JP7080561B2 - Information providing device and information providing method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information providing device and an information providing method, and is particularly suitable for use in an information providing device and an information providing method for providing information regarding car sharing.

In recent years, car sharing has become widespread as a service that allows users to pay a fee and rent a vehicle, in addition to rental cars. Focusing on the difference between the rent-a-car charge system and the car-sharing charge system, the charge incurred when the user uses each service is calculated based on the charge system of each service, and the charge is cheaper. A system that identifies a service and guides the user has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-203370

Car sharing is a service that allows rental vehicles to be rented and returned at any time. For this reason, when the user is renting a rented vehicle using car sharing, an event may occur in which the rented vehicle can be returned and newly rented, or the rented vehicle can be continuously rented. .. For example, when the user arrives at the transit destination by a rental vehicle. However, conventionally, when such an event occurs, the user should adopt either the method of returning the rented vehicle and newly renting it or the method of continuously renting the rented vehicle. It was not possible to judge whether it was good or not, and there was room for improvement in user convenience in this respect.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide useful information to a user who uses car sharing and to improve the convenience of the user.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the information providing device of the present invention acquires the first information about the rented vehicle rented by the car sharing provider, and at the same time, the second regarding the event that occurs while the user rents the rented vehicle. 2 Obtain information and use it to determine whether the user will return the rented vehicle or the user will continue to rent the rented vehicle when a predetermined event occurs, based on the first and second information. Analyze possible matters and provide information based on the analysis results.

According to the present invention configured as described above, a predetermined event occurs based on the information about the rented vehicle rented by the car sharing provider and the information about the event that occurs while the user is renting the rented vehicle. At that time, the matters that can be used to determine whether the user returns the rented vehicle or the user continues to rent the rented vehicle are appropriately analyzed, and information based on the analysis result is provided. Therefore, the user can accurately determine whether to return the rented vehicle or continuously rent the rented vehicle in response to the occurrence of a predetermined event by using the information provided by the information providing device. That is, according to the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to provide useful information to the user who uses car sharing and improve the convenience of the user.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information provision system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the charge system explicit screen. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure example of the server apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the contents of the schedule which the schedule information shows. It is a figure which shows an example of the analysis result provision screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the usage charge display screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the returnable facility screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the borrowable facility screen. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing of the server apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure example of the server apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the timing of each event in the case of reaching a final destination via a transit destination from a departure point with the passage of time. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure example of the server apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure example of the server apparatus which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system 1 includes a server device 2 (corresponding to the "information providing device" in the claims) and a plurality of user terminals 3. The server device 2 and the user terminal 3 can each access the network N configured to include the Internet, a telephone network, and other communication networks.

The user terminal 3 is a terminal owned by the user. In the present embodiment, the user terminal 3 is a tablet terminal (for example, a smartphone or a tablet computer) in which the touch panel 3a is provided in a wide area on the front surface of the plate-shaped housing. However, the user terminal 3 may be any device that can execute various processes described later, and for example, a notebook computer or a wearable terminal (for example, a wristwatch-type wearable terminal) can be used as the user terminal 3.

In the present embodiment, the user who uses the user terminal 3 is registered as a member of a company that provides car sharing (hereinafter referred to as "car sharing provider"), and uses the car sharing provided by the car sharing provider. can. A car-sharing provider corresponds to a "car-sharing provider" in the claims. In the present embodiment, car sharing is performed in the following embodiments.

That is, car-sharing facilities are set up in various places by car-sharing providers. A car-sharing facility is a facility where rental vehicles, which are vehicles for car-sharing, can be rented and returned. In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the rental vehicle is assumed to be an electric automobile four-wheeled vehicle. However, the rental vehicle may be a vehicle that uses energy other than electricity such as a gasoline vehicle as fuel, or may be a vehicle other than a four-wheeled vehicle such as a motorcycle. The car-sharing facility is provided with a space in which the rented vehicle can stand by and a facility for refueling the rented vehicle on standby (in this example, a facility for charging an in-vehicle battery). At the car-sharing facility, the rental vehicles waiting at the facility are properly refueled.

When renting a rented vehicle, the user goes to a car sharing facility on foot or by other means, and appropriately performs the procedures necessary for renting such as user authentication to rent the rented vehicle. In addition, when returning the rented vehicle, the user goes to the car sharing facility with the rented vehicle, appropriately performs the procedures necessary for the return including payment of the usage fee, and returns the rented vehicle. Payment of usage fees is made by cash payment, credit card payment, or other means. In the present embodiment, the "usage fee" means the "total amount" of the fee paid to the car sharing provider according to the borrowing when the user rents the rental vehicle. Therefore, the user needs to pay the usage fee to the car sharing provider when returning the rented vehicle.

In the following description, it is assumed that the unit of currency in the area where car sharing is provided by the car sharing provider is "pp", and is expressed as, for example, "100 pp" or "0.1 pp".

In the present embodiment, the usage fee incurred in response to the borrowing of the rented vehicle is calculated by the following method. That is, the usage fee is basically calculated by adding an additional fee to the fixed fee. The fixed fee is a fee that is fixedly incurred as a fee paid to the car sharing provider when the user rents a rental vehicle. The fixed charge is set to a unique value for each combination of the car sharing provider and the vehicle type of the rental vehicle. Fixed charges may be free.

The additional charge is an additional charge to be paid to the car sharing provider while the user is renting the rental vehicle. Additional charges are calculated by time addition, distance addition, or a combination of time addition and distance addition.

Time addition is a calculation method in which an additional amount is added each time a unit time elapses. The unit time and the additional amount are set for each combination of the car sharing provider and the vehicle type of the rental vehicle. In addition, the additional amount for a specific period (for example, the first hour after the user rents the rental vehicle) may be changed, or the additional amount may be changed depending on the time zone. Distance addition is a calculation method in which an additional amount is added each time a unit distance is traveled. The unit distance and the additional amount are set for each combination of the car sharing provider and the vehicle type of the rental vehicle. In addition, the additional amount for a specific period may be changed, or the additional amount may be changed depending on the time zone.

In addition, a "charge upper limit" may be set for the usage charge. In the present embodiment, the "charge upper limit" means that an upper limit value is set for the usage charge when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the usage charge does not exceed the upper limit value. For example, as a charge upper limit, if the rental vehicle is used in a specific time zone (for example, the period from 17:30 to 9:00 the next day), the usage charge does not exceed the specific upper limit. There is a charge limit.

When returning the rented vehicle, the user does not need to refuel the rented vehicle before returning it. Therefore, the user does not need to charge the in-vehicle battery immediately before returning the rented vehicle. However, if the user wants to refuel the rented vehicle while renting the rented vehicle, he / she must pay the fuel fee himself / herself to refuel. However, users may be able to refuel at a given car-sharing facility or at a charging station affiliated with a car-sharing provider for free or at a specific discount. When returning a rented vehicle, the user does not have to return it to the same car sharing facility as the rented car sharing facility, and other car sharing facilities provided by the car sharing provider that rented the rented vehicle. Can be returned to.

When a user uses car sharing provided by one car sharing provider, an application provided by the one car sharing provider (hereinafter referred to as "car sharing application") is previously applied to his / her user terminal 3. To install. Then, when the user rents a rental vehicle, the user makes a reservation for renting the rented vehicle (hereinafter referred to as "rental reservation") using the car sharing application. More specifically, when renting a rental vehicle, the user activates the car sharing application, performs a predetermined operation, and instructs the display of the user interface for making a rental reservation. The user terminal 3 communicates with a predetermined server by the function of the car sharing application, and displays a user interface for making a rental reservation on the touch panel 3a.

In the user interface for making rental reservations, the user can select the car sharing facility to rent the rental vehicle, enter the date and time to start renting the rental vehicle, select the model of the rental vehicle to be rented, and other information necessary for the rental reservation. Enter. When selecting the vehicle type of the rental vehicle, the user can confirm the charge system of the usage charge by displaying the charge system explicit screen UI2 (Fig. 2) in which the charge system of the usage charge is described as appropriate for each vehicle type. can.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the charge system explicit screen UI2 for a rental vehicle of one vehicle type. As shown in FIG. 2, the appearance of the rented vehicle is displayed on the charge system explicit screen UI2. In addition, information J2a indicating the name of the vehicle model is displayed on the charge system explicit screen UI2. Further, information J2b indicating a fixed charge (in the example of FIG. 2, "fixed charge: 15 pp") is displayed on the charge system explicit screen UI2. As mentioned above, the fixed charge may be free, in which case the information indicating that the fixed charge is free is displayed, or the information indicating the fixed charge is not displayed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the information J2c regarding the time addition is displayed on the charge system explicit screen UI2. Information on time addition J2c includes information indicating the amount of addition per unit time. Further, when the additional amount per unit time fluctuates depending on the time zone, the information indicating the additional amount per unit time is displayed separately for each time zone. In the example of FIG. 2, 0.28 pp per minute is added to the charge system explicit screen UI2 during the daytime (time zone from 7:00 to 21:00), and the time at night (21:00 to 7:00). The band) displays information that 0.02 pp is added per minute. Further, in the information J2c regarding time addition, information indicating a unit of time in which the addition amount is reflected in the usage charge is displayed (in the example of FIG. 2, "addition every 5 minutes"). As described above, the time addition may not be performed, in which case the information indicating that the time addition is not performed is displayed, or the information J2c regarding the time addition is not displayed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the information J2d regarding the distance addition is displayed on the charge system explicit screen UI2. Information J2d regarding distance addition includes information indicating the amount of addition per unit distance (in the example of FIG. 2, "distance addition: 1.88 pp / km"). When the additional amount per unit distance fluctuates depending on the time zone, the information indicating the additional amount per unit distance is displayed separately for each time zone. Further, in the information J2d regarding the distance addition, information indicating the unit of the distance in which the addition amount is reflected in the usage charge is displayed (in the example of FIG. 2, "addition every 0.1 km"). As described above, the distance addition may not be performed, in which case the information indicating that the distance addition is not performed is displayed, or the information J2d regarding the distance addition is not displayed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the information J2e regarding the charge upper limit is displayed on the charge system explicit screen UI2. In FIG. 2, the information J2e regarding the upper limit of the charge is information indicating that the upper limit is 39 pp when the rental vehicle is used between 17:30 and 9:00 the next day, and the rental vehicle is used. This is information indicating that the upper limit is 119 pp when the time is within 24 hours. The user can accurately grasp the charge system of the usage charge of the rented vehicle by referring to the charge system explicit screen UI2.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server device 2 according to the first embodiment. The server device 2 is a server connected to the network N. Although the server device 2 is represented by one block in FIGS. 1 and 3, this does not mean that the server device 2 is composed of a single device. The server device 2 may be configured by a plurality of servers or may be a part of a predetermined system. That is, the server device 2 may be any device that can execute the process described later.

As shown in FIG. 3, the server device 2 includes a server-side communication unit 10, an analysis unit 11, a rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12, a specific item acquisition unit 13, an information provision unit 14, and a response unit 15 as functional configurations. There is. Further, the server device 2 includes a storage unit 20 as a storage medium. Each of the above functional blocks 10 to 15 can be configured by any of hardware, DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and software. For example, when configured by software, each of the above functional blocks 10 to 15 is actually configured to include a computer CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., and is a program stored in a recording medium such as RAM, ROM, a hard disk, or a semiconductor memory. Is realized by the operation of. The above is the same for other functional blocks described later.

<Outline of the first embodiment>
Hereinafter, first, the outline of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3. Here, the user may go to the final destination via one or more transit destinations by using the rental vehicle rented from the car sharing provider based on the schedule planned in advance. The user stays at each transit destination for a while. In this case, the user can use car sharing by the following two methods when arriving at the transit destination by the rental vehicle.

The first method is to return the rented vehicle once when it arrives at the transit destination. Then, after staying at the transit destination, when departing from the transit destination, a newly rented vehicle is rented, and the newly rented rental vehicle departs from the transit destination. Hereinafter, the action of the user corresponding to the method is referred to as "first action". The second method is to continue to rent a rental vehicle even after arriving at the transit destination, park the rental vehicle in the parking lot while staying at the transit destination, and use the rental vehicle parked in the parking lot. This is the way to leave your destination. Hereinafter, the action of the user corresponding to the method is referred to as "second action". With respect to these two methods, it is assumed that the user wants to use car sharing in a way that is as beneficial to him as possible.

Then, the server device 2 according to the present embodiment provides useful information for the user to determine which of the above-mentioned first action and second action is to be performed (hereinafter, "" Judgment information provision service ") is provided.

That is, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 acquires the first information regarding the rental vehicle. The first information includes information on the charge system of the usage fee of the rental vehicle. The information regarding the charge system of the usage fee of the rental vehicle includes the above-mentioned fixed charge and the information regarding the charge system of the additional charge. In addition, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 acquires the second information regarding the event that occurs while the user is renting the rental vehicle. The second information includes information on the parking fee system that occurs when the rental vehicle is parked in the parking lot while staying at the transit destination.

Then, the analysis unit 11 goes through when the user performs the first action based on the first information acquired by the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 and the second information acquired by the specific matter acquisition unit 13. Calculate the "fixed charge" required to rent a new rental vehicle when departing from your destination. Further, the analysis unit 11 describes the "parking lot fee" that is generated when the user parks the rental vehicle in the parking lot while the user is staying at the transit destination when the user performs the second action. Calculate the "total value" with the "additional charge" that occurs during the period.

Then, the analysis unit 11 analyzes which is cheaper with the fixed charge and the total value. The analysis unit 11 determines that the fee paid by the user is cheaper in the first action when the fixed fee is cheaper, and the fee paid by the user in the second action is cheaper when the total value is cheaper. do. The information providing unit 14 transmits information based on the analysis result of the analysis unit 11 to the user terminal 3. The user utilizes the provided information as useful information for determining whether to perform the first action or the second action.

<Details of the first embodiment>
Next, the details of the first embodiment will be described.

The server-side communication unit 10 accesses the network N according to a predetermined communication standard, and communicates with a device (including a user terminal 3) connected to the network N.

The storage unit 20 includes a storage medium such as a hard disk, and stores the car sharing facility database 20a, the usage fee database 20b, and the parking lot database 20c. These data will be described later.

The analysis unit 11 executes the following processing in response to an instruction from the user. Hereinafter, the processing of the analysis unit 11 will be described in detail together with the processing of the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 and the processing of the specific matter acquisition unit 13.

Here, when the user wishes to receive the judgment information providing service by the server device 2, the user installs a dedicated application (hereinafter, referred to as “dedicated application”) in the user terminal 3 in advance. The dedicated application execution unit 31 of the user terminal 3 of FIG. 3 is a functional block that executes processing by the functions of the dedicated application and the accompanying program. Then, when the user wishes to receive the judgment information providing service after making a rental reservation, the user starts a dedicated application, performs a predetermined operation, and instructs to start providing the judgment information providing service. In response to the instruction, the dedicated application execution unit 31 transmits the control data including the user ID that identifies the user and instructing the start of the provision of the judgment information providing service to the server device 2. The analysis unit 11 of the server device 2 receives the control data and starts processing related to the provision of the service to the user. In the following description, a user who has instructed to start providing a judgment information providing service by using a dedicated application is particularly referred to as a "target user".

First, the analysis unit 11 provides the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 with the vehicle type ID of the rental vehicle (hereinafter referred to as “used vehicle type”) rented by the target user by rental reservation and the rental vehicle rented to the target user. Requests acquisition with the company ID of the car sharing provider (hereinafter referred to as "user company"). The vehicle type ID is the identification information of the vehicle type, and the company ID is the identification information of the car sharing provider. In response to the request, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 acquires the vehicle type ID of the vehicle type to be used and the company ID of the user company by, for example, the following means.

For example, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 communicates with the dedicated application execution unit 31 of the user terminal 3 to display a user interface in which a vehicle type ID and a company ID can be input. Then, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 acquires the vehicle type ID and the company ID input to the user interface. Further, for example, the dedicated application execution unit 31 acquires the vehicle model ID and the company ID from the above-mentioned car sharing application by using the API provided by the OS of the user terminal 3, and transmits them to the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12. The rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 receives and acquires the vehicle model ID and the company ID from the dedicated application execution unit 31.

Next, the analysis unit 11 requests the specific matter acquisition unit 13 to acquire the destination-related information. In the present embodiment, the destination-related information includes the location of the transit destination, the date and time when the transit destination is scheduled to arrive (hereinafter referred to as "scheduled arrival date and time"), and the date and time when the transit destination is scheduled to depart (hereinafter referred to as "scheduled arrival date and time"). , "Scheduled departure date and time"). In response to the request, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 acquires destination-related information related to the target user by, for example, the following means. The scheduled arrival date and time and the scheduled departure date and time determine the scheduled time to stay at the transit destination. Based on this, the combination of the information indicating the scheduled arrival date and time and the information indicating the scheduled departure date and time corresponds to "information regarding the time when the user stays at the transit destination" in the claims. The destination-related information may include information indicating the time spent at the transit destination.

For example, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 can communicate with the dedicated application execution unit 31 of the user terminal 3 and input information indicating the position of the transit destination, information indicating the scheduled arrival date and time, and information indicating the scheduled departure date and time. Display the user interface. Then, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 acquires the destination-related information by acquiring each information input to the user interface.

Further, for example, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 acquires schedule information regarding the schedule of the target user. For example, an application that manages a schedule is installed in the user terminal 3, and the dedicated application execution unit 31 acquires schedule information from the application that manages the schedule by using the API provided by the OS of the user terminal 3. , Sent to the specific matter acquisition unit 13. The specific matter acquisition unit 13 receives and acquires schedule information from the dedicated application execution unit 31. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the schedule indicated by the schedule information. The specific matter acquisition unit 13 analyzes the acquired schedule information, identifies the transit destination, estimates the date and time when the specified transit destination arrives, and the date and time when the specified transit destination departs, and the destination. Get related information.

In the example of FIG. 4, for example, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 performs the following processing. That is, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 analyzes the schedule information and recognizes that the user's schedule takes a schedule of leaving the company (user's workplace), having lunch at restaurant A, and then returning to the company. Then, specify restaurant A as a transit destination. Then, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 estimates that the date and time of arrival at the restaurant A is, for example, "2017/1/1/11:50", and the date and time of departure from the restaurant A is, for example, "2017/1/1". / 14:10 "is estimated.

Further, the analysis unit 11 requests the specific matter acquisition unit 13 to acquire the car sharing facility database 20a. The car sharing facility database 20a is a database having records for each car sharing facility existing on the map regardless of the car sharing provider. The records corresponding to one car sharing facility include the facility ID that identifies the one car sharing facility, the company ID of the car sharing provider that provides the one car sharing facility, and the location of the one car sharing facility. It has information indicating the location information of the car-sharing facility indicating the number of vehicles that can be rented at the current car-sharing facility (hereinafter referred to as “information on the number of rentable vehicles”). The value of the borrowing capacity information is updated at any time by a predetermined means, and the value reflects the actual number of units.

In the present embodiment, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 is configured to acquire the car sharing facility database 20a stored in the server device 2, but the specific matter acquisition unit 13 communicates with an external device to acquire the external device. It may be configured to receive and acquire data corresponding to all or a part of the car sharing facility database 20a from the apparatus.

The analysis unit 11 is based on the company ID acquired by the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12, the destination-related information acquired by the specific item acquisition unit 13, and the car-sharing facility database 20a, and the target user is located near the transit destination. Determines if there is a facility where the rental vehicle can be returned. The facility where the target user can return the rented vehicle is a car sharing facility provided by the user company (the car sharing provider company in which the target user rented the rented vehicle). Further, the vicinity of the transit destination is, for example, a predetermined range centered on the transit destination. If there is no facility near the transit destination where the target user can return the rented vehicle, the rented vehicle cannot or will be returned when the target user arrives at the transit destination by the rented vehicle. Is difficult.

If there is no facility in the vicinity of the transit destination where the target user can return the rented vehicle, the analysis unit 11 notifies the information providing unit 14 to that effect. In this case, the analysis unit 11 does not execute the analysis process described later. On the other hand, if there is a facility in the vicinity of the transit destination where the target user can return the rented vehicle, the analysis unit 11 uses the destination-related information acquired by the specific matter acquisition unit 13 and the car-sharing facility database 20a. Based on this, it is determined whether or not there is a car-sharing facility in the vicinity of the transit destination where the target user can rent a rental vehicle when departing from the transit destination.

More specifically, the analysis unit 11 departs from the transit destination in the vicinity of the transit destination if there is a car-sharing facility in the vicinity of the transit destination in which the number of rental vehicles that can be rented at the present time is equal to or greater than the threshold value. Occasionally, it is determined that there is a car-sharing facility where the target user can rent a rental vehicle, and in other cases, it is determined that such a car-sharing facility does not exist. This is because car-sharing facilities where the number of rented vehicles that can be rented at the moment is equal to or greater than the threshold value are in a state where the rented vehicles are sufficiently on standby, so even when the user departs from the transit destination, the rented vehicles are rented. This is because there is a high possibility that it can be borrowed.

If there is no car-sharing facility in the vicinity of the transit destination where the target user can rent a rental vehicle when departing from the transit destination, the analysis unit 11 notifies the information providing unit 14 to that effect. .. In this case, the analysis unit 11 does not execute the analysis process described later. On the other hand, when such a car sharing facility exists, the analysis unit 11 executes the analysis process described below. In addition, the fact that there is a car-sharing facility where the target user can return the rented vehicle and the target user can rent the rented vehicle in the vicinity of the transit destination means that the target user It means that both the first action and the second action can be performed when the vehicle arrives at the transit destination. On the contrary, in other cases, the target user can perform only the second action.

In the analysis process, first, the analysis unit 11 identifies one car-sharing facility from the facilities where the target user can return the rented vehicle according to a predetermined rule. The predetermined rule is, for example, the facility closest to the transit destination. Predetermined rules are appropriately defined from the viewpoint of a place that is easy to reach when the target user arrives at the transit destination. Hereinafter, the specified car sharing facility will be referred to as a "specified return facility". Further, the analysis unit 11 identifies one car-sharing facility from the car-sharing facilities where the target user can rent a rental vehicle according to a predetermined rule. Hereinafter, the specified car sharing facility will be referred to as a "specified borrowing facility".

After specifying the specific return facility and the specific borrowing facility, the analysis unit 11 outputs the company ID of the user company and the vehicle model ID of the vehicle model to the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12, and combines the user company and the vehicle model. Request the acquisition of usage fee data (described later) corresponding to. In response to the request, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 refers to the usage charge database 20b stored in the storage unit 20 and acquires usage charge data corresponding to the combination of the user company and the user vehicle type.

More specifically, the usage fee database 20b is a database that stores usage fee data in association with the combination of the company ID and the vehicle model ID for each combination of the service providing company and the vehicle type of the rented vehicle. As described above, the charge system of the usage fee is set for each combination of the car sharing provider and the vehicle type of the rental vehicle. The usage fee data corresponding to the combination of one car sharing provider and one rental vehicle has information on the fee structure of the usage fee set for the combination. Specifically, the information on the charge system of the usage charge includes information on fixed charges (information corresponding to information J3b in FIG. 2), information on additional charges (information corresponding to information J3c and information J3d in FIG. 2), and information. , Information on the charge upper limit (information corresponding to the information J3e in FIG. 2) is included. That is, the usage fee data includes all the information necessary for calculating the usage fee. In response to a request from the analysis unit 11, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 refers to the usage charge database 20b stored in the storage unit 20 and acquires usage charge data corresponding to the combination of the input company ID and vehicle type ID. do. The usage fee data acquired here is usage fee data for a rental vehicle that the target user makes a rental reservation and rents. Hereinafter, the usage fee data acquired here is referred to as "second usage fee data".

Further, the analysis unit 11 outputs the company ID of the car sharing provider that provides the specified rental facility and the vehicle model ID of the vehicle to be used to the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12, and the car sharing provider that provides the specified rental facility. Requests the acquisition of usage fee data corresponding to the combination of and the vehicle type used. The combination of the car-sharing provider that provides the specified rental facility and the vehicle type used is the car-sharing provider that the target user uses to rent a new rental vehicle and the vehicle type of the rental vehicle that the car-sharing provider newly rents. It is a combination of. Here, when adopting the first action, the target user desires to rent a rented vehicle of the same type as the rented vehicle that was rented before arriving at the transit destination when renting a new rented vehicle. It is supposed to be done.

The rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 acquires usage charge data corresponding to the combination of the input company ID and the vehicle type ID in response to the request from the analysis unit 11. If there is no usage fee data corresponding to the combination of the company ID and the vehicle type ID, that is, the rental vehicle of the same type as the rental vehicle that was rented before arriving at the transit destination at the specified rental facility. When the rental vehicle is not rented, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 acquires usage fee data corresponding to the combination of the vehicle model ID of the vehicle model as close as possible to the vehicle model of the input vehicle model ID and the company ID. Similarly, even if there is usage fee data corresponding to the combination of the company ID and the vehicle type ID, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 rents out the vehicle type of the vehicle type ID at the specified rental facility by a predetermined means. Determine if the vehicle can be rented. For example, if the rented vehicle has already been rented or if a reservation has been made, the rented vehicle cannot be rented. If you cannot rent a car, the usage fee corresponds to the combination of the company ID and the car model ID of the car model that is as close as possible to the car model of the entered car model ID and can actually be rented at the specified rental facility. Get the data.

The usage fee data acquired here is usage fee data for a rental vehicle newly rented when the target user departs from the transit destination when the target user adopts the first action. Hereinafter, the usage fee data acquired here is referred to as "first usage fee data".

Further, the analysis unit 11 outputs information indicating the position of the transit destination to the specific matter acquisition unit 13, and requests the acquisition of the parking lot charge data of the parking lot used (described later). In response to the request, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 refers to the parking lot database 20c stored in the storage unit 20 and acquires the parking lot charge data of the parking lot used (described later). More specifically, the parking lot database 20c is a database having a record for each parking lot on the map. One record has a parking lot ID for identifying a parking lot, parking lot position information indicating a parking lot position, and parking lot charge data indicating a parking lot charge system.

The specific matter acquisition unit 13 identifies one parking lot located in the vicinity of the transit destination based on the input information indicating the location of the transit destination and the parking lot position information of each record of the parking lot database 20c. do. When there are a plurality of parking lots in the vicinity of the transit destination, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 specifies the parking lot according to a predetermined rule (for example, the parking lot closest to the transit destination). The parking lot specified here corresponds to the "use parking lot". The parking lot used is a parking lot where the rental vehicle is expected to be parked when the user continuously rents the rental vehicle when the user arrives at the transit destination. The specific matter acquisition unit 13 identifies the record corresponding to the used parking lot from the records of the parking lot database 20c, and acquires the parking lot charge data of the specified record. The parking lot fee data acquired here is parking lot fee data for a parking lot that is assumed to park a rental vehicle when the target user adopts the second action. Hereinafter, the parking fee data acquired here is referred to as "parking fee data used".

The analysis unit 11 executes the following processing based on the second usage fee data, the first usage fee data, and the parking lot data used. That is, the analysis unit 11 calculates a fixed charge generated in response to the borrowing of a new rental vehicle when the target user adopts the first action based on the first usage charge data. If the fixed fare fluctuates depending on the time zone, the analysis unit 11 appropriately calculates the fixed fare based on the scheduled departure date and time, reflecting the fluctuation. As mentioned above, fixed charges may be free. Hereinafter, the calculated fixed charge is referred to as a "comparison target fixed charge".

Further, the analysis unit 11 calculates an additional charge generated during the period of staying at the transit destination when the target user adopts the second action based on the second usage charge data. More specifically, the analysis unit 11 plans to stay at the transit destination for the target user based on the information indicating the scheduled arrival date and time and the scheduled departure date and time of the destination-related information (hereinafter referred to as “planned stay period”). And calculate the additional charges incurred during the specified planned stay period. When the calculation method of the additional charge varies depending on the time zone, the analysis unit 11 appropriately calculates the additional charge by reflecting the variation based on the scheduled arrival date and time and the scheduled departure date and time.

In addition, the analysis unit 11 will generate a parking fee for parking the rented vehicle in the parking lot for the planned stay period when the target user adopts the second action based on the parking lot fee data. Is calculated. When the calculation method of the parking fee varies depending on the time zone, the analysis unit 11 appropriately calculates the parking fee based on the scheduled arrival date and time and the scheduled departure date and time, reflecting the variation.

After calculating the additional charge and further calculating the parking fee, the analysis unit 11 calculates the total value of the additional charge and the parking fee. Hereinafter, the calculated total value is referred to as a "comparison target total value".

After calculating the "comparison target fixed charge" and the "comparison target total value", the analysis unit 11 compares the comparison target fixed charge with the comparison target total value and analyzes which is cheaper. Then, when the comparison target fixed charge is cheaper than the comparison target total value, the analysis unit 11 determines that the charge paid by the target user is cheaper in the first action. On the other hand, when the comparison target total value is cheaper than the comparison target fixed charge, the analysis unit 11 determines that the charge paid by the target user is cheaper in the second action. The above processing is the analysis processing by the analysis unit 11.

Here, the total value to be compared is the charge incurred as a charge to be paid to the car-sharing provider and the entity other than the car-sharing provider during the period of staying at the transit destination when the target user adopts the second action. The total amount. In other words, if the target user continues to rent a rental vehicle after arriving at the transit destination, the target user does not have to pay the comparison target fixed fee that occurs when renting a new rental vehicle, but instead the comparison target total value is used. You have to pay. On the other hand, the comparison target fixed charge is a charge incurred when the target user adopts the first action and the new rental vehicle is rented. If the target user returns the rented vehicle when arriving at the transit destination and rents the rented vehicle when departing from the transit destination, the target user must pay the comparison target fixed fee instead of paying the comparison target total value. be. Therefore, if the total value of the comparison target is cheaper, it can be determined that the charge is cheaper for the second action, and if the fixed charge for comparison is cheaper, it is determined that the charge is cheaper for the first action. Can be done.

The analysis unit 11 notifies the information providing unit 14 of information indicating the analysis result of the analysis process, together with the comparison target fixed charge and the comparison target total value.

The information providing unit 14 provides information to the user terminal 3 in different modes depending on the content of the information notified from the analysis unit 11. More specifically, the information providing unit 14 has no facility in the vicinity of the transit destination where the target user can return the rental vehicle, or the target user can rent the rental vehicle from the analysis unit 11. When notified that the car sharing facility does not exist, the following processing is executed. That is, the information providing unit 14 transmits drawing data to the dedicated application execution unit 31 of the user terminal 3 and displays a screen on which information for recommending the second action is displayed. The screen is, for example, a screen displaying information that it is better to stop the rented vehicle reserved for rental at the parking lot and continue to rent the rented vehicle when arriving at the transit destination. Information that guides the parking lot used may be displayed. By referring to the screen, the user can accurately recognize that the second action should be adopted.

On the other hand, when the information providing unit 14 is notified by the analysis unit 11 of the information indicating the analysis result of the analysis process, the information providing unit 14 executes the following process. That is, the information providing unit 14 transmits drawing data to the dedicated application execution unit 31 of the user terminal 3 and displays the analysis result providing screen UI 5 (FIG. 5). FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the analysis result providing screen UI5. FIG. 5 shows an analysis result providing screen UI 5 when the analysis unit 11 determines that the fee paid by the target user is cheaper for the first action. As shown in FIG. 5, the analysis result providing screen UI5 displays information J5a that clearly indicates which of the first action and the second action is cheaper. Further, the analysis result providing screen UI5 displays the information J5b in which the comparison target fixed charge and the comparison target total value are clearly shown. By recognizing the contents of the information J5a and the information J5b, the target user can accurately recognize which of the first action and the second action is cheaper. Based on this recognition, the target user has the information of low price, which is meaningful information for considering which of the cases of adopting the first action and the case of adopting the second action has a greater advantage for himself / herself. Can be used to accurately determine which action should be adopted. In particular, the usage fee is set individually by the car sharing provider and by the vehicle type of the rental vehicle, and the usage fee may have an upper limit, and the user himself / herself is fixed for comparison. It is very complicated to calculate the charge and the total value to be compared. Based on this, according to the present embodiment, the user can easily and accurately determine which of the first action and the second action should be adopted without performing complicated work.

As shown in FIG. 5, the analysis result providing screen UI5 displays a button B5 instructing the display of the position of the specific return facility when the analysis unit 11 determines that the charge for the first action is cheaper. Will be done. Although not shown, if the analysis unit 11 determines that the charge for the second action is cheaper, a button for instructing the display of the position of the parking lot to be used is displayed.

When the analysis unit 11 determines that the charge for the first action is cheaper and the button B5 is operated by the target user, the information providing unit 14 communicates with the dedicated application execution unit 31 and the specific return facility. The user terminal 3 is displayed on the screen on which the map showing the position is displayed. The information providing unit 14 requests the specific item acquisition unit 13 to acquire the information indicating the location of the specific return facility, and causes the specific item acquisition unit 13 to acquire the information. The target user can accurately grasp the position of the specific return facility by referring to the screen.

On the other hand, when the analysis unit 11 determines that the charge for the second action is cheaper and the button for instructing the display of the position of the parking lot to be used is operated, the information providing unit 14 is the dedicated application execution unit 31. And causes the user terminal 3 to display a screen on which a map showing the location of the parking lot used is displayed. The information providing unit 14 requests the specific item acquisition unit 13 to acquire the information indicating the position of the parking lot used, and causes the specific item acquisition unit 13 to acquire the information. The target user can accurately grasp the position of the parking lot used by referring to the screen.

The response unit 15 causes the user terminal 3 to display various user interfaces in response to a request from the dedicated application execution unit 31 of the user terminal 3.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a usage charge display screen UI 6 which is one of the user interfaces displayed by the response unit 15. The usage fee display screen UI6 is a screen on which the current usage fee is displayed, and the user displays the usage fee display screen UI6 at any time while renting a rental vehicle to display the current usage fee. You can check. As shown in FIG. 6, the usage charge display screen UI6 displays a map around the position of the own vehicle, and at the bottom of the map, information J6a showing the cumulative distance traveled by the rented vehicle up to the present time and information J6a. Information J6b indicating the cumulative total of time from the start of renting the rental vehicle to the present time and information J6c indicating the current usage fee are displayed. The total distance traveled by the rented vehicle and the total time of renting the rented vehicle are appropriately acquired by the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 by means such as communicating with an in-vehicle device mounted on the rented vehicle. The user can accurately grasp the current usage fee by referring to the usage fee display screen UI6.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a returnable facility screen UI 7, which is one of the user interfaces displayed by the response unit 15. The returnable facility screen UI7 is a screen on which the location of the car-sharing facility where the user can return the rented vehicle is clearly shown on the map. The specific matter acquisition unit 13 acquires information on a car-sharing facility (= car-sharing facility of the user company) in which the rental vehicle rented by the user can be returned. By referring to the returnable facility screen UI7, the user can accurately grasp the position on the map of the car sharing facility where the rented vehicle can be returned. In particular, the user can return the rented vehicle when he / she arrives at the transit destination or the final destination by referring to the returnable facility screen UI7 corresponding to the map around the transit destination or the final destination. You can grasp the location of the car sharing facility.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a borrowable facility screen UI 8 which is one of the user interfaces displayed by the response unit 15. The rentable facility screen UI8 is a screen on which the location of the car-sharing facility where the user can rent a rental vehicle is clearly shown on the map. In the rentable facility screen UI8 illustrated in FIG. 8, the position of the car-sharing facility is clearly indicated by a pin-shaped object, and the number of rental vehicles that can be rented at the car-sharing facility at the present time is displayed on the head of the pin. It is represented by a number. The specific matter acquisition unit 13 acquires information on the car sharing facility where the user can rent a rental vehicle. By referring to the rentable facility screen UI8, the user can accurately grasp the position on the map of the car-sharing facility where the rented vehicle can be rented, and the rented vehicle that can be actually rented at each car-sharing facility. You can grasp the number of units.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the server device 2 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9 shows an example of the processing of the server device 2 when executing the processing related to the judgment information providing service in response to the request of the target user.

As shown in FIG. 9, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 acquires the company ID of the user company and the vehicle model ID of the user vehicle type in response to the request of the analysis unit 11 (step SA1). Next, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 acquires destination-related information in response to the request of the analysis unit 11 (step SA2). Next, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 acquires the car sharing facility database 20a in response to the request of the analysis unit 11 (step SA3).

The analysis unit 11 is based on the company ID acquired by the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12, the destination-related information acquired by the specific item acquisition unit 13, and the car-sharing facility database 20a, and the target user is located near the transit destination. Determines if there is a facility where the rental vehicle can be returned (step SA4). When such a facility does not exist (step SA4: NO), the analysis unit 11 notifies the information providing unit 14 to that effect (step SA5), and the information providing unit 14 provides information recommending the second action. (Step SA6). After the process of step SA6, the server device 2 ends the process.

When there is a facility where the target user can return the rented vehicle in the vicinity of the transit destination (step SA4: YES), the analysis unit 11 has the destination-related information acquired by the specific matter acquisition unit 13 and the car-sharing facility database. Based on 20a, it is determined whether or not there is a car sharing facility in the vicinity of the transit destination where the target user can rent a rental vehicle (step SA7). When such a facility does not exist (step SA7: NO), the processes of steps SA5 and SA6 described above are executed, and the process ends.

When there is a car-sharing facility in the vicinity of the transit destination where the target user can rent a rental vehicle (step SA7: YES), the analysis unit 11 identifies the specific return facility and identifies it (step SA8). Identify the rental facility (step SA9). Next, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 acquires the second usage charge data (step SA10) and the first usage charge data (step SA11) in response to the request of the analysis unit 11. Next, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 acquires the used parking fee data in response to the request of the analysis unit 11 (step SA12).

Next, the analysis unit 11 calculates the comparison target fixed charge based on the first usage charge data (step SA13). Next, the analysis unit 11 calculates an additional charge incurred during the period of staying at the transit destination when the target user adopts the second action based on the second usage charge data (step SA14). Next, the analysis unit 11 parks the rented vehicle in the parking lot for use while staying at the transit destination when the target user adopts the second action based on the parking lot charge data. The parking lot fee to be generated is calculated (step SA15). Next, the analysis unit 11 calculates the total value to be compared (step SA16).

Next, the analysis unit 11 compares the comparison target fixed charge with the comparison target total value, and analyzes which is cheaper (step SA17). Next, when the comparison target total value is cheaper than the comparison target fixed charge, the analysis unit 11 determines that the charge paid by the target user is cheaper in the second action, and the comparison target fixed charge is compared. If it is cheaper than the target total value, it is determined that the charge paid by the target user is cheaper in the first action (step SA18). Next, the analysis unit 11 notifies the information providing unit 14 of the analysis result of the analysis process (step SA19). The information providing unit 14 provides the analysis result on the screen or the like illustrated in FIG. 5 (step SA20).

As described in detail above, the server device 2 according to the present embodiment acquires the first information regarding the rented vehicle rented by the car sharing provider, and also obtains the first information regarding the event that occurs while the user rents the rented vehicle. 2 Acquire information, and based on the first and second information, the user returns the rented vehicle when the event that the user arrives at the transit destination occurs, or the user continues to rent the rented vehicle. It analyzes the items that can be used to determine whether or not, and provides information based on the analysis results.

According to this configuration, when the user arrives at the transit destination, the user is based on the information about the rented vehicle rented by the car sharing provider and the information about the event that occurs while the user is renting the rented vehicle. Appropriately analyze what can be used to determine whether the vehicle will be returned or the user will continue to rent the vehicle, and information based on the results of the analysis will be provided. Therefore, the user can accurately determine whether to return the rented vehicle or continuously rent the rented vehicle according to the arrival at the transit destination by using the information provided by the server device 2. That is, according to the above configuration, useful information can be provided to the user who uses car sharing, and the convenience of the user can be improved.

<Modified example of the first embodiment>
Next, a modification of the first embodiment will be described. Here, fixed charges, additional charges, and parking fees may be discounted by coupons or campaigns. Based on this, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 according to the present modification acquires information indicating the mode of the discount for the fixed charge or the additional charge when the discount is applied. Further, when the parking fee is discounted, the specific matter acquisition unit 13 according to this modification acquires information indicating the mode of the discount given to the parking fee. Any method may be used to acquire information indicating the mode of discount. As an example, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 or the specific matter acquisition unit 13 acquires the above-mentioned schedule information, and also receives a coupon that the user can receive when the user acts according to the schedule indicated by the schedule information. Get information about the campaign from an external server. It may be configured to be input by the user.

Then, when calculating the comparison target fixed charge, the analysis unit 11 calculates by reflecting the discount performed on the fixed charge. Further, when calculating the total value to be compared, the analysis unit 11 calculates by reflecting the discount given to the additional charge and the discount given to the parking lot fee. According to the configuration of this modification, the server device 2 more accurately adopts the first action and the second action based on the fact that the fixed charge, the additional charge, and the parking fee may be discounted. It is possible to determine which one is cheaper to pay by the user depending on whether the action is adopted or not. It should be noted that this modification can also be applied to the second embodiment and the fourth embodiment described later.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server device 2A (corresponding to the “information providing device” in the claims) according to the present embodiment. As is clear from the comparison between FIGS. 10 and 3, the server device 2A according to the present embodiment has an analysis unit 11A instead of the analysis unit 11 as a functional configuration, and is rented out instead of the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12. It has a vehicle information acquisition unit 12A, a specific matter acquisition unit 13A in place of the specific matter acquisition unit 13, and an information provision unit 14A in place of the information provision unit 14.

Further, the server device 2A according to the present embodiment has a storage unit 20A as a storage medium. The storage unit 20A stores the charging stand database 20d and the road data 20e in addition to the data stored in the storage unit 20 according to the first embodiment. The charging station database 20d stores, for each charging station, a charging station ID that identifies the charging station, information indicating the position of the charging station, and information indicating the fuel charge system at the charging station. Road data includes node information about nodes and link information about links. A node is a point defined for each node in an intersection or other road network, and a link is a line defined for each road section between nodes.

<Outline of the second embodiment>
Hereinafter, first, the outline of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 10. In the first embodiment described above, the analysis unit 11 calculated the comparison target fixed charge and the comparison target total value in the analysis process, and compared these values. On the other hand, the analysis unit 11A according to the present embodiment calculates the total amount of charges (hereinafter referred to as "first total amount") generated when the user adopts the first action. When the analysis unit 11A calculates the first total amount, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12A acquires the first information necessary for calculating the first total amount, and the specific matter acquisition unit 13A is necessary for calculating the first total amount. Second information is acquired. The total fee includes the usage fee paid to the car sharing provider, as well as the fee incurred in connection with the rental of the rental vehicle and paid to a person other than the car sharing provider. Further, the analysis unit 11A calculates the total amount of charges incurred when the user adopts the second action (hereinafter referred to as "second total amount"). When the analysis unit 11A calculates the second total amount, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12A acquires the first information necessary for calculating the second total amount, and the specific matter acquisition unit 13A is necessary for calculating the second total amount. Second information is acquired.

Then, the analysis unit 11A compares the first total amount and the second total amount, and analyzes which is cheaper. When the first total amount is cheaper than the second total amount, the analysis unit 11A determines that the fee paid by the user is cheaper for the first action. On the other hand, when the second total amount is cheaper than the first total amount, the analysis unit 11 determines that the charge paid by the user is cheaper for the second action. The information providing unit 14A provides information based on the determination result of the analysis unit 11A. The user utilizes the provided information as useful information for determining whether to perform the first action or the second action.

<Details of the second embodiment>
Next, the details of the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the timing of each event when the user reaches the final destination via the transit destination from the departure location (car sharing facility for renting a rental vehicle reserved for rental) with the passage of time. In FIG. 11, the horizontal axis indicates the passage of time, and the time elapses toward the right in the figure. In FIG. 11, the timing T0 is the timing at which the user departs from the departure place. After departing from the departure point at timing T0, the user drives the rental vehicle on a route from the departure point to the transit destination (hereinafter referred to as "first route"), and reaches the transit destination at timing T1. Hereinafter, the period from the departure point to the transit destination (the period from timing T0 to timing T1) is referred to as a "first period".

As shown in FIG. 11, after reaching the transit destination at the timing T1, the user departs from the transit destination at the timing T2 after a predetermined stay period (the period from the timing T1 to the timing T2). After departing from the transit destination at timing T2, the user drives the rental vehicle on the route from the transit destination to the final destination (hereinafter referred to as "second route"), and reaches the final destination at timing T3. .. Hereinafter, the period from the departure of the transit destination to the final destination (the period from timing T2 to timing T3) is referred to as a "second period". Further, hereinafter, the period from the departure place to the final destination (the period from timing T0 to timing T3) is referred to as a "total period".

Similar to the first embodiment, the user activates the dedicated application of the user terminal 3 at a predetermined timing after making the rental reservation and before reaching the transit destination, and instructs the user to provide the judgment information providing service. Based on the instruction, the analysis unit 11A requests the specific matter acquisition unit 13A to acquire the destination-related information. In the present embodiment, the destination-related information includes the position of the departure place, the position of the transit destination, the position of the final destination, the scheduled arrival date and time (the scheduled arrival date and time at the transit destination), and the scheduled departure date and time (via). Includes information indicating the date and time of departure from the destination).

Next, the analysis unit 11A calculates a first route from the departure point to the transit destination and a second route from the transit destination to the final destination based on the road data stored in the road data storage unit 20. .. In addition, the analysis unit 11A uses the existing technique to perform a recommended route (a route having the minimum or near minimum link cost) from the departure point to the transit destination based on the road data stored in the road data storage unit 20. Calculate and use as the first route. The recommended route is a route that can efficiently reach the transit destination from the departure point, and can be said to be a route that is likely to drive a rental vehicle when the user goes from the departure point to the transit destination. The analysis unit 11A calculates the second path by the same method. The analysis unit 11A may be configured to communicate with an external device and acquire the first path and the second path from the external device.

Next, the analysis unit 11A calculates the first total amount. More specifically, the analysis unit 11A calculates the mileage and the travel time when the rental vehicle rented at the timing T0 travels on the first route by the existing technique. Further, the analysis unit 11A calculates the mileage and the mileage when the rented vehicle rented at the timing T2 travels on the second route by the existing technique. Then, the analysis unit 11A basically calculates the fixed charges generated at the timings T0 and T2, calculates the additional charges generated in the first period and the second period, and totals these charges to make the first first. The total amount. However, the analysis unit 11A reflects various factors in calculating the first total amount. That is, the analysis unit 11A calculates the first total amount by reflecting the fluctuation of the fixed charge or the additional charge depending on the time zone, and if the usage charge has an upper limit, the charge is charged. The first total amount is calculated by reflecting the upper limit.

Further, the analysis unit 11A determines whether or not the battery needs to be charged (fuel replenishment) while the rental vehicle is running, and if the battery needs to be charged, the battery is charged. The first total amount is calculated by reflecting the charges incurred. In the case of the first action, the user does not need to charge the battery when returning the rented vehicle upon arrival at the transit destination, and the user does not need to charge the rented vehicle when departing from the transit destination. When renting, basically, you can rent a rental vehicle that is fully charged or nearly fully charged. When calculating the first total amount, the analysis unit 11A determines whether or not the battery needs to be charged based on these circumstances.

The rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12A acquires information on the remaining battery level of the rental vehicle in response to the request of the analysis unit 11A. As an example, the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12A communicates with an in-vehicle device that manages the battery remaining amount of the rental vehicle, and acquires information on the battery remaining amount of the rental vehicle. Further, the analysis unit 11A estimates a charging stand that is charged according to the insufficient remaining amount of the battery when traveling on the first path and the second path, and obtains information indicating the charging stand as a specific item acquisition unit. Output to 13A. In response to the request of the analysis unit 11A, the specific matter acquisition unit 13A provides information indicating the fuel charge system of the charging station where the battery is charged, based on the information input from the analysis unit 11A and the charging station database 20d. get. The specific item acquisition unit 13A may communicate with an external device to acquire all or part of the information. Based on the information acquired by the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12A and the information acquired by the specific item acquisition unit 13A, the analysis unit 11A determines whether or not the battery needs to be charged by the existing technique. Perform a calculation of the charges incurred for charging the battery.

Further, the analysis unit 11A calculates the second total amount. More specifically, the analysis unit 11A basically calculates the fixed charge generated at timing T0, calculates the additional charge generated during the total period, calculates the parking fee generated during the stay period, and totals these charges. By doing so, it becomes the second total amount. However, the analysis unit 11A reflects various factors in the calculation of the second total amount, as in the calculation of the first total amount. Various factors include time zone fluctuations of fixed and additional charges, charge limits on usage charges, and charges incurred to charge the battery. In the case of the second action, the user basically needs to charge the battery by himself / herself from the departure point to the final destination. When calculating the second total amount, the analysis unit 11A determines whether or not the battery is required for charging, based on this situation.

After calculating the first total amount and the second total amount, the analysis unit 11A compares the first total amount and the second total amount and analyzes which is cheaper. When the first total amount is cheaper than the second total amount, the analysis unit 11A determines that the fee paid by the user is cheaper for the first action. On the other hand, when the second total amount is cheaper than the first total amount, the analysis unit 11A determines that the charge paid by the user is cheaper in the second action. This is because the first total amount is the total amount of charges incurred when the user adopts the first action, and the second total amount is the total amount of charges incurred when the user adopts the second action.

The information providing unit 14A transmits information based on the analysis result of the analysis unit 11A to the user terminal 3 in the same manner as the embodiment described in the first embodiment, and provides the information. Briefly, when the analysis unit 11A determines that the first action is cheaper than the second action, the information providing unit 13A transmits drawing data to the dedicated application execution unit 31 of the user terminal 3. And notify to that effect. At that time, the information providing unit 14A provides information indicating the location of the specific return facility according to the user's instruction or not according to the user's instruction. On the other hand, when the analysis unit 11A determines that the second action is cheaper than the first action, the information providing unit 13A transmits drawing data to the dedicated application execution unit 31 of the user terminal 3, and the drawing data thereof is transmitted. Notify that. At that time, the information providing unit 14A provides information indicating the position of the parking lot to be used according to the instruction of the user or not according to the instruction of the user.

According to the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the user continuously rents the rental vehicle when arriving at the transit destination by referring to the information provided by the server device 2A. It is possible to recognize which is cheaper when refinancing the rental vehicle at the transit destination, and in consideration of the cheaper price, which action is adopted, the first action or the second action. You can accurately judge whether to do it. In particular, in the present embodiment, the user is notified which is cheaper to finally pay, depending on whether the rental vehicle is continuously rented or the rental vehicle is refinanced at the transit destination. .. Here, it is assumed that the user attaches great importance to the amount of the fee finally paid by the user in determining how to use the car sharing. Of course, the final fee to be paid includes the fee incurred when charging the battery of the rental vehicle. Based on this, according to the present embodiment, the user is made to recognize which of the case where the first action is adopted and the case where the second action is adopted, the total amount of the final payment is cheaper. It is possible to effectively improve the convenience of the user.

In the second embodiment, the analysis unit 11A calculated the first total amount and the second total amount in consideration of the charges generated for charging the battery. In this regard, the analysis unit 11A may be configured to calculate the first total amount and the second total amount without taking into account the charges incurred for charging the battery. At the time of renting a rented vehicle, the battery is basically fully charged, and the user often does not travel long distances with the rented vehicle, so the battery is used while the user rents the rented vehicle. In many cases, it is not necessary to charge the battery. Therefore, even with the above configuration, the information provided to the user can be said to be useful information for determining whether the user takes the first action or the second action. Based on the above, according to the above configuration, the server device 2A can provide useful information to the user after reducing the processing load.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, the third embodiment will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server device 2B (corresponding to the “information providing device” in the claims) according to the present embodiment. As is clear from the comparison between FIGS. 12 and 3, the server device 2B according to the present embodiment has an analysis unit 11B instead of the analysis unit 11 as a functional configuration, and is rented out instead of the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12. It has a vehicle information acquisition unit 12B, a specific matter acquisition unit 13B in place of the specific matter acquisition unit 13, and an information provision unit 14B in place of the information provision unit 14. Further, the server device 2B according to the present embodiment has a storage unit 20B as a storage medium. As shown in FIG. 12, the storage unit 20B stores the car sharing facility database 20a.

The analysis unit 11B according to the present embodiment executes the following processing. That is, the analysis unit 11B departs from the transit destination due to the fact that the user did not refinance the rented vehicle at the transit destination when the user performs the second action, and then the next transit destination or the next transit destination or Determine if the in-vehicle battery needs to be charged before arriving at the final destination. The rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12B acquires the first information necessary for the determination, and the specific matter acquisition unit 13B acquires the second information necessary for the determination.

When the analysis unit 11B needs to charge the in-vehicle battery after leaving the transit destination because the user did not refinance the rented vehicle at the transit destination when the user performs the second action. It is determined that the first action is more advantageous to the user than the second action. This is due to the following reasons. That is, charging the vehicle-mounted battery at the charging station takes a considerable amount of time, and the user pays the fuel cost with certain exceptions. Therefore, in such a case, when the user adopts the second action, the burden on the user is heavier than when the first action is adopted.

When the analysis unit 11B determines that the first action is more advantageous than the second action, the information providing unit 14B transmits drawing data to the dedicated application execution unit 31 of the user terminal 3 and performs the second action. If the above is taken, it will be necessary to charge the in-vehicle battery after departing from the transit destination, so that the information that the first action is more advantageous than the second action is provided. At that time, the information providing unit 14B provides information indicating the location of the car sharing facility where the user can return the rented vehicle in the vicinity of the transit destination according to the user's instruction or not according to the user's instruction. You may.

<Fourth Embodiment>
Next, the fourth embodiment will be described. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server device 2C (corresponding to the “information providing device” in the claims) according to the present embodiment. As is clear from the comparison between FIGS. 13 and 3, the server device 2C according to the present embodiment has an analysis unit 11C instead of the analysis unit 11 as a functional configuration, and is rented out instead of the rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12. It has a vehicle information acquisition unit 12C, has a specific matter acquisition unit 13C in place of the specific matter acquisition unit 13, and has an information provision unit 14C in place of the information provision unit 14. Further, the server device 2C according to the present embodiment has a storage unit 20C as a storage medium. The storage unit 20C stores the charging stand database 20d described in the second embodiment in addition to the data stored in the storage unit 20 according to the first embodiment.

This modification is applicable when the user is freely driving the rental vehicle without setting a destination, without assuming that a transit destination or a final destination is set. It should be noted that the charging stations are sufficiently widespread, and when the on-board battery needs to be charged while the rental vehicle is running, the user can move the rental vehicle to any of the charging stations. Then, the analysis unit 11C according to this modification executes the following processing. That is, it monitors whether or not the in-vehicle battery needs to be charged while the rental vehicle is running. The rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12C acquires information on the rental vehicle necessary for the monitoring by the analysis unit 11C, such as information on the remaining amount of the in-vehicle battery of the rental vehicle.

Then, when it becomes necessary to charge the in-vehicle battery, the analysis unit 11C executes the following processing. That is, the analysis unit 11C determines whether or not there is a car-sharing facility where the rented vehicle can be returned and a car-sharing facility where the rented vehicle can be newly rented in the vicinity of the current position of the vehicle. If there are both a car-sharing facility where the rented vehicle can be returned and a car-sharing facility where the rented vehicle can be newly rented near the current position of the vehicle, the analysis unit 11C executes the following processing. ..

The analysis unit 11C calculates a charge (hereinafter referred to as "first charge") incurred when the user refinances the rented vehicle without charging the in-vehicle battery. The analysis unit 11C calculates the first charge by calculating the fixed charge generated by the new borrowing of the rented vehicle. Further, the analysis unit 11C calculates a charge (hereinafter referred to as “second charge”) incurred when the user continuously rents the rental vehicle and charges the in-vehicle battery at the charging station. The analysis unit 11C calculates the second charge by adding up the additional charge generated during the period when the vehicle is stopped at the charging station for charging the in-vehicle battery and the fuel charge. The rental vehicle information acquisition unit 12 acquires the first information necessary for calculating the second charge, such as the remaining amount of the in-vehicle battery. In addition, the specific matter acquisition unit 13C acquires the second information necessary for calculating the second charge, such as information on the charging station and information on the charge system of the fuel charge.

After calculating the first charge and the second charge, the analysis unit 11C compares the first charge and the second charge and analyzes which is cheaper. If the first charge is cheaper than the second charge, the analysis unit 11C determines that the charge is cheaper to refinance the rental vehicle. On the other hand, if the second charge is cheaper than the first charge, the analysis unit 11C determines that the charge is cheaper if the user charges the in-vehicle battery of the rental vehicle at the charging station without refinancing the rental vehicle. ..

The information providing unit 14C provides information based on the analysis result of the analysis unit 11C in the same manner as the embodiment described in the first embodiment. More specifically, the information providing unit 14C notifies that if there is no car-sharing facility where the rented vehicle can be returned or a car-sharing facility where the rented vehicle can be rented, the vehicle should be charged at the charging station. At that time, information indicating the position of the charging stand may be provided. Further, when the analysis unit 11C determines that the charge is cheaper to refinance the rental vehicle, the information providing unit 14C transmits information to that effect to the user terminal 3 and displays the information. Further, the information providing unit 14C is a car sharing facility where the user can return the rented vehicle according to the user's instruction or without the user's instruction, and a car sharing facility where the user can rent the rented vehicle. Information indicating the position of is transmitted to the user terminal 3 and displayed. Further, when the analysis unit 11C determines that the charge is cheaper to continuously rent the rental vehicle, the information providing unit 14C transmits information to that effect to the user terminal 3 and displays the information. Further, the information providing unit 14C transmits information indicating the position of the charging stand existing around the current position of the rental vehicle to the user terminal 3 according to the user's instruction or not according to the user's instruction. Display.

According to the present embodiment, the user refinances the rented vehicle in response to the occurrence of the event that the fuel of the rented vehicle needs to be charged by referring to the information provided to the server device 2C. It is possible to recognize which is cheaper depending on whether it is a case or a case of continuous borrowing, and it is possible to accurately determine which method to use in consideration of the low price.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the first to fourth embodiments, appropriately using modified examples. However, each of the above embodiments is merely an example of the embodiment of the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed in a limited manner. That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from its gist or its main features.

For example, the "predetermined event" was "arrival at the transit destination" in the first to third embodiments, and "need to charge the in-vehicle battery" in the fourth embodiment. However, the predetermined event is not limited to that exemplified in each embodiment. That is, the predetermined event may be an event in which the user can return the rented vehicle or continuously rent the rented vehicle in response to the predetermined event.

Further, for example, each embodiment has been described assuming that the rental vehicle is an electric vehicle, but this is for the convenience of explanation. As described above, the rental vehicle does not have to be an electric vehicle, and may be a gasoline vehicle, a hydrogen vehicle, or the like.

2,2A, 2B server device (information providing device)
11, 11A, 11B Analysis department 12, 12A, 12B Rental vehicle information acquisition department 13, 13A, 13B Specific matter acquisition department 14, 14A, 14B Information provision department

Claims (15)

The rental vehicle information acquisition department that acquires the first information about the rental vehicle rented by the car sharing provider,
The specific matter acquisition unit that acquires the second information about the event that occurs while the user is renting the rental vehicle, and
Based on the first information acquired by the rental vehicle information acquisition unit and the second information acquired by the specific matter acquisition unit, the user returns the rental vehicle when a predetermined event occurs. Or an analysis unit that analyzes the items that can be used to determine whether the user will continue to rent the rental vehicle.
It is equipped with an information providing unit that provides information based on the analysis results of the analysis unit.
The first information includes information on the fee structure of the rental vehicle, and includes information on the fee structure of the rental vehicle.
The second information includes information on one or more transit destinations that are routed using the rental vehicle before arriving at the final destination.
The analysis unit
Based on the first information and the second information, when the user arrives at the transit destination by the rental vehicle, the rental vehicle is returned, and when the user departs from the transit destination, the rental vehicle is newly used. The second action of renting is performed, or when the user arrives at the transit destination by the rented vehicle, the rented vehicle is continuously rented, and the rented vehicle continuously departs from the transit destination. Analyze what is available to decide whether to take action,
As an analysis of the matter , based on the first information and the second information, a fee incurred in connection with the first action and a fee incurred in connection with the second action are calculated, and either of them is calculated. An information providing device characterized by analyzing whether it is cheaper. The first information is information regarding the charge system of the rental vehicle, that is, a fixed charge that is fixedly generated as a charge to be paid to the car sharing provider when the user newly rents the rental vehicle, and the user said. Includes information about additional charges incurred as charges paid to the car-sharing provider while renting a vehicle for rent.
The second information is a parking lot used, which is a parking lot where the rental vehicle is expected to be parked when the user continuously rents the rental vehicle when the user arrives at the transit destination by the rental vehicle. Includes information about the fee structure of the user and information about how long the user stays at the transit destination.
The analysis unit
Based on the first information and the second information
As a charge incurred in connection with the first action, a fixed charge incurred when newly renting the rental vehicle when departing from the transit destination is calculated, and a charge incurred in connection with the second action. As a fixed charge calculated by calculating the total value of the additional charge incurred while the user is staying at the transit destination and the parking lot charge incurred when parking in the parking lot used. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein it is analyzed which is cheaper with the total value. The second information includes information indicating the location of a facility where the rental vehicle can be returned and information indicating the location of a parking lot where the rental vehicle can be used.
The information providing unit
If the analysis unit determines that the calculated fixed charge is cheaper than the calculated total value, it provides information indicating the location of the facility where the rental vehicle can be returned.
The second aspect of claim 2 , wherein when the analysis unit determines that the calculated total value is cheaper than the calculated fixed charge, the information indicating the location of the parking lot used is provided. Information provider. The analysis unit
Based on the first information and the second information, as a charge incurred in connection with the first action, when the user performs the first action, the carsharing before arriving at the final destination. The first total amount, which is the total amount of the fee paid to the car-sharing provider and the fee paid to a person other than the car-sharing provider, is calculated, and the user performs the second action as the fee generated in connection with the second action. In that case, the second total amount, which is the total amount of the fee paid to the car-sharing provider and the fee paid to a person other than the car-sharing provider before arriving at the final destination, is calculated, and the first total amount is calculated. The information providing device according to claim 1 , wherein it is analyzed which is cheaper based on the second total amount and the second total amount. The first information is information regarding the charge system of the rental vehicle, that is, a fixed charge that is fixedly generated as a charge to be paid to the car sharing provider when the user newly rents the rental vehicle, and the user said. Includes information about additional charges incurred as charges paid to the car-sharing provider while renting a vehicle for rent.
The second information is a parking lot used, which is a parking lot where the rental vehicle is expected to be parked when the user continuously rents the rental vehicle when the user arrives at the transit destination by the rental vehicle. Includes information about the fee structure of the user and information about how long the user stays at the transit destination.
The analysis unit
The first total amount is calculated by reflecting the fixed charge generated when the rental vehicle is newly rented when departing from the transit destination, and is generated while the user is staying at the transit destination. The information providing device according to claim 4 , wherein the second total amount is calculated by reflecting the additional charge and the parking lot fee generated by parking in the parking lot used. The first information includes information on the remaining amount of fuel of the rental vehicle, and includes information on the remaining amount of fuel.
The second information includes information on the fuel charge system in the facility where the fuel of the rental vehicle can be replenished.
The analysis unit
Based on the first information and the second information, the first total amount is calculated by further reflecting the charge incurred for refueling when the user performs the first action, and the user performs the first total amount. The information providing device according to claim 5 , wherein the second total amount is calculated by further reflecting the charge incurred for refueling when the second action is performed. The second information includes information indicating the location of a facility where the rental vehicle can be returned and information indicating the location of a parking lot where the rental vehicle can be used.
The information providing unit
If the analysis unit determines that the first total amount is cheaper than the second total amount, it provides information indicating the location of the facility where the rental vehicle can be returned.
When the analysis unit determines that the second total amount is cheaper than the first total amount, the user continuously rents the rental vehicle when the user arrives at the transit destination by the rental vehicle. The information providing device according to claim 4 , wherein the information indicating the position of the parking lot where the rental vehicle is expected to be parked is provided. The rental vehicle information acquisition department that acquires the first information about the rental vehicle rented by the car sharing provider,
The specific matter acquisition unit that acquires the second information about the event that occurs while the user is renting the rental vehicle, and
Based on the first information acquired by the rental vehicle information acquisition unit and the second information acquired by the specific matter acquisition unit, the user returns the rental vehicle when a predetermined event occurs. Or an analysis unit that analyzes the items that can be used to determine whether the user will continue to rent the rental vehicle.
It is equipped with an information providing unit that provides information based on the analysis results of the analysis unit.
The second information includes information on one or more transit destinations that are routed using the rental vehicle before arriving at the final destination.
The first information and the second information continuously rent the rented vehicle when the user arrives at the transit destination by the rented vehicle, and depart from the transit destination by the rented vehicle continuously rented. After leaving the transit destination due to the fact that the rental vehicle was not refinanced at the transit destination when the second action is performed, the vehicle arrives at the next transit destination or the final destination. Contains the information needed to analyze whether refueling is needed before
The analysis unit
When the user performs the second action based on the first information and the second information, after leaving the transit destination and before arriving at the next transit destination or the final destination. By analyzing whether or not refueling is required, the rental vehicle is returned when the user arrives at the transit destination by the rental vehicle, and the rental vehicle is newly returned when the user departs from the transit destination. Analyze what can be used to determine whether to take the first action or the second action to rent a rental vehicle
An information providing device characterized by the fact that. The second information includes information indicating the location of a facility where the rental vehicle can be returned.
The information providing unit
The information providing device according to claim 8 , wherein when the analysis unit determines that refueling is necessary, the information providing information indicating the location of the facility where the rental vehicle can be returned is provided. The second information includes information indicating the location of a facility where the rental vehicle can be returned, information indicating the location of a facility where the rental vehicle can be rented, and a user renting the rental vehicle at the facility where the rental vehicle can be rented. Includes information indicating the number of rental vehicles that can be rented
The analysis unit
Based on the positional relationship between the transit destination and the facility where the rental vehicle can be returned, it is determined whether or not the rental vehicle can be returned when the user arrives at the transit destination.
Based on the positional relationship between the transit destination and the facility where the rental vehicle can be rented, and the number of rental vehicles that can be rented at the facility where the rental vehicle can be rented, the user can select the transit destination. At the time of departure, it is determined whether or not the rental vehicle can be rented, and
The first action is performed only when the rental vehicle can be returned when the user arrives at the transit destination and the rental vehicle can be rented when the user departs from the transit destination. The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein an analysis of matters that can be used to determine whether to perform the second action is performed. The rental vehicle information acquisition department that acquires the first information about the rental vehicle rented by the car sharing provider,
The specific matter acquisition unit that acquires the second information about the event that occurs while the user is renting the rental vehicle, and
Based on the first information acquired by the rental vehicle information acquisition unit and the second information acquired by the specific matter acquisition unit, the user returns the rental vehicle when a predetermined event occurs. Or an analysis unit that analyzes the items that can be used to determine whether the user will continue to rent the rental vehicle.
It is equipped with an information providing unit that provides information based on the analysis results of the analysis unit.
The first information includes information on the remaining amount of fuel of the rented vehicle, information on a fixed charge that is fixedly incurred as a charge paid to the car sharing provider when the user newly rents the rented vehicle, and Includes information about additional charges incurred as charges paid to the car-sharing provider while the user is renting the rental vehicle.
The second information includes information on the fuel charge system in the facility where the fuel of the rental vehicle can be replenished.
The analysis unit
It monitors whether or not the rental vehicle needs to be refueled, and if it needs to be refueled, the rental vehicle needs to be refueled.
The fixed charge incurred when the rental vehicle is returned without refueling and a new rental vehicle is rented is calculated, and the fuel is replenished and the fuel is replenished when the rental vehicle is continuously rented. An information providing device characterized by calculating the total value of the additional charge incurred during the period and the fuel cost incurred in that case and analyzing which is cheaper. The second information includes information indicating the location of a facility where the rental vehicle can be returned, information indicating the location of the facility where the rental vehicle can be rented, and information indicating the location of the facility where refueling is possible. ,
The information providing unit
If the calculated fixed charge is cheaper, provide information indicating the location of the facility where the rental vehicle can be returned and the facility where the rental vehicle can be rented, refuel, and continue to rent the rental vehicle. The information providing device according to claim 11 , wherein when the price is low, information indicating the location of a facility where refueling is possible is provided. While the rental vehicle information acquisition unit of the information providing device acquires the first information regarding the rental vehicle rented by the car sharing provider, and the specific item acquisition unit of the information providing device is renting the rental vehicle by the user. The first step to get the second information about the event that occurs in
When the analysis unit of the information providing device occurs a predetermined event based on the first information acquired by the rental vehicle information acquisition unit and the second information acquired by the specific matter acquisition unit. A second step in analyzing what can be used to determine whether the user returns the rented vehicle or the user continues to rent the rented vehicle.
The information providing unit of the information providing device includes a third step of providing information based on the analysis result by the analysis unit.
The first information includes information on the fee structure of the rental vehicle, and includes information on the fee structure of the rental vehicle.
The second information includes information on one or more transit destinations that are routed using the rental vehicle before arriving at the final destination.
In the second step, the analysis unit
Based on the first information and the second information, when the user arrives at the transit destination by the rental vehicle, the rental vehicle is returned, and when the user departs from the transit destination, the rental vehicle is newly used. The second action of renting is performed, or when the user arrives at the transit destination by the rented vehicle, the rented vehicle is continuously rented, and the rented vehicle continuously departs from the transit destination. Analyze what is available to decide whether to take action,
As an analysis of the matter, based on the first information and the second information, a fee incurred in connection with the first action and a fee incurred in connection with the second action are calculated, and either of them is calculated. Analyze if it is cheaper
Information provision method characterized by that. While the rental vehicle information acquisition unit of the information providing device acquires the first information regarding the rental vehicle rented by the car sharing provider, and the specific item acquisition unit of the information providing device is renting the rental vehicle by the user. The first step to get the second information about the event that occurs in
When the analysis unit of the information providing device occurs a predetermined event based on the first information acquired by the rental vehicle information acquisition unit and the second information acquired by the specific matter acquisition unit. A second step in analyzing what can be used to determine whether the user returns the rented vehicle or the user continues to rent the rented vehicle.
The information providing unit of the information providing device includes a third step of providing information based on the analysis result by the analysis unit.
The second information includes information on one or more transit destinations that are routed using the rental vehicle before arriving at the final destination.
The first information and the second information continuously rent the rented vehicle when the user arrives at the transit destination by the rented vehicle, and depart from the transit destination by the rented vehicle continuously rented. After leaving the transit destination due to the fact that the rental vehicle was not refinanced at the transit destination when the second action is performed, the vehicle arrives at the next transit destination or the final destination. Contains the information needed to analyze whether refueling is needed before
In the second step, the analysis unit
When the user performs the second action based on the first information and the second information, after leaving the transit destination and before arriving at the next transit destination or the final destination. By analyzing whether or not refueling is required, the rental vehicle is returned when the user arrives at the transit destination by the rental vehicle, and the rental vehicle is newly returned when the user departs from the transit destination. Analyze what can be used to determine whether to take the first action or the second action to rent a rental vehicle
Information provision method characterized by that. While the rental vehicle information acquisition unit of the information providing device acquires the first information regarding the rental vehicle rented by the car sharing provider, and the specific item acquisition unit of the information providing device is renting the rental vehicle by the user. The first step to get the second information about the event that occurs in
When the analysis unit of the information providing device occurs a predetermined event based on the first information acquired by the rental vehicle information acquisition unit and the second information acquired by the specific matter acquisition unit. A second step in analyzing what can be used to determine whether the user returns the rented vehicle or the user continues to rent the rented vehicle.
The information providing unit of the information providing device includes a third step of providing information based on the analysis result by the analysis unit.
The first information includes information on the remaining amount of fuel of the rented vehicle, information on a fixed charge that is fixedly incurred as a charge paid to the car sharing provider when the user newly rents the rented vehicle, and Includes information about additional charges incurred as charges paid to the car-sharing provider while the user is renting the rental vehicle.
The second information includes information on the fuel charge system in the facility where the fuel of the rental vehicle can be replenished.
In the second step, the analysis unit
It monitors whether or not the rental vehicle needs to be refueled, and if it needs to be refueled, the rental vehicle needs to be refueled.
Return the rented vehicle without refueling, calculate the fixed charge incurred when renting a new rented vehicle, refuel and refuel when continuing to rent the rented vehicle. Calculate the total value of the additional charge incurred during the period and the fuel cost incurred in that case, and analyze which is cheaper.
Information provision method characterized by that.

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