JP2023074972A - Information processing apparatus, method, and system - Google Patents

Abstract

To quickly detect a possibility of the theft of a vehicle provided to another party for a car-sharing or the like.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus includes: a communication part for obtaining a present location of a vehicle from the vehicle; and a control part for determining a degree of possibility of a theft of the vehicle on the basis of the present location. The control part transmits, via the communication part, a notification to a user terminal correlated with the vehicle on the basis of the determined degree of possibility.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, method, and system.

In recent years, there has been a change in the consumption trend of consumers from owning to using. In the field of automobiles as well, there are increasing opportunities for vehicle owners to rent out their vehicles to others, as in car sharing. On the other hand, there have been incidents in which vehicles offered for car sharing have been stolen and resold to third parties, so how to prevent vehicle theft has become an issue.

Therefore, various devices and systems have been proposed to prevent vehicle theft. For example, there has been proposed a vehicle theft detection device that detects the current location of a vehicle when it is determined that the vehicle may have been stolen (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Also, for example, a system has been proposed that can restrict the operation or running of a vehicle when the vehicle is stolen (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP-A-2002-37031 JP-A-2009-23380

However, there is room for improvement in methods of early detection of theft of a vehicle provided by the vehicle owner for use by others, and methods of preventing theft.

An object of the present disclosure, which has been made in view of such circumstances, is to detect at an early stage the possibility that a vehicle provided to others for car sharing or the like by a vehicle owner or manager will be stolen.

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a communication unit that acquires a current location of a vehicle from a vehicle, and a control unit that determines the likelihood that the vehicle will be stolen based on the current location. . The control unit transmits a notification to the user terminal associated with the vehicle via the communication unit based on the determined likelihood.

A method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a method executed by an information processing device that determines the possibility of vehicle theft. This method acquires the current location of the vehicle from the vehicle, determines a high possibility that the vehicle will be stolen based on the current location, and determines the vehicle and the vehicle based on the determined high possibility. Send a notification to the associated user terminal.

A system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes the information processing device and the vehicle.

According to the present disclosure, the possibility of vehicle theft can be detected early.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating processing performed by the system of FIG. 1; FIG. 10 is a flowchart of processing for determining the possibility of theft; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between notification to a user and countermeasures according to the possibility of theft; It is a figure which shows an example of the route which a vehicle drive|works. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of display on the user terminal when the vehicle deviates from the planned travel route; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of display on the user terminal when the vehicle deviates from the planned travel route;

An embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Overall system configuration)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system 1 for early detection of the possibility that a vehicle 20 provided for car sharing is stolen, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the present disclosure, the possibility of the vehicle 20 being stolen is sometimes referred to as "theft possibility". A system 1 according to this embodiment includes an information processing device 10 , a vehicle 20 , and a user terminal 30 . They are connected by any communication network 40 capable of mediating the transmission and reception of information. Although one vehicle 20 and one user terminal 30 are shown in FIG. 1 , a plurality of these terminals can be connected to the communication network 40 .

The system 1 is used by users who are lenders who provide vehicles 20 for car sharing. The user is the owner or manager of vehicle 20 . To describe the outline of the present disclosure, a user registers a vehicle 20 to be provided for car sharing in the information processing device 10 . A driver who is a borrower of the vehicle 20 registers a destination in the information processing device 10 . The information processing device 10 monitors the current location of the running vehicle 20 and determines the possibility of the vehicle 20 being stolen. When the vehicle 20 is likely to be stolen, the information processing apparatus 10 can notify the user terminal 30 owned by the user and take necessary measures. As a result, the system 1 can detect the possibility of the vehicle 20 being stolen at an early stage and prevent the vehicle 20 from being sold to a third party.

The information processing device 10 is a computer. The computer may be any of a variety of computers including general purpose computers, workstations, PC (Personal Computer) servers, and the like. The information processing device 10 acquires information on destinations and, if necessary, information on waypoints from a plurality of registered vehicles 20, and calculates a planned travel route for the vehicles 20 to travel. The information processing device 10 may acquire the planned travel route calculated by the vehicle 20 . The information processing device 10 acquires the current location of the vehicle 20 while the vehicle 20 is traveling, and monitors whether the vehicle 20 is traveling on the planned travel route.

The information processing device 10 determines the possibility of the vehicle 20 being stolen based on the current location of the vehicle 20 and the planned travel route. The information processing device 10 gives different notifications to the user terminal 30 according to the determined possibility of theft. For example, the information processing device 10 only notifies the user terminal 30 when it is determined that the possibility of theft is low. When the information processing apparatus 10 determines that the possibility of theft is high, the information processing apparatus 10 transmits to the user terminal 30 a notification of the possibility of theft and a notification of measures to prevent theft.

The information processing device 10 may be a computer that provides a car sharing service. The information processing device 10 may have a function of matching owners of multiple vehicles 20 with multiple borrowers who wish to use the vehicles 20 .

The vehicle 20 is equipped with a dedicated application for executing the services of the system 1 . Vehicle 20 may also be provided with dedicated facilities for performing the services of system 1 . For example, the vehicle 20 requires the driver who has rented the vehicle 20 through the car sharing service to input the destination before starting driving by running a dedicated application. The vehicle 20 may present a route to the destination to the driver. Also, for example, the vehicle 20 periodically transmits the current location of the vehicle to the information processing device 10 . The current location transmission function of the vehicle 20 to the information processing device 10 is configured so that the driver who rents the vehicle 20 cannot easily stop the function. Further, the vehicle 20 may be configured to receive an operation from the information processing device 10 or the user terminal 30, such as stopping traveling or suppressing some functions related to traveling.

The user terminal 30 is information equipment used by a user who is the owner or manager of the vehicle 20 . A specific user terminal 30 among the plurality of user terminals 30 is associated with a specific vehicle 20 owned or managed by the user among the plurality of vehicles 20 . The user terminal 30 includes, for example, a PC (Personal Computer), a smart phone, and a portable information terminal. An application compatible with the system 1 may be installed in the user terminal 30 . The user terminal 30 can acquire information on the current location of the vehicle 20 from the information processing device 10 . The user terminal 30 can receive a notification from the information processing device 10 that the vehicle 20 may be stolen. The user can use the user terminal 30 to activate countermeasures for preventing the vehicle 20 from being stolen. Measures to prevent theft include reporting to the police, stopping the vehicle 20 or restraining the vehicle 20 from traveling, and obtaining an image of the surroundings of the vehicle 20 .

The communication network 40 is any communication network that allows the information processing device 10, the vehicle 20, and the user terminal 30 to communicate with each other. The communication network 40 may be a wireless or wired transmission path, or may be a communication network such as the Internet. For example, the communication network 40 in this embodiment includes an ad hoc network, a MAN (Metropolitan Area Network), a cellular network, a WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network), a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), a terrestrial wireless network (Terrestrial Wireless Network). , optical or other networks, or any combination thereof. Wireless network components include, for example, access points (eg, Wi-Fi access points), femtocells, and the like. Additionally, wireless communication devices can connect to wireless networks using Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, cellular communication technology, or other wireless technologies and standards.

(Configuration of information processing device)
Next, the configuration and operation of the information processing device 10 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the information processing device 10 has a communication section 11 , a control section 12 and a storage section 13 .

Communication unit 11 includes a communication module that connects to communication network 40 . The communication module corresponds to, for example, mobile communication standards such as 4G (4th Generation) and 5G (5th Generation), wired LAN (Local Area Network) standards, or wireless LAN standards, but is not limited thereto. It may correspond to the communication standard. In this embodiment, the information processing device 10 is connected to the communication network 40 via the communication section 11 . The communication unit 11 can transmit and receive information to and from the vehicle 20 and user terminal 30 . The communication unit 11 may further be capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from other devices or systems other than the vehicle 20 and the user terminal 30 . For example, the communication unit 11 may be configured to be able to acquire map information, traffic information, and the like from an external system.

Control unit 12 includes one or more processors. In this embodiment, the "processor" includes a general-purpose processor that executes programmed functions by loading a specific program, and a dedicated processor that specializes in specific processing. The control unit 12 executes processing based on system programs, application programs, and the like stored in the storage unit 13 . The control unit 12 performs various arithmetic processes and controls the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 as a whole. The control unit 12 can transmit and receive information to and from the outside using the communication unit 11 . In the following description, it may be assumed that the control unit 12 transmits information to the outside and receives information from the outside using the communication unit 11 .

Storage unit 13 includes a semiconductor memory or a magnetic memory. The storage unit 13 may function, for example, as a main storage device, an auxiliary storage device, or a cache memory. The storage unit 13 stores arbitrary information used for the operation of the information processing device 10 . For example, the storage unit 13 may store system programs, application programs, management databases, and the like. The information stored in the storage unit 13 may be updateable with information acquired from the communication network 40 via the communication unit 11, for example.

In this embodiment, the storage unit 13 associates and stores a specific vehicle 20 and a specific user terminal 30 . The storage unit 13 may store map information and information on a plurality of predetermined positions. A plurality of predetermined locations indicate locations of locations that may be used to steal vehicle 20 . For example, the predetermined location may include the location of a store that purchases automobiles. Since it is unlikely that the vehicle 20 provided for car sharing will stop by such a store, the possibility that the vehicle 20 will be sold is suspected. Also, the predetermined location may include location information of locations where vehicles have been stolen and sold in the past. The storage unit 13 can also store the planned travel route of the vehicle 20 that is currently traveling.

Based on the information acquired via the communication unit 11, the control unit 12 determines the likelihood that the vehicle 20 will be stolen. For example, the control unit 12 may estimate that the vehicle 20 may be stolen when the vehicle 20 deviates from the planned travel route. The control unit 12 may determine that the possibility of the vehicle 20 being stolen is high when the vehicle 20 deviates from the planned travel route by a predetermined distance or more and/or deviates from the planned travel route for a predetermined time or longer. The control unit 12 may determine that the possibility of the vehicle 20 being stolen is high when the vehicle 20 is positioned at any one of a plurality of predetermined positions. Furthermore, the control unit 12 can determine whether the vehicle 20 is stopped by repeatedly acquiring the current location of the vehicle 20 . When the control unit 12 determines that the vehicle 20 is stopped at one of a plurality of predetermined positions, the control unit 12 may determine that the vehicle 20 is more likely to be stolen.

The control unit 12 can send a notification to the user terminal 30 associated with the vehicle 20 based on the determined likelihood that the vehicle 20 will be stolen. The control unit 12 may have multiple types of notification methods according to the degree of the possibility of theft. For example, when the control unit 12 determines that the possibility of theft is low, the control unit 12 transmits only a notification indicating the possibility of theft to the user terminal 30 . On the other hand, when the control unit 12 determines that the possibility of the vehicle 20 being stolen is higher than the predetermined standard, in addition to the notification indicating the possibility of theft, the control unit 12 may issue a notification urging the user to take action. . The user terminal 30 that receives the notification prompting the user to take action may display a button for starting the action to the user. The user can transmit a corresponding instruction to the information processing apparatus 10 by operating the displayed button.

The control unit 12 may activate measures to prevent the vehicle 20 from being stolen according to a predetermined rule or an instruction from the user terminal 30 . For example, the control unit 12 may notify the police or security company of the possibility of the vehicle 20 being stolen, the type of vehicle 20 and the vehicle registration number. Also, the control unit 12 may transmit a signal for controlling the vehicle 20 to the vehicle 20 . The signals for controlling the vehicle 20 include a signal for displaying a warning to the driver of the vehicle 20, a signal for capturing an image around the vehicle 20, and a signal for stopping the vehicle 20 or restraining it from running. Restricting the running of the vehicle 20 includes limiting the running speed of the vehicle 20 to, for example, 20 km/h or less.

(Vehicle configuration)
The vehicle 20 is a passenger car in which a person rides. Vehicles 20 include various vehicles such as gasoline vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and electric vehicles. The vehicle 20 of this embodiment includes a vehicle communication unit 21 , a vehicle control unit 22 , a vehicle storage unit 23 , a position detection unit 24 , an imaging unit 25 , an input unit 26 and a display unit 27 .

Vehicle communication unit 21 includes a communication module connected to communication network 40 , similar to communication unit 11 of information processing device 10 . Vehicle 20 is connected to communication network 40 via vehicle communication unit 21 . Thereby, the vehicle 20 can transmit and receive information to and from the information processing device 10 .

The vehicle control unit 22 includes one or more processors, similar to the control unit 12 of the information processing device 10 . The vehicle control unit 22 executes processing based on system programs, application programs, and the like stored in the vehicle storage unit 23 . The vehicle control unit 22 controls the operation of the vehicle 20 as a whole in cooperation with each component constituting the vehicle 20 . The vehicle control unit 22 is configured to be able to communicate with multiple ECUs (Electronic Control Units) in the vehicle 20 via an in-vehicle network such as a CAN (Controller Area Network) or a dedicated line.

The vehicle control unit 22 also performs processing specific to the system 1 . The vehicle control unit 22 periodically transmits the position information acquired from the position detection unit 24 to the information processing device 10 . Vehicle control unit 22 can control each unit in vehicle 20 based on the control signal received from information processing device 10 . For example, the vehicle control unit 22 controls the imaging unit 25 to acquire an image around the vehicle 20, controls the display unit 27 to display a warning, and controls the ECU in the vehicle 20 to can be stopped or prevented from running.

The vehicle storage unit 23, like the storage unit 13 of the information processing device 10, includes a semiconductor memory or a magnetic memory. Vehicle storage unit 23 stores arbitrary information used for operation of vehicle control unit 22 . The vehicle storage unit 23 may store the planned travel route to the destination registered by the driver.

The position detector 24 detects the current location of the vehicle 20 . The position detection unit 24 includes a receiver compatible with the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). The global positioning system includes, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System). The position detector 24 can obtain latitude and longitude information of the current location of the vehicle 20 using signals received by a global positioning system receiver.

The imaging unit 25 is a camera that images the exterior of the vehicle 20 . The imaging unit 25 may include a camera attached to the front of the vehicle 20 to capture an image of the front, and a camera attached to the rear of the vehicle 20 to capture an image of the rear, or any one of them. The imaging unit 25 can use a camera mounted on the vehicle 20 in advance for purposes such as a drive recorder and a back monitor.

The input unit 26 receives input to the vehicle 20 by the driver of the vehicle 20 . The input unit 26 may be configured including a microphone and/or a touch panel. Microphones can be placed at various locations in the vehicle interior. For example, the microphone can be placed in various places such as the ceiling of the vehicle compartment, the steering column, the dashboard, and the like. The touch panel may be configured integrally with the display section 27 to be described later, and may receive input in conjunction with the display content of the display section 27 .

The display unit 27 is a display device that displays information to the driver of the vehicle 20 . The display unit 27 can employ any one of various displays such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, and an inorganic EL display. Moreover, a head-up display (HUD:Head Up Display) may be sufficient as a display. The display unit 27 may be configured integrally with the input unit 26, which is a touch panel.

(Configuration of user terminal)
A general-purpose terminal can be used as the user terminal 30 . A user can install an application for the system 1 on the user terminal 30 and use it. The user terminal 30 includes a terminal communication section 31 , a terminal control section 32 , an input section 33 and a display section 34 .

The terminal communication unit 31 includes a communication module that connects to the communication network 40 in the same manner as the communication unit 11 of the information processing device 10 . A user terminal 30 is connected to a communication network 40 via a terminal communication unit 31 . Thereby, the user terminal 30 can transmit and receive information to and from the information processing device 10 .

The terminal control unit 32 includes one or more processors, similar to the control unit 12 of the information processing device 10 . The terminal control unit 32 can execute applications provided for the system 1 .

The input unit 33 receives an input to the user terminal 30 from the user. The input unit 33 may include a microphone and/or a touch panel. The display unit 34 is a display device that displays information to the user of the user terminal 30 . As with the input unit 26 and the display unit 27 of the vehicle 20, the input unit 33 and the display unit 34, which are touch panels, may be integrally configured.

(Information processing method)
The flow of information processing executed by the system 1 will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, after the vehicle 20 is handed over by the user who is the lender, the driver who uses the shared car uses the input unit 26 of the vehicle 20 to input the destination and, if necessary, a transit point before starting to travel. . The information on the input destination and waypoints is transmitted to the information processing device 10 (step S101). Vehicle 20 may be controlled not to move unless at least a destination is registered.

The information processing device 10 receives information on the destination and waypoints from the vehicle 20 (step S102). Note that the information processing device 10 may register the information of the destination and waypoints before the vehicle 20 is rented from the user to the driver. For example, the information processing device 10 may provide a service of matching car sharing service lenders and borrowers. In that case, the information processing device 10 can be configured so that the driver who is the borrower of the vehicle 20 registers the destination in the information processing device 10 when applying for car sharing.

The information processing device 10 searches for the planned travel route of the vehicle 20 based on the information on the destination and waypoints of the vehicle 20 and the map information stored in the storage unit 13, and stores this in the storage unit 13 ( step S103). The information processing device 10 may transmit the searched planned travel route to the vehicle 20 and share it with the vehicle 20 . Also, unlike FIG. 2, the planned travel route may be searched on the vehicle 20 side. The vehicle 20 may be configured to transmit the searched planned travel route to the information processing device 10 . It is not essential for the information processing device 10 to share the planned travel route with the vehicle 20 . The information processing device 10 may search for the shortest route to reach the destination through intermediate points, and compare this shortest route with the current location of the vehicle 20 in the following steps.

The driver of the vehicle 20 starts running the vehicle 20 (step S104).

After starting to travel, the vehicle 20 periodically transmits the position information of the current location of the vehicle 20 detected by the position detection unit 24 to the information processing device 10 (step S105). For example, the vehicle 20 may transmit the position information of the current location to the information processing device 10 at arbitrary time intervals such as every 30 seconds, every 10 seconds, every 3 seconds, or every 1 second.

The information processing device 10 receives the position information of the current location of the vehicle 20 (step S106). The information processing device 10 can monitor the reception status of the location information of the current location from the vehicle 20 . The information processing device 10 can recognize that there is a possibility that an abnormality has occurred when the position information of the current location is not received from the vehicle 20 at a predetermined timing.

The information processing device 10 determines the possibility of the vehicle 20 being stolen based on the received position information of the current location (step S107). The determination of the possibility of theft in step S107 will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, the information processing apparatus 10 sets the theft possibility to the lowest first value (step S201). The possibility of theft can be evaluated, for example, in a plurality of stages from level 1 to level N (N is 4, for example), or can be evaluated numerically. As an example, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the possibility of theft is evaluated in four stages from the first value to the fourth value. FIG. 4 shows the content of notification to the user terminal 30 corresponding to each possibility of theft, and the content of countermeasures, if any. If the possibility of theft is the first value, it means that the possibility of theft is very low. In this case, the information processing device 10 does not notify the user terminal 30

Next, the information processing device 10 determines whether the acquired current location is located on the planned travel route (step S202). For example, the solid line in FIG. 5 indicates the planned travel route 51 from the departure point to the destination. When the vehicle 20 deviates from the planned travel route 51 and travels on the unplanned travel route 52 indicated by the dashed line, the information processing device 10 detects this.

If the current location is on the planned travel route 51 (step S202: Yes), the vehicle 20 is traveling along the planned route, and the vehicle 20 is unlikely to be stolen. In this case, the processing of the information processing apparatus 10 returns to FIG. 2 and proceeds to step S108. The theft probability remains at the lowest first value.

If the current location is not located on the planned travel route 51 (step S202: No), the processing of the information processing device 10 proceeds to the next step S203. In step S203, the information processing apparatus 10 sets the theft possibility of the vehicle 20 to a second value higher than the first value. In this case, the vehicle 20 is traveling off the planned travel route 51 . However, it is generally possible that the vehicle deviates from the planned travel route 51 during travel and stops at nearby shops, restaurants, or sightseeing spots. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, it is determined that the possibility of theft is low based only on this condition.

Next, the information processing device 10 determines whether the vehicle 20 is separated from the planned travel route 51 by a predetermined distance or more (step S204). The distance between the current location of the vehicle 20 and the planned travel route 51 can be, for example, the distance obtained by connecting the current location and the nearest point on the planned travel route 51 with a straight line. Alternatively, the distance between the current location of the vehicle 20 and the planned travel route can be the shortest distance that the vehicle 20 must travel to return to the planned travel route 51 from the current location.

When the vehicle 20 is away from the planned travel route 51 by the predetermined distance or more (step S204: Yes), the information processing apparatus 10 proceeds to the process of step S205. If the vehicle 20 is not separated from the planned travel route 51 by the predetermined distance or more (step S204: No), the information processing device 10 proceeds to the process of step S207.

In step S205, the information processing device 10 determines whether the vehicle 20 is away from the planned travel route 51 for a predetermined time or longer. Therefore, the information processing device 10 measures the elapsed time after the vehicle 20 leaves the planned travel route 51 . When the vehicle 20 is away from the planned travel route 51 for the predetermined time or more (step S205: Yes), the information processing apparatus 10 proceeds to the process of step S206. When the vehicle 20 is not separated from the planned travel route 51 by the time distance or more (step S205: No), the information processing device 10 proceeds to the process of step S207.

In step S206, the information processing apparatus 10 sets the theft possibility to a third value higher than the second value (step S206). That is, when the vehicle 20 is away from the planned travel route 51 by a predetermined distance or more and the time spent away from the planned travel route 51 is a predetermined time or longer, the information processing device 10 sets the possibility of theft to the third value. set.

Note that, unlike the process of FIG. 3, the information processing device 10 detects that the vehicle 20 is away from the planned travel route 51 by a predetermined distance or longer, or that the time away from the planned travel route 51 is longer than or equal to a predetermined time. The theft probability may be set to a third value when at least one of them is satisfied.

Next, in step S207, the information processing device 10 determines whether the current location of the vehicle 20 matches a predetermined location registered in advance. The predetermined position is the position of a place where the vehicle 20 may be used for theft, as described above. In FIG. 5, the predetermined position is exemplified with reference numeral 53. As shown in FIG. If the current location of the vehicle 20 does not match the pre-registered predetermined position 53 (step S207: No), the processing of the information processing device 10 returns to FIG. 2 and proceeds to step S108.

In step S207, when the current location of the vehicle 20 matches the pre-registered predetermined position 53 (step S207: Yes), the information processing apparatus 10 sets the theft possibility to a fourth value higher than the third value. Set (step S208). For example, if the predetermined location 53 indicates the location of an automobile dealership or the location of a vehicle repair shop, the necessity of going to such a place is usually not high for drivers using car sharing. Therefore, there is a possibility that the vehicle 20 will be sold or the vehicle 20 will be modified. Therefore, in such a case, the possibility of theft is set high. After step S208, the information processing apparatus 10 proceeds to the process of step S108 in FIG.

Even if the information processing apparatus 10 cannot acquire the position information of the current location in step S106, the information processing apparatus 10 sets the possibility of theft to a predetermined value, for example, the third value or the fourth value in step S107. You may proceed to step S108.

In step S108, the information processing apparatus 10 determines whether there is a possibility of theft based on the possibility of theft determined in step S107. For example, when the possibility of theft is the first value, the information processing device 10 may determine that there is no possibility of theft (step S108: No). In this case, the information processing device 10 does not perform any special processing. For example, when the possibility of theft is second to fourth values, the information processing device 10 may determine that there is a possibility of theft (step S108: Yes). In this case, the information processing apparatus 10 proceeds to the process of step S109.

In step S109, the information processing device 10 may send a warning to the vehicle 20 that the vehicle is off the planned travel route (step S109).

When the vehicle 20 receives the warning transmitted from the information processing device 10 (step S110), the vehicle 20 may display the content of the warning on the display unit 27 in the vehicle 20 (step S111). The system 1 thereby prevents the vehicle 20 from being stolen. Note that the system 1 may proceed to the next step S112 without executing steps S109 to S111. In addition, the user may be allowed to select from the user terminal 30 in the following steps whether or not to issue warnings such as steps S109 to S111.

In step S<b>112 , the information processing device 10 transmits a notification indicating the possibility of theft to the user terminal 30 . As shown in FIG. 4, the information processing apparatus 10 may have two or more types of notification contents according to the degree of the possibility of theft. For example, the notification transmitted by the information processing apparatus 10 includes a notification of the possibility of theft and a notification of the possibility of theft and prompting selection of countermeasures.

Upon receiving the notification from the information processing apparatus 10 (step S113), the user terminal 30 performs display based on the content of the notification on the display unit 34 and accepts countermeasures as necessary (step S114). For example, when the possibility of theft is the second value, the possibility of theft is low, so only the notification as shown in FIG. 6 may be displayed on the user terminal 30 . Further, for example, in the case of a third value or a fourth value where the possibility of theft is higher than the second value, a notification as shown in FIG. A button may be displayed. Predetermined responses include continuing to monitor the movement of the vehicle 20 ("wait and see" in FIG. 7), reporting to the police, stopping or restraining the vehicle 20, and viewing images around the vehicle 20. and the like. The predetermined response may differ depending on the degree of theft probability. For example, calling the police may be displayed as selectable only if the probability of theft is a fourth value, which is very high.

When the user touches the button image displayed on the display unit 34 to operate the input unit 33 (touch panel) of the user terminal 30 to select a corresponding means, the identifier of the selected corresponding means is processed by information processing. It is transmitted to the device 10 (step S115).

Upon receiving the identifier of the countermeasure (step S116), the information processing apparatus 10 executes the selected countermeasure (step S117). For example, when the countermeasure is to report to the police, the information processing device 10 transmits information such as the type of vehicle 20, the vehicle identification number, and the current location to the police.

Further, the information processing device 10 may transmit a control signal to the vehicle 20 to cause the vehicle 20 to execute the countermeasure (step S118). The vehicle 20 drives, for example, the imaging unit 25 to capture an image of the surroundings of the vehicle 20 according to the control signal from the information processing device 10 , and transmits the image to the information processing device 10 . The information processing device 10 may transmit the received image to the user terminal 30 . Thereby, the user can grasp the situation of the vehicle 20 . Further, for example, the vehicle 20 stops running or suppresses running according to the control signal from the information processing device 10 . This prevents the vehicle 20 from being stolen.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to early detect the possibility that the vehicle 20 provided to another person for car sharing or the like will be stolen, thereby preventing the occurrence of theft. As a result, the user who is the lender can safely provide the vehicle 20 for car sharing or the like. Further, according to the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 10 determines the possibility of the vehicle 20 being stolen by dividing it into a plurality of levels, so that it is possible to take measures according to the degree of the possibility of theft. In addition, since the user can acquire the current location of the vehicle 20 and an image of the surroundings of the vehicle 20, it is possible to take measures according to this information.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and many modifications and alterations are possible. For example, the functions included in each means, each step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to be logically inconsistent, and it is possible to combine a plurality of means or steps, etc. into one or divide them. .

In the above embodiment, the possibility of theft is divided into levels from the first value to the fourth value according to the flowchart of FIG. However, this classification of theft potential is exemplary only. The information processing device 10 can evaluate the possibility of theft of the current location of the vehicle 20 according to various conditions.

In the above embodiment, the information processing device 10 sets one planned travel route, but the information processing device 10 sets a plurality of planned travel routes according to the destination input by the driver of the vehicle 20. You can This is because, in general, a plurality of routes can be selected for one destination. The information processing device 10 may determine that the vehicle 20 is traveling on the planned travel route as long as the current location of the vehicle 20 is on any of the planned travel routes.

In the above embodiment, the information processing apparatus 10 assigns the possibility of theft to the fourth value (emergency high). However, the information processing device 10 may set the theft possibility to be high when the vehicle 20 is stopped at a predetermined position regardless of whether it is on the travel route.

Further, in the above embodiment, the possibility of the vehicle 20 being stolen is determined according to the flowchart shown in FIG. However, the information processing device 10 may determine whether the vehicle 20 has been stolen by machine learning. In that case, the information processing apparatus 10 collects time-series positional information of the vehicle when the vehicle was stolen in the past, and uses it as learning data to perform machine learning to generate a learned model. good. In this case, the information processing device 10 may output the possibility of theft as a numerical value such as a percentage.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the information processing apparatus 10 sends a notification to the user terminal 30 based on the possibility of the vehicle 20 being stolen, and activates the countermeasure means based on the instruction from the user terminal 30 . However, the information processing apparatus 10 may be configured to automatically activate the countermeasure means in a predetermined case according to predetermined conditions. For example, when the vehicle 20 is stopped at a specific location where the vehicle 20 may be stolen, the information processing device 10 may automatically activate the imaging unit 25 of the vehicle 20 to collect images. .

The method disclosed herein can be executed by a processor included in the information processing device 10 according to a program. Such programs can be stored in non-transitory computer-readable media. Examples of non-transitory computer readable media include, but are not limited to, hard disks, RAM, ROM, flash memory, CD-ROMs, optical storage devices, magnetic storage devices, and the like.

1 system 10 information processing device 11 communication unit 12 control unit 13 storage unit 20 vehicle 21 vehicle communication unit 22 vehicle control unit 23 vehicle storage unit 24 position detection unit 25 imaging unit 26 input unit 27 display unit 30 user terminal 31 terminal communication unit 32 Terminal control unit 33 Input unit 34 Display unit 40 Communication network 51 Planned travel route 52 Unplanned travel route 53 Predetermined position

Claims (20)

a communication unit that acquires the current location of the vehicle from the vehicle;
a control unit that determines the likelihood that the vehicle will be stolen based on the current location;
The information processing device, wherein the control unit transmits a notification to a user terminal associated with the vehicle via the communication unit based on the determined likelihood. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit has at least two types of notifications to be transmitted to the user terminal, corresponding to the degree of possibility. The control unit is configured to be capable of transmitting the notification to the user terminal and accepting instructions from the user terminal for a corresponding means when the probability is higher than a predetermined standard. 3. The information processing device according to 1 or 2. 4. The information processing according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said control unit determines that said vehicle is highly likely to be stolen when said current location deviates from a planned travel route of said vehicle by a predetermined distance or more. Device. 5. The information processing according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said control unit determines that said vehicle is highly likely to be stolen when said current location deviates from the planned travel route of said vehicle for a predetermined time or longer. Device. 6. The information processing according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said control unit determines that said vehicle is highly likely to be stolen when said current location matches one of a plurality of predetermined locations. Device. The control unit determines whether the vehicle is stopped by repeatedly acquiring the current location of the vehicle, and when determining that the vehicle is stopped at any of a plurality of predetermined positions, The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which determines that the vehicle is highly likely to be stolen. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein said control unit is configured to be capable of transmitting a warning to said vehicle when determining that said vehicle is likely to be stolen. . 9. The control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein when it is determined that the vehicle is highly likely to be stolen, the control unit can transmit a signal to the vehicle to stop the vehicle or suppress running of the vehicle. The information processing device according to the item. 10. The control unit is configured to acquire an image of the surroundings of the vehicle captured by an imaging unit provided in the vehicle when it is determined that the vehicle is highly likely to be stolen. The information processing device according to any one of . The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein said control unit is configured to be capable of reporting to the police when it determines that said vehicle is highly likely to be stolen. A method executed by an information processing device for determining the possibility of vehicle theft,
Get the current location of the vehicle from the vehicle,
determining the likelihood that the vehicle will be stolen based on the current location;
Sending a notification to a user terminal associated with the vehicle based on the determined likelihood. 13. The method according to claim 12, comprising at least two types of notifications to be sent to said user terminal corresponding to said probability. 14. A method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein, if said probability is higher than a predetermined criterion, said notification is sent to said user terminal, and an indication of countermeasures is received from said user terminal. . 15. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, further comprising determining that there is a high possibility that the vehicle will be stolen when the current location deviates from the planned travel route of the vehicle by a predetermined distance or more. 16. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein it is determined that there is a high possibility that the vehicle will be stolen when the current location deviates from the planned travel route of the vehicle for a predetermined time or longer. 17. A method according to any one of claims 12 to 16, wherein it is determined that the vehicle is likely to be stolen when the current location matches any of a plurality of predetermined locations. By repeatedly obtaining the current location of the vehicle, it is determined whether or not the vehicle is stopped, and when it is determined that the vehicle is stopped at any of a plurality of predetermined positions, the vehicle is stolen. 17. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 16, wherein it determines that there is a high possibility that 19. A method according to any one of claims 12 to 18, wherein a warning is sent to the vehicle when it is determined that the vehicle is likely to be stolen. an information processing apparatus according to claim 1;
a system comprising the vehicle;

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