JP2017227513A - Traffic information distribution system and traffic information distribution method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable congestion of user's traffic line, which may be a factor of expansion of congestion, in distributing to a user information on a moving route depending on transit and congestion of traffic means.SOLUTION: A traffic information distribution system 1 includes: a storage unit 2 configured to store each information on congestion situation at each point of a predetermined facility of traffic means, and user's traffic line; a cost calculation unit 5 configured to calculate, on the basis of each information of the storage unit 2 and a request on movement of a predetermined user, each cost of walking or waiting of each route reaching a movement destination of the user from or via the predetermined facility; a priority determination unit 8 configured to determine priority of moving route candidates of the user, on the basis of the calculated costs; and an information distribution unit 7 configured to distribute information on the selected moving route candidate to a user terminal 91, on the basis of the priority.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a traffic information distribution system and a traffic information distribution method, and more specifically, it may cause congestion expansion when distributing information on travel routes according to operation of traffic means and congestion to users. The present invention relates to a technology capable of reducing congestion of a user's flow line.

  If there is a delay in driving or a delay in transportation due to bad weather or an accident, the users overflow in the designated facility of the transportation, making it difficult to enter, exit or pass through the facility or get on the transportation. There are cases where

  Under such circumstances, it is often not clear that each user does not go to the site as to whether or not to enter the facility or whether or not to get on the transportation means. For this reason, users who want to confirm the above-mentioned possibility and judge the subsequent action gather at the site, and the congestion at the facility or the like further expands.

  Therefore, if information on such local conditions and alternative routes can be provided before the user moves to the site, it is expected that further congestion at facilities and the like can be suppressed. Conventional techniques related to such a problem include, for example, a use station candidate extraction unit for extracting use station candidates, which is intended to provide a user with an alternative route that avoids use of a crowded station, and the use The congestion information acquisition means for acquiring the congestion information of the use station candidates extracted by the station candidate extraction means, and the use of an alternative use station that can be substituted for the crowded use station candidates when the use station candidates are congested An information processing system (see Patent Literature 1) including an alternative route acquisition unit that acquires a route has been proposed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-80665

  However, in the prior art, when the alternative route for avoiding the congestion is guided, the flow line of the user and the margin of the space in the congestion area are not considered. Therefore, even if the alternative route is guided, the flow line of the user who receives the guidance may be congested, and the congestion may be increased.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique that can reduce congestion of a user's traffic line that may cause congestion expansion when distributing information on a travel route according to operation of traffic means and congestion to the user. There is.

  The traffic information distribution system of the present invention that solves the above problems includes a storage unit that holds information on congestion status and user flow lines at predetermined facilities of a transportation means, a request regarding movement of a predetermined user, Based on each information in the storage unit, based on the calculated cost, a cost calculation unit that calculates walking and standby costs of each route to the user's destination via or via the predetermined facility , A priority determining unit that determines the priority of the user's movement route candidate for each route, and information on the movement route candidate selected based on the determined priority is distributed to the user terminal of the predetermined user And an information distribution unit.

  In addition, the traffic information distribution method of the present invention is a request for information regarding a movement of a predetermined user, in which an information processing system including a storage unit that stores information on congestion status and user flow lines at predetermined facilities of a transportation means. And a cost calculation process for calculating each cost of walking and waiting on each route from the predetermined facility to the destination of the user based on each information in the storage unit, and the calculated Based on the cost, priority order determination processing for determining the priority order of the user's moving route candidate for each route, and information on the moving route candidate selected based on the determined priority order are used for the user of the predetermined user. And an information distribution process to be distributed to the terminal.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when the information of the movement route according to the operation of traffic means and congestion is distributed to a user, it becomes possible to reduce congestion of the user's flow line which may cause congestion expansion.

It is a network block diagram containing the traffic information delivery system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the traffic information delivery system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of the congestion information in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure of the walk area information in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of the standby area information in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example 1 of a flow of the traffic information delivery method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example 2 of a flow of the traffic information delivery method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure of the movement path | route candidate in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example 1 of a delivery screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example 2 of a delivery screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example 3 of a delivery screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example 4 of a delivery screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example 5 of a delivery screen in this embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, when delivering information on the travel route for going from the departure point to the destination to the user, the user's request, the congestion of each area on the route, the operation of the transportation means, etc. An example of a traffic information distribution system that distributes information on moving route candidates based on priority will be described.
<Example of network configuration>

  FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram including a traffic information distribution system 1 in the present embodiment. The traffic information distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a user terminal 91 that is a terminal held by each user of transportation means, and a traffic service that stores operation information, congestion information, and other business information managed by the traffic operator. The system 92 is connected via the network 10.

  The traffic information distribution system 1 in such a network environment transmits / receives data to / from the above-described user terminal 91 and the traffic business system 92 through the communication unit 9.

  Among the network configurations, the user terminal 91 is a terminal that the user holds individually, and specifically, a terminal that can be carried while moving, such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, can be assumed. However, the portable terminal is not limited to this and may be a desktop PC. Further, the transportation service system 92 is a system managed by each transportation company such as a railway company, a bus company, and a taxi company. Specifically, a server device can be assumed.

  The traffic information distribution system 1 includes a storage unit 2, an area information creation unit 3, a request acquisition unit 4, a cost calculation unit 5, a travel route search unit 6, an information distribution unit 7, a priority order determination unit 8, and a communication unit 9. An information processing system provided. More specifically, a server device can be assumed.

  Among the above-described configurations, the storage unit 2 includes the walking area information 21 that is information related to the area in which the user walks and moves (for example, a station premises that is a transportation facility, a passage around the station, and the like), and the user Stored is standby area information 22 that is information relating to an area (for example, a station platform, a bus stop, a taxi stand, etc.) that waits before boarding.

  The area information creation unit 3 is a functional module that creates the above-described walking area information 21 and standby area information 22 based on various information obtained from the traffic business system 92 via the network 10. Such functional modules are implemented by a computer constituting the traffic information distribution system 1 executing a predetermined program (the same applies hereinafter).

  The request acquisition unit 4 is a functional module that acquires a request for a travel route search from a user from the user terminal 91 of the user via the network 10.

  The cost calculation unit 5 is a functional module that calculates the cost required for the movement of the user. Details of the processing in the cost calculation unit 5 will be described later.

  Further, the movement route search unit 6 is a route composed of one or more element routes (the movement route divided by an arbitrary unit), and the movement indicating the flow line of the user for each of the element routes. It is a functional module that searches for route candidates.

  Further, the information distribution unit 7 selects the information on the moving route candidate selected based on the priority of the moving route candidate determined by the priority determining unit 8 based on the cost calculated by the cost calculating unit 5 described above. It is a functional module distributed to

  The priority order determination unit 8 is a functional module that determines the priority order of moving route candidates based on the cost calculated by the cost calculation unit 5 described above.

The communication unit 9 is a functional module that performs communication processing with external devices such as the user terminal 91 and the traffic business system 92 described above via the network 10. Specifically, it is mounted by an appropriate communication device such as a network interface card provided in a computer constituting the traffic information distribution system 1.
<Hardware configuration example>

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the traffic information distribution system 1 in the present embodiment. The traffic information distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a storage device 201 including an appropriate nonvolatile storage element such as an SSD (Solid State Drive) or a hard disk drive, a memory 203 including a volatile storage element such as a RAM, and a storage device. A program 202 held in 201 is executed by reading the program into the memory 203 to perform overall control of the device itself and perform various determinations, computations and control processes, and a communication with other devices connected to the network 10. A communication device 205 responsible for processing is provided.

  The storage device 201 stores at least walking area information 21 and standby area information 22 in addition to the program 202 for implementing the above-described functional modules 3 to 9 necessary as the traffic information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment. Has been. Details of the walking area information 21 and the standby area information 22 will be described later.

  Moreover, the hardware configuration of the user terminal 91 and the traffic business system 92 also includes a configuration as a general computer, similar to the traffic information distribution system 1 described above.

<Details of functional module and data structure>

Hereinafter, details of the functional module and data configuration of the traffic information system 1 will be described.
<Processing independent of user requests>
<Processing of area information creation unit>

  The area information creation unit 3 of the traffic information distribution system 1 acquires the operation information 921, the congestion information 922, and the business information 923 related to other business that the traffic business system 92 holds via the communication unit 9. In addition, the area information creation unit 3 creates walking area information 21 and standby area information 22 based on the information.

  When the transportation company is a railway company, the above-described operation information 921 is train schedule or train line information. Further, when the transportation company is a bus company, the operation information 921 is bus position information or bus position information on the road. Further, when the transportation company is a taxi company, the operation information 921 is dispatch information.

  In any case, the operation information 921 is information relating to the operation of the transportation means, and is information that is updated in the transportation business system 92 of the transportation operator according to the situation at that time.

  Further, the congestion information 922 is information regarding congestion such as the number of people and the flow of people in each area such as a passage of a station or bus center as a facility under the jurisdiction of each transportation company, or a train or bus as a transportation means. This congestion information 922 is information obtained from passage information of automatic ticket gates and bus fare machines installed in each of the above-mentioned areas, video analysis results of surveillance cameras, results of human flow simulation, etc. The information is updated in the traffic business system 92 of the transport operator according to the situation. Of course, various existing techniques may be appropriately employed as a method for generating the congestion information 922.

In addition, the business information 923 includes facility information such as the structure of the station premises as a transportation facility and a floor map, information on the route connecting the facility and its surroundings, and business hours such as the business hours of the facility and its associated devices. Information such as information managed by a transportation company.
<Data structure example of congestion information>

  First, a data configuration example of the congestion information 922 serving as original data for creating the walking area information 21 will be described with reference to FIG. The congestion information 922 in the present embodiment is information indicating a congestion state in a transportation means such as a railroad or a bus, or a facility such as a station, a bus terminal, or a taxi stand. More specifically, a group of users who follow a similar flow line in a given area and time of transportation or its facilities is recognized as a group, and how large the group moves in which direction and speed. It becomes the information which shows.

  Therefore, for example, information that the traffic business system 92 counts the number of people in the area to be observed and the transportation means based on the values sensed by appropriate observation means such as ticket gates at stations, surveillance cameras, train weight sensors, etc. Is the congestion information 922.

The data structure of the congestion information 922 according to the present embodiment includes an area 9222, a time 9223, a group size 9224, and a group flow line 9225 using the congestion information ID 9221 as a key.
Each record is associated with each value.

  Of these, the congestion information ID 9221 is a name or identification code for uniquely identifying a record. Area 9222 is the name or identification code of the observation target area. Time 9223 is information on the observation time of the value of the record. The value of the time 9223 may have a time width such as XX hour to XX hour.

  The group size 9224 is a size for each group existing at the time in the observation target area. The group size value may be, for example, the number of people constituting the group, or may be an occupied area or a relative size.

  The group flow line 9225 is a value indicating the moving direction and speed of the group. The moving direction and speed can be expressed by a biaxial vector, for example. In this case, the direction of the vector can be expressed as the moving direction, and the length as the speed.

  In the example of FIG. 3, “(1, 2)” or the like is shown as a display example of such a vector. This represents the distance traveled per unit time in a rectangular coordinate system set in a two-dimensional space as coordinate components to two coordinate axes. For example, "1" to the east, with east-west as the x-axis and north-south as the y-axis. This indicates that you are moving in the direction of “2” to the north.

  Therefore, with respect to the vector “(1,2)” of the group flow line, the moving direction can be calculated as atan (2/1) = 26.56 degrees or the like. Further, when the unit of each axis component is km / hour, the moving speed of the vector is the length of the vector (1 ^ 2 + 2 ^ 2) ^ (1/2) = 2.23 km / hour, etc. Can be calculated.

  In addition, if it is considered that the direction of the flow line is roughly determined according to the position of the equipment, the movement direction in the group flow line 9225 is set in advance by selecting a pattern of the flow line direction. Also good.

  Note that the congestion information 922 held by each traffic operator does not necessarily have the data configuration of this embodiment. As long as it is the information equivalent to this structure as an input of the area creation part 3 of the traffic information delivery system 1, the form of a data structure will not be ask | required.

When a group as a user group that follows a similar flow line cannot be specified, the flow line information of each user may be stored as the group flow line 9225 of the congestion information 922. In that case, the value of the group size 9224 is a value corresponding to one user.
<Data configuration example of walking area information>

  Subsequently, FIG. 4 shows a data configuration example of the walking area information 21. The walking area information 21 of the present embodiment includes the number of people that can be accommodated, the moving direction and speed of the entire user group, at an arbitrary area and time when the user walks and moves in a predetermined facility such as a station or a bus terminal. It consists of information.

  The walking area information 21 includes an area 212, a time 213, a congestion 214, a remaining capacity (general) 215, a remaining capacity (wheelchair) 216, a flow line, with a walking area information ID 211 that uniquely identifies the walking area as a key. It consists of a record in which each value of the average 217 and the flow line disturbance 218 is associated.

Of these, the walking area information ID 211 is a name or identification code for uniquely identifying the walking area. Area 212 is the name or identification code of the walking area. The area 212 in the walking area information 21 is a unit for creating the walking area information 21 (for example, a collection unit for passing information of automatic ticket gates, an area unit for video analysis with a monitoring camera, an area unit for human flow simulation, etc.). Defined.

  Time 213 is information on the observation time of the value of the record. The value of the time 213 may have a time width such as XX hour to XX hour.

  The congestion level 214 is information related to congestion at the time in the walking area. The congestion degree 214 can assume a value such as a ratio of an area occupied by a user located in the walking area out of the total area of the walking area, that is, an area occupation ratio. Alternatively, it may be a qualitative value such as “many / small people” or “with / without stay”.

  The remaining capacity (general) 215 is a capacity value at which a general pedestrian (assuming commuting, attending school, etc.) can pass through the walking area at a corresponding time. This capacity is the number of people per unit time.

  On the other hand, the remaining capacity (wheelchair) 216 is a capacity value at which a person who moves using a movement assist device such as a wheelchair can pass through the walking area at a corresponding time. However, the concept of the remaining number of people (wheelchairs) 216 is not limited to those related to wheelchair users, but the occupied area per person, such as elderly people and people with large luggage, and the time for passing the walking area, It also includes users who are larger than ordinary pedestrians.

  The value of the remaining capacity (wheelchair) 216 is generally smaller than the value of the remaining capacity (general) 215 described above. Therefore, if the walking area is a walking area where wheelchairs are difficult to pass, such as stairs and narrow passages, the value of the remaining capacity (wheelchair) 216 may be “0”. Further, the remaining capacity (wheelchair) 216 may be set as a remaining capacity that is further classified according to each attribute of the user, such as a wheelchair, an elderly person, a person with a large luggage.

Further, the flow line average 217 and the flow line disturbance 218 are based on the group size 9224 and the group flow line 9225 of a plurality of groups in which the area 9222 and the time 9223 match in the congestion information 922 described above, as the vector average and the correlation coefficient. This is a calculated value. The values of the flow line average 217 and the flow line turbulence 218 may be obtained by a general vector average or correlation coefficient, or may be obtained by an original calculation formula.
<Data configuration example of standby area information>

  FIG. 5 shows a data configuration example of the standby area information 22 in the present embodiment. The waiting area information 22 illustrated in FIG. 5 is an area where a user waits before getting on a transportation means, that is, information on the number of people that can be accommodated at an arbitrary time in the waiting area, and an increase / decrease in the number of persons due to arrival of transportation means. It holds information about.

  The waiting area information 22 includes the waiting area information ID 221 that uniquely identifies the waiting area as a key, the area 222, the time 223, the congestion degree 224, the remaining capacity (general) 225, the remaining capacity (wheelchair) 226, and the operation frequency. 227, next departure means ID 2214, next departure time 228, next departure possible number (general) 2210, next departure possible number (wheelchair) 2211, next departure scheduled number (general) 2212, and next departure number ( (Wheelchair) 2213 is composed of records associated with each value.

Of these, the standby area information ID 221 is a name or identification code for uniquely specifying the standby area. Area 222 is the name or identification code of the corresponding standby area. The area 222 in the standby area information 22 is defined in units for creating the standby area information 22 (for example, an area unit for video analysis by a monitoring camera, an area unit for human flow simulation, etc.).

  Time 223 is information on the observation time of the value of the record. The value of the time 223 may have a time width such as XX hour to XX hour.

  Further, the degree of congestion 224 is the same as the walking area information 21, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  The remaining capacity (general) 225 is a capacity that allows a general pedestrian (assuming commuting, attending school, etc.) to wait at a corresponding time in a corresponding standby area. This capacity is the same as the walking area information 21 and will not be described.

  In addition, the remaining capacity (wheelchair) 226 indicates that a user who has a larger area per person than a general pedestrian, such as a wheelchair, an elderly person, or a person with a large luggage, may It is capacity that can wait. The concept of the capacity, wheelchair, and the like is the same as the walking area information 21, and a description thereof is omitted.

  The operation frequency 227 is information relating to the operation frequency of the transportation means that arrives at the standby area. The value of the operation frequency 227 may be, for example, a train operation interval, or a train number reduction rate that can be calculated from the original schedule and the latest on-line information.

  The next departure means ID 2214 is a name or an identification code for uniquely identifying the next transportation means (hereinafter referred to as the next departure means) after time 223.

  The next departure time 228 is at least one of arrival time and departure time of the corresponding next means.

  Further, the number of people who can board the next departure (general) 2210 is a capacity that a general pedestrian (assuming commuting, attending school, etc.) can get on the corresponding next departure means. The concept of capacity is the same as the walking area information 21 and will not be described.

  In addition, the number of people who can board the next bus (wheelchair) 2211 corresponds to the area occupied by one person such as wheelchairs, elderly people, people with large luggage, and users who take longer to ride than ordinary pedestrians. It is the capacity that can get on the next means at the corresponding time in the waiting area. The concept of the capacity and the wheelchair is the same as the walking area information 21, and the description is omitted. It should be noted that the value may be set so that it is used preferentially in a transportation means in which a wheelchair-dedicated space is installed.

  The number of people scheduled to get off the next (general) 2212 is the number of general pedestrians (assuming commuting, attending school, etc.) who are going to get off from the corresponding next means.

  In addition, the number of people scheduled to get off the wheelchair (wheelchair) 2213 corresponds to the area occupied by one person such as wheelchairs, elderly people, people with large luggage, and users who take longer to get off than ordinary pedestrians. It is the number of people who are scheduled to get off from the corresponding next means at the corresponding time in the waiting area.

In addition, each value of the remaining capacity (general) 225 and the remaining capacity (wheelchair) 226 changes in accordance with the values of the next expected number of persons to get off (general) 2212 and the next number of persons scheduled to get off (wheelchair) 2213. And In addition, the traffic information distribution system 1 acquires and creates information related to the next-generation means based on the operation information 921 and business information 923 such as congestion information 922 and facility information corresponding thereto. In the case where the traffic information distribution system 1 cannot acquire these pieces of information from the traffic business system 92, no value may be used.

<Summary of area information creation unit, congestion information, walking area information, standby area information>

  The waiting area refers to an area (for example, a station platform, a bus stop, a taxi stand, etc.) where a user waits before getting on a transportation means. In this standby area, when a transportation means (a train, a bus, etc.) arrives, a flow of people occurs in the standby area between the person getting on and the person getting off. Therefore, the standby area can be an area where the user walks and moves.

  Therefore, information regarding the same area may be stored in both the walking area information 21 and the standby area information 22.

Since the moving area information 21 varies depending on the waiting area information 22, the area information creating unit 3 creates the walking area information 21 and the waiting area information 22 in consideration of the relevance of each other. It should be noted that the values stored in the traffic information distribution system 1 and the traffic business system 92 are not limited to the creation timing and accuracy such as the plan value, the actual value, the estimated value, and the predicted value. In the case of an estimated value or a predicted value, it is even better if information on creation timing and accuracy is also given.
<Example flow>

  Subsequently, a flow in the traffic information distribution method of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a flow example 1 of the traffic information distribution method of the present embodiment. Here, the flow is started in response to a user request.

  First, the area information creation unit 3 of the traffic information distribution system 1 creates the walking area information 21 and the standby area information 22 at a timing set in advance by the transportation company or periodically. The details of the data structure of the area information creation unit 3, the walking area information 21, and the standby area information 22 are as described with reference to FIGS. Further, the information held by the traffic business system 92 necessary for creating the walking area information 21 and the waiting area information 22 is as described with reference to FIG.

  Next, the request acquisition unit 4 of the traffic information distribution system 1 acquires a user request from the user terminal 91 via the communication unit 9 (Step 101).

  Here, the request acquired by the traffic information distribution system 1 from the user terminal 91 includes a search condition for the travel route that the user wants to search. Search conditions include basic conditions that do not depend on user attributes and preferences such as departure point, destination, departure time, and arrival time, as well as general route search services, and “wheelchair”, “no taxi”, “ It consists of attribute conditions that depend on the user's attributes and preferences, such as "there is no need to go around because it is possible to make a round trip".

  Further, it is preferable that the departure point and the destination are not a simple station name but a detailed value specifying a position in the station premises. In this case, the value of the departure point and the destination is obtained by using the position information observed by the user terminal 91 about the position of the own device by wireless communication such as GPS, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), BLUETOOTH (registered trademark), or the like. It may be obtained from the user terminal 91 and used.

These conditions may be input by the user at the user terminal 91 each time or may be input in advance. In particular, when the traffic information distribution system 1 is used due to a sudden operation failure or the like, the above-described attribute condition is considered to change according to the situation at that time.

  Subsequently, the travel route search unit 6 of the traffic information distribution system 1 searches for a travel route candidate from the departure point to the destination in response to the user request obtained from the user terminal 91 by the request acquisition unit 4 described above. (Step 102).

  In Step 102, the travel route search unit 6 of the traffic information distribution system 1 may adopt a method equivalent to a general route search service when searching for travel route candidates, but the transportation business such as the station premises and the vicinity of the station. It is necessary to execute a search that takes into account the facilities and routes managed by the person. Therefore, the travel route search unit 6 of the traffic information distribution system 1 can determine, for example, how many exits to use when changing to a bus, whether to get in front of or behind the vehicle, or to use a wheelchair. It is assumed that a search for a moving route candidate can be performed in consideration of information such as where. Further, it is assumed that at least one moving route candidate can be searched.

  Next, the cost calculation unit 5 of the traffic information distribution system 1 extracts an area included in each travel route from the travel route candidates searched by the travel route search unit 6 described above, and the user selects the area and The cost required when using the movement route is calculated (Step 103).

  Details of Step 103 will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, the travel route cost calculation unit 53 of the cost calculation unit 5 in the traffic information distribution system 1 repeats the following processing for all travel route candidates searched by the travel route search unit 6 (Step 1061).

  First, the travel route cost calculation unit 53 divides the travel route candidate searched by the travel route search unit 6 into arbitrary units (Step 1062). Hereinafter, the divided movement paths are referred to as element paths.

  FIG. 8 shows a data configuration example of the movement route candidates divided into element routes. One movement route candidate is composed of values of a movement route candidate ID 1021, an element route ID 1022, an area 1023, a time 1024, and a flow line 1025.

  Of these, the travel route candidate ID 1021 is a name or identification code for uniquely identifying the travel route candidate. One moving route candidate is composed of one or more element routes.

  The element route ID 1022 is a name or identification code for uniquely specifying the element route.

  Area 1023 is the name or identification code of the corresponding area. Note that the area 1023 includes a walking area or a standby area, but also includes other areas (for example, an area where the user travels on a transportation means).

  Time 1024 is the passage time of the area. Although it can be assumed that the time 1024 basically has a time span from the entry time to the entry time to the entry time, if one of the times and information on the flow line 1025 described later is used, the other time is also calculated. Therefore, it may be a value only at one of the times.

A flow line 1025 is a value indicating the moving direction and speed of the flow line when the user passes through the element path. The moving direction and speed can be expressed by a biaxial vector, for example. The concept of these flow lines has already been described. When the corresponding area indicated by the element route is a standby area, the value of the flow line 1025 is a value indicating that the user group does not move (such as no value).

  In Step 1062, the information on the movement route candidate is information when the vehicle can move smoothly without being congested or disturbed, and the corresponding information may be updated according to the processing of the subsequent steps.

  Here, the description returns to the flow example of FIG. The movement route cost calculation unit 53 repeats the following processing for the divided element routes (Step 1063).

  The movement route cost calculation unit 53 determines the entry time of the area in the order in which the element routes pass (Step 1064). The entry time to the area is determined from the entry time from the previous element route. The first element route is determined from the departure time. If the arrival time condition has a higher priority than the departure time, the entry time of the area may be determined in the reverse order of the passage from the destination side.

  Next, in the element route, it is determined whether to calculate a walking cost, a standby cost, or neither (Step 1065). When the area in the element route is a walking area and there is walking area information 21 in which the area and the time coincide with each other, it is determined that the walking cost is calculated. If the area in the element route is a standby area and there is standby area information 22 that matches the area and the time, it is determined that the standby cost is calculated. If none of them is applicable, it is determined that none is calculated.

  When it is determined that the walking cost is calculated in Step 1065 described above, the walking cost calculation unit 51 compares the area and the walking area information 21 having the same time with respect to the element route, and calculates the walking cost (Step 1066). .

  The walking cost is calculated by comparing the value of the flow line 1025 in each element route with the group flow line 9225 in the congestion information 922 or the flow line average 217 and the flow line disturbance 218 in the walking area information 21.

  For example, when the walking cost is represented by the time it takes for the user to pass through the area, the walking cost calculation unit 51 has a predetermined speed such as 400 m in the area at a speed of 4 km / hour indicated by the vector of the flow line 1025. The movement time when moving along a long route is calculated as 0.4 / 4 = 0.1 hour = 6 minutes.

  Further, the walking cost calculation unit 51 compares the vector of the flow line 1025 and the vector of the group flow line 9225. If the direction is the same and the speed of the group flow line 9225 is slower, the walking cost calculation unit 51 responds to the speed. Calculate the cost. For example, when the vector of the flow line 1025 indicates 4 km / hour and the vector of the group flow line 9225 indicates 2 km / hour, the user proceeds by taking advantage of the existing congestion flow. The movement time when moving along a route of a predetermined length such as 400 m is calculated as 0.4 / 2 = 0.2 hours = 12 minutes.

Alternatively, the walking cost calculation unit 51 calculates the difference between the vector of the flow line 1025 and the vector of the flow line average 217, that is, the difference between the direction and the speed (hereinafter referred to as difference vector), and the unit difference with respect to the difference vector. The delay time is calculated by multiplying the delay time per vector (a preset value). Further, the walking cost calculation unit 51 corrects the delay time by multiplying the delay time by a delay increase coefficient (a preset value) per unit value of the flow line disturbance 218. The walking cost calculation unit 51 adds the corrected delay time to the traveling time described above, and sets the traveling time after the addition as the walking cost.

  The cost to be calculated indicates the burden of the user walking in the area, and it may be the time it takes for the user to pass through the area as in the above example, or the original calculation In any case, the relationship between the traffic flow line in the area and the user's flow line may be taken into account, and the congestion flow line and the user's flow line intersect or flow backward. In such a case, a high cost is set. Not only physical and time burdens but also psychological burdens (comfort level, etc.) may be taken into consideration, and the costs to be considered may be set individually according to the user's request.

  In addition, after calculating the walking cost in Step 1066 and changing the time 1024 and the flow line 1025 stored in advance in the moving route candidate, the moving route cost calculating unit 53 or the walking cost calculating unit 51 moves the moving route candidate. Update the information.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the standby cost is calculated in Step 1065 described above, the standby cost calculation unit 52 compares the area and the standby area information 22 having the same time with respect to the element route, and calculates the standby cost ( Step 1067).

  The standby cost can be assumed to be the time required for the user to enter the area corresponding to each element route in the moving route candidate, to exit, that is, to get on the transportation means. In this case, the standby cost calculation unit 52 sets the time 1024 of the corresponding standby area among the element routes of the movement route candidate (in this case, the time zone because it is the standby time) and the time related to the corresponding standby area in the standby area information 22. 223, the remaining capacity (general) 225 or the remaining capacity (wheelchair) 226 corresponding to the attribute acquired by the user request (general user or wheelchair, etc.), the next departure time 228, the next number of people who can board (general) The number is calculated based on the values of 2210 or the number of people that can be boarded next time (wheelchair) 2211, the number of people who will get off next (general) 2212, the number of people who will get off next (wheelchair) 2213, and the operation frequency 227.

  For example, it is assumed that the use is a general user and the time 1024 of the element route is “8:05 to 8:10”. In this case, the standby cost calculation unit 52 includes or does not include the next departure time 228 related to the standby area corresponding to the element route in “8:05 to 8:10” that is the time 1024 of the element route. In both cases, it is determined whether the next departure time 228 includes the time obtained by adding or subtracting the operation frequency 227.

  As a result of this determination, when it is determined that “included”, the standby cost calculation unit 52 calculates the next value from the sum of the value of the remaining number of people (general) 225 and the value of the next number of people to get off (general) 2212. If the value of the number of passengers (general) 2210 is subtracted, and the value is 0 or less, the user can display the time 1024 “8: 05-8” indicated by the movement route candidate in the standby area, that is, the element route. : 10 ″ in total for 5 minutes is specified as the waiting time.

  On the other hand, as a result of the above determination, when it is determined that the next transportation means does not arrive at the time 1024 “8:05 to 8:10” indicated by the travel route candidate as “not included”, Alternatively, when the above-described subtraction value is 1 or more (that is, a user who fails to get on the next transportation means is left in the standby area), the standby cost calculation unit 52 performs the operation frequency 227 at the next departure time 228. The time obtained by adding and subtracting the time zone of multiple times is included in “8:05 to 8:10” which is the time 1024 of the element route.

  In this case, the standby cost calculation unit 52 specifies, for example, a standby time as a time zone in which a time that is a multiple of the operation frequency 227 is added to the time 1024 “8:05 to 8:10” indicated by the above moving route candidate. .

  The cost to be calculated may be the time required for standby in the standby area as described above, or may be obtained by an original calculation formula. The concept of the cost is the same as the walking cost calculated by the walking cost calculation unit 51, and the description is omitted.

  In addition, after calculating the standby cost in Step 1067, the information on the movement route candidate is updated. The concept of updating the travel route candidate information is the same as that when the walking cost calculation unit 51 calculates the walking cost, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  The movement route cost calculation unit 53 of the cost calculation unit 5 repeatedly executes the processing from Step 1064 to the previous step 1068 for all the element routes divided at Step 1062 (Step 1068).

  Subsequently, the movement route cost calculation unit 53 of the cost calculation unit 5 calculates the movement route cost based on all the calculated walking costs and standby costs after completing the processing for all the element routes divided in Step 1062 (Step 1069). ).

  This travel route cost may be calculated as one value considering both walking cost and standby cost, or may be calculated based on either cost according to the user request or the definition of the traffic operator. good. In addition, including the case where it is determined in Step 1065 that neither the walking cost nor the standby cost is calculated, the cost is the cost that the user takes while riding the transportation means (e.g., boarding time or the degree of congestion in the vehicle), general The cost may also be calculated in consideration of the cost (required time, fare, number of transfers, etc.) used in a typical route search.

In addition, if the cost is lowered by slightly shifting the area and time conditions, the user request or the moving route candidate may be corrected and the moving route cost may be calculated again. In that case, the information of the corresponding travel route candidate ID 1021 is updated, and the process is re-executed from Step 1061. In this case, if the conditions have to be changed significantly, factors such as waiting outside the facility for transportation, such as “get to wait at home” and “guide the cafe to kill time” It may be set as a route.

  The cost calculation unit 5 repeatedly executes the process of Step 1069 for all the travel route candidates extracted in Step 1061 described above (Step 10610), and ends the process.

  Here, the description returns to the flow example of FIG. After Step 103, the priority order determination unit 8 of the traffic information distribution system 1 moves to the user according to the low cost required when using the movement route candidate calculated by the cost calculation unit 5. Is determined (Step 104). Of course, the lower the cost, the higher the priority.

Subsequently, the information distribution unit 7 of the traffic information distribution system 1 distributes at least information on the moving route candidate with the highest priority based on the priority determined by the priority determination unit 8 described above to the distribution information to the user. And is distributed to the user terminal 91 via the communication unit 9 (Step 105). Examples of screens 1 to 4 that are distributed to the user terminal 91 and displayed on the user terminal 91 are shown in FIGS.
<Screen example 1>

  FIG. 9 is an example of the screen 910 of the user terminal 91 when the information on the travel route candidate distributed from the traffic information distribution system 1 is displayed on the display of the user terminal 91 or the like.

  The screen 910 includes a message area 911 and a map area 912.

  Among these, the message area 911 includes a message that prompts the user to use the travel route with the highest priority. In the map area 912, a congestion flow 913, a high-priority travel route (recommended route) 914, on a map that displays the location and facility information of the user in the facility such as a station premises map and a map, A low-priority moving route (congested route) 915 is displayed in a form distinguished according to appearance such as line color and line width according to cost.

By checking such a screen 910, the user recognizes that it is easy to pass if the user's movement route is on the other person's flow, and that it is difficult to pass if the other person's flow and the user's movement route intersect. Then, a travel route that is easy to pass through is selected.
<Screen example 2>

  A screen 910 illustrated in FIG. 10 includes a message area 911 and a map area 912 as in the case of FIG. In the screen 910 illustrated in FIG. 10, not the congestion flow 913 but the travel route 916 of each other user is displayed on the map displayed in the map area 912, and the travel route with a high priority is displayed as in FIG. 9. A (recommended route) 914 and a low-priority moving route (congested route) 915 are distinguished and displayed according to the appearance of line color, line width, etc. according to cost.

By checking such a screen 910, the user recognizes that it is easy to pass if the number of times of passing by many users is small, and that it is difficult to pass if the number of times of passing is large, and selects a moving route that is easy to pass.
<Screen example 3>

A screen 910 illustrated in FIG. 11 includes a message area 911 and a movement route list area 917. In the screen 910 illustrated in FIG. 11, in the movement route list area 917, movement route candidates and cost information are listed and displayed using text and icons. By confirming the screen 910 illustrated in FIG. 11, the user can confirm the detailed explanation of the movement route and the cost, and selects a movement route that is easy to pass.
<Screen example 4>

  A screen 910 illustrated in FIG. 12 includes a message area 911 and a sign area 918. In the screen 910 illustrated in FIG. 12, an arrow indicating the direction to be moved is displayed in the sign area 918 according to the current location of the user. This displays a sign that the user can intuitively understand according to the cost.

By confirming the screen 910 illustrated in FIG. 13, the user recognizes the recommended direction of the travel route and selects a travel route that is easy to pass.
<Screen example 5>

  A screen 910 illustrated in FIG. 13 includes a route outline display area 919 and a map area 912. On the screen 910 illustrated in FIG. 13, a congested place is displayed as a rectangle on the map displayed in the map area 912, and is distinguished and displayed according to the appearance such as color according to the cost. Furthermore, in the route outline display area 919, each moving route candidate is displayed with a mountain arrow and divided into element routes (or a group in which a plurality of element routes are grouped), and distinguished according to the appearance such as color according to the cost. And display. In the screen 910 illustrated in FIG. 13, the cost is calculated based not only on the congestion but also on the travel distance and the required time, and a travel route candidate that passes through a slightly congested place but is not so far is recommended.

By confirming such a screen 910, the user can recognize how much congestion is encountered at what timing among the entire movement route candidates, and can select an optimum movement route. <Summary of display examples>

As shown in the above display examples, by changing the display method of the moving route candidates according to the cost, the user can select a moving route that is easy to pass. In the screen examples of FIGS. 9 to 13, costs based on conditions that do not depend on user attributes such as congestion and travel distance have been described. However, other costs that depend on user attributes such as presence / absence of barrier-free facilities are also described. It may be displayed in consideration. Moreover, although the movement route of walking was demonstrated in the example of a screen of FIGS. 9-13, you may display the movement route using transportation means, such as utilization of a train and a bus. Moreover, you may display not only the information regarding congestion but the information regarding operation. Further, in the example of displaying the current location of the user, the display may be changed according to the current location that is changed by the movement of the user.
<Effect>

As described above, according to the present invention, the priority is determined in consideration of the flow of the user and the margin of space in the congested area, and the information on the movement route candidate is distributed to the user. It is possible to reduce congestion of the user's flow line that can cause the problem.
<Summary>

  In addition, this invention is not limited to above-described embodiment, Various deformation | transformation forms are included. The above-described embodiment has been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and is not necessarily limited to the one having all the configurations described.

  Further, the control lines and information lines indicate what is considered necessary for the explanation, and not all the control lines and information lines on the product are necessarily shown.

  At least the following will be clarified by the description of the present specification. That is, in the traffic information distribution system of the present embodiment, the storage unit includes information on the degree of congestion for each walking area where the user walks in the predetermined facility, the remaining capacity, and the user's flow line. The walking area information, the degree of congestion for each waiting area where the user waits at the predetermined facility, the remaining capacity, the operation information of the next means of transportation to arrive at the waiting area, the number of people who can get on, and the number of people who will get off Standby area information including each piece of information is stored as the information, and the cost calculation unit includes a request for movement of a predetermined user and the walking area information when calculating the walking and standby costs. Based on the above, the walking cost required for movement in each walking area included in each route is calculated by a predetermined algorithm, and the request regarding the movement of the predetermined user and the standby Based on the rear information, the wait cost of waiting on the waiting area where the each path includes, and calculates at a predetermined algorithm may be.

  According to this, it is possible to calculate each cost with high accuracy based on information in the walking area and the standby area that is more suited to the actual situation. As a result, the accuracy of selection of moving route candidates is also improved, so that it is possible to efficiently reduce congestion of user traffic lines that can cause congestion expansion when distributing information on moving routes according to operation of traffic means and congestion to users. It can be reduced.

Further, in the traffic information distribution system of the present embodiment, the storage unit includes a degree of congestion for each walking area in which the user moves with the walking or movement assist device in the predetermined facility, and when the user is a pedestrian and Walking area information including information on each remaining capacity and the user's flow line when the user is a movement assistance device user, the degree of congestion for each waiting area where the user waits at the predetermined facility, and the use Each remaining capacity when a person is a pedestrian and a user of a movement assist device, operation information of the next transportation to arrive in the waiting area, and when a user of the transportation is a pedestrian Information on the number of passengers who can ride in the case of assisting device users, and the number of people who will get off when the user of the means of transportation is a pedestrian or a user of mobility assisting device Standby area information including, as the information, the cost calculation unit, when calculating each cost of walking and standby, based on the request regarding the movement of a predetermined user and the walking area information, In each walking area included in each route, the walking cost required for each movement when the user is a pedestrian and a user of a movement assist device is calculated by a predetermined algorithm, and the movement of the predetermined user Based on the request and the waiting area information, the waiting cost required for each waiting when the user is a pedestrian and the user of the movement assist device in each waiting area included in each route, It may be calculated by a predetermined algorithm.

  According to this, it becomes possible to calculate each cost with higher accuracy based on information in the walking area and the standby area that is more suited to the actual situation. As a result, the accuracy of selection of moving route candidates is further increased, and when the information on moving routes according to operation of traffic means and congestion is distributed to users, congestion of user flow lines that can cause congestion expansion, Further, it can be efficiently reduced.

  In the traffic information distribution system according to the present embodiment, the route includes one or more element routes obtained by dividing the user's travel route in arbitrary units, and shows the flow line of the predetermined user for each of the element routes. It is good also as providing the movement route search part which searches a movement route candidate.

  According to this, it is possible to efficiently identify moving route candidates that consider the walking area and the standby area as element routes, and, as a result, the accuracy of selecting the moving route candidate is improved, so that the moving route candidates according to the operation and congestion of the transportation means can be improved. When distributing information to a user, congestion of a user's flow line that can cause an increase in congestion can be efficiently reduced.

  The cost calculating unit calculates a walking cost required for movement in each walking area included in each path by a predetermined algorithm based on the request regarding the movement of the predetermined user and the walking area information regarding the element path. A standby cost for calculating a standby cost required for standby in each standby area included in each path by a predetermined algorithm based on a cost calculation unit, a request regarding movement of the predetermined user and standby area information regarding the element path A calculating unit and a moving route cost calculating unit that calculates the moving route cost of each moving route candidate based on the walking cost and the standby cost may be provided.

  According to this, it becomes possible to perform efficient calculation of each cost considering the walking area and the standby area as element routes. As a result, the accuracy of selection of moving route candidates is also improved, so that it is possible to efficiently reduce congestion of user traffic lines that can cause congestion expansion when distributing information on moving routes according to operation of traffic means and congestion to users. It can be reduced.

  Further, in the traffic information distribution system of the present embodiment, the information regarding the operation and congestion of the transportation means and the information regarding the congestion of the predetermined facility and the user's flow line are acquired from the respective management systems, and the acquired An area information creation unit that generates the walking area information and the standby area information based on each information and stores the information in the storage unit may be further provided.

According to this, based on information on the latest operation and congestion obtained from operators operating transportation means such as railroads, it obtains walking area information and standby area information with high information freshness, and each based on these information It is possible to perform cost efficient and accurate calculation. As a result, the accuracy of selection of moving route candidates is also improved, so that it is possible to efficiently reduce congestion of user traffic lines that can cause congestion expansion when distributing information on moving routes according to operation of traffic means and congestion to users. It can be reduced.

  Further, in the traffic information distribution method according to the present embodiment, the information processing system in the storage unit, the degree of congestion for each walking area where the user walks in the predetermined facility, the remaining capacity, and the user's flow line , Walking area information including each of the above information, the degree of congestion for each waiting area where the user waits at the predetermined facility, the remaining capacity, the operation information of the transportation means to arrive next in the waiting area, the number of people who can board, And waiting area information including each information of the number of persons scheduled to get off as the information, and in the cost calculation process, when calculating the walking and waiting costs, a request regarding movement of a predetermined user and the walking area Based on the information, the walking cost required for movement in each walking area included in each route is calculated by a predetermined algorithm, and That request and on the basis of said waiting area information, the wait cost the waiting on each standby area which each path includes, calculated at a predetermined algorithm may be.

  In the traffic information distribution method according to the present embodiment, the information processing system may be configured such that, in the storage unit, the degree of congestion for each walking area where the user moves with the walking or movement assist device in the predetermined facility, Walking area information including information on each remaining capacity and the user's flow line in the case of being a pedestrian and a user of a movement assist device, and each waiting area where the user waits in the predetermined facility Congestion level, each remaining capacity when the user is a pedestrian and a user of a movement assist device, operation information of the next transportation to arrive in the waiting area, and the user of the transportation Each person who can ride and when the user is a mobility assist device user, and when the user of the means of transportation is a pedestrian or a mobility assist device user The waiting area information including each information of each number of persons to get off is stored as the information, and in the cost calculation process, when calculating the walking and waiting costs, the request regarding the movement of the predetermined user and the walking area Based on the information, a predetermined algorithm is used to calculate a walking cost required for each movement when the user is a pedestrian and a user of a movement assist device in each walking area included in each route. Based on the request regarding the movement of the predetermined user and the waiting area information, each waiting in the waiting area included in each route when the user is a pedestrian and when the user is a movement assisting device user. It is also possible to calculate the standby cost required for the above by a predetermined algorithm.

  In the traffic information distribution method of the present embodiment, the information processing system is a route including one or more element routes obtained by dividing a user's travel route in an arbitrary unit, and the predetermined use for each element route. It is also possible to further execute a movement route search process for searching for a movement route candidate indicating the person's flow line.

  Further, in the traffic information distribution method according to the present embodiment, the information processing system includes each of the routes included in the cost calculation process based on the request regarding the movement of the predetermined user and the walking area information regarding the element route. Each waiting route included in each of the routes based on a walking cost calculation process for calculating a walking cost required for movement in the walking area by a predetermined algorithm, a request regarding movement of the predetermined user, and standby area information regarding the element route. A standby cost calculation process for calculating a standby cost required for waiting in an area by a predetermined algorithm, and a movement path cost calculation process for calculating a movement path cost of each movement path candidate based on the walking cost and the standby cost. It may be executed.

  Further, in the traffic information distribution method of the present embodiment, the information processing system receives information on operation and congestion of the transportation means and information on congestion of the predetermined facility and a user's traffic line from each management system. The walking area information and the waiting area information may be generated based on the acquired information, and the area information creation process stored in the storage unit may be further executed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Traffic information delivery system 2 Memory | storage part 21 Walking area information 22 Standby area information 3 Area information creation part 4 Request acquisition part 5 Cost calculation part 51 Walking cost calculation part 52 Standby cost calculation part 53 Travel path cost calculation part 6 Travel path search part 7 Information distribution unit 8 Priority order determination unit 9 Communication unit 10 Network 91 User terminal 910 Screen 92 Traffic business system 921 Operation information 922 Congestion information 923 Business information

Claims (12)

A storage unit for holding information on congestion status and flow of users at each place of a predetermined facility of transportation;
Costs for calculating the walking and waiting costs of each route from the predetermined facility to the destination of the user based on the request regarding the movement of the predetermined user and each information in the storage unit A calculation unit;
Based on the calculated cost, a priority order determination unit that determines the priority order of the user's moving route candidates for each route;
An information distribution unit that distributes the information of the moving route candidate selected based on the determined priority order to the user terminal of the predetermined user;
A traffic information distribution system comprising: The storage unit
Walking area information including information on the degree of congestion for each walking area where the user walks in the predetermined facility, the remaining capacity, and the user's flow line, and a waiting area where the user waits in the predetermined facility The waiting area information including information on the degree of congestion, the remaining capacity, the operation information of the next means of transportation that arrives in the waiting area, the number of people who can get on, and the number of people scheduled to get off are stored as the information. Yes,
The cost calculation unit
In calculating the walking and standby costs, a predetermined algorithm is used to calculate the walking cost required for movement in each walking area included in each route based on the request regarding movement of the predetermined user and the walking area information. The standby cost required for standby in each standby area included in each route is calculated by a predetermined algorithm based on the request regarding the movement of the predetermined user and the standby area information.
The traffic information distribution system according to claim 1. The storage unit
The degree of congestion for each walking area in which the user walks or moves with the mobility assist device in the predetermined facility, each remaining capacity when the user is a pedestrian and when the user is a mobility assist device user, and the user Walking area information including each information of
Congestion degree of each waiting area where the user waits in the predetermined facility, each remaining capacity when the user is a pedestrian and a user of a movement assist device, traffic to arrive next in the waiting area Operation information of each means, the number of persons who can ride when the user of the means of transportation is a pedestrian and the user of a movement assistance device, and the case where the user of the means of transportation is a pedestrian and the movement assistance device Waiting area information including each information of each number of people who will get off in the case of being a user, is stored as the information,
The cost calculation unit
When calculating the walking and standby costs, based on the request regarding the movement of a predetermined user and the walking area information, when the user is a pedestrian in each walking area included in each route, and movement assistance The walking cost required for each movement when it is a device user is calculated by a predetermined algorithm, and based on the request for the movement of the predetermined user and the standby area information, in each standby area included in each route, The standby cost required for each standby when the user is a pedestrian and a user of a movement assist device is calculated by a predetermined algorithm.
The traffic information distribution system according to claim 1. A moving route search unit that searches for a moving route candidate that includes one or more element routes obtained by dividing the user's moving route by an arbitrary unit and that indicates a flow line of the predetermined user for each of the element routes; Prepare
The traffic information distribution system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein The cost calculation unit
A walking cost calculation unit that calculates a walking cost required for movement in each walking area included in each route based on a request relating to the movement of the predetermined user and walking area information related to the element route, by a predetermined algorithm;
A standby cost calculation unit that calculates a standby cost required for standby in each standby area included in each path based on a request related to the movement of the predetermined user and standby area information about the element path, by a predetermined algorithm;
Based on the walking cost and the standby cost, a moving route cost calculating unit that calculates a moving route cost of each moving route candidate;
The traffic information distribution system according to claim 4, comprising: Information on the operation and congestion of the transportation means and information on the congestion of the predetermined facility and the flow line of the user are acquired from each management system, and the walking area information and the standby are based on the acquired information. An area information creating unit that generates area information and stores the area information in the storage unit is further provided.
The traffic information distribution system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein An information processing system including a storage unit that holds information on congestion status and user traffic lines at predetermined places of transportation means,
Costs for calculating the walking and waiting costs of each route from the predetermined facility to the destination of the user based on the request regarding the movement of the predetermined user and each information in the storage unit Calculation process,
Based on the calculated cost, a priority order determination process for determining the priority order of the user's moving route candidate for each route;
An information distribution process for distributing information on a moving route candidate selected based on the determined priority order to a user terminal of the predetermined user;
The traffic information delivery method characterized by performing. The information processing system is
In the storage unit, the walking area information including information on the degree of congestion for each walking area where the user walks in the predetermined facility, the number of remaining persons, and the flow of the user, and the user in the predetermined facility The waiting area information including information on the degree of congestion for each waiting area where the person waits, the remaining number of people, the operation information of the next means of transportation that arrives at the waiting area, the number of people who can get on, and the number of people who are scheduled to get off. Store as
In the cost calculation process,
In calculating the walking and standby costs, a predetermined algorithm is used to calculate the walking cost required for movement in each walking area included in each route based on the request regarding movement of the predetermined user and the walking area information. The standby cost required for standby in each standby area included in each route is calculated by a predetermined algorithm based on the request regarding the movement of the predetermined user and the standby area information.
The traffic information distribution method according to claim 7. The information processing system is
In the storage unit, in each predetermined facility, the degree of congestion for each walking area in which the user moves with the walking or movement assisting device, each remaining accommodation when the user is a pedestrian and when the user is a movement assisting device user Walking area information including information on the number of people and the flow of users, the degree of congestion for each waiting area in which the user waits at the predetermined facility, when the user is a pedestrian, and using a movement assist device Each remaining capacity in the case of a person who is a passenger, operation information of the next means of transportation that arrives in the waiting area, the number of persons that can be boarded when the user of the means of transportation is a pedestrian and a user of a mobility assist device And standby area information including each information of the number of persons who will get off when the user of the means of transportation is a pedestrian or a user of a movement assistance device is stored as the information. And,
In the cost calculation process,
When calculating the walking and standby costs, based on the request regarding the movement of a predetermined user and the walking area information, when the user is a pedestrian in each walking area included in each route, and movement assistance The walking cost required for each movement when it is a device user is calculated by a predetermined algorithm, and based on the request for the movement of the predetermined user and the standby area information, in each standby area included in each route, The standby cost required for each standby when the user is a pedestrian and a user of a movement assist device is calculated by a predetermined algorithm.
The traffic information distribution method according to claim 7. The information processing system is
A route search process for searching for a route candidate that includes one or more element routes obtained by dividing the user's route by an arbitrary unit and that indicates a flow path of the predetermined user for each element route; Run,
The traffic information distribution method according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that The information processing system is
In the cost calculation process,
A walking cost calculation process for calculating a walking cost required for movement in each walking area included in each route based on a request related to the movement of the predetermined user and walking area information related to the element route, by a predetermined algorithm;
A standby cost calculation process for calculating a standby cost required for standby in each standby area included in each path based on a request related to the movement of the predetermined user and standby area information regarding the element path by a predetermined algorithm;
Based on the walking cost and the standby cost, a moving route cost calculation process for calculating a moving route cost of each moving route candidate;
The traffic information distribution method according to claim 10, wherein: The information processing system is
Information on the operation and congestion of the transportation means and information on the congestion of the predetermined facility and the flow line of the user are acquired from each management system, and the walking area information and the standby are based on the acquired information. Generate area information and further execute area information creation processing to be stored in the storage unit.
The traffic information distribution method according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that

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