JP5807428B2 - Vehicle rental management method and vehicle rental management device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle rental management method and a vehicle rental management device that perform a vehicle rental process.

  In recent years, with the spread of a system such as car sharing in which a vehicle is shared by a plurality of people, the number of people who rent a vehicle on the spot and move when traveling from one location to another is increasing. When the purpose is sightseeing, etc., there is a tendency that the time for which the vehicle is parked in the parking lot tends to be long, and the larger the number of borrowers, the more vehicles are required. For this reason, many vehicles are parked in the parking lot.

  As a lending method to reduce the number of vehicles, there is a known vehicle lending service that can be thrown out (lending in a form where the place where the vehicle was rented differs from the place where the vehicle was rented). The so-called uneven distribution that concentrates on the place occurs. Conventionally, as a mechanism to prevent the occurrence of uneven distribution, for example, there are known methods such as reducing the fee, arranging the movement from a place where there are many vehicles, and getting the member to move the vehicle at a price. Yes.

JP 2002-245585 A JP 2010-170283 A JP 2003-44979 A JP 2002-230107 A JP 2000-90397 A JP 2010-204708 A

  In the conventional method described above, in order to prevent the occurrence of uneven distribution, it is necessary to reduce the fee or pay the consideration. Therefore, a mechanism for eliminating the uneven distribution more efficiently has been desired.

  An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a vehicle rental management method and a vehicle rental management device that can efficiently eliminate uneven distribution.

The disclosed technique is a vehicle lending management method in which a computer lends a vehicle, and refers to a user characteristic table in which a boarding place and a boarding place of a user group including a plurality of users are stored. Obtain the group boarding location, refer to the parking management table in which the number of vehicles parked for each parking lot is stored, and among the parking lots near the boarding location of the user group, a predetermined number or more of vehicles are parked. A parking lot or a parking lot where the closest number of vehicles are parked, and a plurality of vehicles parked in the specified parking lot for the mobile terminal corresponding to the user group Requests to divide the vehicle, and gives notification to guide the divided vehicles to different parking lots .

  A program for causing a computer to execute each of the above processes, a device for executing the program, and a computer-readable storage medium storing the program may be used.

  Uneven distribution can be eliminated efficiently.

It is a figure explaining the outline of a vehicle rental management system. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a vehicle rental management apparatus. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of a vehicle rental management apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a vehicle management table. It is a figure which shows an example of a user management table. It is a figure which shows an example of a user characteristic table. It is a figure which shows an example of a place characteristic table. It is a figure which shows an example of a movement time history table. It is a figure which shows an example of a parking lot management table. It is a flowchart explaining the uneven distribution generation | occurrence | production determination process by a vehicle rental management apparatus. It is a flowchart explaining the vehicle rental process by a vehicle rental management apparatus. It is a flowchart explaining the uneven distribution suppression process by a vehicle rental management apparatus.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a vehicle rental management system.

  The vehicle rental management system 100 according to the present embodiment is a system that jointly uses a specific vehicle among registered members, and includes a vehicle rental management device 200 that manages vehicle rental.

  The vehicle lending management device 200 is connected to a mobile terminal 300 or the like possessed by the user via a communication network, and includes usage information including the location information indicating the position of the user, the user's boarding location and the getting-off location from the mobile terminal 300 or the like. Person information is received. The vehicle lending management apparatus 200 is connected to an in-vehicle device (computer) mounted on the vehicle via a communication network, and includes vehicle information including position information indicating the position of the vehicle and state information indicating the state of the vehicle. Receive. Details of the user information and vehicle information will be described later.

  In the example of FIG. 1, the vehicles used jointly are vehicles 1 to 6, and the parking lots where the vehicles are parked are points P <b> 1 to P <b> 4.

  The vehicle rental management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment detects whether or not there is a parking lot where the vehicle is unevenly distributed based on the user information and the vehicle information, and the vehicle is detected from the parking lot where the uneven distribution is generated. When renting out, uneven distribution is eliminated by renting a plurality of vehicles to a plurality of user groups. The uneven distribution in the present embodiment means that the vehicle concentrates on a specific place.

  The vehicle rental management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment will be described below. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the vehicle rental management apparatus.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the vehicle rental management apparatus.

  In the vehicle rental management device 200, an input device 21, an output device 22, a driver 23, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 24, a memory device 25, an arithmetic processing device 26, and an interface device 27 are connected to each other via a bus B.

  The input device 21, the output device 22, the driver 23, the HDD 24, the memory device 25, the arithmetic processing device 26, and the interface device 27 that are mutually connected by the bus B exchange data with each other under the control of the arithmetic processing device 26. It can be carried out. The arithmetic processing unit 26 is a central processing unit that controls operation of the entire vehicle rental management device 200.

  The interface device 27 receives data from another information processing device and passes the contents of the data to the arithmetic processing device 26. Further, the interface device 27 transmits data to another information processing device in response to an instruction from the arithmetic processing device 26.

  The HDD 24 stores at least a vehicle lending management program that causes the vehicle lending management device 200 to execute a table structure automatic recognition process as a part of a program that exhibits the functions of the vehicle lending management device 200.

  The vehicle rental management device 200 is a device having an automatic table structure recognition function when the arithmetic processing device 26 reads out and executes a vehicle rental management program from the HDD 24. The vehicle rental management program may be stored in the memory device 25 accessible to the arithmetic processing unit 26. The input device 21 receives data input under the control of the arithmetic processing unit 26. The vehicle rental management program can be recorded in a recording medium 28 that can be read by the vehicle rental management apparatus 200.

  The recording medium 28 readable by the vehicle rental management apparatus 200 includes a magnetic recording medium, an optical disk, a magneto-optical recording medium, a semiconductor memory, and the like. Magnetic recording media include HDDs, flexible disks (FD), magnetic tapes (MT) and the like. Examples of the optical disc include a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a DVD-RAM (Random Access Memory), a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), and a CD-R (Recordable) / RW (ReWriteable). Magneto-optical recording media include MO (Magneto-Optical disk). When distributing the vehicle rental management program, for example, it is conceivable to sell a portable recording medium 28 such as a DVD or CD-ROM in which the vehicle rental management program is recorded.

  And the vehicle rental management apparatus 200 which executes a vehicle rental management program reads a vehicle rental management program from the recording medium 28 in which the driver device 27 recorded the vehicle rental management program, for example. The arithmetic processing unit 26 stores the read vehicle rental management program in the memory device 25 or the HDD 24.

  The vehicle rental management device 200 reads the vehicle rental management program from the memory device 25 or the HDD 24 that is its own storage device, and executes processing according to the vehicle rental management program.

  The function of the vehicle rental management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the vehicle rental management apparatus.

  The vehicle rental management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment includes a communication unit 210, a vehicle management unit 220, a user management unit 230, a location / movement management unit 240, a rental management unit 250, and a storage unit 260.

  The communication unit 210 of the present embodiment is realized by the interface device 27, for example. In addition, the vehicle management unit 220, the user management unit 230, the location / movement management unit 240, and the rental management unit 250 of the present embodiment are such that the arithmetic processing unit 26 reads out and executes a vehicle rental management program from the memory device 25 or the HDD 24. It is realized with.

  The storage unit 260 of this embodiment stores a vehicle management table 261, a user management table 262, a user characteristic table 263, a location characteristic table 264, a travel time history table 265, and a parking lot management table 262. The storage unit 260 is a storage area provided in the HDD 24 and / or the main storage device 23 of the vehicle rental management apparatus 200, for example.

  The communication unit 210 communicates with the terminal device 300 owned by the user and the in-vehicle device 10 mounted on the vehicle 1 via a communication network. Although only the vehicle 1 is illustrated in FIG. 3, the communication unit 210 communicates with on-vehicle devices mounted on all vehicles managed by the vehicle rental management device 200. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 210 communicates with the vehicles 1 to 6.

  The vehicle management unit 220 manages the vehicle management table 261. The user management unit 230 manages the user management table 262 and the user characteristic table 263. The location / movement management unit 240 manages the location characteristic table 264, the travel time history table 265, and the parking lot management table 266. Details of each table will be described later.

The rental management unit 250 manages vehicle rental. Specifically, the lending management unit 250 detects a parking lot that is unevenly distributed or a parking lot that is likely to be unevenly distributed in the parking lot registered in the parking lot management table 266, and the vehicle is detected from the detected parking lot. When lending a vehicle, a plurality of vehicles are rented to a plurality of user groups. In addition, when the lending management unit 250 lends a plurality of vehicles, the lending management unit 250 has an uneven distribution detection unit 251, a vehicle lending processing unit 252, an uneven distribution suppression process so that the parking lots that are the destination points of the respective vehicles are different. Part 253. The uneven distribution detection unit 251 refers to the user characteristic table 263 and the parking lot management table 262, and detects a parking lot in which uneven distribution is likely or is likely to occur. The vehicle lending processing unit 252 performs a process of prompting a plurality of user groups to divide a plurality of vehicles when lending the vehicle from the parking lot detected by the uneven distribution detecting unit 251. The uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 performs a process of suppressing the occurrence of uneven distribution at the destination point of movement by the vehicle. Details of the processing of each unit will be described later.

  The mobile terminal 300 of this embodiment is, for example, a mobile phone or a personal computer that a user has. In the mobile terminal 300 of the present embodiment, user information, vehicle rental requests, and information related to reservation are input by the user. User information and information related to reservation input in the portable terminal 300 are transmitted to the vehicle rental management apparatus 200 and reflected by the user management unit 230 in the inter-user management table 262, the user characteristic table 264, and the like. In addition, when a vehicle rental request is made by a user operation, the mobile terminal 300 transmits the vehicle rental request to the vehicle rental management device 200. The vehicle rental request may include, for example, a boarding place and a getting-off place desired by the user.

  A vehicle-mounted device 10 is mounted on the vehicle 1 of this embodiment. The in-vehicle device 10 includes a communication unit 11, a control unit 12, a storage unit 13, a display unit 14, and a card reader 15. The communication unit 11 communicates with the vehicle rental management device 200 via a communication network. The control unit 12 controls lending and returning of the vehicle 1 to the user. The storage unit 13 stores, for example, vehicle state information and position information, a user ID that uses the vehicle 1, and the like. The display unit 14 displays various messages and guidance for the user of the vehicle 1. The display unit 14 may include an operation member such as a touch panel.

  In the in-vehicle device 10 of this embodiment, for example, when a user inserts a non-contact read / write smart card into the card reader 15, the signal read by the card reader 15 is notified to the control unit 12. The control unit 12 transmits to the vehicle lending management device 200 that the user has requested the use of the vehicle 1 via the communication unit 11, and requests permission to lend the vehicle 1.

  The storage unit 13 of the in-vehicle device 10 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The vehicle number of the vehicle 1 assigned to each vehicle and the user who can use the vehicle 1 are used. The ID may be stored in advance. In the in-vehicle device 10, when a user holds a smart card and inputs a user ID from the display unit 14, the control unit 12 compares the user ID stored in the storage unit 13 with the input user ID. If they match, the door lock mechanism of the vehicle 1 releases the door key.

  When the vehicle lending management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment requests use of the vehicle 1 from the in-vehicle device 10, the vehicle lending management device 200 refers to the vehicle management table 261, determines whether the vehicle 1 can be used, and sends the result to the in-vehicle device 10. Send. The in-vehicle device 10 may be in a state where the drive system of the vehicle 1 can be activated when it is determined that the vehicle 1 can be used. The in-vehicle device 10 may notify the vehicle rental management device 200 that the drive system of the vehicle 1 can be activated by the communication unit 11.

  Upon receiving this notification, the vehicle rental management apparatus 200 may update the vehicle management table 261 and the user management table 262 with the vehicle management unit 220 assuming that the rental process has been completed. In the present embodiment, when the vehicle 1 is lent out, the smart card is put in the card reader 15 of the in-vehicle device 10, but the present invention is not limited to this. The signal for requesting the lending may be any medium that can read and write the recorded ID number, such as a magnetic card and a mobile phone incorporating an IC chip. The card reader 15 may be any device that supports media.

  Further, when the vehicle 1 is returned, the control unit 12 stops the drive system by the user's operation, for example, so that the vehicle 1 cannot be activated. The vehicle-mounted device 10 may notify the vehicle rental management device 200 when the drive system is stopped. The vehicle rental management apparatus 200 may update the vehicle management table 261 and the user management table 262 by the vehicle management unit 220 in response to the notification of the drive system stop. Further, although not shown, the vehicle 1 of the present embodiment may have a GPS (Global Positioning System) function.

  In addition, the rental and return of the vehicle in the present embodiment may be performed by a known technique described in, for example, Japanese Patent No. 4202005. Specifically, for example, an ignition mechanism that can control whether or not to operate a mechanical opening and closing device for starting a vehicle drive device is provided, and personal information input by the user and personal information given to the user Are matched and the destination point is set, the ignition mechanism can be operated. The rental and return of the vehicle may be managed based on the operation of the ignition mechanism.

  Next, details of each table stored in the storage unit 260 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9. Each table described below is stored in advance in the vehicle rental management apparatus 200, and is appropriately updated by vehicle rental and movement, input of user information, and the like.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vehicle management table. In the vehicle management table 261 in FIG. 4, the vehicle number, the vehicle state, the vehicle position, and the usage time are associated with each other. The vehicle number is an identifier for identifying each vehicle. Information stored in the vehicle management table 261 is included in the vehicle information.

  The vehicle management table 261 of this embodiment is managed by the vehicle management unit 220. Specifically, the vehicle management table 261 may be updated by the vehicle management unit 220 when, for example, a vehicle is rented and returned. The vehicle management table 261 may be updated by the vehicle management unit 220 at predetermined intervals, for example.

  In the vehicle management table 261, the state of the vehicle is state information indicating whether or not the vehicle is being used by the user at the time TA. In FIG. 4, vehicles 1, 2, 4, and 5 are in use at time TA. The position of the vehicle is position information indicating the position of the vehicle at time TA. The usage time is a time when the vehicle is scheduled to be used by the user.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user management table. In the user management table 262 of FIG. 5, the user ID, the usage state by the user, the car number, and the usage time are associated with each other. Information stored in the user management table 262 is a part of user information.

  The user management table 262 of this embodiment is managed by the user management unit 230. Specifically, the user management table 262 may be updated by the user management unit 230, for example, when a vehicle is rented and returned. The user management table 262 may be updated by the user management unit 230 at predetermined intervals, for example.

  In FIG. 5, it can be seen that a user whose user ID is A (hereinafter, user A) is using the vehicle 1 at time TA. Further, for example, it can be seen that the usage time of the vehicle 1 of the user A is from 7:00 to 14:00. Further, for example, it can be seen that a user whose user ID is B (hereinafter, user B) is using the vehicle 2. The usage time of the vehicle 2 by the user B is from 9:00 to 11:00. Further, for example, it is understood that a user whose user ID is E (hereinafter referred to as user E) plans to use the vehicle 2 from 13:00 to 16:00 after the use by the user B is completed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the user characteristic table. In the user characteristic table 263 of FIG. 6, the user ID, the number of users, the number of driver's license holders, whether to divide, whether or not to synthesize, movement classification, boarding place, getting off place, boarding time, getting off time, whether or not to get on again Are stored in association with each other.

  The user property table 263 may be updated by the user management unit 230 when, for example, information related to the user is input by the mobile terminal 300. The information stored in the user characteristic table 263 is a part of user information.

  In the user characteristic table 263, the number of users is the number of user groups when a vehicle is used by a plurality of people including the user corresponding to the user ID. The number of driving license holders indicates the number of people who have a driving license for a vehicle in a user group who uses the vehicle.

  Whether or not division is possible indicates whether or not a user group can be divided into a plurality of vehicles. Synergy is information indicating whether or not other users can ride on the vehicle used by the user group. The driving desire level is information indicating a degree of desire to drive a car when, for example, taking a ride or moving.

  The movement section is information indicating the purpose of movement. The boarding place and the getting-off place are information indicating the place where the user gets on the vehicle and the place where the user gets off, respectively. The place in the present embodiment is, for example, a facility name or a building name set as a user's destination. The boarding time and the getting-off time are information indicating the time when the user gets on the vehicle and the time when the user gets off, respectively. The presence / absence of re-entry is information indicating whether or not the user who got off at the place of getting off boarded the vehicle again from the place of getting off.

  In FIG. 6, for example, the user A is a group of four people, and the number of drivers holding a driver's license is one. The user A may be a user who represents the group. In FIG. 6, the group of the user A cannot be divided and can be synergistic. The driving preference is 3. In FIG. 6, for example, the driving desire level is indicated by a numerical value from 1 to 5, and the numerical value may be increased as the degree of desired driving is increased. When the driving desire degree is 3 as in the group of the user A, it may indicate that driving may or may not be performed.

  In FIG. 6, the movement classification of the group of the user A is sightseeing, the boarding place is “e”, the getting off place is “a”, and there is a re-boarding. That is, it can be seen that the group of the user A is getting on the vehicle again from the departure place “E”.

  In the group of user B in FIG. 6, the number of groups is 2, the number of users holding a driver's license is 2, the sharing is also possible, the driving preference is 5, the travel category is business, the ride The place is "A", the place to get off is "O", and there is no re-boarding.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the location characteristic table. In the place characteristic table 264 of FIG. 7, a place, an attribute, a staying time, the number of parking lots, a parking lot number, a distance 1, a distance 2, and a retraining rate are stored in association with each other.

  The location characteristic table 264 may be updated by the location / movement management unit 240, for example, every time a vehicle gets on and off.

  In the location characteristic table 264, the attribute is information indicating the type of location. The stay time is information indicating the time that the user stayed at each place, and includes the minimum stay time, the maximum stay time, and the average stay time. In the present embodiment, the latest staying time may be calculated and updated by the location / movement management unit 240 every time the vehicle gets on and off. The unit of stay time is “minute”.

  The number of parking lots is information indicating the number of parking lots provided in one place. In this embodiment, all the parking lots within a predetermined distance from one place are assumed to be parking lots provided at one place. The parking lot number is a number (identifier) assigned to each parking lot. Distance 1 and distance 2 indicate the distance from the place to the parking lot. The unit of distance is meters (m). The re-boarding rate indicates a rate at which a user who gets off at the getting-off point gets on the vehicle again from the getting-off point.

  For example, in FIG. 7, the place “A” is a place belonging to sightseeing, and the minimum value of the stay time of the user is 20 minutes, the maximum value is 60 minutes, and the average value is 40 minutes. In addition, two parking lots are provided at the place “A”, and the parking lot numbers are P1 and P4. Of the parking lots P1 and P4, the distance between the parking lot P1 closer to the place “A” and the place “A” is 100 m, and the distance between the parking lot P4 and the place “A” is 150 m. In addition, the re-boarding rate at the place “A” is 70%.

  In FIG. 7, the place “O” is a bus stop, and the user hardly stays at the place “O”. There is one parking lot provided at the place “O”, and the parking lot number is P2. The distance from the place “O” to the parking lot P2 is 10 m, and the re-boarding rate is 40%.

  In FIG. 7, the place “ka” is a station, and the minimum value of the stay time of the user is 20 minutes, the maximum value is 60 minutes, and the average value is 30 minutes. There are two parking lots provided at the place “ka”, and the parking lot numbers are P2 and P3. Here, since the parking lot P2 is within the predetermined distance from the bus stop where the place “O” is located and the distance from the place “ka”, the parking lots provided at both the place “o” and the place “ka” As shared. The distance from the place “ka” to the parking lot P2 is 60 m, the distance from the place “ka” to the parking lot P3 is 90 m, and the re-boarding rate is 20%.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the travel time history table. The travel time history table 265 is a table for managing the history of travel time between parking lots, and is managed by the location / movement management unit 240. The location / movement management unit 240 may calculate the latest movement time and update the movement time history table 265 each time the vehicle moves between parking lots.

  In the travel time history table 265, the departure point, the destination point, and the travel time are associated with each other. The departure point and destination point are indicated by the parking lot number. The travel time includes a minimum value, a maximum value, and an average value of the travel time. The unit of travel time is minutes.

  For example, in FIG. 8, the minimum value of the travel time when moving from the parking lot P1 as the departure point to the parking lot P2 as the destination point is 20 minutes, the maximum value is 60 minutes, and the average value is 40 minutes. is there. Moreover, the minimum value of the movement time at the time of moving from the parking lot P1 that is the departure point to the parking lot P3 that is the destination point is 20 minutes, the maximum value is 120 minutes, and the average value is 60 minutes. In the travel time history table 265, no vehicle moves from the parking lot P3 to the parking lot P1.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a parking lot management table. The parking lot management table 266 is a table for managing the state of the parking lot.

  The parking lot management table 266 is associated with the parking lot number, the number of parkingable vehicles, the uneven distribution threshold value, the number of parking spaces, the uneven distribution flag, the nearby location, and the nearby parking lot. The location / movement management unit 240 may update the parking lot management table 266 every time the vehicle moves between the parking lots.

  The uneven distribution threshold value of the present embodiment is a value set in advance for each parking lot, and is a threshold value serving as a reference for determining that the uneven distribution occurs in each parking lot. The uneven distribution flag of the present embodiment indicates whether or not the uneven distribution has already occurred. When the uneven distribution flag is off, it indicates that the uneven distribution has not occurred in the parking lot, and when the uneven distribution flag is on, the parking lot Indicates that uneven distribution occurs.

  In the present embodiment, it is preferable that the uneven distribution threshold is set to be small in a place characteristic table 264 where the stay time is long and the re-boarding rate is low. If the uneven distribution threshold value is set in this way, the uneven distribution flag can be turned on early, and the concentration of the vehicle can be suppressed.

  For example, in FIG. 9, the number of parking available in the parking lot P1 is 10, the uneven distribution threshold is 7, and the number of parking is 4. In addition, the uneven distribution flag is off, the nearby place is “A”, and the nearby parking lot is P4. In this embodiment, the uneven distribution threshold is 7, whereas the number of parked vehicles is 4, so that uneven distribution does not occur and the uneven distribution flag is off.

  In addition, the number of cars that can be parked in the parking lot P4 is 8, the uneven distribution threshold is 6, and the number of parked cars is 6. In addition, the uneven distribution flag is ON, the neighboring places are places “A” and “E”, and the neighboring parking lot is P1. In this embodiment, the uneven distribution threshold is 6, whereas the number of parked vehicles is 6, so that uneven distribution has occurred and the uneven distribution flag is on.

  Next, operation | movement of the vehicle rental management apparatus 200 of a present Example is demonstrated. The vehicle lending management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment performs uneven distribution occurrence determination processing every predetermined time.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining uneven distribution occurrence determination processing by the vehicle rental management apparatus. The rental management unit 250 of the vehicle rental management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment performs the uneven distribution occurrence determination process described below, for example, every T minutes.

  In the lending management unit 250, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 performs the processing after step S1002 for all the parking lots stored in the parking lot management table 266 every T minutes (step S1001). The uneven distribution detection unit 251 refers to the parking lot management table 266 and sets the number of vehicles parked in the parking lot to L (step S1002). Below, parking lot P1 is demonstrated as an example. In the parking lot management table 266, there are four vehicles parked in the parking lot P1. Therefore, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 sets L = 4.

  Subsequently, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 determines whether or not L is larger than the uneven distribution threshold set in the parking lot P1 (step S1003). In step S1003, when L is larger than the uneven distribution threshold, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 refers to the travel time history table 265, and sets the value of L (the number of vehicles parked in the parking lot P1) within T minutes. The number of vehicles scheduled to arrive at the parking lot P1 is calculated (step S1004). Specifically, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 specifies a vehicle having a destination “A” where the parking lot P1 is provided among the vehicles being used in the vehicle management table 261, and the position and travel time history of the vehicle. The number of vehicles scheduled to arrive at the parking lot P1 within T minutes from the table 265 is calculated. The uneven distribution detection unit 251 sets the calculated number of vehicles to L. Here, the number of vehicles scheduled to arrive at the parking lot P1 within T minutes = L.

  When the value of L is equal to or less than the uneven distribution threshold value in step S1003, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 proceeds to step S1011 described later.

  Next, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 refers to the user characteristic table 263 and the place characteristic table 264, counts the number of users scheduled to re-ride in the parking lot P1 after T minutes, and sets the count result to K (step). S1005). Specifically, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 refers to the departure time of the user property table 263, whether or not there is a re-ride, and the stay time of the location property table 264, and uses the re-ride schedule in the parking lot P1 after T minutes. Count the number of people.

  Next, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 refers to the user characteristic table 263 and the place characteristic table 264, counts the number of users whose unknown whether or not to re-ride in the parking lot P1 after T minutes, and count results Is J (step S1006). Specifically, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 counts the number of users for whom the presence / absence of re-boarding is not input in the user characteristic table 263.

  Subsequently, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 sets J as a value obtained by multiplying J counted in step S1006 by the re-boarding rate in the location characteristic table 264 (step S1007). Specifically, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 has a re-ride rate of 70% for the place “A” where the parking lot P1 is provided in the place specifying table 264, for example, so that the number of users counted in step S1006 is 0. The value multiplied by 7 is J.

  Subsequently, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 subtracts the value of K counted in step S1005 and J calculated in step S1007 from the value of L calculated in step S1004, and sets the subtraction result to L (step S1008). Next, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 determines whether or not the value of L is larger than the uneven distribution threshold (step S1009).

  When the value of L is larger than the uneven distribution threshold value in step S1009, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 sets the uneven distribution flag of the parking lot P1 in the parking lot management table 266 to ON (step S1010). When the value of L is equal to or less than the uneven distribution threshold value in step S1009, the uneven distribution detection unit 251 sets the uneven distribution flag of the parking lot P1 in the parking lot management table 266 to OFF (step S1011).

  The uneven distribution detection unit 251 repeats the processing from step S1002 to step S1011 for all the parking lots stored in the parking lot management table 266, and ends the uneven distribution occurrence determination processing (step S1012).

  Although the uneven distribution occurrence determination process of the present embodiment is executed every T minutes, the present invention is not limited to this. The uneven distribution occurrence determination process of the present embodiment may be executed when, for example, the departure of the vehicle or the arrival of the target value of the vehicle is detected.

  In the present embodiment, since the number of vehicles that will arrive at the parking lot is also taken into consideration, it is possible to determine the occurrence of uneven distribution with high accuracy.

  Next, vehicle lending processing by the vehicle lending management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment will be described. The vehicle lending management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment performs a vehicle lending process so that more vehicles are taken out from the parking lot in a parking lot where uneven distribution occurs.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining vehicle lending processing by the vehicle lending management device.

  The rental management unit 250 of the vehicle rental management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment performs, for example, vehicle rental processing described below. FIG. 11 shows the vehicle lending process when a lending request is received from a plurality of user groups.

  In the rental management unit 250, when the vehicle rental processing unit 252 receives a vehicle rental request from the terminal device 300, the vehicle rental processing unit 252 refers to the location characteristic table 264 and detects a parking lot near the user's boarding location (step S1101). Subsequently, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 sets the value of J to ∞, sets the value of i to 1, and sets Px to 0 (step S1102). Subsequently, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 performs the processing from step S1104 to step S1106 Pi times, with Pi being the number of parking lots searched in step S1101 (step S1103).

  The vehicle rental management apparatus 200 refers to the location characteristic table 264 and sets the value of L as the value of the number of vehicles parked in the parking lot (step S1104). Subsequently, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 determines whether or not the value of L is equal to or less than a value obtained by subtracting the value of J from the uneven distribution threshold value (step S1105). Since J = ∞ and i = 1 in step S1102, when step S1105 is executed for the first time, the value of L is larger than the value obtained by subtracting the value of J from the uneven distribution threshold.

  Therefore, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 sets the parking lot Px as the parking lot Pi, and sets J = unevenness threshold-L (step S1106). Subsequently, the vehicle rental processing unit 252 sets i = i + 1 (step S1107).

  The vehicle lending processing unit 252 performs the processing from step S1104 to step S1107 Pi times (step S1108).

  For example, if the user's boarding location is “ka” in step S1101, the searched parking lots are the parking lot P2 and the parking lot P3. Therefore, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 refers to the parking lot management table 266 and first sets 4 which is the number of parking lots in the parking lot P2 as an L value in step S1104. Subsequently, since the uneven distribution threshold value of the parking lot P2 is 3, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 determines whether J is −1 or less in step S1105. At this time, since J = ∞, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 proceeds to step S1106.

  In step S1106, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 sets the next parking lot to be processed as the parking lot P3, and sets J = -1.

  Next, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 returns to Step S1104, and sets 1 as the number of parking lots in the parking lot P3 as a value of L. Subsequently, since the uneven distribution threshold value of the parking lot P3 is 4, the vehicle rental processing unit 252 determines whether J is 3 or less in step S1105. At this time, since J = −1, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 proceeds to step S1107.

  The vehicle lending processing unit 252 according to the present embodiment detects the most unevenly distributed parking lot or the parking lot close to unevenly distributed, and the number of deviations between the unevenly distributed threshold value and the number of parked vehicles by the processing from step S1103 to step S1108. ing. In this embodiment, J is a value indicating the number of deviations between the uneven distribution threshold value and the number of parked vehicles. In this embodiment, among the parking lots in the vicinity of the user's boarding location, the most unevenly distributed parking lot or the parking lot close to the uneven distribution is selected as a parking lot for renting the vehicle (a parking lot serving as a departure point).

  Subsequently, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 determines whether J is 0 or more (step S1109). In step S1109, when J is 0 or more, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 lends one vehicle (step S1110). Specifically, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 transmits a parking lot for lending a vehicle, a message for notifying that one vehicle is rented, and the like to the portable terminal 300 that has requested the lending of the vehicle. Display this.

  In step S1109, when J is not equal to or greater than 0, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 refers to the user characteristic table 263, information indicating whether or not the user group that has requested the lending can be divided, and the number of driver license holders. Are acquired (step S1111).

  Subsequently, the vehicle rental processing unit 252 determines whether or not the user group can be divided (step S1112). If it is impossible to divide in step S1112, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 proceeds to step S1110.

  If it is possible to divide the vehicle in step S1112, the vehicle rental processing unit 252 refers to the location characteristic table 264 and selects all the parking lots provided near the getting-off location included in the rental request from the user as destination points. (Step S1113).

  Subsequently, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 refers to the parking lot management table 266 and acquires the uneven distribution flags of all the parking lots selected as the destination points in step S1113 (step S1114). Subsequently, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 determines whether uneven distribution has occurred in all the selected parking lots based on the uneven distribution flag (step S1115).

  In step S1115, when all the parking lots are unevenly distributed, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 proceeds to step S1110. If there is no uneven distribution in all the parking lots in step S1115, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 sets the value obtained by adding the number of driver license holders acquired in step S1111 to K as K (step S1116). .

  Subsequently, when K is larger than 0 (step S1117), the vehicle lending processing unit 252 lends the same number as the absolute value of the value of J (step S1118). When L is 0 or less in step S1117, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 lends the same number as the number of license holders of the user group (step S1119). Specifically, in steps S1118 and 1119, the vehicle lending processing unit 252 transmits a message for requesting division and the number of vehicles to be lent to the portable terminal 300, and causes the portable terminal 300 to display the message.

  In this example, in the case where uneven distribution has occurred in all the parking lots provided in the vicinity of the disembarking place, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of uneven distribution in the parking lot that is the destination point by not performing the squaring. Can contribute. Also, in this embodiment, if there is no uneven distribution in all the parking lots provided near the place of getting off, more vehicles can be taken out from the parking lot that is the departure point by arranging the division. , Can contribute to the elimination of uneven distribution.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 further suppresses the occurrence of uneven distribution in the parking lot that is the destination point.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining uneven distribution suppression processing by the vehicle rental management apparatus.

  The uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 of the vehicle rental management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment selects a parking lot with a small number of parking as a destination point and guides the user as described below, for example.

  In the vehicle rental management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment, the uneven distribution prevention processing unit 253 acquires the getting-off place included in the rental request from the user (step S1201). Subsequently, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 refers to the location characteristic table 264 and searches for a parking lot provided near the place where the user gets off (step S1202). Subsequently, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 sets the value of J to ∞, Px to 0, and i to 1 (step S1203).

  Subsequently, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 repeats the processing from step S1205 to step S1208 the same number of times as the number of parking lots searched in step S1202 (step S1204).

  The uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 refers to the travel time history table 265 and acquires the travel time T from the parking lot serving as the departure point to the parking lot Pi serving as the destination location (step S1205). Subsequently, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 refers to the location characteristic table 264 and sets the value of L as the number of parking lots in the parking lot Pi (step S1206).

  Subsequently, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 adds the number of vehicles scheduled to arrive within the travel time T acquired in step S1205 to the value of L (step S1207). Subsequently, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 refers to the user characteristic table 263 and the place characteristic table 264, calculates the number of re-use users within T time, and sets the value of the calculation result to K (step S1208).

  Subsequently, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 sets the result of subtracting the value of K from the value of L as the value of L (step S1209). Subsequently, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 determines whether or not the value of L is smaller than the uneven distribution threshold (step S1210).

  If the value of L is smaller than the uneven distribution threshold value in step S1210, Px is set to Pi (step S1211), and the user is guided using the parking lot Pi as the destination point (step S1212). Specifically, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 notifies the mobile terminal 300 that the destination point is the parking lot Pi and causes the mobile terminal 300 to display the fact.

  When the value of L is greater than or equal to the uneven distribution threshold value in step S1210, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 refers to the parking lot management table 266 and determines whether or not the parking lot Pi is full (step S1213).

  If the parking lot Pi is full in step S1213, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 proceeds to step S1216 described later. When the parking lot Pi is not full in step S1213, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 determines whether or not the value of J is larger than the value obtained by subtracting the uneven distribution threshold value from the value of L (step S1214).

  If the value of J is equal to or less than the value obtained by subtracting the uneven distribution threshold value from the L value in step S1214, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 proceeds to step S1216 described later.

  When the value of J is larger than the value obtained by subtracting the uneven distribution threshold value from the L value in step S1214, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 sets the value obtained by subtracting the uneven distribution threshold value from the L value as the J value, and sets Px to Pi (step S1215). Subsequently, the uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 sets the value of i to the value of i + 1 (step S1216).

  The uneven distribution suppression processing unit 253 repeats the processing from step S1205 to step S1216, and ends the processing (step S1217).

  In this embodiment, the uneven distribution control process can guide the user so that the parking lots serving as the destination points of the divided vehicles are different. Therefore, generation | occurrence | production of the parking lot used as a destination point can be suppressed, and it can contribute to suppression of the uneven distribution occurrence of the parking lot of a destination point.

  As described above, in the vehicle rental management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment, when the parking lot serving as the departure point is unevenly distributed or is likely to occur, the vehicle lending management apparatus 200 prompts the user group to divide the vehicle more. Remove the vehicle from the parking lot at the departure point. Further, in order to suppress the uneven distribution of the parking lot serving as the destination point, when the parking lot at the destination point is likely to be unevenly distributed, the divided vehicles are guided to different parking lots. In the vehicle rental management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment, this mechanism can efficiently eliminate uneven distribution.

The present invention can be considered in the form as described in the following supplementary notes.
(Appendix 1)
A vehicle lending management method in which a computer lends a vehicle,
Obtaining a boarding location of the user group with reference to a user characteristic table storing a boarding location and a boarding location of a user group composed of a plurality of people;
With reference to a parking lot management table in which the number of vehicles parked for each parking lot is stored, among parking lots near the boarding place of the user group, a parking lot in which a predetermined number of vehicles or more are parked or the most predetermined number Identify the parking lot where a number of vehicles close to
The vehicle lending management method which transmits the notification which requests | requires the division to several units among the vehicles parked in the specified said parking lot with respect to the portable terminal which the said user group has.
(Appendix 2)
With reference to the travel time history table in which the travel time between the parking lots is stored, including the number of vehicles arriving within a predetermined time, the parking lot where the predetermined number of vehicles or more are parked or the most predetermined number The vehicle rental management method according to appendix 1, wherein a parking lot in which a close number of vehicles are parked is specified.
(Appendix 3)
Refer to the user characteristic table to obtain the place of getting off the user group,
The vehicle rental management method according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein the notification is not transmitted when a predetermined number or more of vehicles are parked in a parking lot near the disembarking place with reference to the parking lot management table.
(Appendix 4)
When there are multiple parking lots near the disembarking place,
Referring to the parking management table, identify parking lots where fewer than a predetermined number of vehicles are parked among parking lots near the disembarking place,
The vehicle rental management method according to any one of appendix 3, wherein a notification for guiding a vehicle divided into the specified parking lot is transmitted to the portable terminal of the user group.
(Appendix 5)
Supplementary note 4 for identifying a parking lot where less than the predetermined number of vehicles are parked, including the number of vehicles that arrive within a predetermined time, with reference to a movement time history table in which the movement time between parking lots is stored. Vehicle rental management method.
(Appendix 6)
The user characteristic table includes information indicating whether or not the user group can be divided,
The vehicle lending management method according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, wherein the notification is transmitted to the portable terminal of a user group capable of dividing.
(Appendix 7)
A process of obtaining a boarding location of the user group with reference to a user characteristic table storing a boarding location and a boarding location of a user group consisting of a plurality of people;
With reference to a parking lot management table in which the number of vehicles parked for each parking lot is stored, among parking lots near the boarding place of the user group, a parking lot in which a predetermined number of vehicles or more are parked or the most predetermined number A process of identifying a parking lot where a number of vehicles close to
The vehicle lending management program which makes a computer perform the process which transmits the notification which requests | requires the division to several units among the vehicles parked in the specified said parking lot with respect to the portable terminal which the said user group has.
(Appendix 8)
A vehicle lending management device that performs vehicle lending processing,
The boarding location of the user group is obtained by referring to the user characteristic table storing the boarding location and the getting-off location of the user group consisting of a plurality of people, and the parking number storing the number of vehicles parked for each parking lot is stored. Of the parking lots near the boarding place of the user group with reference to the parking lot management table, a parking lot where a predetermined number or more of vehicles are parked or a parking lot where the closest number of vehicles are parked An uneven distribution detection unit to be identified;
A vehicle lending management apparatus, comprising: a vehicle lending processing unit that transmits a notification requesting to divide a plurality of vehicles among the vehicles parked in the specified parking lot to the mobile terminals of the user group.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Vehicle lending management system 200 Vehicle lending management apparatus 250 Lending management part 251 Uneven distribution detection part 252 Vehicle lending processing part 253 Uneven distribution suppression processing part 260 Storage part 300 Terminal device

Claims (7)

A vehicle lending management method in which a computer lends a vehicle,
Obtaining a boarding location of the user group with reference to a user characteristic table storing a boarding location and a boarding location of a user group including a plurality of people;
With reference to a parking lot management table in which the number of vehicles parked for each parking lot is stored, among parking lots near the boarding place of the user group, a parking lot in which a predetermined number of vehicles or more are parked or the most predetermined number Identify the parking lot where a number of vehicles close to
To the mobile terminal corresponding to the user group, performs request rode to a plurality of vehicles parked on the parking lot that has been identified, and a notification of inducing rode has been a vehicle to different parking ,
A vehicle rental management method characterized by the above.   With reference to the travel time history table in which the travel time between the parking lots is stored, including the number of vehicles arriving within a predetermined time, the parking lot where the predetermined number of vehicles or more are parked or the most predetermined number The vehicle rental management method according to claim 1, wherein a parking lot where a close number of vehicles are parked is specified. Refer to the user characteristic table to obtain the place of getting off the user group,
The vehicle rental management method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the notification is not performed when a predetermined number or more of vehicles are parked in a parking lot near the disembarking place with reference to the parking lot management table. When there are multiple parking lots near the disembarking place,
Referring to the parking lot management table, among the parking lots near the disembarking place, identify a parking lot where a predetermined number of vehicles are parked,
The portable terminal to the vehicle rental management method according to claim 3, wherein a notification of inducing the vehicle as rode to a particular parking lot with the said user group. The user characteristic table includes information indicating whether or not the user group can be divided,
The vehicle rental management method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the notification is made to the portable terminal of a user group capable of dividing.   Refer to the user characteristic table to obtain a boarding place and alighting place of the user group,
  With reference to the parking lot management table and a location specifying table storing information including a staying time and a re-ride rate of the user for each getting-off location, out of the parking lots near the boarding location of the user group A parking lot where a predetermined number or more of vehicles set based on the stay time at the disembarking place and the re-ride rate are parked or a parking lot where the closest number of vehicles are parked is specified. Item 6. The vehicle rental management method according to any one of Items 1 to 5. A vehicle lending management device that performs vehicle lending processing,
Referring to a user characteristic table storing a boarding place and a boarding place of a user group including a plurality of people , the boarding location of the user group is obtained, and a parking lot storing the number of vehicles parked for each parking lot is stored. Of the parking lots near the boarding place of the user group with reference to the parking lot management table, a parking lot where a predetermined number or more of vehicles are parked or a parking lot where the closest number of vehicles are parked An uneven distribution detection unit to be identified;
To the mobile terminal corresponding to the user group, performs request rode to a plurality of vehicles parked on the parking lot that has been identified, and a notification of inducing rode has been a vehicle to different parking A vehicle lending management device comprising: a vehicle lending processing unit;

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