JP2018055485A - Vehicle allocation apparatus, vehicle allocation method, and program in regional traffic system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable people inside and outside a predetermined region to use vehicles operated by a traffic system that operates the vehicles within the region.SOLUTION: In a traffic system 1 that operates vehicles within a predetermined region, a vehicle allocation server 10 is connected via a network to a host terminal 20 operated by a host who invites a guest inside and outside the region, and carries out vehicle allocation based on reservation of a vehicle. The vehicle allocation server 10 includes reservation identification information transmitting means 102, reservation content receiving means 103, and vehicle allocation means 104. The reservation identification information transmitting means 102 transmits reservation identification information (post-pay invitation ticket) for identifying the reservation to the host terminal. The reservation content receiving means 103 receives reservation content information, which is associated with the reservation identification information and indicates the content of using the vehicle, including at least reservation time information indicating the reservation time during which the invited guest uses the vehicle. The vehicle allocation means 104 performs vehicle allocation based on the reservation content information received by the reservation content receiving means 103.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention is a traffic system that operates a vehicle in a predetermined area, and is connected via a network to an inviter terminal operated by an inviter who invites invitees outside the predetermined area within the predetermined area. The present invention relates to a vehicle allocation apparatus that performs vehicle allocation based on vehicle reservation, and a vehicle allocation method and program thereof.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a traffic system that solves problems in movement of residents in a predetermined area has been proposed by a traffic system that operates a vehicle that carries a user.

As a vehicle allocation device in such a traffic system, mobile body information collecting means for receiving mobile body information including information indicating the current position, destination, and remaining battery level of the mobile body from the mobile body, based on the mobile body information , A vehicle dispatching means for dispatching the moving body according to the request of the user of the traffic system, and the vehicle dispatching means is information indicating that the first mobile body is likely to be unable to run or run. Coordination for setting a cooperation point with a second moving body different from the first moving body between the receiving means for acquiring travel obstacle information and the current position of the first moving body or between the current position and the destination Cooperation vehicle dispatching device comprising: point setting means; and cooperation instruction means for transmitting cooperation point information indicating a cooperation point and cooperation information instructing cooperation at the cooperation point to the first moving body and the second moving body. Are disclosed (eg Patent Document 1).
According to such a cooperative vehicle allocation apparatus, even if the moving body becomes unable to travel in the traffic system, the user or the luggage can be smoothly transported to the destination.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-92320

  By the way, such a transportation system is constructed in a predetermined area where there is no public transportation, for example, so that the residents in the predetermined area can move without having to own vehicles individually. Can provide.

  In addition, residents in a predetermined area can use vehicles of the transportation system by registering names, addresses, usage fee payment methods, and the like as users in such a transportation system.

  However, there are cases where the residents in the predetermined area invite people outside the predetermined area into the predetermined area. In such a case, a person outside the predetermined area is not registered as a user in the transportation system, and therefore cannot use a vehicle of the transportation system.

  Therefore, in the present invention, in view of the above-described problems, in a traffic system that operates a vehicle in a predetermined area, the vehicle operated by the traffic system is used regardless of whether it is a person in the area or a person outside the area. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle allocation device, a vehicle allocation method and a program thereof.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the vehicle allocation apparatus of the present invention provides the following solution.

(1) In the first aspect of the present invention, in a traffic system that operates a vehicle in a predetermined area, the network is connected to an inviter terminal operated by an inviter who invites invitees inside and outside the area via a network. A vehicle allocation apparatus that performs vehicle allocation based on the reservation of the vehicle, and a means for issuing a postpaid ticket that the invitee bears in a postpayment manner for a vehicle allocation cost for the invitee to receive and move; and Usage consideration calculation means for calculating usage consideration for charging the inviter with the dispatch cost;
It is characterized by providing.

(2) In the vehicle allocation device according to (1), the postpaid ticket fee may include an optional fee that is a cost accompanying the invitee when the invitation is made, in addition to the vehicle allocation fee.

  (3) In the second aspect of the present invention, in a transportation system that operates a vehicle in a predetermined area, the network is connected to an inviter terminal operated by an inviter who invites invitees inside and outside the area via a network. A vehicle allocation device that performs vehicle allocation based on the reservation of the vehicle, wherein the reservation identification information for identifying the reservation is associated with the reservation identification information transmitting means for transmitting to the inviter terminal, the reservation identification information, Reservation content receiving means for receiving reservation content information indicating content for using the vehicle including at least reservation time information indicating a reservation time that is a time for the invitee to use the vehicle, and received by the reservation content receiving means A vehicle dispatching means for dispatching the vehicle based on the reservation content information.

  (4) Further, the present invention provides the vehicle use information receiving means for receiving vehicle use information associated with the reservation identification information and indicating that the vehicle has been used, in the vehicle allocation device of (3), and the vehicle When the usage information receiving means receives the vehicle usage information, the usage consideration calculation means for calculating the usage consideration for the vehicle based on the reservation content information, and the usage consideration calculated by the usage consideration calculation means, You may further comprise the utilization price adjustment means which matches the said reservation identification information matched with the content information, and adjusts the said usage price.

  (5) Further, the present invention provides the change information receiving means for receiving the change information for changing the contents of the reservation content information received by the reservation content receiving means in the vehicle allocation device of (3) or (4), The vehicle dispatching means may dispatch the vehicle based on the change information received by the change information receiving means.

  (6) Further, the present invention provides the vehicle allocation apparatus according to any one of (3) to (5), further comprising reservation content storage means for storing the reservation content information received by the reservation content receiving means, In the vicinity of the reservation time indicated by the reservation time information, the means refers to the reservation content storage means when the vehicle cannot be dispatched at the reservation time indicated by the reservation time information included in the reservation content information. A substitute time that is a time during which the vehicle can be dispatched is extracted, a route that can be taken by the vehicle is searched from a time difference between the reserved time and the substitute time, and the dispatch means indicates the extracted substitute time You may further provide the alternative information transmission means which transmits alternative information containing alternative time information and the route information which shows the searched said route.

  (7) In the third aspect of the present invention, in the traffic system that operates a vehicle in a predetermined area, the vehicle allocation method includes an inviter terminal operated by an inviter who invites invited persons inside and outside the area, and a network A reservation method for transmitting the reservation identification information for identifying the reservation to the inviter terminal, wherein the reservation identification information identifies the reservation; And receiving the reservation content information indicating the content of using the vehicle including at least reservation time information indicating the reservation time that is a time for the invitee to use the vehicle, and the received reservation content information And the step of dispatching the vehicle.

  (8) In the fourth aspect of the present invention, in a transportation system that operates a vehicle in a predetermined area, the system is connected to an inviter terminal operated by an inviter inviting the invitee via a network, A program for controlling a vehicle allocation device that performs vehicle allocation based on a reservation of a vehicle, wherein the computer issues a postpayment ticket for the invitee to pay a vehicle allocation cost for receiving an invitation by a postpay method. , And functioning as usage consideration calculating means for calculating usage consideration for charging the inviter with the dispatch cost.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in the traffic system which operates a vehicle within a predetermined area, the vehicle allocation apparatus which can use the vehicle which a traffic system operates can be used by the person inside and outside the area, its allocation method, and a program can be provided.

It is a figure explaining the concept of the dispatch service by the dispatch server in the traffic system to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the dispatch server in the traffic system which concerns on embodiment of this invention, an inviter terminal, an invitee terminal, and a vehicle terminal. It is a figure which shows typically the data stored in invitee DB with a table format. It is a figure which shows typically the data stored in reservation content DB in a table format. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the dispatch in a dispatch server. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the dispatch in a dispatch server. It is a figure which shows the dispatch process flow which the dispatch server which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs. It is a figure which shows the display screen of a postpaid ticket. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the invoice after use of a postpaid ticket.

  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 the subsequent drawings, the same numbers or symbols are assigned to the same elements throughout the description of the embodiments. In the functional configuration diagram, an arrow between functional blocks represents a data flow direction or a process flow direction.

(Basic concept)
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the concept of a dispatch service by a dispatch server in a traffic system to which the present invention is applied. The traffic system 1 is intended to operate vehicles in a predetermined area and improve the convenience of traffic in the area. The vehicle in the transportation system 1 may be a vehicle owned by an organization that operates the transportation system 1, may be a vehicle shared by a plurality of residents in a predetermined area, or may be in a predetermined area. It may be a vehicle owned by a local inhabitant or company. It may be a public transportation in a predetermined area. Although this system was originally limited to members in the region who could use the regional transportation system, it can be used by people outside the region. Invited tickets (postpaid tickets) can be issued not only to invite people outside the region, but also to welcome people inside the region.

  The transportation system 1 is at least a user of the transportation system 1 and is an inviter terminal 20 operated by an invitee who invites invitees inside and outside a predetermined area, and a vehicle terminal 40 operated by a driver driving the vehicle. And a vehicle allocation server 10 connected via a network, and performs vehicle allocation based on vehicle reservation. Further, the vehicle allocation server 10 can be connected to the invitee terminal 30 operated by the invitee invited from the invitee who is the user of the transportation system 1 via the network, even if the user is not the user of the transportation system 1. .

In the transportation system 1, in response to a request from an inviter or periodically, the dispatch server 10 transmits reservation identification information for identifying a reservation of a vehicle to the inviter terminal 20.
Here, in the present embodiment, “reservation identification information” includes an identifier that represents vehicle reservation information, and the identifier is a one-time password that is a combination of randomly generated characters (alphabet, kana, numbers, etc.). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an arbitrary character string, a one-dimensional barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, or the like may be used. The “reservation identification information” may be a user ID that identifies an inviter who is a user of the transportation system 1. The reservation identification information may be an electronic ticket or a paper medium ticket.

  The inviter uses the inviter terminal 20 to provide reservation content information indicating the content of using the vehicle including at least reservation time information indicating the reservation time that is a time for the invitee to use the vehicle. , To the dispatch server 10. Further, the inviter transmits the reservation identification information transmitted from the dispatch server 10 and the reservation content information transmitted to the dispatch server 10 to the invitee terminal 30 by the inviter terminal 20.

  Here, the “reservation content information” includes, in addition to the reservation time information, boarding position information indicating the boarding position, destination information including the destination, and passenger number information indicating the number of passengers. In addition, an “optional fee” can be attached to the reservation content information according to the request of the invitee. The option fee is not only a vehicle allocation cost for moving from the boarding place to the destination, but also an activity related to the movement, and is a cost generated for that purpose. For example, a “route” may be set between the boarding position and the destination. A stopover here means any place in the area where you can drop in when the invitee has time, such as parks, riversides, beaches, scenic spots, shrines / buddhist temples, This is a spot where memorials, landmarks, shopping malls, stores, and other invitees can stop by on the way to the invitee. Further, the option fee may include a cost associated with the movement in addition to the stop at the waypoint. For example, when the invitee returns home, he / she can drop in at a souvenir shop and pay the souvenir fee there.

  In addition, when the reservation content information has already been decided, the inviter may send the reservation content information to the dispatch server 10 first to receive the reservation identification information. In addition, the inviter does not transmit the reservation content information to the dispatch server 10 or the invitee terminal 30, but only the reservation identification information transmitted from the dispatch server 10 is transmitted by the inviter terminal 20 to the invitee terminal 30. May be sent to. Then, the invitee terminal 30 has transmitted from the invitee terminal 20 reservation content information indicating the content of using the vehicle including at least the reservation time information indicating the reservation time according to his / her convenience. The information is transmitted to the dispatch server 10 in association with the reservation identification information.

  In this embodiment, the reservation identification information is transmitted from the inviter terminal 20 to the invitee terminal 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any means (verbal, paper medium, etc.) may be used to send the invitee to the invitee. May be communicated to.

  In addition, by making the reservation identification information a one-time password that is a combination of randomly generated alphabets and numbers, it is possible to ensure the safety of access by the invitee who is not the user of the transportation system 1 to the dispatch server 10. In addition, the dispatch server 10 issues the reservation identification information as a “postpaid ticket” associated with the reservation content information. The postpaid ticket is a ticket that allows the invitee to pay the post-payment for the vehicle allocation cost and other costs actually required for the invitee to receive the invitation. The postpaid ticket may be an electronic ticket with a two-dimensional barcode attached and displayed on the terminal screen. Alternatively, a ticket printed on a paper medium may be used. In the case of an electronic ticket, when the invitee uses the electronic ticket, a two-dimensional barcode including reservation identification information is displayed on the screen of the invitee terminal 30 such as a smartphone, and the screen is displayed on the vehicle terminal 40. Just hold it over. Further, the electronic ticket may be used as electronic money at a store that is a member of the transportation system.

  The dispatch server 10 dispatches the vehicle based on the reservation content information received from the inviter terminal 20 or the invitee terminal 30 (transmits the received reservation content information to the vehicle terminal 40).

  The invitee goes to the boarding position at the time based on the reservation content information, and gets on the dispatched vehicle. At this time, the invitee presents reservation identification information. Specifically, the invitee transmits reservation identification information to the vehicle terminal 40 by the invitee terminal 30. The invitee may input (read) the reservation identification information to the vehicle terminal 40 by oral or paper medium (paper ticket). Further, the invitee may transmit the reservation identification information to the driver of the vehicle by oral or paper medium. In this case, the driver inputs reservation identification information transmitted from the invitee to the vehicle terminal 40.

  Then, the driver carries the invited person to the destination based on the reservation content information transmitted from the dispatch server 10 by the vehicle, and then the vehicle is associated with the reservation identification information by the vehicle terminal 40 and the vehicle is used. The vehicle use information indicating this is transmitted to the dispatch server 10.

  When the vehicle allocation server 10 receives the vehicle usage information, the vehicle allocation server 10 calculates the vehicle usage fee based on the reservation content information, associates the calculated usage fee with the reservation identification information associated with the reservation content information, The usage consideration is settled (the inviter who operates the inviter terminal 20 that transmitted the reservation identification information is charged). Here, the usage consideration is not necessarily a fixed price. It may be variable within a predetermined amount range. For example, if the actual number of passengers is different from that at the time of reservation, or if you have exceeded the time at the stop, you will be charged for the distance and time actually used by the invitee. The Also, as already mentioned, in addition to the vehicle fee, the usage fee includes the entrance fee when the stopover location is suitable for sightseeing, and the souvenir fee when visiting a souvenir shop etc. when returning home Optional fees may be included. That is, the inviter can also invite the guest at a cost other than the transportation cost.

  Thus, the dispatch server 10 issues reservation identification information, and dispatches based on the reservation content information associated with the reservation identification information. Thereby, the invitee can use the vehicle by the reservation identification information. Therefore, in a traffic system that operates a vehicle in a predetermined area, invitees inside and outside the area can use the vehicle operated by the traffic system.

(Functional configuration)
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the vehicle allocation server 10, the inviter terminal 20, the invitee terminal 30, and the vehicle terminal 40 in the traffic system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The transportation system 1 operates a vehicle in a predetermined area, and is connected to the vehicle allocation server 10 that performs vehicle allocation based on the reservation of the vehicle, and the vehicle allocation server 10 via the network, and the predetermined area within the predetermined area. An inviter terminal 20 operated by an invitee inviting an outside invitee, an invitee terminal 30 operated by the invitee, and a vehicle terminal 40 operated by a driver driving the vehicle. .

(Configuration of the dispatch server 10)
The dispatch server 10 includes a reservation request information receiving unit 101, a reservation identification information transmitting unit 102,
Reservation content receiving means 103, dispatching means 104, change information receiving means 105, alternative information transmitting means 106, alternative approval information receiving means 107, vehicle usage information receiving means 108, usage consideration calculating means 109, usage Compensation means 110, an inviter database (hereinafter referred to as invitee DB) 120, a reservation content database (hereinafter referred to as reservation content DB) 130 as a reservation content storage means, and a local spot information DB 140 are provided.

  The reservation request information receiving means 101 is information indicating that it is desired to request a vehicle reservation, and receives reservation request information for requesting the issuance of reservation identification information from the inviter terminal 20.

  When the reservation request information receiving unit 101 receives the reservation request information from the inviter terminal 20, the reservation identification information transmitting unit 102 generates a one-time password that is a combination of alphabets and numbers, for example, with a one-time password generator. The generated one-time password is transmitted to the inviter terminal 20 as reservation identification information for identifying a reservation. Moreover, the reservation identification information transmission means 102 is an inviter who identifies the inviter who operates the inviter terminal 20 that has transmitted the reservation request information in the inviter DB 120 that stores various information of the inviter who is the user of the transportation system 1. Reservation identification information transmitted to the inviter terminal 20 is stored in association with the user ID that is the person identification information.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing data stored in the inviter DB 120 in a tabular format. The inviter DB 120 adds a user name, a user address, reservation identification information, and a vehicle usage fee (use consideration) to a user ID that is an example of inviter identification information that identifies an inviter who is a user of the transportation system 1. The charging information shown is associated. In the example shown in FIG. 3, “-” in the reservation identification information indicates that the reservation identification information has not been issued, and “-” in the billing information indicates that no vehicle usage fee has been generated. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 3 (“A007”), when the reservation identification information is associated with the user ID and the charging information is “−”, the reservation identification information has been issued, but the vehicle still Indicates that is not being used.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the reservation content receiving means 103 is associated with the reservation identification information, and includes a vehicle including at least reservation time information indicating a reservation time that is a time (for example, boarding date and time) when the invitee uses the vehicle. Reservation content information indicating the content to be used is received from the inviter terminal 20 or the invitee terminal 30. Specifically, the reservation content receiving unit 103 receives the reservation content information associated with the reservation identification information, and stores the reservation content information in association with the reservation identification information in the reservation content DB 130.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing data stored in the reservation content DB 130 in a table format. The reservation content DB 130 stores reservation content information received by the reservation content receiving means 103. The reservation content DB 130 includes, in the reservation identification information, reservation time information, estimated arrival time information indicating the scheduled time of arrival at the destination, boarding position information indicating the boarding position, and a position where the stop stops on the route from the boarding position to the destination. Location information, destination information indicating the destination, and passenger information indicating the number of passengers are associated with each other. In the example shown in FIG. 4, “-” in the waypoint information indicates that no waypoint is set.

  In addition, the reservation content DB 130 includes, in the reservation content information in which the vehicle has been dispatched by the dispatch means 104, in addition to the reservation identification information, the vehicle identification information that is information for identifying the vehicle as the dispatch information, and the maximum number of passengers in the vehicle. Is associated with the maximum number of passengers. In the example shown in FIG. 4, “-” in the vehicle identification information and the maximum number of passengers information indicates that the vehicle has not been dispatched yet.

  The area spot information DB 140 is a DB that stores information on spots in various areas such as those described above where the vehicle of the transportation system can move. The position information, access route, typical time required for each spot, admission Stores information such as fees and parking fees. Therefore, when there is a place where the vehicle of this system stops other than the boarding place and the destination, the usage price calculation means 109 calculates the usage price based on the information in the local spot information DB 140.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the vehicle allocation means 104 allocates the vehicle based on the reservation content information received by the reservation content reception means 103. In detail, the vehicle allocation means 104 refers to the reservation content DB 130 (see FIG. 4), extracts vehicles that can be used in the transportation system 1, and in the reservation content DB 130, dispatch information is included in the reservation identification information and the reservation content information. Associate.

  Further, when the vehicle cannot be dispatched at the reservation time indicated by the reservation time information included in the reservation content information, the vehicle allocation means 104 refers to the reservation content DB 130 (see FIG. 4) and near the reservation time indicated by the reservation time information. Then, an alternative time that is a time during which the vehicle can be dispatched is extracted, and a route that can be taken by the vehicle is searched from the time difference between the reserved time and the alternative time.

  The change information receiving unit 105 receives change information for changing the content of the reservation content information received by the reservation content receiving unit 103 from the inviter terminal 20 or the invitee terminal 30. In this case, the dispatching unit 104 dispatches the vehicle based on the change information received by the change information receiving unit 105. In the present embodiment, the “change information” is information that changes any of the reservation time information, estimated arrival time information, boarding position information, waypoint information, destination information, and number of passengers included in the reservation content information. It may be. For example, when the change information is information for changing the estimated arrival time information, the vehicle allocation means 104 determines a route that can be passed by the vehicle from the time difference between the estimated arrival time before the change and the estimated arrival time after the change. Search for.

  The substitute information transmitting means 106 is the inviter terminal 20 that has sent the reservation content information, the substitute information including the substitute time information indicating the extracted substitute time and the route information indicating the searched route. Send to the invitee terminal 30.

  Further, the substitute information transmitting unit 106 transmits the change information to the inviter terminal 20 that has transmitted the change information, including the change information received by the change information receiving unit 105 and the route information indicating the route searched by the dispatching unit 104. Or it transmits to the invitee terminal 30. In the present embodiment, “alternative information” includes, in addition to alternative time information and route information, reservation time information, estimated arrival time information, boarding location information, waypoint information, destination information, and boarding information included in the reservation content information. Information for changing any of the number of people information may be included.

  The alternative approval information receiving unit 107 receives alternative approval information indicating that various information included in the alternative information is approved from the inviter terminal 20 or the invitee terminal 30 that has transmitted the alternative information. In this case, the vehicle allocation means 104 updates the reservation content information to the content of the substitute information in the reservation content DB 130 (see FIG. 4).

  FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are diagrams for explaining the outline of vehicle allocation in the vehicle allocation server. FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram when the vehicle cannot be dispatched at the reservation time indicated by the reservation time information when the reservation content receiving unit 103 receives the reservation content information. FIG. 5B is an explanatory diagram when the change information receiving unit 105 has received change information indicating that the expected arrival time is to be delayed. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an outline of vehicle allocation based on alternative information.

  In the state as shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle allocation means 104 refers to the reservation content DB 130 (see FIG. 4) and extracts an alternative time that is a time during which the vehicle can be allocated in the vicinity of the reservation time indicated by the reservation time information. Then, a route that can be passed by the vehicle is searched from the time difference between the reserved time and the alternative time.

  Hereinafter, an example of reservation content information of the reservation identification information “vzk9XXX” illustrated in FIG. 4 will be described. The reservation content information of “vzk9XXX” is that the boarding position is A station, the destination is Sato XXX residence, the reservation time is 2016/8/10/12: 00, and the estimated arrival time is 2016/8/10. / 13: 00. In contrast to such reservation content information, in the example shown in FIG. 5A, the vehicle cannot be dispatched at the reservation time indicated by the reservation time information, and in the example shown in FIG. Information is being received.

  In such a case, the vehicle allocation means 104, for example, has the same boarding position (Station A) and destination (Sato XXX residence), and the reservation identification information “ Ax4XXX "reservation content information (reservation time: 2016/8/10/11: 00, estimated arrival time: 2016/8/10/14: 00) is extracted, and the reservation content information of this reservation identification information" ax4XXX " From the time difference between the reservation time (2016/8/10/12: 00) stored in the reservation content DB 130 and the alternative time (2016/8/10/11: 00) As a route that can be passed, a route that goes through XX Park is searched.

  In this case, the alternative information transmission unit 106 indicates the alternative time (2016/8/10/11: 00) together with information such as additional information of the XX park (for example, “beautiful cherry blossoms” or “beautiful scenery”). Alternative information including the alternative time and route information indicating a route that passes through the XX park may be transmitted to the inviter terminal 20 or the invitee terminal 30.

  On the other hand, the vehicle allocation means 104 further searches for a free time of a vehicle (vehicle identification information 2S) different from the vehicle (vehicle identification information 1S) reserved by the reservation identification information “ax4XXX”, and this other vehicle ( In the idle time of the vehicle identification information 2S), another vehicle (vehicle identification information 2S) is dispatched from the boarding position (A station) to the waypoint (XX park).

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the substitute information transmitting means 106 has the same substitute time as the original reservation time, together with additional information of the XX park (for example, “Sakura is beautiful” or “Scenery is beautiful”). In the alternative time indicating (2016/8/10/12: 00), the route information indicating the route using the XX park as a transit point, and the vehicle identification information 2S from the vehicle of the vehicle identification information 1S at the transit point (XX park). The substitute information including the transfer information indicating the transfer to the other vehicle is transmitted to the inviter terminal 20 or the invitee terminal 30.

  Thus, by using the free time of a vehicle different from the vehicle being dispatched by the extracted reservation content information, the invitee is the first vehicle (vehicle identification information) at the transit point (XX park). Although it is necessary to change from 2S) to the second vehicle (vehicle identification information 1S), it is not necessary to change the reservation time (it is not necessary to arrive at the boarding position early).

  Returning to FIG. 2, the vehicle use information receiving means 108 receives from the vehicle terminal 40 the vehicle use information associated with the reservation identification information and indicating that the vehicle has been used.

  When the vehicle usage information receiving unit 108 receives the vehicle usage information, the usage price calculation unit 109 calculates the usage price of the vehicle based on the reservation content information stored in the reservation content DB 130 (see FIG. 4).

  The usage consideration settlement means 110 associates the usage consideration calculated by the usage consideration calculation means 109 with reservation identification information associated with the reservation content information, and settles the usage consideration. Specifically, the usage consideration settlement means 110 uses the usage consideration calculated by the usage consideration calculation means 109 as the user associated with the reservation identification information associated with the vehicle usage information in the inviter DB 120 (see FIG. 3). Add to ID billing information.

(Configuration of invitee terminal 20)
The inviter terminal 20 is configured by a device suitable for each user (for example, a portable terminal, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, a game device, a TV that can be connected to a network, an information home appliance such as a refrigerator, and the like). The inviter terminal 20 may be the device itself as described above, or may be a control device capable of communicating information with the plurality of devices via a local network such as a home.

  The inviter terminal 20 includes an inviter terminal transmission / reception means 21, an inviter terminal control means 22, and an inviter terminal input / output means 23. The inviter terminal transmission / reception means 21 transmits reservation request information, reservation content information, change information, and alternative approval information to the dispatch server 10 under the control of the inviter terminal control means 22, and the reservation identification information and the invitee terminal 30. Reservation content information is transmitted, and reservation identification information and alternative information are received from the dispatch server 10.

  The inviter terminal control means 22 receives the operation of the inviter, and performs control to display a screen for transmitting the various information to the dispatch server 10 and the invitee terminal 30 on the inviter terminal input / output means 23. The inviter terminal input / output means 23 is constituted by, for example, a touch panel, and receives the operation of the inviter under the control of the inviter terminal control means 22, and transmits the various information to the dispatch server 10 and the invitee terminal 30. Display a screen for

(Configuration of invitee terminal 30)
The invitee terminal 30 is configured by a device suitable for each user (for example, a portable terminal, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, a game device, a TV that can be connected to a network, an information home appliance such as a refrigerator, etc.). The invitee terminal 30 may be the device itself as described above, or may be a control device capable of communicating information with the plurality of devices via a local network such as a home.

  The invitee terminal 30 includes invitee terminal transmission / reception means 31, invitee terminal control means 32, and invitee terminal input / output means 33. The invitee terminal transmission / reception means 31 transmits reservation content information, change information, and alternative approval information to the dispatch server 10 under the control of the invitee terminal control means 32, and reservation identification information and reservation content information are sent from the inviter terminal 20. And substitute information is received from the dispatch server 10.

  The invitee terminal control means 32 controls the invitation person input / output means 33 to display a screen for receiving the operation of the invitee and transmitting the various information to the dispatch server 10. The invitee terminal input / output means 33 is composed of, for example, a touch panel, and accepts the operation of the invitee under the control of the invitee terminal control means 32, and a screen for transmitting the above various information to the dispatch server 10. Is displayed.

(Configuration of vehicle terminal 40)
The vehicle terminal 40 is configured by a device suitable for each user (for example, a mobile terminal, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, a game device, a car navigation system that can be connected to a network, or the like).

  The vehicle terminal 40 includes vehicle terminal transmission / reception means 41, vehicle terminal control means 42, and vehicle terminal input / output means 43. The vehicle terminal transmission / reception means 41 transmits vehicle usage information to the vehicle allocation server 10 and receives reservation identification information from the invitee terminal 30 under the control of the vehicle terminal control means 42.

  The vehicle terminal control means 42 receives the operation of the driver who drives the vehicle, and controls the vehicle terminal input / output means 43 to display a screen for transmitting vehicle usage information to the dispatch server 10. The vehicle terminal input / output means 43 is composed of, for example, a touch panel, receives a driver's operation under the control of the vehicle terminal control means 42, and displays a screen for transmitting vehicle usage information to the dispatch server 10.

  The above-described functional configuration of the present system is merely an example, and one functional block (database and function processing unit) may be divided, or a plurality of functional blocks may be configured as one functional block. Each function processing unit includes a computer program (for example, a central processing unit (CPU) built in the device) stored in a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a hard disk. The basic software, the above-described character generation application, etc.) are read out and realized by a computer program executed by the CPU. That is, in each function processing unit, this computer program reads and writes necessary data such as a table from a database (DB; Data Base) stored in a storage device or a storage area on a memory, and may be related in some cases. This is realized by controlling hardware (for example, an input / output device, a display device, and a communication interface device). Further, the database (DB) in the embodiment of the present invention may be a commercial database, but it simply means a collection of tables and files, and the internal structure of the database itself is not questioned.

(Processing flow)
In the subsequent processing flow diagrams (flowcharts), the processing order of each step may be changed as long as the relationship between the input and output of each step is not impaired. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a vehicle allocation processing flow executed by the vehicle allocation server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In step S <b> 1, the reservation request information receiving unit 101 is information indicating that it is desired to request a vehicle reservation, and receives from the inviter terminal 20 reservation request information requesting issuance of reservation identification information.

  In step S2, the reservation identification information transmitting unit 102 transmits the reservation identification information to the inviter terminal 20 that has transmitted the reservation request information.

  In step S3, the reservation content receiving means 103 is associated with the reservation identification information, and the reservation content information indicating the content to use the vehicle including at least reservation time information indicating the reservation time that is the time for the invitee to use the vehicle. Is received from the inviter terminal 20 or the invitee terminal 30.

  In step S4, the vehicle allocation means 104 refers to the reservation content DB 130 (see FIG. 4), determines whether the vehicle can be allocated at the reservation time indicated by the reservation time information included in the reservation content information, and can allocate the vehicle. If it is determined, the process proceeds to step S7. If it is determined that the vehicle cannot be dispatched, the process proceeds to step S5.

  In step S5, if the vehicle allocation means 104 determines in step S4 that the vehicle cannot be allocated at the reservation time indicated by the reservation time information included in the reservation content information, refer to the reservation content DB 130 (see FIG. 4). In the vicinity of the reservation time indicated by the reservation time information, an alternative time that is a time during which the vehicle can be dispatched is extracted, and a route that can be passed by the vehicle is searched from the time difference between the reservation time and the alternative time. Then, the substitute information transmitting means 106 is the inviter terminal that has sent the reservation content information, the substitute information including the substitute time information indicating the extracted substitute time and the route information indicating the searched route, by the dispatching means 104. 20 or the invitee terminal 30.

  In step S6, the alternative approval information receiving unit 107 approves various information included in the alternative information from the inviter terminal 20 or the invitee terminal 30 to which the alternative information transmission unit 106 has transmitted the alternative information in step S5. The alternative approval information indicating is received.

  In step S7, the vehicle allocation means 104 allocates a vehicle based on the reservation content information received by the reservation content reception means 103 in step S3. Further, the vehicle allocation means 104 allocates the vehicle based on the alternative information transmitted by the alternative information transmission means 106 in step S5. In this process, the vehicle allocation means 104 associates the vehicle allocation information with the reservation identification information and the reservation content information in the reservation content DB 130.

  In step S8, the change information receiving unit 105 receives change information for changing the content of the reservation content information received by the reservation content receiving unit 103 in step S3 or the content of the alternative information transmitted by the alternative information transmitting unit 106 in step S5. Then, it is determined whether or not it has been received from the inviter terminal 20 or the invitee terminal 30. If the change information receiving unit 105 determines that the change information has been received, the process proceeds to step S9. If the change information receiving unit 105 determines that the change information has not been received, the process proceeds to step S12.

  In step S9, the dispatch means 104 refers to the reservation content DB 130 (see FIG. 4), and searches for a route that can be taken by the vehicle based on the change information received by the change information receiving means 105 in step S8. Then, the substitute information transmitting unit 106 transmits the change information to the inviter terminal that has transmitted the change information, including the change information received by the change information receiving unit 105 and the route information indicating the route searched by the dispatching unit 104. 20 or the invitee terminal 30.

  In step S10, the alternative approval information receiving unit 107 approves various information included in the alternative information from the inviter terminal 20 or the invitee terminal 30 to which the alternative information transmission unit 106 transmitted the alternative information in step S9. The alternative approval information indicating is received.

  In step S11, the dispatch means 104 updates the reservation content information to the content of the alternative information transmitted by the alternative information transmission means 106 in step S9 in the reservation content DB 130 (see FIG. 4).

  In step S <b> 12, the vehicle usage information receiving unit 108 receives from the vehicle terminal 40 vehicle usage information that is associated with the reservation identification information and indicates that the vehicle has been used.

  In step S13, the usage consideration calculation means 109 calculates the usage consideration of the vehicle based on the reservation content information stored in the reservation content DB 130 (see FIG. 4).

  In step S <b> 14, the usage consideration settlement means 110 associates the usage consideration calculated by the usage consideration calculation means 109 with the reservation identification information associated with the reservation content information, and settles the usage consideration.

(Screen example)
Hereinafter, an example of a screen for displaying a postpaid ticket as an electronic ticket on a terminal such as a smartphone will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a postpaid ticket display screen. The postpaid ticket screen 200 shown in the drawing is an invitation ticket (electronic ticket) received from the dispatch server 10 or the invitee terminal 20 and is displayed on the invitee terminal 30 on the screen. In this example, “ACTIVEDAY invitation ticket” is described as a nickname for the service of this transportation system. This invitation ticket is a post-payment method in which the inviter (inviteor) fully pays the travel expenses of the invitee (inviting customer). On this screen 200, the type of ticket (round trip or one way), the name of the invitee ("Yamada Gen"), the travel section (A station ← → Sato's house), the expiration date (only on the day), reservation identification information ( “VZX1234”), the name of the invitee (“Hana Sato”), the member number (“1000087”), and a two-dimensional barcode 201 indicating a link to detailed reservation information are displayed. As already described, this invitation ticket may be mailed to the invitee in print on a paper medium.

  Also, “with option designation” indicated by reference numeral 202 at the bottom of the screen indicates that the invitee is ready to pay the accompanying costs (option costs) in addition to the vehicle usage fee. Options costs include, for example, a parking lot at a transit point (stop location), an entrance fee, a food and drink fee, a souvenir fee, and the like. The inviter can set a limit amount on the option fee, and the amount is included in the reservation content information. Therefore, the invitee may be able to know the contents.

  In addition, as in the example of FIG. 8, the image of the invitee is displayed on the ticket, or if the invitee is also a member of the transportation system, the image of the invitee is also obtained from the member information and displayed on the ticket You may let them. Of course, the invitee may be a non-member, but if it is a member, the transfer can be permitted to another member. For example, if the person who received the invitation suddenly becomes unable to go, the ticket may be transferred to another common friend or the like. By using this transportation system in this way, it is possible to increase the sense of familiarity without causing local residents to worry about traffic.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an invoice after using a postpaid ticket. When it is confirmed that the invitation ticket of FIG. 8 is actually used, a bill screen 210 as shown in FIG. 9 is transmitted to the inviter's terminal. The date and time when the ticket was actually used and the number of participants can be easily grasped by having the reader of the vehicle or facility read the two-dimensional bar code of the ticket. However, it is assumed that each invitee has an invitation ticket. In the example shown in the figure, Hana Sato who is the invitee sent invitation tickets to Gen Yamada, Sakura Tanaka, and Ume Suzuki, but Ume Suzuki did not actually participate.

  Further, details of the billing amount are displayed on the bill screen 210 of FIG. In this example, 4000 yen is recorded as the allocation cost. This is the total travel time that is the total time that the actual vehicle has traveled, the total standby time that is the total time to wait for the passengers, and the actual number of passengers Is the amount charged according to. For example, if it is 30 yen per minute and 200 yen per person, in this case, the dispatch fee is 30 yen x (105 + 15) minutes + 200 yen x 2 people = 4000 yen. Further, not only the travel time and the standby time but also a charge according to the travel distance may be set as the dispatch fee. In addition, since the vehicle dispatched in this system is not a charter, a detailed charge amount may be displayed for each vehicle dispatched for each actual travel route.

  In addition, this invoice is charged as an optional fee for an entrance fee of 800 yen x 2 people at the stop-off location (00 garden) and 1000 yen x 2 people as a souvenir fee. In this example, the billing amount is borne by the invitee in full. However, the cost may be shared between the inviter and the invitee at a later date.

(Effect of embodiment)
According to the present embodiment, a friend or family who is hesitant to invite without a traffic foot on a regular basis by issuing an invitation ticket (postpay ticket) for the invitee to pay the expenses to the invitee Can be easily invited to homes, etc., and the local transportation system can be activated and the friendship of local residents can be deepened.

  Further, the dispatch server 10 of the present traffic system includes an inviter terminal 20 operated by an inviter who invites invitees inside and outside the predetermined area, and a network in the traffic system 1 that operates the vehicle in the predetermined area. Via a vehicle reservation, and includes a reservation identification information transmission unit 102, a reservation content receiving unit 103, and a vehicle allocation unit 104. The reservation identification information transmitting unit 102 transmits reservation identification information for identifying a reservation to the inviter terminal. The reservation content receiving means 103 receives reservation content information indicating the content for using the vehicle, which is associated with the reservation identification information and includes at least reservation time information indicating the reservation time that is the time for the invitee to use the vehicle. The dispatching means 104 dispatches the vehicle based on the reservation content information received by the reservation content receiving means 103.

  Thereby, the dispatch server 10 issues the reservation identification information, and dispatches based on the reservation content information associated with the reservation identification information, so that the invitee can use the vehicle by the reservation identification information. . Therefore, in the traffic system that operates the vehicle in a predetermined area, the invitee can use the vehicle operated by the traffic system.

  In addition, the dispatch server 10 includes vehicle usage information receiving means 108, usage consideration calculation means 109, and usage consideration settlement means 110. The vehicle usage information receiving means 108 receives vehicle usage information associated with the reservation identification information and indicating that the vehicle has been used. When the vehicle usage information receiving unit 108 receives the vehicle usage information, the usage price calculation unit 109 calculates the usage price of the vehicle based on the reservation content information. The usage consideration settlement means 110 associates the usage consideration calculated by the usage consideration calculation means 109 with reservation identification information associated with the reservation content information, and settles the usage consideration.

  Thereby, when the vehicle allocation server 10 receives the vehicle usage information indicating that the vehicle has been used, the vehicle allocation server 10 calculates the vehicle usage fee based on the reservation content information, and associates the reservation identification information with the usage fee. Check out the usage consideration. For this reason, since the use consideration of a vehicle can be postpaid, the inviter who is a user of a traffic system can have an invitee easily use the vehicle operated with a traffic system.

  The dispatch server 10 further includes change information receiving means 105. The change information receiving unit 105 receives change information for changing the content of the reservation content information received by the reservation content receiving unit 103. The vehicle allocation means 104 allocates the vehicle based on the change information received by the change information reception means 105.

  As a result, invitees and invitees can change the details of the reservation if they want to change the schedule even after making a reservation for the vehicle. it can.

In addition, the dispatch server 10 further includes a reservation content DB 130 that stores the reservation content information received by the reservation content receiving unit 103 and an alternative information transmitting unit 106.
The vehicle dispatching means 104 refers to the reservation content DB 130 when the vehicle cannot be dispatched at the reservation time indicated by the reservation time information included in the reservation content information, and is in the vicinity of the reservation time indicated by the time information at a time when the vehicle can be dispatched. A certain alternative time is extracted, and a route that can be passed by the vehicle is searched from the time difference between the reserved time and the alternative time. The substitute information transmitting unit 106 transmits substitute information including the substitute time information indicating the extracted substitute time and the route information indicating the searched route.

  Thereby, even when the vehicle cannot be dispatched as requested by the inviter or invitee, a route that does not waste the invitee's time can be proposed in a time close to the request of the inviter or invitee.

  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 embodiments with such changes or improvements can also be included in the technical scope of the present invention. In the above-described embodiment, the vehicle allocation apparatus has been described as the invention of the present invention. However, in the present invention, the invention can also be regarded as an invention of a vehicle allocation method and a program.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transportation system 10 Vehicle allocation server 20 Inviter terminal 21 Inviter terminal transmission / reception means 22 Inviter terminal control means 23 Inviter terminal input / output means 30 Invitee terminal 31 Invitee terminal transmission / reception means 32 Invitee terminal control means 33 Subject Inviteor input / output means 40 Vehicle terminal 41 Vehicle terminal transmission / reception means 42 Vehicle terminal control means 43 Vehicle terminal input / output means 101 Reservation request information receiving means 102 Reservation identification information transmitting means 103 Reservation content receiving means 104 Vehicle dispatching means 105 Change information receiving means 106 Alternative information transmission means 107 Alternative approval information reception means 108 Vehicle usage information reception means 109 Usage consideration calculation means 110 Usage consideration settlement means 120 Inviter DB
130 Reservation DB
140 Local spot information DB
200 Postpaid ticket screen 210 Postpaid ticket invoice screen

Claims (8)

In a transportation system that operates a vehicle in a predetermined area, a vehicle is connected to an inviter terminal operated by an invitee who invites invitees inside and outside the region via a network, and dispatches based on the reservation of the vehicle A device,
Means for issuing a post-payment ticket that the invitee bears in a post-payment manner for a dispatch cost for the invitee to receive and move;
Usage consideration calculation means for calculating usage consideration for charging the inviter with the dispatch cost;
A vehicle allocation device comprising:   2. The vehicle allocation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the postpaid ticket fee includes an option fee that is an expense accompanying the invitee when the invitation is made in addition to the vehicle allocation cost. In a transportation system that operates a vehicle in a predetermined area, a vehicle is connected to an inviter terminal operated by an invitee who invites invitees inside and outside the region via a network, and dispatches based on the reservation of the vehicle A device,
Reservation identification information transmitting means for transmitting reservation identification information for identifying the reservation to the inviter terminal;
Reservation content receiving means for receiving reservation content information indicating content for using the vehicle at least including reservation time information indicating a reservation time that is a time for the invitee to use the vehicle, which is associated with the reservation identification information; ,
A vehicle allocation device comprising: vehicle allocation means for distributing the vehicle based on the reservation content information received by the reservation content reception unit. Vehicle usage information receiving means for receiving vehicle usage information associated with the reservation identification information and indicating that the vehicle has been used;
When the vehicle usage information receiving means receives the vehicle usage information, based on the reservation content information, usage consideration calculation means for calculating the usage consideration of the vehicle;
The usage consideration calculating means for associating the reservation identification information associated with the reservation content information with the usage consideration calculated by the usage consideration calculating means, and for adjusting the usage consideration. Item 4. The vehicle allocation device according to item 3. A change information receiving means for receiving change information for changing the contents of the reservation content information received by the reservation content receiving means;
5. The vehicle allocation device according to claim 3, wherein the vehicle allocation unit distributes the vehicle based on the change information received by the change information reception unit. Reservation content storage means for storing the reservation content information received by the reservation content receiving means,
In the vicinity of the reservation time indicated by the reservation time information, the vehicle allocation means refers to the reservation content storage means when the vehicle cannot be allocated at the reservation time indicated by the reservation time information included in the reservation content information. , Extracting an alternative time that is a time during which the vehicle can be dispatched, and searching for a route that can be taken by the vehicle from a time difference between the reserved time and the alternative time,
4. The vehicle allocation means further comprises alternative information transmitting means for transmitting alternative information including alternative time information indicating the extracted alternative time and route information indicating the searched route. The vehicle allocation device according to any one of 5 to 5. In a transportation system that operates a vehicle in a predetermined area, a vehicle is connected to an inviter terminal operated by an invitee who invites invitees inside and outside the region via a network, and dispatches based on the reservation of the vehicle A vehicle allocation method executed by the device,
Transmitting reservation identification information for identifying the reservation to the inviter terminal;
Receiving reservation content information indicating content for using the vehicle including at least reservation time information indicating a reservation time that is associated with the reservation identification information and used by the invitee.
Allocating the vehicle based on the received reservation content information. In a transportation system that operates a vehicle in a predetermined area, a vehicle is connected to an inviter terminal operated by an invitee who invites invitees inside and outside the region via a network, and dispatches based on the reservation of the vehicle A program for controlling a device,
Computer
Means for issuing a post-payment ticket that the invitee bears in a post-payment manner a vehicle allocation cost for the invitee to receive an invitation;
Usage consideration calculation means for calculating usage consideration for charging the inviter with the dispatch cost;
A program characterized by functioning as

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