JP7185690B2 - Privilege granting device and privilege granting method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a privilege granting device and a privilege granting method.

Vehicles such as electric vehicles (EV) or hybrid cars that use electric power as a driving source are characterized by a longer time required for energy charging compared to vehicles that use fuel such as gasoline or light oil. It is desirable to charge the battery at a location other than that, which requires extra time.

In view of this, conventionally, a technology (see Patent Document 1) that searches for and guides charging facilities in the vicinity of the destination or a replaceable battery is used to replace the battery in the middle of the route to the destination. A technique of depositing and charging (Patent Document 2) has been developed.

JP 2011-237186 A JP 2010-107203 A

However, with conventional technology, it is necessary to stop at recommended facilities only for charging. In other words, the user may feel annoyed because the visit is for a negative reason.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a device and method that can reduce or eliminate the inconvenience given to a user when guiding a charging facility.

The privilege granting device of the present invention is
a location information recognition unit that recognizes current location information of a vehicle driven by electric power;
a destination information recognition unit that recognizes destination information including the destination of the vehicle;
a storage unit that stores map information and charging facility information including positions of a plurality of charging facilities;
a charging facility recognition unit that recognizes recommended charging facility information including the position of at least one charging facility that can be visited from the current position of the vehicle to the destination of the destination information;
a charging facility transmission unit configured to transmit recommended charging facility information recognized by the charging facility recognition unit to a user of the vehicle;
a stay determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle has stayed at the position of the charging facility included in the recommended charging facility information transmitted to the user of the vehicle;
a benefit granting unit that grants a benefit to the user when the stay determination unit determines that the vehicle has stayed;
characterized by having

According to the privilege granting device having this configuration, the recommended charging facility information recognized by the charging facility recognition unit is transmitted to the user of the vehicle using electric power as a driving source. By outputting these to the on-vehicle device of the vehicle or the portable wireless terminal carried by the user, the user can know the position of at least one charging facility that the user can stop by while moving from the current position to the destination. can inform

Then, the stay determining unit determines whether or not the vehicle has stayed at the position of the charging facility included in the recommended charging facility information transmitted to the user.

And when it determines with the vehicle having stayed by the stay determination part, a privilege is provided to a user by the privilege provision part.

If the user finds the benefits attractive, it is assumed that the user will find it less troublesome to stop by the charging facility. As a result, the user can be encouraged to stop by the charging facility.

As a result, the charging facility can obtain an opportunity to have the charging facility used.

In the privilege granting device of the present invention, the charging facility recognition unit recognizes a route that minimizes the travel cost from the current position of the vehicle to the destination in the destination information, and increases the travel cost from the route. It is preferable to recognize charging facility information that falls below a predetermined first cost increment threshold.

According to the privilege granting device having this configuration, the charging facility recognizing unit recognizes the route that minimizes the movement cost from the current position of the vehicle to the destination of the destination information. Then, the charging facility recognizing unit recognizes the information of the charging facility whose increment in travel cost from the route is equal to or less than a predetermined value.

As a result, an excessive increase in travel costs for stopping by the charging facility can be avoided, so that the user's annoyance can be reduced or eliminated.

In the privilege giving device of the present invention,
In addition, it has a remaining charge capacity recognition unit that recognizes the remaining charge capacity of the vehicle,
The charging facility recognition unit recognizes the power consumption when the vehicle moves from the current position to the destination in the destination information via the charging facility, and determines the power consumption and the remaining charge capacity of the vehicle. It is also possible to recognize the amount of charge required to move from the current position to the destination, and to recognize information on charging facilities that can supply the required amount of charge.

According to the privilege granting device having this configuration, the amount of charge necessary for moving the vehicle from the current position to the destination is recognized, and the information of the charging facility capable of supplying the required amount of charge is recognized. By transmitting the information on the charging facility to the user, the user can be made aware of the information on the charging facility that can supply the required charging amount. As a result, the number of stops at the charging facility to reach the destination can be reduced, so that the user's annoyance can be reduced or eliminated.

In the privilege giving device of the present invention,
In addition, it has a remaining charge capacity recognition unit that recognizes the remaining charge capacity of the vehicle,
Preferably, the charging facility recognition unit recognizes the recommended charging facility information such that the chargeable amount increases continuously or intermittently as the remaining charge capacity decreases.

According to the privilege granting device having this configuration, the charging facility recognition unit recognizes the recommended charging facility information such that the charging amount that can be charged increases continuously or intermittently as the remaining charging capacity decreases.

User-friendliness is improved by transmitting recommended charging facility information according to the vehicle's remaining charge capacity to the user, and outputting this to the vehicle's on-board device or the mobile wireless terminal carried by the user. do.

In the privilege giving device of the present invention,
The charging facility recognition unit recognizes a plurality of pieces of recommended charging facility information,
The charging facility transmitting unit is capable of displaying the plurality of pieces of recommended charging facility information in descending order of travel cost increment from the route with the lowest travel cost from the current position of the vehicle to the destination of the destination information. preferably sent in the form

According to the privilege granting device having this configuration, the recommended charging facility information is transmitted in a format that can be displayed in ascending order of travel cost increment.

By outputting these to the on-vehicle device of the vehicle or the mobile wireless terminal carried by the user, it becomes easier for the user who does not want to increase the transportation cost to select the charging facility.

In the privilege giving device of the present invention,
The charging facility recognition unit recognizes a plurality of pieces of recommended charging facility information,
The privilege granting unit stays at the charging facility where the increment of travel cost from the route with the lowest travel cost from the current position of the vehicle to the destination of the destination information is larger than a predetermined second cost increment threshold. It is preferable that a user who has traveled from said route is given a privilege different from the privilege given to a user who has stayed at said charging facility whose travel cost increment from said route is less than a predetermined second cost increment threshold.

According to the privilege granting device having this configuration, the privilege granting unit provides the user who stayed at the charging facility where the increment of the travel cost from the route is larger than the predetermined second cost increment threshold, the travel cost from the route is less than a second predetermined cost increment threshold.

As a result, if the user is attracted to the privilege provided, the user can be guided even to a charging facility with a large increase in travel cost.

In the privilege giving device of the present invention,
The charging facility recognition unit recognizes a route that minimizes the travel cost from the current position of the vehicle to the destination in the destination information, and recognizes recommended charging facility information of charging facilities existing on the route. is preferred.

According to the privilege granting device having this configuration, the charging facility recognition unit recognizes the route that minimizes the travel cost from the current position of the vehicle to the destination of the destination information, and detects the charging facility existing on the route. recommended charging facility information is recognized. As a result, the recommended charging facility information is recognized that does not increase the travel cost from the route with the lowest travel cost or that has a very small increase in travel cost. Such recommended charging facility information is sent to the user and output to the on-vehicle device of the vehicle or the mobile wireless terminal carried by the user, thereby making the user aware of charging facilities that are easy to use. can.

In the privilege giving device of the present invention,
The charging facility recognition unit recognizes a plurality of pieces of recommended charging facility information in descending order of chargeable power,
Preferably, the charging facility transmission unit transmits the plurality of pieces of recommended charging facility information in a displayable format in descending order of chargeable power.

According to the privilege granting device having this configuration, the charging facility transmission unit transmits a plurality of pieces of recommended charging facility information in an outputtable format in descending order of chargeable power. By outputting these to the on-vehicle device of the vehicle or the mobile wireless terminal carried by the user, it becomes easier for the user to recognize the charging facility with the large amount of chargeable power, and in turn, the charging facility with the large amount of chargeable power. makes it easier to select

In the privilege giving device of the present invention,
Further comprising a number of passengers recognition unit for recognizing the number of passengers of the vehicle,
It is preferable that, when the number of passengers is larger than the threshold for the number of passengers, the privilege giving unit gives a privilege different from the privilege when the number of passengers is smaller than the threshold for the number of passengers.

In general, it may take a long time to charge a vehicle that uses electric power as a drive source. While the vehicle is being charged, there is a possibility that a facility near the charging facility (for example, a restaurant, etc.) will be used. According to the privilege giving device having the above configuration, when the number of passengers is larger than the threshold for the number of passengers, a privilege different from the privilege for when the number of passengers is smaller than the threshold is given by the privilege giving unit. As a result, there is a possibility that a large number of users who are attracted to the privilege when the number of passengers is larger than the threshold for the number of passengers invite each other to visit the charging facility. For the facility, it becomes possible to call in a large number of vehicles.

In the privilege giving device of the present invention,
It is preferable that the privilege granting unit grants a privilege according to the staying time of the vehicle by the stay determination unit.

In the present invention, the "time of stay" may be not only the time when the vehicle actually stays, but also the estimated time of stay of the vehicle when the recommended charging facility information is recognized. Also, the stay time may be the stay start time, the stay end time, or a reference time such as an intermediate time.

Depending on the time of day, the charging facility or nearby facilities may be congested, or power that can be supplied by solar power generation, etc., may vary depending on the time of day.

According to the privilege granting device configured in consideration of such points, a privilege is granted according to the stay time of the vehicle. The user can be induced to visit during a time period or the like.

The figure which shows an example of the whole structure of a basic system. The figure which shows an example of a structure of the vehicle equipment 1. FIG. The figure which shows an example of a structure of a mobile radio terminal. The figure which shows an example of a structure of a server. The figure which shows an example of the information memorize|stored in the vehicle database. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in a profile; The figure which shows an example of charging facility information. The figure which shows an example of privilege list information. The figure which shows an example of a structure of a facility terminal. An example of the flowchart of a vehicle database update process. An example of a flowchart of charging facility recommendation processing. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining selection of benefits according to the number of charging facilities; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of recommended charging facility information arranged in descending order of chargeable capacity; The figure which shows an example of the recommended charging facility information arranged in descending order of a movement cost. An example of the flowchart of privilege provision processing.

The basic system includes a vehicle-mounted device 1 mounted on a vehicle X (mobile body), a portable wireless terminal 2 (for example, a smart phone) configured to be portable, a server 4, and a facility terminal 5 as a facility terminal. consists of The vehicle-mounted device 1, the portable wireless terminal 2, the server 4, and the facility terminal 5 have a function of communicating with each other through a network (for example, the Internet, a wireless communication network). When the vehicle-mounted device 1 and the portable wireless terminal 2 are physically close to each other, such as coexisting in the space of the same vehicle X, they have a function of wirelessly communicating with each other by a close proximity wireless method (for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark)). I have. The vehicle X is a vehicle that uses electric power as a drive source, such as an electric vehicle or a hybrid car, and is equipped with a battery.

(Composition of on-board unit)
The vehicle-mounted device 1 includes, for example, a control unit 10, a sensor unit 11 (a GPS sensor 111, a vehicle speed sensor 112, a gyro sensor 113, a switch sensor 114, a remaining charge sensor 115, and a number of passengers sensor 116, as shown in FIG. 2). ), a storage unit 12 , a radio unit 13 , an output unit 14 , an input unit 15 and a clock unit 16 . A mobile terminal such as a smart phone in which a predetermined application is installed may be used as the vehicle-mounted device 1 .

The control unit 10 is configured by an arithmetic device such as a CPU, for example. The calculation results of the calculation device are stored in the storage unit 12 as appropriate and read out in subsequent processing. The control unit 10 receives signals from the sensor unit 11, the storage unit 12, the radio unit 13, the output unit 14, the input unit 15, and the clock unit 16, and controls the sensor unit 11, the storage unit 12, the radio unit 13, the output unit 14, It is connected to the input section 15 and the clock section 16 through BUS or the like so that control signals can be output to them.

A GPS sensor 111 of the sensor unit 11 calculates the current position based on signals from GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites. A vehicle speed sensor 112 calculates the speed of the vehicle X based on the pulse signal from the rotating shaft. A gyro sensor 113 detects angular velocity. The current position and orientation of the vehicle X can be accurately calculated by these GPS sensor, vehicle speed sensor, and gyro sensor.

The switch sensor 114 is configured to output a signal indicating whether the switch of the driving source of the vehicle X on which the vehicle-mounted device 1 is mounted is in an ON state or an OFF state.

The remaining charge capacity sensor 115 is configured to output a signal indicating the remaining capacity of the battery of the vehicle X on which the vehicle-mounted device 1 is mounted.

The passenger number sensor 116 is configured to output a signal indicating the number of passengers on the vehicle X. For example, the occupant number sensor 116 may generate a signal indicating the number of occupants by analyzing an image of the interior of the vehicle X acquired by a camera that captures the interior of the vehicle X.

The storage unit 12 is configured by a storage device such as memory and HDD.

The storage unit 12 is configured to store a vehicle ID 121 as identification information for identifying the vehicle X or the vehicle-mounted device 1 and privilege information 122 received from the server 4 or the like.

The wireless unit 13 is composed of a communication device that performs wireless communication such as Wi-Fi: Wireless Fidelity (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), 3G, cellular, and LTE communication.

The output unit 14 includes, for example, an image display device such as a liquid crystal display and an audio output device such as a speaker. The output unit 14 is configured to output information such as images or sounds according to the control signal from the control unit 10 in a form that can be recognized by the occupant of the vehicle X through the five senses.

The input unit 15 is composed of a device capable of receiving input of information, such as an operation receiving device such as a touch panel and a voice input device. The input unit 15 appropriately performs signal conversion or the like on the input information and outputs the information to the control unit 10 .

The clock unit 16 is configured to be able to recognize the date and time. The clock unit 16 is configured, for example, to communicate with an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server so as to synchronize time with the NTP server.

It should be noted that the fact that one device "recognizes" information means that one device receives the information from another device, and that one device recognizes information stored in a storage medium connected to the one device. reading, obtaining information by a device based on a signal output from a sensor connected to the device, or obtaining information received by a device or information stored in a storage medium or from a sensor Derivation of the information by executing predetermined arithmetic processing (calculation processing, search processing, etc.) based on the information obtained, one device passing the information as a result of arithmetic processing by another device to the other device It means that any arithmetic processing for obtaining the information is performed, such as receiving from, or reading the information from an internal storage device or an external storage device according to the received signal.

(Configuration of portable radio terminal)
For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the portable radio terminal 2 includes a control section 20, a sensor section 21 (including a GPS sensor 211 and a gyro sensor 213), a storage section 22, a radio section 23, and an output section 24. , an input unit 25, and a clock unit 26. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the mobile wireless terminal 2 is used by the user of the vehicle X. FIG.

The storage unit 22 is configured by, for example, a memory or a hard disk, and is associated with a user ID 221 that is identification information for identifying the user of the portable radio terminal 2, a terminal ID 222 that is identification information for identifying the portable radio terminal 2, and the user ID 221. It stores privilege information 223 . User ID 221 is, for example, a user's email address. The terminal ID 222 is the MAC address of the mobile wireless terminal 2, for example. The user ID 221 and the terminal ID 222 may be the same information such as the user's email address.

Because the control unit 20, the sensor unit 21, the radio unit 23, the output unit 24, the input unit 25, and the clock unit 26 of the mobile wireless terminal 2 have substantially the same configuration and functions as the components of the vehicle-mounted device 1. , the description of which is omitted in this specification. The portable radio terminal 2 can communicate with the vehicle X as necessary and receive necessary information from the vehicle X. FIG.

(Server configuration)
The server 4 is configured by, for example, a server computer. The server corresponds to an example of the "privilege granting device" of the present invention.

The server 4 includes a control unit 40, a storage unit 41, a communication unit 42, and a clock unit 43, as shown in FIG.

The control unit 40 is configured by an arithmetic unit such as a CPU, for example. The calculation result of the calculation device is appropriately stored in the storage unit 41 and read out in a later process. The control unit 40 receives signals from the storage unit 41 and the communication unit 42, and is connected to the storage unit 41, the communication unit 42, and the like via a BUS or the like so as to output control signals to the storage unit 41, the communication unit 42, and the like. By executing a predetermined program stored in the storage unit 41, the control unit 40 executes a position information recognition unit 401, a destination information recognition unit 402, a charging facility recognition unit 403, a charging facility transmission unit, and a charging facility transmission unit. 404, a stay determination unit 405, a passenger number recognition unit 406, a remaining charge recognition unit 407, and a privilege provision unit 408
function as

The storage unit 41 is configured by a storage device such as a memory and an HDD, for example. Storage unit 41 stores vehicle database 411 , profile 412 , map information 413 , charging facility information 414 , privilege list information 415 , privilege transmission history 416 and privilege provision history 417 .

As shown in FIG. 5A, the vehicle database 411 receives the vehicle ID of the vehicle and the vehicle X (or its vehicle-mounted device 1, hereinafter the same) that the server 4 has received from each vehicle in the past and is identified by the vehicle ID. Information indicating the position of the vehicle X, the date and time when the position was measured, the remaining charge capacity of the vehicle X, the number of passengers of the vehicle X, and the destination of the vehicle X (destination information) are accumulated. Strictly speaking, the date and time when the position was measured may be the date and time when the position was measured. It may be the time when it was received from Information indicating a position is represented by, for example, latitude and longitude. The information indicating the location contained in the vehicle database 411 is the information indicating the location of the mobile wireless terminal 2 received from the mobile wireless terminal 2 instead of or in addition to the information indicating the location received from the vehicle X identified by the vehicle ID. may be

As shown in FIG. 5B , the profile 412 includes each user ID, user attributes such as the age and gender of the user identified by the user ID, the user's preferences, the vehicle ID associated with the user ID, and the vehicle ID associated with the user ID. This information includes a terminal ID associated with the user ID.

The map information 413 is general map information in which each road, each intersection, each facility, and road are represented by links and nodes.

The charging facility information 414 is, as shown in FIG. 5C, information including the facility ID of each facility, the location of the facility, the chargeable amount, the tag, and information indicating the surrounding facilities. Tags are those that correspond to user attributes or preferences.

As shown in FIG. 5D, the privilege list information includes the facility ID of each facility, the time period indicating each threshold for granting the privilege, the distance (moving cost), the number of passengers, and the number of passengers as the content of the privilege. This information includes the first privilege and the second privilege. The content of the privilege is the free charging time in the present embodiment, and means that, for example, 15 m can be charged for 15 minutes free of charge. Privileges are not limited to these, and may be services that can be received at stores such as points and coupons, as well as services outside stores such as reserved seats on public transportation, priority boarding passes for aircraft, and luggage delivery services. Alternatively, points or coupons at a virtual store may be used. Also, the privilege may be an image, a costume of the user's avatar, or a virtual item of the user's avatar.

The privilege transmission history 416 is information including each user ID and a list of privileges transmitted to the user.

The privilege grant history 417 is information including each user ID and a list of privileges granted to the user.

The communication unit 42 is configured to communicate with each of the vehicle-mounted device 1, the mobile wireless terminal 2, and other external devices via a network by wired communication or wireless communication.

The clock unit 43 is configured to be able to recognize the date and time. The clock unit 43 is configured, for example, to synchronize time with an NTP server by communicating with the NTP server.

(Configuration of facility terminal)
The facility terminal 5 includes a control unit 50, a storage unit 51, a communication unit 52, and an output unit 53, as shown in FIG. The storage unit 51 is configured by a storage device such as a memory and an HDD, for example, and stores a facility ID for identifying a facility that owns or uses the facility terminal 5 . The control unit 50, the communication unit 52 and the output unit 53 have the same configurations as the control unit, the communication unit and the output unit of the vehicle-mounted device 1 or the portable wireless terminal 2, respectively.

(Vehicle DB update process)
Next, vehicle DB update processing will be described with reference to FIG.

The position information recognition unit 401, the number of passengers recognition unit 406, and the remaining charge amount recognition unit 407 communicate with the vehicle X (or its vehicle-mounted device 1) via the communication unit 42 to determine whether or not information has been received from the vehicle X. (FIG. 7/STEP 102). The information includes, for example, the vehicle ID of the vehicle X, information indicating the position of the vehicle X, information indicating the remaining charge capacity of the vehicle X, and information indicating the number of passengers on the vehicle X. These pieces of information are, for example, information acquired by the sensor unit 11 of the vehicle-mounted device 1 or information stored in the storage unit 12 . Although an example in which the server 4 communicates with the vehicle X will be described below, in addition to or instead of this, the server 4 may communicate with the portable wireless terminal 2 to obtain equivalent information.

If the determination result is negative (FIG. 7/STEP 102 . . . NO), the position information recognition unit 401, the number of passengers recognition unit 406, and the remaining charge capacity recognition unit 407 execute the processing of FIG. 7/STEP 102 again.

If the determination result is affirmative (FIG. 7/STEP 102 . . . YES), the destination information recognition unit 402 determines whether or not information indicating the destination is included in the received information (FIG. 7/STEP 104 ).

If the determination result is negative (FIG. 7/STEP 104 . . . NO), the destination information recognition unit 402 estimates the destination (FIG. 7/STEP 106). For example, by referring to the vehicle database 411, the destination information recognition unit 402 estimates, as the destination, a position associated with the vehicle ID included in the received information that is visited frequently or stays for a long time. You may

If the determination result is affirmative (FIG. 7/STEP 104 . . . YES) or after the processing of FIG. The vehicle DB is updated including the information indicating the destination or the information indicating the estimated destination (FIG. 7/STEP 108).

The destination information recognition unit 402 ends this process.

(recommended treatment at charging facility)
Next, the charging facility recommendation process will be described with reference to FIG.

The charging facility recognition unit 403 refers to the vehicle database 411 and recognizes information on the target vehicle X (FIG. 8/STEP 202). As shown in FIG. 5A, the information of the target vehicle X includes the vehicle ID of the target vehicle X, the position of the target vehicle X, the remaining charge capacity of the target vehicle X, the number of passengers of the target vehicle X, and the number of passengers of the target vehicle X. The destination of vehicle X is included.

Using the map information 413, the charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes the route that minimizes the movement cost from the latest position of the target vehicle X to the destination (FIG. 8/STEP 204). Here, the movement cost is an index indicating the magnitude of individual load on movement, and is, for example, the distance from the latest position of the target vehicle X to the destination, or the distance from the latest position of the target vehicle X to the destination. energy such as electric energy required from the latest position of the target vehicle X to the destination, tolls when passing through a toll road, or difficulty of driving. The movement cost may be represented by a numerical value derived from some or all of these parameters and a formula.

Using the map information 413 and the charging facility information 414, the charging facility recognition unit 403 selects from the route recognized in FIG. charging facility information (FIG. 8/STEP 206). For example, when the travel cost is distance, the charging facility recognition unit 403 obtains information on one or more charging facilities such that the increased distance when visiting the charging facility is equal to or less than the first cost increase threshold (for example, 20 km). Explore.

The charging facility recognition unit 403 determines whether or not the remaining charging capacity of the target vehicle X is smaller than the remaining charging capacity threshold (FIG. 8/STEP 208).

If the determination result is affirmative (FIG. 8/STEP 208 . . . YES), the charging facility recognition unit 403 sorts the charging facility information recognized in FIG. / STEP 210).

If the determination result is negative (FIG. 8/STEP 208 . . . NO), the charging facility recognition unit 403 sorts the charging facility information recognized in FIG. STEP 212).

Charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes the number of charging facilities recognized in FIG. 8/STEP 206 (FIG. 8/STEP 214).

Based on the map information 413 and the charging facility information 414, the charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes the expected arrival time to each of the charging facilities recognized in FIG. 8/STEP 206 (FIG. 8/STEP 216).

The charging facility recognition unit 403 determines whether or not the number of charging facilities recognized in FIG. 8/STEP 214 is equal to or greater than a predetermined facility threshold value (for example, 2) (FIG. 8/STEP 218).

If the determination result is affirmative (FIG. 8/STEP 218 . . . YES), charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes the benefits shown in privilege list information 415 for each of the charging facilities recognized in FIG. The first privilege among the privileges that match the conditions of the target vehicle X is recognized (FIG. 8/STEP 220).

For example, when the expected arrival time recognized in FIG. 8/STEP 216 is 14:00, the incremented distance is 15 km, and the number of passengers is 1, the charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes the charging station identified by the facility ID "F1". As the privilege of the facility, the first privilege of 60 m (free charging time of 60 minutes) is recognized among the privileges that match the conditions.

If the expected arrival time recognized in FIG. 8/STEP 216 is 12:30, the increased distance is 15 km, and the number of passengers is 1, the charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes the charging facility identified by the facility ID "F1". As the privilege of the facility, the first privilege of 15 m (free charging time of 15 minutes) is recognized among the privileges that match the conditions. By making the privilege at a specific time less advantageous than the privilege at other times in this way, it is possible to alleviate the congestion of facility ID "F1", which has a coffee shop as a peripheral facility and is expected to be crowded at noon. .

Further, when the expected arrival time recognized in FIG. 8/STEP 216 is 18:30, the increased distance is 15 km, and the number of passengers is 1, the charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes the charging facility identified by the facility ID "F1". As a privilege of the facility, 1 as the first privilege among the privileges that match the conditions
Recognize 0m (free charging time 10 minutes). In this way, by making the benefits of the nighttime time zone less favorable than the benefits of other times, for example, when the amount of power generated at night is low and the power is high, such as solar power generation, it is possible to avoid stopping by at night. can be prompted to the user.

If the expected arrival time recognized in FIG. 8/STEP 216 is 14:00, the incremented distance is 25 km, and the number of passengers is 1, the charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes the charging facility identified by the facility ID "F1". As the privilege of the facility, the first privilege of 90 m (free charging time of 90 minutes) is recognized among the privileges that match the conditions. In this way, when the increase in movement cost is greater than a certain threshold (in this case, 20 km), the benefits are more advantageous than when the increase is less than the threshold. Attraction is possible.

If the expected arrival time recognized in FIG. 8/STEP 216 is 14:00, the incremented distance is 15 km, and the number of passengers is 4, the charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes the charging station identified by the facility ID "F1". As the privilege of the facility, the first privilege of 120m (free charging time of 120 minutes) is recognized among the privileges that match the conditions. In this way, when the number of passengers is larger than a certain threshold value (3 in this case), it is possible to attract a vehicle with a large number of passengers by making the privilege more advantageous than when the number of passengers is smaller than the threshold value. As a result, many people can be encouraged to use the surrounding facilities.

If the determination result of FIG. 8/STEP 218 is negative (FIG. 8/STEP 218 . . . NO), charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes the second privilege (FIG. 8/STEP 222).

The second privilege is a privilege that is more disadvantageous than the first privilege. This is for the following reasons.

That is, as shown in FIG. 9, it is assumed that a target vehicle X exists at a point U1 and the destination of the target vehicle X is a point G1. Assume that charging facilities "F1", "F2", and "F3" are located at positions as shown in FIG. In this case, it is assumed that there is only “F1”, which was recognized in FIG. 8/STEP 206, as a visiting charging facility with an increase in movement cost equal to or less than the first cost increase threshold. In this case, it is considered highly probable that the user of the target vehicle X will visit the charging facility "F1" even if it is a disadvantageous privilege.

On the other hand, it is assumed that the target vehicle X exists at the point U2 and the destination of the target vehicle X is the point G2. In this case, it is assumed that "F1", "F2", and "F3" are charging facilities that can be visited with a movement cost increment that is equal to or less than the first cost increment threshold, as recognized in FIG. 8/STEP206. In such a case, in order to attract the target vehicle X, the charging facility “F1” needs to provide a relatively advantageous privilege.

From this way of thinking, the privilege (first privilege) when the number of charging facilities recognized in FIG. is more advantageous than the privilege (second privilege) when the number of facilities is less than a predetermined facility threshold value (for example, 2).

Charging facility transmission unit 404 transmits the recommended charging facility information (FIG. 8/STEP 224).

FIG. 10A is an example of recommended charging facility information for each charging facility when sorted by the chargeable amount in FIG. 8/STEP 210 and the first privilege is recognized in FIG. 8/STEP 220 .

FIG. 10B is an example of recommended charging facility information for each charging facility when sorted by travel cost (detour distance) in FIG. 8/STEP 212 and the first privilege is recognized in FIG. 8/STEP 220 .

The charging facility transmission unit 404 associates the transmitted recommended charging facility information with the vehicle ID, adds it to the privilege transmission history 416, and updates it (FIG. 8/STEP 226).

This completes the processing.

(Benefit granting process)
Next, referring to FIG. 11, privilege provision processing will be described.

The stay determining unit 405 determines whether information has been received from the target vehicle X (FIG. 11/STEP 302). This information includes at least the vehicle ID of the vehicle X of interest and the information indicating the position of the vehicle X of interest.

If the determination result is negative (FIG. 11/STEP 302 . . . NO), the stay determination unit 405 executes the processing of FIG. 11/STEP 302 .

If the determination result is affirmative ( FIG. 11 / STEP 302 . . . YES), the stay determination unit 405 determines the privilege transmission history 416 and the charging facility information based on the vehicle ID of the target vehicle X and the position of the target vehicle X. With reference to 414, it is determined whether or not the target vehicle X has stayed at one of the recommended one or a plurality of charging facilities (FIG. 11/STEP 304).

An example of specific processing of FIG. 11/STEP 304 will be described. The stay determining unit 405 recognizes the latest recommended charging facility information among the recommended charging facility information transmitted to the target vehicle X included in the privilege transmission history 416 by searching with the vehicle ID of the target vehicle X. The stay determination unit 405 then extracts the facility ID of each charging facility included in the recommended charging facility information. Then, stay determination unit 405 recognizes the position of each charging facility from charging facility information 414 using the facility ID of each charging facility. The stay determining unit 405 determines whether or not the position of the target vehicle X is within a predetermined distance from the position of any charging facility. If this determination result is affirmative, the stay determination unit 405 determines that the determination result of FIG. 11/STEP 304 is affirmative. The stay determining unit 405 determines that the determination result in FIG. 11/STEP 304 is affirmative when determining that the position of the target vehicle X is within a predetermined distance from the position of one of the charging facilities continuously for a predetermined time or longer. may

If the determination result is affirmative (FIG. 11/STEP 304 . . . YES), the privilege granting unit 408 refers to the privilege transmission history 416 and recognizes the privilege of the charging facility where the target vehicle X stayed (FIG. 11 / STEP 306).

The privilege granting unit 408 updates the privilege granting history by associating the privilege of the charging facility with the vehicle ID of the target vehicle X (FIG. 11/STEP 308).

The privilege granting unit 408 transmits privilege information indicating the privilege of the charging facility to the target vehicle X (FIG. 11/STEP 310). For example, the user of the target vehicle X inputs the received privilege information to the terminal of the charging facility, and the terminal of the charging facility confirms the validity of the privilege information with the server 4, thereby allowing the user of the target vehicle X will be able to enjoy benefits.

If the determination result is negative (FIG. 11/STEP 304 . . . NO) or after the process of FIG. 11/STEP 310, the server 4 ends this process.

(Action and effect of the present embodiment)
According to the server 4 having this configuration, the recommended charging facility information recognized by the charging facility recognition unit 403 is transmitted to the user of the target vehicle X (FIG. 8/STEP 224). By outputting these to the vehicle-mounted device 1 of the target vehicle X or the mobile wireless terminal 2 carried by the user, at least one charging that the user can stop by while moving from the current position to the destination The location of the facility can be notified to the user.

Then, the stay determining unit 405 determines whether or not the target vehicle X stays at the position of the charging facility included in the recommended charging facility information transmitted to the user (FIG. 11/STEP 304).

Then, when the stay determining unit 405 determines that the target vehicle X has stayed (FIG. 11/STEP 304 . . . YES), the privilege providing unit 408 provides a privilege to the user (FIG. 11/STEP 308).

If the user finds the benefits attractive, it is assumed that the user will find it less troublesome to stop by the charging facility. As a result, the user can be encouraged to stop by the charging facility.

As a result, the charging facility can obtain an opportunity to have the charging facility used.

According to the server 4 with this configuration, the charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes the route that minimizes the movement cost from the current position of the target vehicle X to the destination of the destination information (FIG. 8/STEP 204). Then, charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes information on charging facilities whose increment in travel cost from the route is equal to or less than a predetermined value (FIG. 8/STEP 206).

As a result, an excessive increase in travel costs for stopping by the charging facility can be avoided, so that the user's annoyance can be reduced or eliminated.

According to the server 4 with this configuration, the recommended charging facility information is transmitted in a format that can be displayed in ascending order of movement cost (FIG. 8/STEP 212, FIG. 8/STEP 224).

By outputting these to the vehicle-mounted device 1 of the target vehicle X, the mobile wireless terminal 2 carried by the user, or the like, it becomes easier for the user who does not want to increase the transportation cost to select the charging facility.

According to the server 4 having this configuration, the user staying at the charging facility where the increment in travel cost from the route is greater than a predetermined second cost increment threshold (20 km in FIG. 5D) is given by the privilege granting unit 408. A privilege different from the privilege given to a user staying at the charging facility whose travel cost increment from the route is less than a second predetermined cost increment threshold is provided.

As a result, if the user is attracted to the privilege provided, the user can be guided even to a charging facility with a large increase in travel cost.

According to the server 4 having this configuration, the charging facility transmission unit 404 transmits a plurality of pieces of recommended charging facility information in an outputtable format in descending order of chargeable power (FIG. 8/STEP 210, FIG. 8/STEP 224). . By outputting these to the vehicle-mounted device 1 of the target vehicle X or the mobile wireless terminal 2 carried by the user, it becomes easier for the user to recognize the charging facility with a large amount of power that can be charged. It becomes easier to select a charging facility with a large amount of power.

In general, it may take a long time to charge a vehicle that uses electric power as a drive source. While the electric vehicle is being charged, there is a possibility that a facility near the charging facility (for example, a restaurant) will be used. According to the server 4 configured as described above, when the number of passengers is greater than the threshold number of passengers (three in the case of FIG. 5D), a privilege different from the privilege given when the number of passengers is smaller than the threshold is given by the privilege granting unit 408. (FIG. 8/STEP 224). As a result, there is a possibility that the users who are attracted to the privilege when the number of passengers is larger than the threshold for the number of passengers invite each other to visit the charging facility in large numbers. For the facility, it becomes possible to attract a large number of electric vehicles.

Depending on the time of day, the charging facility or nearby facilities may be congested, or power that can be supplied by solar power generation, etc., may vary depending on the time of day.

According to the server 4 configured in consideration of such points, by giving a privilege according to the stay time of the target vehicle X, for example, the time period when it is available or the amount of power that can be supplied The user can be guided to visit during a time period when there are many people.
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In the server of this embodiment, the charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes the power consumption when the target vehicle X moves from the current position to the destination in the destination information via the charging facility, and recognizes the power consumption. and the remaining charge capacity, the charge amount required to move the target vehicle X from the current position to the destination (for example, the difference between the power consumption and the charge remaining capacity) is recognized, and the required charge amount is calculated. Information on charging facilities that can be supplied may be recognized. A charging facility that can supply the required amount of charge is, for example, a charging facility that can supply the required amount of charge for a certain period of time (for example, one hour).

In the server 4 of the present embodiment, the charging facility recognition unit 403 preferably recognizes the recommended charging facility information such that the chargeable amount increases continuously or intermittently as the remaining charge capacity decreases.

In the server 4 having this configuration, the charging facility recognition unit 403 recognizes the recommended charging facility information of the charging facility existing on the route that minimizes the movement cost from the current position of the target vehicle X to the destination of the destination information. You may

The server 4 of the present embodiment receives various information received from the vehicle X (for example, information indicating the remaining charge) and various information received from the mobile wireless terminal 2 (for example, location information), and profiles 412 may be used to connect the vehicle X and the mobile wireless terminal 2 . The server 4 of this embodiment may recognize the number of passengers on the basis of the position information received from the mobile wireless terminals of the passengers.

In the server of this embodiment, the charging facility recognition unit 403 may include in the recommended charging facility information information indicating whether or not there is a tag that matches the attributes or preferences of the user shown in the profile 412 .

In the server of this embodiment, the privilege is given according to the predicted arrival time of the target vehicle X at the charging facility. may be given. Also, instead of or in addition to the arrival time, the stay end time may be used, or a reference time such as an intermediate time may be added.

X Vehicle 1 Vehicle-mounted device 2 Portable wireless terminal 4 Server 401 Location information recognition unit 402 Destination information recognition unit 403 Charging facility recognition unit 404 Charging facility transmission unit 405 Stay determining unit 406 Number of passengers recognition unit 407 Remaining charge recognition unit 408 Privilege granting unit 41 Storage unit.

Claims (10)

a location information recognition unit that recognizes current location information of a vehicle driven by electric power;
a destination information recognition unit that recognizes destination information including the destination of the vehicle;
a storage unit that stores map information and charging facility information including positions of a plurality of charging facilities;
a charging facility recognition unit that recognizes recommended charging facility information including positions of a plurality of charging facilities that can be visited from the current position of the vehicle to the destination of the destination information;
a charging facility transmission unit configured to transmit recommended charging facility information recognized by the charging facility recognition unit to a user of the vehicle;
a stay determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle has stayed at the position of the charging facility included in the recommended charging facility information transmitted to the user of the vehicle;
When the stay determination unit determines that the vehicle has stayed, the increment of the movement cost from the route that minimizes the movement cost from the current position of the vehicle to the destination of the destination information is a predetermined second A user who stayed at the charging facility above the cost increment threshold has a different benefit than a user who stayed at the charging facility where the travel cost increment from the route is less than a second predetermined cost increment threshold. and determines whether or not the number of charging facilities recognized by the charging facility recognition unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined number. a privilege granting unit that grants a privilege to a user;
A remaining charge capacity recognition unit that recognizes the remaining charge capacity of the vehicle,
The charging facility recognition unit recognizes the power consumption when the vehicle moves from the current position to the destination in the destination information via the charging facility, and determines the power consumption and the remaining charge capacity of the vehicle. A privilege granting device that recognizes a charge amount required to move from a current position to a destination, and recognizes information on a charging facility capable of supplying the required charge amount. In the privilege granting device according to claim 1,
The charging facility recognition unit recognizes a route that minimizes the travel cost from the current position of the vehicle to the destination in the destination information, and the increment in travel cost from the route is equal to or less than a predetermined first cost increment threshold. A privilege granting device that recognizes information on a charging facility to be. In the privilege granting device according to claim 1 or 2,
The privilege granting device, wherein the charging facility capable of supplying the necessary amount of charge is a charging facility capable of supplying the required amount of charge for a certain period of time. The privilege granting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Furthermore, a remaining charge capacity recognition unit for recognizing the remaining charge capacity of the vehicle is provided,
The privilege granting device, wherein the charging facility recognition unit recognizes the recommended charging facility information so that the chargeable amount increases continuously or intermittently as the remaining charge capacity decreases. In the privilege granting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The charging facility recognition unit recognizes a plurality of pieces of recommended charging facility information, and recognizes a route that minimizes movement cost from the current position of the vehicle to the destination of the destination information,
The privilege granting device, wherein the charging facility transmission unit transmits the plurality of recommended charging facility information in a displayable format in order of increasing travel cost from the route. In the privilege granting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The charging facility recognition unit recognizes a route that minimizes the travel cost from the current position of the vehicle to the destination in the destination information, and recognizes recommended charging facility information of charging facilities existing on the route. A privilege giving device characterized by: The privilege granting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The charging facility recognition unit recognizes a plurality of pieces of recommended charging facility information in descending order of chargeable power,
The privilege giving device, wherein the charging facility transmitting unit transmits the plurality of recommended charging facility information in a displayable format in descending order of chargeable power. The privilege granting device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
Further comprising a number of passengers recognition unit for recognizing the number of passengers of the vehicle,
The privilege giving unit, when the number of passengers is larger than the threshold for the number of passengers, gives a privilege different from the privilege for when the number of passengers is smaller than the threshold for the number of passengers. The privilege granting device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The privilege granting device, wherein the privilege granting unit grants a privilege according to the staying time of the vehicle by the stay determination unit. A method executed by a computer having a storage unit that stores map information and charging facility information including positions of a plurality of charging facilities,
a step of recognizing current position information of a vehicle driven by electric power;
recognizing destination information including the destination of the vehicle;
recognizing recommended charging facility information including positions of a plurality of charging facilities that can be visited from the current position of the vehicle to the destination of the destination information;
transmitting the recommended charging facility information to a user of the vehicle;
determining whether or not the vehicle has stayed at the location of the charging facility included in the recommended charging facility information transmitted to the user of the vehicle;
When it is determined that the vehicle has stayed, the increment of the movement cost from the route that minimizes the movement cost from the current position of the vehicle to the destination of the destination information is larger than a predetermined second cost increment threshold. A user who stayed at the charging facility is given a privilege different from a privilege given to a user who stayed at the charging facility whose travel cost increment from the route is smaller than a predetermined second cost increment threshold, and the recommendation is made . In the step of recognizing the charging facility information, it is determined whether or not the number of the charging facilities recognized is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, and if the number is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the privilege is given to the user in such a way that the user of the vehicle is advantageous. a step of awarding a benefit;
and a step of recognizing the remaining charge of the vehicle,
The step of recognizing the recommended charging facility information includes recognizing power consumption when the vehicle travels from the current position to the destination of the destination information via the charging facility, and calculating power consumption from the power consumption and the remaining charge capacity. 2. A privilege giving method, comprising: recognizing the amount of charge required for moving the vehicle from its current position to a destination; and recognizing information on a charging facility capable of supplying the required amount of charge.

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