JP2023159683A - Information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To confirm an intention of going on board in a manner suitable for an automatic driving vehicle.SOLUTION: A server device 30 comprises a calculation unit 32 that calculates an estimated arrival time at which a vehicle arrives at a ride point on which a user rides, a determination unit 34 that determines whether or not the user is located within a reference range based on the ride point after a reference time corresponding to a predetermined time before the estimated arrival time, and a transmission unit 35 that transmits guide information for the user to ride on the vehicle to a communication terminal in response to a request from the communication terminal of the user when it is determined that the user is located within the reference range after the reference time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for providing information to a user regarding a vehicle in which the user rides.

In Patent Document 1, when a user arrives at an area that includes the departure point of a taxi route, the user confirms his/her intention to take a taxi on that route, and the user responds to this confirmation. It is disclosed that if a user indicates an intention to ride in a taxi, it is assumed that the user has given permission to use the taxi.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2020-119441

Autonomous vehicle driving technology has advanced rapidly in recent years. Therefore, in order to confirm the user's intention to board the vehicle, there is a need for a system that is suitable for situations in which self-driving vehicles are used as transportation vehicles such as taxis and buses.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for confirming the intention to board a vehicle, which is suitable for automatic driving vehicles.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes a calculation unit that calculates the estimated time of arrival at which the vehicle will arrive at the boarding point where the user gets on the board, and a calculation unit that calculates the estimated time of arrival at which the vehicle arrives at the boarding point where the user boards the board; Transmission of sending guidance information for the user to board a vehicle to the communication terminal in response to a request from the user's communication terminal when the user is located within a reference range based on a point; Provided is an information processing device comprising:

According to the present invention, it is possible to confirm the intention to board the vehicle, which is suitable for automatic driving vehicles.

1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a vehicle management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of user terminal 10 concerning the same embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of vehicle device 20 concerning the same embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of server device 30 concerning the same embodiment. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a server device 30. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating vehicle allocation information stored in the server device 30. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating vehicle information stored in a server device 30. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the server device 30. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display image of the user terminal 10. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display image of the user terminal 10. FIG.

[composition]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a vehicle management system 1 according to the present embodiment. The vehicle management system 1 is a system for providing transportation services in which passengers are transported by vehicles that run automatically. The vehicle management system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 10 each functioning as a communication terminal used by passengers getting on and off the vehicle (that is, users to whom transportation services are provided), and a vehicle device 20 mounted on each of the plurality of vehicles. , and a server device 30 functioning as an information processing device according to the present invention. The network 2 connects these user terminals 10, vehicle devices 20, and server devices 30 so that they can communicate with each other. The network 2 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or a combination thereof, and includes a wired section and a wireless section. The network 2 desirably includes, for example, a network compliant with the 5th generation mobile communication system, but is not necessarily limited to this.

In the vehicle management system 1, a user operates his or her user terminal 10 to request a reservation for a ride from, for example, an arbitrary boarding point selected from a plurality of pre-prepared boarding and alighting points to an arbitrary destination point. This ride reservation is transmitted from the user terminal 10 to the server device 30 via the network 2. A plurality of vehicles each equipped with the vehicle device 20 are running or waiting in a dispersed manner, and the server device 30 is configured to detect a group of vehicles that are near the boarding point in the above-mentioned boarding reservation or a vehicle that is scheduled to travel near the boarding point. From the group, select a vehicle that matches the user's reservation. The server device 30 specifies a route from the current location of the vehicle to the destination point via the boarding point, and instructs the vehicle device 20 to perform remote control according to the route. The vehicle device 20 automatically drives the vehicle according to this control.

The server device 30 notifies the user terminal 10 of information regarding the vehicle in which the user should board, the estimated arrival time at which the vehicle will arrive at the boarding point and the destination point, and the like. This embodiment is characterized by the processing from when the user arrives near the boarding point to when the user gets into the vehicle, which will be described in detail later.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 is, for example, a computer such as a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet, or a wearable terminal. The user terminal 10 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a positioning device 1007, a bus connecting these, and the like. . In addition, in the following description, the word "apparatus" can be read as a circuit, a device, a unit, etc. The hardware configuration of the user terminal 10 may be configured to include one or more of each device shown in the figure, or may be configured without including some of the devices.

Each function in the user terminal 10 is performed by loading predetermined software (programs) onto hardware such as the processor 1001 and memory 1002, so that the processor 1001 performs calculations, controls communication by the communication device 1004, and controls communication by the communication device 1004. This is realized by controlling at least one of data reading and writing in the storage 1003.

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

The processor 1001 reads programs (program codes), software modules, data, etc. from at least one of the storage 1003 and the communication device 1004 to the memory 1002, and executes various processes in accordance with the programs. As the program, a program that causes a computer to execute at least a part of the operations described below is used. Functional blocks of the user terminal 10 may be realized by a control program stored in the memory 1002 and operated on the processor 1001. Various types of processing may be executed by one processor 1001, or may be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 1001. Processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips. Note that the program may be transmitted from the network 2 to the user terminal 10 via a telecommunications line.

The memory 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium, and includes at least one of ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. may be done. Memory 1002 may be called a register, cache, main memory, or the like. The memory 1002 can store executable programs (program codes), software modules, etc. for implementing the method according to the present embodiment.

The storage 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium, such as an optical disk such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk (such as a compact disk, a digital versatile disk, or a Blu-ray disk). (registered trademark disk), smart card, flash memory (eg, card, stick, key drive), floppy disk, magnetic strip, etc. Storage 1003 may also be called an auxiliary storage device.

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

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

The positioning device 1007 is a device that measures the position of the user terminal 10, and performs positioning using, for example, a technology called GPS (Global Positioning System).

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

The user terminal 10 also includes hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA). A part or all of each functional block may be realized by the hardware. For example, processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these hardwares.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the vehicle device 20. As shown in FIG. The hardware configuration of the vehicle device 20 may be configured to include one or more of each device shown in FIG. 3, or may be configured not to include some of the devices. Further, the vehicle device 20 may be configured by communicatively connecting a plurality of devices each having a different housing.

Physically, the vehicle device 20 is similar to the user terminal 10 and includes a processor 2001, a memory 2002, a storage 2003, a communication device 2004, an input device 2005, an output device 2006, a positioning device 2007, a locking mechanism 2008, an automatic driving device 2009, and It is configured as a computer device including a bus etc. that connects these. Each function in the vehicle device 20 is performed by loading predetermined software (programs) onto hardware such as the processor 2001 and the memory 2002, so that the processor 2001 performs calculations, controls communication by the communication device 2004, and controls the communication by the communication device 2004. This is realized by controlling at least one of data reading and writing in the storage 2003. The processor 2001, memory 2002, storage 2003, communication device 2004, input device 2005, output device 2006, positioning device 2007, and the bus connecting these devices are the same as the processor 1001, memory 1002, storage 1003, and communication device 1004 described for the user terminal 10. , the input device 1005, the output device 1006, the positioning device 1007, and the bus that connects them are the same as hardware, so a description thereof will be omitted.

The locking mechanism 2008 is a mechanism that locks/unlocks a key provided on the door of the vehicle.

The automatic driving device 2009 is a device that realizes automatic driving of a vehicle, and includes various sensors such as a Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) device.

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

The server device 30 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 3001, a memory 3002, a storage 3003, a communication device 3004, a bus connecting these, and the like. Each function in the server device 30 is performed by loading predetermined software (programs) onto hardware such as a processor 3001 and a memory 3002, so that the processor 3001 performs calculations, controls communication by a communication device 3004, and controls communications by a communication device 3004. This is realized by controlling at least one of data reading and writing in the storage 3003. The processor 3001, memory 3002, storage 3003, communication device 3004, and the bus that connects them are the same as the processor 1001, memory 1002, storage 1003, communication device 1004, and the bus that connects these described for the user terminal 10, and the hardware. Since they are the same, their explanation will be omitted. However, the communication device 3004 does not need to be hardware for communicating according to the communication standard of wireless communication, but rather hardware for communicating between computers via the network 2 according to the communication standard of arbitrary wired communication. transmitting/receiving device).

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server device 30. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, in the server device 30, functions of an acquisition section 31, a calculation section 32, a storage section 33, a judgment section 34, a transmission section 35, and a control section 36 are realized.

As described above, when a user operates his or her user terminal 10 to request a reservation for a ride from an arbitrary boarding point to an arbitrary destination point, this ride reservation is sent from the user terminal 10 to the server device 30 via the network 2. sent to. The user terminal 10 uses the positioning device 1007 to measure its own position in response to a user's operation or periodically. The ride reservation includes location information indicating the measured location of the user terminal 10. In the server device 30, the acquisition unit 31 acquires this ride reservation from the user terminal 10 via the network 2. Further, even after transmitting the ride reservation, the user terminal 10 periodically measures its own position using the positioning device 1007 and transmits position information indicating the position to the server device 30 via the network 2. In the server device 30, the acquisition unit 31 acquires this position information from the user terminal 10 via the network 2. Further, the vehicle device 20 periodically measures its own position using the positioning device 2007, and transmits position information indicating the position to the server device 30 via the network 2. In the server device 30, the acquisition unit 31 acquires this vehicle position information from the vehicle device 20 via the network 2.

In the server device 30, the calculation unit 32 performs various calculation processes related to vehicle allocation. More specifically, the calculation unit 32 selects a vehicle that matches the user's ride reservation from a group of vehicles that are near the boarding point included in the ride reservation or a group of vehicles that are scheduled to travel near the boarding point. Then, a route from the current location of the selected vehicle to the destination point via the boarding point is calculated. This route is a concept that includes information such as which position and when the vehicle will pass; for example, it includes information regarding the estimated arrival time at which the vehicle selected as the vehicle for the user will arrive at the boarding point. There is. That is, the calculation unit 32 calculates the estimated arrival time at which the vehicle will arrive at the boarding point where the user will board.

As described above, in this embodiment, the location where the user can get on and off the vehicle, that is, the position of the point where the user gets on and off the vehicle is determined in advance. Therefore, the boarding point at which the user gets on the vehicle is designated from among the predetermined boarding and alighting points, and the destination point at which the user alights from the vehicle is designated from among the predetermined boarding and alighting points. That will happen. The storage unit 33 stores boarding and alighting point information regarding these plurality of boarding and alighting points. This boarding and alighting point information includes the location of the boarding and alighting point and its availability conditions (for example, information regarding the date and time when the boarding and alighting point can be used, specifically, the date and time and the availability of each boarding and alighting point on that day or time). This information includes information on whether or not the data exists. Furthermore, the storage unit 331 stores map data and traffic data within all traffic service areas. The map data includes information regarding the position of each road in all the traffic service areas, the direction and number of lanes in which each road can be driven, and the traffic lights on each road. The traffic data includes information regarding congestion, accidents, etc. on each road within all traffic service areas. In addition, traffic data includes information on traffic volume sensed by predetermined sensing devices in each region, as well as information from a macro perspective such as how groups of vehicles on the road move depending on conditions such as date and time. may also include statistical information. These map data and traffic data are used by the calculation unit 32 to calculate the route of the vehicle.

The storage unit 33 also stores information for each vehicle, such as which vehicle passes which position on which route and when, and which user gets on and off from which boarding/alighting point in which vehicle. Stores vehicle dispatch information regarding vehicle dispatch. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating vehicle allocation information stored in the storage unit 33 of the server device 30. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the vehicle ID of each vehicle, the current position of each vehicle (vehicle position), the user ID of the user riding or planning to ride in each vehicle, the current position of the user (user position), And route data indicating the route of the vehicle is stored in association with each other. The route data includes information such as when and which point the vehicle passes on the route including the boarding point and the alighting point.

In this embodiment, in order for a user to board a vehicle that has arrived at a boarding point, the user must visually check the identification number written on the side of the vehicle's body, enter it into the user terminal 10, and confirm that the identification number is valid. When this happens, the vehicle is unlocked and the user can enter the vehicle. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the storage unit 33 stores vehicle information in which the vehicle ID of each vehicle and the identification number written on each vehicle are associated with each other. For example, the identification number written on a vehicle with vehicle ID "f001" is a four-digit number "1001".

When the user arrives at the boarding point to board the vehicle, the user operates the user terminal 10 to request guidance information for boarding the vehicle from the server device 30. This request includes the location of the user terminal 10 (that is, the user's location). In response to this request, the determination unit 34 of the server device 30 refers to the current time and the storage contents of the storage unit 33, and determines whether or not a reference time corresponding to a predetermined time before the scheduled arrival time (for example, 10 minutes before the scheduled arrival time) (minutes ago), it is determined whether the user is located within a reference range based on the boarding point (for example, within a radius of 100 m centered on the boarding point).

The transmitter 35 transmits various types of information to the user terminal 10 or the vehicle device 20 via the network 2. For example, when the determining unit 34 determines that the user is located within the reference range after the reference time, the transmitting unit 35 transmits the message that the user gets into the vehicle in response to a request from the user terminal of the user. The guide information for the user terminal 10 is sent to the user terminal 10. The guidance information here includes, for example, information regarding the vehicle in which the user should board, the estimated arrival time of the vehicle at the boarding point, and the location on the vehicle where the identification number is written.

The control unit 36 remotely controls the behavior of the vehicle. The control unit 36 mainly controls the running of the vehicle according to the route data stored in the storage unit 33 and locks/unlocks the vehicle.

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Next, the operation of the server device 30 will be explained. The steps of each process shown in FIG. 8 are written in a program stored in the server device 30. In FIG. 8, first, the acquisition unit 31 acquires a ride reservation transmitted from the user terminal 10 via the network 2 (step S11). This boarding reservation includes information regarding the location of the user terminal 10, the desired boarding time, boarding point, and destination point designated by the user.

Next, the calculation unit 32 starts a vehicle allocation process according to the ride reservation acquired by the acquisition unit 31 (step S12). Specifically, the calculation unit 32 selects and selects a vehicle that matches the user's boarding reservation from a group of vehicles that are near the boarding point in the boarding reservation or a group of vehicles that are scheduled to travel near the boarding point. A route is calculated that includes details such as when the vehicle will arrive at the boarding point from the current location and when it will reach the destination point. Vehicle allocation information according to the calculation result by the calculation unit 32 is stored in the storage unit 33 (see FIG. 6). The control unit 36 controls the running of the vehicle according to the dispatch information stored in the storage unit 33. Through this control, the vehicle automatically travels from its current location to the boarding point.

When the user arrives at the boarding point, the user operates the user terminal 10 to request guidance information for the user to board the vehicle from the server device 30.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display image displayed on the user terminal 10 at this time. As illustrated in FIG. 9, this display image 100 includes, for example, a map display area 101 that displays the route from the user's current position to the boarding point on a map, as well as a message "notifying arrival at the boarding point". It includes a soft button 102 labeled . This soft button 102 is an operator for requesting guidance information for boarding the vehicle from the server device 30, and as shown in FIG. The soft button 102 can be pressed (that is, the soft button 102 is activated) from 10 minutes before the scheduled arrival time (after the reference time). For example, if the scheduled arrival time is 10:00, the soft button 102 will be activated after 9:50.

When the user selects the activated soft button 102, the user terminal 10 requests the server device 30 for guidance information. This request includes the location of the user terminal 10 (that is, the user's location). In the server device 30, when the acquisition unit 31 acquires this request (step S13; YES), the determination unit 34 specifies the user's position by referring to the position included in the request, and also specifies the storage content of the storage unit 33. The boarding point and the scheduled arrival time of the vehicle at the boarding point are identified with reference to (step S14).

Then, the determining unit 34 determines whether or not the reference time is after 9:50, which corresponds to 10 minutes before the scheduled arrival time of 10:00 (step S15), and further determines whether the position of the user terminal 10 is It is determined whether the vehicle is within a reference range based on the point (within a radius of 100 m centered on the boarding point) (step S16).

If the determining unit 34 determines that the user is within the reference range after the reference time (step S15; YES, step S16; YES), the transmitting unit 35 transmits information for the user to board the vehicle. The guide information is transmitted to the user terminal 10 (step S17). On the user terminal 10, an image corresponding to this guidance information is displayed.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display image corresponding to the guidance information displayed on the user terminal 10 at this time. As illustrated in FIG. 10, this display image 100 includes a display area 103 that displays the car number of the vehicle, a message including the time until the vehicle arrives at the boarding point, and a four-digit identification number for the vehicle. The vehicle includes a vehicle image 104 showing a location where the vehicle is parked, an identification number input area 105, and a soft button 106 for the user to request a ride. Referring to this guidance information, the user searches for the vehicle he/she should board at the boarding point, and when he/she finds the vehicle, enters the identification number written on the side of the vehicle into the input area 105 and presses the soft button 106. Select. In response, the user terminal 10 transmits a boarding request including the input identification number to the server device 30.

Note that the vehicle may have arrived at the boarding point before the user moves there. Therefore, if the determination unit 34 determines in steps S15 and S16 that the user is within the reference range after the reference time, the control unit 36 controls the vehicle in which the user rides for a certain period ( For example, the vehicle waits at the boarding point for 10 minutes. When the user arrives at the boarding point during this waiting period, he/she finds the vehicle to board, enters the identification number written on the side of the vehicle into the input area 105, and selects the soft button 106.

In the server device 30, when the acquisition unit 31 acquires the boarding request including the identification number (step S18; YES), the control unit 36 refers to the stored contents of the storage unit 33 and determines that the identification number is valid. If the identification number is valid, the vehicle is unlocked and the user is allowed to board the vehicle (step S19), and thereafter, the automatic operation of the vehicle is controlled until the user gets off the vehicle (step S20).

Note that if a certain period of time elapses without the determining unit 34 determining in steps S15 and S16 that the user is not within the reference range after the reference time (step S15; YES, step S16; NO), a timeout occurs. After making a determination (step S21; YES), the server device 30 performs cancellation processing of the ride reservation (step S23). Similarly, if the acquisition unit 31 does not acquire a ride request including the identification number (step S18; NO) and a certain period of time has elapsed, it is determined that the timeout has elapsed (step S22; YES), and the server device 30 cancels the ride reservation. Processing is performed (step S23).

According to the embodiment described above, when the user is within the reference range of the boarding point after the reference time corresponding to a predetermined time before the scheduled arrival time of the vehicle, the server detects that the user has arrived at the boarding point. By notifying the device 30, the vehicle will wait at the pick-up point for a certain period of time, thereby ensuring that the user and the vehicle can meet up in such a way that the user finds the vehicle and boards the vehicle. In addition, by explicitly notifying the server device 30 of the user's arrival at the boarding point, the user's intention to board the board is reliably confirmed, but if such explicit notification is not made, the boarding is canceled. can be done automatically.

[Modified example]
The invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The embodiment described above may be modified as follows. Furthermore, two or more of the following modifications may be implemented in combination.

[Modification 1]
In the embodiment described above, the determining unit 34 of the server device 30 determines whether the position of the user terminal 10 transmitted from the user terminal 10 is within the reference range based on the boarding point. However, if you do not want to output the position of the user terminal 10 (that is, the user's position) to the outside of the user terminal 10 because it corresponds to personal information, the user terminal 10 may change the position of the user terminal 10 based on the boarding point. Alternatively, it may be determined whether or not it is within a specified reference range. In this case, the user terminal 10 stores the position of the boarding point included in the boarding reservation, and determines whether the position of the user terminal 10 itself is within a reference range based on the boarding point. If it is determined that the position of the user terminal 10 is within the reference range based on the boarding point, after the reference time, the user terminal 10 presses a soft button to request guidance information from the server device 30. 102 (FIG. 9). In addition, in this modification 1, since the position of the user terminal 10 is not output to the outside, the process of transmitting the position from the user terminal 10 to the server device 30, which was explained in the embodiment, is not performed. Therefore, for example, the vehicle allocation information illustrated in FIG. 6 does not include the location of the user terminal, and the processing based on the location of the user terminal 10 is performed by the user terminal 10 itself. As described above, either the server device 30 or the user terminal 10 may perform the process of determining whether the position of the user terminal 10 is within the reference range based on the boarding point. Similarly, either the server device 30 or the user terminal 10 may determine whether or not it is after the reference time. In any case, the server device 30, which corresponds to the information processing device of the present invention, determines whether the user is located within a reference range based on the boarding point after a reference time corresponding to a predetermined time before the scheduled arrival time of the vehicle. In this case, in response to a request from the user terminal 10, guidance information for the user to board the vehicle is transmitted to the user terminal.

[Modification 2]
In the embodiment, when it is determined that the user is within the reference range after the reference time, the control unit 36 moves the vehicle in which the user rides to the boarding point for a first period (for example, 10 minutes). I was waiting. On the other hand, if it is not determined that the user is within the reference range after the reference time, or if there is no request from the user terminal, the control unit 36 does not make the vehicle wait at the boarding point. Alternatively, the vehicle may be made to wait at the boarding point for a second period shorter than the first period. As a result, for example, if the user selects the soft button 102 that says "Notify arrival at boarding point" within 100 meters of the boarding point 10 minutes before the scheduled arrival time, the vehicle will be stopped for a first period (for example, 10 minutes). While waiting, if the soft button 102 is selected at a time and point other than the above, or if the soft button 102 is not selected at all, the control unit 36 does not make the vehicle wait at the boarding point or The vehicle can be left waiting at the pick-up point for a second period (for example, five minutes) that is shorter than the first period. This makes it possible to quickly cancel a ride for a user whose intention to ride cannot be properly confirmed.

[Modification 3]
However, even if the user does not select the soft button 102 that says "Notify arrival at pick-up point," if the user is located very close to the pick-up point, the second period, which is shorter than the first period, for example. The vehicle may be made to wait at the pick-up point (for example, for 5 minutes). In other words, if it is not determined that the user is located within the reference range after the reference time, or if there is no request from the user terminal 10, the control unit 36 moves the user to a range smaller than the reference range. When it is determined that the user is present, the vehicle may be made to wait at the boarding point for a second period shorter than the first period. This allows users who are very close to the boarding point to be given the opportunity to board the vehicle.

[Modification 4]
For example, if the user selects the soft button 102 that says "Notify arrival at boarding point" and then moves a short distance from the boarding point (for example, goes shopping at a convenience store near the boarding point), the first The vehicle may be kept on standby for a longer period than the above period. That is, if the user moves outside the reference range after the guidance information is transmitted to the user terminal 10, the control unit 36 controls the vehicle for a third period (for example, 15 minutes) that is longer than the first period. The vehicle may be made to wait at the boarding point. As a result, for users who have confirmed their intention to board the vehicle, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of movement in the vicinity of the boarding point.

[Modification 5]
The reference time or reference range described above may vary depending on conditions. Specifically, the determination unit 34 determines at least one of the ease with which the user moves to the boarding point, the speed of movement, or the ease with which the user finds the vehicle at the boarding point. The reference time or reference range may be varied depending on conditions related to one.

[Modification 5-1]
The reference time or reference range is related to at least one of the ease with which the user moves to the pick-up point, the speed of movement, or the ease with which the user finds the vehicle at the pick-up point. It may be changed depending on the user's attributes (age, gender, presence or absence of a disability, whether or not the user is a traveler). Here, baggage carried by the user and fellow passengers are also considered to be attributes of the user. For example, the average walking speed of a user is estimated from these user attributes, and if the average speed is above a threshold, the reference time is set later or the reference range is set later than when the average speed is less than the threshold. Make it wider. For example, the reference time when the average walking speed is above the threshold is 10 minutes before the scheduled arrival time at the vehicle boarding point, whereas the reference time when the average walking speed is less than the threshold is 10 minutes before the scheduled arrival time at the vehicle boarding point. 5 minutes before the scheduled arrival time of For example, the reference range less than 200 m is within a radius of 200 m centered on the boarding point of the vehicle.

[Modification 5-2]
The reference time or reference range is related to at least one of the ease with which the user moves to the pick-up point, the speed of movement, or the ease with which the user finds the vehicle at the pick-up point. It may be changed depending on conditions based on the expected arrival time (for example, during morning and evening traffic jams or when an event is held). For example, if the scheduled arrival time is during a traffic jam in the morning or evening or when an event is being held, the standard time is 5 minutes before the scheduled arrival time, but if the scheduled arrival time is other than the above example, the standard time is 5 minutes before the scheduled arrival time. If it is 10 minutes before the scheduled arrival time, or if the scheduled arrival time is during a traffic jam such as in the morning or evening, or when an event is being held, the reference range is within a radius of 200 meters centered on the vehicle boarding point. For example, when the estimated arrival time is other than the above example, the reference range is within a radius of 100 m centered on the boarding point of the vehicle.

[Modification 5-3]
The reference time or reference range is related to at least one of the ease with which the user moves to the pick-up point, the speed of movement, or the ease with which the user finds the vehicle at the pick-up point. It may be changed depending on conditions based on the environment around the boarding point (for example, weather, presence or absence of an incident/accident). For example, if the environment around the pick-up point is bad weather or there is an incident/accident, the standard time is 5 minutes before the scheduled arrival time, whereas the standard time is 5 minutes before the scheduled arrival time. If the time is 10 minutes before the scheduled arrival time, or the weather is bad in the environment surrounding the boarding point, or if there is an incident/accident, the standard range is within a radius of 200 meters around the boarding point of the vehicle. On the other hand, when the estimated arrival time is other than the above example, the reference range is within a radius of 100 m centered on the boarding point of the vehicle.

[Modification 5-4]
The reference time or reference range is related to at least one of the ease with which the user moves to the pick-up point, the speed of movement, or the ease with which the user finds the vehicle at the pick-up point. The estimated arrival time and the number of times each user plans to board a vehicle from the boarding point before and after the scheduled arrival time (for example, whether there are many/few boarding reservations at the boarding point) may vary according to conditions. . For example, the reference time when the number of ride reservations at the pick-up point is greater than or equal to the threshold is 5 minutes before the scheduled arrival time, whereas the reference time when the number of ride reservations at the pick-up point is less than the threshold is 5 minutes before the scheduled arrival time. If it is 10 minutes before the scheduled time or the number of boarding reservations at the pick-up point is greater than or equal to the threshold, the reference range is within a radius of 200 m centered on the boarding point, but if the number of boarding reservations at the pick-up point is For example, the reference range when the number of reservations is less than a threshold is within a radius of 100 m centered on the boarding point of the vehicle.

[Modification 6]
Even if the reference time and reference range conditions are met, if there is a system failure, vehicle breakdown or accident, sudden illness or poor physical condition of the user who is riding or planning to ride the vehicle, etc. The soft button 102 "Notify arrival at location" may not be activated.

[Modification 7]
Although the present invention realizes confirmation of boarding intention suitable for automatic driving vehicles, the present invention does not necessarily have to be applied only to automatic driving vehicles.

[Modification 8]
Although the server device 30 is illustrated as an example of the information processing device according to the present invention, the present invention is applicable to any computer that implements the functional blocks illustrated in FIG. Further, the server device 30 does not need to have the storage unit 33, and other devices other than the server device may have the storage unit. In this case, the server device requests the other device to search for information in the storage unit and obtains the search results.

[Other variations]
It should be noted that the block diagram used to explain the above embodiment shows blocks in functional units. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of at least one of hardware and software. Furthermore, the method for realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized using one physically or logically coupled device, or may be realized using two or more physically or logically separated devices directly or indirectly (e.g. , wired, wireless, etc.) and may be realized using a plurality of these devices. The functional block may be realized by combining software with the one device or the plurality of devices.

Functions include judgment, decision, judgment, calculation, calculation, processing, derivation, investigation, exploration, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, resolution, selection, selection, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, consideration, These include, but are not limited to, broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, and assigning. I can't do it. For example, a functional block (configuration unit) that performs transmission is called a transmitting unit or a transmitter. In either case, as described above, the implementation method is not particularly limited.

Notification of information is not limited to the aspects/embodiments described in this disclosure, and may be performed using other methods. For example, the notification of information may include physical layer signaling (e.g., DCI (Downlink Control Information), UCI (Uplink Control Information)), upper layer signaling (e.g., RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling, MAC (Medium Access Control) signaling, It may be implemented using broadcast information (MIB (Master Information Block), SIB (System Information Block))), other signals, or a combination thereof. Further, RRC signaling may be called an RRC message, and may be, for example, an RRC Connection Setup message, an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message, or the like.

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

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

Information etc. can be output from an upper layer (or lower layer) to a lower layer (or upper layer). It may be input/output via multiple network nodes.

The input/output information may be stored in a specific location (eg, memory) or may be managed using a management table. Information etc. to be input/output may be overwritten, updated, or additionally written. The output information etc. may be deleted. The input information etc. may be transmitted to other devices.

Judgment may be made using a value expressed by 1 bit (0 or 1), a truth value (Boolean: true or false), or a comparison of numerical values (for example, a predetermined value). (comparison with a value).

Each aspect/embodiment described in this disclosure may be used alone, may be used in combination, or may be switched and used in accordance with execution. In addition, notification of prescribed information (for example, notification of "X") is not limited to being done explicitly, but may also be done implicitly (for example, not notifying the prescribed information). Good too.
Although the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in the present disclosure. The present disclosure can be implemented as modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as determined by the claims. Therefore, the description of the present disclosure is for the purpose of illustrative explanation and is not intended to have any limiting meaning on the present disclosure.

Software includes instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software modules, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or by any other name. , should be broadly construed to mean an application, software application, software package, routine, subroutine, object, executable, thread of execution, procedure, function, etc.
Additionally, software, instructions, information, etc. may be sent and received via a transmission medium. For example, if the software uses wired technology (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), etc.) and/or wireless technology (infrared, microwave, etc.) to When transmitted from a server or other remote source, these wired and/or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission medium.

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

As used in this disclosure, the terms "system" and "network" are used interchangeably.

In addition, the information, parameters, etc. described in this disclosure may be expressed using absolute values, relative values from a predetermined value, or using other corresponding information. may be expressed. For example, radio resources may be indicated by an index.
The names used for the parameters described above are not restrictive in any respect. Furthermore, the mathematical formulas etc. using these parameters may differ from those explicitly disclosed in this disclosure. Since the various channels (e.g. PUCCH, PDCCH, etc.) and information elements may be identified by any suitable designation, the various names assigned to these various channels and information elements are in no way exclusive designations. isn't it.

In this disclosure, terms such as "Mobile Station (MS),""userterminal,""User Equipment (UE)," and "terminal" may be used interchangeably. .
A mobile station is defined by a person skilled in the art as a subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless It may also be referred to as a terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable terminology.

The user terminal 10 or the vehicle device 20 may be called a transmitting device, a receiving device, a communication device, or the like.

The terms "determining" and "determining" may encompass a wide variety of actions. "Judgment" and "decision" include, for example, judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, search, and inquiry. (e.g., searching in a table, database, or other data structure), and regarding an ascertaining as a "judgment" or "decision." In addition, "judgment" and "decision" refer to receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., sending information), input, output, and access. (accessing) (e.g., accessing data in memory) may include considering something as a "judgment" or "decision." In addition, "judgment" and "decision" refer to resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, etc. as "judgment" and "decision". may be included. In other words, "judgment" and "decision" may include regarding some action as having been "judged" or "determined." Further, "judgment (decision)" may be read as "assuming", "expecting", "considering", etc.

The terms "connected", "coupled", or any variations thereof, refer to any connection or coupling, direct or indirect, between two or more elements and to each other. It may include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two elements that are "connected" or "coupled." The bonds or connections between elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. For example, "connection" may be replaced with "access." As used in this disclosure, two elements may include one or more electrical wires, cables, and/or printed electrical connections, as well as in the radio frequency domain, as some non-limiting and non-inclusive examples. , electromagnetic energy having wavelengths in the microwave and optical (both visible and invisible) ranges, etc., can be used to "connect" or "couple" and route them to each other.

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

"Means" in the configurations of each of the above devices may be replaced with "unit", "circuit", "device", etc.

Where "include", "including" and variations thereof are used in this disclosure, these terms, like the term "comprising," are inclusive. It is intended that Furthermore, the term "or" as used in this disclosure is not intended to be exclusive or.

In this disclosure, when articles are added by translation, such as a, an, and the in English, the present disclosure may include that the nouns following these articles are plural.

In the present disclosure, the term "A and B are different" may mean "A and B are different from each other." Note that the term may also mean that "A and B are each different from C". Terms such as "separate" and "coupled" may also be interpreted similarly to "different."

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Claims (9)

a calculation unit that calculates the estimated arrival time at which the vehicle will arrive at the boarding point where the user will board;
If the user is located within a reference range based on the boarding point after a reference time corresponding to a predetermined time before the scheduled arrival time, in response to a request from the communication terminal of the user, An information processing device comprising: a transmitting unit that transmits guidance information for a user to board a vehicle to the communication terminal. comprising a control unit that remotely controls the behavior of the vehicle,
The control unit includes:
If the user is located within the reference range after the reference time, causing a vehicle in which the user rides to wait at the boarding point for a first period;
If the user is not located within the reference range after the reference time, or if there is no request from the user's communication terminal, the vehicle is not made to wait at the boarding point, or The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the information processing device is made to wait at the boarding point for a second period shorter than the first period. The control unit includes:
If the user is not located within the reference range after the reference time, or if there is no request from the user's communication terminal,
3. When the user is not located within a range smaller than the reference range, the vehicle is made to wait at the boarding point for a second period shorter than the first period. Information processing device. The control unit includes:
If the user moves outside the reference range after the transmission section transmits the guidance information to the user's communication terminal, the vehicle is moved to the third period longer than the first period. The information processing device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the information processing device is made to wait at a boarding point. It relates to at least one of the ease with which the user moves to the pick-up point, the speed of movement, or the ease with which the user finds the vehicle at the pick-up point. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reference time or the reference range changes depending on conditions. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the condition is a condition based on an attribute of the user. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the condition is a condition based on the estimated arrival time. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the condition is a condition based on an environment around the boarding point. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the condition is based on the number of times each user is scheduled to board a vehicle from the boarding point at and around the scheduled arrival time.

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