JP5535720B2 - Car sharing reservation system, car sharing reservation method and car sharing reservation program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a car sharing reservation system, a car sharing reservation method, and a car sharing reservation program for reserving a car to be car shared.

  A concept of car sharing in which a single car is used by a plurality of people is known. In such a service for providing car sharing, a car is rented out to a member who has registered as a member under a predetermined condition so that the members can use the car jointly. Patent Document 1 below discloses a car sharing support system as an example of a car sharing system for the purpose of improving the convenience of car sharing. This car sharing support system receives empty vehicle data from multiple parking lots, accumulates it in the empty vehicle database, calculates empty vehicle data for members linked to the location of each sharing member from this empty vehicle database, and calculates the calculated Sends empty vehicle data to sharing members and receives share car reservation data from sharing members.

JP 2004-178385 A

  By the way, in the availability search in the car sharing, when the desired usage location and usage time are received from the user, the availability status in the usage time of the station corresponding to the usage location (vehicle deployment location) is searched for to the user. providing. The availability of the station is determined by the reservation status of the deployed vehicle deployed at the station. If a reservation has already been made for the usage time desired by the user for the deployed vehicle, the availability of the deployed vehicle is not acceptable. (Not available) is often displayed.

  On the other hand, in car sharing, since it can be used in a short time such as 15 minutes or 30 minutes, there is a situation that the average use time of one time is shorter than that of a rental car or the like. In addition, unlike car rental, car sharing is often used casually when a user thinks, so the usage time desired by the user is not necessarily definitive and is often adjustable. Therefore, for example, even when a reservation is already made for a user's desired usage time for a desired deployed vehicle, if the reserved time is only a part of the desired usage time, the user In some cases, you may want to use car sharing by adjusting the time to remove the reserved time.

  However, as described above, in the conventional car sharing vacancy status search, if a reservation is already made even for a part of the usage time desired for the corresponding deployed vehicle, the vacancy status is rejected (not vacant). Therefore, the user had to give up the use of car sharing or change the desired use time and input again in order to find the available time. For this reason, there is a problem in that the convenience and operability for the user in the search for the availability of car sharing is reduced.

  Therefore, there is a demand for a mechanism that can solve the problem unique to car sharing in such an empty space search. Therefore, the car sharing support system described in Patent Document 1 provides the calculated empty data for members to a sharing member. It is just a message, and no consideration is given to such a problem.

  Therefore, the present invention is to provide a new car sharing reservation system, a car sharing reservation method, and a car sharing reservation program that can solve the problems unique to car sharing in the empty state search as described above.

  The car sharing reservation server includes a master information storage unit that stores vehicle information including a deployment location of a vehicle to be car sharing, a reservation information storage unit that stores reservation information including a reserved period of the vehicle, and a terminal device. The availability information retrieval condition accepting means for accepting the availability situation search condition including the vehicle usage location and the desired usage period transmitted from the vehicle, and the vehicle information of the deployed vehicle deployed at the deployment location that matches the usage location. Extracting from the storage means, extracting the reserved period of the deployed vehicle from the reservation information storage means, and determining whether the desired use period and the reserved period match, and based on the determination result A first display mode indicating that there is a deployed vehicle available, a second display mode indicating that there is a deployed vehicle available under a predetermined condition, and The availability status display mode determining means for determining the availability status display mode of the deployment location from among the third display modes indicating that there is no available deployment vehicle, and the deployment location based on the determined display status Display control means for controlling so that the vacancy status is displayed on the terminal device.

  The availability status display mode determination means determines the availability status display mode of the deployment location as a second display format on condition that the desired usage period and the reserved period partially match. .

  The availability status display mode determining means, on condition that, when the desired use period and the reserved period partially match, the reserved period ends after a predetermined waiting time elapses from the desired use start date and time, The display mode of the availability status of the deployment location is determined as the second display mode.

  When the desired usage period and the reserved period partially coincide with each other, the vacancy status display mode determining means determines that the predetermined location of the deployment location exists on the condition that a predetermined non-reserved period exists in the desired usage period. The display mode of the empty situation is determined as the second display mode.

  Further provided is map information storage means for storing map information, wherein the display control means reads out the map information from the map information storage means and displays the deployment place information at the corresponding position of the map based on the map information. Is controlled so as to be superimposed and displayed on the terminal device in a state associated with the availability of the deployment location.

  A car sharing reservation method in a car sharing reservation server, wherein the car sharing reservation server includes a master information storage device that stores vehicle information including a deployment location of a vehicle that is a target of car sharing, and a reserved period of the vehicle. A reservation information storage device that stores reservation information that includes the space information search condition reception step of receiving a space condition search condition including a use location of the vehicle and a desired use period transmitted from the terminal device; Extracting the vehicle information of the deployed vehicle deployed at the deployment location that matches the usage location from the master storage device, and extracting the reserved period of the deployed vehicle from the reservation information storage device; and the desired usage It is determined whether the period and the reserved period coincide with each other, and based on the determination result, the available deployed vehicle The first display mode indicating that there is a deployed vehicle that can be used under a predetermined condition, and the third display mode that indicates that there is no deployed vehicle available. A vacancy status display mode determination step for determining a vacancy status display mode of the deployment location, and display control for controlling the vacancy status of the deployment location to be displayed on the terminal device based on the determined display mode. Steps.

  The program of the present invention causes a computer to execute each processing step of the above method. The program of the present invention can be installed or loaded on a computer through various recording media such as an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, or a semiconductor memory, or via a communication network.

  In this specification and the like, the means does not simply mean a physical means, but includes a case where the functions of the means are realized by software. Further, the function of one means may be realized by two or more physical means, or the functions of two or more means may be realized by one physical means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a new car sharing reservation system that can solve a problem unique to car sharing in a free space search.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of a reservation system. It is a figure showing an example of the data structure of a member master. It is a figure showing an example of the data structure of a vehicle master. It is a figure showing an example of the data structure of a station master. It is a figure showing an example of the data structure of a vehicle type master. It is a figure showing an example of the data structure of reservation DB. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of a reservation process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of an empty condition display mode determination process. It is a figure which shows an example of an empty condition search screen. It is a figure which shows an example of an empty condition search screen.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same element and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

[Schematic configuration of car sharing reservation system]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a car sharing reservation system (hereinafter referred to as “reservation system”) in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the reservation system 100 mainly includes a reservation server 1 and a user terminal device 2.
The reservation server 1 is connected to the user terminal device 2 via a predetermined communication network N (which may be any of a LAN, the Internet, a dedicated line, a packet communication network, a combination thereof, and includes both wired and wireless). It is configured to be able to communicate. In the figure, three user terminal devices 2 are described as an example, but the number of user terminal devices 2 is arbitrary, and is configured to be four or more or less than three according to the design. can do.
As shown in the figure, the reservation system in which the reservation server 1 and the user terminal device 2 communicate via the network N can be configured using a technique such as a conventional Web application server system, for example. In other words, the reservation server 1 functions as a Web server, an AP (application) server, a database server, and the like. Upon receiving a predetermined request transmitted from the user terminal device 2 according to the HTTP protocol, the reservation server 1 responds to the predetermined request. Processing is performed, and the processing result is transmitted to the user terminal device 2. On the other hand, the user terminal device 2 functions as a Web client equipped with a Web browser or the like, and transmits a predetermined request to the reservation server 1 in accordance with a user operation, and a result corresponding to the request (for example, Web page information). Etc.) is displayed on the display.

[Reservation server]
Next, functions of the reservation server 1 will be described in detail. As shown in the figure, the reservation server 1 includes a communication unit 11, a reservation condition reception unit 12, a vehicle reservation information extraction unit 13, a vacancy status display mode determination unit 14, a vacancy status list generation unit 15, and a vacancy status search screen display control. Function realizing means such as means 16, master DB (master information storage means) 17, reservation DB (reservation information storage means) 18, map DB (map information storage means) 19 and the like are included. The reservation server 1 can be configured by a general-purpose or dedicated computer including hardware such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, HDD, user interface, display, and communication interface. For example, the CPU is stored in a memory. By executing the predetermined program, it functions as the function realizing means. The reservation server 1 may be constituted by a single computer or may be constituted by a plurality of computers distributed on a network.

  The communication unit 11 is configured to be able to input and output predetermined information to the user terminal device 2 and the like via the communication network N, and includes a communication module such as a TCP / IP driver, for example.

  The vacancy status search condition accepting unit 12 has a function of accepting a car sharing vacancy status search condition transmitted from the user terminal device 2. The contents of the availability search condition can be set as appropriate according to the design, and, for example, address information, desired usage period, and the like are applicable. The address information is also referred to as a place of use and may be any information that can identify the place where the vehicle is deployed (hereinafter referred to as “station”). For example, the prefecture information or city information is applicable. . Further, the desired use period is specified in detail by a desired use start date and time and a desired use end date and time.

  The vehicle reservation information extracting unit 13 is a vehicle (hereinafter referred to as “deployed vehicle”) that is deployed in a station (hereinafter referred to as “corresponding station”) that matches the availability search condition received by the availability search condition receiving unit 12. And the reserved period of the said deployment vehicle is extracted from master DB17 and station DB18. For example, the corresponding station is one or a plurality of stations that match the address information included in the availability search condition, and is identified by referring to the station master of the master DB 16 based on the address information. The deployed vehicle is one or a plurality of vehicles deployed at the corresponding station, and is specified by referring to the vehicle master of the master DB 16 based on the station ID of the corresponding station. The reserved period of the deployed vehicle (reserved use start date / time to use end date / time) is extracted from the reservation DB 18 based on the vehicle ID of each deployed vehicle.

  The vacant status display mode determination means 14 determines a display mode that indicates the vacant status of the deployed vehicle at the station. The display status of the vacancy status is not particularly limited, but can be expressed using, for example, a legend, and the components of the legend include symbols such as ○ △ × and colors such as blue, yellow, and red Different types of icons can be used. A plurality of levels can be set as the display mode of the vacancy status depending on the design. For example, the first display mode corresponding to “no vacancy (= reservation not possible)”, “partially vacant (= Three display modes can be set, such as a second display mode corresponding to “can be reserved by time adjustment)” and a third display mode corresponding to “there is vacancy (= reservable)”.

  Specifically, the vacancy status display mode determination means 14 determines whether the desired usage period and the reserved period of the deployed vehicle match for each corresponding station, and based on the determination result, In addition, when there are one or more deployed vehicles whose reserved period does not match the desired usage period, for example, there are at least one deployed vehicle that can be reserved in the desired usage period. It is determined as the first display mode corresponding to “some (= reservable)”. Note that the phrase “desired usage period” and reserved period “does not match” means that they do not partially match.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination, for example, when the reserved period for all the deployed vehicles completely matches the desired usage period, there is no deployed vehicle that can be used in the desired usage period. Therefore, it is determined that the display mode of the station is the third display mode corresponding to “no vacancy (= reservation impossible)”. It should be noted that the desired use period and the reserved period “completely match” means both the case where the both periods are the same and the case where the desired use period is included in the reserved period.

  In addition, when there is one or more deployed vehicles whose reserved period partially matches the desired usage period, for example, the vacancy status display mode determination means 14 cannot be used over the entire desired usage period. It can be used if it waits for a predetermined waiting time from the desired use date and time, or it can be used if it is not a reserved period (hereinafter referred to as “non-reserved period”) during the desired use period. The user can use the deployed vehicle by adjusting the desired use period. Therefore, in such a case, on the condition that the predetermined requirement is satisfied, the display mode of the station is determined as the second display mode corresponding to “partially empty (= reservable by time adjustment)”. The predetermined requirement in this case will be described later. Further, the level of availability of the deployed vehicle is not limited to three levels, and any level can be set.

  The vacancy status list generation unit 15 generates a vacancy status list (a vacancy status list) representing the vacancy status for each station based on the vacancy status display mode determined by the vacancy status display mode determination unit 14. When the display state of the vacant status (component of the legend) is a symbol such as △△ ×, the station name is associated with the symbol indicating the vacancy status of the station (◯ △ ×), and the legend (configuration (Explanation of elements) When the display status of the vacancy status is a color such as blue, yellow, or red, the background of the station name display area is represented by a color (blue yellow red) indicating the vacancy status of the station, and the legend is also written. . The list generation method by the availability status list generation unit 15 is not limited to these, and a list can be appropriately generated in a form corresponding to the availability status display mode determined by the availability status display mode determination unit 14.

  The free space search screen display control means 16 extracts map information that matches the address information included in the free space search condition from the map DB 19, and the corresponding station corresponds to the position (coordinates) of the map based on the extracted map information. So that it is superimposed on the screen. The method of superimposing and displaying the corresponding station on the map is not particularly limited. For example, an icon representing the corresponding station is combined with the corresponding position in the map information. The availability search screen display control means 16 generates availability status search screen data including the map information in which the corresponding stations are combined and the availability status list generated by the availability status list generation means 15, and the user terminal device 2 to send. When receiving the availability search screen data, the user terminal device 2 displays the availability search screen on the display based on this.

  The master DB 17 is a storage unit that stores various types of master information related to car sharing, and has a function as a database. The contents of the master DB 17 are not particularly limited, but include, for example, a member master, a vehicle master, a station master, and the like. Note that the data structures of the master DB 17, the reservation DB 18, and the map DB 19 to be described later are not particularly limited, and items can be added / changed / deleted according to specifications. Moreover, the data structure as shown in the figure can be configured using a conventional database technology such as a relational database.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the member master. The member master stores information about members who use car sharing, and the data structure is not particularly limited. For example, a member ID that stores identification information that uniquely identifies a member, Data items such as “member name” that stores the name, “IC card number” that stores the IC card number, “password” that stores the member's password, and “number of claims” that stores the number of claims reported by the member Have

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of the vehicle master. The vehicle master stores information related to a vehicle to be car-sharing, and the data structure is not particularly limited. For example, a “vehicle ID” that stores identification information that uniquely identifies the vehicle, a vehicle “Vehicle number” that stores the vehicle number, “Vehicle type ID” that stores the vehicle type identification information, “Color” that stores the vehicle color, and identification information of the deployment station (deployment location) where the vehicle is deployed "Deployment station ID", "cumulative travel distance" for storing the cumulative travel distance of the vehicle, "current fuel voltage" for storing the current fuel voltage of the vehicle, "vehicle registration date" for storing the registration date of the vehicle, etc. Has data items.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of the station master. The station master stores information on the location (station) where the vehicle that is the target of car sharing is deployed, and there is no particular limitation on the data structure, but for example, identification information that uniquely identifies the station is stored. "Station ID" to store, "Station name" to store the name of the station, "Prefectural CD" to store the code of the prefecture where the station is located, "City and municipality" to store the code of the city where the station is located It has data items such as “CD”.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of the vehicle type master. The vehicle type master stores information related to the vehicle type of the vehicle to be car-sharing, and the data structure is not particularly limited. For example, the “vehicle type ID” stores identification information for uniquely identifying the vehicle type. “Vehicle name” for storing the name of the vehicle type, “Vehicle class” for storing the vehicle class, “Output fuel value (0%, 25%, 50%) for storing the output voltage value according to the ratio of the remaining fuel amount” , 75%, 100%) output voltage value "(voltage value corresponding to fuel remaining amount), and" MAX fuel "for storing the maximum fuel. In the figure, the ratio of the remaining fuel amount is divided into five stages. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an arbitrary stage can be provided depending on the design.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the reservation DB 18. The reservation DB stores reservation information related to car sharing vehicle reservation, and there is no particular limitation on the data structure thereof. For example, a “reservation ID” that stores identification information that uniquely identifies a reservation, and “ “Vehicle ID”, “Member ID”, “Use start date / time”, “Use end date / time”, “Price plan”, “Use start fuel voltage” / “Use end fuel” Data items such as “voltage”, “travel distance” for storing the travel distance at the time of reservation use, and “eco drive degree” for storing the eco drive degree at the time of reservation use are included. The “use start date and time” and “use end date and time” in the reservation DB are also called the reserved use start date and time and the reserved use end date and time, and both are also called a reserved use period. The “eco-driving degree” stores a value indicating the degree of driving with safety and fuel efficiency during driving.

  Although not particularly illustrated, the map DB 19 stores coordinate information (latitude / longitude) and map image data for displaying a map in association with each other. Further, a note display representing a building or the like may be stored in association with the coordinate information.

[User terminal device]
The user terminal device 2 receives various screen data such as a function for transmitting a free space search condition to the reservation server 1 based on a user operation input and a free space search screen transmitted from the reservation server 1 and displays it on the display. It has a function to display. Note that the user terminal device 2 may have a function of registering as a member with the reservation server 1.

  The user terminal device 2 is not particularly limited in its configuration, and corresponds to, for example, a PC, a PDA, a mobile phone, a car navigation device, or other terminal devices. The user terminal device 2 can be physically configured by a general-purpose or dedicated computer having hardware such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, HDD, user interface, display, and communication interface. The various functions described above can be realized by executing a program stored in a ROM or the like and processing using data input from an input device or data expanded in a RAM.

[Flow of car sharing availability search processing]
With reference to FIG. 7 to FIG. 10, the car sharing vacancy status search process by the reservation server according to the present embodiment will be described. In addition, each process step shown in the flowchart to be described later can be executed in any order or in parallel within a range in which there is no contradiction in processing contents. Moreover, you may add another step between each process step. Further, a step described as one step for convenience can be executed by being divided into a plurality of steps, while a step described as being divided into a plurality of steps for convenience can be grasped as one step.

  As a premise, the user terminal device 2 accesses the reservation server 1 based on the user's operation, and displays the car share site screen on the display. When the login information is input by the user, the input login information is transmitted to the reservation server 1.

  Reservation server 1 will perform a login process, if the login information transmitted from user terminal device 2 is received (S101). The login process is performed, for example, by comparing the member ID and password included in the login information with the member ID and password stored in the member master.

  If the login is successful (S102; Yes), the availability search screen data is transmitted to the user terminal device 2. The user terminal device 2 displays a screen based on the free space search screen data on the display, and when the free space search condition is input by the user, the input free space search condition is transmitted to the reservation server 1. The vacancy status search condition receiving means 12 receives the vacancy status search condition transmitted from the user terminal device 2 (S103). The availability search conditions include, for example, address information (prefectural CD and municipality CD) and a desired use period (desired use start date / time, desired use end date / time).

  The vehicle reservation information extraction unit 13 extracts the corresponding station (1 to N (N is a natural number)) corresponding to the address information included in the availability search condition from the station master (S104). Then, the availability status display mode determination process is executed for N corresponding stations (S105 to S108).

The vehicle reservation information extracting means 13 is a deployed vehicle (
1 to n (n is a natural number)) is extracted from the vehicle master (S106). Specifically, the station ID having the prefecture CD and the municipality CD is extracted from the station master, and the vehicle ID having the extracted station ID is extracted from the vehicle master.

  Next, the vehicle reservation information extraction unit 13 performs a reserved period extraction process for each of n deployed vehicles from the reservation DB. Specifically, based on the vehicle ID of the deployed vehicle, a reserved period (reserved use start date and use end date and time) of the deployed vehicle is extracted (S107).

  When the extraction process of the reserved period is completed for the n deployed vehicles, the vacancy status display mode determination means 14 executes the vacancy status display mode determination process (S108). The details of determining the availability status display mode will be described later.

  The screen display control means generates a vacancy status list based on the vacancy status display mode of each corresponding station (symbols such as .DELTA..DELTA.x and colors such as blue, yellow and red) (S109).

  The free space search screen display control means 16 extracts map information that matches the address information included in the free space search condition from the map DB 19 and synthesizes an icon representing the corresponding station at the corresponding position in the map information. Then, the availability status search screen data including the availability status list and the map information is generated and transmitted to the user terminal device 2. When receiving the availability search screen data, the user terminal device 2 displays a screen based on the availability search screen data on the display.

  Next, the vacancy status display mode process in the car sharing reservation process configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The vacancy status display mode determination means 14 first determines whether or not the desired use period specified by the user and the reserved period of the deployed vehicles (1 to n) match for each station (S201). Based on the determination result, it is determined whether there is, for example, one or more deployed vehicles whose reserved period does not match the desired usage period for the station (S202).

  If the determination result in S202 is correct (S202; YES), there is at least one deployed vehicle that can be reserved in the desired usage period, so the first display mode is set in the availability of the corresponding station. The first display mode is a display mode for indicating “available (= reservable)”, and the constituent elements of the legend can be appropriately set according to the specification and the like. For example, the display mode is a symbol. If the display mode is color, blue or the like is applicable.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in S202 is negative (S202; NO), it means that a part or all of the desired usage period has already been reserved. For example, it is determined whether there are one or more deployed vehicles that partially match the desired usage period (S204).

  When the determination result in S204 is “Yes” (S204; YES), the second display mode is set on condition that the predetermined requirement is satisfied. The contents of the predetermined requirement are not particularly limited, but here, it is determined on the condition whether or not the reserved period ends after a predetermined waiting time elapses from the desired use start date and time (S205), and the determination result is correct. In some cases, if there is a deployed vehicle that can be used if the predetermined waiting time is shifted, the second display mode is set to the availability of the corresponding station. The second display mode is a display mode for representing “partially available (= reservation is possible if time adjustment is performed)”. When the display mode is a symbol, Δ, and when the display mode is color, yellow And so on.

  On the other hand, when the determination results in S204 and S205 are negative (S204, S205; NO), there is no deployed vehicle that can be used even if the predetermined standby time is shifted from the desired use start date and time. 14 sets the third display mode in the vacant status of the corresponding station. The third display mode is a display mode for indicating “no vacancy (= reservation not possible)”, and corresponds to “x” when the display mode is a symbol, red when the display mode is color, and the like.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vacancy status search screen displayed on the user terminal device 2. As shown in the figure, the availability search screen 300 includes a condition setting area 301, a search execution button 302, a map display area 303, an availability status list display area 304, and a legend area 305. The screen configuration of the availability search screen 300 is not limited to that shown in the figure, and can be changed as appropriate according to the design. Further, in the same figure, each area is arranged in one screen (window), but may be displayed separately on a plurality of screens.

  In the condition setting area 301, the prefecture information, city information, desired use start date and desired use end date are input as search conditions by the user. In the map display area 303, a map of an area matching the prefecture information and city information input by the user is displayed, and an icon representing a station existing in the area is superimposed on the map. ing. In the availability status list display area 304, the corresponding stations are displayed in a list, and the availability status of each corresponding station is represented by a symbol (◯, Δ, ×). Further, a legend area 305 representing a legend is provided below the vacancy status list display area 304. The legend describes the meanings of ○ (one or more available), Δ (available for 1 hour, available), and x (no available). In addition, the notation method of a legend is not restricted to this, It can set suitably according to design.

  The stations displayed in the map display area 303 are managed in association with the stations displayed in the vacancy status list display area 304. Therefore, for example, when a station displayed in the map display area 303 is selected, information on the station in the empty status list display area 304 corresponding to the selected station is highlighted.

  According to FIG. 9, since the availability is represented by a display form of a symbol (◯ × Δ), the user can visually grasp the availability for each station. If the reserved period satisfies the predetermined requirement in a situation where the reserved period partially matches the desired usage period, the availability status is represented by the symbol “△”, so that the user can adjust the desired usage time (for example, It is possible to provide a new option of using car sharing (for example, by shifting the use start time by one hour). As a result, the convenience of the user in the availability search is further improved.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example of the availability search screen displayed on the user terminal device 2. As shown in the figure, the availability search screen 400 includes a condition setting area 401, a search execution button 402, a map display area 403, an availability status list display area 404, and a legend area 405. The screen configuration of the availability search screen shown in FIG. 10 and the screen configuration of the availability search screen shown in FIG. 9 are different in terms of the display status of the availability and are the same in other respects. Omitted.

  In the availability status list display area 304, corresponding stations are displayed in a list, and the availability status of each corresponding station is represented by a background color (blue, yellow, red). (In the figure, for convenience of explanation, although no color is given, the background color of the region 304a is blue, the background color of the region 304b is yellow, the background color of the region 304c is blue, and the background color of the region 304d is red. .) A legend area 405 representing a legend is provided in the lower part of the empty status list display area 404. The legend describes the meanings of blue (one or more available), yellow (waiting for one hour, available), and red (no available).

  According to FIG. 10, since the vacant status is represented by a display mode of color (blue yellow red), the user can visually grasp the vacant status for each station. In addition, when the reserved period satisfies the predetermined requirement in a situation where the reserved period partially matches the desired usage period, the vacant status is represented by the color “yellow”, so the user can adjust the desired usage time (for example, It is possible to provide a new option of using car sharing (for example, by shifting the use start time by one hour). As a result, the convenience of the user in the availability search is further improved.

  As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, when there is a deployed vehicle that can be used if the user's desired use start time is shifted by a predetermined waiting time in the availability search, such a situation is displayed by a legend. The user can easily grasp that the reservation can be made by adjusting the desired use start time. Therefore, the convenience of the user is improved and the use of car sharing can be further promoted.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. For this reason, the said embodiment is only a mere illustration in all points, and is not interpreted limitedly.

  For example, the vacancy status of station A is ◯ (there is vacancy) and the availability status of station B is △ (there is vacancy after waiting for a predetermined waiting time). In some cases, the user can consider the option of selecting the station A with priority on the desired use start time and the option of selecting the station B with priority on the convenience of traffic. As a result, it becomes possible to flexibly select the deployed vehicle in the car sharing reservation, and as a result, the operability for the user can be further improved.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the station availability status is displayed in the availability status list display area 304 has been described. However, the method for displaying the station availability status is not limited to this. For example, when the user selects a corresponding station on the map display area 403 by placing a cursor on the corresponding station, a balloon is displayed near the position of the corresponding station, and the availability of the corresponding station is displayed in a predetermined manner. You may make it display in a mode.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the case has been described where the availability of stations included in the availability status list display area 304 is displayed using the background color, but the background color of the station icon displayed in the map display area 303 is also the same. By displaying it, the availability may be indicated.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the second display mode is set when the reserved period ends within a predetermined standby time (for example, 1 hour) from the desired use start date and time has been described. However, the predetermined standby time is 1 This is not limited to time, and can be set arbitrarily according to the design. Further, a plurality of predetermined standby times may be set, and the second display mode may be further divided into a plurality of modes. For example, when the predetermined waiting time is “30 minutes” and “1 hour”, the second display mode (1) is “Δ” or “dark yellow”, and the second display mode (2) is “▲” or “ You may make it display by "light yellow" etc.

  In addition, when the reserved period and the desired usage period partially match, the availability status display mode determination unit 14 has a deployed vehicle having a predetermined non-reserved period (for example, 1 hour) within the desired usage period. On the condition, the second display mode may be set. According to this, the user can use the car sharing by shortening the use desired period by a predetermined time. The predetermined non-reserved period in the requirement is not limited to one hour, and can be arbitrarily set as long as it is a car sharing available unit (for example, 15 minutes) or more. Further, a plurality of predetermined non-reserved periods may be set, and the second display mode may be further divided into a plurality of modes. For example, when the predetermined non-reserved period is “when available for 30 minutes or more” and “when available for more than 1 hour”, the second display mode (1) is “▲” or “light yellow”, The second display mode (2) may be displayed with “Δ” or “dark yellow”.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reservation server 2 User terminal device 11 Communication means 12 Vacancy status search condition reception means 13 Vehicle reservation information extraction means 14 Situation display mode determination means 15 Situation list generation means 16 Situation search screen display control means 17 Master DB
18 Reservation DB
19 Map DB
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Claims (6)

Master information storage means for storing vehicle information including the location of the vehicle subject to car sharing;
Reservation information storage means for storing reservation information including a reserved period of the vehicle;
A free space search condition receiving means for receiving a free space search condition including a use place of the vehicle and a desired use period transmitted from the terminal device;
Extracting means for extracting vehicle information of a deployed vehicle deployed at a deployment location that matches the usage location from the master information storage means, and extracting a reserved period of the deployed vehicle from the reservation information storage means;
A first display mode for determining whether or not the desired usage period and the reserved period coincide with each other, and indicating that there is a deployment vehicle that can be used based on the determination result; A second display mode indicating that there is a space available, and a free space status display mode determining means for determining a display mode of the free space status of the deployment location from among a third display mode indicating that there is no available deployed vehicle,
Display control means for controlling the availability of the deployment location to be displayed on the terminal device based on the determined display mode;
Equipped with a,
The availability status display mode determination means includes:
When the desired usage period and the reserved period partially match, the availability of the deployment location is determined on the condition that the reserved period ends after a predetermined waiting time elapses from the start date and time of the desired usage period. A car sharing reservation server, wherein a display mode is determined as a second display mode . The availability status display mode determination means includes:
2. The car sharing reservation according to claim 1, wherein the display mode of the availability of the deployment location is determined as a second display mode on condition that the desired usage period and the reserved period partially match. server. The availability status display mode determination means includes:
When the desired usage period and the reserved period partially match, a second display of the availability status display state of the deployment location is provided on the condition that a predetermined non-reserved period exists in the desired usage period. The car sharing reservation server according to claim 2, wherein the car sharing reservation server is determined as an aspect. Map information storage means for storing map information,
The display control means includes
On the terminal device, the map information is read from the map information storage means, and the deployment location information representing the deployment location at the corresponding position of the map based on the map information is associated with the availability of the deployment location. in car sharing reservation server according to claims 1, wherein the controller controls so as to be superimposed on the 3 any one. A car sharing reservation method in a car sharing reservation server, wherein the car sharing reservation server includes a master information storage device that stores vehicle information including a deployment location of a vehicle that is a target of car sharing, and a reserved period of the vehicle. A reservation information storage device for storing reservation information including the method,
A free space search condition receiving step for receiving a free space search condition including a use location and a desired use period of the vehicle transmitted from the terminal device;
An extraction step of extracting vehicle information of a deployed vehicle deployed at a deployment location that matches the usage location from the master information storage device, and extracting a reserved period of the deployed vehicle from the reservation information storage device;
A first display mode for determining whether or not the desired usage period and the reserved period coincide with each other, and indicating that there is a deployment vehicle that can be used based on the determination result; A vacancy status display mode determination step for determining a vacancy status display mode of the deployment location from among a second display mode that indicates that there is no deployed vehicle that can be used, and
Based on the determined display mode, a display control step for controlling the availability of the deployment location to be displayed on the terminal device;
Equipped with a,
The availability status display mode determining step includes:
When the desired usage period and the reserved period partially match, the availability of the deployment location is determined on the condition that the reserved period ends after a predetermined waiting time elapses from the start date and time of the desired usage period. car sharing reservation method which is characterized that you determine the display mode and the second display mode. The program for making a computer perform each step of Claim 5 .