JP7059958B2 - Route notification system, route notification method, and computer program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a route notification system, a route notification method, and a computer program.

Conventionally, there is known a route notification system that notifies a user of the route of public transportation until the user of public transportation arrives at a destination. For example, in Patent Document 1, when a user who uses a means of transportation including public transportation requests a new route search, or when the user deviates from a predetermined route, the route of the means of transportation is described. Techniques for re-searching are disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-343343

The route notification system described in Patent Document 1 searches for a route targeting so-called regular route transportation means such as buses and trains. However, when users are expected to use demand-type transportation such as taxis and on-demand buses, the situation of public transportation changes from moment to moment due to reservations made by other users. Therefore, the optimum route for the user may change depending on the reservation of another user. In addition, the situation of public transportation changes with the passage of time, so in order for the user to select the optimum route, a new route search must be requested each time. Therefore, the user needs to make an effort to request the search for the optimum route.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in a route notification system for notifying a user of a route to reach a destination, a better route can be provided while reducing the labor of the user. The purpose is to provide technology that can notify users.

The present invention has been made to solve at least a part of the above-mentioned problems, and can be realized as the following forms.

(1) According to one embodiment of the present invention, a route notification system for notifying a user who uses a means of transportation including public transportation to a route to arrive at a destination is provided. This route notification system includes an acquisition unit that acquires traffic information including reservation information of other users who use the transportation means, a route search unit that searches the route using the traffic information, and the route search. The route search unit includes a notification unit for notifying the route searched by the unit, and the route search unit newly searches for a route to the destination using the traffic information newly acquired by the acquisition unit, and the notification unit. The unit notifies the newly searched route when the newly searched route satisfies the preset notification condition.

According to this configuration, in the route notification system, when the newly searched route by the route search unit satisfies the preset notification condition, the newly searched route is notified to the user. As a result, the user is automatically notified of the optimum route according to changes in traffic conditions such as reservations made by other users, so that the user does not have to search for a new route each time. The labor of the user can be reduced. In addition, it is possible to provide users with a better route in response to changes in traffic conditions.

(2) In the route notification system of the above embodiment, the notification unit satisfies the preset notification condition for the newly searched route regardless of whether or not the user has requested a new route search. In that case, the user may be notified of the newly searched route. According to this configuration, if the notification condition is satisfied, the notification unit notifies the user of the newly searched route regardless of whether or not the user has requested a new route search. As a result, the labor of the user can be reduced.

(3) The route notification system of the above embodiment includes a reservation processing unit for making a reservation for the transportation means, and the notification unit newly notifies the user when notifying the newly searched route. It is possible to notify the selection confirmation of whether or not to select the searched route, the acquisition unit can acquire selection information indicating the selection result of the user from the user, and the reservation processing unit can acquire the selection information. When the user selects the newly searched route, the transportation means may be reserved based on the newly searched route. According to this configuration, when the user selects a newly searched route, the reservation processing unit automatically reserves a means of transportation based on the selected newly searched route. As a result, the user can reduce the labor required for reserving the means of transportation.

(4) In the route notification system of the above embodiment, when the acquisition unit acquires traffic information including new reservation information, the notification unit confirms with the other users whether or not the transportation means can be shared. If the newly searched route includes a transportation means newly reserved by the other user, the other user may be notified before the newly searched route is notified to the user. When the acquisition unit acquires the possibility / disapproval information indicating that the carpooling is possible by notifying the user of the possibility of carpooling, the newly searched route may be notified to the user.
According to this configuration, if the newly searched route includes a means of transportation newly reserved by another user, the notification unit may notify the user of the newly searched route before notifying the user of the newly searched route. Check with the user whether carpooling is possible. This prevents troubles such as carpooling being refused when the user actually uses the transportation means newly reserved by another user after notifying the user of the newly searched route. be able to.

(5) The route notification system of the above embodiment is newly searched among the plurality of users by using the information about the newly searched route and the notification conditions of each of the plurality of users. The setting unit includes a setting unit for setting the notification order of the routes, and when the newly searched route satisfies the notification condition, the notification unit uses the newly searched route for the plurality of users. Before notifying to, the notification order of the newly searched route among the plurality of users was set, and the notification unit was newly searched according to the notification order set by the setting unit. The route may be notified to the user in order.
According to this configuration, the setting unit uses the information about the newly searched route and the notification condition set by the user before notifying a plurality of users of the newly searched route. Set the notification order among multiple users. The notification unit notifies the user of the newly searched routes in order according to the notification order set by the setting unit. As a result, the number of users who use a specific route according to the priority set in the setting unit can be limited by using the notification order, so that the concentration of users on the specific route is suppressed. At the same time, it is possible to improve the satisfaction level of the route notification system among a plurality of users as a whole.

The present invention can be realized in various aspects, for example, a route notification method, a computer program for causing a computer to execute route notification, a server device for distributing a computer program, and a temporary storage of a computer program. It can be realized in the form of an untargeted storage medium or the like.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the schematic structure and operation of the route notification system of 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of the operation of the route notification system of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the route notification processing of 1st Embodiment. It is the flowchart which continued with FIG. It is a continuation flowchart of FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the notification condition in the route notification processing of 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the notification to the user in the route notification processing of 1st Embodiment.

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration and operation of the route notification system 10 according to the first embodiment. The route notification system 10 of the present embodiment notifies the user 30 who uses the public transportation system 20 of the route until the destination of the user 30 is reached. FIG. 1 shows an exchange with a configuration related to the route notification system 10 in the route notification process described later.

Public transportation 20 includes regular route transportation and demand-type transportation, and refers to public transportation means used by an unspecified logarithmic number of users. Here, the regular route transportation is a means of transportation that is operated on a predetermined operation route according to a preset operation schedule, and includes, for example, a route bus or a railroad. Is done. Demand-type transportation is a means of transportation in which an operation route and an operation schedule are set according to a user's request and are operated according to the operation route. Demand-type traffic includes, for example, taxis and demand buses including autonomous driving type, but demand-type traffic is not limited to this.

The user 30 is a person who searches for a route of a means of transportation to each destination by using the route notification system 10. In this embodiment, four users 30A, 30B, 30C, and 30D use the route notification system 10.
The other user 40 is a person who makes a reservation for using the means of transportation to the public transportation 20. In the present embodiment, the other user 40 uses an autonomous driving type taxi, which is one of demand-type traffic.
In the present embodiment, each of the user 30 and the other user 40 has terminal information capable of communicating with the route notification system 10 via the Internet. The user 30 and the other user 40 use this information terminal to exchange information with the route notification system 10.

The route notification system 10 includes an acquisition unit 11, a route search unit 12, a notification unit 13, a reservation processing unit 14, a setting unit 15, and a user database 16. The acquisition unit 11, the route search unit 12, the notification unit 13, the reservation processing unit 14, and the setting unit 15 are realized by the CPU expanding the computer program stored in the ROM into the RAM. The user database 16 is composed of a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM.

The acquisition unit 11 periodically acquires traffic information including the current position, operation schedule, reservation information, future position, etc. of various means of transportation included in the public transportation system 20. Specifically, the traffic information of the regular route traffic includes the current position, the operation schedule, the future position calculated from the operation schedule, and the fare. Further, the traffic information of the demand-type traffic includes the current position, the reservation information of another user 40 who uses the demand-type traffic, the future position calculated from the reservation information, and the charge. The acquisition unit 11 outputs the acquired traffic information to the route search unit 12.

Further, the acquisition unit 11 can acquire selection information indicating the result of whether or not the user 30 selects the newly searched route, and information on whether or not the other user 40 can share the carpool. .. The acquisition unit 11 outputs the selection information or the possibility / rejection information to the notification unit 13. The details of the operation of the acquisition unit 11 will be described later.

The route search unit 12 searches for the route of the user 30 by using the traffic information acquired by the acquisition unit 11. For example, when the acquisition unit 11 acquires the traffic information updated by the reservation of another user 40, the route search unit 12 newly searches the route to the destination by using the updated traffic information. The route search unit 12 outputs the searched route to the notification unit 13 and the setting unit 15. The details of the operation of the path search unit 12 will be described later.

The notification unit 13 notifies the user 30 of the route searched by the route search unit 12. Further, when the notification unit 13 notifies the user 30 of the newly searched route using the updated traffic information, the notification unit 13 notifies the user 30 of confirmation of selection of the newly searched route. Further, when the newly searched route satisfies the notification condition, the notification unit 13 notifies the other user 40 of the confirmation of carpooling before notifying the user 30 of the newly searched route. The details of the operation of the notification unit 13 will be described later.

The reservation processing unit 14 makes a reservation for the means of transportation of the user 30. Specifically, when the user 30 selects a newly searched route, the reservation processing unit 14 makes a reservation for public transportation 20 based on the newly searched route. The details of the operation of the reservation processing unit 14 will be described later.

Before the notification unit 13 notifies the plurality of users 30 of the newly searched route, the setting unit 15 uses the information on the newly searched route and the notification conditions of each of the plurality of users 30. The notification order of the newly searched route among the plurality of users 30 is set. The setting unit 15 outputs the set notification order to the notification unit 13. The details of the operation of the setting unit 15 will be described later.

The user database 16 is electrically connected to the notification unit 13 and the setting unit 15. The user database 16 stores the personal information of the user 30 and the notification condition when notifying the user 30 of the newly searched route.

Next, the details of the route notification process of the route notification system 10 will be described. The route notification process of the route notification system 10 of the present embodiment is performed according to the numerical order from the white arrows F1 to F11 shown in FIG.

First, as shown by the white arrow F1 in FIG. 1, the acquisition unit 11 acquires the traffic information of the public transportation system 20. The acquisition of traffic information by the acquisition unit 11 is performed periodically. The acquisition of the traffic information by the acquisition unit 11 may be triggered by the reservation of the transportation means by the other user 40, and the traffic information may be output to the acquisition unit 11.

Next, as shown by the white arrow F2 in FIG. 1, a route search request is input to the route notification system 10 from each of the plurality of users 30. Specifically, each of the plurality of users 30 notifies each of the current location or departure location, the destination, the set time, and the newly searched route described later (white arrow F8 in FIG. 1). The notification condition used for determining whether or not to perform is input to the route notification system 10. In the route notification system 10, when a route search request by the user 30 is input, the route search unit 12 searches for a route using the traffic information acquired by the acquisition unit 11.

Next, as shown by the white arrow F3 in FIG. 1, the route notification system 10 notifies the user 30 of the route of the public transportation system 20 which is the search result of the route search unit 12. The user 30 heads for the destination by using the route notified by the route notification system 10.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the operation of the route notification system 10 of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 schematically shows a route map of a subway as an example of regular line transportation. Circles and squares with combinations of alphabets and numbers such as H08 and T13 represent subway stations.

FIG. 2 shows, for example, that the user 30 moves from the station H22 to the station T20. When the user 30 searches for a route to move from the station H22 to the station T20 using the route notification system 10, the user 30 departs from the station H22 and then transfers between the station H16 and the station M20 to the station T20. The route to reach is notified (dotted line L30 in FIG. 2). That is, the station H22 is the departure point of the user 30, and the station T20 is the destination of the user 30.

Returning to FIG. 1, next, as shown by the white arrow F4 in FIG. 1, another user 40 makes a reservation to public transportation 20.
Specifically, the other user 40 makes a reservation to the public transportation system 20 so as to go from the departure point P1 to the destination P2 by using the self-driving taxi C40. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the route through which the self-driving taxi C40 passes is a route that departs from the departure point P1, passes through the station H19 and the station T19, and reaches the destination P2 (two-dot chain line in FIG. 2). See L40).

Next, as shown by the white arrow F5 in FIG. 1, the acquisition unit 11 acquires new traffic information of the public transportation system 20. At this time, the new traffic information acquired by the acquisition unit 11 is the traffic information including the reservation information of the automatic driving type taxi by the other user 40. Therefore, the route search unit 12 newly searches for a route from the departure point to the destination of the user 30 by using the new traffic information of the public transportation system 20.

A specific example of the new route searched by the route search unit 12 will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the path L31 shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 2 is searched by the search for a new route by the route search unit 12. Specifically, when the route L31 is followed, the subway SW30 departs from the station H22, and then the subway SW30 transfers to the self-driving taxi C40 on which another user 40 is riding. When the self-driving taxi C40 arrives at the station T19, the user 30 transfers to the subway SW30 again and moves from the station T19 to the station T20.
When the traffic information of the public transportation system 20 is updated, the route search unit 12 searches for the optimum route for the user 30 as a new route in this way.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the route notification process of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart following the continuation of FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart following the continuation of FIG. The flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 show the processes from the white arrow F4 to the white arrow F9 in FIG.
First, in step S1, a reservation is made for another user 40 to the public transportation system 20 (white arrow F4 in FIG. 1).

Next, the route search unit 12 determines the steps S2 and S3 shown in the flowchart of FIG.
Specifically, in step S2, the route search unit 12 has a transportation means newly added to the newly searched route (hereinafter referred to as "additional transportation means", and in FIG. 2, the automatic driving type taxi C40 corresponds to it). It is determined whether or not the transportation means can be shared. If it is determined that the additional transportation means is a carpoolable transportation means, the process proceeds to step S3. If it is determined that the additional transportation means is not a carpoolable transportation means, the process returns to step S1 and stays in step S1 until a new reservation is made.

Next, in step S3, the route search unit 12 determines whether or not the additional moving means is set to be carpoolable. Specifically, the route search unit 12 determines whether or not the additional moving means is set to be carpoolable. If it is determined that the additional transportation means is set to be carpoolable, the process proceeds to step S4. If it is determined that the additional transportation means is not set to carpool, the process returns to step S1 and stays in step S1 until a new reservation is made.

Next, in step S4, the confirmation of acceptance / rejection of the person who meets the notification condition is notified. Specifically, the notification unit 13 notifies other users 40 on the additional transportation means of confirmation of whether or not carpooling is possible (white arrow F6 in FIG. 1).
Next, in step S5, it is determined whether or not the other user 40 has consented to the carpool. Specifically, the acquisition unit 11 acquires information on whether or not carpooling is possible from another user 40 (white arrow F7 in FIG. 1). The notification unit 13 determines whether or not the other user 40 on the additional transportation means has consented to the carpooling by using the availability information acquired by the acquisition unit 11. If it is determined that the other user 40 has consented to the carpool, the process proceeds to step S6 in FIG. If it is determined that the other user 40 refuses to share the carpool, the other user 40 returns to step S1 and stays in step S1 until a new reservation is made.

Next, in step S6, the user 30 that satisfies the carpooling possibility condition is extracted. Specifically, the notification unit 13 accesses the user database 16 and counts the users 30 who satisfy the carpooling possibility condition by using the notification conditions of each of the plurality of users 30.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a notification condition in the route notification process of the present embodiment. In FIG. 6, as an example of the user 30, the gender of each of the four users 30A, 30B, 30C, and 30D, the preset notification conditions, and the comparison result between the newly searched route are shown. Shows. In the explanation of the notification condition in FIG. 6, it is assumed that the other user 40 is a person whose "gender" is female and whose "carpooling condition" is only female.

Of the four users 30, the user 30A does not meet the conditions for carpooling of the other users 40 because the "gender" is male. Therefore, the user 30A is not extracted as a person who satisfies the carpooling possibility condition (x mark of "carpooling determination result" in FIG. 6). That is, the user 30A is not notified of the newly searched route.
On the other hand, of the four users 30, the users 30B, 30C, and 30D meet the conditions for carpooling of the other users 40 because their "gender" is female. As a result, the users 30B, 30C, and 30D are extracted as users who satisfy the conditions for carpooling (marked with a circle in the "carpooling determination result" in FIG. 6).
In step S6, in this way, from the plurality of users 30, a person who meets the carpooling condition of the other user 40 is extracted as a user who satisfies the carpooling condition. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that N people are extracted as users who satisfy the conditions for carpooling.

Next, in step S7, the number of people "i" in the target person list is set to 0, and the route search processing loop from step S8 to step S11 is executed. Specifically, the route search unit 12 executes a new route search for each of the plurality of users 30 (step S8). The notification unit 13 determines whether or not the route searched by the route search unit 12 satisfies the notification condition of the user 30 (step S9), and if the notification condition is satisfied, the user 30 is prioritized. Add to the person (step S10).

The processes from step S8 to step S10 will be specifically described with reference to FIG. In the processes from step S8 to step S10, it is determined whether or not the searched route satisfies the respective notification conditions by using the respective notification conditions of the users 30B, 30C, and 30D.
For example, in the case of user 30B, the "notification condition" is "the required time is shortened by 10 minutes or the charge is reduced by 100 yen", but the route searched in the past and the route newly searched are used. According to the "comparison result", "the required time will be shortened by 15 minutes and the charge will be reduced by 100 yen". From this, since the newly searched route satisfies the notification condition of the user 30B, the "notification condition" becomes "○", and the user 30B is added to the priority target person. The same applies to the user 30D.

On the other hand, in the case of the user 30C, the "notification condition" is "the required time is shortened by 20 minutes or the charge is reduced by 300 yen", but the route searched in the past and the route newly searched are used. According to the "comparison result", "the required time will be shortened by 15 minutes and the charge will be reduced by 200 yen." From this, since the newly searched route does not satisfy the notification condition of the user 30C, the "notification condition" becomes "x" and is not added to the priority target person.

In step S11 following step S10, steps S8 to S11 are repeated for all users 30 in which "i" is set to "i + 1" and the carpooling condition is "○". After "i" becomes "N" and steps S8 to S11 are performed, the route search processing loop is terminated.

Next, in step S12, the number of users 30 added to the priority target person in step S10 is counted. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, it is assumed that there are M people.

Next, in step S13, the users 30 added to the priority target persons are sorted in order of priority. Specifically, the notification unit 13 sorts the users 30 added to the priority target persons in the order of required time or the order of charges.
For example, in the user 30B and the user 30D shown in FIG. 6, when focusing on the required time, the shortened time of the user 30B (minus 15 minutes) is shorter than the shortened time of the user 30D (minus 5 minutes). .. As a result, when sorted in order of required time, the priority is the user 30B and then the user 30D.
Focusing on the charge, the reduction range of the user 30D (minus 200 yen) is larger than the reduction range of the user 30B (minus 100 minutes). As a result, when sorted in order of charge, the priority is the user 30D and then the user 30B.
In step S13, the users 30 added to the priority target persons are sorted in this way.

Next, in step S14, the number of people "j" in the priority list is set to 0, and the notification processing loop from step S15 to step S18 is executed. Specifically, the notification unit 13 notifies the newly searched routes in the order of priority sorted in step S13 (white arrows F8 in FIG. 1 and step S15). The acquisition unit 11 approves whether or not there is a response from the user 30 notified of the newly searched route (white arrow F9 in FIG. 1 and step S16) and selection of the newly searched route. Information on whether or not to do so (step S17) is acquired.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of notification in the route notification process of the present embodiment. In the white arrow F8 and step S15 of FIG. 1, the notification unit 13 notifies the information terminal of the user 30 of the message 60 as shown in FIG. 7. The user 30 who sees the message 60 shown in FIG. 7 presses the "accept" button B1 when accepting the selection of the newly searched and proposed route, and presses the "reject" button B2 when rejecting the selection. Press. The acquisition unit 11 acquires the acceptance or refusal of the selection of the newly searched route by the user 30 as selection information.

In step S16, if there is no response from the user 30 notified of the newly searched route, step S16 is repeated. If the selection of the newly searched route is approved in step S17, the notification processing loop is exited and the notification processing loop is terminated.
Further, when there is a response from the user 30 notified of the newly searched route and the newly searched route is rejected without being selected, "j" is set to "j + 1" in step S18. , Steps S15 to S18 are repeated for all the users 30 added to the priority target person. After "j" becomes "M" and steps S15 to S18 are performed, the notification processing loop is terminated.

Returning to FIG. 1, as shown by the white arrow F10 in FIG. 1, the route notification system 10 notifies the other user 40 of the result of the notification processing loop shown in FIG. Specifically, the notification unit 13 notifies that there is a user 30 who has accepted the selection of the route newly searched by the notification processing loop.

Next, as shown by the white arrow F11 in FIG. 1, the route notification system 10 moves the user 30 who has consented to the selection of the newly searched route by the notification processing loop based on the newly searched route. Make a reservation for means. Specifically, the reservation processing unit 14 receives the approval of the newly searched route of the user 30 in the notification unit 13 and the notification of the white arrow F10 to the other users 40, and receives the notification of the white arrow F10 to the public transportation system 20. , Make a reservation for the corresponding user 30.
In this way, the route notification system 10 notifies the user 30 of the route.

According to the route notification system 10 of the present embodiment described above, when the route newly searched by the route search unit 12 satisfies the preset notification condition in the route notification system 10, the new search is performed. The route is notified to the user 30 (white arrow F8 in FIG. 1). As a result, the user 30 is automatically notified of the optimum route according to changes in traffic conditions such as reservations made by other users 40, so that the user 30 needs to search for a new route each time. It is possible to reduce the labor of the user 30. In addition, it is possible to provide the user 30 with a better route according to changes in traffic conditions.

Further, according to the route notification system 10 of the present embodiment, the notification unit 13 notifies that the newly searched route is preset regardless of whether or not the user 30 has requested a new route search. If the condition is satisfied, the user 30 is notified of the newly searched route. As a result, the labor of the user 30 can be reduced.

Further, according to the route notification system 10 of the present embodiment, the reservation processing unit 14 automatically selects the newly searched route when the user 30 selects the newly searched route (white arrow F9 in FIG. 1). A reservation for transportation means is made based on the newly searched route (white arrow F11 in FIG. 1). As a result, the user 30 can reduce the labor required for reserving the means of transportation.

Further, according to the route notification system 10 of the present embodiment, when the transportation means newly reserved by another user 40 is included in the newly searched route, the notification unit 13 newly searches the user 30. Before notifying the route, it is confirmed to other users 40 whether or not carpooling is possible (white arrow F6 in FIG. 1). As a result, when the user 30 actually uses the transportation means newly reserved by another user 40 after notifying the user 30 of the newly searched route, a trouble such as a carpool being refused occurs. Can be prevented.

Further, according to the route notification system 10 of the present embodiment, the setting unit 15 provides information on the newly searched route and the user before notifying the plurality of users 30 of the newly searched route. The notification order among a plurality of users is set using the notification conditions set by 30. The notification unit 13 notifies the user 30 of the newly searched routes in the order of notification set by the setting unit 15. As a result, the number of users 30 who use a specific route according to the priority set by the setting unit 15 can be limited by using the notification order, so that the users 30 are concentrated on the specific route. It is possible to improve the satisfaction level of the route notification system 10 among a plurality of users 30 as a whole.

<Modified example of this embodiment>
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be carried out in various embodiments without departing from the gist thereof, and for example, the following modifications are also possible.

[Modification 1]
In the above-described embodiment, when the acquisition unit 11 acquires the selection information, the reservation processing unit 14 reserves the transportation means based on the newly searched route. However, the reservation processing unit 14 may not be necessary.

[Modification 2]
In the above-described embodiment, the notification unit 13 notifies the user 30 of the newly searched route when the acquisition unit 11 acquires the availability information from the other user 40. However, the notification unit 13 may notify the user 30 of the newly searched route without the acquisition unit 11 acquiring the availability information.

[Modification 3]
In the above-described embodiment, the notification unit 13 notifies the user 30 of the newly searched routes in the order of notification set by the setting unit 15. However, the setting unit 15 may be omitted.

[Modification 4]
In the above embodiment, the notification condition is the required time or fee. However, the notification condition is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a distance or a degree of reduction in walking time.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the carpooling condition is determined to be gender, however, the carpooling condition is not limited to this, and for example, is carpooling possible by a threshold value calculated from past information? You may decide whether or not.

[Modification 5]
In the above-described embodiment, the priority of the notification to the user 30 is described in the case of the required time and the case of the charge. However, prioritization factors are not limited to this. It may be a distance or the like.

[Modification 6]
In the above embodiment, the notification processing loop is performed for all the users 30 added to the priority target person. However, the target for performing the notification processing loop is not limited to this. For example, if there is a limit on the number of people who can share a carpool in the additional transportation means of the newly searched route, when the number of users 30 who have consented to the selection of the newly searched route reaches the limit, the notification processing loop. May be terminated.

[Modification 7]
In the above-described embodiment, for example, when the acquisition unit 11 acquires the traffic information updated by the reservation of another user 40, the route search unit 12 uses the updated traffic information to obtain a route to the destination. I decided to search anew. However, it is not limited to this when the traffic information is updated. For example, even if the traffic information is updated due to an unexpected event at the time of the route search request from the user 30, such as an operation delay in the route regular traffic or a traffic jam in the demand-type traffic, the route search unit 12 , The updated traffic information may be used as "newly acquired traffic information" to search for a new route to the destination.

Although this embodiment has been described above based on the embodiments and modifications, the embodiments described above are for facilitating the understanding of the present embodiment and do not limit the present embodiment. This aspect may be modified or improved without departing from its spirit and claims, and this aspect includes its equivalent. Further, if the technical feature is not described as essential in the present specification, it may be deleted as appropriate.

10 ... Route notification system 11 ... Acquisition unit 12 ... Route search unit 13 ... Notification unit 14 ... Reservation processing unit 15 ... Setting unit 16 ... User database 20 ... Public transportation 30, 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D ... User 40 … Other users 60… Message C40… Self-driving taxi SW30… Subway

Claims (6)

It is a route notification system that notifies users of public transportation including demand-type transportation of the route to reach the destination.
An acquisition unit that acquires traffic information including route information of other users who use public transportation, and
A route search unit that searches for the route using the traffic information,
A notification unit for notifying the route searched by the route search unit is provided.
The route search unit newly searches for a route to the destination using the route of another user of the demand-type traffic by using the traffic information newly acquired by the acquisition unit.
The notification unit
When the newly searched route satisfies the preset notification condition, the public used by the other user is given to the other user before the newly searched route is notified to the user. Notify the confirmation of carpooling of transportation,
Upon obtaining the availability information indicating that carpooling is possible, the user is notified of the newly searched route.
Route notification system. The route notification system according to claim 1.
When the newly searched route satisfies the preset notification condition regardless of whether or not the user has requested a new route search, the notification unit may use the newly searched route. Notify the user,
Route notification system. The route notification system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprises.
It is equipped with a reservation processing unit that makes reservations for the public transportation system.
When notifying the newly searched route, the notification unit can notify the user of the selection confirmation as to whether or not to select the newly searched route.
The acquisition unit can acquire selection information indicating the selection result of the user from the user.
When the user selects the newly searched route, the reservation processing unit makes a reservation for the public transportation system based on the newly searched route.
Route notification system. The route notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 further comprises.
Using the information about the newly searched route and the notification conditions of each of the plurality of users, a setting unit for setting the notification order of the newly searched route among the plurality of users is provided. Prepare,
When the newly searched route satisfies the notification condition, the setting unit is among the plurality of users before the notification unit notifies the plurality of users of the newly searched route. Set the notification order of the newly searched route in
The notification unit notifies the user of the newly searched route in order according to the notification order set by the setting unit.
Route notification system. It is a route notification method in which the route notification system notifies users who use public transportation including demand-type transportation of the route to reach the destination.
The acquisition process in which the acquisition department acquires traffic information including the route information of other users who use the public transportation system, and
A route search step in which the route search unit searches for the route using the traffic information,
Including a notification step in which the notification unit notifies the route searched in the route search step.
In the route search step, the traffic information newly acquired in the acquisition step is used to newly search for a route to the destination using the route of another user of the demand-type traffic.
In the notification process,
When the newly searched route satisfies the preset notification condition, the public used by the other user is given to the other user before the newly searched route is notified to the user. Notify the confirmation of carpooling of transportation,
Upon obtaining the availability information indicating that carpooling is possible, the user is notified of the newly searched route.
Route notification method. A computer program that causes a computer to notify a user of a route to a destination by using public transportation including demand-type transportation.
An acquisition function for acquiring traffic information including route information of other users who use public transportation, and
A route search function for searching the route using the traffic information,
It is equipped with a notification function for notifying the route searched by the route search function.
The route search function uses the traffic information newly acquired by the acquisition function to newly search for a route to the destination using the route of another user of the demand-type traffic.
The notification function is
When the newly searched route satisfies the preset notification condition, the public used by the other user is given to the other user before the newly searched route is notified to the user. Notify the confirmation of carpooling of transportation,
Upon acquiring the possibility information indicating that carpooling is possible, the computer is made to notify the user of the newly searched route.
Computer program.

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