Related Information 142b Vehicle Allocation Date Information

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A vehicle management server that manages vehicles that can be used by multiple users,
Along with identification information for identifying the user from the terminal operated by the user, purpose information indicating the purpose of use of the vehicle by the user and information on the date and time when the user wishes to use the vehicle. Wish list management means that receives request information including a period information including a period including a plurality of days, and associates the request information with the identification information and manages it as a wish list of the user's vehicle,
Means for displaying vehicles available on the basis of the wish list in a stepwise manner on the user's terminal as the vehicle use date approaches;
A vehicle management server comprising: Means for specifying a plurality of the identification information related to each other in the destination indicated by the destination information in the wish list management unit;
When the predetermined periods indicated by the period information respectively associated with the plurality of identified identification information are compared with each other, and there is a specific period in which at least some of the predetermined periods overlap with each other, A vehicle allocation means for distributing a vehicle on which a plurality of users identified by the plurality of identification information can ride together;
The vehicle management server according to claim 1, further comprising: The wish list management means includes:
Destination specifying means for specifying destination information indicating a destination based on the destination information, and storing the identification information associated with the destination information in association with storage means;
A period identifying unit that identifies the predetermined period based on the stored period information, stores the identification information associated with the period information in the period information indicating the predetermined period, and stores the identification information in a storage unit;
With reference to the storage means, the destination information associated with each of the plurality of identification information is compared with each other, and the plurality of identification information related to the destination indicated by the destination information can be specified. Person identification means,
The vehicle management server according to claim 2, further comprising: The vehicle allocation means is
In the specific period, determine a dispatch date for dispatching the vehicle,
As approaching the dispatch date, step by step, determine a time zone for dispatching the vehicle on the dispatch date, determine a time for dispatching the vehicle in the time zone,
The vehicle allocation date information indicating the vehicle allocation date, the time zone information indicating the time zone, and the time information indicating the time are transmitted stepwise to the terminal of the user who rides in the vehicle allocated by the vehicle allocation means. The vehicle management server according to claim 3, further comprising transmission means. The wish list management means receives the destination related information from an external server that transmits destination related information including information related to the destination indicated by the destination information, and stores the destination related information in the destination information. Associating related information, storing it in the storage means,
The vehicle management server according to claim 4, wherein the dispatching unit determines the dispatch date, the time zone, or the time according to the destination related information stored in the storage unit.   The transmission means transmits notification information in which any of the dispatch date information, the time zone information or the time information is associated with the destination related information stored in the storage means to the terminal. The vehicle management server according to claim 5. A vehicle management method executed by a vehicle management server that manages vehicles that can be used by a plurality of users,
Along with identification information for identifying the user from the terminal operated by the user, purpose information indicating the purpose of use of the vehicle by the user and information on the date and time when the user wishes to use the vehicle. Receiving the request information including a period information including a plurality of days, and managing the request information in association with the identification information as a wish list of the vehicle of the user;
Means for identifying a plurality of pieces of identification information in which destinations indicated by the destination information are related to each other in the wish list;
When the predetermined periods indicated by the period information respectively associated with the plurality of identified identification information are compared with each other, and there is a specific period in which at least some of the predetermined periods overlap with each other, Distributing a vehicle on which a plurality of users respectively identified by the plurality of identification information can ride;
A vehicle management method comprising:

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