JP2024017262A - Program and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose a moving route in consideration of the magnitude of environmental load.

SOLUTION: A program causes a computer which can communicate with a terminal device of a user to function as: storage means which stores, for each transportation business operator, environmental load criteria indicating a reference value of environmental load; acquisition means which acquires a start point and a goal point from the terminal device; retrieval means which retrieves a plurality moving routes from the start point to the goal point and a plurality of transportation business operators used in the moving routes; calculation means which calculates, for each of the retrieved moving routes, an environmental load value indicating the magnitude of environmental load, based on the moving routes and an environmental load criteria corresponding to the transportation business operator used in the moving route; and proposal means which extracts at least one moving route out of the retrieved moving routes and a transportation business operator used in the moving route, based on the environmental load value, and proposes, to the user of the terminal device, the extracted moving route and transportation business operator used in the moving route.

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COPYRIGHT: (C)2024,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a program and an information processing device.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, systems have been disclosed that search for a travel route from a departure point to a destination point, including the use of vehicle rental companies.

Regarding this, Patent Document 1 discloses that a rental vehicle route and other means of transportation routes are acquired as candidate routes from a departure point to a destination by route searching, information regarding the availability of the rental vehicle route is further acquired, and candidate routes are acquired as candidate routes from a departure point to a destination. A configuration is disclosed that outputs summary information of a rental vehicle route and information regarding the availability of the rental vehicle route when outputting route summary information.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2020-51763

However, although the technology described in Patent Document 1 searches for a travel route including the use of a vehicle rental company and outputs the search results, no consideration is given to the environmental load of the travel route. Therefore, the technique described in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that when a user selects a travel route that has a large environmental load, the environmental load due to the use of the travel route increases.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a program and an information processing device that can propose a travel route that takes into account the magnitude of the environmental load.

In order to solve the above problems, the program of the present invention includes a computer capable of communicating with a user's terminal device, a storage means for storing an environmental load standard indicating a standard value of environmental load for each type of transportation operator, and the terminal device. an acquisition means for acquiring a departure point and a destination point from a device; a search means for searching for a plurality of travel routes from the departure point to the destination point and the transportation operators used in the travel route; a calculation means for calculating an environmental load value indicating the magnitude of environmental load based on the environmental load standard corresponding to the transportation operator used in the travel route and the travel route; The present invention functions as a proposing means that extracts a travel route based on the environmental load value and proposes the extracted travel route and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route to the user of the terminal device.

Further, the proposing means extracts a predetermined number of travel routes from the searched travel routes in order from the travel route with the smallest environmental load value, and selects the extracted travel routes and the transportation operator used in the travel route from the terminal device. Recommendations to users.

Further, the suggesting means first suggests to the user of the terminal device, among the extracted travel routes, a travel route with the smallest environmental load value and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route.

Further, the acquisition means acquires route information including information on a route with a small environmental load from a transportation operator server in the transportation operator, and the calculation means calculates the environmental load standard, The environmental load value is calculated based on the route information and the travel route.

Furthermore, one of the plurality of transportation operators is a vehicle rental operator, and the route information corresponding to the one transportation operator is transmitted from one base where vehicles can be rented to the one mentioned above. Contains information about routes with lower environmental impact among routes to other bases different from the base.

Further, the other base is a base to which a vehicle rented at the first base belongs.

Further, the program of the present invention may further cause the computer to send information to a user of the terminal device when the user of the terminal device approves one of the proposed travel routes and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route. On the other hand, it is made to function as a giving means that gives a reward based on the environmental load value.

Further, the program of the present invention further causes the computer to select a route in which the user of the terminal device approves one of the proposed travel routes and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route, and in which the environmental load is reduced. The present invention is made to function as a giving unit that gives a reward corresponding to each route to a user of the terminal device when the one travel route includes the route.

Further, the information processing apparatus of the present invention is an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a user's terminal device, and includes a storage means for storing environmental load standards indicating a reference value of environmental load for each type of transportation operator; an acquisition means for acquiring a departure point and a destination point from a terminal device; a search means for searching for a travel route from the departure point to the destination point and a plurality of transportation operators used in the travel route; a calculation means for calculating an environmental load value indicating the magnitude of the environmental load based on the environmental load standards corresponding to the transport operator used in the travel route and the travel route; and a proposing means for extracting at least one travel route based on the environmental load value and proposing the extracted travel route and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route to the user of the terminal device.

According to the present invention, the program and the information processing device can propose a travel route that takes into consideration the magnitude of the environmental load.

1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a route search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the flow of processing in the route search system shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another example of the flow of processing in the route search system shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a web page for performing a route search displayed on the terminal device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a web page for displaying travel route search results displayed on the terminal device shown in FIG. 1; 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a travel route proposed to a user by the route search system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "this embodiment") will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate understanding of the explanation, the same components and steps in each drawing are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible, and redundant explanation will be omitted.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a route search system 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the main parts of the route search system 1 include, for example, a server device 10, a user terminal device 20, and a plurality of transportation operator servers 30.

The server device 10 is, for example, an information processing device such as a desktop computer or a notebook computer. The server device 10 acquires information regarding the departure point and destination point from the user's terminal device 20 via the communication network NT. Furthermore, the server device 10 acquires route information 112 from a plurality of transportation operator servers 30 via the communication network NT. Furthermore, the server device 10 searches for a plurality of travel routes from the departure point to the destination point and a plurality of transportation companies used on the travel routes. Further, the server device 10 calculates an environmental load value indicating the magnitude of environmental load for each searched movement route, and extracts at least one movement route from the searched movement routes based on the environmental load value. Then, the server device 10 proposes the extracted travel route and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route to the user's terminal device 20 via the communication network NT.

The user's terminal device 20 is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, a personal computer, or the like, and is a device operated by the user. The user's terminal device 20 receives the user's operation, determines the starting point and destination point according to the operation, and transmits the determined starting point and destination point to the server device 10 via the communication network NT.

The transportation operator server 30 is, for example, an information processing device such as a desktop computer or a notebook computer. The transportation operator server 30 transmits route information 112 regarding transportation facilities operated by the corresponding transportation operator to the server device 10 via the communication network NT.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server device 10 shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the main parts of the server device 10 include, for example, a storage device 11, a control device 12, and a communication device 13. The control device 12 mainly includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 121 and a memory 122.

The storage device 11 is composed of a hard disk or the like. This storage device 11 stores various programs and various information necessary for execution of processing in the control device 12, and information on processing results.

In the control device 12, the CPU 121 functions as various functional means by executing predetermined programs stored in the memory 122, the storage device 11, or the like. Details of this functional means will be described later.

The communication device 13 is configured with a communication interface and the like for communicating with external devices. The communication device 13 transmits and receives various information between, for example, the user's terminal device 20 and the transportation operator server 30.

Note that the server device 10 can be realized using an information processing device such as a dedicated or general-purpose server computer. Furthermore, the server device 10 may be configured from a single information processing device, or may be configured from a plurality of information processing devices distributed over the communication network NT. Further, FIG. 2 only shows a part of the main hardware configuration that the server device 10 has, and the server device 10 may include other configurations that are generally included in servers.

<Functional means>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server device 10 shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the server device 10 includes, as a functional configuration, an acquisition means 100, a search means 101, a calculation means 102, a suggestion means 103, a provision means 104, and a storage means 110. . Functional means other than the storage means 110 are realized by the control device 12 executing programs stored in the storage device 11 or the like.

The storage means 110 stores, for example, an environmental load standard 111 indicating a standard value of environmental load, route information 112 for each type of transportation company, and stores remuneration information 113 and a web page 114.

The environmental load standard 111 is a standard value set for each type of transportation operator, and is a value that serves as a standard for the environmental load when the corresponding transportation operator is used. The environmental load standards 111 are, for example, carbon dioxide emissions, the amount of electricity consumed, the amount of fuel, etc. relative to the transportation volume (number of passengers, loaded weight, etc.) when a means of transportation is operated for a predetermined distance by a transportation company. . For example, the environmental load standard 111 is set to the smallest value for rental bicycles, and the values are set to increase in the order of railways, airplanes, buses, rental cars, and ships.

The route information 112 includes, for example, each route of transportation means such as trains, buses, taxis, rental cars, rental bicycles, airplanes, ships, etc. throughout Japan, the names and link information of each base, the departure time and arrival time of transportation means for each route. Including time, fees, etc. Further, the route information 112 includes, for example, the operation status, the degree of congestion of each route, and the reservation status of transportation means. Further, the route information 112 includes the number of vehicles available at each base if the transportation business is a vehicle rental business. Furthermore, the route information 112 includes information regarding routes with a reduced environmental load, which are set from time to time by transportation operators. Specifically, when the transportation business operator is a vehicle rental business, the route information 112 includes routes from one base where vehicles can be rented to another base different from the first base that has a small environmental load. Contains information about the route. Here, the other base is a base to which the vehicle rented at the first base belongs.

The route included in the route information 112 that reduces the environmental load will be described with reference to FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a travel route proposed to a user by the route search system 1 shown in FIG. It is assumed that the area shown in FIG. 8 includes a departure point START, a destination point GOAL, stations S1, S2, S3, and S4, and bases P1, P2, P3, and P4 of vehicle rental companies. Here, bases P1 to P4 of the vehicle rental business are bases where users can rent and return vehicles.

In FIG. 8, the route search system 1 provides a route from the starting point START to station S1 on foot, a route from station S1 to station S2 by train, a route from station S2 to base P1 on foot, and a route from base P1 to station S1. Assume that a travel route is proposed to the user that includes a route for the rental car car1 to the base P2 and a route from the base P2 for the destination GOAL.

Further, it is assumed that the rental car car1 belongs to the base P2 and is currently located at the base P1. That is, base P2 is the base to which rental car car1 belongs. The belonging base is a base for managing rental cars belonging to the belonging base. If a rental car is lent to a user and then returned to a different base from the home base, it needs to be returned to the base base for management purposes. The return of the rental car from the base where the rental car was returned to the base where the rental car belongs is carried out by an employee of the vehicle transportation company, or when a user requests to rent a vehicle heading towards the base where the rental car belongs. This may be done through the use of the user. Here, if the user uses the rental car to move the rental car from the base where the rental car was returned to the base where the rental car belongs, the environmental impact is is smaller than when the vehicle is driven by an employee.

In FIG. 8, among the routes included in the movement route shown in FIG. 8, the route from base P1 to base P2 using rental car car1 is a route with a small environmental load. The rental car car1 must be returned to the base P2, which is the home base of the rental car.The user uses the rental car car1 located at the base P1 to go to the base P2, which is the home base of the rental car car1, so that the user can return to the base P2. This is because

Returning to FIG. 3, remuneration information 113 is information regarding remuneration given to the user. The reward information 113 is, for example, points that can be used at transportation means or facilities on the travel route, discount tickets, free tickets, etc., and is determined in advance. Further, these points may have monetary value, for example, or may be necessary for applying for a present lottery.

The web page 114 includes a plurality of web pages displayed on the user's terminal device 20, such as a route search page that searches for a travel route from a departure point to a destination point according to input from the user's terminal device 20 and displays the search results. including.

The web page 114 displayed on the user's terminal device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a web page 600 for performing a route search displayed on the terminal device 20 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the web page 600 includes, for example, input fields 601 and 602, a check box 603, and a button 604. Further, web page 600 is included in web page 114.

Input fields 601 and 602 are text boxes for receiving input by the user. Of the input fields 601 and 602, the input field 601 is a text box for inputting information regarding the departure point. Furthermore, the input field 602 is a text box for inputting information regarding the destination point.

The checkbox 603 is an object for changing search conditions and display conditions for the travel route depending on whether or not it is checked. Specifically, on the other hand, if the check box 603 is checked, when displaying the search results, travel routes with lower environmental loads are displayed with priority. On the other hand, when the check box 603 is not checked, when displaying the search results, travel routes are displayed in priority order according to, for example, travel time, cost of travel, and number of transfers.

A button 604 is a button for searching for a travel route. When the user presses the button 604, a search for a travel route from the starting point entered in the input field 601 to the destination point entered in the input field 602 is executed.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a web page 700 for displaying travel route search results displayed on the terminal device 20 shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 7, the web page 700 includes, for example, a plurality of tabs 701, travel route information 702, and discount information 703. Additionally, web page 700 is included in web page 114.

A tab 701 is an area whose display can be switched by selecting it. The tabs 701 are arranged so that they overlap each other from the front side to the back side and partially protrude from the display area. When one of the tabs 701 is selected by the user's operation, the arrangement of the tabs 701 is changed so that the selected tab 701 becomes the frontmost side of the display screen. Thereby, by selecting the tab 701, the user confirms the information written in the selected tab 701.

Travel route information 702 is information regarding a travel route from a departure point to an arrival point, and is arranged on the tab 701. The travel route information 702 includes information regarding the arrival time, departure time, transportation operator to be used, and fare at each base including the departure point, arrival point, and transit point.

Discount information 703 is provided when the travel route displayed in the tab 701 includes a route that has a smaller environmental load and the user is given a reward such as a discount when using the route. This is information for conveying information to the user. Discount information 703 is placed near the corresponding route in travel route information 702 of tab 701. In this example, discount information 703 is arranged in the tab 701, indicating that if the user uses a ΔΔ rental car from Otsuki to Kofu, the user will be given a reward called a green discount.

Returning to FIG. 3, the acquisition means 100 acquires various information from the user's terminal device 20 and the transportation operator server 30 via the communication network NT. Specifically, the acquisition means 100 acquires the departure point and destination point transmitted from the user's terminal device 20 via the communication network NT. Furthermore, the acquisition means 100 acquires route information 112 including information regarding a route with a reduced environmental load from the transportation operator server 30 via the communication network NT.

The search means 101 searches for a travel route from a departure point to a destination point and a plurality of transportation companies used in the travel route. Specifically, the search means 101 refers to the route information 112 and searches for travel routes that can be used to travel from the departure point to the destination point acquired by the acquisition means 100 and the transportation operators used for the travel routes. Search for.

The calculating means 102 calculates, for each searched travel route, an environmental load value indicating the magnitude of the environmental load, based on the environmental load standard and the travel route corresponding to the transportation operator used in the travel route. Specifically, for each travel route, the calculation means 102 multiplies the environmental load standard 111 corresponding to the transport operator used in the travel route by the travel distance by the transport operator, and calculates the transportation operator that uses the multiplication result. The environmental load value of the travel route is calculated by adding the number of times.

Further, the calculating means 102 may calculate an environmental load value for each searched travel route based on the environmental load standard 111, route information 112, and travel route corresponding to the transportation operator used in the travel route. Specifically, the calculation means 102 first calculates the environmental load value of each route between bases passed from the departure value to the destination in one travel route to the transportation operator using the travel route. It is calculated by multiplying the corresponding environmental load standard 111 by the distance traveled by the transportation operator. Subsequently, the calculation means 102 refers to the route information 112 of the corresponding transportation operator for each route, and determines whether the route has a small environmental load. If the determination is positive, the calculation means 102 calculates the environmental load value by performing calculations such as subtracting the environmental load value on the route, multiplying it by a coefficient less than 1.0, or changing it to a predetermined value. reduce Then, the calculating means 102 calculates the environmental load value of one travel route by adding the calculated environmental load values of each route. The calculation means 102 calculates the environmental load value of the above-mentioned one movement route for each movement route.

The proposing means 103 extracts at least one travel route from among the travel routes searched by the search means 101 based on the environmental load value calculated by the calculation means 102, and selects the extracted travel route and a transportation business to be used in the travel route. the user of the terminal device 20. Further, the proposing means 103 extracts a predetermined number of travel routes from the travel routes searched by the search means 101 in descending order of the travel routes with the smallest environmental load value, and selects the extracted travel routes and the transportation operators used in the travel routes from the terminal. A proposal may be made to the user of the device 20. Further, the proposing means 103 may first suggest to the user of the terminal device 20 a travel route with the smallest environmental load value among the extracted travel routes and a transportation operator to be used in the travel route. Note that the proposing means 103 suggests a travel route and a transportation operator to be used in the travel route by displaying a web page 700 shown in FIG. 7 on the user's terminal device 20, for example. As shown in FIG. 7, the proposing means 103 displays on the user's terminal device 20 a tab 701 in which the travel route with the smallest environmental load value is written in the foreground. Further, the proposing means 103 displays tabs on the web page 700 in order of travel routes having the smallest environmental load value so that they overlap from the front to the back.

Returning to FIG. 3, the granting means 104 grants a reward to the user. Specifically, when the user of the terminal device 20 accepts one of the travel routes proposed by the proposal means 103 and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route, the provision means 104 sends a message to the user of the terminal device 20. and provide rewards based on environmental impact values. The smaller the environmental load value, the greater the amount or value of the reward given to the user. Examples of this reward include points that can be used at transportation means and facilities along the travel route, discount tickets, free tickets, and the like. These points may have monetary value, for example, or may be necessary for applying for a present lottery.

Further, the assigning means 104 selects a route which the user of the terminal device 20 approves of one of the travel routes and the transportation operator used in the travel route from among the proposals made by the proposal means 103 and which reduces the environmental load. , the user of the terminal device 20 may be given a reward according to the route for each route. Specifically, the providing unit 104 refers to the route information 112 and determines whether one travel route approved by the user includes a route that reduces environmental load. If the determination is affirmative, the granting unit 104 grants the user of the terminal device 20 a reward corresponding to each route that reduces the environmental load included in the travel route.

<Series of processing flow>
The circuit configuration of the route search system 1 has been described above. Next, a series of processing steps of the route search system 1 will be explained in detail. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a series of processing steps of the route search system 1 shown in FIG.

(Step SP10)
The route search system 1 acquires the starting point and destination point transmitted from the user's terminal device 20 via the communication network NT. The process then moves to step SP12.

(Step SP12)
The route search system 1 uses the acquisition means 100 to acquire route information 112 from the transportation operator server 30 via the communication network NT. The process then moves to step SP14.

(Step SP14)
The route search system 1 uses the search means 101 to refer to the route information 112 to determine the travel routes that can be used to travel from the departure point to the destination point acquired by the acquisition means 100 and the transportation operators used in the travel route. search for. The process then moves to step SP16.

(Step SP16)
The route search system 1 uses the calculation means 102 to multiply the environmental load standard 111 corresponding to the transportation operator used for each travel route by the distance traveled by the transportation operator. Subsequently, the route search system 1 uses the calculation means 102 to add up the multiplication results by the number of transport operators using them, and uses the addition results as the environmental load value of the travel route. Thereby, the route search system 1 calculates the environmental load value. The process then moves to step SP18.

(Step SP18)
The route search system 1 uses the proposing means 103 to extract a predetermined number of travel routes from the travel routes searched by the search means 101 in order of travel routes having the smallest environmental load value. Subsequently, the route search system 1 proposes the extracted travel route and the transportation operator to be used on the travel route to the user of the terminal device 20. The process then moves to step SP20.

(Step SP20)
The route search system 1 uses the providing means 104 to determine whether the user of the terminal device 20 has approved one of the travel routes proposed by the proposal means 103 and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route. On the other hand, if the determination by the proposing means 103 is affirmative, the process moves to the process of step SP22. On the other hand, if the determination by the proposing means 103 is a negative determination, the series of processes in FIG. 4 ends.

(Step SP22)
The route search system 1 provides the user of the terminal device 20 with an amount of reward according to the environmental load value using the suggesting means 103. Here, the amount of remuneration given to the user of the terminal device 20 becomes larger or the value becomes higher as the environmental load value becomes smaller. Then, the series of processes shown in FIG. 4 ends.

Next, another example of the process flow of the route search system 1 will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another example of the flow of a series of processes of the route search system 1 shown in FIG. Note that, among the series of processes shown in FIG. 5, the process from step SP10 to step SP20 is the same as the process flow described above, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted.

(Step SP20)
The route search system 1 uses the providing means 104 to determine whether the user of the terminal device 20 has approved one of the travel routes proposed by the proposal means 103 and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route. On the other hand, if the determination by the proposing means 103 is an affirmative determination, the process moves to the process of step SP52. On the other hand, if the determination by the proposing means 103 is a negative determination, the series of processes in FIG. 5 ends.

(Step SP52)
The route search system 1 uses the providing means 104 to refer to the route information 112 and determines whether one travel route approved by the user includes a route that reduces environmental load. On the other hand, if the determination by the providing means 104 is an affirmative determination, the process moves to the process of step SP54. On the other hand, if the determination by the providing means 104 is a negative determination, the series of processes in FIG. 5 ends.

(Step SP54)
The route search system 1 uses the granting means 104 to grant the user of the terminal device 20 a reward corresponding to each route that reduces the environmental load included in the travel route. Then, the series of processes shown in FIG. 5 ends.

<Effect>
As described above, in the present embodiment, the route search system 1 includes a computer, a storage means 110 that stores environmental load standards 111 indicating standard values of environmental loads for each type of transportation operator, a user's terminal device 20, a starting point, and a computer. An acquisition means 100 for acquiring a destination point, a search means 101 for searching for a travel route from a departure point to a destination point and a plurality of transportation businesses used in the travel route, and a transportation business used in the travel route for each searched travel route. a calculation means 102 that calculates an environmental load value indicating the magnitude of the environmental load based on the environmental load standard 111 corresponding to the person and the travel route; The terminal device 20 functions as a proposing means 103 that proposes to the user of the terminal device 20 the travel route extracted by the user and the transportation operator used in the travel route.

According to this configuration, the route search system 1 proposes the travel route extracted based on the environmental load value indicating the magnitude of the environmental load, and therefore can propose the travel route in consideration of the magnitude of the environmental load.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the proposing means 103 extracts a predetermined number of travel routes from the searched travel routes in order of travel routes with the smallest environmental load value, and selects the extracted travel routes and transportation operators used in the travel routes. A proposal is made to the user of the terminal device 20.

According to this configuration, the route search system 1 proposes to the user travel routes extracted in descending order of the environmental load, and therefore can suggest to the user how to reduce the environmental load associated with travel.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the proposing unit 103 first suggests to the user of the terminal device 20 a travel route with the smallest environmental load value among the extracted travel routes and a transportation operator to be used in the travel route.

According to this configuration, the route search system 1 proposes to the user a travel route with the least environmental load, so it can suggest to the user that the environmental load associated with travel can be further suppressed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the acquisition means 100 acquires route information 112 including information regarding a route with a reduced environmental load from the transportation operator server 30 of the transportation operator. Further, the calculating means 102 calculates an environmental load value for each searched travel route and based on the environmental load standard 111 corresponding to the transportation operator used in the travel route, the route information 112, and the travel route.

According to this configuration, the route search system 1 includes route information 112 including information on routes with a low environmental load in the calculation of the environmental load value, so the route search system 1 considers routes with a low environmental load provided by transportation operators. Travel routes can be suggested to the user.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, one of the plurality of transportation operators is a vehicle lending operator. Further, the route information 112 corresponding to one transportation operator includes information regarding a route that has a smaller environmental load among routes from one base where vehicles can be rented to another base different from the one base.

According to this configuration, the route search system 1 calculates the environmental load value based on the route information 112 that includes a route with a small environmental load at the vehicle rental business, so when the user uses the vehicle rental business, It is also possible to suggest travel routes that have less environmental impact.

Further, in this embodiment, the other base is a base to which a vehicle rented at the first base belongs.

According to this configuration, the route search system 1 calculates the environmental load value based on the route information 112 including the route from one base to another base to which the vehicle belongs. When using a rental company, it is possible to suggest a travel route that has a smaller environmental impact.

In the present embodiment, the route search system 1 also uses the computer to send information to the terminal device 20 when the user of the terminal device 20 approves one of the proposed travel routes and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route. It is made to function as a giving means 104 that gives a reward to a user based on an environmental load value.

According to this configuration, since the route search system 1 rewards the user based on the environmental load value, it is possible to encourage the user to consider the environmental load when considering the travel route.

In the present embodiment, the route search system 1 further uses the computer to allow the user of the terminal device 20 to approve one of the proposed travel routes and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route, and to reduce the environmental load. When one travel route includes a route, it functions as a giving unit 104 that gives the user of the terminal device 20 a reward according to the route for each route.

According to this configuration, the route search system 1 rewards the user when the travel route approved by the user includes a route with a lower environmental load. You can prompt them to choose a route.

<Modified example>
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. In other words, the above-described embodiments may be modified as appropriate by those skilled in the art, as long as they have the characteristics of the present invention. Furthermore, the elements of the above-mentioned embodiment and the modified examples described below can be combined to the extent technically possible, and combinations of these are also included within the scope of the present invention as long as they include the features of the present invention.

For example, in the present embodiment, the route information 112 includes a route from one base P1 where a vehicle can be rented to another base P2, which is a base to which a vehicle belongs, unlike the first base. This includes, but is not limited to, information regarding the path that becomes smaller. The route information 112 may include information regarding a route from one base P1 to base P3, which is a relay base located between one base P1 and another base P2, that has a smaller environmental load.

According to this configuration, the route search system 1 not only searches routes from one base P1 to another base P2, which is a belonging base, but also routes between one base P1 and another base P2. Since the route to the base P3, which is a relay base, is also included as a route with a low environmental load, it is possible to provide the user with more opportunities to suggest routes with a low environmental load.

In addition, the route information 112 may be used, for example, if the transportation company is a taxi company or a vehicle rental company, a taxi has already been arranged or a vehicle reserved by another user, and the other user allows carpooling. It may also include information regarding the route the taxi or rental car is scheduled to take if If the transportation business is a vehicle rental business, the route information 112 includes information about the base where the vehicle is scheduled to be rented by another user and the base where the vehicle is scheduled to be returned. Furthermore, if the transportation company is a taxi company, the route information 112 includes information about the location where another user plans to board the taxi and the location where another user plans to get off the taxi.

According to this configuration, the route search system 1 proposes to the user's terminal device 20 a travel route including a route for riding in the same vehicle (taxi, rental car, etc.) as another user who allows carpooling. It is possible to suggest to the user a travel route that reduces the load.

Further, the acquisition means 100 may acquire information regarding the display priority of the searched travel route from the user's terminal device 20. The acquisition unit 100 acquires, for example, information regarding whether a check box 603 shown in FIG. 6 is checked. Then, when the acquired information indicates that the check box 603 is checked, the proposing means 103 extracts a predetermined number of travel routes from the searched travel routes in order of travel routes with the smallest environmental load value. When the acquired information indicates that the check box 603 is not checked, the travel route and transportation operator used on the travel route are proposed to the user of the terminal device 20. , a travel route may be extracted based on the number of transfers, etc., and the extracted travel route and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route may be suggested to the user of the terminal device 20.

According to this configuration, the route search system 1 can extract a travel route according to the priority order selected by the user, and display the extracted travel route on the user's terminal device 20.

In addition, when the proposed travel route and the transportation operator used in the travel route are approved by the user, the route search system 1 calculates the environmental load value of the approved travel route and the environmental load included in the travel route. The storage means 110 may store the environmental load value in association with the total environmental load value of the route where the value is smaller.

According to this configuration, the route search system 1 stores how much environmental load is associated with the movement carried by the route that has a lower environmental load among the travel routes proposed by the route search system 1 and accepted by the user. can.

In addition, when the user approves the proposed travel route and the transportation operator used in the proposed travel route, the route search system 1 provides an approved travel route and a travel route that reduces the environmental burden. may be stored in the storage means 110 in association with information regarding whether or not it is included.

According to this configuration, the route search system 1 can store the percentage of travel routes that have been approved by the user, which include a route with a reduced environmental load, among the travel routes proposed by the route search system 1 and accepted by the user.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Route search system, 10... Server device, 20... Terminal device, 30... Transportation operator server, 100... Acquisition means, 101... Search means, 102... Calculation means, 103... Proposal means, 110... Storage means, 111... Environmental load standards

Claims (9)

A computer that can communicate with the user's terminal device,
storage means for storing environmental load standards indicating environmental load standard values for each type of transportation operator;
acquisition means for acquiring a departure point and a destination point from the terminal device;
a search means for searching for a travel route from the departure point to the destination point and a plurality of transportation operators used in the travel route;
Calculation means for calculating, for each searched travel route, an environmental load value indicating the magnitude of the environmental load based on the environmental load standard corresponding to the transportation operator used in the travel route and the travel route;
Proposal means for extracting at least one travel route from the searched travel routes based on the environmental load value, and proposing the extracted travel route and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route to the user of the terminal device;
A program to function as The proposing means extracts a predetermined number of travel routes from the searched travel routes in order of travel routes having the smallest environmental load value, and selects the extracted travel routes and the transportation operator used in the travel route to the user of the terminal device. propose to,
The program according to claim 1. The proposing means first suggests to the user of the terminal device a travel route having the smallest environmental load value among the extracted travel routes and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route.
The program according to claim 2. The acquisition means acquires route information including information regarding a route with a reduced environmental load from a transportation operator server in the transportation operator;
The calculation means calculates the environmental load value for each searched travel route based on the environmental load standard, the route information, and the travel route.
The program according to claim 1. One of the plurality of transportation operators is a vehicle rental operator,
The route information corresponding to the one transportation operator includes information regarding a route that has a smaller environmental load among routes from one base where vehicles can be rented to another base different from the one base.
The program according to claim 4. The other base is a base to which the vehicle rented at the first base belongs;
The program according to claim 5. The computer further comprises:
If the user of the terminal device approves one of the proposed travel routes and the transportation operator used in the travel route, the user of the terminal device is rewarded based on the environmental load value. means of giving,
The program according to claim 4, which is made to function as a program. The computer further comprises:
If the user of the terminal device approves one of the proposed travel routes and the transportation operator used in the travel route, and the first travel route includes a route with a reduced environmental load, the terminal device a granting means for granting a reward according to the route to the user for each route;
The program according to claim 4, which is made to function as a program. An information processing device capable of communicating with a user's terminal device,
a storage means for storing environmental load standards indicating environmental load standard values for each type of transportation operator;
acquisition means for acquiring a departure point and a destination point from the terminal device;
a search means for searching for a travel route from the departure point to the destination point and a plurality of transportation operators used in the travel route;
Calculation means for calculating, for each searched travel route, an environmental load value indicating the magnitude of the environmental load based on the environmental load standard corresponding to the transportation operator used in the travel route and the travel route;
Proposal means for extracting at least one travel route from the searched travel routes based on the environmental load value, and proposing the extracted travel route and the transportation operator to be used in the travel route to the user of the terminal device; ,
An information processing device comprising:

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