JP2022081329A - Locating device, locating method, and locating program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a user with information regarding an appropriate route to facilities.SOLUTION: A locating device includes: an acquisition part for acquiring a traveling history of a moving body on which a user boards; a determination part for determining whether a route that the moving body travels is positioned on a road on the basis of the traveling history acquired by the acquisition part; and a locating part for locating a spot as a reference when providing a user with a route regarding facilities existing in corresponding positions on the basis of a spot in which a determination result by the determination part is switched from among routes that the moving body travels.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a specific device, a specific method and a specific program.

Conventionally, a technique for providing various information related to driving to a user has been known. As an example of such a technique, when the current position of the own vehicle is matched with the road on the map, the matching of the current position of the own vehicle is temporarily interrupted, and then the matching state is restored, the matching is already performed. A technique has been proposed to limit guidance regarding the area around the facility of a specific facility where guidance is provided.

Japanese Patent No. 4835492

However, the prior art described above may not always provide the user with information about the appropriate route to the facility.

For example, in the prior art, information provision is only controlled according to the success or failure of matching between the current position of the own vehicle and the road on the map, and information on an appropriate route to the facility can be provided to the user. Is not always.

The present application has been made in view of the above and aims to provide the user with information on an appropriate route to the facility.

In the specific device according to the present application, the acquisition unit for acquiring the movement history of the moving object on which the user is boarding and the route on which the moving object has traveled are located on the road based on the movement history acquired by the acquisition unit. When providing the user with a route related to a facility located at a corresponding position based on a determination unit for determining whether or not the movement is made and a point at which the determination result by the determination unit is switched among the routes to which the moving body has moved. It is characterized by having a specific part that specifies a reference point.

According to one aspect of the embodiment, it is possible to provide the user with information on an appropriate route to the facility.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a specific process according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a process for specifying a traveling direction according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a movement history database according to an embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a facility information database according to an embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the specific processing according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer that realizes the functions of the information processing device.

Hereinafter, a specific device, a specific method, and a mode for implementing the specific program (hereinafter referred to as “embodiment”) according to the present application will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that this embodiment does not limit the specific device, the specific method, and the specific program according to the present application. Further, in the following embodiments, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate explanations are omitted.

[1. Embodiment]
The specific processing realized by the specific apparatus and the like of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a specific process according to an embodiment. In FIG. 1, it is assumed that the information processing device 10 which is an example of the specific device according to the present application realizes the specific process according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the specific system 1 according to the embodiment includes an information processing device 10 and a terminal device 100. The information processing device 10 and the terminal device 100 are connected to each other via a network N (see, for example, FIG. 3) so as to be able to communicate with each other by wire or wirelessly. The network N is, for example, a WAN (Wide Area Network) such as the Internet. The specific system 1 shown in FIG. 1 may include a plurality of information processing devices 10 and a plurality of terminal devices 100.

The information processing device 10 is a point corresponding to the entrance to the facility or the entrance to the parking lot of the facility, and is the final destination when navigating the user to the facility (hereinafter, "guidance"). It is an information processing device that performs processing to specify (may be described as "point"), and is realized by, for example, a server device, a cloud system, or the like. For example, the information processing apparatus 10 identifies a guidance point of a facility based on the movement history of a moving body on which the user is boarding and driving. Then, the information processing apparatus 10 provides information on the route based on the guidance point specified in response to the request from the user.

The information processing device 10 may be a server that distributes the data itself of a predetermined application. Further, the information processing device 10 may function as a distribution device that distributes control information to the terminal device 100. Here, the control information is described in, for example, a script language such as Javascript (registered trademark) or a style sheet language such as CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). The predetermined application itself distributed from the terminal device 100 may be regarded as control information.

The terminal device 100 is an information processing device used by the user. The terminal device 100 is realized by, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a notebook PC (Personal Computer), a desktop PC, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device 100 is a smart device such as a smartphone or a tablet used by a user.

Further, the terminal device 100 displays the information provided by the information processing device 10 by a web browser or an application. When the terminal device 100 receives the control information that realizes the information display processing from the information processing device 10, the terminal device 100 realizes the display processing according to the control information.

Here, conventionally, a technique for providing information for reaching a destination to a user who appears in a moving body such as an automobile is known. As an example of such a technique, a technique has been proposed in which a point closest to the latitude / longitude information of a facility as a destination is set as a destination point, and a route guidance to the destination point is provided to the user. However, when the destination is the point closest to the facility, the location of the entrance to the facility or the entrance to the parking lot of the facility is not taken into consideration, and there is a risk that appropriate route guidance cannot be provided to the user. be.

Further, a method has been proposed in which a point corresponding to an entrance to a facility or an entrance to a parking lot of a facility is specified in advance, and route guidance is provided to a user based on the specified guidance point. However, in such a method, the information about the guidance point is not updated, and there is a possibility that the user is guided to the guidance point that is already unavailable.

Therefore, the information processing apparatus 10 executes the following specific processing. For example, the information processing apparatus 10 acquires the movement history of the moving body on which the user is boarding. Then, based on the acquired movement history, it is determined whether or not the route on which the moving body has traveled is located on the road. Then, among the routes on which the moving body has traveled, a reference point for providing the route for the facility located at the corresponding position to the user is specified based on the point where the determination result is switched.

Hereinafter, the specific processing performed by the information processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, the terminal device 100 will be described as the terminal devices 100-1 to 100-N (N is an arbitrary natural number) depending on the user who uses the terminal device 100. For example, the terminal device 100-1 is a terminal device 100 used by a user (user U1) identified by the user ID "U1". Further, in the following, when the terminal devices 100-1 to 100-N will be described without particular distinction, they will be referred to as the terminal device 100. Further, in the following description, the terminal device 100 may be equated with the user. That is, in the following, the user can be read as the terminal device 100.

Further, in the following description, it is assumed that the information processing apparatus 10 has already acquired map information from a predetermined server device that manages various information related to the map. Here, the map information includes the location of the facility and a candidate point for the guidance point of the facility (for example, the entrance to the facility investigated by the administrator of a predetermined server device, the entrance to the parking lot of the facility, etc.). , Road information around the facility, etc. are included.

First, the information processing apparatus 10 acquires the movement history of the moving body on which the user is boarding (step S1). For example, the information processing device 10 provides information such as the position (for example, latitude and longitude) of the moving body (automobile) on which the user is boarded for each predetermined period, the date and time when the moving body is located at the position, the speed of the moving body, and the like. The movement history (in other words, probe data) indicating the above is acquired from the terminal device 100. To give a specific example, in the information processing device 10, the information detected by various sensors (for example, GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor) possessed by the terminal device 100 and the terminal device 100 are activated while the moving body is traveling. Acquire the movement history based on various applications (for example, car navigation application, map application, etc.) that have been used. The information processing device 10 may be installed on a moving body and may acquire a movement history from an in-vehicle device associated with the user.

Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 10 determines whether or not the route on which the moving body has moved is located on the road based on the acquired movement history (step S2). For example, the information processing apparatus 10 determines whether or not each point where the moving body is located is located on the road indicated by the map information. To give a specific example, the information processing apparatus 10 uses a map matching technique in the navigation field to perform a process of correcting the position on the road indicated by the map information at each predetermined interval point where the moving object is located. .. Then, the information processing apparatus 10 determines that the moving body was located on the road at the point where the correction was successful, and the moving body was not located on the road at the point where the correction failed (in other words,). It was judged that it had been stored in one of the facilities).

Here, a more specific example of the determination process regarding the route on which the moving body C1 in which the user U1 appears will be described using the map M1 based on the map information. In the example of FIG. 1, the map M1 includes the area AR1 where the facility A is located, the points P1 to P10 which are candidates for the guidance points of the facility A, and the road information around the facility A.

As shown in the map M1, the information processing apparatus 10 determines that the moving body C1 is located on the road on the route R1 in which the position of the moving body C1 is successfully corrected by the map matching technique. On the other hand, the information processing apparatus 10 determines that the moving body C1 was not located on the road (in other words, it was stored in the area AR1) on the route R2 where the correction of the position of the moving body C1 by the map matching technique failed. do.

Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 10 identifies a point at which the moving body switches from the road to a position outside the road (step S3). For example, the information processing apparatus 10 identifies a point where each moving object switches from the road to a position outside the road around the area AR1 and plots it on the map M1. To give a specific example, the information processing apparatus 10 identifies a point where the moving body C1 has switched from the path R1 to the path R2 in step S2, and plots the specified point on the map M1.

Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 10 assigns a priority (rank) to be used when providing a route to the facility to a point that is a candidate for a guidance point of the facility (step S4). For example, the information processing apparatus 10 aggregates the number of points plotted in step S3 within a predetermined range (for example, within 20 meters) from each of the points P1 to P10, and the larger the aggregated number, the higher the priority. Give a degree. Here, in the example of FIG. 1, as shown in the map M2, the information processing apparatus 10 gives the point P8 the highest priority "1" and the point P1 the lowest priority "10". And.

Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 10 receives a request for providing a route to the facility from the user (step S5). In the example of FIG. 1, it is assumed that the information processing apparatus 10 receives a request for providing a route to the facility A from the user U3.

Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 10 provides the user with information regarding the route to the facility (step S6). For example, the information processing apparatus 10 provides the user U3 with information regarding the route to the facility A based on the priority given in step S4. To give a specific example, the information processing apparatus 10 is one of the three top priority points P8 (priority "1"), P10 (priority "2"), and P6 (priority "3"). Is extracted as a guidance point, and information on the route based on the extracted point is provided to the user U3. Further, the information processing device 10 is a point where the information processing device 10 is unlikely to be used as a guidance point at a point where the total number in step S4 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value (for example, a point already closed). Therefore, it is not used to provide information to the user U3. In other words, the information processing apparatus 10 specifies that, among the points that are candidates for the guidance point, the points where the number of moving objects that have passed is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value are not the guidance points.

The information processing apparatus 10 not only specifies the guidance point, but also further specifies the traveling direction (for example, right turn or left turn) when the moving body passes through the guiding point, and relates to a route based on the specified traveling direction. Information may be provided to the user. Here, an example of a process for specifying the traveling direction of the moving body will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a process for specifying a traveling direction according to an embodiment.

First, the information processing apparatus 10 determines whether or not the route on which the moving body has traveled is located on the road. For example, the information processing apparatus 10 performs the same processing as in step S2 described above, and determines whether or not each point where the moving body is located is located on the road indicated by the map information. Here, the information processing apparatus 10 sets the point where the map matching switches from success to failure as the point pt0, and sets each point up to the point pt0 as the points pt1, pt2, ... In order from the point pt0. do. Further, each point next to the point pt0 is set as points q1, q2, ... In order.

Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 10 specifies the traveling direction of the moving body based on the rotation angle of the moving body around the point where the determination result is switched. For example, the information processing apparatus 10 is located outside the circle Ci1 having a predetermined radius (for example, 20 meters) centered on the point pt0 from each of the points pt1, pt2, ..., And the points q1, q2, ... Identify the first point (point pt3 and point q4) to be located. Then, the information processing apparatus 10 calculates a counterclockwise angle θ between the vector from the point pt0 to the point pt3 and the vector from the point pt0 to the point q4, and whether the angle θ satisfies the determination condition for a right turn or a left turn. Judgment whether the judgment condition of is satisfied. To give a specific example, the information processing apparatus 10 determines that the moving object has turned right when the angle θ is larger than 30 degrees and smaller than 150 degrees, and when the angle θ is larger than 210 degrees and smaller than 330 degrees. , Judge that the moving body has turned left.

The information processing apparatus 10 performs the above processing for each moving body presumed to have passed the guidance point (for example, a moving body whose map matching has switched from successful to unsuccessful within a predetermined range of the guidance point), and turns right. Based on the number of moving bodies that have turned left and the number of moving bodies that have turned left, the direction of travel of the moving body at the guidance point is specified. For example, when the ratio of the number of moving objects that have turned right to the number of moving objects that have turned right or left at the induction point is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value (for example, 10% or less), the information processing apparatus 10 is used at the induction point. Specify that right turn is not possible (only left turn is possible). Then, when providing the user with information on the route to the facility using the guidance point specified as not being able to turn right, the information processing apparatus 10 provides the user with information on the route on the premise of turning left at the guidance point. offer.

As described above, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment specifies a frequently used point as a guidance point from the points that are candidates for the guidance point. Then, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment specifies the traveling direction of the moving body at the guidance point, and provides the user with information on the route premised on the specified traveling direction. As a result, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment can prevent the user from being guided to the already closed guidance point, and can provide information on the route in consideration of the traveling direction at the guidance point. That is, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment can provide the user with information on an appropriate route to the facility.

[2. Information processing device configuration]
Next, the configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing apparatus 10 includes a communication unit 20, a storage unit 30, and a control unit 40.

(About communication unit 20)
The communication unit 20 is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. Then, the communication unit 20 is connected to the network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits / receives information to / from the terminal device 100 and the like.

(About the storage unit 30)
The storage unit 30 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory (Flash Memory), or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 30 has a movement history database 31 and a facility information database 32.

(About the movement history database 31)
The movement history database 31 stores the movement history of the moving body on which the user is boarding. Here, an example of the information stored in the movement history database 31 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a movement history database according to an embodiment. In the example of FIG. 4, the movement history database 31 has items such as "user ID", "vehicle type", "location", and "date and time".

The "user ID" indicates identification information for identifying a user boarding a moving object. "Vehicle type" indicates the vehicle type of the moving body. The "position" indicates the position of the moving object, and information such as latitude and mildness is stored. The "date and time" indicates the date and time when the moving object was located at the position indicated by the information stored in the "position".

That is, in FIG. 4, the vehicle type of the moving body on which the user identified by the user ID “user # 1” is boarding is “vehicle type # 1”, and the position “position # 1” at the date and time “date and time # 1”. Here is an example of where it was located.

(About facility information database 32)
The facility information database 32 stores various information about the facility. Here, an example of the information stored in the facility information database 32 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a facility information database according to an embodiment. In the example of FIG. 5, the facility information database 32 has items such as “facility ID”, “location”, and “guidance point information”.

The "facility ID" indicates identification information for identifying the facility. "Location" indicates the location of the facility. The "guidance point information" indicates information about the guidance point of the facility indicated by the information stored in the "facility ID", and the "guidance point ID", "position", "type", "direction of travel", "vehicle type", Includes items such as "Available time zone".

The "leading point ID" indicates identification information for identifying the guiding point. "Position" indicates the position where the guidance point is located. The "type" indicates the type of the guidance point, and for example, information such as entrance / exit, entrance only, exit only, and the like is stored. The "traveling direction" indicates the traveling direction of the moving body when passing through the guidance point, and stores information such as that the left turn is not possible and that the right turn is not possible. "Vehicle type" indicates a vehicle type of a moving body that can use a guide point. "Available time zone" indicates a time zone in which the induction point is available.

That is, in FIG. 5, the location of the facility identified by the facility ID “facility # 1” is “location # 1”, and the guidance point identified by the guidance point ID “guidance point # 1” is the position “position # 11”. , The type of the guidance point is "entrance only", the direction of travel is "no left turn", the vehicle type is "not specified", and the available time zone is "weekdays".

(About control unit 40)
The control unit 40 is a controller, and for example, various programs stored in a storage device inside the information processing device 10 by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or the like have a RAM as a work area. It is realized by executing as. Further, the control unit 40 is a controller, and is realized by, for example, an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 40 according to the embodiment includes an acquisition unit 41, a determination unit 42, a specific unit 43, an addition unit 44, a reception unit 45, and a provision unit 46. Realize or execute the information processing functions and actions described in.

(About acquisition unit 41)
The acquisition unit 41 acquires the movement history of the moving object on which the user is boarding. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the acquisition unit 41 displays a movement history showing information such as the position of the moving body on which the user is boarding for each predetermined period, the date and time when the moving body was located at the position, and the speed of the moving body. It is acquired and stored in the movement history database 31.

Further, the acquisition unit 41 may acquire a movement history indicating a facility that is a destination of the moving body. For example, the acquisition unit 41 acquires a movement history indicating a facility set as a destination by a user in various applications (for example, a car navigation application, a map application, etc.). The acquisition unit 41 may acquire a movement history indicating a facility set as a departure place by the user.

Further, the acquisition unit 41 may further acquire map information indicating the road on which the moving object travels. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the acquisition unit 41 acquires map information indicating road information from a predetermined server device that manages various information related to the map.

Further, the acquisition unit 41 may further acquire vehicle type information indicating the vehicle type of the moving body. For example, the acquisition unit 41 acquires vehicle type information input by the user in various applications and stores it in the movement history database 31.

(About the judgment unit 42)
The determination unit 42 determines whether or not the route on which the moving body has traveled is located on the road, based on the movement history acquired by the acquisition unit 41. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the determination unit 42 refers to the movement history database 31 and determines whether or not each point at a predetermined interval in which the moving object is located is located on the road by using the map matching technique. do.

Further, the determination unit 42 may determine whether or not the route on which the moving body has traveled is located on the road indicated by the map information. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the determination unit 42 uses the map matching technique to perform a process of correcting the position on the road indicated by the map information, and at the point where the correction is successful, the moving body is located on the road. It is determined that the moving object was not located on the road at the point where the correction failed.

Here, there may be a request to determine whether or not the moving object is located on the road estimated based on the moving history of each moving object without using the map information acquired from another server device or the like. Therefore, it may be determined whether or not the route on which the moving body has traveled is located on the road estimated based on the movement history. For example, the determination unit 42 estimates that the road is within a predetermined range of the route in which the number of moving objects passed is equal to or greater than the threshold value, and determines whether or not the moving objects are located on the estimated road.

(About the specific part 43)
The specific unit 43 identifies a reference point when providing the user with a route related to the facility located at the corresponding position, based on the point where the determination result by the determination unit 42 is switched among the routes where the moving body has moved. do. For example, the specific unit 43 identifies a guidance point of the facility based on a point within a predetermined range from the facility and the determination result by the determination unit 42 is switched, and information on the specified guidance point is stored in the facility information database. Store in 32.

Further, the specific unit 43 stores the moving body in the facility based on the point at which the determination result switches from the one indicating that the moving body is located on the road to the one indicating that the moving body is not located on the road. You may specify the point to do so. For example, the specifying unit 43 identifies a guidance point for warehousing the point in the facility corresponding to the area based on the point where the position of the moving body switches from the position on the road to the one indicating the area outside the road.

Here, there may be a request to specify not only the point for entering the facility but also the point for leaving the facility. Therefore, the specific unit 43 determines that the moving body leaves the facility based on the point at which the determination result switches from the one indicating that the moving body is not located on the road to the one indicating that the moving body is located on the road. You may specify the point to do so. For example, the specifying unit 43 specifies as a guidance point for leaving the facility corresponding to the area based on the point where the position of the moving body switches from the area outside the road to the one indicating on the road.

The specifying unit 43 may specify the type of the induction point. For example, the specifying unit 43 may specify whether the guidance point is dedicated to the entrance or dedicated to the exit. To give a specific example, the number of moving objects whose position switches from on the road to those indicating the outside of the road within a predetermined range from the induction point is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value (for example, the total number of moving objects passing through the induction point). If it is 10% or less), the specific unit 43 specifies the guidance point as an exit only. Further, when the number of moving objects whose position switches from the area outside the road to the one indicating on the road within a predetermined range from the guidance point is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, the specific unit 43 dedicates the guidance point to the entrance only. Identify.

Further, the specifying unit 43 may specify a reference point based on a point where the number of times the moving body has passed is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. For example, if the number of moving objects for which the determination result of the determination unit 42 has been switched is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold within a predetermined range, the specific unit 43 sets an induction point based on a point corresponding to the predetermined range. Identify.

Furthermore, by specifying the guidance point based on the movement history indicating the destination (facility) set by the user in the car navigation application or the map application, which facility is the guidance point for warehousing? There may be a request to specify it accurately. Therefore, the specifying unit 43 may specify a reference point when providing the user with the route related to the facility indicated by the movement history. For example, the specifying unit 43 identifies a guidance point for warehousing in the facility set as the destination of the moving body based on the point where the position of the moving body switches from the on-road surface to the one indicating the area outside the road. .. When the acquisition unit 41 acquires the movement history indicating the facility set by the user as the departure place, the specific unit 43 is based on the point where the position of the moving object is switched from the area outside the road to the one indicating on the road. Then, the guidance point for leaving the facility set as the departure point of the moving object may be specified.

Further, the specifying unit 43 may specify a reference point from the points for the moving body to enter the facility or the points preset as the points for the moving body to leave the facility. .. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the specific unit 43 is a point based on the number of moving objects that have passed through candidate points P1 to P10 such as an entrance to the facility A and an entrance to the parking lot of the facility A. The induction point is specified from P1 to P10. In addition, the specific unit 43 serves as a reference when providing a route from the facility to a predetermined destination from candidate points such as an exit from the facility and an exit from the parking lot of the facility. Identify the induction point.

Furthermore, there may be a desire to provide users with an appropriate route for the facility by specifying the guidance points that can be used at a predetermined time zone or day of the week and the guidance points that can be used by a predetermined vehicle type. Therefore, the specifying unit 43 may specify a reference point for each predetermined time zone. For example, in the specific unit 43, when the number of moving objects passing through the induction point in a predetermined time zone is smaller than that of a predetermined time zone by a predetermined threshold value or more (for example, the movement passing through in another time zone). (If less than 10% of the number of bodies), identify the induction point as an unusable induction point in the given time zone.

Further, the specifying unit 43 may specify a reference point for each predetermined day of the week. For example, when the number of moving objects passing through the induction point on a predetermined day of the week is less than a predetermined threshold value as compared with that of other days of the week, the specific unit 43 cannot use the induction point on the predetermined day of the week. Identify as a possible guidance point.

Further, the specifying unit 43 may specify a reference point for each vehicle type of the moving body based on the vehicle type information and the determination result. For example, in the specific unit 43, when the number of moving objects of a predetermined vehicle type passing through a guide point is less than a predetermined threshold value as compared with the moving objects of another vehicle type, the guide point moves the predetermined vehicle type. Identify the body as an unavailable induction point.

Furthermore, there may be a desire to provide the user with an appropriate route for the facility by specifying the traveling direction of the moving object when passing through the guidance point. Therefore, the specifying unit 43 may further specify the traveling direction when the moving body passes through the reference point based on the rotation angle of the moving body around the reference point. For example, in the example of FIG. 2, the specific unit 43 determines the traveling direction of the moving body at the guidance point corresponding to the point pt0 based on the rotation angle of the moving body around the point pt0 at which the map matching switches from success to failure. Identify.

Further, the specifying unit 43 may further specify the direction in which the moving body can travel when the moving body passes through the reference point. For example, in the example of FIG. 2, the specific unit 43 specifies whether the moving body cannot turn right or turn left when passing through the guidance point.

(About the granting part 44)
The granting unit 44 assigns a priority to be used when providing a route related to the facility to the reference point based on the number of times the moving body has passed through the reference point. For example, priority is given to each guidance point of the facility based on the number of moving objects that have passed within a predetermined range from the guidance point specified by the specific unit 43. To give a specific example, in the example of FIG. 1, the granting unit 44 totals and totals the number of moving bodies that have passed within a predetermined range from each of the points P1 to P10 that are candidates for guidance points. The higher the number, the higher the priority.

(About reception desk 45)
The reception unit 45 receives a request for providing a route related to the facility from the user. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the reception unit 45 receives a request for providing a route to the facility A from the user U3. In addition, the reception unit 45 receives from the user a request for providing a route starting from the facility where the guidance point is specified.

(About the provider 46)
The providing unit 46 provides the user with a route based on a reference point based on the providing request received by the receiving unit 45. For example, when the request for providing the route to the facility where the guidance point is specified is received, the providing unit 46 refers to the facility information database 32 and provides the user with the route based on the guidance point of the facility. Further, when the request for providing the route starting from the facility where the guidance point is specified is received, the providing unit 46 provides the user with the route based on the guidance point of the facility. To give a specific example, the provision unit 46 provides a route from a position in the facility (for example, a parking lot) where a moving object on which a user is boarding is located to a route from the facility via a guidance point (exit). offer.

Further, the providing unit 46 may provide the user with a route based on the reference point and the traveling direction corresponding to the reference point. For example, when providing information on a route to a facility using a guidance point specified as not being able to turn right, the providing unit 46 provides the user with information on a route on the assumption that the vehicle will turn left at the guidance point. do.

The providing unit 46 may provide the route to the facility to the user based on the priority given to the reference point. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the providing unit 46 extracts any one of the three points P8, P10, and P6 having the highest priority as a guiding point, and provides the user U3 with information on the route based on the extracted points. ..

[3. Specific processing flow]
The procedure for the specific processing of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the specific processing according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, the information processing apparatus 10 acquires the movement history of the moving body on which the user is boarding (step S101). Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 10 determines whether or not the route on which the moving body has moved is located on the road based on the movement history (step S102). Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 10 identifies a reference point for providing the user with a route related to the facility located at the corresponding position based on the point at which the determination result is switched (step S103), and ends the process. do.

[4. Modification example]
The above embodiment shows an example, and various modifications and applications are possible.

[4-1. About the moving object and movement history on which the user boarded]
In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the moving body is boarded and operated by the user is shown, but the moving body is not limited to such an example, and may be, for example, an autonomous driving vehicle or the like. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the specific unit 43 has shown an example of specifying the guidance point based on the information detected by the GPS sensor, the usage history of various applications, and the like, but the function of the specific unit 43 is as described above. It is not limited to just a few examples. For example, the identification unit 43 may specify the guidance point based on the recognition result by the object recognition technique in the autonomous driving vehicle. To give a specific example, the specific unit 43 may specify the guidance point based on the recognition result of the autonomous driving vehicle indicating that the vehicle has entered the parking lot from the road.

[4-2. About the route provided to the user]
In the above-described embodiment, the providing unit 46 has shown an example of providing a route to the facility to the user based on the guidance point, but the function of the providing unit 46 is not limited to such an example. For example, when there is a parking lot in the facility (rooftop, etc.), the provision unit 46 provides the user with a route from the guidance point to the parking lot in the facility based on the movement history. You may.

[4-3. About processing mode]
Of the processes described in the above embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be performed manually, and conversely, all the processes described as being performed manually. Alternatively, a part can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedure, specific name, and information including various data and parameters shown in the above text and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each figure is not limited to the information shown in the figure.

Further, each component of each of the illustrated devices is a functional concept, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figure. That is, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of them may be functionally or physically distributed / physically in any unit according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

In addition, the above-described embodiments can be appropriately combined as long as the processing contents do not contradict each other.

[5. effect〕
As described above, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment includes an acquisition unit 41, a determination unit 42, a specific unit 43, a grant unit 44, a reception unit 45, and a provision unit 46. The acquisition unit 41 acquires the movement history of the moving object on which the user is boarding. The determination unit 42 determines whether or not the route on which the moving body has traveled is located on the road, based on the movement history acquired by the acquisition unit 41. The specific unit 43 identifies a reference point when providing the user with a route related to the facility located at the corresponding position, based on the point where the determination result by the determination unit 42 is switched among the routes where the moving body has moved. do. Further, the specific unit 43 stores the moving body in the facility based on the point at which the determination result switches from the one indicating that the moving body is located on the road to the one indicating that the moving body is not located on the road. Identify the point to do. Further, the specific unit 43 determines that the moving body leaves the facility based on the point at which the determination result switches from the one indicating that the moving body is not located on the road to the one indicating that the moving body is located on the road. Identify the point to do. In addition, a reference point is specified based on the point where the number of times the moving body has passed is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. The granting unit 44 assigns a priority to be used when providing a route related to the facility to the reference point based on the number of times the moving body has passed through the reference point. The reception unit 45 receives a request for providing a route related to the facility from the user. The providing unit 46 provides the user with a route based on a reference point based on the providing request received by the receiving unit 45.

As a result, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment can identify a point (guidance point) presumed to be the entrance / exit of the facility and provide the user with a route based on the guidance point, so that information on an appropriate route to the facility can be provided. Can be provided to users.

Further, in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment, for example, the acquisition unit 41 acquires a movement history indicating a facility that is a destination of the moving body. Then, the specifying unit 43 specifies a reference point when providing the user with the route related to the facility indicated by the movement history.

As a result, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment can specify the guidance point based on the movement history indicating the destination (facility) set by the user in the car navigation application, the map application, or the like. It is possible to accurately identify which facility is the guide point for warehousing.

Further, in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment, for example, the acquisition unit 41 further acquires map information indicating the road on which the moving body travels. Then, the determination unit 42 determines whether or not the route on which the moving body has traveled is located on the road indicated by the map information.

As a result, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment can determine whether or not the moving body is located on the road based on the map information and specify the guidance point, so that the guidance point can be accurately specified.

Further, in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment, for example, the specific unit 43 is in a point set in advance as a point for the moving body to enter the facility or a point for the moving body to leave the facility. From, specify the reference point.

As a result, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment can specify the guidance point from a point set in advance as a candidate for the guidance point, so that the guidance point can be accurately specified.

Further, in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment, for example, the specifying unit 43 specifies a reference point for each predetermined time zone. Further, the specifying unit 43 specifies a reference point for each predetermined day of the week. In addition, the acquisition unit 41 further acquires vehicle type information indicating the vehicle type of the moving body. Then, the specifying unit 43 specifies a reference point for each vehicle type of the moving body based on the vehicle type information and the determination result.

As a result, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment can specify a guidance point that can be used in a predetermined time zone or day of the week and a guidance point that can be used by a predetermined vehicle type. Can be provided to users.

Further, in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment, for example, the specific unit 43 is the traveling direction when the moving body passes through the reference point based on the rotation angle of the moving body centered on the reference point. To further identify. Then, the providing unit 46 provides the user with a route based on the reference point and the traveling direction corresponding to the reference point. Further, the specifying unit 43 further specifies the direction in which the moving body can travel when passing through the reference point.

As a result, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment can specify the traveling direction of the moving body at the guidance point and provide the user with information on the route premised on the specified traveling direction, which is appropriate for the facility. Can provide users with various routes.

[6. Hardware configuration]
Further, the information processing apparatus 10 according to each of the above-described embodiments is realized by, for example, a computer 1000 having a configuration as shown in FIG. 7. Hereinafter, the information processing apparatus 10 will be described as an example. FIG. 7 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer that realizes the functions of the information processing device. The computer 1000 has a CPU 1100, a RAM 1200, a ROM 1300, an HDD 1400, a communication interface (I / F) 1500, an input / output interface (I / F) 1600, and a media interface (I / F) 1700.

The CPU 1100 operates based on a program stored in the ROM 1300 or the HDD 1400, and controls each part. The ROM 1300 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 1100 when the computer 1000 is started, a program depending on the hardware of the computer 1000, and the like.

The HDD 1400 stores a program executed by the CPU 1100, data used by such a program, and the like. The communication interface 1500 receives data from another device via the communication network 500 (corresponding to the network N of the embodiment) and sends the data to the CPU 1100, and the communication interface 1500 receives data generated by the CPU 1100 via the communication network 500 to another device. Send to the device.

The CPU 1100 controls an output device such as a display or a printer, and an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse via the input / output interface 1600. The CPU 1100 acquires data from the input device via the input / output interface 1600. Further, the CPU 1100 outputs the data generated via the input / output interface 1600 to the output device.

The media interface 1700 reads a program or data stored in the recording medium 1800 and provides the program or data to the CPU 1100 via the RAM 1200. The CPU 1100 loads the program from the recording medium 1800 onto the RAM 1200 via the media interface 1700, and executes the loaded program. The recording medium 1800 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or PD (Phase change rewritable Disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. And so on.

For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information processing apparatus 10, the CPU 1100 of the computer 1000 realizes the function of the control unit 40 by executing a program loaded on the RAM 1200. Further, each data in the storage device of the information processing device 10 is stored in the HDD 1400. The CPU 1100 of the computer 1000 reads and executes these programs from the recording medium 1800, but as another example, these programs may be acquired from another device via a predetermined communication network.

[7. others〕
Although some of the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, these are examples, and various modifications are made based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, including the embodiments described in the disclosure column of the invention. It is possible to carry out the present invention in other modified forms.

Further, the configuration of the above-mentioned information processing apparatus 10 can be flexibly changed, such as by calling an external platform or the like by API (Application Programming Interface), network computing, or the like depending on the function.

Further, the "part" described in the claims can be read as "means" or "circuit". For example, the acquisition unit can be read as an acquisition means or an acquisition circuit.

10 Information processing device 20 Communication unit 30 Storage unit 31 Movement history database 32 Facility information database 40 Control unit 41 Acquisition unit 42 Judgment unit 43 Specific unit 44 Grant unit 45 Reception unit 46 Providing unit 100 Terminal device

Claims (17)

An acquisition unit that acquires the movement history of the moving object on which the user is boarding,
Based on the movement history acquired by the acquisition unit, a determination unit for determining whether or not the route on which the moving object has traveled is located on the road, and a determination unit.
Among the routes to which the moving body has moved, a specific unit that specifies a reference point when providing a route for a facility located at a corresponding position to a user based on a point where the determination result by the determination unit is switched. A specific device characterized by having. The specific part is
Because the moving body enters the facility based on the point at which the determination result switches from the one indicating that the moving body is located on the road to the one indicating that the moving body is not located on the road. The specifying device according to claim 1, wherein the point is specified. The specific part is
Because the moving body leaves the facility based on the point at which the determination result switches from the one indicating that the moving body is not located on the road to the one indicating that the moving body is located on the road. The identification device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the location of the above is specified. The specific part is
The specifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reference point is specified based on a point where the number of times the moving object has passed is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. The acquisition unit
Acquire the movement history indicating the facility that is the destination of the moving body,
The specific part is
The identification device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a point that serves as a reference when providing a route related to a facility indicated by the movement history to a user is specified. The acquisition unit
Further acquisition of map information indicating the road on which the moving object travels,
The determination unit
The specific device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein it is determined whether or not the route to which the moving body has traveled is located on the road indicated by the map information. The determination unit
The specific device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein it is determined whether or not the route on which the moving body has traveled is located on a road estimated based on the movement history. .. The specific part is
It is characterized in that the reference point is specified from the points for the moving body to enter the facility or the points preset as the points for the moving body to leave the facility. The specific device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. A claim characterized by further having a granting unit that assigns a priority to be used when providing a route for the facility to the reference point based on the number of times the moving body has passed the reference point. Item 5. The specific apparatus according to any one of Items 1 to 8. The specific part is
The specifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the reference point is specified for each predetermined time zone. The specific part is
The identification device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the reference point is specified for each predetermined day of the week. The acquisition unit
Further acquisition of vehicle type information indicating the vehicle type of the moving body,
The specific part is
The identification device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the reference point is specified for each vehicle type of the moving body based on the vehicle type information and the determination result. The reception department that accepts requests for routes related to the facility from users,
One of claims 1 to 12, further comprising a providing unit that provides the user with a route based on the reference point based on the providing request received by the receiving unit. The specific device described. The specific part is
Based on the rotation angle of the moving body around the reference point, the traveling direction when the moving body passes through the reference point is further specified, and the providing portion may be used.
13. The specific apparatus according to claim 13, wherein a route based on the reference point and the traveling direction corresponding to the reference point is provided to the user. The specific part is
The identification device according to claim 14, further specifying a direction in which the moving body can travel when passing through the reference point. It is a specific method executed by a specific device.
The acquisition process to acquire the movement history of the moving object on which the user is boarding,
Based on the movement history acquired by the acquisition step, a determination step of determining whether or not the route to which the moving object has traveled is located on the road, and a determination step.
Among the routes to which the moving body has moved, a specific step of specifying a reference point when providing a route for a facility located at a corresponding position to a user based on a point at which the determination result by the determination step is switched. A specific method characterized by including. The acquisition procedure to acquire the movement history of the moving object on which the user is boarding,
Based on the movement history acquired by the acquisition procedure, a determination procedure for determining whether or not the route on which the moving object has traveled is located on the road, and a determination procedure.
A specific procedure for specifying a reference point when providing a route for a facility located at a corresponding position to a user based on a point where the judgment result by the judgment procedure is switched among the routes where the moving body has moved. A specific program that lets your computer run.

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