JP2021086407A - Information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing device that enables route search in on-demand traffic across a plurality of areas.SOLUTION: Since each vehicle has its own transportation service area for passenger transportation, each vehicle provides an on-demand type transportation service only within the transportation service area assigned to itself. If a passenger wants to move within one transportation service area, a server device 30 selects a vehicle that meets the passenger's request from a group of vehicles that are in the same traffic service area as the passenger who made the above request and identifies a route to the passenger's destination. If the passenger wants to move across the plurality of transportation service areas, it is required to change the vehicles at points where the transportation service areas overlap or are adjacent to each other. On the premise of such a transfer, the server device 30 selects the vehicle that meets the passenger's request and identifies a route to the passenger's destination.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for searching the path of a moving body.

Vehicles such as buses on which a plurality of passengers ride are designed to travel on a predetermined route, and a mechanism has been proposed in which the route of this type of vehicle is changed according to the demand of passengers. For example, Patent Document 1 describes that a bus operating according to an operation route determines whether or not to pass through the boarding / alighting point depending on whether or not a passenger requests boarding at the boarding / alighting point.

JP-A-2002-20891

The mechanism described in Patent Document 1 assumed an existing bus. On the other hand, in recent years, when a passenger requests a ride to an arbitrary destination, a vehicle that meets the request is selected from a group of vehicles in the vicinity of the passenger and dispatched to the passenger, and then the destination is further selected. A shared on-demand transportation service has been launched that allows other passengers to be on board as needed on the way to.

In such an on-demand type transportation service, the area where each vehicle transports passengers is determined, and in principle, each vehicle provides the transportation service only within the area assigned to itself. Therefore, when a passenger wants to move across these plurality of areas, it is necessary to change vehicles at points where the areas overlap or are adjacent to each other.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable route search in on-demand traffic across a plurality of areas.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes an boarding / alighting point information storage unit that stores boarding / alighting point information regarding a plurality of boarding / alighting points provided in a plurality of adjacent or partially overlapping traffic service areas, and each of the above. A moving body information storage unit that stores moving body information including the position and planned movement route of each moving body that provides on-demand type transportation service only in the traffic service area, and a first traffic service area by passengers. Based on the contents stored by the boarding / alighting point information storage unit and the contents stored by the moving body information storage unit when there is a request to move from the point of A moving body on which a passenger rides in each of the traffic service areas from the first traffic service area to the second traffic service area, and a moving body on which the passenger rides on the moving body in the first traffic service area. The boarding point, the disembarking point where the passenger gets off from the moving body in the second traffic service area, the route from the first boarding / alighting point to the second boarding / alighting point, and the passenger boarding on the route. An information processing device including a specific unit that specifies one or more boarding / alighting points for changing a moving body, and an information output unit that outputs information about the specified result.

For each of the traffic service areas, the specific unit has an in-area route identification algorithm within the traffic service area and proximity of the traffic service area to another traffic service area adjacent to or partially overlapping the traffic service area. The inter-area route identification algorithm and the remote inter-area route identification algorithm for other traffic service areas that are not adjacent to or partially overlap the traffic service area from the traffic service area are stored, and the route identification within the area is stored. The identification may be performed by using an algorithm, the proximity area route identification algorithm, and the remote area route identification algorithm.

The intra-area route identification algorithm includes information for identifying a route between each of the boarding / alighting points in the traffic service area, and the inter-area route identification algorithm is from the traffic service area to the traffic service area. The remote area route identification algorithm includes information on the boarding / alighting point that can be transferred to another transportation service area adjacent to or partially overlapping, and the remote area route identification algorithm is not adjacent to or is not adjacent to the transportation service area from the transportation service area. It may include information about each transportation service area that leads to other transportation service areas that do not overlap.

The boarding / alighting point information may include information indicating a day or time and information indicating whether or not each boarding / alighting point is available on the day or time.

The specific unit may specify a moving body according to the attributes of the passenger.

The specific unit may specify a route according to the attributes of the passenger.

The specific unit may specify a boarding point, a disembarking point, or a boarding / alighting point according to the attributes of the passenger.

The information output unit outputs the information to the passenger who has made the request, and within a predetermined period after the information is output from the information output unit, permission from the passenger for the information is obtained. If there is, the vehicle is provided with an instruction unit that instructs the moving body specified by the specific unit to move on the specified route, and the traffic including the route specified by the specific unit is provided for the specified period. It may be different depending on the tightness of the transportation service in the service area.

According to the present invention, it is possible to enable route search in on-demand traffic across a plurality of areas.

It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the vehicle management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware composition of a user terminal 10. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware composition of an in-vehicle terminal 20. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware composition of the server apparatus 30. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of the server apparatus 30. It is a schematic diagram which illustrates the relationship of a plurality of transportation service areas and each boarding / alighting point. It is a figure which illustrates the routing table which the server apparatus 30 stores. It is a mock diagram which illustrates the outline of the algorithm for identifying a route. It is a flowchart which illustrates the operation of the server device 30. It is a schematic diagram explaining the method of specifying the route of a vehicle by a server device 30. It is a schematic diagram explaining the method of specifying the route of a vehicle by a server device 30. It is a schematic diagram explaining the method of specifying the route of a vehicle by a server device 30. It is a schematic diagram explaining the method of specifying the route of a vehicle by a server device 30.

[Constitution]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the vehicle management system 1 of the present embodiment. The vehicle management system 1 is a plurality of user terminals that function as terminals used by passengers (that is, users to whom the traffic service is provided by the vehicle management system 1) who get on and off a vehicle (that is, a moving body) such as a car or a motorcycle. 10. A plurality of in-vehicle terminals 20 that function as terminals used by a vehicle driver, and a server device 30 that functions as an information processing device according to the present invention. The network 2 connects the user terminal 10, the in-vehicle terminal 20, and the server device 30 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The network 2 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or a combination thereof, and includes a wired section or a wireless section. The network 2 is preferably, for example, a network compliant with the 5th generation mobile communication system, but is not necessarily limited to this.

In the vehicle management system 1, the passenger operates his / her own user terminal 10 to request boarding to an arbitrary destination. This request is sent from the user terminal 10 to the server device 30 via the network 2. A plurality of vehicles each equipped with the in-vehicle terminal 20 are running or standing by in a distributed manner, and the server device 30 is a group of vehicles in the vicinity of the passenger who made the above request or a group of vehicles scheduled to travel in the vicinity of the passenger. Select a vehicle that meets the passenger's requirements. The server device 30 identifies a route to the passenger's destination and notifies the in-vehicle terminal 20 of the selected vehicle of information about the route. The driver of the vehicle equipped with the in-vehicle terminal 20 drives the vehicle according to the notified route. In addition, the server device 30 notifies the user terminal 10 of the passenger of information regarding the vehicle to which the passenger should board and the route to the destination. In the vehicle management system 1, the vehicle may be used by other passengers who desire a position close to the destination as their own destination even on the way to the destination requested by the passengers who are already on board, or the purpose thereof. It is permissible to carry other passengers who wish to have their destination in almost the same direction as the ground.

In the present embodiment, the transportation service area in which each vehicle transports passengers is determined, and each vehicle provides an on-demand type transportation service only within the transportation service area assigned to itself. When a passenger wants to move within one traffic service area, the server device 30 selects a vehicle that matches the passenger's request from a group of vehicles in the same traffic service area as the passenger who made the above request, and the passenger. Identify the route to your destination. If a passenger wants to move across these multiple traffic service areas, it is necessary to change vehicles at points where the traffic service areas overlap or are adjacent to each other. On the premise of such a transfer, the server device 30 selects a vehicle that meets the passenger's request and identifies a route to the passenger's destination.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 is, for example, a computer such as a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet, a wearable terminal, or a personal computer. The user terminal 10 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a bus connecting them, and the like. In the following description, the word "device" can be read as a circuit, a device, a unit, or the like. The hardware configuration of the user terminal 10 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in the figure, or may be configured not to include some of the devices.

For each function in the user terminal 10, the processor 1001 performs calculations by loading predetermined software (programs) on hardware such as the processor 1001 and the memory 1002, and controls communication by the communication device 1004, or the memory 1002. And by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in the storage 1003.

Processor 1001 operates, for example, an operating system to control the entire computer. The processor 1001 may be configured by a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with a peripheral device, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like. Further, for example, a baseband signal processing unit, a call processing unit, and the like may be realized by the processor 1001.

The processor 1001 reads a program (program code), a software module, data, and the like from at least one of the storage 1003 and the communication device 1004 into the memory 1002, and executes various processes according to these. As the program, a program that causes a computer to execute at least a part of the operations described later is used. The functional block of the user terminal 10 may be realized by a control program stored in the memory 1002 and operating in the processor 1001. Various processes may be executed by one processor 1001, but may be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 1001. Processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips. The program may be transmitted from the network 2 to the user terminal 10 via a telecommunication line.

The memory 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is composed of at least one such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), an EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). May be done. The memory 1002 may be referred to as a register, a cache, a main memory (main storage device), or the like. The memory 1002 can store a program (program code), a software module, or the like that can be executed to carry out the method according to the present embodiment.

The storage 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium, for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disk, an optical magnetic disk (for example, a compact disk, a digital versatile disk, a Blu-ray). It may consist of at least one (registered trademark) disk), smart card, flash memory (eg, card, stick, key drive), floppy (registered trademark) disk, magnetic strip, and the like. The storage 1003 may be referred to as an auxiliary storage device. The storage 1003 stores software (programs) and various data groups for realizing the functions described later.

The communication device 1004 is hardware (transmission / reception device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also referred to as, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like. Communication device 1004 includes, for example, a high frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, and the like in order to realize at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). It may be composed of. For example, the transmission / reception antenna, the amplifier unit, the transmission / reception unit, the transmission line interface, and the like may be realized by the communication device 1004. The transmission / reception unit may be physically or logically separated from each other in the transmission unit and the reception unit.

The input device 1005 is an input device (for example, a key, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that receives an input from the outside. The output device 1006 is an output device (for example, a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, etc.) that outputs to the outside. The input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may have an integrated configuration (for example, a touch screen).

Each device such as the processor 1001 and the memory 1002 is connected by a bus for communicating information. The bus may be configured by using a single bus, or may be configured by using a different bus for each device.

Further, the user terminal 10 includes hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP: Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). It may be configured, and the hardware may realize a part or all of each functional block. For example, processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these hardware.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the in-vehicle terminal 20. The in-vehicle terminal 20 is, for example, a computer such as a car navigation device, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet, a wearable terminal, or a personal computer. The in-vehicle terminal 20 may be a terminal integrated or fixed to the vehicle, or a terminal that can be carried by the driver and brought into the vehicle. The hardware configuration of the in-vehicle terminal 20 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in FIG. 3, or may be configured not to include some of the devices. Further, a plurality of devices having different housings may be connected by communication to form an in-vehicle terminal 20.

The in-vehicle terminal 20 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 2001, a memory 2002, a storage 2003, a communication device 2004, an input device 2005, an output device 2006, a bus connecting them, and the like, similarly to the user terminal 10. ing. For each function of the in-vehicle terminal 20, by loading predetermined software (program) on the hardware such as the processor 2001 and the memory 2002, the processor 2001 performs an calculation and controls the communication by the communication device 2004, or the memory 2002. And by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in the storage 2003. The processor 2001, the memory 2002, the storage 2003, the communication device 2004, the input device 2005, the output device 2006, and the bus connecting them are the processor 1001, the memory 1002, the storage 1003, the communication device 1004, and the input device described for the user terminal 10. Since the hardware is the same as that of 1005, the output device 1006, and the bus connecting them, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server device 30. The hardware configuration of the server device 30 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in FIG. 4, or may be configured not to include some of the devices. Further, a plurality of devices having different housings may be connected by communication to form the server device 30.

The server device 30 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 3001, a memory 3002, a storage 3003, a communication device 3004, a bus connecting them, and the like. For each function in the server device 30, the processor 3001 performs calculations by loading predetermined software (programs) on hardware such as the processor 3001 and the memory 3002, and controls communication by the communication device 3004, or the memory 3002. And by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in the storage 3003. The processor 3001, the memory 3002, the storage 3003, the communication device 3004, and the bus connecting them are the processor 1001, the memory 1002, the storage 1003, the communication device 1004, and the bus connecting them, and the hardware. Since the above is the same, the description thereof will be omitted. However, the communication device 3004 does not have to be the hardware for performing communication according to the communication standard of wireless communication, and the hardware for performing communication between computers via the network 2 according to the communication standard of arbitrary wired communication (the hardware for performing communication between computers. It may be a transmission / reception device).

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the vehicle management system 1. As shown in FIG. 5, in the server device 30, the functions of the acquisition unit 31, the boarding / alighting point information storage unit 32, the vehicle information storage unit 33, the specific unit 34, and the information output unit 35 are realized.

The acquisition unit 31 acquires various requests and notifications, various information such as location information, and the like from the user terminal 10 or the in-vehicle terminal 20.

In the present embodiment, the position where passengers can get on and off the vehicle, that is, the position of the boarding / alighting point of the vehicle is predetermined. The boarding / alighting point information storage unit 32 stores boarding / alighting point information regarding these plurality of boarding / alighting points. This boarding / alighting point information includes information on the position of the boarding / alighting point and its availability conditions. The availability condition includes, for example, information on the date and time when the boarding / alighting point can be used, specifically, information indicating the day or time and whether or not each boarding / alighting point is available on the day or time. .. Further, the boarding / alighting point information storage unit 32 stores map data and traffic data in all the traffic service areas. The map data includes information on the position of each road in all traffic service areas, the direction and number of lanes that can be traveled on each road, the signal on each road, and the like. The traffic data includes information on traffic jams, accidents, etc. on each road in all traffic service areas. In addition, the traffic data includes information on the traffic volume sensed by a predetermined sensing device in each area, and from a macro perspective of how vehicles on the road move according to conditions such as the date and time. Statistical information may be included. These map data and traffic data are used to identify the route of the vehicle and the time required for the vehicle to move along the route.

The boarding / alighting point information stored in the boarding / alighting point information storage unit 32 includes boarding / alighting point information regarding the boarding / alighting points provided in each of a plurality of adjacent or partially overlapping traffic service areas. For example, in the example of FIG. 6, the traffic service area X (simply referred to as area X) and the traffic service area Y (referred to as area Y) partially overlap, and the area X is used as a boarding / alighting point in the overlapping portion. Boarding / alighting point X3 (same as boarding / alighting point Y1 in area Y), boarding / alighting point X4 in area X (same as boarding / alighting point Y2 in area Y), and boarding / alighting point X5 in area X (same as boarding / alighting point Y3 in area Y) There is. Similarly, the area Y and the transportation service area Z (referred to as area Z) partially overlap, and as the boarding / alighting point in the overlapping part, the boarding / alighting point Y6 in the area Y (same as the boarding / alighting point Z1 in the area Z). And the boarding / alighting point Y7 in the area Y (same as the boarding / alighting point Z2 in the area Z). There are many boarding / alighting points even in areas where the traffic service areas do not overlap. For example, in the example of FIG. 7, boarding / alighting points X1 and X2 in area X, boarding / alighting points Y4 in area Y, and boarding / alighting points Z3 and Z4 in area Z. Corresponds to this.

As mentioned above, each vehicle can provide transportation services only within its assigned transportation service area. Therefore, for example, when a passenger moves from the traffic service area X to the traffic service area Y, the boarding / alighting points X3, X4, X5 (that is, the boarding / alighting points Y1, Y2, 2) in the portion where the traffic service area X and the traffic service area Y overlap. In any of Y3), the vehicle that provides the transportation service in the transportation service area X is changed to the vehicle that provides the transportation service in the transportation service area Y.

In FIG. 6, a part of each traffic service area overlaps, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of traffic service areas may be adjacent to each other. In this case, the boarding / alighting point in a certain traffic service area in the adjacent portion and the boarding / alighting point in another traffic service area in the adjacent portion are the transfer positions of the vehicles by the passengers. Boarding / alighting points provided in a plurality of adjacent or partially overlapping transportation service areas are also called nodal points in the field of microtransit.

The vehicle information storage unit 33 stores vehicle information including the position of each vehicle and the planned movement route. More specifically, the vehicle information includes identification information of each vehicle (may be identification information that identifies the in-vehicle terminal 20), position, speed, traveling direction, position of the planned travel route, and each vehicle. Includes information about the number of passengers on board.

The specific unit 34 has the contents and vehicle information stored by the boarding / alighting point information storage unit 32 when the passenger requests to move from a point in the first traffic service area to a point in the second traffic service area. Based on the contents stored by the storage unit 33, the vehicle on which the passenger rides in each traffic service area from the first traffic service area to the second traffic service area, and the passenger in the first traffic service area. The boarding point where the passenger gets on the vehicle, the disembarking point where the passenger gets off the vehicle in the second traffic service area, the route from the first boarding / alighting point to the second boarding / alighting point, and the passenger on the route. Identify one or more boarding / alighting points where the vehicle to be boarded is changed. In order to perform the above-mentioned identification, the identification unit 34 has an in-area route identification algorithm in the traffic service area and an adjacent or a part of the traffic service area adjacent to or part of the traffic service area in order to perform the above-mentioned identification. Stores the inter-proximity route identification algorithm for other overlapping traffic service areas and the remote inter-area route identification algorithm for other traffic service areas that are not adjacent to or partially overlap the traffic service area from the traffic service area. doing.

An example of these algorithms is the routing table illustrated in FIG. This routing table is stored by the specific unit 34. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6, it is assumed that a passenger gets on a vehicle from a boarding / alighting point X1 (corresponding to a boarding point) in area X and gets off the vehicle at a boarding / alighting point Z4 (corresponding to a getting-off point) in area Z. ..

As shown in FIG. 7, in the algorithm for specifying the route from the area X (“from” in FIG. 7) to the area Z (“to” in FIG. 7) (remote area route identification algorithm), the area X to the area Y It is defined to move to (“X → Y” in FIG. 7) and move from area Y to area Z (“Y → Z” in FIG. 7). That is, the remote area-to-area route identification algorithm includes information about each traffic service area that connects the traffic service area to another traffic service area that is not adjacent to or partially overlaps the traffic service area.

Next, paying attention to the movement from the area X to the area Y, an algorithm for specifying the route from the area X (“from” in FIG. 7) to the area Y (“to” in FIG. 7) (proximity area route identification algorithm). In, it is defined that the vehicle is changed at any of the boarding / alighting points X3, X4, X5 (“X3, X4, X5” in FIG. 7). That is, the inter-proximity route route identification algorithm includes information on a boarding / alighting point at which a traffic service area can be transferred to another traffic service area adjacent to or partially overlapped with the traffic service area.

Focusing on the movement within the area X, in the algorithm for specifying the route from the area X (“from” in FIG. 7) to the area X (“to” in FIG. 7) (intra-area route identification algorithm), the area Well-known route identification processing (referred to as in-area processing) within is defined. This in-area processing is a route identification algorithm using a predetermined algorithm such as Dijkstra's algorithm or A * (A-Star) algorithm. That is, the intra-area route identification algorithm includes information for identifying a route between each boarding / alighting point in the transportation service area.

When the above intra-area route identification algorithm, inter-area route identification algorithm, and remote area inter-area route identification algorithm are applied to the movement from the boarding / alighting point X1 (corresponding to the boarding point) to the boarding / alighting point Z4 (corresponding to the boarding point). , As shown in FIG. 8, routes from the boarding / alighting point X1 in the area X to the boarding / alighting points X3, X4, X5 (that is, the boarding / alighting points Y1, Y2, Y3) are specified, and these boarding / alighting points X3, X4, X5 (that is, the boarding / alighting points X3, X4, X5) That is, the routes from each of the boarding / alighting points Y1, Y2, Y3) to each of the boarding / alighting points Y6, Y7 (that is, the boarding / alighting points Z1, Z2) of the portion where the area Y and the area Z overlap are specified, and further, these boarding / alighting points are specified. The route from each of Y6 and Y7 (that is, the boarding / alighting points Z1 and Z2) to the boarding / alighting point Z4 is specified. Of all the routes from the boarding / alighting point X1 to the boarding / alighting point Z4 identified in this way, the most appropriate route is specified as the route finally adopted.

The information output unit 35 outputs information regarding the result specified by the specific unit 34. Specifically, the information output unit 35 transmits information indicating the above route to the in-vehicle terminal 20 of the specified vehicle to provide the driver of the vehicle with information on the route specified by the specific unit 34. Present. Further, the information output unit 35 relates to the vehicle and route specified by the specific unit 34 to the passenger by transmitting information indicating the specified route and the specified vehicle to the passenger user terminal 10. Present information.

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Next, the operation of the server device 30 will be described. The procedure of each process shown in FIG. 9 is described in the program implemented in the server device 30. In FIG. 9, the acquisition unit 31 acquires a request for boarding from a passenger (step S11). The request includes information about the location of the passenger (ie, the user terminal 10) and the destination designated by the passenger.

Next, the specific unit 34 performs the above-mentioned specific process in response to the request acquired by the acquisition unit 31 (step S12). Here, as illustrated in FIG. 6, it is assumed that the passenger is in the vicinity of the boarding / alighting point X1 in the area X and designates the vicinity of the boarding / alighting point Z4 in the area Z as the destination. First, the specific unit 34 identifies the boarding point closest to the passenger's position (here, the boarding / alighting point X1 in area X), and the boarding point closest to the passenger's destination (here, boarding / alighting point Z4 in area Z). Identify.

Next, the identification unit 34 uses an algorithm (remote area-to-area route identification algorithm) for specifying a route from area X (“from” in FIG. 7) to area Z (“to” in FIG. 7) according to the example of FIG. It is determined to be used to identify the route from area X to area Z via area Y.

Next, the identification unit 34 follows the boarding / alighting points X3 and X4 according to an algorithm for specifying the route from the area X (“from” in FIG. 7) to the area Y (“to” in FIG. 7) (proximity area route identification algorithm). , X5 (boarding / alighting points Y1, Y2, Y3) are specified as boarding / alighting points for transferring vehicles from area X to area Y. Similarly, the identification unit 34 follows the boarding / alighting points Y6 and Y7 according to an algorithm for specifying the route from the area Y (“from” in FIG. 7) to the area Z (“to” in FIG. 7) (proximity area route identification algorithm). (Boarding / alighting points Z1 and Z2) are specified as boarding / alighting points for transferring vehicles from area Y to area Z. At this time, if the availability condition is not satisfied because, for example, the boarding / alighting point X5 (Y3) is not in the available time zone, the boarding / alighting point X5 is the area X as illustrated in FIGS. Is excluded from the boarding / alighting points where vehicles are transferred to area Y.

Then, the identification unit 34 specifies a route between boarding / alighting points in each traffic service area according to an algorithm (intra-area route identification algorithm) for specifying a route in each area X, Y, Z (“from” in FIG. 7). To do. At this time, the specific unit 34 calculates the vehicle to be changed next by the passenger and the required time on each route. At this time, the time required for each route is calculated by taking into account the time required for the vehicle to be changed to move to the boarding / alighting point where the vehicle should be changed. As a result, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the required time (white numbers in the figure) in each route is calculated. For example, the time required for the route from the boarding / alighting point X3 to the boarding / alighting point Y6 is 18 minutes. Then, the specifying unit 34 specifies the most appropriate route (here, the total required time is the minimum) among all the routes from the boarding / alighting point X1 to the boarding / alighting point Z4 specified in this way. As a result, for example, as shown by the thick line in FIG. 13, the route via the boarding / alighting points X1, X3 (that is, Y1), Y6 (that is, Z1), and Z4 is specified, and the vehicle to be boarded on each route is specified. Will be done.

Then, the information output unit 35 outputs information regarding the result specified by the specific unit 34 (step S13 in FIG. 9).

According to the embodiment described above, it is possible to search for a route in on-demand traffic that spans a plurality of areas.

[Modification example]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The above-described embodiment may be modified as follows. Further, the following two or more modified examples may be combined and carried out.

[Modification 1]
The identification unit 34 may specify a vehicle according to the attributes of the passengers. The attributes of passengers referred to here are, for example, whether or not they are persons with disabilities, whether or not they use wheelchairs, and the like. The passenger attributes are stored in advance in association with the passenger identification information by, for example, the specific unit 34, and when the passenger makes a boarding request, the user terminal 10 notifies the server device 30 of the passenger identification information, and the passenger's identification information is notified to the server device 30. The attributes corresponding to the passenger identification information are identified. Whether or not the vehicle corresponds to these attributes is included in the vehicle information stored in the vehicle information storage unit 33, and the specific unit 34 refers to the vehicle information and responds to the attributes of the passengers. Identify the vehicle.

[Modification 2]
The identification unit 34 may specify a route according to the passenger attribute. The attributes of passengers referred to here are, for example, whether or not they are persons with disabilities, whether or not they use wheelchairs, age and gender, and the like. The passenger attributes are stored in advance in association with the passenger identification information by, for example, the specific unit 34, and when the passenger makes a boarding request, the user terminal 10 notifies the server device 30 of the passenger identification information, and the passenger's identification information is notified to the server device 30. The attributes corresponding to the passenger identification information are identified. For example, the specific unit 34 specifies a route for a young person or a healthy person, which has a short total required time even if the route moves between the boarding / alighting points on foot between adjacent transportation service areas.

[Modification 3]
The identification unit 34 may specify the boarding / alighting point according to the passenger attribute. The attributes of passengers referred to here are, for example, whether or not they are persons with disabilities, whether or not they use wheelchairs, age and gender, and the like. The passenger attributes are stored in advance in association with the passenger identification information by, for example, the specific unit 34, and when the passenger makes a boarding request, the user terminal 10 notifies the server device 30 of the passenger identification information, and the passenger's identification information is notified to the server device 30. The attributes corresponding to the passenger identification information are identified. For example, the specific unit 34 may specify the boarding / alighting point where the bench or the resting place is located as the boarding / alighting point when changing vehicles for the elderly and persons with disabilities. The presence or absence of such a bench or a resting place is included in the boarding / alighting point information stored in the boarding / alighting point information storage unit 32, and the specific unit 34 refers to the boarding / alighting point information according to the attributes of the passengers. Identify the boarding / alighting point.

[Modification example 4]
The information output unit 35 outputs information about the result specified by the specific unit 34 to the passenger who made the request. In this case, the server device 30 determines after the information is output from the information output unit 35. It may be provided with an instruction unit that instructs the specified vehicle to move on the specified route when the passenger gives permission for the information within the specified period. In this case, this fixed period may differ depending on the tightness of services in the transportation service area including the fixed route. For example, when the demand for a vehicle is crowded (when the degree of congestion is above a certain level), compared to when the demand for a vehicle is not crowded (when the degree of congestion is below a certain level). The time from the time when the information is output to the passenger who made the request to the time when the route is instructed to the vehicle may be shortened.

[Modification 5]
In the above embodiment, a vehicle is exemplified as a mobile body that provides an on-demand type transportation service, but the mobile body in the present invention is not necessarily limited to the vehicle. The mobile body in the present invention may be any mobile body as long as it can provide an on-demand type transportation service, and may be, for example, a ship or the like.

[Modification 6]
Although the server device 30 has been illustrated as an example of the information processing device according to the present invention, the present invention can be applied to any information processing device that realizes the functional block illustrated in FIG.

[Other variants]
The block diagram used in the description of the above embodiment shows a block of functional units. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of at least one of hardware and software. Further, the method of realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized by using one device that is physically or logically connected, or directly or indirectly (for example, by two or more devices that are physically or logically separated). , Wired, wireless, etc.) and may be realized using these plurality of devices. The functional block may be realized by combining the software with the one device or the plurality of devices.

Functions include judgment, decision, judgment, calculation, calculation, processing, derivation, investigation, search, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, solution, selection, selection, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, and assumption. There are broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, assigning, etc., but only these. I can't. For example, a functional block (constituent unit) for functioning transmission is called a transmitting unit or a transmitter. As described above, the method of realizing each of them is not particularly limited.

The notification of information is not limited to the embodiments / embodiments described in the present disclosure, and may be performed by other methods. For example, information notification includes physical layer signaling (for example, DCI (Downlink Control Information), UCI (Uplink Control Information)), upper layer signaling (for example, RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling, MAC (Medium Access Control) signaling, etc. It may be carried out by notification information (MIB (Master Information Block), SIB (System Information Block)), other signals, or a combination thereof. Further, the RRC signaling may be referred to as an RRC message, and may be, for example, an RRC Connection Setup message, an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message, or the like.

Each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure includes LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4G (4th generation mobile communication system), and 5G (5th generation mobile communication). system), FRA (Future Radio Access), NR (new Radio), W-CDMA (registered trademark), GSM (registered trademark), CDMA2000, UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)) )), LTE 802.16 (WiMAX®), IEEE 802.20, UWB (Ultra-WideBand), Bluetooth®, and other systems that utilize and extend based on these. It may be applied to at least one of the next generation systems. Further, a plurality of systems may be applied in combination (for example, a combination of at least one of LTE and LTE-A and 5G).

The order of the processing procedures, sequences, flowcharts, etc. of each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure may be changed as long as there is no contradiction. For example, the methods described in the present disclosure present elements of various steps using exemplary order, and are not limited to the particular order presented.

Information and the like can be output from the upper layer (or lower layer) to the lower layer (or upper layer). Input / output may be performed via a plurality of network nodes.

The input / output information and the like may be stored in a specific location (for example, a memory), or may be managed using a management table. Input / output information and the like can be overwritten, updated, or added. The output information and the like may be deleted. The input information or the like may be transmitted to another device.

The determination may be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), by a truth value (Boolean: true or false), or by comparing numerical values (for example, a predetermined value). It may be done by comparison with the value).

Each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure may be used alone, in combination, or switched with execution. Further, the notification of predetermined information (for example, the notification of "being X") is not limited to the explicit one, but is performed implicitly (for example, the notification of the predetermined information is not performed). May be good.
Although the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in the present disclosure. The present disclosure may be implemented as an amendment or modification without departing from the purpose and scope of the present disclosure, which is determined by the description of the scope of claims. Therefore, the description of the present disclosure is for the purpose of exemplary explanation and does not have any limiting meaning to the present disclosure.

Software, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or by any other name, is an instruction, instruction set, code, code segment, program code, program, subprogram, software module. , Applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, execution threads, procedures, features, etc. should be broadly interpreted.
Further, software, instructions, information and the like may be transmitted and received via a transmission medium. For example, a website, where the software uses at least one of wired technology (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), etc.) and wireless technology (infrared, microwave, etc.). When transmitted from a server, or other remote source, at least one of these wired and wireless technologies is included within the definition of transmission medium.

The information, signals, etc. described in the present disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description are voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. It may be represented by a combination of.
The terms described in the present disclosure and the terms necessary for understanding the present disclosure may be replaced with terms having the same or similar meanings. For example, at least one of a channel and a symbol may be a signal (signaling). Also, the signal may be a message. Further, the component carrier (CC: Component Carrier) may be referred to as a carrier frequency, a cell, a frequency carrier, or the like.

The terms "system" and "network" used in this disclosure are used interchangeably.

In addition, the information, parameters, etc. described in the present disclosure may be expressed using absolute values, relative values from predetermined values, or using other corresponding information. It may be represented. For example, the radio resource may be one indicated by an index.
The names used for the above parameters are not limited in any way. Further, mathematical formulas and the like using these parameters may differ from those explicitly disclosed in this disclosure. Since the various channels (eg, PUCCH, PDCCH, etc.) and information elements can be identified by any suitable name, the various names assigned to these various channels and information elements are in any respect limited names. is not it.

In the present disclosure, terms such as "mobile station (MS)", "user terminal 10 (user terminal)", "passenger equipment (UE: User Equipment)", and "terminal" are used interchangeably. obtain.
Mobile stations can be used by those skilled in the art as subscriber stations, mobile units, subscriber units, wireless units, remote units, mobile devices, wireless devices, wireless communication devices, remote devices, mobile subscriber stations, access terminals, mobile terminals, wireless. It may also be referred to as a terminal, remote terminal, handset, passenger agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable term.

The user terminal 10 or the vehicle-mounted terminal 20 may be referred to as a transmitting device, a receiving device, a communication device, or the like.

The terms "determining" and "determining" may include a wide variety of actions. "Judgment" and "decision" are, for example, judgment, calculation, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, search, inquiry. (For example, searching in a table, database or another data structure), ascertaining may be regarded as "judgment" or "decision". Also, "judgment" and "decision" are receiving (for example, receiving information), transmitting (for example, transmitting information), input (input), output (output), and access. (Accessing) (for example, accessing data in memory) may be regarded as "judgment" or "decision". In addition, "judgment" and "decision" mean that the things such as solving, selecting, choosing, establishing, and comparing are regarded as "judgment" and "decision". Can include. That is, "judgment" and "decision" may include considering some action as "judgment" and "decision". Further, "judgment (decision)" may be read as "assuming", "expecting", "considering" and the like.

The terms "connected", "coupled", or any variation thereof, mean any direct or indirect connection or connection between two or more elements, and each other. It can include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two "connected" or "combined" elements. The connection or connection between the elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. For example, "connection" may be read as "access". As used in the present disclosure, the two elements use at least one of one or more wires, cables and printed electrical connections, and, as some non-limiting and non-comprehensive examples, the radio frequency domain. , Electromagnetic energies with wavelengths in the microwave and light (both visible and invisible) regions, etc., can be "connected" or "coupled" to each other for path thinking.

The phrase "based on" as used in this disclosure does not mean "based on" unless otherwise stated. In other words, the statement "based on" means both "based only" and "at least based on".

The "means" in the configuration of each of the above devices may be replaced with a "part", a "circuit", a "device" and the like.

When "include", "including" and variations thereof are used in the present disclosure, these terms are as comprehensive as the term "comprising". Is intended. Furthermore, the term "or" used in the present disclosure is intended not to be an exclusive OR.

In the present disclosure, if articles are added by translation, for example a, an and the in English, the disclosure may include the plural nouns following these articles.

In the present disclosure, the term "A and B are different" may mean "A and B are different from each other". The term may mean that "A and B are different from C". Terms such as "separate" and "combined" may be interpreted in the same way as "different".

1 ... Vehicle management system, 2 ... Network, 10 ... User terminal, 1001 ... Processor, 1002 ... Memory, 1003 ... Storage, 1004 ... Communication device, 1005 ... Input device, 1006 ... Output device, 20 ... In-vehicle terminal, 2001 ... Processor , 2002 ... Memory, 2003 ... Storage, 2004 ... Communication device, 2005 ... Input device, 2006 ... Output device, 30 ... Server device, 31 ... Acquisition unit, 32 ... Boarding / alighting point information storage unit, 33 ... Vehicle information storage unit, 34 ... Specific unit, 35 ... Information output unit, 3001 ... Processor, 3002 ... Memory, 3003 ... Storage, 3004 ... Communication device.

Claims (8)

An boarding / alighting point information storage unit that stores boarding / alighting point information regarding a plurality of boarding / alighting points provided in a plurality of adjacent or partially overlapping transportation service areas,
A mobile information storage unit that stores mobile information including the position and planned movement route of each mobile that provides an on-demand type traffic service only in each of the above-mentioned traffic service areas.
When a passenger requests to move from a point in the first traffic service area to a point in the second traffic service area, the contents stored by the boarding / alighting point information storage unit and the moving body information storage Based on the contents memorized by the department, the moving body on which the passenger rides in each of the traffic service areas from the first traffic service area to the second traffic service area, and the first traffic service. From the boarding point where the passenger gets on the moving object in the area, the getting-off point where the passenger gets off the moving object in the second transportation service area, and from the first getting-off point to the second getting-off point. A specific unit that identifies a route and one or more boarding / alighting points at which the passenger changes a moving body on the route.
An information processing device including an information output unit that outputs information about the specified result. The specific part is
For each transportation service area
In-area route identification algorithm in the traffic service area and
A route identification algorithm between neighboring areas from the traffic service area to another traffic service area adjacent to or partially overlapping the traffic service area, and
It remembers the remote area route identification algorithm from the traffic service area to other traffic service areas that are not adjacent to or partially overlap the traffic service area.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification is performed by using the intra-area route identification algorithm, the proximity area route identification algorithm, and the remote area route identification algorithm. The intra-area route identification algorithm includes information for identifying a route between each of the boarding / alighting points in the traffic service area.
The inter-proximity route determination algorithm includes information on the boarding / alighting point capable of transferring from the traffic service area to another traffic service area adjacent to or partially overlapping the traffic service area.
The inter-remote area route identification algorithm includes information about each traffic service area that connects the traffic service area to another traffic service area that is not adjacent to or partially overlaps the traffic service area. Item 2. The information processing apparatus according to item 2. Any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the boarding / alighting point information includes information indicating a day or time and information indicating whether or not each boarding / alighting point is available on that day or time. The information processing device described in the section. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the specific unit identifies a moving body according to the attributes of the passenger. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the specific unit specifies a route according to the attributes of the passenger. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the specific unit specifies a boarding point, a disembarking point, or a boarding / alighting point according to the attributes of the passenger. The information output unit outputs the information to the passenger who made the request.
Within a period determined after the information is output from the information output unit, the specific unit has been specified to move on the specified route when the passenger has given permission for the information. It is provided with an instruction unit that instructs the moving body.
The information according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the determined period differs depending on the tightness of the traffic service in the traffic service area including the route specified by the specific unit. Processing equipment.

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