JP7680338B2 - Information processing device, program, and information processing method - Google Patents

Description

This disclosure relates to an information processing device, a program, and an information processing method.

Conventionally, when there is a line of vehicles waiting to park in a parking lot associated with a facility, a technique is known in which the end of the line of vehicles waiting to park is identified and a route search is performed with the end of the line as the destination point (e.g., Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-249539 A

The above conventional technology does not take into account the case where there are multiple parking lots.

In view of the above circumstances, the objective of this disclosure is to provide an information processing device, a program, and an information processing method that can assist in selecting the most suitable parking lot from among multiple parking lots near a destination.

An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes:
An information processing device including a control unit, the control unit comprising:
Accepting a designation of a destination for the vehicle;
selecting a parking lot having an available parking space from a plurality of parking lots associated with the destination;
providing parking lot information to a user of the vehicle, the parking lot information indicating a parking lot having the vacant parking space;
The operation includes:

A program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes:
Computers as information processing devices
Accepting a designation of a destination for the vehicle;
selecting a parking lot having an available parking space from a plurality of parking lots associated with the destination;
providing parking lot information to a user of the vehicle, the parking lot information indicating a parking lot having the vacant parking space;
The method executes an operation including:

An information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes:
An information processing method by an information processing device,
Accepting a designation of a destination for the vehicle;
selecting a parking lot having an available parking space from a plurality of parking lots associated with the destination;
providing parking lot information to a user of the vehicle, the parking lot information indicating a parking lot having the vacant parking space;
Includes.

According to an embodiment of the information processing device, program, and information processing method of the present disclosure, it is possible to assist in selecting the most suitable parking lot from among multiple parking lots near a destination.

1 is a schematic diagram of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing device. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a user terminal. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a destination and a parking lot near the destination. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a data structure of a destination DB (database). FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the data structure of a parking lot DB. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of parking lot information. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the information processing device.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an information processing system S of this embodiment. The information processing system S includes an information processing device 1, a vehicle 2, and a user terminal 3. The vehicle 2 is driven by a user U01. The information processing device 1 can communicate with the vehicle 2 and the user terminal 3 via a network NW. The network NW includes, for example, a mobile communication network or the Internet.

For ease of explanation, FIG. 1 illustrates one information processing device 1. However, the number of information processing devices 1 is not limited to this. For example, the processing executed by the information processing device 1 may be executed by multiple information processing devices 1 that are distributed.

An overview of the processing executed by the information processing device 1 of this embodiment will be described. The control unit 11 of the information processing device 1 executes operations including accepting a designation of a destination for the vehicle 2, selecting a parking lot with an available parking space from a plurality of parking lots associated with the destination, and providing parking lot information indicating the parking lots with an available parking space to the user U01 of the vehicle 2. With this configuration, the information processing device 1 can assist the user U01 in selecting the most suitable parking lot from a plurality of parking lots near the destination.

The information processing device 1 may be a server that supports the provision of services by an operator. The information processing device 1 may be installed, for example, in a facility dedicated to the operator or in a shared facility including a data center. As an alternative example, the information processing device 1 may be installed in the vehicle 2.

The vehicle 2 includes any type of automobile, such as a gasoline vehicle, a diesel vehicle, an HEV, a PHEV, a BEV, or an FCEV. "HEV" is an abbreviation for hybrid electric vehicle. "PHEV" is an abbreviation for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. "BEV" is an abbreviation for battery electric vehicle. "FCEV" is an abbreviation for fuel cell electric vehicle. In this embodiment, the vehicle 2 is driven by a driver. Alternatively, the driving of the vehicle 2 may be automated at any level. The level of automation is, for example, any of levels 1 to 5 in the SAE level classification. "SAE" is an abbreviation for Society of Automotive Engineers. The vehicle 2 may be a MaaS-only vehicle. "MaaS" is an abbreviation for Mobility as a Service.

The user terminal 3 is a terminal operated by the user U01. The user terminal 3 is, for example, a mobile device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a wearable device, or a tablet. As an alternative, the user terminal 3 may be a general-purpose device such as a PC, or a dedicated device. "PC" is an abbreviation for personal computer.

The internal configuration of the information processing device 1 is described in detail with reference to Figure 2.

The information processing device 1 includes a control unit 11, a communication unit 12, and a storage unit 13. The components of the information processing device 1 are connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other, for example, via a dedicated line.

The control unit 11 includes, for example, one or more general-purpose processors including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit). The control unit 11 may include one or more dedicated processors specialized for specific processing. Instead of including a processor, the control unit 11 may include one or more dedicated circuits. The dedicated circuits may be, for example, an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). The control unit 11 may include an ECU (Electronic Control Unit).

The communication unit 12 includes a communication module compatible with one or more wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standards for connecting to a network. The communication unit 12 may include a module compatible with one or more mobile communication standards including LTE (Long Term Evolution), 4G (4th Generation), or 5G (5th Generation). The communication unit 12 may include a communication module compatible with one or more short-range communication standards or specifications including Bluetooth (registered trademark), AirDrop (registered trademark), IrDA, ZigBee (registered trademark), Felica (registered trademark), or RFID. The communication unit 12 transmits and receives any information via the network.

The memory unit 13 is, for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, an optical memory, or at least one of these, a RAM or a ROM. The RAM is, for example, an SRAM or a DRAM. The ROM is, for example, an EEPROM. The memory unit 13 may function, for example, as a main memory device, an auxiliary memory device, or a cache memory. The memory unit 13 may store information resulting from analysis or processing by the control unit 11. The memory unit 13 may store various information related to the operation or control of the information processing device 1, etc. The memory unit 13 may store system programs, application programs, embedded software, etc.

The internal configuration of vehicle 2 is described in detail with reference to Figure 3.

The vehicle 2 includes a control unit 21, a communication unit 22, a memory unit 23, and a display unit 24. The components of the vehicle 2 are connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other, for example, via a dedicated line.

The hardware configuration of the control unit 21, communication unit 22, and storage unit 23 of the vehicle 2 may be the same as the hardware configuration of the control unit 11, communication unit 12, and storage unit 13 of the information processing device 1. A description thereof will be omitted here.

The display unit 24 is, for example, a display. The display is, for example, an LCD or an organic EL display. "LCD" is an abbreviation for liquid crystal display. "EL" is an abbreviation for electro luminescence. The display unit 24 may be connected to the vehicle 2 as an external output device instead of being provided in the vehicle 2. Any connection method may be used, such as USB, HDMI (registered trademark), or Bluetooth (registered trademark).

The internal configuration of the user terminal 3 is explained in detail with reference to Figure 4.

The user terminal 3 includes a control unit 31, a communication unit 32, a memory unit 33, and a display unit 34. The components of the user terminal 3 are connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other, for example, via a dedicated line.

The hardware configuration of the control unit 31, communication unit 32, memory unit 33, and display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 may be the same as the hardware configuration of the control unit 21, communication unit 22, memory unit 23, and display unit 24 of the vehicle 2. Explanation here is omitted.

The processing executed by the information processing system S of this embodiment will be described in detail below. As an example, a scene in which a user U01 drives a vehicle 2 to travel to a destination will be described.

Vehicle 2 accepts a designation of the destination of vehicle 2 from user U01 via a car navigation system or the like. Vehicle 2 transmits information indicating the destination to information processing device 1. As shown in FIG. 5, vehicle 2 travels toward destination D1. As an alternative example, user terminal 3 may accept a designation of the destination of vehicle 2 from user U01.

The control unit 11 of the information processing device 1 accepts a destination specification from the vehicle 2 or the user terminal 3. As shown in Fig. 5, there are parking lots P01, P02, and P03 near destination D1. The control unit 11 refers to the destination DB in the storage unit 13 shown in Fig. 6 to search for parking lots associated with destination D1. The destination DB stores a destination type and a parking lot ID in association with a destination ID. The parking lot ID may be, for example, an ID that identifies the next parking lot.
· Affiliated parking lots for destination D1 · Parking lots that have been used by any user who has visited destination D1 in the past

Parking lots that have been used by any user who has previously visited destination D1 may be determined from past usage records and stored in memory unit 13.

The control unit 11 determines that the parking lots associated with destination D1 are parking lot P01, parking lot P02, and parking lot P03.

The control unit 11 refers to the parking DB shown in FIG. 7 to determine whether each of parking lots P01, P02, and P03 has an available parking space. An available parking space is one or more parking spaces included in the parking lot that does not currently have a vehicle parked therein.

As shown in FIG. 7, the parking DB stores the presence or absence of vacant parking spaces and the travel time to the destination in association with the parking ID. The presence or absence of vacant parking spaces may be registered by an administrator. The travel time to the destination is, for example, the travel time by walking. The travel time to the destination may be registered by an administrator or an arbitrary user, or may be determined from the travel record of an arbitrary user who has used the parking lot in the past.

The control unit 11 determines that among parking lot P01, parking lot P02, and parking lot P03, parking lots P02 and P03 have available parking spaces. The control unit 11 selects parking lot P02 and parking lot P03.

The control unit 11 provides the user U01 with parking lot information indicating parking lots P02 and P03 that have available parking spaces. Specifically, the control unit 11 provides the parking lot information PN to at least one of the vehicle 2 and the user terminal 3, as shown in FIG. 8. At least one of the display unit 24 of the vehicle 2 and the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 displays an image of the parking lot information PN. As an additional or alternative example, the parking lot information PN may be audio.

The time at which the parking information PN is provided may be a predetermined time before the scheduled arrival time of the vehicle 2 at the destination D1. As an alternative, the time at which the parking information PN is provided may be adjusted depending on the type of destination D1. For example, when the type of destination D1 is a commercial facility, the time at which the parking information PN is provided may be 20 minutes before the scheduled arrival time of the vehicle 2. As an alternative, when the type of destination D1 is an airport and the destination D1 is specified on or before the day before arrival, the time at which the parking information PN is provided may be a predetermined time on the day before arrival.

As an additional or alternative example, the parking lot information PN may display the travel time 81 from parking lot P02 to destination D1 and the travel time 82 from parking lot P03 to destination D1.

The parking lot information PN may include merit information and demerit information for each parking lot that has available parking spaces. The merit information and demerit information are registered in the parking lot DB by an administrator or any user. The merit information and demerit information may include, for example, information about the size of the parking lot, the size of the parking space, and the congestion status of the parking lot.

Here, there are two parking lots with available parking spaces: parking lot P02 and parking lot P03. Parking lot P02 and parking lot P03 are displayed as selectable on display unit 24 or display unit 34. Vehicle 2 provides guidance to the selected parking lot via a car navigation system or the like.

The information processing method by the control unit 11 of the information processing device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

In step S1, the control unit 11 accepts a specification of the destination D1 of the vehicle 2 from the user U01.

In step S2, the control unit 11 determines whether or not each of the multiple parking lots associated with destination D1 has an available parking space.

In step S3, the control unit 11 selects a parking lot that has an available parking space from among the multiple parking lots.

In step S4, the control unit 11 provides the user of vehicle 2 with parking lot information indicating parking lots with available parking spaces.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the control unit 11 of the information processing device 1 performs operations including accepting a destination specification for the vehicle 2, selecting a parking lot with an available parking space from a plurality of parking lots associated with the destination, and providing parking lot information indicating the parking lots with an available parking space to the user U01 of the vehicle 2. With this configuration, the information processing device 1 can assist the user U01 in selecting the most suitable parking lot from a plurality of parking lots near the destination.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the operation includes providing the parking lot information to the user terminal 3 by at least one of providing the parking lot information to the vehicle 2 and providing the parking lot information to the user terminal 3 operated by the user U01. This configuration makes it possible to provide information in multiple ways.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the operation includes providing parking lot information a predetermined time before the scheduled arrival time of the vehicle 2 at the destination D1. With this configuration, the information processing device 1 can notify the user U01 of parking lots with available parking spaces, thereby assisting the user U01 in smoothly parking near the destination D1.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the operation adjusts the time when the parking lot information is provided depending on the type of destination D1. This configuration allows the information processing device 1 to provide information at an appropriate time.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the multiple parking lots associated with destination D1 include affiliated parking lots of destination D1. The multiple parking lots associated with destination D1 include parking lots that have been used by users who have visited destination D1 in the past. With this configuration, the information processing device 1 can determine whether various parking lots have available parking spaces, thereby improving user convenience.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the parking lot information includes information indicating the travel time from a parking lot with an available parking space to destination D1. With this configuration, the information processing device 1 can assist the user U01 in predicting the total time required to arrive at destination D1 via the parking lot. Therefore, even if the driving route of vehicle 2 changes depending on the parking lot, it is easy to predict the arrival time at destination D1.

Although the present disclosure is described based on various drawings and examples, it should be noted that a person skilled in the art may make various modifications and alterations based on the present disclosure. Other modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. For example, the functions included in each means or step can be rearranged so as not to cause logical inconsistencies, and multiple means or steps can be combined into one or divided.

For example, in the above embodiment, a program that executes all or part of the functions or processes of the information processing device 1 can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium, such as a magnetic recording device, an optical disk, a magneto-optical recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. The program is distributed, for example, by selling, transferring, or lending a portable recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) on which the program is recorded. The program may also be distributed by storing the program in the storage of an arbitrary server and transmitting the program from the arbitrary server to another computer. The program may also be provided as a program product. The present disclosure can also be realized as a program executable by a processor.

The computer temporarily stores in the main storage device, for example, a program recorded on a portable recording medium or a program transferred from a server. The computer then reads the program stored in the main storage device with a processor and executes processing according to the read program with the processor. The computer may read the program directly from the portable recording medium and execute processing according to the program. The computer may execute processing according to the received program each time a program is transferred to the computer from the server. Processing may be executed by a so-called ASP-type service that does not transfer a program from the server to the computer and achieves functions only by issuing execution instructions and obtaining results. "ASP" is an abbreviation for application service provider. Programs include information used for processing by a computer that is equivalent to a program. For example, data that is not a direct command to a computer but has properties that define computer processing falls under "something equivalent to a program."

Reference Signs List 1 Information processing device 11 Control unit 12 Communication unit 13 Storage unit 2 Vehicle 21 Control unit 22 Communication unit 23 Storage unit 24 Display unit 3 User terminal 31 Control unit 32 Communication unit 33 Storage unit 34 Display unit

Claims (17)

An information processing device including a control unit, the control unit comprising:
Accepting a designation of a destination for the vehicle;
selecting a parking lot having an available parking space from a plurality of parking lots associated with the destination;
providing parking lot information indicating a parking lot having the vacant parking space to a user of the vehicle a predetermined time before a scheduled time of arrival of the vehicle at the destination;
Adjusting a time for providing the parking lot information according to the type of the destination;
An information processing device that performs operations including the steps of: 2. The information processing device according to claim 1,
The operation includes providing the parking lot information to the user by at least one of providing the parking lot information to the vehicle and providing the parking lot information to a user terminal operated by the user. 3. The information processing device according to claim 1,
An information processing device, wherein the multiple parking lots associated with the destination include an affiliated parking lot of the destination. 4. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,
An information processing device, wherein the multiple parking lots associated with the destination include parking lots that have been used by a user who has visited the destination in the past. 5. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,
An information processing device, wherein the parking lot information includes information on the travel time from a parking lot having the vacant parking space to the destination. 6. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,
An information processing device, wherein the parking lot information includes merit information and demerit information for each parking lot having an available parking space. A vehicle equipped with the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . Computers as information processing devices
Accepting a designation of a destination for the vehicle;
selecting a parking lot having an available parking space from a plurality of parking lots associated with the destination;
providing parking lot information indicating a parking lot having the vacant parking space to a user of the vehicle a predetermined time before a scheduled time of arrival of the vehicle at the destination;
Adjusting a time for providing the parking lot information according to the type of the destination;
A program that causes an operation including The program according to claim 8 ,
A program, wherein the operation includes providing the parking lot information to the user by at least one of providing the parking lot information to the vehicle and providing the parking lot information to a user terminal operated by the user. 10. The program according to claim 8 or 9 ,
The plurality of parking lots associated with the destination includes affiliated parking lots of the destination. The program according to any one of claims 8 to 10 ,
The program, wherein the plurality of parking lots associated with the destination include parking lots that have been used by a user who has visited the destination in the past. The program according to any one of claims 8 to 11 ,
A program in which the parking lot information includes information on the travel time from the parking lot having the vacant parking space to the destination. An information processing method by an information processing device,
Accepting a designation of a destination for the vehicle;
selecting a parking lot having an available parking space from a plurality of parking lots associated with the destination;
providing parking lot information indicating a parking lot having the vacant parking space to a user of the vehicle a predetermined time before a scheduled time of arrival of the vehicle at the destination;
Adjusting a time for providing the parking lot information according to the type of the destination;
An information processing method comprising: 14. The information processing method according to claim 13 ,
An information processing method comprising: providing the parking lot information to the user by at least one of providing the parking lot information to the vehicle and providing the parking lot information to a user terminal operated by the user. 15. The information processing method according to claim 13 ,
An information processing method, wherein the plurality of parking lots associated with the destination include affiliated parking lots of the destination. 16. The information processing method according to claim 13 ,
An information processing method, wherein the plurality of parking lots associated with the destination include parking lots that have been used by a user who has visited the destination in the past. 17. The information processing method according to claim 13 ,
An information processing method, wherein the parking lot information includes information on the travel time from the parking lot having the vacant parking space to the destination.

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