JP6695309B2 - Providing device, providing method, and providing program - Google Patents

Description

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

  In recent years, various types of robots that provide labor are being provided and developed.

JP, 2005-228153, A JP, 2002-092376, A

  Here, a provision mode is conceivable in which a robot condition required by a user or a company is accepted, and a robot is developed or provided according to the accepted condition. However, since the development of a robot is generally costly, a user with a relatively small budget, such as a small and medium-sized enterprise, cannot easily use the robot. Further, in the related art, it is not possible to easily receive the provision of labor by the robot because it is necessary to set the conditions of the robot in detail according to the content of labor required.

  The present application has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to facilitate the provision of labor by a robot.

  The providing device according to the present application is based on a result of comparison between a reception unit that receives a request for labor provision from a user, information about a robot that provides a predetermined labor, and the content of labor required to be provided by the user. Determine whether or not a robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user is registered, and if not registered, a person who can provide the labor requested by the user. And a robot, and a providing unit that provides the user with information regarding the combination of the person and the robot selected by the selecting unit.

  According to one aspect of the embodiment, it is possible to easily provide labor by a robot.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a providing process and a calculating process executed by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the robot database according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information registered in the job applicant database according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the recruitment database according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the energy consumption database according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing in which the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment selects a robot or a job seeker who provides labor. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a providing process executed by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of calculation processing executed by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration.

  Hereinafter, modes (hereinafter, referred to as “embodiments”) for implementing a providing apparatus, a providing method, and a providing program according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the providing device, the providing method, and the providing program according to the present application are not limited by this embodiment. Further, in each of the following embodiments, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals, and overlapping description will be omitted.

[Embodiment]
[1. Regarding the processing provided by the information providing device]
First, an example of the providing process and the calculating process executed by the information providing apparatus, which is an example of the calculating process, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a providing process and a calculating process executed by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment.

  In the following description, as the processing executed by the information providing device 10, labor requirements such as the content, type, time, and conditions of a person who desires to be provided by the user who requests the labor are provided. Upon receiving the job offer information indicating the conditions, the user is provided with information about a person who satisfies the labor condition indicated by the received job offer information (hereinafter, referred to as a “job seeker”) and information about a robot capable of providing the labor indicated by the job offer information. An example of the proposed processing will be described.

  Further, in the following description, an example in which a provider who provides a robot provides a robot that provides labor to a user is described. Providing a robot means ownership such as purchase or sale of the robot. The concept includes not only the provision mode on the premise of the transfer of the robot, but also the robot mode such as rental or lease. That is, the provider may provide the labor to the user by the robot in any mode.

  Here, the provider may be not only a front-end supplier that sells, rents, leases, etc. the robot, but also a person who develops and produces the robot. Further, the user may be not only a natural person, but also a corporation or a group, as long as the user receives the labor provided by the robot.

  Further, in the following description, the robot is not only a robot having human-shaped hardware but also a robot having arbitrary hardware such as an arm type, a vehicle type, an animal type, a box type, and a cylinder type. May be. For example, a robot is a device that harvests crops such as vegetables and fruits, a device that conveys the crops, a device that specifies the grade of crops using image analysis technology, sugar content estimation technology, or the like. An arbitrary device that automatically provides arbitrary labor, such as a device for sorting according to grade, a device for packing harvested products, or a combination thereof, can be adopted.

  In addition to a robot that operates standalone, a robot communicates with a server device, cloud system, etc. via a network such as the Internet, and operates according to the result of information processing in the server device or cloud system. It may be a robot or the like. Further, the robot is not limited to a robot having hardware, and may be a program such as AI (Artificial Intelligence) that provides an arbitrary service such as a translation function and various navigations. That is, in the following description, the robot includes a machine device that provides a user with predetermined labor, an information processing program, and the like. In addition to the functions described above, the robot can provide any service by using any known technology such as a positioning function.

  Further, in the following description, if the labor is a labor provided by a robot or a person, the labor having any content can be applied. For example, in the following description, as an example of labor, an example of providing harvesting work and packing work of agricultural products such as cabbage, dishes of Chinese cuisine, and the like will be described, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

[1-1. Example of information providing device]
The information providing apparatus 10 provides a provider terminal 100, a user terminal 200, a job seeker terminal 300 (see, for example, FIG. 2) via a predetermined network N such as the Internet (see, for example, FIG. 2), An information processing apparatus that can communicate with the robots R11 and R12 (hereinafter collectively referred to as the robot R10), and is realized by, for example, a server device or a cloud system. The information providing apparatus 10 may be capable of communicating with any number of provider terminals 100, user terminals 200, job seeker terminals 300, and robots R10 via the network N.

  The provider terminal 100 is a terminal device used by a provider who provides a robot to a user, and is realized by an information processing device such as a PC (Personal Computer), a server device, or a cloud system. For example, the provider terminal 100 registers the specification information indicating the specifications of the robot that the provider can provide to the user in the information providing device 10. Here, the specification of the robot is not only information about the case such as whether the robot is a human type or an arm type, weight, size of each part, movable range, etc., but also a harvesting function of a predetermined agricultural product, It is information indicating various specifications related to labor that can be provided by the robot, such as a predetermined baggage transport function, a predetermined baggage packing function, a translation function, and a cooking function.

  The user terminal 200 is a terminal device used by a user who requests the provision of labor, and is realized by an information processing device such as a PC, a server device, or a cloud system. For example, the user terminal 200 registers, in the information providing device 10, job offer information indicating the content of the labor requested by the user, the conditions of the person who provides the labor, and the like. The content of such job offer information may be information distributed to any job seeker as a so-called job advertisement.

  The job seeker terminal 300 is a terminal device used by a job seeker who provides labor, and is realized by an information processing device such as a PC, a server device, or a cloud system. For example, the job seeker terminal 300 acquires the job offer information registered in the information providing apparatus 10 and provides the obtained job offer information to the job seeker. Then, when the job seeker applies for the job offer, the job seeker terminal 300 transmits the application contents to the user terminal 200 via the information providing device 10.

  Further, the job seeker terminal 300 registers job seeker information, which is information about the job seeker such as the content of labor that can be provided by the job seeker and the age of the job seeker, in the information providing device 10. In such a case, the information providing device 10 performs matching between the job seeker information and the job offer information, provides the job seeker with job offer information regarding labor that can be provided by the job seeker, and provides the job seeker with the user. , The job offerer information of the job seeker who can provide the labor requested to be provided by the user is executed.

  The robot R10 is a robot that provides predetermined labor and is provided by a provider. For example, the robot R11 is a robot that has a human-shaped casing and that has conversations with arbitrary persons, translations, and utterances in various languages. Further, the robot R12 is assumed to be a robot that has a housing of a vehicle for carrying luggage and automatically carries arbitrary luggage.

[1-2. Example of provision processing]
In recent years, advances in robot-related technologies have provided robots capable of providing various types of labor. As such robot-related technology advances, it is considered that the demand for a marketplace for mediating robots will increase for users who request labor.

  However, it may not be easy to set the robot specifications according to the labor contents requested by the user. For example, if a user requests the provision of labor related to "cabbage harvesting", in order to recruit a person who provides the labor, information that conceptually indicates the content of labor such as "cabbage harvesting related work". You can register. However, when the user requests a robot that provides labor, "cabbage harvesting-related work" includes "cabbage harvesting", "cabbage transportation", "cabbage packing", "cabbage delivery", etc. It is necessary to set detailed specification information such as what type of labor is included, and the vehicle rating, function, and size of the robot that provides each labor. Further, if a user develops a dedicated robot for labor required to be provided, the cost will increase. For this reason, it may be difficult for the robot to provide labor.

  Therefore, the information providing device 10 executes the following providing process. First, the information providing device 10 receives a request for providing labor from a user. Further, the information providing apparatus 10 compares the information about the robot that provides a predetermined labor with the content of the labor requested by the user, and selects the robot to be proposed to the user based on the comparison result. .. Then, the information providing device 10 provides the user with information regarding the selected robot.

  That is, the information providing apparatus 10 accepts in advance registration of the specification information of a robot (for example, a robot whose sale has been started) that can be provided by the provider as a robot that can provide a predetermined labor. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 analyzes the job offer information registered by the user and specifies the content of the labor required by the user.

  For example, the information providing apparatus 10 uses the known character analysis techniques such as morphological analysis, associative memory model, and deep learning to generate information indicating the content of labor required by the user from the job offer information. Here, the information providing apparatus 10 may generate the information indicating the content of the labor at an arbitrary granularity as long as the robot capable of providing the labor can be specified.

  Subsequently, the information providing apparatus 10 selects a robot capable of providing the specified labor based on the comparison result of the specified contents of the labor and the registered specification information. That is, the information providing apparatus 10 analyzes the content of labor requested by the user, and selects the robot to be proposed to the user based on the analysis result and the specification information about the robot. More specifically, the information providing device 10 analyzes the content of the labor required by the user to specify the condition of the robot necessary for providing the labor, and selects the robot that satisfies the specified condition.

  Here, the information providing apparatus 10 determines whether or not the robot can provide the labor requested by the user, and when it determines that the robot can provide the labor, the robot is selected as a robot to be proposed to the user. To do. For example, the information providing device 10 identifies a robot that can provide the identified labor based on the specifications indicated by the specification information. To give a more specific example, the information providing device 10 specifies a robot having specifications capable of harvesting cabbage when "harvesting cabbage" is specified as a labor task. Note that such specific processing is realized by a known character analysis technique or the like. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 proposes the use of the robot capable of providing labor to the user by providing the information of the specified robot to the user.

  In other words, the information providing device 10 analyzes the job offer information registered in the same format as when the user performs a general job offer, thereby specifying the specifications of the robot capable of providing the labor required by the user. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 selects a robot that satisfies the specified specifications, that is, a robot that can provide the labor required by the user, and proposes the use of the selected robot to the user.

  As a result of such processing, the information providing apparatus 10 can propose a robot that can provide labor without requiring the user to input detailed specifications of the robot that provides labor. Can be easily used. Further, the information providing apparatus 10 selects the robot to be proposed from the robots registered in advance as the robots that can be provided by the proposer, so that it is possible to prevent an increase in cost associated with the development of the dedicated robot and the like.

[1-3. Example of information provision to the provider]
Here, if there is no robot that can provide the labor required by the user, the contents of the labor can be regarded as the needs in the development of a new robot. Therefore, when the robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user is not registered, the information providing device 10 provides the content of the labor requested by the user to the provider who provides the robot. This may encourage the promotion of new robot development.

  For example, the information providing device 10 notifies the provider of the content of the labor when the robot capable of providing the “cabbage harvesting” is not registered among the labors analyzed from the “cabbage harvesting related work”. You may. In addition, for example, when the robot capable of providing a certain labor is not registered, the information providing device 10 identifies the provider of the robot capable of providing the labor related to the labor, and notifies the identified provider. , You may notify the contents of labor that the robot that can be provided is not registered. For example, in the information providing device 10, when the robot capable of providing the “harvest of cabbage” is not registered, but the robot capable of providing the “harvest of carrot” is registered, the provider of the robot is instructed. Then, it may notify that a robot capable of providing "harvest of cabbage" is required.

  In addition, providing all the labor in which the robot that can be provided is not registered to the provider may hinder the grasp of appropriate needs. Therefore, when the robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user who satisfies the predetermined condition is not registered, the information providing apparatus 10 provides the robot with the contents of the labor requested by the user. May be provided to. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 has a predetermined fee for the labor provided by the robot, such as a user whose consideration registered as the job offer information exceeds a predetermined threshold value or a user whose service providing period is longer than the predetermined threshold value. The content of labor requested by the user estimated to exceed the threshold may be provided to the provider.

  In addition, the information providing apparatus 10 provides the robot with the content of the labor requested by the user when the robot capable of providing the labor commonly requested by the predetermined number of users is not registered. It may be provided to the provider. More specifically, the information providing apparatus 10 counts the number of users who have requested the same or common type of labor and the requested number of times. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 counts the number of times requested to harvest agricultural products such as cabbage and carrots and the number of users within a predetermined period. Then, the information providing device 10 may notify the provider that the harvest of agricultural products is requested when the counted number or the number exceeds the predetermined threshold.

  In addition, the information providing apparatus 10 analyzes the content of labor in which a robot that can be provided is not registered, and performs clustering. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 may notify the provider of the labor affairs whose content depends on the result of the clustering. That is, the information providing apparatus 10 classifies the labor required by the user according to the conditions of the robot that provides the labor, and the contents of the labor to the provider corresponding to the classified conditions of the labor. May be provided.

  For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may perform clustering of labor for each technical field of the function of the robot. More specifically, the information providing device 10 determines whether the labor that does not have a robot that can be provided is a translation-related labor, a transportation-related labor, or a harvest-related labor among the labor analyzed from the job information. Clustering is performed for each technical field of the robot. Then, the information providing device 10 may provide the content of the labor clustered as the translation-related labor to the provider of the robot that provides the translation-related labor, and the provider of the robot that provides the harvest-related labor. Alternatively, the content of the labor that is clustered as the harvest-related labor may be provided.

  Further, the information providing apparatus 10 may perform clustering of labor for each constituent element such as a part, a module, and a function of the robot. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 clusters the labor for each robot function such as whether the labor is related to the Chinese translation function or the labor is related to the Chinese speech function. Then, the information providing device 10 notifies the provider of the translation-related robot of the content of the labor related to the Chinese translation function, and informs the provider of the robot having the utterance function of each language. Alternatively, the content of labor related to the Chinese speaking function may be notified.

  Further, the information providing device 10 may provide the content of labor required by the user to a plurality of providers who respectively provide different robots. For example, if the labor content requested by the user is a Chinese translation, the information providing apparatus 10 may request the Chinese translation for a plurality of providers who provide a robot having a translation function. You may give a notice to the effect.

  The information providing apparatus 10 may provide the content of the job offer information to the provider as it is, or may provide the content of the labor specified as the analysis result of the job offer information to the provider as it is. Further, the information providing apparatus 10 generates various kinds of information for explaining the contents of the labor desired by the user, that is, information indicating the needs of the user, based on the contents of the labor, and the generated information is provided to the provider. May be provided. That is, the information providing apparatus 10 may provide the needs of the user in any form as long as the needs of the user can be communicated to the provider.

[1-4. About matching contents]
Here, in the above-described processing, when the information providing apparatus 10 receives information for recruiting a person who provides labor, such as recruitment information, from the user, the information providing apparatus 10 is capable of providing the labor indicated by the recruitment information. I made a suggestion. Here, the providing process executed by the information providing apparatus 10 is not limited to this.

  For example, the information providing device 10 determines whether or not a job seeker who can provide labor is registered based on the result of comparison between the information about the job seeker who has been registered in advance and the content of the labor requested by the user. If a job seeker who can provide labor is registered, the job seeker is selected as a proposal target. On the other hand, when the job seeker who can provide the labor is not registered, the information providing apparatus 10 selects the robot to be proposed to the user. Then, the information providing device 10 may provide the user with information regarding the selected job seeker or information regarding the selected robot. That is, the information providing apparatus 10 may propose a robot that can provide the labor shown by the job offer information only when the job seeker corresponding to the job offer information is not registered.

  The information providing apparatus 10 may select a combination of robots that can provide the labor indicated by the job offer information or a combination of the robot and the job seeker. For example, if there is no robot that can independently provide the labor indicated by the job offer information, the information providing apparatus 10 can combine the functions of the plurality of robots to provide the labor shown by the job offer information. To determine. When the information providing apparatus 10 can provide the labor indicated by the job offer information by combining the functions of the plurality of robots, the information providing apparatus 10 may provide the combination of the robots to the user. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 includes a robot that translates between Chinese and Japanese and a robot that speaks between Chinese and Japanese when the simultaneous work in the conversation between Chinese and Japanese is a labor content. The combination of may be presented to the user.

  Further, when the information providing apparatus 10 can provide the labor indicated by the job offer information by combining the skill possessed by the job seeker and the function possessed by the robot, the combination of the robot and the job seeker is used by the user. May be provided to. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 can cook Chinese food, and when a user requests a job seeker who can use Japanese, the information providing apparatus 10 can cook Chinese food but can use only Chinese. A combination of a job seeker and a robot that translates between Chinese and Japanese may be provided to the user.

  Regarding the above-mentioned process of selecting a robot or a combination of a robot and a job seeker, the morphological analysis is performed in the same manner as when selecting the robot having the specifications that can provide the specified labor by specifying the contents of the labor from the job offer information. It is realized by any analysis technique such as or associative memory. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 extracts all the functions required to provide the labor required by the user by morphological analysis, etc., and the extracted functions, the functions that each robot can provide, and the job seeker perform By comparing possible combinations of functions, a combination of robots capable of providing the labor shown by the job offer information or a combination of the robot and the job seeker may be selected.

  The information providing device 10 may select the robot based on the amount of reward that the user can provide for labor and the amount of reward that the provider desires for providing the robot. For example, in the information providing device 10, a robot capable of providing the labor required by the user is registered, but the reward amount desired by the provider for providing the robot is equal to the reward amount set by the user. If it exceeds, it is not necessary to select such a robot. Further, the information providing device 10 selects a combination of robots or a combination of a robot and a job seeker so that the total amount of rewards set by the provider or the job seeker does not exceed the amount of rewards set by the user. Good. In addition, when the user sets the hourly wage, the information providing apparatus 10 estimates the total amount of rewards associated with the use of the robot based on the time zone and the period in which the user uses the robot, and estimates it. The robots may be selected so as not to exceed the total amount.

[1-5. About monetization for information provision]
The information providing apparatus 10 may set various rewards associated with the providing process. For example, when the user uses the robot proposed to the user, that is, when the user receives the labor provided by the proposed robot, the information providing apparatus 10 notifies the user and the provider. You may charge a predetermined reward. Such a reward may vary depending on the content of the labor provided by the robot, the period for which the labor is provided, the number of times, and the like. Further, when the information providing apparatus 10 provides the provider with the information indicating the needs of the user, the information providing apparatus 10 may accept a predetermined reward from the provider.

[1-6. Example of calculation processing]
Here, it is considered that there is a consideration such as a usage fee in providing labor by the robot. However, if such consideration is not set fairly, the user may not be able to easily use the robot. For example, if the monthly fee is set for the robot, the billing amount will be the same for users who use the robot only during the day and users who use the robot continuously regardless of day or night. turn into. As a result, a user who wants to receive labor service only during the daytime may avoid using the robot and may not be able to promote the use of the robot.

  Therefore, the information providing apparatus 10 executes the following calculation process to calculate and set a charge related to the use of the robot, that is, a use charge. For example, the information providing device 10 acquires information indicating the amount of energy consumed by the robot that provides a predetermined labor. For example, the information providing device 10 acquires information indicating the amount of energy consumed from the robot via a predetermined communication path such as the Internet. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 calculates a charge for using the robot according to the amount of energy. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 acquires, as the amount of energy, information indicating the amount of power consumed by the robot (hereinafter, also referred to as the amount of power consumption).

  Here, if the robot provides labor, it is predicted that power will be consumed in accordance with the labor provided. For example, a robot that provides labor during the daytime may consume less power than a robot that continuously provides labor during the day. Also, for example, a robot carrying heavier luggage may consume more power than a robot carrying lighter luggage.

  That is, the power consumption of the robot can be an index indicating the amount of labor provided by the robot. Therefore, the information providing apparatus 10 calculates the usage fee of the robot based on the power consumption of the robot. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 sets a fixed basic charge and a pay-per-use charge based on the amount of labor as the robot use charge, and calculates the pay-per-use charge based on the power consumption of the robot. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 may charge the user the sum of the basic charge and the pay-per-use charge in cooperation with a payment server that executes various payment processes.

[1-7. About charges according to labor)
Here, if the content of labor provided by the robot is labor related to the transportation of cargo, it is expected that the difference in power consumption according to the amount of labor will appear relatively clearly, while the labor provided by the robot When the contents relate to information processing such as translation, the difference in power consumption depending on the amount of labor may not occur much. Therefore, the information providing apparatus 10 may calculate the charge for using the robot based on the amount of power consumption and the content of labor provided by the robot.

  For example, when the labor provided by the robot is labor related to transportation of a predetermined cargo, the information providing apparatus 10 calculates the sum of a basic charge lower than a predetermined threshold and a usage-based charge based on power consumption as a usage charge. You may. On the other hand, when the labor provided by the robot is a labor other than the labor related to the transportation of the predetermined cargo, the information providing device 10 uses the sum of the basic charge higher than the predetermined threshold and the usage-based charge based on the power consumption. It may be calculated as a charge.

  Further, the information providing apparatus 10 is a basic charge according to the type of labor provided by the robot, and the lower the basic charge is set for the type of labor that consumes more power when providing the labor. Alternatively, the sum of the pay-as-you-go charges may be calculated as the usage charge. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 sets the basic charge of the robot that provides the labor for carrying the relatively heavy cargo to be lower than the basic charge of the robot that provides the labor that does not carry the cargo such as cleaning. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 may use the amount obtained by adding the basic charge to the basic charge and the usage-based charge based on the power consumption.

  Further, the information providing apparatus 10 may change the charge per unit of labor provided by the robot according to the type of labor provided by the robot. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 calculates the sum of a first basic charge and a pay-as-you-go charge obtained by adding the power consumption amount to the first pay-as-you-go as the charge for using the robot that provides the first labor related to the transportation of cargo. calculate. On the other hand, the information providing apparatus 10 uses the second basic charge, which is higher than the first basic charge, and the second basic charge, which is higher than the first pay-per-use amount, as the usage charge of the robot that provides the second labor related to information processing. You may calculate the sum with the amount-of-use charge which integrated power consumption with the amount of consumption.

[1-8. Calculation of charges]
Further, the information providing apparatus 10 may calculate the usage charge of the robot based on not only the type of labor provided by the robot and the amount of consumed power but also other information. For example, when the information providing apparatus 10 can acquire a log associated with the operation of the robot, the information providing apparatus 10 may calculate the usage fee based on the log.

  To give a more specific example, the information providing apparatus 10 further acquires the date and time at which the robot provided the labor, the content of the labor provided by the robot, or the operation information indicating the portion operated by the robot. For example, the information providing device 10 acquires operation information indicating a motor that the robot has moved to move an arm or a wheel. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 may calculate a charge for using the robot based on the power consumption and the operation information. For example, the information providing device 10 may correct the pay-as-you-go charge according to the amount of power consumption according to the date and time indicated by the operation information, the content of labor, the operated parts, and the like.

  By executing such a process, the information providing apparatus 10 can calculate the pay-per-use fee in consideration of the power consumption amount generated by the provision of the additional labor that accompanies the provision of the main labor. For example, in the information providing device 10, when the main labor of the robot is labor related to translation, but the power consumption that occurs due to movement of the robot occurs, etc., the amount of power consumed to provide labor related to translation. It is possible to calculate a pay-as-you-go rate based on.

  Further, the information providing apparatus 10 may calculate a charge for using the robot based on the provided development cost of the robot and the amount of power consumption. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may set a higher basic charge or a pay-per-use charge as the development cost of the provided robot is higher.

[1-9. About energy]
In the above description, the information providing apparatus 10 calculates the charge based on the power consumption. However, the embodiment is not limited to this. For example, when the robot moves by an internal combustion engine that uses fuel such as gasoline, the information providing device 10 may calculate the usage fee of the robot based on the amount of fuel consumed. That is, the information providing apparatus 10 can employ an arbitrary amount of energy as long as the usage fee is calculated based on the amount of energy consumed when the robot provides labor.

[1-10. About collecting skills]
Here, the information providing device 10 may collect the skill possessed by the user by acquiring the labor information regarding the content of the labor provided by the robot from the robot provided to the user.

  For example, in the use of a robot, the user may make unique settings in order to realize the labor desired by the user. For example, in a painting robot that paints a vehicle, an operation that imitates the movement of a user with high painting skill may be set. Such settings can be useful information when a provider develops a robot.

  Therefore, the information providing apparatus 10 acquires the labor information related to the content of labor provided by the robot, such as the operation content set when the user uses the robot and the operation content of the robot, when the user's permission is obtained. To do. Then, the information providing device 10 may provide the acquired labor information to the provider.

  Further, when the information providing apparatus 10 receives the labor information from the user, the information providing apparatus 10 may set a reward for providing the labor information. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may reduce the fee for using the robot used by the user.

  Further, when the information providing apparatus 10 obtains the information on the labor different from the predetermined labor from the user who uses the robot to receive the provision of the predetermined labor, the information providing apparatus 10 reduces the charge for the use of the robot. May be. For example, a user who receives the labor provided by the robot may desire to receive the labor provided by the robot different from the labor provided. To give a more specific example, a user who has been provided with labor by a robot that harvests potatoes may want to harvest carrots using the robot. Also, the user may want to pack or deliver the harvested potatoes when using the potato harvesting robot. In other words, when a user receives labor provided by a robot, the user may want to receive other labor related to the labor or various labor not related to the labor by the robot. ..

  Thus, the labor desired by the user who has been provided with the predetermined labor by the robot, and the labor different from the predetermined labor, the labor that can be provided in the future using the robot or the different robot, That is, it is considered to be labor that indicates the needs of the user. Therefore, the information providing device 10 may acquire information indicating the content of labor different from the predetermined labor from the user to whom the robot is provided to provide the predetermined labor. For example, the information providing device 10 acquires information indicating the provided robot and the content of the labor desired to be provided (hereinafter, may be described as “labor desired to be performed in the future”) from the user. May be. Then, when the information providing apparatus 10 acquires the information indicating the desired labor from the user, the information providing device 10 provides the usage fee when the robot is used to provide the predetermined labor and the labor desired by the user. Therefore, the charge may be reduced from the future usage of the robot.

  In addition, the information providing apparatus 10 learns the relationship between the information indicating the desired future labor and the specifications of the robot, and proposes the robot when the labor similar to the labor is requested. You may be able to. That is, the information providing apparatus 10 may learn the usage pattern of the robot that the developer could not think of from the needs of the user. In addition, when there is a request for a certain labor, the information providing apparatus 10 may learn a combination of robots used to provide the labor, and the like.

[1-11. Example of providing device and calculation process]
Next, an example of the flow of the providing process and the calculating process will be described with reference to FIG. First, the flow of the providing process shown in steps S1 to S10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 accepts registration of specification information indicating specifications of a robot that can be provided by the provider from the provider terminal 100 (step S1). In such a case, the information providing device 10 registers the received spec information in a predetermined database.

  On the other hand, the information providing apparatus 10 receives the job offer information regarding the provision of labor from the user terminal 200 at an arbitrary timing (step S2). In such a case, the information providing device 10 analyzes the job offer information and identifies the specifications of the robot capable of providing labor (step S3). Then, the information providing apparatus 10 selects a robot to be proposed for use, based on the matching result between the specified specifications and the registered specifications of the robot (step S4). For example, the information providing apparatus 10 selects a robot capable of providing labor based on the comparison result of the specifications.

  Here, when the robot capable of providing labor is not registered, the information providing device 10 provides the content of the labor to the provider as the needs of the user (step S5). On the other hand, when the robot capable of providing labor is registered, the information providing apparatus 10 proposes to the user to use the selected robot (step S6). Then, when the information providing apparatus 10 receives a request for the provision of labor by the robot from the user (step S7), the information providing device 10 requests the provider of the selected robot to provide the robot (step S8). As a result, the provider provides the user with a robot (for example, the robot R11 or the robot R12) that provides the service requested by the user (step S9). Then, the information providing apparatus 10 sets the reward associated with the contract conclusion (step S10).

  Next, the flow of the calculation process shown in steps S11 to S13 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. First, the information providing apparatus 10 acquires the power consumption amount from the robot R10 (step S11). Then, the information providing apparatus 10 calculates the usage fee according to the labor content, the development cost, and the like based on the power consumption (step S12).

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the robot R11 is a robot that exhibits a translation function and the like, and the robot R12 is a robot that carries cargo. In such a case, the information providing apparatus 10 calculates, as the usage fee of the robot R12, the sum of the first basic fee and the metered rate fee in which the power consumption of the robot R12 is added to the first metered rate amount. On the other hand, the information providing apparatus 10 uses the robot R11 in the second basic charge, which is higher than the first basic charge, and the second usage amount, which is higher than the first usage amount, as the usage charge of the robot R11. Calculate the sum with the pay-as-you-go rate. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 sets the calculated usage fee as the charge amount for the user (step S13).

[2. Configuration of information providing device]
Hereinafter, an example of the functional configuration of the information providing device 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the information providing device 10 includes a communication unit 20, a storage unit 30, and a control unit 40.

  The communication unit 20 is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. The communication unit 20 is connected to the network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits / receives information to / from the provider terminal 100, the user terminal 200, the job seeker terminal 300, and the robot R10.

  The storage unit 30 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory (Flash Memory), or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 30 also stores a robot database 31, a job seeker database 32, a job recruitment database 33, and a consumed energy database 34.

  In the robot database 31, information about robots that provide predetermined labor is registered. For example, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the robot database according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 3, information such as “robot ID (Identifier)”, “provider information”, and “spec information” is registered in the robot database 31. In addition to the information shown in FIG. 3, the robot database 31 may be registered with arbitrary information about the robot, such as a robot usage fee or development cost desired by the provider.

  Here, the "robot ID" is an identifier for identifying the robot. The "provider information" is information indicating the provider who provides the robot indicated by the associated "robot ID". The “spec information” is spec information indicating the spec of the robot indicated by the associated “robot ID”.

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, the robot database 31 has a robot ID “robot ID # 1”, provider information “provider information # 1”, and spec information “spec information # 1 (wheel width # 1, arm width # 1, maximum load capacity # 1 ...) ”are registered in association with each other. Such information indicates that the robot indicated by the robot ID “robot ID # 1” is provided by the provider indicated by the provider information “provider information # 1”, and the spec information “spec information # 1 (wheel Width # 1, arm width # 1, maximum load capacity # 1 ...) ”.

  Note that in the example shown in FIG. 3, conceptual values such as “robot ID # 1” and “provider information # 1” are described, but in reality, the robot database 31 includes numerical values for identifying the robot and Data such as a character string, an identifier of the provider, and characters indicating information about the provider will be registered.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the description will be continued. Information regarding job applicants is registered in the job applicant database 32. For example, FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information registered in the job applicant database according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 4, information such as “job seeker ID” and “job seeker information” is registered in the job seeker database 32. In addition to the information shown in FIG. 4, any information related to the job seeker, such as the amount of reward desired by the job seeker, may be registered in the job seeker database 32.

  Here, the “job seeker ID” is an identifier for identifying the job seeker. Further, the “job seeker information” is various information related to the job seeker such as the contents of labor that can be provided by the job seeker indicated by the associated “job seeker ID”, the qualification of the job seeker, age, sex, work history, etc. Is. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, the job applicant database 32 has a job applicant ID “job seeker ID # 1”, job seeker information “job seeker information # 1 (name # 1, age # 1, gender # 1, work history, job history). # 1, qualification # 1 ...) ”are registered in association with each other. For such information, the job seeker information of the job seeker indicated by the job seeker ID “job seeker ID # 1” is the job seeker information “job seeker information # 1 (name # 1, age # 1, gender # 1, work history # 1, qualification # 1 ...) ”.

  Note that in the example shown in FIG. 4, conceptual values such as “job seeker ID # 1” and “job seeker information # 1” are described, but in reality, the job seeker database 32 identifies job seekers. Data such as numerical values, character strings, and characters indicating various kinds of information regarding job seekers are registered.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the description will be continued. Recruiting information registered by the user is registered in the recruiting database 33. For example, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the recruitment database according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the recruitment database 33 has registered therein recruitment information having items such as “recruitment information ID”, “labor information”, “desired information” and the like. In addition to the information shown in FIG. 5, arbitrary information related to the job offer may be registered in the job offer database 33.

  Here, the “employment information ID” is an identifier for identifying the recruitment information. The “labor information” is various information related to labor, such as the content of the labor requested by the user, the period, and the amount of remuneration. The "desired information" is information indicating conditions desired by the user in providing labor. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5, in the recruitment database 33, the recruitment information ID “recruitment information ID # 1”, labor information “labor information # 1 (labor content # 1, labor period # 1, remuneration # 1 ... .) ”And desired information“ 30s or less, robot acceptable ”are registered in association with each other. In such information, the content of labor requested by the job offer information indicated by the job offer information ID "job offer information ID # 1" is the labor information "labor information # 1 (labor content # 1, labor period # 1, remuneration # 1. "...)". Further, such information is provided even if the user desires to be provided with labor by a job seeker in his or her 30's or less, as indicated by the desired information "30s or less, robot acceptable". Indicates goodness.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the description will be continued. Information indicating the amount of energy consumed by the robot in providing labor is registered in the energy consumption database 34. For example, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the energy consumption database according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the energy consumption database 34 is registered with information having items such as “robot ID”, “provider information”, “energy consumption information”, “labor type”, and “utilization fee”. There is.

  Here, "provider information" is information indicating the user to whom the robot indicated by the associated robot ID is provided. The “energy consumption information” is information indicating the amount of energy consumed by the robot indicated by the associated robot ID in providing labor, for example, information indicating the amount of power consumption. The “labor type” is information indicating the type of labor provided by the robot indicated by the associated robot ID. The “utilization fee” is the usage fee of the robot indicated by the associated robot ID.

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6, in the energy consumption database 34, the robot ID “robot ID # 1”, the provision destination information “user # 1”, the energy consumption information “power consumption # 1”, and the labor type “transportation” , ”And the usage charge“ charge # 1 ”are registered in association with each other. Such information is provided to the user indicated by the destination information “user # 1” by the robot indicated by the robot ID “robot ID # 1”, and when the robot provides labor, Energy consumption information indicates that power is consumed by "power consumption # 1". Further, in such information, the robot indicated by the robot ID "robot ID # 1" provides the labor of the type indicated by the labor type "transportation", and the calculated use charge is the use charge "charge # 1". Is shown.

  Note that in the example shown in FIG. 6, conceptual values such as “power consumption # 1” and “charge # 1” are described, but in reality, the energy consumption database 34 stores the amount of energy consumption and usage. Numerical values indicating the charge will be registered.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the description will be continued. The control unit 40 is a controller, and for example, a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) causes various programs stored in a storage device inside the information providing apparatus 10 to be a RAM or the like. Is implemented as a work area. The control unit 40 is a controller, and may be realized by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). The control unit 40 is an arithmetic processing device that reads the index.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 40 includes a reception unit 41, a selection unit 42, a provision unit 43, an acquisition unit 44, a calculation unit 45, and a setting unit 46. The reception unit 41 receives a labor service request from a user. Specifically, the reception unit 41 receives, as a request, information for recruiting a person who provides labor.

  For example, the reception unit 41 receives, from the provider terminal 100, the specification information indicating the specifications of the robot that can be provided by the provider. In such a case, the reception unit 41 registers the robot ID of the robot that can be provided by the provider, the provider information indicating the provider, and the received specification information in the robot database 31 in association with each other. Further, the reception unit 41 receives, from the user terminal 200, recruitment information including labor information indicating labor content and desired information. In such a case, the reception unit 41 registers the received job offer information in the job offer database 33. Further, the reception unit 41 receives job applicant information from the job applicant terminal 300. In such a case, the reception unit 41 registers the received job applicant information in the job applicant database 32 in association with the job applicant ID.

  The selection unit 42 selects a robot to be proposed to the user based on the result of comparison between the information about the robot that provides a predetermined labor and the content of the labor requested by the user. Specifically, the selection unit 42 analyzes the content of labor requested by the user and selects a robot to be proposed to the user based on the analysis result and the information about the robot.

  For example, the selection unit 42 refers to the recruitment database 33 at a predetermined processing timing, and acquires the recruitment information registered by the user. The selecting unit 42 also analyzes the labor information and the desired information included in the job offer information to specify the conditions of the robot necessary to provide the labor. For example, the selection unit 42 uses a technique such as associative memory or machine learning to specify the robot specifications required to provide labor based on the labor content and labor time indicated by the labor information. To give a more specific example, when the labor content is “cabbage harvesting-related work”, the selection unit 42 determines that the type of labor provided is “harvesting cabbage”, “transporting cabbage”, and “cabbage harvesting”. It specifies that it is "packing", "delivery of cabbage", and the like. In addition, the selection unit 42 specifies the size, weight, arm size, operating range, function, etc. of the robot as the specifications of the robot capable of providing each labor.

  Then, the selection unit 42 refers to the robot database 31 and identifies the robot associated with the specification information that satisfies the identified specifications. More specifically, the selection unit 42 refers to the specification information of various robots registered in the robot database 31 and determines whether or not each robot can provide the labor requested by the user. Then, when the selection unit 42 determines that a certain robot can provide the labor requested by the user, the selection unit 42 selects the robot as a robot to be proposed to the user. As described above, the selection unit 42 analyzes the content of the labor requested by the user, specifies the condition of the robot necessary to provide the labor, and selects the robot that satisfies the specified condition.

  Further, the selection unit 42 may select a combination of robots capable of providing the labor requested by the user. For example, when there is no robot that alone satisfies all types of labor specified from the job information, the selection unit 42 determines whether or not a robot that can be provided for each labor is registered, and selects each labor. When a plurality of robots that can be provided are registered, a combination of these robots may be selected. For example, the selection unit 42 can provide a robot that can provide "cabbage harvesting", a robot that can deliver "cabbage transportation", and a "cabbage packaging" as robots that provide "cabbage harvesting-related operations". A combination of various robots and robots that can provide "delivery of cabbage" may be selected.

  Further, the selection unit 42 may select a combination of a job seeker and a robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user. For example, the selection unit 42 determines whether a robot that can be provided for each labor is registered. Then, when there is no robot that can provide some of the labor, the selection unit 42 refers to the job seeker database 32 and identifies the job seeker who can provide the labor. For example, the selection unit 42 is registered with a robot capable of providing “transportation of cabbage” and “delivery of cabbage”, but a robot providing “harvesting of cabbage” and “packing of cabbage” is registered. If not, identify job seekers who are able to provide “harvest cabbage” and “pack cabbage”. Then, the selection unit 42 selects a combination of a robot capable of providing “transportation of cabbage” and “delivery of cabbage” and a job seeker who provides “harvesting of cabbage” and “packing of cabbage”.

  The selection unit 42 may select the robot only when there is no job seeker who can provide the labor indicated by the job offer information. For example, the selection unit 42 registers job seekers capable of providing labor based on the result of comparison between the information about job seekers registered in the job seeker database 32 and the content of labor requested by the user. It is determined whether or not there is. Then, when the job seeker who can provide the labor is registered, the selection unit 42 selects the job seeker as the provision target. On the other hand, when the job seeker capable of providing labor is not registered, the selection unit 42 refers to the robot database 31 and selects a robot to be proposed to the user.

  Note that the selection unit 42 does not have to select the robot when the desired information indicated by the job offer information includes information indicating that the use of the robot is not permitted, such as “no robot”.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 7, an example of a process in which the information providing apparatus 10 selects a robot or a job seeker will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing in which the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment selects a robot or a job seeker who provides labor. For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, the information providing device 10 stores the specification information of the robots # 1 to # 3 and the job applicant information of the job applicant # 1.

  More specifically, the robot # 1 is a robot having specifications such as "wheel width # 1", "arm width # 1", and "load capacity # 1". The robot # 2 is a robot having specifications such as "wheel width # 2", "arm width # 2", and "load amount # 2". Robot # 3 is a robot having specifications such as "Chinese translation function", "Japanese speech function", and "Chinese speech function". Further, the job seeker # 1 is a job seeker who has skills (that is, specifications) such as “Chinese available” and “Chinese food cooking”.

  Here, as shown in (B) in FIG. 7, the information providing device 10 accepts job offer information for requesting labor provision related to “harvesting of cabbage” for “1,000 yen per hour”. In such a case, the information providing device 10 analyzes the “cabbage harvest”, which is the content of labor, and as shown in (C) of FIG. 7, the robot required to provide the “cabbage harvest”. The specifications “wheel width # 1”, “arm width # 1”, and “load capacity # 1” are specified as analysis results. As a result, the information providing apparatus 10 selects the robot # 1 as a proposal target as a robot capable of providing labor related to "harvesting cabbage", as shown in FIG. 7D.

  On the other hand, as shown in (E) of FIG. 7, the information providing device 10 asks for labor provision related to “cooking of Chinese food” for “1,000 yen per hour” and sets “necessary Japanese” as desired information. Accept job vacancies for content. In such a case, the information providing device 10 analyzes the contents of the labor, and as shown in (F) of FIG. 7, the specifications of the robot necessary to provide the labor include “cooking of Chinese food” and “ "Chinese translation function" and "Japanese speaking function" are specified as analysis results. That is, the information providing apparatus 10 specifies not only the labor content but also the specifications for satisfying the desired information. The information providing device 10 specifies the specifications of the robot to which the labor can be applied by satisfying all the labor contents and the desired information.

  Here, in the example shown in FIG. 7A, there is no robot having the specifications of “cooking of Chinese food”, “Chinese translation function”, and “Japanese speech function”. In such a case, the information providing device 10 specifies a combination of a plurality of robots that satisfy the specified specifications or a combination of a robot and a job seeker. Here, in the example shown in FIG. 7A, the robot # 3 has specifications such as “Chinese translation function”, “Japanese speech function”, and “Chinese speech function”. , "Chinese available", "Chinese food cooking" skills. Therefore, when the robot # 3 and the job seeker # 1 are combined, the information providing apparatus 10 determines that the labor content of the job offer information shown in FIG. 7E can be provided. As a result, the information providing apparatus 10 selects a combination of the job seeker # 1 and the robot # 3 as a proposal target as a robot capable of providing labor, as shown in (G) of FIG. 7.

  The information providing apparatus 10 may select a robot, a combination of robots, or a combination of a robot and a job seeker based on the information about the reward for labor. For example, the job offer information shown in (B) of FIG. 7 requires that the labor service be provided at “1000 yen per hour”. In such a case, the information providing device 10 is a robot having specifications capable of providing labor, among the robots # 1 to # 3, and a robot whose usage fee associated with provision is 1,000 yen or less per hour. Just select it. That is, the information providing apparatus 10 may select the robot # 1 as a proposal target when the usage fee of the robot # 1 is 1,000 yen or less per hour.

  Further, for example, the job offer information shown in (E) of FIG. 7 requests that labor service be provided at “1000 yen per hour”. In such a case, the information providing apparatus 10 may determine that the job seeker # 1 and the robot seek when the sum of the hourly wage desired by the job seeker # 1 and the usage fee per hour of the robot # 3 is 1000 yen or less. The combination of # 3 may be selected as a proposal target.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the description will be continued. The providing unit 43 provides the user with information regarding the robot selected by the selecting unit 42. For example, the providing unit 43 transmits to the user terminal 200, together with the specification information of the robot selected by the selection unit 42, the usage fee, and the like, proposal information for proposing use of the robot.

  The providing unit 43 may provide the user with information regarding the job applicant selected by the selecting unit 42 or information regarding the robot. Further, the providing unit 43 may provide the user with information regarding the combination of the person and the robot selected by the selecting unit 42 and information regarding the combination of the robots selected by the selecting unit 42.

  Further, when the robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user is not registered, the providing unit 43 provides the contents of the labor requested by the user to the provider who provides the robot. Good. That is, the providing unit 43 may provide the needs of the user to the provider. For example, when the robot capable of providing the labor commonly requested by a predetermined number of users is not registered, the providing unit 43 provides the robot with the contents of the labor requested by the user. May be provided to the person. Further, the providing unit 43 classifies the labor requested by the user according to the condition of the robot that provides the labor, and the content of the labor is provided to the provider corresponding to the condition in which the labor is classified. May be provided. For example, the providing unit 43 may provide the content of the labor related to the harvest of the agricultural products and the content of the labor not provided by the robot that can be provided to the provider who provides the robot related to the harvest of the agricultural products. .. In addition, the providing unit 43 may provide the content of labor required by the user to a plurality of providers who respectively provide different robots.

  The acquisition unit 44 acquires information indicating the amount of energy consumed by the robot that provides a predetermined labor. More specifically, the acquisition unit 44 acquires information indicating the amount of power consumed by the robot provided to the user via a predetermined communication path such as the network N. In addition to the power consumption, the acquisition unit 44 further acquires the date and time when the robot provided the labor, the content of the labor provided by the robot, or the operation information indicating the portion operated by the robot. In such a case, the acquisition unit 44 registers the acquired power consumption amount and operation information in the energy consumption database 34 together with the type of labor of the robot.

  The acquisition unit 44 may acquire labor information regarding the content of labor provided by the robot from a user who uses the robot. That is, the acquisition unit 44 may collect the skills possessed by the user. For example, when the user's permission is obtained, the acquisition unit 44 acquires labor information related to labor contents provided by the robot, such as motion contents set when the user uses the robot and motion contents of the robot. May be.

  The calculation unit 45 calculates a charge for using the robot according to the amount of energy. More specifically, the calculation unit 45 calculates a charge for using the robot based on the amount of energy and the content of labor provided by the robot. For example, the calculation unit 45 sets a basic charge and a pay-per-use charge as usage charges. Then, the calculation unit 45 calculates a higher amount of the usage-based charge as the amount of power consumption increases, and calculates the sum of the basic charge and the usage-based charge as the usage charge.

  Here, the calculation unit 45 may change the basic charge and the amount of the pay-per-work charge per labor depending on the type of service. For example, when the labor provided by the robot is labor related to transportation of a predetermined cargo, the calculation unit 45 calculates the sum of the basic charge lower than the predetermined threshold and the usage-based charge based on the amount of energy. On the other hand, when the labor provided by the robot is labor other than labor related to transportation of cargo such as translation, the calculation unit 45 calculates a sum of a basic amount higher than a predetermined threshold value and a pay-per-use amount based on the amount of energy. Good. In addition, when the labor provided by the robot is labor related to transportation of a predetermined cargo, the calculation unit 45 sets the pay-per-work rate per labor higher than a predetermined amount, and the labor provided by the robot is related to transportation of the cargo. In the case of labor other than labor, the pay-per-labor charge may be set lower than a predetermined amount.

  Note that the calculation unit 45 may calculate the fee for using the robot based on the energy amount and the operation information. For example, the calculation unit 45 may perform the calculation such that the longer the time the robot provides the predetermined labor, the higher the usage fee. Further, the calculation unit 45 may perform the calculation such that the larger the amount of labor provided, the heavier the parcel carried, and the longer the parcel is transported, the larger the amount of the usage charge. That is, the calculation unit 45 may perform the calculation so that the amount of the usage charge increases as the amount of labor increases.

  Further, when the calculation unit 45 receives the labor information from the user, the calculation unit 45 may reduce the usage fee for the use of the robot used by the user. For example, if the calculation unit 45 acquires the information set in the robot by the “user # 1” who is the provision destination of the robot indicated by the robot ID “robot ID # 1”, the calculation unit 45 determines that the robot ID “robot ID # 1” is The robot usage fee shown may be reduced. In addition, the calculation unit 45 may calculate a charge for using the robot based on the development cost of the robot and the amount of energy. For example, the calculation unit 45 may perform the calculation so that the higher the robot development cost, the higher the usage fee.

  The setting unit 46 sets the usage fee calculated by the calculation unit 45. For example, the setting unit 46 charges the user with the usage fee calculated by the calculation unit 45 in cooperation with an external payment server or the like.

[3. Example of flow of processing executed by information providing apparatus]
Subsequently, the flow of the providing process executed by the information providing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a providing process executed by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. The information providing apparatus 10 can execute the process shown in FIG. 8 in any unit at any timing.

  For example, the information providing device 10 receives the specification information of the robot from the provider (step S101). In addition, the information providing apparatus 10 receives job offer information from the user as a labor request (step S102). Subsequently, the information providing apparatus 10 analyzes the content of the labor work indicated by the job offer information, and specifies the specifications of the robot for providing the labor work (step S103).

  Here, the information providing apparatus 10 determines whether or not a robot satisfying the specified specifications is registered (step S104), and if not registered (step S104: No), the robots or the job seeker and the robot are registered. By combining and, it is determined whether labor can be provided (step S105). If the labor can be provided by combining the robots or the job seeker and the robot (step S105: Yes), the information providing apparatus 10 selects the robots or the job seeker and the robot in combination. (Step S106), the selected robot, job seeker, etc. are proposed to the user (step S107), and the process ends. In addition, when the robot satisfying the specified specifications is registered (step S104: Yes), the information providing apparatus 10 selects the robot satisfying the specifications (step S108) and executes step S107.

  If the information providing apparatus 10 determines that the labor cannot be provided even if the robots are combined with each other or the job seeker and the robot are combined (step S105: No), the needs of the user are specified from the labor content. (Step S109). That is, the information providing apparatus 10 performs clustering of labor content, and identifies labor that is not registered with a robot or the like that can be provided and that is requested by more users than a predetermined number of users. .. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 notifies the identified needs to the provider (step S110) and ends the process.

  Next, the flow of the calculation process executed by the information providing device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. explain. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of calculation processing executed by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 determines whether it is a predetermined processing timing (step S201), and when it is not the predetermined processing timing (step S201: No), waits until the predetermined processing timing.

  In addition, when it is the predetermined processing timing (step S201: Yes), the information providing apparatus 10 acquires the power consumption amount from the robot provided to the user (step S202). Subsequently, the information providing apparatus 10 calculates the pay-per-use charge based on the amount of power consumption and the type of labor (step S203). Then, the information providing apparatus 10 sets the sum of the basic charge according to the type of labor and the calculated pay-as-you-go charge as the usage charge (step S204), and ends the process.

[4. Modification example)
In the above, an example of the providing process and the calculating process by the information providing apparatus 10 has been described. However, the embodiment is not limited to this. Hereinafter, variations of the providing process and the calculating process executed by the information providing apparatus 10 will be described.

[4-1. Information provided to the provider]
In the example described above, the information providing device 10 provides the provider with information indicating the needs of the user. Here, the information providing device 10 may provide the information indicating the needs of the user in an arbitrary manner. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 analyzes the labor content of the job offer information for which the robot capable of providing the labor has not been registered, and specifies the specifications of the robot capable of providing the labor. Then, the information providing device 10 may provide the information indicating the specified specifications to the provider. That is, the information providing apparatus 10 may rewrite the job offer information into a format that the provider can easily understand.

[4-2. About skill information]
In the example described above, the information providing apparatus 10 acquires the labor information such as the setting contents and the operation contents set by the user in providing the labor through the robot provided to the user, thereby Collected skills. Here, the information providing apparatus 10 may use a variety of analysis techniques such as clustering to make the collected user skills into a library. Further, the information providing apparatus 10 may deliver the collected user skills to other users, and may set rewards associated with the delivery. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 acquires labor information indicating the operation content set by the first user from the painting robot provided to the first user. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 distributes the skill possessed by the first user to the painting robot used by the second user by reproducing the operation content set by the first user. May be.

  Further, the acquired labor information can be an index for improving the operation and hardware of the robot. The information providing device 10 may promote the development of a new robot by providing the acquired labor information to the provider. In addition, the information providing apparatus 10 rewards the user who provided the labor information when the labor information is provided to the provider, or when the provider develops or updates the robot based on the labor information. May be set.

[4-3. About usage fee based on energy consumption]
In the example described above, the information providing apparatus 10 calculates the pay-per-use charge based on the amount of power consumption. However, the embodiment is not limited to this. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may calculate the entire usage fee based on the power consumption. In addition to the above-mentioned information, the information providing apparatus 10 may calculate the usage fee based on arbitrary information as long as the information can be acquired from the robot.

[4-4. Device configuration〕
The information providing device 10 may be implemented by a front-end server that implements the providing process and a back-end server that implements the calculating process. In such a case, the reception unit 41, the selection unit 42, and the provision unit 43 shown in FIG. 2 are arranged in the front-end server, and the acquisition unit 44, the calculation unit 45, and the setting unit 46 are arranged in the back-end server. To be done. Further, the databases 31 to 34 registered in the storage unit 30 may be held in an external storage server.

[4-5. Other]
Further, of the processes described in the above embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed may be manually performed, and conversely, the processes described as being manually performed. All or part of the above can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedures, specific names, information including various data and parameters shown in the above-mentioned documents and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. For example, the various kinds of information shown in each drawing are not limited to the illustrated information.

  Further, each component of each device shown in the drawings is functionally conceptual and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown. That is, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part of the device may be functionally or physically distributed / arranged in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. It can be integrated and configured.

  Further, the respective embodiments described above can be appropriately combined within a range in which the processing content is not inconsistent.

[4-6. program〕
Further, the information providing device 10 according to the above-described embodiment is realized by, for example, a computer 1000 having a configuration shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration. The computer 1000 is connected to an output device 1010 and an input device 1020, and an arithmetic device 1030, a primary storage device 1040, a secondary storage device 1050, an output IF (Interface) 1060, an input IF 1070, and a network IF 1080 are connected by a bus 1090. Have.

  The arithmetic unit 1030 operates based on a program stored in the primary storage device 1040 or the secondary storage device 1050, a program read from the input device 1020, or the like, and executes various processes. The primary storage device 1040 is a memory device such as a RAM that temporarily stores data used by the arithmetic device 1030 for various calculations. The secondary storage device 1050 is a storage device in which data used by the arithmetic device 1030 for various calculations and various databases are registered, and is a ROM (Read Only Memory), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), flash memory, or the like. It is realized by.

  The output IF 1060 is an interface for transmitting information to be output to an output device 1010 that outputs various kinds of information such as a monitor and a printer. For example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or a DVI (Digital Visual Interface), It is realized by a connector of a standard such as HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface). The input IF 1070 is an interface for receiving information from various input devices 1020 such as a mouse, a keyboard, and a scanner, and is realized by, for example, USB.

  The input device 1020 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a PD (Phase change rewritable Disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), or a tape. It may be a device that reads information from a medium, a magnetic recording medium, a semiconductor memory, or the like. The input device 1020 may also be an external storage medium such as a USB memory.

  The network IF 1080 receives data from another device via the network N and sends the data to the arithmetic device 1030, and also transmits data generated by the arithmetic device 1030 via the network N to another device.

  The arithmetic device 1030 controls the output device 1010 and the input device 1020 via the output IF 1060 and the input IF 1070. For example, the arithmetic device 1030 loads a program from the input device 1020 or the secondary storage device 1050 onto the primary storage device 1040, and executes the loaded program.

  For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information providing device 10, the arithmetic device 1030 of the computer 1000 realizes the function of the control unit 40 by executing the program loaded on the primary storage device 1040.

[5. effect〕
As described above, the information providing apparatus 10 accepts a labor service request from a user. Then, the information providing device 10 selects and selects the robot to be proposed to the user based on the result of comparison between the information about the robot that provides the predetermined labor and the content of the labor requested by the user. Provide information about the robot to the user. For this reason, the information providing apparatus 10 can reduce the time and effort required for the robot to provide the labor, and thus the robot can easily provide the labor.

  Further, the information providing apparatus 10 determines whether or not the robot can provide the labor requested by the user, and when it is determined that the robot can provide the labor, the information providing apparatus 10 selects the robot as a robot to be proposed to the user. To do. Therefore, the information providing device 10 can propose a robot capable of providing the labor required by the user.

  In addition, the information providing apparatus 10 provides the content of the labor requested by the user to the provider who provides the robot when the robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user is not registered. .. As described above, since the information providing device 10 provides the needs of the user to the provider, it is possible to develop a robot according to the needs of the user and provide new needs by using the developed robot. Through this, the flow of the ecosystem accompanying the use of the robot can be promoted.

  In addition, when the robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user who satisfies the predetermined condition is not registered, the information providing apparatus 10 provides the robot with the contents of the labor requested by the user. To provide to. In addition, the information providing apparatus 10 provides the robot with the content of the labor requested by the user when the robot capable of providing the labor commonly requested by the predetermined number of users is not registered. Provide to the provider. Therefore, the information providing device 10 can provide the provider with appropriate needs to be reflected in the development of the robot and the like.

  Further, the information providing apparatus 10 classifies the labor requested by the user according to the condition of the robot that provides the labor, and the content of the labor is provided to the provider corresponding to the condition in which the labor is classified. To provide. Therefore, the information providing apparatus 10 can provide the needs of the user to an appropriate provider.

  Further, the information providing apparatus 10 provides the labor contents requested by the user to a plurality of providers who respectively provide different robots. Therefore, the information providing apparatus 10 can promote the robot development competition.

  Further, the information providing apparatus 10 analyzes the content of labor requested by the user, and selects the robot to be proposed to the user based on the analysis result and the information on the robot. More specifically, the information providing device 10 receives, as a request, information for recruiting job seekers who provide labor. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 identifies the conditions of the robot necessary to provide the labor by analyzing the contents of the labor requested by the user, and selects the robot that satisfies the identified condition. Therefore, the information providing apparatus 10 proposes a robot capable of providing labor only by registering the details of the labor required to be provided without setting the specifications of the robot capable of providing labor in detail. You can

  In addition, the information providing apparatus 10 determines whether or not a job seeker who can provide the labor is registered based on the result of comparison between the information about the job seeker who is registered in advance and the content of the labor requested by the user. To determine. Then, when the job seeker who can provide the labor is registered, the information providing apparatus 10 selects the job seeker. On the other hand, when the job seeker who can provide the labor is not registered, the information providing apparatus 10 selects the robot to be proposed to the user. Then, the information providing device 10 provides the user with information regarding the selected job seeker or information regarding the selected robot. Therefore, the information providing apparatus 10 can propose a job seeker or a robot capable of providing labor to a user who has registered a general job advertisement.

  Further, the information providing apparatus 10 selects a combination of a job seeker and a robot that can provide the labor requested by the user, and provides the user with information regarding the selected combination of the job seeker and the robot. To do. Further, the information providing apparatus 10 selects a combination of robots that can provide the labor requested by the user, and provides the user with information regarding the selected combination of the robots. Therefore, the information providing apparatus 10 can propose a combination of a job seeker and a robot capable of providing labor, or a combination of a plurality of robots to the user.

  As described above, some of the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail based on the drawings, but these are examples, and various modifications based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, including the modes described in the section of the disclosure of the invention, It is possible to implement the present invention in other forms with improvements.

  Further, the above-mentioned "section (module, unit)" can be read as "means" or "circuit". For example, the selection unit can be read as a selection unit or a selection circuit.

10 information providing device 20 communication unit 30 storage unit 31 robot database 32 job seeker database 33 job offer database 34 energy consumption database 40 control unit 41 reception unit 42 selection unit 43 provision unit 44 acquisition unit 45 calculation unit 46 setting unit 100 provider terminal 200 User terminal 300 Job seeker terminal R10, R11, R12 robot

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A reception section that receives requests for labor provision from users,
Based on the result of comparison between the information about the robot that provides a predetermined labor and the content of the labor requested by the user, a robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user is registered. If it is not registered, the selection unit for selecting the combination of the person and the robot capable of providing the labor requested to be provided by the user, and the person and the robot selected by the selection unit. And a providing unit that provides the user with information related to the combination with the providing device. The selection unit determines whether or not the robot can provide the labor requested by the user, and when it determines that the robot can provide the labor, selects the robot as a robot that proposes to the user. The providing device according to claim 1, wherein If the robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user is not registered, the providing unit provides the contents of the labor requested by the user to the provider who provides the robot. The providing device according to claim 1, wherein the providing device is provided. When the robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user who satisfies the predetermined condition is not registered, the providing unit provides the contents of the labor requested by the user to the provider who provides the robot. It provides for it, The provision apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. When the robot capable of providing the labor commonly requested by a predetermined number of users is not registered, the providing unit provides the robot with the content of the labor requested by the user. It provides for a person, The provision apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-4 characterized by the above-mentioned. The providing unit classifies the labor required by the user according to the conditions of the robot that provides the labor, and provides the content of the labor to the provider who corresponds to the condition in which the labor is classified. The provision device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that. The said provision part provides the content of the labor required by the said user with respect to the several provider which each provides a different robot. The claim | item 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Providing device. The selection unit analyzes the content of labor requested by the user, and selects a robot to be proposed to the user based on an analysis result and information about the robot. 7. The providing device according to any one of 7. The selection unit identifies the condition of the robot necessary to provide the labor by analyzing the content of the labor requested by the user, and selects the robot that satisfies the specified condition. The providing device according to any one of 1 to 8. The providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the receiving unit receives, as the request, information for recruiting a person who provides the labor. The selection unit determines whether or not a person who can provide the labor is registered, based on a result of comparison between the information about the person registered in advance and the content of the labor requested by the user. , If the person who can provide the labor is registered, select the person, and if the person that can provide the labor is not registered, select the robot proposed to the user,
The providing unit provides the user with information regarding a person selected by the selecting unit or information regarding a robot selected by the selecting unit. The providing device described in 1. The selection unit selects a combination of robots capable of providing the labor requested to be provided by the user,
The providing device according to claim 1, wherein the providing unit provides the user with information regarding a combination of robots selected by the selecting unit. A providing method executed by a providing device,
A reception process for receiving requests for labor provision from users,
Based on the result of comparison between the information about the robot that provides a predetermined labor and the content of the labor requested by the user, a robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user is registered. It is determined whether or not there is, and if it is not registered, a selection step of selecting a combination of a person and a robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user, and a combination of the selected person and the robot. And a providing step of providing information to the user. Reception procedure for accepting requests for labor provision from users,
Based on the result of comparison between the information about the robot that provides a predetermined labor and the content of the labor requested by the user, a robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user is registered. If it is not registered, the selection procedure for selecting the combination of the person and the robot capable of providing the labor requested by the user and the combination of the selected person and the robot are determined. A provision program for causing a computer to execute a provision procedure for providing information to the user.

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