JP6823953B2 - Vehicle information update device, vehicle information update method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle information updating device, a vehicle information updating method and a program.

For vehicles used and owned by users, various information such as vehicle registration number, chassis number, and vehicle inspection expiration date is managed. For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses a system for managing various situations related to a vehicle.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-323524

By the way, the information managed by the user about the vehicle (hereinafter referred to as vehicle management information) must be updated by the user himself / herself when there is a change in the owner, etc. described in the vehicle verification or the scrapped vehicle status. Is common. Therefore, the vehicle management information of the user may not reflect the latest status of the vehicle. In addition, if the vehicle management information is constantly updated to the latest status by the user's work, the work load of the user becomes enormous.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is vehicle information capable of updating vehicle management information managed by a user in accordance with vehicle verification information registered for the vehicle. The purpose is to provide an update device, a vehicle information update method, and a program.

According to the vehicle information updating device according to the present invention, the problem is that the management information acquisition unit that acquires the management information of the vehicle including the identification information that identifies the vehicle and the server in which the vehicle verification information is registered are identified. a requesting unit for requesting the provision of straps brute vehicle inspection certificate information to the information, the reply information acquisition unit, wherein acquiring the server to the response information upon request by the requesting unit, the management of the vehicle based on the response information A determination unit for determining whether or not there is a change in the situation and an update unit for updating the management information when the determination unit determines that there is a change are provided , and the management information and the vehicle verification information are respectively provided. Is provided with a common item, and information is stored for the common item, and the determination unit is provided with the common item provided for the vehicle verification information acquired as the answer information. Whether or not the management information is changed is determined based on whether or not the stored information and the information stored for the common item provided in the management information match, and the update unit determines whether or not the management information is changed. If the information for the common item matches, the information for the common item included in the management information is not updated with the information for the common item included in the vehicle verification information, and if they do not match, the vehicle concerned. the information for the common items included in the verification information is solved by Rukoto overwriting the information for the common items included in the management information.

Further, according to the vehicle information updating method according to the present invention, the subject is a management information acquisition step in which the vehicle information updating device acquires management information of the vehicle including identification information for identifying the vehicle, and vehicle verification information. the registered servers, and wherein the steps of claim providing car verification information brute cord to the identification information, the answer information acquisition step of acquiring the server to the response information upon request by the claims step, the answer vehicle to perform a determination step of determining whether or not there is a change in management status of said vehicle based on the information, and an updating step of updating the management information when it is determined that there is a change by said determining step In the information update method, common items are provided for each of the management information and the vehicle verification information, and information is stored for the common items, and the vehicle information update device is the determination step. In, the information stored for the common item provided in the vehicle verification information acquired as the answer information and the information stored for the common item provided in the management information match. It is determined whether or not the management information is changed depending on whether or not the management information is changed, and when the information for the common item matches in the update step, the information for the common item included in the management information is used. If the information for the common item included in the vehicle verification information is not updated and does not match, the information for the common item included in the vehicle verification information is overwritten with the information for the common item included in the management information. It will be solved by doing.

Further, according to the program according to the present invention, the subject is a management information acquisition step for acquiring management information of the vehicle including identification information for identifying the vehicle on a computer, and a server in which vehicle verification information is registered. and wherein the step of billing the provided string brute car verification information to the identification information, the reply information acquiring step wherein acquiring the server to the response information upon request by the claims step, said vehicle based on said response information It is a program for executing a determination step of determining whether or not there is a change in the management status of the above, and an update step of updating the management information when it is determined by the determination step . A common item is provided for each of the management information and the vehicle verification information, and information is stored for the common item. The vehicle acquired as the answer information in the determination step in the computer. The management information is changed depending on whether or not the information stored for the common item provided in the verification information matches the information stored for the common item provided in the management information. If the information for the common item matches in the update step, the information for the common item included in the management information is included in the vehicle verification information. If the information for the common item is not updated and does not match, the information for the common item included in the vehicle verification information is overwritten with the information for the common item included in the management information. Will be done.

According to the vehicle information updating device, the vehicle information updating method, and the program according to the present invention, it is determined based on the vehicle verification information of the vehicle whether or not there is a change in the vehicle management status shown in the vehicle management information. Vehicle management information can be updated if there is a change.
As a result, the vehicle management information managed by the user can be updated according to the vehicle verification information registered for the vehicle.
In addition, whether or not the information stored for the common item provided in the vehicle verification information acquired as the answer information matches the information stored for the common item provided in the management information. Judges whether or not the management information has been changed.
By doing so, the vehicle management information can be updated when there is a matter that does not match the vehicle verification information in the vehicle management information.
If the information for the common item matches, the information for the common item included in the management information is not updated with the information for the common item included in the vehicle verification information, and if they do not match, the vehicle verification information Overwrite the information for the common item included in the management information with the information for the common item included in the management information.
By doing so, the vehicle management information can be updated so that the vehicle management information matches the description contents of the vehicle verification information.

In one aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle information updating device, the updating unit indicates that the vehicle is in a scrapped state when the answer information indicates that the registration of the vehicle has been deleted. The management information may be updated.
By doing so, it is possible to reflect the scrapped vehicle status in the vehicle management information. As a result, the scrapped vehicle status of each vehicle can be grasped from the vehicle management information.

In one aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle information update device, an additional information storage unit that stores additional information of the vehicle in association with a specific item included in the vehicle verification information, and the update unit are the additional information. The additional information stored in the information storage unit may be added to the management information.
By doing so, additional information about the vehicle can be added to the management information of the vehicle. As a result, the amount of information included in the vehicle management information can be increased.

In one aspect of the present invention, the vehicle information updating device may further include an output unit that outputs the management information updated by the updating unit.
By doing so, the updated vehicle management information can be provided.
In one aspect of the present invention, the vehicle information updating device further includes a transmitting unit that notifies the completion of the update or transmits the updated management information to the customer's terminal after the updating work of the updating unit is completed. Good as a matter of fact.

According to the present invention, the vehicle management information managed by the user can be updated according to the vehicle verification information registered for the vehicle.

It is a figure explaining the outline of the process by the vehicle information update device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of a vehicle information management system. It is a figure which shows an example of the information stored in a vehicle verification database. It is a figure explaining the function provided in the vehicle information update device. It is a figure which shows an example of the additional information table. It is a figure which shows an example of the vehicle management information table before update. It is a figure which shows an example of the vehicle management information table after the update. It is a sequence diagram explaining the acquisition process of vehicle verification information in a vehicle information management system. It is a flow chart explaining the update process of vehicle management information.

Hereinafter, the vehicle information updating device 10 according to the embodiment (the present embodiment) of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are examples for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention. That is, the present invention can be modified and improved without deviating from the gist thereof, and it goes without saying that the present invention includes an equivalent thereof.

The vehicle information updating device 10 according to the present embodiment updates the information (vehicle management information) that manages the information of the vehicle owned and used by the customer based on the vehicle verification information registered for the vehicle, and updates the vehicle management. It is a device that provides information to customers.

[1. About the outline of processing by the vehicle information update device 10]
First, an outline of the processing executed by the vehicle information updating device 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

(1) The vehicle information updating device 10 acquires, for example, an input storage medium M1 in which customer vehicle management information is stored. The vehicle management information includes vehicle identification information (registration number, chassis number), vehicle owner, user information, vehicle registration date, vehicle name, model, and the like.
The vehicle management information stored in the input storage medium M1 is, for example, data input by the customer, and may not reflect the latest status of the vehicle (change of owner, scrapped vehicle status, etc.).

(2) The vehicle information updating device 10 extracts vehicle identification information from the vehicle management information stored in the input storage medium M1 and provides vehicle verification information linked to the extracted vehicle identification information in the vehicle verification database DB. The vehicle verification information providing server 20 that holds the above is billed.

(3) The vehicle verification information providing server 20 extracts the vehicle verification information stored in the vehicle verification database DB in association with the vehicle identification information related to the request from the vehicle information update device 10, and extracts the extracted vehicle verification information. It is provided to the vehicle information updating device 10.
If the vehicle verification information of the relevant vehicle does not exist due to the deletion of the vehicle registration, etc., the vehicle information will be updated to the effect of the deletion by not providing the notification of non-applicability (or deletion of registration) or the vehicle verification information. The device 10 may be notified.

(4) The vehicle information updating device 10 compares the vehicle verification information acquired from the vehicle verification information providing server 20 with the vehicle management information stored in the input storage medium M1, and whether or not there is a change in the vehicle management status. Is determined. Then, when the vehicle information update device 10 changes the management status of the vehicle due to, for example, the vehicle being scrapped or the owner of the vehicle being changed, the changed status is changed. Update vehicle management information to reflect.
Further, the vehicle information updating device 10 stores additional information to be added to the vehicle management information in association with the vehicle model and the like, and adds these additional information to the vehicle management information.

(5) The vehicle information updating device 10 writes the updated vehicle management information in the output storage medium M2 by reflecting the latest vehicle management status and adding the above-mentioned additional information. In this way, the output storage medium M2 in which the vehicle management information is stored is provided to the customer. When the input storage medium M1 is a writable storage medium, the input storage medium M1 and the output storage medium M2 may be the same medium.

In this way, according to the vehicle information updating device 10, the customer's vehicle management information can be updated with information that reflects the latest status of the vehicle.
Further, according to the vehicle information updating device 10, useful information that is not included in the customer's vehicle management information can be added.
Hereinafter, the configuration provided in the vehicle information updating device 10 in order to realize the above processing will be described.

[2. About the system configuration of vehicle information management system 1]
First, the system configuration of the vehicle information management system 1 including the vehicle information updating device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle information management system 1 includes a vehicle information updating device 10 and a vehicle verification information providing server 20. Here, the vehicle information updating device 10 and the vehicle verification information providing server 20 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via the network N.

The vehicle verification information providing server 20 is a database server having a vehicle verification database DB. The vehicle verification information providing server 20 receives a request for providing vehicle verification information stored in the vehicle verification database DB from a client device (here, the vehicle information updating device 10) connected via the network N. Then, the vehicle verification information providing server 20 provides the vehicle verification information extracted from the vehicle verification database DB in response to the received request to the client device.

FIG. 3 shows an example of vehicle verification information stored in the vehicle verification database DB. As shown in FIG. 3, vehicle verification information for each vehicle is stored in the vehicle verification database DB. The vehicle verification information includes, for example, vehicle registration number, chassis number, owner information (including owner's name, name, address, etc.), user information (including user's name, name, address, etc.). , Registration date / delivery date, first registration date, vehicle name, model, and other information are stored.

The vehicle information update device 10 is a computer that updates vehicle management information based on information acquired from the vehicle verification information providing server 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle information update device 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, and a storage medium reader / writer 14 as hardware.

The control unit 11 includes, for example, a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit), executes various arithmetic processes based on programs and data stored in the storage unit 12, and controls each unit of the vehicle information update device 10. To do.

The storage unit 12 is configured to include, for example, a memory and a magnetic disk device, stores various programs and data, and also functions as a work memory of the control unit 11.

The communication unit 13 has a communication interface such as a network interface card (NIC), and connects to the network N via the communication interface. Then, the communication unit 13 communicates with a device such as the vehicle verification information providing server 20 via the network N.

The storage medium reader / writer 14 is a device capable of reading information stored in the storage medium and writing information to the storage medium. The storage medium may be various media such as an optical disk, a flash memory, a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic disk, and a magnetic tape.

[3. About the function of the vehicle information update device 10]
FIG. 4 shows an example of the functions provided in the vehicle information updating device 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle information update device 10 functions as an additional information storage unit 100, a management information acquisition unit 102, a billing unit 104, an answer information acquisition unit 106, a determination unit 108, an update unit 110, and an output unit 112. To be equipped.

The functions of the above-mentioned parts provided in the vehicle information updating device 10 are realized by the control unit 11 operating each part of the vehicle information updating device 10 based on the program stored in the storage unit 12. The above program may be read from a storage medium or may be acquired from another device.
Hereinafter, the details of the functions of each part provided in the vehicle information updating device 10 will be described.

The additional information storage unit 100 is mainly realized by the storage unit 12 of the vehicle information update device 10.
The additional information storage unit 100 stores the additional information of the vehicle in association with a specific item included in the vehicle verification information. The above-mentioned specific item is not particularly limited as an arbitrary item among the items included in the vehicle verification information stored in the vehicle verification database DB.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the additional information table T1 in which the additional information is stored. In the example of the additional information table T1 shown in FIG. 5, the "model" included in the vehicle verification information is set as the above-mentioned specific item, and the "maker name", "vehicle model name", and "production" are associated with the "model". Various items such as "year" are stored as additional information.

The management information acquisition unit 102 is mainly realized by the control unit 11, the storage unit 12, and the storage medium reader / writer 14 of the vehicle information update device 10.
The management information acquisition unit 102 acquires vehicle management information including identification information for identifying the vehicle. For example, the management information acquisition unit 102 may acquire the customer's vehicle management information by reading the customer's vehicle management information stored in the input storage medium M1 by the storage medium reader / writer 14.
Further, for example, when the customer's vehicle management information is stored in the server (hereinafter referred to as the customer information management server), the customer information management server is accessed via the communication unit 13 to download the customer's vehicle management information. You may.

Here, FIG. 6 shows the vehicle management information table T2 as an example of the vehicle management information acquired by the management information acquisition unit 102. As shown in FIG. 6, in the vehicle management information table T2, the registration number and the chassis number are set as vehicle identification information (information that uniquely identifies the vehicle), and the vehicle owner information is associated with the identification information. Various information such as user information and vehicle name are stored.
Although the vehicle management information is shown as table data in the above example, the data format is not particularly limited, and various formats such as CSV and XML may be used.

The billing unit 104 is mainly realized by the control unit 11, the storage unit 12, and the communication unit 13 of the vehicle information update device 10.
The billing unit 104 requests the vehicle verification information providing server 20 to provide vehicle verification information associated with the vehicle identification information. For example, the billing unit 104 provides vehicle verification information linked to the vehicle identification information by using the registration number and the chassis number stored in one or more records stored in the vehicle management information table T2 as vehicle identification information. To the vehicle verification information providing server 20.
In the present embodiment, the set of the registration number and the chassis number is used as the vehicle identification information, but either one or other information unique to the vehicle may be used as the identification information.

The answer information acquisition unit 106 is mainly realized by the control unit 11, the storage unit 12, and the communication unit 13 of the vehicle information update device 10.
The response information acquisition unit 106 acquires the response information provided by the vehicle verification information providing server 20 in response to the request from the billing unit 104.

In the present embodiment, when the vehicle verification information providing server 20 stores the identification information related to the request by the billing unit 104 in the vehicle verification database DB, the vehicle verification information including the identification information is used as the response information for the vehicle information. Provided to the update device 10.
On the other hand, the vehicle verification information providing server 20 does not have the corresponding vehicle verification information when the identification information related to the request by the billing unit 104 is not stored in the vehicle verification database DB due to the deregistration of the vehicle (disused vehicle) or the like. Provide the fact (that is, deregistration) as response information.

That is, when the identification information related to the request by the requesting unit 104 is stored in the vehicle verification database DB, the response information acquisition unit 106 acquires the vehicle verification information including the identification information as the response information.
On the other hand, when the response information acquisition unit 106 does not store the vehicle verification information associated with the identification information related to the request by the billing unit 104 in the vehicle verification database DB due to the deregistration of the vehicle (disused vehicle) or the like, the vehicle The fact that there is no corresponding vehicle verification information (that is, deregistration) is acquired from the verification information providing server 20 as response information.
The vehicle verification information acquired as the above response information may be all or part of the information stored in the vehicle verification database DB linked to the registration number and the chassis number.

The determination unit 108 is mainly realized by the control unit 11 and the storage unit 12 of the vehicle information update device 10.
The determination unit 108 determines whether or not there is a change in the management status of the vehicle managed in the vehicle management information based on the response information acquired by the response information acquisition unit 106.

Specifically, the determination unit 108 does not have the vehicle verification information associated with the identification information related to the request by the requesting unit 104, that is, the vehicle identified by the identification information in the answer information acquired by the answer information acquisition unit 106. If it indicates that the registration of the vehicle has been deleted, it is determined that the status of the vehicle has been changed to the scrapped vehicle status.

Further, when the response information acquired by the response information acquisition unit 106 is vehicle verification information, the determination unit 108 has items common to the vehicle verification information and the vehicle management information acquired by the management information acquisition unit 102. Determine if the information matches. For example, the determination unit 108 compares the information stored in the common items such as "owner information" and "user information" between the vehicle verification information and the vehicle management information, and determines whether or not the information matches. judge.
In addition, the above-mentioned common items may have the same item names, or the items common to the vehicle verification information and the vehicle management information may be associated with each other in advance.
Further, when the determination unit 108 has a plurality of vehicle identification information related to the request by the request unit 104, the determination unit 108 performs the above determination process based on the response information obtained by the response information acquisition unit 106 for each identification information. I will do it.

The update unit 110 is mainly realized by the control unit 11 and the storage unit 12 of the vehicle information update device 10.
When the determination unit 108 determines that there is a change in the vehicle management status, the update unit 110 updates the vehicle management information for the vehicle.

For example, when the update unit 110 determines that the status of the vehicle identified by the vehicle identification information of the requested vehicle has been changed to the scrapped vehicle state by the determination unit 108, the updating unit 110 indicates that the vehicle is scrapped. Update management information.
Specifically, the updating unit 110 sets a scrapped vehicle flag (initial value "F (false): not scrapped") in association with the vehicle identification information, and also sets a scrapped vehicle flag of the vehicle determined to have been changed to the scrapped vehicle state. Update the value of to "T (true): scrapped car state".

Further, for example, when the update unit 110 does not match the information of the common item in the vehicle verification information acquired by the response information acquisition unit 106 and the vehicle management information acquired by the management information acquisition unit 102, the value of the item Is overwritten by the information described in the vehicle verification information. As a result, the data of the vehicle management information can be updated so as to match the data described in the vehicle verification information.

Further, the update unit 110 converts the additional information stored in the additional information table T1 in association with the specific item (here, “model”) included in the vehicle verification information acquired by the response information acquisition unit 106 into the vehicle management information. It may be added.

Here, FIG. 7 shows a vehicle management information table T3 which is an example of the vehicle management information updated by the update unit 110. As shown in FIG. 7, the vehicle management information table T3 is obtained by updating the scrapped vehicle flag, the value of the common item, and adding additional information to the vehicle management information table T2.

The output unit 112 is mainly realized by the control unit 11, the storage unit 12, and the storage medium reader / writer 14 of the vehicle information update device 10.
The output unit 112 outputs data by writing the vehicle management information (vehicle management information table T3) updated by the update unit 110 to the output storage medium M2 by the storage medium reader / writer 14.
Further, the output mode by the output unit 112 is not limited to writing to the storage medium, and various modes such as uploading to the customer information management server and attachment transmission to the customer's e-mail address may be adopted.

[4. About the processing flow in the vehicle information management system 1]
Next, the flow of processing executed in the vehicle information management system 1 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

[4.1. Vehicle verification information acquisition process]
First, based on the sequence diagram shown in FIG. 8, the vehicle verification information acquisition process executed by the vehicle information updating device 10 and the vehicle verification information providing server 20 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 11 of the vehicle information update device 10 acquires the customer's vehicle management information (for example, the vehicle management information table T2) stored in the input storage medium M1 via the storage medium reader / writer 14. (S101).

Next, the control unit 11 of the vehicle information updating device 10 sets, for example, the vehicle identification information including the registration number and the chassis number in the customer's vehicle management information as the extraction condition (S102).
Then, the control unit 11 of the vehicle information updating device 10 requests the vehicle verification information providing server 20 for vehicle verification information of the vehicle that matches the extraction conditions set above (S103). Here, the control unit 11 of the vehicle information update device 10 executes the above request by transmitting the above extraction conditions to the vehicle verification information providing server 20 via the communication unit 13.

When the vehicle verification information providing server 20 receives a request from the vehicle information updating device 10 (S201), the vehicle verification information providing server 20 extracts vehicle verification information satisfying the extraction conditions related to the request from the vehicle verification database DB (S202).
Specifically, the vehicle verification information providing server 20 extracts vehicle verification information including vehicle identification information (registration number and chassis number) included in the extraction conditions from the vehicle verification database DB.

Next, the vehicle verification information providing server 20 transmits the extracted vehicle verification information to the vehicle information updating device 10 (S203). If the vehicle verification information that matches the extraction conditions is not extracted in S202, NULL (not applicable) may be returned to the vehicle information update device 10.

The control unit 11 of the vehicle information update device 10 receives vehicle verification information from the vehicle verification information providing server 20 via the communication unit 13 (S104), and stores the received vehicle verification information in the storage unit 12 (S105).
The above is an example of the process in which the vehicle information updating device 10 acquires the vehicle verification information of the vehicle managed in the customer's vehicle management information from the vehicle verification information providing server 20.
The extraction condition set in S102 may specify the identification information of a plurality of (for example, all) vehicles included in the vehicle management information, or may specify the identification information of one vehicle. Here, when the extraction condition specifies the identification information of one vehicle, the above processes S102 to S105 may be repeatedly executed for each vehicle included in the vehicle management information.

[4.2. Vehicle management information update process]
Next, an example of the customer's vehicle management information update process executed by the vehicle information update device 10 will be described based on the flow chart shown in FIG. In the flow described below, the number of records of the customer's vehicle management information is N (an integer of 1 or more).
First, the control unit 11 of the vehicle information update device 10 newly adds a field for storing a scrapped vehicle flag and additional information to the customer's vehicle management information (vehicle management information table T2), and updates the vehicle management information table. (Vehicle management information table T3) is generated.

As shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 11 of the vehicle information update device 10 sets the initial value of the variable i to 1 (S111), and sets the i-th record of the vehicle management information (vehicle management information table T2). It is determined whether or not the vehicle verification information of the corresponding vehicle Vi has been acquired from the vehicle verification information providing server 20 (is stored in the storage unit 12) (S112).

When the vehicle verification information of the vehicle Vi is acquired (S112: Y), the control unit 11 of the vehicle information update device 10 sets the scrapped vehicle flag of the vehicle Vi to "F (false)" (S113).

Next, the control unit 11 of the vehicle information updating device 10 compares the vehicle management information (record) of the vehicle Vi with the contents of the vehicle verification information (S114).
For example, the control unit 11 of the vehicle information updating device 10 executes the above comparison by determining whether or not the data contents match for each item common to the vehicle management information of the vehicle Vi and the vehicle verification information.

As a result of the comparison in S114, when there is a change in the information to be stored in the vehicle management information (record) of the vehicle Vi (S115: Y), the control unit 11 of the vehicle information update device 10 manages the vehicle of the vehicle Vi. The information is updated based on the vehicle verification information (S116).
Specifically, the control unit 11 of the vehicle information updating device 10 is an item stored in the vehicle management information when the data contents do not match for each item common to the vehicle management information of the vehicle Vi and the vehicle verification information. Data will be overwritten with the item data stored in the vehicle verification information.
Further, as a result of the comparison in S114, when there is no change in the information to be stored in the vehicle management information (record) of the vehicle Vi (S115: N), or after the processing of S116, the process proceeds to the processing of S117.

Next, the control unit 11 of the vehicle information update device 10 acquires additional information stored in the additional information table T1 in association with a specific item (for example, "model") included in the vehicle verification information of the vehicle Vi (S117). , The acquired additional information is added (stored) to the vehicle management information (record) (S118).

Further, in S112, when the vehicle verification information of the vehicle Vi is not acquired (that is, when NULL is returned for the vehicle Vi) (S112: N), the control unit 11 of the vehicle information update device 10 controls the vehicle Vi. The scrapped car flag of is set to "T (true)" (S119).

If the variable i has not reached N after S118 or S119 (S120: N), the control unit 11 of the vehicle information update device 10 adds 1 to the variable i (S121) and returns to S112.
On the other hand, when the variable i reaches N (S120: Y), the control unit 11 of the vehicle information update device 10 writes the updated vehicle management information to the output storage medium M2 by the storage medium reader / writer 14. (S122), the process ends.
The output storage medium M2 in which the updated vehicle management information is written may be provided to the customer.

According to the vehicle information updating device 10 described above, it is possible to determine whether or not there is a change in the vehicle management status shown in the vehicle management information based on the vehicle verification information.
Further, according to the vehicle information updating device 10, it is possible to update the vehicle management information so as to include the scrapped vehicle status of the vehicle managed in the vehicle management information. As a result, the scrapped vehicle status of each vehicle can be grasped from the vehicle management information.
Further, according to the vehicle information updating device 10, the vehicle management information can be updated so that the vehicle management information matches the description contents of the vehicle verification information.
Further, according to the vehicle information updating device 10, additional information about the vehicle can be added to the vehicle management information. As a result, the amount of vehicle information included in the vehicle management information can be increased.
Further, according to the vehicle information updating device 10, the updated vehicle management information can be provided.

[5. Other embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Hereinafter, a modified example of the above embodiment will be described.

[1] For example, the vehicle information update device 10 may request the vehicle verification information providing server 20 for vehicle verification information by sending a storage medium in which the vehicle extraction conditions are described to the vehicle verification information providing server 20. Good.
In this case, the vehicle verification information providing server 20 may send the storage medium storing the vehicle verification information extracted based on the extraction condition related to the request to the vehicle information update device 10. Then, the vehicle information updating device 10 may acquire the vehicle verification information by reading the vehicle verification information from the transmitted storage medium.

[2] Further, for example, there may be a plurality of databases in which vehicle verification information is registered, and the vehicle information updating device 10 may acquire vehicle verification information from each of the plurality of databases. Specifically, a first database in which vehicle verification information of a first type of vehicle (for example, an ordinary vehicle) is registered, and a second database in which vehicle verification information of a second type of vehicle (for example, a light vehicle) is registered. The vehicle information updating device 10 may acquire vehicle verification information from each of the databases.
Here, the vehicle information updating device 10 may acquire the vehicle verification information from the first database via the network N and the vehicle verification information from the second database through the storage medium.

[3] Further, when the vehicle information update device 10 downloads the vehicle management information from the customer information management server that stores the customer's vehicle management information and updates the downloaded vehicle management information, for example, the processing is performed at the following timing. It may be done.
(A) Timing for each elapse of a predetermined time (regular timing)
(B) Timing of Accepting the Request from the Customer After the request is accepted, the vehicle information updating device 10 may notify the customer's terminal that the request has been accepted. Then, after the update work is completed, the vehicle information update device 10 may send a notification of the completion of the update or the updated vehicle management information to the customer's terminal.
The vehicle information updating device 10 may provide the updated vehicle management information in response to a request from the customer's terminal after the notification of the completion of the update.
Further, the vehicle information updating device 10 may store the updated vehicle management information in the customer information management server so that the customer's terminal downloads it from the customer information management server.

[4] Further, the vehicle information updating device 10 may collectively process the vehicle management information received from one or more customers during a predetermined period. At this time, the vehicle verification information may be matched with the vehicle management information of each customer based on the vehicle identification information, and the vehicle management information update process may be executed.

[5] Further, the vehicle information update device 10 provides the updated vehicle management information to the customer by various data provision modes such as attachment to an e-mail, file transfer via a network such as the Internet or a dedicated line. Good.
In addition, the data provision mode may be performed in a mode designated for each customer.

[6] Further, the additional information to be added to the vehicle management information may be specified for each customer.

DB Vehicle verification database M1 Input storage medium M2 Output storage medium N Network T1 Additional information table T2 Vehicle management information table (before update)
T3 vehicle management information table (after update)
1 Vehicle information management system 10 Vehicle information updater 11 Control unit 12 Storage unit 13 Communication unit 14 Storage medium reader / writer 20 Vehicle verification information providing server 100 Additional information storage unit 102 Management information acquisition unit 104 Billing unit 106 Answer information acquisition unit 108 Judgment Part 110 Update part 112 Output part

Claims (7)

A management information acquisition unit that acquires management information of the vehicle including identification information for identifying the vehicle,
A billing unit that requests the server in which the vehicle verification information is registered to provide the vehicle verification information associated with the identification information.
And answer information acquisition unit for acquiring the server to the Response information upon request by the requesting unit,
A determination unit that determines whether or not there is a change in the management status of the vehicle based on the response information,
It is provided with an update unit that updates the management information when it is determined by the determination unit that there is a change .
Common items are provided for each of the management information and the vehicle verification information, and information is stored for the common items.
The determination unit includes information stored for the common item provided in the vehicle verification information acquired as the response information and information stored for the common item provided in the management information. It is determined whether or not the management information has been changed based on whether or not matches with.
When the information for the common item matches with each other, the update unit does not update the information for the common item included in the management information with the information for the common item included in the vehicle verification information and does not match. case, the vehicle information update apparatus characterized that you overwrite information for the common items included in the vehicle verification information, the information for the common items included in the management information. The updating unit according to claim 1, wherein when the answer information indicates that the registration of the vehicle has been deleted, the management information is updated so as to indicate that the vehicle is in a scrapped state. Described vehicle information update device. An additional information storage unit that stores additional information of the vehicle in association with a specific item included in the vehicle verification information.
The vehicle information updating device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the updating unit adds the additional information stored in the additional information storage unit to the management information. The vehicle information updating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising an output unit that outputs the management information updated by the updating unit. Any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a transmission unit that notifies the completion of the update or transmits the updated management information to the customer's terminal after the update work of the update unit is completed. Vehicle information update device described in. The vehicle information updater
A management information acquisition step for acquiring management information of the vehicle including identification information for identifying the vehicle, and
A billing step for requesting the server in which the vehicle verification information is registered to provide the vehicle verification information associated with the identification information, and
And answer information acquisition step of acquiring the server to the Response information upon request by the claims step,
A determination step for determining whether or not there is a change in the management status of the vehicle based on the answer information,
It is a vehicle information update method for executing the update step of updating the management information when it is determined that there is a change by the determination step .
Common items are provided for each of the management information and the vehicle verification information, and information is stored for the common items.
The vehicle information update device
In the determination step, the information stored for the common item provided in the vehicle verification information acquired as the answer information and the information stored for the common item provided in the management information. It is determined whether or not the management information has been changed based on whether or not matches with.
In the update step, when the information for the common item matches, the information for the common item included in the management information is not updated with the information for the common item included in the vehicle verification information and does not match. In this case, a vehicle information updating method, characterized in that the information for the common item included in the vehicle verification information is overwritten with the information for the common item included in the management information . On the computer
A management information acquisition step for acquiring management information of the vehicle including identification information for identifying the vehicle, and
A billing step for requesting the server in which the vehicle verification information is registered to provide the vehicle verification information associated with the identification information, and
And answer information acquisition step of acquiring the server to the Response information upon request by the claims step,
A determination step for determining whether or not there is a change in the management status of the vehicle based on the answer information,
An update step for updating the management information when it is determined that there is a change in the determination step,
A program for executing,
Common items are provided for each of the management information and the vehicle verification information, and information is stored for the common items.
On the computer
In the determination step, the information stored for the common item provided in the vehicle verification information acquired as the answer information and the information stored for the common item provided in the management information. It is determined whether or not the management information has been changed based on whether or not matches with.
In the update step, when the information for the common item matches, the information for the common item included in the management information is not updated with the information for the common item included in the vehicle verification information and does not match. In this case, a program for overwriting the information for the common item included in the vehicle verification information with the information for the common item included in the management information .

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