JP2015163881A - Information processing system, information processing program, information processing device, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a navigation system, a terminal device, a navigation server, a navigation device, a navigation method, and a program which can present an optimum route to relieve an illegally parked vehicle.SOLUTION: This invention detects a rental cycle coinciding with a prescribed condition as an illegally parked vehicle on the basis of use information of the rental cycle, registers the rental cycle detected as an illegally parked vehicle as a virtual station, retrieves a candidate route which satisfies a route retrieval condition including at least traveling means including a rental cycle, a departure place and a destination and includes a route for using a rental cycle from the departure place to the destination by using a network data for regulating a traffic network, position information of stations and virtual stations and number information, generates route guidance information, and outputs at least a portion of the generated route guidance information through an output part.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method.

  Conventionally, rental bicycle management systems have been developed.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses vehicle rental management that manages position information of scattered rental cycles that are freely abandoned and provides guidance information to the vehicle that is most accessible to a user who wants to rent a vehicle. An apparatus is disclosed.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a rental cycle system for managing vehicles such as bicycles, bicycles with electric motors, and motorcycles with two-dimensional barcodes using a barcode reader and a mobile phone with a GPS function that can use map information. . Patent Document 2 discloses reducing the number of bicycles left in the city.

JP 2002-175589 A JP 2010-55583 A

  However, the prior art (Patent Documents 1 and 2, etc.) has a problem that it is not possible to present an optimum route for relieving a neglected vehicle.

  For example, in the vehicle rental management device described in Patent Document 1, although it is possible to grasp the local position of the vehicle from the position detection means mounted on the vehicle, and to grasp whether each vehicle is in a rented state or an empty state, There was a problem that no consideration was given to relieving an abandoned vehicle. That is, in the vehicle rental management device described in Patent Document 1, for example, since there is no specific means for detecting a vehicle under a predetermined condition as a left vehicle, there is a problem that a left vehicle cannot actually be detected. Had a point.

  Further, in the bicycle rental system described in Patent Document 2, mention is made of reducing the number of bicycles left in the city by creating bases throughout the city by providing bicycle rental bases in vacant spaces in the city. However, it has a problem that it does not have a specific means for realizing it. That is, in the rental cycle system described in Patent Document 2, it is difficult to actually reduce the number of abandoned vehicles because there is no specific means such as grasping the abandoned vehicle and presenting a route to the abandoned vehicle. It had the problem of being.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a navigation system, a terminal device, a navigation server, a navigation device, a navigation method, and a program capable of presenting an optimal route for relieving an abandoned vehicle. Objective.

  In order to achieve such an object, the navigation system of the present invention connects a navigation server having at least a control unit and a storage unit, and a terminal device having at least a control unit and an output unit so that they can communicate with each other. In the navigation system, the storage unit includes at least network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network, position information of a station that stops a rental cycle, and information on the number of rental bicycles that are stopped at the station. Station information storage means for storing station information, and usage information storage means for storing the rental cycle usage information, wherein the control unit of the navigation server stores the usage information stored in the usage information storage means. Based on the specified conditions An abandoned vehicle detection means for detecting the rental cycle as an abandoned vehicle, a virtual station registration means for registering the rental cycle detected as the abandoned vehicle by the abandoned vehicle detection means as a virtual station in the station information storage means, and the terminal device The route search condition receiving means for receiving the route search condition including at least the starting point and the destination, and the route search condition received by the route search condition reception means transmitted from The network data stored in the network data storage means, the station data stored in the station information storage means, and the station and the candidate route including the route using the rental cycle from the departure place to the destination Virtual station A route guidance information generating unit that searches using the position information and the number information and generates route guidance information, and a route guide that transmits the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generation unit to the terminal device An information transmission means, and the control unit of the terminal device receives the route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server and the route search condition transmission means for transmitting the route search conditions to the navigation server. A route guidance information receiving means; and a route guidance information output means for outputting at least a part of the route guidance information received by the route guidance information receiving means via the output unit. .

  In the navigation system according to the present invention, in the navigation system described above, the usage information further includes rental period information indicating a rental period of the rental cycle, and the neglected vehicle detection means is included in the usage information. If the rental cycle is not returned to the station within the rental period indicated by the rental period information, the rental cycle is detected as the neglected vehicle.

  In the navigation system of the present invention, in the navigation system described above, the usage information further includes usable area information indicating a usable area of the rental cycle, and the abandoned vehicle detection means is included in the usage information. When there is no rental cycle in the available area indicated by the available area information, the rental cycle is detected as the neglected vehicle.

  In the navigation system of the present invention, in the navigation system described above, the usage information further includes position information indicating a current position of the rental cycle, and the abandoned vehicle detection means is further included in the usage information. When the current position of the rental cycle indicated by the position information is not changed for a predetermined time or more, the rental cycle is detected as the neglected vehicle.

  In the navigation system according to the present invention, in the navigation system described above, the virtual station registration unit includes the position information of the rental cycle detected as the neglected vehicle by the neglected vehicle detection unit, and the number of the rental cycles. By storing virtual station information including information in the station information storage means, the rental cycle is registered as the virtual station.

  Further, the navigation system of the present invention is the above navigation system, wherein the station information storage means is configured such that when the rental cycle detected as the left vehicle by the left vehicle detection means is returned to the station, And deleting the virtual station information corresponding to.

  In the navigation system of the present invention, the station information storage means corresponds to the rental cycle when the rental cycle detected as the left vehicle by the left vehicle detection means is used. The virtual station information is deleted.

  The navigation system according to the present invention is the navigation system described above, wherein the station information storage means includes the position information of the rental cycle detected by the left vehicle detection means as the left vehicle and the current position of the rental cycle. If the information is different, the virtual station information corresponding to the rental cycle is deleted.

  In the navigation system according to the present invention, in the navigation system described above, the route guidance information generation unit stores the candidate route in the network data stored in the network data storage unit and the station information storage unit. Candidate route search means for searching using the stored position information of the station and the virtual station, and station extraction for extracting the station and the virtual station included in the candidate route searched by the candidate route search means Means information acquisition means for acquiring from the station information storage means the number information corresponding to the station and the virtual station extracted by the station extraction means, and the candidate searched by the candidate route search means Road, and, based on the number information acquired by said number information acquiring means, and further comprising a, a route generating means for generating the route guidance information.

  In the navigation system according to the present invention, in the navigation system described above, the station information and the virtual station information further include basic usage fee information of the rental cycle, and the route guidance information generating means includes the station information storage unit. The basic usage fee information is acquired from the means, and based on the number information and the basic usage fee information, the changed usage fee information is generated by changing the basic usage fee information, and the changed usage fee information is included. It is characterized by generating route guidance information.

  In the navigation system according to the present invention, in the navigation system described above, when the route guidance information generating unit uses the rental cycle detected as the neglected vehicle by the neglected vehicle detection unit, the basic usage fee information Is changed to free of charge, and the usage fee information after the change is generated.

  Further, the navigation system of the present invention is the above navigation system, wherein the navigation system is further communicably connected to an in-vehicle device that is mounted on the rental cycle and includes at least a position acquisition unit and a control unit, The control unit of the in-vehicle device transmits position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information of the rental cycle using the position acquisition part, and the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means to the navigation server. Position information transmitting means, wherein the control unit of the navigation server transmits the position information received from the in-vehicle device, and the position information received by the position information receiving means. Position information storage means for storing information in the usage information storage means And features.

  Further, the navigation system of the present invention is the above navigation system, wherein the navigation system is further communicably connected to a station device installed at the station and having at least a control unit. The control unit monitors the number of the rental cycle parked at the station, and generates vehicle number information, and the vehicle number information generated by the vehicle monitoring unit is transmitted to the navigation server. A transmission means, wherein the control unit of the navigation server transmits the number information received by the number information reception means and the number information reception means for receiving the number information transmitted from the station device. Number information stored in station information storage means Storage means, and further comprising a.

  The navigation system of the present invention includes station information including at least network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network, position information of a station that stops a rental cycle, and information on the number of rental cycles that are stopped at the station. Station information storage means for storing information, usage information storage means for storing usage information of the rental cycle, and based on the usage information stored in the usage information storage means, the rental cycle that meets a predetermined condition is set as a neglected vehicle. A left vehicle detection means for detecting; a virtual station registration means for registering the rental cycle detected as the left vehicle by the left vehicle detection means in the station information storage means as a virtual station; and the rental cycle. A candidate route including a route using the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination, satisfying a route search condition including at least the moving means, the departure point, and the destination, and stored in the network data storage unit. The route guidance information generating means for generating the route guidance information by searching using the network data and the position information and the number information of the station and the virtual station stored in the station information storage means, and the route Route guidance information output means for outputting at least a part of the route guidance information generated by the guidance information generation means via an output unit.

  Further, the terminal device of the present invention is a terminal device including at least a control unit and an output unit that are communicably connected to the navigation server, and the control unit includes a moving means including a rental cycle, a departure place, and an object. Route search condition transmission means for transmitting a route search condition including at least a ground to the navigation server, route guidance information reception means for receiving route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server, and the route guidance information reception means. Route guidance information output means for outputting at least a part of the received route guidance information via the output unit, and the route guidance information is based on the rental cycle usage information in the navigation server. The rental cycle meeting the predetermined condition is detected as a neglected vehicle, and is detected as the neglected vehicle. The rental cycle is registered as a virtual station, and candidate data including a route using the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination satisfying the route search condition is selected as network data for defining a traffic network, and the rental cycle is It is information generated by searching using the position information of the station to be stopped and the virtual station, and the information on the number of rental bicycles stopped at the station and the virtual station.

  The navigation server according to the present invention is a navigation server including at least a control unit and a storage unit that are communicably connected to a terminal device, and the storage unit stores network data that defines a traffic network. Network data storage means, station information storage means for storing station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the number of rental bicycles that are stopped at the station, and usage information for storing the usage information of the rental cycle Storage means, and the control unit detects, based on the use information stored in the use information storage means, the rental cycle that matches a predetermined condition as a left vehicle, and the left vehicle. It is detected as the neglected vehicle by the detection means. Virtual station registration means for registering the rental cycle as a virtual station in the station information storage means, and a route search condition including at least a moving means including the rental cycle, a departure place, and a destination, transmitted from the terminal device. A route search condition receiving unit; and a candidate route including a route using the rental cycle from the departure place to the destination that satisfies the route search condition received by the route search condition reception unit, and the network data storage unit Route guidance information generation for generating route guidance information by searching using the network data stored in the station information and the position information and the number information of the station and the virtual station stored in the station information storage means Means and the above route guidance information generation The route guidance information generated by the step, characterized by comprising: a route guidance information transmitting means for transmitting to said terminal device.

  The navigation server of the present invention is a navigation server including at least a control unit and a storage unit that are communicably connected to a terminal device including at least an output unit, and the storage unit defines a traffic network. Network data storage means for storing network data to be stored, station information storage means for storing station information including at least information on the position of a station that stops the rental cycle and information on the number of rental bicycles stopped at the station, and use of the rental cycle Use information storage means for storing information, and the control unit detects the rental cycle that matches a predetermined condition as a left vehicle based on the use information stored in the use information storage means. And the abandoned vehicle detection means Virtual station registration means for registering the rental cycle detected as an abandoned vehicle as a virtual station in the station information storage means, and at least a moving means including the rental cycle, a starting point, and a destination transmitted from the terminal device. A route search condition receiving unit that receives a route search condition; and a candidate route including a route that uses the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition received by the route search condition receiving unit. The network data stored in the network data storage means and the position information and the number information of the stations and virtual stations stored in the station information storage means are searched for route guidance information. Route guidance information generating means for generating A route guidance screen generating means for generating a route guidance screen based on at least a part of the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generating means; and the route guidance screen generated by the route guidance screen generating means. Output control means for transmitting to the terminal device and outputting at least a part of the route guidance screen through the output unit.

  The navigation device according to the present invention is a navigation device including at least a storage unit, a control unit, and an output unit, wherein the storage unit includes network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network, and a rental cycle. Station information storage means for storing station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the vehicle and information on the number of rental bicycles stopped at the station, and usage information storage means for storing usage information of the rental cycle, Based on the usage information stored in the usage information storage unit, the control unit detects the rental cycle that matches a predetermined condition as a neglected vehicle, and uses the neglected vehicle detection unit as the neglected vehicle. The detected rental cycle is virtually A virtual station registration means for registering in the station information storage means as a route, a route search condition setting means for setting a route search condition including at least a moving means including the rental cycle, a departure place and a destination, and the route search condition setting. The network data stored in the network data storage means, and the station, including candidate routes that use the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination, satisfying the route search condition set by the means, and the station A route guidance information generating unit that generates a route guidance information by searching using the position information and the number information of the station and the virtual station stored in the information storage unit, and generated by the route guidance information generating unit. At least a part of the above route guidance information And route guidance information output means for outputting via a serial output unit, characterized by comprising a.

  Further, the navigation method of the present invention is a navigation executed in a navigation system in which a navigation server having at least a control unit and a storage unit and a terminal device having at least a control unit and an output unit are communicably connected. The storage unit includes a network data storage unit that stores network data that defines a traffic network, a station that includes at least position information of a station that stops a rental cycle, and information on the number of rental bicycles that are stopped at the station. Station information storage means for storing information and usage information storage means for storing usage information of the rental cycle, and the usage stored in the usage information storage means executed in the control unit of the navigation server Based on information And a rental vehicle detection step for detecting the rental cycle that matches a predetermined condition as a left vehicle, and the rental cycle detected as the left vehicle in the left vehicle detection step executed in the control unit of the navigation server. A virtual station registration step of registering in the station information storage unit as a virtual station, and a route search condition including at least a moving unit including the rental cycle, a departure point, and a destination, which are executed in the control unit of the terminal device. A route search condition transmission step for transmitting to the navigation server, and a route search condition reception for receiving the route search condition transmitted from the terminal device in the route search condition transmission step executed in the control unit of the navigation server. Step A candidate route including a route using the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination, which satisfies the route search condition received in the route search condition reception step, executed in the control unit of the navigation server Is searched using the network data stored in the network data storage means and the position information and the number information of the stations and the virtual stations stored in the station information storage means. A route guidance information generation step for transmitting the route guidance information generated in the route guidance information generation step, which is executed in the control unit of the navigation server, to the terminal device; Executed in the control unit of the terminal device A route guidance information receiving means for receiving the route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server in the route guidance information transmitting step, and the route guidance information receiving step executed in the control unit of the terminal device. A route guidance information output step of outputting at least a part of the route guidance information received through the output unit.

  The navigation method of the present invention is a navigation method executed in a navigation system, the navigation system including network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network and position information of a station that stops a rental cycle. And station information storage means for storing station information including at least the number of rental bicycles stopped at the station, utilization information storage means for storing the rental cycle utilization information, neglected vehicle detection means, and virtual station registration means A route guidance information generating means and a route guidance information output means, wherein the neglected vehicle detection means performs the rental cycle that meets a predetermined condition based on the usage information stored in the usage information storage means. Release A neglected vehicle detection step for detecting as a vehicle, and a virtual station registration step for the virtual station registration means to register the rental cycle detected as the neglected vehicle in the neglected vehicle detection step as a virtual station in the station information storage means; A candidate route including a route using the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination, wherein the route guidance information generating unit satisfies a route search condition including at least the moving unit including the rental cycle, the starting point, and the destination. Is searched using the network data stored in the network data storage means and the position information and the number information of the stations and the virtual stations stored in the station information storage means. Generate A route guidance information generation step; and a route guidance information output step in which the route guidance information output means outputs at least a part of the route guidance information generated in the route guidance information generation step via an output unit; It is characterized by including.

  The navigation method of the present invention is a navigation method executed in a terminal device that is connected to a navigation server in a communicable manner and includes at least a control unit and an output unit, and is a rental cycle executed in the control unit. A route search condition transmitting step for transmitting to the navigation server a route search condition including at least a moving means including a departure point and a destination, and a route guide information receiving step for receiving route guide information transmitted from the navigation server And a route guidance information output step for outputting at least a part of the route guidance information received in the route guidance information receiving step via the output unit, wherein the route guidance information is the navigation server In the above, the predetermined condition based on the rental cycle usage information Including a route that uses the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination satisfying the route search condition, detecting the matching rental cycle as a left vehicle, registering the rental cycle detected as the left vehicle as a virtual station, and Candidate routes are generated by searching the network data that defines the traffic network, the location information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the virtual station, and the number information of the rental cycle that is stopped at the station and the virtual station. Information.

  The navigation method of the present invention is a navigation method that is executed in a navigation server that is connected to a terminal device in a communicable manner and includes at least a control unit and a storage unit. The storage unit defines a traffic network. Network data storage means for storing network data to be stored, station information storage means for storing station information including at least information on the position of a station that stops the rental cycle and information on the number of rental bicycles stopped at the station, and use of the rental cycle Use information storage means for storing information, and based on the use information stored in the use information storage means, which is executed in the control unit, detects the rental cycle that meets a predetermined condition as a neglected vehicle. Abandoned vehicle detection step and A virtual station registration step of registering the rental cycle detected as the neglected vehicle in the neglected vehicle detection step as a virtual station in the station information storage unit, and a moving unit including the rental cycle transmitted from the terminal device and departure A route search condition receiving step for receiving a route search condition including at least a place and a destination, and the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination satisfying the route search condition received in the route search condition receiving step. Using the network data stored in the network data storage means, and the position information and the number information of the stations and the virtual stations stored in the station information storage means. Explore And the route guidance information generating step of generating road-guidance information, characterized in that the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generating step including the route guidance information transmitting step of transmitting to the terminal device.

  The navigation method of the present invention is a navigation method executed in a navigation server having at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is communicably connected to a terminal device having at least an output unit. Includes network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network, and station information storage means for storing station information including at least information on the position of a station that stops a bicycle and information on the number of bicycles that are stopped at the station. And the usage information storage means for storing the usage information of the rental cycle, and the rental cycle that meets the predetermined condition based on the usage information stored in the usage information storage means executed in the control unit. Is detected as a neglected vehicle An abandoned vehicle detection step, a virtual station registration step of registering the rental cycle detected as the abandoned vehicle in the abandoned vehicle detection step as a virtual station in the station information storage means, and the rental cycle transmitted from the terminal device A route search condition receiving step for receiving a route search condition including at least a departure means and a destination, and the route search condition received in the route search condition reception step, wherein the route search condition is received from the departure location. Candidate routes including the route using the rental cycle to the destination, the network data stored in the network data storage means, and the position information of the station and the virtual station stored in the station information storage means And above table A route guidance screen is generated based on at least a part of the route guidance information generated in the route guidance information generation step and the route guidance information generation step generated by searching using information and generating route guidance information A route guidance screen generation step, and output control for transmitting the route guidance screen generated in the route guidance screen generation step to the terminal device and outputting at least a part of the route guidance screen via the output unit. And a step.

  The navigation method of the present invention is a navigation method executed in a navigation device having at least a storage unit, a control unit, and an output unit, wherein the storage unit stores network data that defines a traffic network. Data storage means, station information storage means for storing station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the number of rental bicycles that are stopped at the station, and usage information storage that stores usage information of the rental cycle A left vehicle detection step for detecting, as a left vehicle, the rental cycle that meets a predetermined condition based on the use information stored in the use information storage means, and executed by the control unit; Abandoned vehicle detection step A virtual station registration step of registering the rental cycle detected as the neglected vehicle as a virtual station in the station information storage unit, and a route search condition including at least a moving unit including the rental cycle, a departure point, and a destination are set. A candidate route including a route using the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination, which satisfies the route search condition set in the route search condition setting step and the route search condition setting step, is stored in the network data storage. Route guidance information for generating route guidance information by searching using the network data stored in the means and the position information and the number information of the station and the virtual station stored in the station information storage means Generation step and above At least a part of the route guidance information generated by the road-guidance information generating step, characterized in that it comprises a, and the route guidance information output step of outputting through the output unit.

  The program of the present invention is a program for causing a terminal device, which is connected to a navigation server so as to be communicable to have at least a control unit and an output unit, and includes a rental cycle in the control unit. A route search condition transmitting step for transmitting to the navigation server a route search condition including at least a starting point and a destination, a route guide information receiving step for receiving route guide information transmitted from the navigation server, and the route A route guidance information output step of outputting at least a part of the route guidance information received in the guidance information reception step via the output unit, and the route guidance information is The above-mentioned rental bicycle that meets the predetermined condition based on the rental cycle usage information A candidate route including a route that uses the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination satisfying the route search condition is registered as a virtual station. , Network data defining a traffic network, and information generated by searching using the location information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the virtual station, and the number information of the rental cycle stopped at the station and the virtual station It is characterized by.

  The program of the present invention is a program for causing a navigation server connected to a terminal device to be communicable and having at least a control unit and a storage unit. The storage unit defines a traffic network. Network data storage means for storing network data, station information storage means for storing station information including at least information on the position of the station where the bicycle is stopped and the number of rental bicycles stopped at the station, and information on the use of the bicycle And a use information storage means for storing the vehicle, and in the control unit, based on the use information stored in the use information storage means, the rental vehicle detection step for detecting the rental cycle meeting a predetermined condition as a left vehicle And the neglected vehicle detection step A virtual station registration step of registering the rental cycle detected as the neglected vehicle as a virtual station in the station information storage unit, a moving unit including the rental cycle, a starting point, and a destination transmitted from the terminal device. Including a route search condition receiving step for receiving at least a route search condition including the route using the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination, which satisfies the route search condition received in the route search condition reception step. A candidate route is searched using the network data stored in the network data storage unit, and the position information and the number information of the station and the virtual station stored in the station information storage unit. Route for generating guidance information And an inner information generating step, and wherein the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generating step be executed and a route guidance information transmitting step of transmitting to the terminal device.

  Further, the program of the present invention is a program for causing a navigation server having at least a control unit and a storage unit, which is connected to a terminal device having at least an output unit to be communicable, the storage unit having Network data storage means for storing network data defining a traffic network; station information storage means for storing station information including at least information on the position of a station that stops a rental cycle and information on the number of rental bicycles that are stopped at the station; Use information storage means for storing use information of the rental cycle, and in the control unit, based on the use information stored in the use information storage means, the rental cycle that meets a predetermined condition is set as a neglected vehicle. A neglected vehicle detection step to detect; A virtual station registration step of registering the rental cycle detected as the neglected vehicle in the abandoned vehicle detection step as a virtual station in the station information storage unit; a moving unit including the rental cycle transmitted from the terminal device; A route search condition receiving step for receiving a route search condition including at least a place and a destination, and the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination satisfying the route search condition received in the route search condition receiving step. Using the network data stored in the network data storage means, and the position information and the number information of the stations and the virtual stations stored in the station information storage means. Explore A route guidance information generating step for generating guidance information, a route guidance screen generating step for generating a route guidance screen based on at least a part of the route guidance information generated in the route guidance information generating step, and the route An output control step of transmitting the route guidance screen generated in the guidance screen generation step to the terminal device and outputting at least a part of the route guidance screen via the output unit. And

  Further, the program of the present invention is a program for causing a navigation device including at least a storage unit, a control unit, and an output unit to execute, and the storage unit stores network data that defines a network of traffic. Storage means, station information storage means for storing station information including at least information on the position of the station that stops the rental cycle and information on the number of rental bicycles stopped at the station, and usage information storage means for storing usage information on the rental cycle And, in the control unit, based on the usage information stored in the usage information storage means, a neglected vehicle detection step for detecting the rental cycle that matches a predetermined condition as an abandoned vehicle, and the neglected vehicle detection step Detected as a neglected vehicle A virtual station registration step of registering the rental cycle as a virtual station in the station information storage unit, a route search condition setting step of setting a route search condition including at least a moving unit including the rental cycle, a departure point, and a destination. The candidate route including the route using the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition set in the route search condition setting step is stored in the network data storage means. A route guidance information generation step for generating route guidance information by searching using the network data and the position information and the number information of the stations and the virtual stations stored in the station information storage means, and the route For guidance information generation step At least a portion of the generated the route guidance information, characterized in that to execute a route guidance information output step of outputting through the output unit.

  According to the present invention, in the navigation server, network data defining the traffic network is stored in the storage unit, and station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the number information of the number of rental cycles stopped at the station is stored. The rental cycle is stored in the storage unit, the rental cycle usage information is stored in the storage unit, the rental cycle that meets a predetermined condition is detected as a neglected vehicle based on the usage information stored in the storage unit, and the rental cycle detected as the neglected vehicle is a virtual station. Is registered in the storage unit, and the route search condition including at least the moving means including the rental cycle transmitted from the terminal device, the departure point, and the destination is received, and the route from the departure point to the destination satisfying the received route search condition Candidate routes including routes that use rental cycles Search using the network data stored in the storage unit and the location information and the number information of the stations and virtual stations stored in the storage unit to generate route guidance information, and transmit the generated route guidance information to the terminal device In the terminal device, the route search condition is transmitted to the navigation server, the route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server is received, and at least a part of the received route guidance information is output via the output unit. It is possible to present an optimal route for relieving the problem. Furthermore, according to the present invention, the candidate cycle from the starting point to the destination using the rental cycle can be presented to the user in consideration of the number of rental cycles at each station, so that the bias of the rental cycle between the stations can be optimized. There is an effect that it can be dispersed.

  Further, according to the present invention, the usage information further includes rental period information indicating a rental cycle rental period, and the rental cycle is a station within the rental period indicated by the rental period information included in the usage information when detecting a neglected vehicle. If the bicycle is not returned to the station, the rental cycle is detected as a neglected vehicle, so that the rental cycle that has not been returned to the station within the rental period can be accurately detected as the neglected vehicle.

  Further, according to the present invention, the usage information further includes usable area information indicating the usable area of the rental cycle, and in the detection of the abandoned vehicle, the usage information is included in the usable area indicated by the usable area information included in the usage information. When there is no rental cycle, the rental cycle is detected as a neglected vehicle, so that it is possible to accurately detect a rental cycle that deviates from the available area as a neglected vehicle.

  Further, according to the present invention, the usage information further includes position information indicating the current position of the rental cycle. In detecting a neglected vehicle, the current position of the rental cycle indicated by the position information included in the usage information further exceeds a predetermined time. When not changed, the rental cycle is detected as a neglected vehicle, so that it is possible to accurately detect a rental cycle that does not move for a predetermined time or more as an abandoned vehicle.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the registration of the virtual station, the storage unit stores virtual station information including the position information of the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle and the number of rental bicycles. Since it is registered as a station, when searching for a route using a rental cycle, the position where the neglected vehicle is stopped can be considered as a virtual station, and as a result, the route using the abandoned vehicle can be presented.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle is returned to the station, the storage unit deletes the virtual station information corresponding to the rental cycle, so that the neglected vehicle is returned to the station. Since the meaning of registering a neglected vehicle as a virtual station is lost, the corresponding virtual station information can be reliably deleted. Thus, the present invention has an effect that when a user searches for a route using a rental cycle including a neglected vehicle, a situation in which the neglected vehicle becomes a search target from a plurality of users can be prevented. .

  Also, according to the present invention, when the rental cycle detected as an abandoned vehicle is used, the storage unit deletes the virtual station information corresponding to the rental cycle, so the rental cycle detected as an abandoned vehicle is used. In this case, there is no need to register a neglected vehicle as a virtual station, so that the corresponding virtual station information can be reliably deleted. Thus, the present invention has an effect of preventing a situation in which a neglected vehicle becomes a search target from a plurality of users when a user searches for a route using a rental cycle including the abandoned vehicle.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the position information of the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle is different from the current position information of the rental cycle, the storage unit deletes the virtual station information corresponding to the rental cycle. Since the meaning of registering a neglected vehicle as a virtual station is lost, such as when a rental cycle detected as an abandoned vehicle is illegally moved, if the location information at the time of virtual station registration and the current location information of the rental cycle differ The virtual station information to be deleted can be surely deleted. Thus, the present invention has an effect that when a user searches for a route using a rental cycle including a neglected vehicle, a virtual station in which the abandoned vehicle is present can be surely presented.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the generation of route guidance information, a candidate route is searched using the network data stored in the storage unit and the station and virtual station location information stored in the storage unit. Stations and virtual stations included in the candidate route are extracted, the number information corresponding to the extracted stations and virtual stations is acquired from the storage unit, and route guidance information is obtained based on the searched candidate route and the acquired number information. Thus, after the optimum candidate route from the starting point to the destination is searched once, the candidate route can be processed in consideration of the number of rental cycles of each station and each virtual station. Accordingly, the present invention has an effect that it is possible to provide a route that uses the rental cycle as an optimum route from the starting point to the destination, not a route that gives priority to the optimization of the rental cycle dispersion.

  Further, according to the present invention, the station information and the virtual station information further include basic usage fee information of the rental cycle, and in the generation of route guidance information, the basic usage fee information is acquired from the storage unit, and the number information and the basic usage Based on the fee information, the changed usage fee information is generated by changing the basic usage fee information, and the route guidance information including the changed usage fee information is generated. There is an effect that it is possible to present a rental cycle route that can be used with the changed usage fee. As a result, the present invention has an effect of encouraging the user to cooperate in the rescue of the neglected vehicle and the distribution of the rental cycle bias between the stations.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle is used in generating the route guidance information, the basic usage fee information is changed to be free and the changed usage fee information is generated. Thus, it is possible to present an abandoned vehicle usage route in which the rental fee corresponding to the abandoned vehicle is free to the user who has performed the route search. As a result, the present invention has an effect that the user can be further encouraged to cooperate in the rescue of the neglected vehicle.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the in-vehicle apparatus mounted on the rental cycle, the position information of the rental cycle is acquired using the position acquisition unit, the position information is transmitted to the navigation server, and transmitted from the in-vehicle apparatus in the navigation server. Since the location information is received and the received location information is stored in the storage unit, the navigation server periodically or in real time receives the latest location information of the rental cycle transmitted from the in-vehicle device mounted on the rental cycle. There is an effect that it can be updated.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the station device installed in the station, the number of rental cycles stopped at the station is monitored to generate the number information, and the generated number information is transmitted to the navigation server. Since the number information transmitted from the station device is received and the received number information is stored in the storage unit, the navigation server transmits the latest rental cycle that is transmitted from the station device installed in the station and stopped at the station. It is possible to receive and update the information on the number of units regularly or in real time.

  In the above description, the navigation system of the present invention has been described as an example. However, the navigation server, the terminal device, the navigation device, the navigation method, and the program have the same effect.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a navigation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the station information database in the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the usage information database in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the navigation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of candidate paths between a station and a virtual station in the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an output screen for route guidance information in the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of the route guidance information output screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a neglected vehicle management screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the navigation server in the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the navigation server in the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a navigation device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the navigation device according to the third embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a navigation system, a terminal device, a navigation server, a navigation device, a navigation method, and a program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  Hereinafter, with regard to the configuration and processing of the present invention, the first embodiment (navigation system), the second embodiment (navigation server (server-driven type)), and the third embodiment (navigation device (stand-alone type)) Details will be described in order.

[First Embodiment]
First, a first embodiment (navigation system) of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. However, the following first embodiment exemplifies a navigation system for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and is not intended to specify the present invention in this navigation system. It is equally applicable to the navigation systems of other embodiments that fall within the scope of the claims. For example, the form of function distribution on the server side and the terminal side in the navigation system exemplified in the first embodiment is not limited to the following, and functionally or physically in arbitrary units as long as similar effects and functions can be achieved. It can be configured to be distributed and integrated.

[Navigation system configuration]
First, an example of the configuration of the navigation system in the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the navigation system in the first embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration. In the present embodiment, a navigation system that provides communication-type information will be described as a specific example. However, the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to a stand-alone navigation system.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation system according to the first embodiment schematically includes a navigation server 200 capable of performing route search and the like, a terminal device 100 equipped with a route guidance application and a transfer guidance application, and a rental cycle. A station device 600 that monitors the number of vehicles installed at a station to be stopped, and an in-vehicle device 700 that transmits position information of a vehicle mounted on a bicycle are communicably connected. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the communication includes, for example, remote communication such as wired / wireless communication via the network 300. Each part of these navigation systems is communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the navigation system according to the first embodiment, the navigation server 200 schematically includes at least a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206. The terminal device 100 includes at least a position acquisition unit 112, an output unit (display unit 114 and audio output unit 118), an input unit 116, a control unit 102, and a storage unit 106. The station apparatus 600 includes at least a control unit 602 and a storage unit 606. The in-vehicle device 700 includes at least a position acquisition unit 712, a control unit 702, and a storage unit 706.

[Configuration of Navigation Server 200]
Here, in FIG. 1, the navigation server 200 detects a rental cycle that matches a predetermined condition as a neglected vehicle based on the usage information stored in the storage unit 206, and stores the rental cycle detected as the neglected vehicle as a virtual station. 206, the route search condition including at least the moving means including the rental cycle transmitted from the terminal device 100, the starting point, and the destination is received, and the rental cycle from the starting point to the destination satisfying the received route searching condition is received. The route information is generated by searching for candidate routes including the route using the network data stored in the storage unit 206 and the position information and the number information of the stations and virtual stations stored in the storage unit 206, Functions such as transmitting the generated route guidance information to the terminal device 100 A.

  In addition, the navigation server 200 is connected to the terminal device 100, the station device 600, and the in-vehicle device 700 via the communication control interface unit 204 via the network 300 so that they can communicate with each other. With. The control unit 202 is a control unit that performs various processes. The communication control interface unit 204 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or a router connected to a communication line, a telephone line, etc., and performs communication control between the navigation server 200 and the network 300. Has the function to perform. That is, the communication control interface unit 204 has a function of communicating data with the terminal device 100, the station device 600, the in-vehicle device 700, and the like via a communication line.

  In FIG. 1, a storage unit 206 is a fixed disk device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and storage means such as an SSD (Solid State Drive). An information database 206c, a map database 206d, a guidance database 206e, and a route guidance information database 206f).

  Among these components of the storage unit 206, the network database 206a is a network data storage unit that stores network data that defines a traffic network. Here, the network data stored in the network database 206a may include road network data, route network data, and in-facility network data. These network data are stored in advance in the network database 206a, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 periodically downloads the latest data from an external device or the like via the network 300 and stores it in the network database 206a. Network data may be updated.

  Here, the road network data stored in the network database 206a is network data that defines a road network. For example, node data of nodes that are nodes on the road network expression such as intersections, and road sections between nodes. It is network data expressed by the combination with the link data of a link. Here, the node data includes information such as a node number (for example, node ID), a node name, position coordinates such as latitude and longitude altitude, a node type, the number of links to be connected, a connection node number, and an intersection name. May be included. The link data includes a link number (for example, a link ID), a start node ID, an end node ID, a road type, a route number such as a national road, a prefectural road, and a city road, heavily used route information, and a government in which a link exists. Area attribute information, link length (for example, distance), road service status, abnormal weather traffic restriction section, vehicle weight limit, vehicle height limit, width, road width classification, lane information (for example, number of lanes, dedicated traffic) Information such as speed limit, overpass, tunnel and bridge attributes, and name, etc.) May be included. The road network data may include usage fee data. Here, the usage fee data may be information indicating fuel charges consumed when traveling by automobiles, motorcycles, etc., and tolls for toll roads such as highway automobile national roads and automobile exclusive roads. Further, the road network data may store location information such as latitude and longitude information of facilities existing on a route when moving by car, motorcycle, bicycle, and on foot.

  The road network data may include road traffic information. Here, the road traffic information may include traffic jam information such as a traffic jam occurrence point, a traffic jam distance, and a transit time between two locations on the road (that is, travel time, etc.). Further, the road traffic information may include traffic obstacle information, traffic regulation information, and the like. Here, the traffic regulation information is data defining various traffic regulations.For example, traffic regulation during abnormal weather such as precipitation regulation, snow cover / freezing regulation, ultrasonic regulation, wind speed regulation, visibility regulation, etc., height Vehicle traffic regulations such as regulations and weight regulations, road construction and work, regulations during construction around roads, traffic zones that regulate traffic zones that can pass by time zone and vehicle type, and vehicle traffic due to road damage, etc. It may also include information such as a general vehicle entry prohibition by a community zone or the like installed to ensure traffic safety, and a general vehicle entry prohibition due to a connection path to private land. The road traffic information is stored in advance in the network database 206a, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 periodically (for example, every 5 minutes) sends the latest data via the network 300 to an external system (for example, Update road traffic information downloaded from VICS (registered trademark) (Vehicle Information and Communication System), ATIS (Advanced Traffic Information Service), Japan Road Traffic Information Center (JARTIC), etc. and stored in network database 206a May be.

  The route network data stored in the network database 206a is network data that defines the route network of each transportation facility (for example, public transportation facility) such as a railway, an airplane, a bus, and a ship. Node data of nodes (for example, stations, stops, stops, stops, airports, ports, terminals, etc., which are stops of transportation facilities) that are nodes on the route network expression, and railway lines that connect the nodes Network data expressed by a combination of link data of links such as air routes, navigation routes, and bus routes. Here, a railroad is a transportation system that travels by being guided by fixed guideways (rails, guide rails, etc.) installed on the route and transports passengers, cargo, etc. A ropeway, a monorail, a cable car, a linear motor car, or the like may be used. The node data includes a node number (for example, a node ID), a node name (for example, a station name, a stop name, a stop name, a stop name, an airport name, a port name, And a terminal name, etc.) and information such as position coordinates such as latitude and longitude altitude may be included. The link data includes a link number (for example, link ID), start node ID, end node ID, type, link length (for example, distance), in-link attributes such as overpass, tunnel and bridge, and name Information (such as a route name) may be included.

  The route network data may include transportation timetable data. Here, the timetable data is information representing a timetable of each transportation facility such as a railway, an airplane, a bus, and a ship. The timetable data further includes destination information (for example, final destination information) of the transportation facility, and the type of transportation (for example, limited express, express, semi-express, rapid, rapid express, commuter express, commuter express, commute Information including express, section express, section semi-express, section rapid, each station stop, and normal). In addition, the timetable data further includes transportation departure and arrival times (for example, scheduled departure, transit and arrival times) at nodes on the route (that is, transportation stop points), transportation route names, Information including attribute information such as the name of a node on a route of transportation (that is, a stop point of transportation) may be used. Further, the timetable data includes transportation attribute information (for example, type and destination information) associated with each section (for example, one or a plurality of links) connecting nodes on the transportation route. You may go out.

  The route network data may include transportation fee data. Here, the usage fee data may be, for example, information representing a usage fee or the like generated when each transportation means such as a railroad, an airplane, a bus, and a ship is used. The route network data may include boarding position data. Here, the boarding position data is, for example, a transportation boarding position where a plurality of vehicles such as trains, streetcars, monorails, cable cars, and linear motor cars are connected (for example, vehicles close to the ticket gates, convenient for transfer) Vehicle position information, low congestion rate vehicles, women-only vehicles, and the like). Further, the route network data may include operation information of each transportation such as railway operation information, air operation information, ship operation information, and bus operation information. The operation information of each transportation facility is stored in advance in the network database 206a, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 periodically downloads the latest data from an external system or the like via the network 300, and the network database 206a. You may update the operation information of each transportation memorize | stored in.

  The in-facility network data stored in the network database 206a is network data that defines a route network in the facility. Here, in-facility network data stored in the network database 206a includes, for example, stores, companies, offices, and toilets in buildings, entrances and exits of elevators and escalators, entrances and exits of stairs, and boarding of airplanes, etc. Nodes of nodes that are nodes connecting passages, such as exits, train platforms on station platforms, and ticket gates of stations, and passages, stairs, moving walkways, escalators connecting nodes , And network data expressed by a combination with link data of an elevator or the like.

  Here, the node data includes a node number (for example, node ID, etc.), a node name (entrance / exit name, entrance / exit name, etc.), position coordinates such as latitude and longitude altitude, and node type (for example, entrance / exit / exit / exit, passage And the like, the number of links to be connected, and the connection node number may be included. The link data includes a link number (for example, link ID, etc.), a start node ID, an end node ID, a link length, a width, a link type (for example, a passage connecting steps between nodes, a stairs, a slope, an escalator, an elevator, And a moving walkway), and information on barrier-free. Here, the facility may be an indoor building such as a station, an office building, a hotel, a department store, a supermarket, a museum, a museum, a school, an aquarium, an underground passage, a multistory parking lot, an underground parking lot, and an underground mall. . The facility may be a bus terminal, a park, an amusement park, a campsite, a communication path, an outdoor parking lot, and an outdoor structure such as a zoo.

  The station information database 206b is station information storage means for storing station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the number information of the number of rental cycles stopped at the station. Here, the station information database 206b may store the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the control unit 202 as a virtual station. Specifically, the station information database 206b may store virtual station information including the rental cycle position information detected as a neglected vehicle by the control unit 202 and the number of rental bicycles. In the present embodiment, the station information and virtual station information stored in the station information database 206b are based on the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination by the control unit 202 (that is, the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the control unit 202). Used in conjunction with network data stored in the network database 206a.

  In the present embodiment, when a rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the control unit 202 is returned to the station, the station information database 206b deletes virtual station information corresponding to the rental cycle. Further, when a rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle is used, the station information database 206b deletes virtual station information corresponding to the rental cycle. Further, the station information database 206b may delete the virtual station information corresponding to the rental cycle when the position information of the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the control unit 202 is different from the current position information of the rental cycle. Good. In other words, station information such as when a neglected vehicle is relieved (for example, when the neglected vehicle is returned to the station or when the neglected vehicle is used) or when the rental cycle detected as an abandoned vehicle is improperly moved. Since it is meaningless that the neglected vehicle corresponding to the database 206b is stored as a virtual station, the corresponding virtual station information is deleted from the station information database 206b. Thereby, in this embodiment, when a user searches for a route using a rental cycle including a neglected vehicle, a situation in which the abandoned vehicle becomes a search target from a plurality of users can be prevented. A virtual station where a neglected vehicle exists can be presented.

  Here, an example of the data structure of the station information database 206b will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the station information database 206b includes station information regarding actual stations and virtual station information regarding virtual stations.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the virtual station is virtually defined as a station so that the position where the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the control unit 202 is stopped is set as a search target in the same manner as an actual station. It is a thing.

  First, station information relating to an actual station will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the station information stored in the station information database 206b is associated with the station ID (station A, station B, station C, etc. in FIG. 2) of each actual station. Position information and number information indicating the number of rental bicycles currently available at each station (in FIG. 2, “10” for station A, “15” for station B, “18 for station C” Dock number information indicating the total number of docks of the parking dock, which is a bicycle parking device having a lock opening / closing function for physically fixing the rental cycle installed at each station (in the case of station A in FIG. 15 ”,“ 17 ”for station B,“ 18 ”for station C Etc.), and includes the unladen number information (Fig. 2 showing an empty car number, if the station A "five", if station B "two" and the station C "cots" and the like) and the like.

  Here, the station ID included in the station information is unique identification information assigned to each station, and may be, for example, character data indicating the name of the station or numerical data indicating the identification number of the station. The position information included in the station information is coordinate data indicating the position of each station in latitude and longitude. In addition, the number information included in the station information is acquired by a control unit 602 of a station apparatus 600 (described later) installed in each station and transmitted to the navigation server 200. The number of rental cycles that are stopped at each station (the number of stops). It is numerical data which shows. The dock number information included in the station information is numerical data indicating the total number of docks corresponding to the maximum number of vehicles that can be stopped at the station. The number of empty vehicles included in the station information is numerical data indicating the number of empty vehicles corresponding to the number of vehicles that can be stopped at the current station.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the number information is, for example, when the lock of the parking dock, which is a bicycle parking device having a lock opening / closing function for physically fixing (docking) the rental cycle, is closed. It may be counted by the control unit 602 as a rental cycle that is stopped. In addition, in the case where the number information is, for example, the position of the rental cycle acquired by the position acquisition unit 712 included in the in-vehicle device 700 mounted in the rental cycle described later matches the position of the station device 600 or is within a predetermined range. Numerical data counted by the control unit 602 of the station apparatus 600 as a rental cycle that is stopped may be used. Further, the number information may be numerical data counted as a rental cycle that is stopped by the control unit 602 of the station device 600 when the position of the rental cycle is included in the area of the station. The number information may be numerical data indicating the number of rental cycles that are stopped at a station, which is input via the input unit of the station apparatus 600 by a station manager or the like. In the present embodiment, the number of empty vehicles may be counted as the number of empty vehicles by the control unit 602 of the station device 600, for example, when the bicycle parking device is unlocked. Numerical data calculated by subtracting the number of empty vehicles indicated by the empty vehicle number information from the total number of docks indicated by the dock number information may be used.

  Although not shown, the station information stored in the station information database 206b may further include rental cycle basic usage fee information. The basic usage fee information is numerical information indicating a rental cycle usage fee determined in advance by a rental bicycle dealer, for example, determined according to the number of times of use, hourly unit, half day unit, daily unit, weekly unit, monthly unit, etc. May be. The station information stored in the station information database 206b may further include at least one of information on the number of people who can use a rental cycle, type information (rental type information), and reservation information. Here, the usable number information is numerical data indicating, for example, for one-seater, two-seater, three-seater, four-seater, and five-seater. The type information includes, for example, city cars, cross bikes, mountain bikes, road racers, BMX bikes, folding bikes, small-diameter cars, minicycles, battery-assisted bicycles, children's bicycles, bicycles for two children, three-wheeled bicycles, four-wheelers. This is data indicating the type of wheeled bicycle, recumbent, three-wheeled recumbent, hand bike, bicycle with trailer, bicycle with sidecar, and the like. The reservation information is data indicating whether or not a rental cycle is reserved. For example, in the present embodiment, when there is a reservation with reference to the reservation information, the station information database 206b may change the number information and the number of empty vehicles according to the number of reserved rental cycles.

  Further, in the station information database 206b, required time information indicating the required time (for example, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, etc.) between the stations, which is calculated in advance using the network data stored in the network database 206a. May be stored (held). In this case, the station information database 206b may store time information between stations for all combinations of stations, and only for combinations of stations within a predetermined area (such as administrative boundaries) or within a predetermined distance. The required time information may be stored. Further, the required time information stored in the station information database 206b may further consider travel costs such as direction and gradient. Specifically, since the station information database 206b has different directions and gradients, for example, when moving from station A to B and when moving from B to A, the travel cost as the required time information between station A and station B is shown. Different time required information (for example, “10 minutes” when moving from station A to B, “15” when moving from station B to A, etc.) may be stored. Further, the station information database 206b has a different degree of time information (for example, from the station A) that further considers the weather (for example, sunny, strong wind, rain, etc.) as the movement cost because, for example, the bicycle is highly influenced by the weather. In the case of heading to B, “10 minutes” for fine weather, “15 minutes” for strong winds, “20 minutes” for rain, etc.) may be stored. In the present embodiment, the required time may be calculated each time the route search process by the control unit 202 is performed.

  The station information is stored in advance in the station information database 206b, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 transmits the latest data to the external device (for example, a station device 600 described later) via the network 300 periodically or in real time. ) To update the station information stored in the station information database 206b.

  Next, virtual station information regarding the virtual station will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the virtual station information stored in the station information database 206b is also searched for a rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle when searching for a route using the rental cycle by the control unit 202. The same information as the station information is included. For example, the virtual station information includes position information and number information (“1” in the case of virtual station X1 in FIG. 2), virtual information associated with the station ID (virtual station X1, virtual station X2, etc. in FIG. 2). Station X2 “1” etc.), dock number information (in FIG. 2, “1” for virtual station X1, “1” for virtual station X2, etc.), and empty vehicle number information (in FIG. 2) , “0” for the virtual station X1, “0” for the virtual station X2, and the like. In addition, in this embodiment, the virtual station information may further include basic usage fee information, usable number of people information, type information, required time information, and the like, similarly to the station information.

  Here, the station ID included in the virtual station information is unique identification information assigned to each virtual station (that is, a rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the control unit 202). The position information included in the virtual station information is coordinate data indicating the position of the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the control unit 202 in latitude and longitude. Further, the number information included in the virtual station information is numerical data indicating the number of rental cycles that are stopped at the position where the control unit 202 detects the abandoned vehicle. The dock number information included in the virtual station information is numerical data that always indicates the same number as the number information included in the virtual station. Since the virtual station is not an actual station but an abandoned vehicle, it is a control for removing the virtual station from the search target as an arrival station. Therefore, the empty vehicle number information included in the virtual station information is always numerical data indicating “0” indicating the full state. As described above, in the present embodiment, the station information database 206b controls the data so that the number of pieces of virtual station information and the number of docks are always the same, and the number of empty vehicles is always “0”. Thereby, in the present embodiment, when the control unit 202 performs a route search, for example, when the number information and the number of docks information are “1”, only one vehicle can be selected. , Always search as a departure station. Similarly, when the control unit 202 performs a route search, since the empty vehicle information is “0” and there is no empty space, the virtual station is always excluded from the search target as an arrival station.

  Furthermore, the station information database 206b may store attribute information indicating whether the station is a real station or a virtual station. In this case, when the route search is performed, the control unit 202 can search the virtual station as the departure station by referring to the attribute information in the station information database 206b. That is, the virtual station is excluded from the search target as the arrival station when the control unit 202 performs a route search.

  These virtual station information is registered when a neglected vehicle is detected by the control unit 202, which will be described later, and is updated by being deleted after the neglected vehicle is rescued by the station information database 206b.

  The usage information database 206c is usage information storage means for storing rental cycle usage information. Here, the usage information may further include rental period information indicating a rental period rental period. Further, the usage information may further include available area information indicating the available area of the rental cycle. Further, the usage information may further include position information indicating the current position of the rental cycle. In addition, the usage information database 206c may include a user ID, a vehicle ID, rental information, and the like. In the present embodiment, the usage information stored in the usage information database 206c is used when the control unit 202 detects a rental cycle that matches a predetermined condition as an abandoned vehicle.

  Here, an example of the data structure of the usage information database 206c will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the usage information stored in the usage information database 206c is the vehicle ID of each rental cycle associated with the user ID (“001”, “002”, “003”, etc. in FIG. 3). ("C008", "C195", "C327" in FIG. 3), rental information of each rental cycle (in FIG. 3, "in use" for vehicle ID "C008", "in use" for vehicle ID "C195" ”In the case of vehicle ID“ C327 ”, etc.), rental period information of each rental cycle (in FIG. 3, in the case of vehicle ID“ C008 ”,“ February 1-2 ”, vehicle ID“ C195 ”) In the case of “February 1 to 7”, in the case of the vehicle ID “C327”, “February 1 12: 00 to 18:00”, etc.), available area information for each rental cycle (in FIG. D case of "C008", "X district", when the vehicle ID "C195", "Y district", when the vehicle ID "C327", "Z area", etc.), and includes location information of each bicycle rental.

  Here, the user ID included in the usage information is unique identification information assigned to each user, for example, character data indicating the name of the user or numerical data indicating the identification number of the user. Also good. Further, the vehicle ID included in the usage information is unique identification information assigned to each rental cycle, and may be, for example, character data indicating the name of the vehicle or numerical data indicating the vehicle identification number. The rental period information included in the usage information is numerical data such as date and time indicating the rental period of each rental cycle (for example, time period, half-day unit, day unit, week unit, month unit, etc.). The usable area information included in the utilization information is coordinate data indicating the usable area predetermined for each rental cycle in latitude and longitude. In addition, the position information included in the usage information includes coordinates indicating the current position of each rental cycle in latitude / longitude acquired by a control unit 702 of an in-vehicle device 700 (described later) mounted on each rental cycle and transmitted to the navigation server 200. It is data. Although not shown, the usage information database 206c is further similar to the station information database 206b described above, in addition to basic usage fee information, available number of people information, type information (rental type information), and reservation information of rental cycles. At least one of them may be included.

  The usage information is stored in advance in the usage information database 206c, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 sends the latest data to the external device (for example, the terminal device 100 or the later described) via the network 300 periodically or in real time. The usage information downloaded from the in-vehicle device 700 or the like and stored in the usage information database 206c may be updated.

  The map database 206d is map data storage means for storing map map data. Here, in the present invention, the map data stored in the map database 206d is, for example, map data meshed according to a scale (for example, JIS standard first to third region division mesh data, 100m mesh data, etc. ) Or other outdoor map data. Further, the map database 206d may store outdoor map data such as road maps and route maps of the whole country and each region. Further, the map database 206d further stores indoor map data such as a floor guide map regarding a building having height information (for example, an indoor rental cycle station, a multilevel parking lot, a station, a department store, a school, etc.). Also good.

  The map data stored in the map database 206d includes features displayed on the map (for example, buildings such as buildings, houses, stations, rental bicycle stations, roads, railroads, bridges, tunnels, contour lines, coastlines, lake shores, etc.) Lifeline lines such as lines, sea, rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, places such as parks and outdoor facilities, administrative boundaries, administrative districts, and city blocks, etc.) shape data, notes displayed on the map ( For example, place names, addresses, telephone numbers, names of facilities such as shops, parks, stations, and bicycle rental stations, names including landmarks, historic sites, rivers, lakes, bays, mountains, forests, names of roads, bridges, tunnels, etc. , Route names, point information, word-of-mouth information, etc.) and symbols displayed on the map (eg, mountains, historic sites, temples, schools, hospitals, factories, cemeteries, etc. , Store signs such as convenience stores, supermarkets, restaurants, banks and post offices, traffic lights, toll road entrances, toll gates, service areas, parking areas and interchange signs, bicycle rental stations, parking lots, stations, hotels Data such as a symbol data of a facility symbol such as an art museum and a museum, and a word of mouth symbol).

  In addition, the indoor map data stored in the map database 206d may include local route data for indoor routes in a facility such as a facility. Here, the campus route data may be data based at least on travel route data on the premises such as a station or a bicycle rental station and map data of a map (facility guide map) including the travel route. For example, the campus route data may be image data in which a moving route is drawn on the facility guide map. In addition, for example, the campus route data may further include message data explaining the travel route. Here, the travel route based on the travel route data may be an optimal route (for example, a shortest route or a barrier-free route) that connects ticket gates or the like when transferring a plurality of transportation facilities within a facility.

  Further, the outdoor map data and the indoor map data may be image data for map drawing in a raster format or a vector format. These outdoor map data and indoor map data are stored in advance in the map database 206d, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 periodically provides the latest data via an external device (for example, map data) via the network 300. The outdoor map data and indoor map data downloaded from the map providing server or the like and stored in the map database 206d may be updated.

  The guidance database 206e is guidance data storage means for storing guidance data output at a guidance target point. Here, the guidance target point may be set at an arbitrary position on the candidate route composed of nodes and links. For example, the guidance target point may be set on a node that is a nodal point corresponding to a branch point such as an intersection, or may be set on a link indicating a road section or the like between nodes. The guidance data stored in the guidance database 206e may include at least one of character data, voice data, and display data. These guidance data are stored in advance in the guidance database 206e, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 periodically downloads the latest data from an external device or the like via the network 300 and stores it in the guidance database 206e. The guidance data may be updated.

  Here, the character data of the guidance data stored in the guidance database 206e is associated with the traveling direction at the guidance target point (branch point, etc.) and informs that the current position has approached the target and the traveling direction. Character data that composes the message (for example, “I will soon be around the rental cycle station”, “I will soon be around my destination”, “I will turn left at the next intersection”, “I will turn right at the next intersection”, “I will continue straight ”Or character data such as the name of an intersection or a bicycle rental station), and is used, for example, when the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 executes route guidance using character guidance. The voice data among the guidance data stored in the guidance database 206e includes a message notifying that the current position associated with the traveling direction at the guidance target point (branch point, etc.) is approaching the target and the traveling direction. Voice data converted from text data to be composed by text-to-speech (TTS) system (for example, “Turn left at the next intersection”) or the current position is close to the rental cycle station or destination The voice data corresponding to the name of the intersection or the rental cycle station), for example, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 provides voice guidance. Used when performing route guidance by. Further, the display data among the guidance data stored in the guidance database 206e is an arrow navigation that displays guidance such as a right or left turn on the screen, which is associated with the traveling direction at the guidance target point (branch point, etc.). Bi-turn (TBT) (for example, icons such as left turn arrow, right turn arrow, straight arrow, etc.), road signs (for example, intersection names, road closures, vehicle entry prohibition, one-way signs, etc.) and direction signs (for example, For example, the control unit 102 of the terminal device 100 performs route guidance based on display guidance, such as a signboard displaying “direction A” together with a left-pointing arrow and a signboard displaying “direction B” together with a right-pointing arrow. Used when.

  The route guidance information database 206f is route guidance information storage means for storing route guidance information. Here, the route guidance information stored in the route guidance information database 206f may be route guidance information generated by the control unit 202 and including at least candidate route (guidance route) data to be described later. The route guidance information may include map data of a map including candidate routes stored in the map database 206d. Further, the route guidance information may include guidance data stored in the guidance database 206e and output at the guidance target points included in the candidate route.

  The storage unit 206 may further store facility information (POI information) of the facility (POI). Here, the facility information stored in the storage unit 206 is information including a plurality of items indicating attributes about the facility. Here, the attributes include, for example, facility name, genre and type (facility category), address, telephone number, URL, business hours, products handled, average price (for example, average usage fee), reputation, ranking, and soaring , Ease of visiting, recommendation score, photo data, coupon information, word-of-mouth information (eg, word-of-mouth evaluation and user comments), usage conditions, availability, facility scale, latitude and longitude altitude indicating facility coordinate position (facility location information) Locations where facilities exist (city areas, suburbs, harbors, stations, etc.), usage restrictions, facility IDs, reference rates such as the number of times or frequency of access to the facility information, and update of the facility information The date may be used. Here, the recommendation score may be a value in which a recommendation degree is automatically calculated from user information, history information, and the like.

  Here, POI is an abbreviation for point of interest, for example, a specific point or facility perceived by a person as a convenient place or an interesting place, such as a store, company, office, public facility, etc. It may be a recreational facility and an outdoor facility. Here, stores include, for example, restaurants, grocery stores, liquor stores, tobacco stores, department stores, shopping centers, supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations, financial institutions, post offices, multi-storey parking lots, bicycle rental stations, hotels, It may be an accommodation facility such as an inn. The public facility may be, for example, a government office, a police station, a police box, a fire station, a station, a medical institution, a museum, a museum, a school, and the like. The entertainment facility may be, for example, a movie theater, a theater, an amusement park, a pachinko parlor, a casino, a racetrack or the like. The outdoor facility may be a bus terminal, a park, an amusement park, a campsite, a communication passage, an outdoor parking lot, an outdoor rental bicycle station, a zoo, and the like. The storage unit 206 may store an icon (facility icon) corresponding to the facility. The facility information is stored in the storage unit 206 in advance, and the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200 periodically sends the latest data via the network 300 to an external device (for example, a facility information providing server that provides facility information). Etc.) and the facility information stored in the storage unit 206 may be updated.

  The control unit 202 has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a program that defines various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 202 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 202 functionally conceptually includes an abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a, a virtual station registration unit 202b, a route search condition reception unit 202c, a route guidance information generation unit 202d, a candidate route search unit 202e, a station extraction unit 202f, and number information acquisition. A unit 202g, a route generation unit 202h, a route guidance information transmission unit 202i, a number information reception unit 202j, a number information storage unit 202k, a position information reception unit 202m, and a position information storage unit 202n.

  Among these, the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a is an abandoned vehicle detection unit that detects, as an abandoned vehicle, a rental cycle that meets a predetermined condition based on the usage information stored in the usage information database 206c. Here, if the rental cycle is not returned to the station within the rental period indicated by the rental period information included in the usage information, the neglected vehicle detection unit 202a may detect the rental cycle as a neglected vehicle. Further, when there is no rental cycle in the usable area indicated by the usable area information included in the usage information, the neglected vehicle detection unit 202a may detect the rental cycle as a neglected vehicle. Further, when the current position of the rental cycle indicated by the position information included in the usage information is not changed for a predetermined time or longer, the left vehicle detection unit 202a may detect the rental cycle as a left vehicle. Thus, in this embodiment, the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a recognizes the abandoned vehicle in order to create virtual station information by the virtual station registration unit 202b described later.

  The virtual station registration unit 202b is virtual station registration means for registering a rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a as a virtual station in the station information database 206b. Here, the virtual station registration unit 202b stores, in the station information database 206b, virtual station information including the position information of the rental cycle detected as the left vehicle by the left vehicle detection unit 202a and the number information of the rental cycle. The rental cycle is registered as a virtual station. As described above, in the present embodiment, the virtual station registration unit 202b refers to the rental cycle usage information stored in the usage information database 206c by the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a, Register as a station.

  The route search condition receiving unit 202c is a route search condition receiving unit that receives a route search condition that is transmitted from the terminal device 100 and includes at least a moving unit including a rental cycle, a departure point, and a destination. Here, the moving means may further include at least one of walking, a car, a railroad, an airplane, a bus, a ship, and the like, for example. Further, the departure point may be the current position of the user (user) of the terminal device 100. The route search condition may further include a departure time or an arrival time. Here, the departure time may be the current time. The route search condition may further include a waypoint. Further, the route search condition may further include a transit time. Further, the route search condition may be input by the user of the terminal device 100 via the input unit 116 of the terminal device 100.

  In addition, the route guidance information generation unit 202d stores, in the network database 206a, candidate routes including a route using a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfy the route search condition received by the route search condition reception unit 202c. This is route guidance information generation means for generating route guidance information by searching using the network data and the position information and the number information of the stations and virtual stations stored in the station information database 206b.

  Here, the route guidance information generation unit 202d further includes a candidate route search unit 202e, a station extraction unit 202f, a number information acquisition unit 202g, and a route generation unit 202h.

  Among these, the candidate route search unit 202e stores, in the network database 206a, candidate routes including routes that use the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfy the route search condition received by the route search condition reception unit 202c. Candidate route searching means for searching using the network data and the position information of the stations and virtual stations stored in the station information database 206b.

  Here, the candidate route search unit 202e may search for a candidate route including a route using a rental cycle from the current position to the destination based on the current position information of the terminal device 100 transmitted from the terminal device 100. If the route search condition further includes a departure time or arrival time, the candidate route search unit 202e uses a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition further including the departure time or arrival time. A candidate route including the route may be searched. Here, the departure time may be the current time. Further, the candidate route search unit 202e may search for a candidate route via the waypoint when the route search condition further includes a waypoint. In addition, when the route search condition further includes a transit point and a transit time, the candidate route search unit 202e determines from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition including the departure point, the destination, the transit point, and the transit time. You may search for a candidate route that is a route that passes through the route.

  The station extracting unit 202f is a station extracting unit that extracts a station and a virtual station included in the candidate route searched by the candidate route searching unit 202e. In the present embodiment, the station extraction unit 202f extracts at least a rental-cycle boarding station and a rental-cycle getting-off station among the stations and virtual stations included in the candidate route searched by the candidate route searching unit 202e. . However, as described above in the description of the station information database 206b, since the virtual station is not an actual station but actually a neglected vehicle, in this embodiment, the station extraction unit 202f extracts the virtual station as the rental cycle ride side. Even if it does, it will not be extracted as the getting-out side of the rental cycle.

  The number information acquisition unit 202g is number information acquisition means for acquiring the number information corresponding to the station and the virtual station extracted by the station extraction unit 202f from the station information database 206b. Here, the number information acquisition unit 202g may acquire the number information corresponding to the station extracted by the station extraction unit 202f by directly inquiring the storage unit 606 of the station apparatus 600 via the network 300.

  The route generation unit 202h is route generation means that generates route guidance information based on the candidate route searched by the candidate route search unit 202e and the number information acquired by the number information acquisition unit 202g. Here, the route generation unit 202h acquires basic usage fee information from the station information database 206b, generates changed usage fee information in which the basic usage fee information is changed based on the number information and the basic usage fee information, Route guidance information including the changed usage fee information may be generated. In addition, when using the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a, the route generation unit 202h may change the basic usage fee information to be free and generate the changed usage fee information. Good.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the route generation unit 202h is configured to provide basic usage fee information when the number information at the station on the rental cycle is greater than or equal to a predetermined number and the number information at the station on the rental cycle is less than the predetermined number. May be changed to be discounted or free of charge, and the usage fee information after the change may be generated. In addition, the route generation unit 202h may select a route using the rental cycle from the candidate routes based on the number information and generate route guidance information. In addition, the route generation unit 202h uses the rental cycle from the candidate route when the number information at the station on the rental cycle is less than the predetermined number, or when the number information at the station on the rental cycle is greater than the predetermined number. And route guidance information may be generated. Further, the route generation unit 202h generates notification information indicating that the route using the rental cycle is not recommended among the candidate routes based on the number information, and generates route guidance information including the generated notification information. May be. In addition, the route generation unit 202h may generate notification information when the number information at the station on the rental cycle is less than a predetermined number or when the number information at the station on the rental cycle is equal to or greater than the predetermined number. In addition, the route generation unit 202h acquires at least one of the available number information, type information, and reservation information from the station information database 206b, and among the acquired available number information, type information, and reservation information. Route guidance information may be generated further based on at least one. In the present embodiment, the route generation unit 202h determines the predetermined number of empty vehicles based on the number information indicating the number of vehicles that are stopped at the station, as well as the information on the number of vehicles that can be stopped at the station. It may be determined whether or not there is a lot of free space or vehicles by determining whether or not the number is less than a predetermined number.

  Here, the route generation unit 202h further includes the time of getting on and off the transportation, the destination information of the transportation, the route type of the transportation, the route name of the transportation, the name of the boarding point such as the railway station and the bus stop, Exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, and / or fare data when using candidate route Route guidance information including the above may be generated. The route generation unit 202h may further generate route guidance information including map data of a map including candidate routes stored in the map database 206d. In addition, the route generation unit 202h may further generate route guidance information including local route data and timetable data. The route generation unit 202h may further generate route guidance information including guidance data (display guidance data, voice guidance data, etc.) output on the candidate route, stored in the guidance database 206e.

  The route guidance information transmission unit 202 i is route guidance information transmission means for transmitting the route guidance information generated by the route generation unit 202 h to the terminal device 100.

  The number information receiving unit 202j is a number information receiving means for receiving the number information transmitted from the station apparatus 600 described later.

  The number information storage unit 202k is a number information storage unit that stores the number information received by the number information receiving unit 202j in the station information database 206b.

  The position information receiving unit 202m is position information receiving means for receiving position information transmitted from an in-vehicle device 700 described later.

  The location information storage unit 202n is location information storage means for storing the location information received by the location information receiving unit 202m in the usage information database 206c.

[Configuration of Terminal Device 100]
In FIG. 1, the terminal device 100 transmits route search conditions to the navigation server 200, receives route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server 200, and outputs at least part of the received route guidance information to an output unit. And the like.

  Here, the terminal device 100 is, for example, a commercially available information processing device such as a desktop or laptop personal computer, a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PHS, and a PDA, and a travel route guide. Navigation terminal to perform. Here, the terminal device 100 may be equipped with an Internet browser or the like, or may be equipped with a route guidance application, a transfer guidance application, an information search application, or the like. Further, the terminal device 100 includes a position acquisition unit 112 having a GPS function, an IMES function, and the like so that the current position can be acquired in real time. In addition, the terminal device 100 includes an output unit including at least a display unit 114 and an audio output unit 118. Although not shown, the terminal device 100 may include a photographing unit such as a camera capable of photographing a still image and a moving image.

  Here, the display unit 114 is a display unit (for example, a display and a monitor including a liquid crystal or an organic EL) that displays a display screen of an application and the like, current position information, route guidance information, and the like. The sound output unit 118 is sound output means (for example, a speaker) that outputs sound data as sound. In addition, the terminal device 100 includes an input unit 116 (for example, a key input unit, a touch panel, a keyboard, and a microphone) that inputs and operates route search conditions. The input / output control interface unit 108 controls the position acquisition unit 112, the display unit 114, the input unit 116, the audio output unit 118, the imaging unit (not shown), and the like.

  Here, the position acquisition unit 112 may be, for example, a position acquisition unit that receives a position information signal transmitted from the position transmission device 500. Here, the position transmitting device 500 may be a GPS device that transmits a position information signal (GPS signal). Further, the position transmission device 500 may be an IMES device that realizes IMES (Indoor Message System) technology that enables indoor positioning using a position information signal having characteristics similar to those of a GPS signal (GPS satellite signal). . The IMES technology is a system developed from the framework of the quasi-zenith satellite, which is a positioning satellite system. Further, the position acquisition unit 112 may receive other sanitary signals (for example, Galileo satellite signals).

  Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a GPS repeater that transmits a GPS signal received outdoors indoors. In addition, the position transmission device 500 includes each floor and underground structure (for example, an underground rental cycle station, a subway station, an underground shopping area, an underground communication passage, and an underground parking lot) in a building (for example, an indoor rental bicycle station and a multilevel parking lot). ) May be a small transmitter installed arbitrarily in each place. In addition, self-position information (position ID etc.) according to an installation place is allocated to this small transmitter. When the terminal device 100 enters the communicable range, the terminal device 100 receives the self-position information transmitted from the small transmitter as a position information signal. The communication method at this time may be, for example, various short-range wireless methods such as an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag system and Bluetooth (registered trademark), an infrared communication method, and the like. Further, the position transmission device 500 may be a wireless LAN access point. In the present embodiment, the location acquisition unit 112 may receive wireless LAN signals and acquire access point identification information. Then, the control unit 102 may acquire the position information by specifying the position of the access point from the identification information unique to the access point acquired by the position acquisition unit 112. In the present embodiment, the control unit 102 may calculate position information including latitude, longitude, and height information from the position information signal acquired by the position acquisition unit 112. Here, the position information may indicate a relative position from a reference position in addition to the absolute position specified by the latitude and longitude.

  In addition, the position acquisition unit 112, for example, based on orientation information such as a traveling direction of the terminal device 100 detected by the orientation sensor, distance information detected by the distance sensor, and map data, based on the map data. You may acquire the positional information which shows a present position. Here, a geomagnetic sensor that detects the absolute traveling direction of the terminal device 100 and an optical gyro that detects the relative traveling direction of the terminal device 100 may be used as the direction sensor. In addition, the orientation sensor may be an electronic compass or the like that can acquire information related to orientation and inclination by combining a geomagnetic sensor and an acceleration sensor.

  The communication control interface unit 104 is an interface connected to a communication device (not shown) such as an antenna or a router connected to a communication line, a telephone line, etc., and communicates between the terminal device 100 and the network 300. It has a function to perform control. That is, the communication control interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with the navigation server 200 or the like via a communication line. The network 300 has a function of interconnecting the terminal device 100 and the navigation server 200 with an external device such as an external map providing server or an external system, and includes, for example, the Internet, a telephone line network (portable terminal line network) And a general telephone line network), an intranet, or power line communication (PLC).

  The storage unit 106 is a large-capacity storage unit (for example, HD and SSD) and / or a small-capacity high-speed memory (for example, cache memory) configured using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or the like. It is possible to store various databases, files and tables (route guidance information file 106a etc.). Here, the storage unit 106 may temporarily store various files and the like.

  Among these, the route guidance information file 106a is route guidance information storage means for storing route guidance information. Here, the route guidance information may be stored in advance in the route guidance information file 106a, or may be received from the navigation server 200 and stored in the route guidance information file 106a.

  The control unit 102 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program defining various processing procedures, and necessary data. And the control part 102 performs the information processing for performing various processes by these programs. The control unit 102 includes a current position information acquisition unit 102a, a route search condition transmission unit 102b, a route guidance information reception unit 102c, and a route guidance information output unit 102d in terms of functional concept.

  Among these, the current position information acquisition unit 102a is current position information acquisition means for acquiring the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 every predetermined time (predetermined period) (for example, every 1 second or every 3 minutes). In addition, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire the position information calculated from the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 112 as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Further, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may further acquire azimuth information such as the traveling direction of the terminal device 100 detected by the azimuth sensor of the position acquisition unit 112 as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Good.

  Further, the current position information acquisition unit 102a may acquire position information such as position coordinates about the current position input by the user via the input unit 116 as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current position based on the current position information input by the user via the input unit 116 may be a position where the user actually exists, or a virtual current position arbitrarily selected by the user. (As an example, it may be an arbitrary point such as an Osaka station or airport selected by a user in Tokyo). For example, the current position information acquisition unit 102a allows the user to specify on the display screen of the map data displayed on the display unit 114 via the input unit 116 (for example, specifying operation on the touch panel display unit 114). The coordinates may be acquired as the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Further, the current position information acquisition unit 102a further provides the direction information specified on the display screen of the map data displayed on the display unit 114 by the user via the input unit 116. It may be acquired as information.

  The route search condition transmission unit 102b is a route search condition transmission unit that transmits to the navigation server 200 a route search condition including at least a moving unit including a rental cycle, a departure place, and a destination. Here, the moving means may further include at least one of walking, a car, a railroad, an airplane, a bus, a ship, and the like, for example. Further, the departure place may be the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 based on the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 102a. The route search condition may further include a departure time or an arrival time. Here, the departure time may be the current time. The route search condition may further include a waypoint. Further, the route search condition may further include a transit time. Further, the route search condition may be input by the user of the terminal device 100 via the input unit 116 of the terminal device 100.

  The route guidance information receiving unit 102 c is route guidance information receiving means for receiving route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server 200. Here, the route guidance information receiving unit 102c may further store the received route guidance information in the route guidance information file 106a. In addition, when the existing route guidance information is stored in the route guidance information file 106a, the route guidance information receiving unit 102c stores the newly set route guidance information by overwriting the existing route guidance information. Also good.

  The route guidance information output unit 102d is route guidance information output means for outputting at least part of the route guidance information received by the route guidance information receiving unit 102c via the output unit. Further, in the present embodiment, the route guidance information output unit 102d may output the rental cycle basic usage fee information and / or the changed usage fee information. The route guidance information output unit 102d may sort and output the candidate routes in the order of the cost of the rental cycle basic usage fee information and / or the changed usage fee information. The route guidance information output unit 102d may output route guidance information obtained by removing a route that uses a rental cycle from candidate routes. The route guidance information output unit 102d may output notification information indicating that a route using the rental cycle is not recommended among the candidate routes. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 102d may output usable number information, type information, and / or reservation information.

  The route guidance information output unit 102d receives the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 102a and at least a part of the route guidance information received by the route guidance information reception unit 102c via the output unit. The route guidance may be executed by outputting. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 102d displays, for example, the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 superimposed on the map data included in the route guidance information. A screen may be displayed on the display unit 114.

  The route guidance information output unit 102d may cause the display unit 114 to display a display screen based on the route guidance information. For example, the route guidance information output unit 102d may include candidate route data, transportation boarding / departure times, transportation destination information, transportation route types, transportation route names, railway stations, and buses included in the route guidance information. Name of boarding / exiting points such as bus stop, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, candidate route When used, a display screen based on display guide data such as TBT or the like included in the charge data, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or guide data may be displayed on the display unit 114. Further, the route guidance information output unit 102d may output the route guidance information via the voice output unit 118. For example, the route guidance information output unit 102d may output, via the voice output unit 118, voice guidance data associated with a traveling direction or the like at a branch point on a candidate route included in the route guidance information.

[Station device 600]
In FIG. 1, the station device 600 has a function of monitoring the number of rental cycles stopped at the station, generating the number information, and transmitting the generated number information to the navigation server.

  Here, the station apparatus 600 is an information processing apparatus installed in a station that stops the rental cycle, and includes at least a control unit 602 and a storage unit 606. In addition, the station device 600 includes a communication control interface unit 604, and is connected to the navigation server 200, the terminal device 100, the in-vehicle device 700, and the like via the network 300 so as to be communicable. Further, the station device 600 may be communicably connected to another station device installed in another station.

  In the present embodiment, the station apparatus 600 is configured as an apparatus integrated with each bicycle parking apparatus provided with a lock opening / closing function for physically fixing the rental cycle, which is disposed at a predetermined position in the station, for example. It may be. Further, the station device 600 may be configured as a single device and may be communicably connected to a plurality of bicycle parking devices in the station. Further, the station device 600 may not be integrated or communicably connected with the above-described bicycle parking device, and may be an information processing terminal operated by a station manager or the like, for example. Furthermore, although not shown, the station device 600 may include an input unit, a display unit, and an audio output unit.

  In FIG. 1, the number information file 606 a in the storage unit 606 is a number information storage unit that stores the number information acquired by the control unit 602. Further, the storage unit 606 may store station position information, position information of a bicycle parking device disposed at a predetermined position in the station, and the like.

  In FIG. 1, the vehicle monitoring unit 602a of the control unit 602 is a vehicle monitoring unit that monitors the number of rental cycles that are stopped at a station and generates the number information.

  Here, the vehicle monitoring unit 602a may generate the number information by, for example, counting a bicycle parking device in a state in which a lock that physically fixes the rental cycle is closed. In addition, the vehicle monitoring unit 602a includes the rental cycle position information acquired by the position acquisition unit 712 included in the in-vehicle device 700 mounted in the rental cycle described later, and the position information of the station device 600 stored in the storage unit 606. The unit number information may be generated by determining whether or not they match or within a predetermined range, and counting the number of rental cycles corresponding to the condition. Further, the vehicle monitoring unit 602a determines whether or not the rental cycle position information is included in the station area indicated by the station position information stored in the storage unit 606, and counts the rental cycle corresponding to the condition. Thus, the number information may be generated. In addition, the vehicle monitoring unit 602a may generate the number of rental cycles that are stopped at the station that is input via the input unit by the station manager or the like as the number information.

  The vehicle monitoring unit 602a stores the generated number information in the number information file 606a. Further, when the existing number information is stored in the number information file 606a, the vehicle monitoring unit 602a overwrites the existing number information with the newly generated number information, and stores the latest number information. Update.

  The number information transmission unit 602b is a number information transmission unit that transmits the number information generated by the vehicle monitoring unit 602a to the navigation server 200. Here, when the number information transmission unit 602b receives a request for the number information from the control unit 202 of the navigation server 200, the number information transmission unit 602b may transmit the latest number information stored in the number information file 606a to the navigation server 200. Good.

[In-vehicle device 700]
In FIG. 1, an in-vehicle device 700 is an information processing device mounted on a bicycle, and has a function of transmitting vehicle position information and the like. The on-vehicle device 700 includes at least a control unit 702 and a storage unit 706. The in-vehicle device 700 includes a communication control interface unit 704, and is connected to the navigation server 200, the terminal device 100, the station device 600, and the like via the network 300 so as to be communicable. The in-vehicle device 700 includes an input / output control interface unit 708 and is connected to the position acquisition unit 712 via the input / output control interface unit 708. Further, although not shown, the in-vehicle device 700 may further include an input unit and an output unit (display unit and audio output unit).

  In this embodiment, although not illustrated, the rental cycle may include a fixing device that physically fixes (docking) the bicycle parking device and the rental cycle of the station described above. Here, the fixing device and the in-vehicle device 700 may be configured as an integrated device, or the fixing device and the in-vehicle device 700 may be connected to be communicable. For example, when the rental cycle fixing device and the station bicycle parking device are physically fixed, the in-vehicle device 700 transmits docking information indicating that the rental cycle is stopped at the station to the navigation server 200 or the like. May be. Further, the navigation server 200 described above may update the number information stored in the station information database 206b by counting the docking information received from the in-vehicle device 700 mounted on the rental cycle.

  The rental cycle may include an automatic lock that locks the rental cycle. Here, the automatic lock and the in-vehicle device 700 may be configured as an integrated device, or the automatic lock and the in-vehicle device 700 may be connected to be communicable. For example, the in-vehicle device 700 may perform control so that the lock of the automatic lock is released when the authentication information such as a password for authenticating the user matches the authentication information stored in advance in the in-vehicle device 700. Here, the authentication information may be transmitted directly from the navigation server 200 to the in-vehicle device 700, or may be transmitted from the navigation server 200 to the terminal device 100 of the user who uses the rental cycle. For example, the user may input authentication information to the in-vehicle device 700 via short-range communication or the like by bringing the terminal device 100 within a predetermined distance of the in-vehicle device 700. Further, the user may input the authentication information displayed on the display unit of the terminal device 100 via the input unit of the in-vehicle device 700.

  Here, in FIG. 1, the storage unit 706 stores in advance authentication information such as a personal identification number used when releasing the lock of the automatic lock provided for the rental cycle. Here, the authentication information stored in the storage unit 706 may be rewritten to other authentication information via the network 300 by the navigation server 200 or the like periodically or after the user uses the rental cycle.

  In FIG. 1, the position information acquisition unit 702 a of the control unit 702 is a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of a rental cycle. Here, the position information acquisition unit 702a may acquire the position information of the rental cycle every predetermined time (predetermined period) (for example, every 1 second or every 3 minutes). Further, the position information acquisition unit 702a may acquire the position information calculated from the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 712 as the position information of the rental cycle. Further, the position information acquisition unit 702a may further acquire azimuth information such as the direction of travel of the rental cycle detected by the azimuth sensor of the position acquisition unit 712 as the position information of the rental cycle.

  The position information transmitting unit 702b is a position information transmitting unit that transmits the position information of the rental cycle acquired by the position information acquiring unit 702a to the navigation server 200, the terminal device 100, the station device 600, and the like via the network 300.

  The movement information acquisition unit 702c is movement information acquisition means for acquiring movement information indicating whether the user of the rental cycle is on the board. Here, the movement information acquisition unit 702c may determine that the vehicle is on board (use) and acquire the movement information as movement information when the lock of the automatic lock described above is released. Further, the movement information acquisition unit 702c may determine that the vehicle is on the basis of the rental cycle position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 702a and acquire the movement information as movement information. Furthermore, the movement information acquisition unit 702c may transmit the movement information to the navigation server 200.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the navigation system in 1st Embodiment is finished.

[Navigation system processing]
Next, an example of the processing of the navigation system according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the navigation system in the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a candidate route between a station and a virtual station in the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an output screen for route guidance information in the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of the route guidance information output screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a neglected vehicle management screen in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, first, the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a of the navigation server 200 detects a rental cycle that meets a predetermined condition as an abandoned vehicle based on the usage information stored in the usage information database 206c (step SA- 1).

  Here, in step SA-1, the neglected vehicle detection unit 202a determines the rental period indicated by the rental period information included in the usage information (for example, in the case of the vehicle ID “C327” in FIG. If the rental cycle is not returned to the station within 00:00 to 18:00 "), the rental cycle may be detected as a neglected vehicle. That is, if the rental cycle is not returned to the station even after the rental period has been exceeded, the neglected vehicle detection unit 202a certifies the neglected vehicle. Here, in the present embodiment, the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a determines whether the bicycle parking device of the station and the fixing device of the rental cycle are in a physically fixed state (docking state), or the rental cycle, for example. It may be determined whether or not the rental cycle has been returned to the station by determining whether or not the position information is in the station. As described above, the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a may recognize the abandoned vehicle based on the time.

  In step SA-1, the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a uses the available area indicated by the available area information included in the usage information (for example, “Y district” in the case of the vehicle ID “C195” in FIG. 3 described above). If there is no rental cycle, the rental cycle may be detected as a neglected vehicle. That is, if the rental cycle is located in a place that deviates from the usable area defined in the rental cycle, the neglected vehicle detection unit 202a recognizes the neglected vehicle as an abandoned vehicle. As described above, the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a may perform the recognition of the abandoned vehicle based on the space.

  In step SA-1, if the current position of the rental cycle indicated by the position information included in the usage information is not changed for a predetermined time or longer (for example, 1 day or longer), the neglected vehicle detection unit 202a further performs the rental cycle. It may be detected as a neglected vehicle. That is, the left vehicle detection unit 202a recognizes as a left vehicle when the rental cycle is located for a predetermined time or more when the vehicle departs from the available area defined in the rental cycle. As described above, the neglected vehicle detection unit 202a may authenticate the neglected vehicle based on both time and space.

  Then, the virtual station registration unit 202b of the navigation server 200 determines the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the process of the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a in step SA-1 (for example, “virtual station X1” in FIG. 2 described above). Is registered in the station information database 206b (step SA-2).

  Here, in step SA-2, the virtual station registration unit 202b detects the position information of the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the processing of the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a in step SA-1 (for example, vehicle ID in FIG. 3 described above). In the case of “C195”, “35.7... 139.50...”) And the number information of the rental cycle (for example, in FIG. 2 described above, the vehicle ID “C195” has the same position information. Virtual station information including “one virtual station X1” (for example, in FIG. 2, the station ID “virtual station X1”, position information “35.7... 139.50...”), Virtual station information including unit information “1”, dock number information “1”, and empty vehicle information “0”. Deployment information by storing in the database 206 b, and registers the bicycle rental as a virtual station.

  In the present embodiment, the process of the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a in step SA-1 and the process of the virtual station registration unit 202b in step SA-2 store the latest virtual station information in the station information database 206b. In order to do this, it may be performed every predetermined time or may be performed when a route search condition is received from the terminal device 100.

  Then, the route search condition transmission unit 102b of the terminal device 100 transmits a route search condition including at least a moving means including a rental cycle, a departure place, and a destination to the navigation server 200 (step SA-3). Here, the moving means may further include at least one of walking, a car, a railroad, an airplane, a bus, a ship, and the like, for example. Further, the departure place may be the current position of the user of the terminal device 100 based on the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 102a. The route search condition may further include a departure time or an arrival time. Here, the departure time may be the current time. The route search condition may further include a waypoint. Further, the route search condition may further include a transit time. Further, the route search condition may be input by the user of the terminal device 100 via the input unit 116 of the terminal device 100.

  Then, the route search condition receiving unit 202c of the navigation server 200 transmits at least the moving means including the rental cycle, the starting point, and the destination, which are transmitted from the terminal device 100 by the processing of the route search condition transmitting unit 102b in step SA-3. The route search condition including is received (step SA-4).

  Then, the route guidance information generation unit 202d of the navigation server 200 selects a route that uses the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition received by the processing of the route search condition reception unit 202c in step SA-4. Candidate routes to be included are searched using the network data stored in the network database 206a and the position information and number information of the stations and virtual stations stored in the station information database 206b to generate route guidance information (step) SA-5 to SA-8).

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 5 and the like showing examples of candidate routes between stations and virtual stations in this embodiment, the route guidance information generating unit 202d (that is, candidate routes) executed in steps SA-5 to SA-8 will be described. Processing of the search unit 202e, the station extraction unit 202f, the number information acquisition unit 202g, and the route generation unit 202h) will be described.

  Specifically, the candidate route search unit 202e of the navigation server 200 satisfies the route search condition received by the processing of the route search condition reception unit 202c in step SA-4 (for example, FIG. The route (for example, the virtual station X1 shown in FIG. 5 (2) to the station A shown in FIG. 5 (3) using the rental cycle from the starting point shown in FIG. 5 to the destination (eg, the destination shown in FIG. 5 (4)). 5), the network data stored in the network database 206a and the stations stored in the station information database 206b (for example, the station A shown in FIG. 5 (3) or the station B in FIG. 5). , Station C, etc.) and a virtual station (for example, the virtual station shown in FIG. 5 (2)) Searching using the position information of the emission X1) (see FIG. 2 described above) (Step SA-5).

  Here, in step SA-5, the candidate route search unit 202e transmits from the current location based on the current location information of the terminal device 100 transmitted from the terminal device 100 by the processing of the route search condition transmission unit 102b in step SA-3. You may search for a candidate route including a route that uses a rental cycle to the destination. If the route search condition further includes a departure time or arrival time, the candidate route search unit 202e uses a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition further including the departure time or arrival time. A candidate route including the route may be searched. Here, the departure time may be the current time. Further, the candidate route search unit 202e may search for a candidate route via the waypoint when the route search condition further includes a waypoint. In addition, when the route search condition further includes a transit point and a transit time, the candidate route search unit 202e determines from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition including the departure point, the destination, the transit point, and the transit time. You may search for a candidate route that is a route that passes through the route.

  Then, the station extraction unit 202f of the navigation server 200 and the stations (station A, station B, and station C in FIG. 5) included in the candidate route searched by the processing of the candidate route search unit 202e in step SA-5 and virtual A station (virtual station X1 in FIG. 5) is extracted (step SA-6). Specifically, in the example of FIG. 5, the station extraction unit 202f includes at least a station on the rental cycle (FIG. 5) among the stations and virtual stations included in the candidate route searched by the process of the candidate route search unit 202e. In FIG. 5, a virtual station X1, a station C, and the like) and a station on the side of getting off the rental cycle (station A, station B, etc. in FIG. 5) are extracted.

  Then, the number information acquisition unit 202g of the navigation server 200 extracts the station (station A, station B, station C in FIG. 5) and the virtual station (in FIG. 5) extracted by the processing of the station extraction unit 202f in step SA-6. , The number of units corresponding to the virtual station X1 (in FIG. 2, “10” for the station A, “15” for the station B, “18” for the station C, “ Is obtained from the station information database 206b (step SA-7). In the present embodiment, the number information acquisition unit 202g further includes the dock number information (in FIG. 2, “15 units” for the station A, “17 units” for the station B, “18” for the station C). Stand ”, or“ 1 ”in the case of the virtual station X1). Further, the number information acquisition unit 202g further includes the number of vacant vehicles (in FIG. 2, “5” for station A, “2” for station B, “0” for station C, virtual station, In the case of X1, “0” or the like) may be acquired.

  Although not shown in the figure, in step SA-7, the unit number information acquisition unit 202g applies to the stations (station A, station B, and station C in FIG. 5) extracted by the process of the station extraction unit 202f in step SA-6. The corresponding number information may be obtained by directly inquiring the storage unit 606 of the station device 600 via the network 300. In the present embodiment, the number information transmission unit 602b of the station device 600 transmits the latest number information generated by the vehicle monitoring unit 602a to the navigation server 200 periodically or when there is a request for station information. May be. The number information storage unit 202k of the navigation server 200 may store the number information received by the number information receiving unit 202j in the station information database 206b. Thereby, in step SA-7, the number information acquisition part 202g can acquire the newest number information from the station information database 206b.

  Then, the route generation unit 202h of the navigation server 200 searches for the candidate route searched by the processing of the candidate route search unit 202e in step SA-5 (for example, in FIG. 5, (1) departure place → (2) virtual station X1 → (3) Station A → (4) Candidate route to destination) and the number information acquired by the processing of the number information acquisition unit 202g in step SA-7 (for example, in the case of station A in FIG. 2 described above) Route guidance information is generated based on "10", "15" for station B, "18" for station C, "1" for virtual station X1, etc. (step SA-8) .

  Here, in step SA-8, the route generation unit 202h acquires basic usage fee information (for example, 200 yen) from the station information database 206b, and based on the number information and the basic usage fee information, the basic usage fee information. The changed usage fee information (for example, 100 yen or 0 yen) may be generated, and route guidance information including the changed usage fee information may be generated. In addition, when the route generation unit 202h uses the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the processing of the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a in step SA-1 (for example, the rental cycle stopped in the virtual station X1 in FIG. 5), The basic usage fee information may be changed to be free (that is, 0 yen), and the changed usage fee information may be generated.

  As described above, in step SA-8, the route generation unit 202h uses the rental route corresponding to the neglected vehicle registered in the station information database 206b as a virtual station (for example, (1) departure place in FIG. 5). → (2) Virtual station X1 → (3) Station A → (4) Candidate route to the destination) is generated.

  Then, the route guidance information transmission unit 202i of the navigation server 200 transmits the route guidance information generated by the processing of the route generation unit 202h in Step SA-8 to the terminal device 100 (Step SA-9).

  And the route guidance information receiving part 102c of the terminal device 100 receives the route guidance information transmitted from the navigation server 200 by the process of the route guidance information transmission part 202i in step SA-9 (step SA-10). Here, in step SA-10, the route guidance information receiving unit 102c may further store the received route guidance information in the route guidance information file 106a. In addition, when the existing route guidance information is stored in the route guidance information file 106a, the route guidance information receiving unit 102c stores the newly set route guidance information by overwriting the existing route guidance information. Also good.

  And the route guidance information output part 102d of the terminal device 100 outputs at least a part of the route guidance information received by the process of the route guidance information receiving part 102c in step SA-10 via the output part (step SA). -11).

  Here, the process of the route guidance information output unit 102d in step SA-11 will be described more specifically with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 taking the route guidance information output screen as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in step SA-11, the route guidance information output unit 102d displays a virtual station (in FIG. 6) corresponding to the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the process of the abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a in step SA-1. Route guidance information including candidate routes via station X1) may be output. As an example, as shown in FIG. 6, the route guidance information output unit 102d includes (1) departure point → (2) station X1 (that is, stop position of a rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle) → (3) station A → (4) Route guidance information including the fourth candidate route to the destination may be output. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the route guidance information output unit 102d may further output a message such as “This route uses a neglected vehicle. Points will be reduced.”

Although not shown, in step SA-11, the route guidance information output unit 102d
Bicycle rental basic usage fee information (for example, “100 yen” from station C to station A) and / or changed usage fee information (for example, “0 yen” from virtual station X1 to station A) may be output. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 102d may sort the basic usage fee information and / or changed usage fee information of the rental cycle in the order of costs (for example, the third candidate route “0 yen”, the first candidate route “0 yen”, the second The candidate routes may be sorted and output in the order of the cost of the candidate route “300 yen”. The route guidance information output unit 102d may output route guidance information obtained by removing a route that uses a rental cycle (for example, a route that uses a station B that is almost full) from the candidate route. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 102d indicates notification information indicating that a route using the rental cycle is not recommended among the candidate routes (for example, “Station B is recommended to use another route because it is currently full”). And the like may be output. Further, the route guidance information output unit 102d can use the available number of people information (for example, for one person, for two persons), type information (for example, city car, power-assisted bicycle), and / or reservation information (for example, reservation). Yes, no reservation) may be output. In this way, in the present embodiment, it is possible to appropriately distribute resources to the user by moving and to rescue the abandoned vehicle without providing a route that is significantly inconvenient.

  In step SA-11, the route guidance information output unit 102d displays the current position information acquired by the processing of the current position information acquisition unit 102a in step SA-3 and the route guidance information reception unit 102c in step SA-10. The route guidance may be executed by outputting at least a part of the route guidance information received by the above process via the output unit. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 102d displays, for example, the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 superimposed on the map data included in the route guidance information. A screen may be displayed on the display unit 114.

  In step SA-11, the route guidance information output unit 102d may cause the display unit 114 to display a display screen based on the route guidance information. For example, the route guidance information output unit 102d may include candidate route data, transportation boarding / departure times, transportation destination information, transportation route types, transportation route names, railway stations, and buses included in the route guidance information. Name of boarding / exiting points such as bus stop, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, candidate route When used, a display screen based on display guide data such as TBT or the like included in the charge data, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or guide data may be displayed on the display unit 114. Further, the route guidance information output unit 102d may output the route guidance information via the voice output unit 118. For example, the route guidance information output unit 102d may output, via the voice output unit 118, voice guidance data associated with a traveling direction or the like at a branch point on a candidate route included in the route guidance information.

  In the present embodiment, the station information database 206b of the navigation server 200 stores virtual station information corresponding to a rental cycle when the rental cycle detected as a left vehicle by the process of the left vehicle detection unit 202a is returned to the station. delete. Further, the station information database 206b deletes virtual station information corresponding to the rental cycle when the rental cycle detected as the left vehicle by the processing of the left vehicle detection unit 202a is used. The station information database 206b deletes the virtual station information corresponding to the rental cycle when the position information of the rental cycle detected as the left vehicle by the process of the left vehicle detection unit 202a is different from the current position information of the rental cycle. .

  For example, the station information database 206b may delete virtual station information corresponding to a rental cycle of an abandoned vehicle when a user other than an abandoned person of a neglected vehicle logs in or applies for use. Specifically, the station information database 206b refers to the usage information database 206c, and when a user other than the final user is logged in to the vehicle, deletes the corresponding virtual station. Also good. Here, the login state refers to a state in which use of a route for relieving a neglected vehicle is determined. For example, in a case where authentication processing is performed with the in-vehicle device 700 mounted on the vehicle by the terminal device 100 or the like, a state where the authentication with the vehicle is completed may be set as a login state.

  Further, the station information database 206b may delete the virtual station information corresponding to the rental cycle of the abandoned vehicle when the navigation of the route including the abandoned vehicle is executed. For example, when route guidance information including a message such as “Do you want to start guidance for the fourth candidate route” as shown in FIG. 7 is output by the processing of the route guidance information output unit 102d in step SA-11? Alternatively, the user may select the “Yes” button in FIG. 7, and the station information database 206b may detect the start of navigation of the route including the abandoned vehicle and delete the corresponding virtual station.

  Further, the station information database 206b may delete the virtual station information corresponding to the rental cycle of the left vehicle when the manager collects the left vehicle. For example, when the management screen as shown in FIG. 8 is output to the terminal device 100 or the like possessed by the rental cycle manager, the manager may ask “Do you want to make the left vehicle C385 collected?” In FIG. In response to the message, “Y (Yes)” is selected, and the station information database 206b may detect that the neglected vehicle has been collected by the administrator and delete the corresponding virtual station.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when a neglected vehicle is relieved (for example, when the neglected vehicle is returned to the station or when the neglected vehicle is used), or the rental cycle detected as the neglected vehicle moves illegally. In such a case, since it is not meaningful to store the left vehicle corresponding to the station information database 206b as a virtual station, the corresponding virtual station information is deleted from the station information database 206b. Thereby, in this embodiment, the station information database 206b prevents a situation in which a neglected vehicle becomes a search target from a plurality of users when the user searches for a route using a rental cycle including the abandoned vehicle. In addition, it is possible to present a virtual station where a neglected vehicle exists.

  Above, description of an example of the process of the navigation system in 1st Embodiment is finished.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment (navigation server 200 (server-driven type)) of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. Here, FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the navigation server 200 in the second embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration.

  In the second embodiment, the navigation server 200 generates data to be output to the output unit (the display unit 114 and the audio output unit 118) of the terminal device 100, and transmits these data to the terminal device 100. Thus, the output unit of the terminal device 100 is made to function. As described above, the second embodiment is different from the other embodiments in that the navigation server 200 performs server-driven processing.

[Configuration of the navigation server 200 (server-driven type)]
First, an example of the configuration of the navigation server 200 (server-driven type) in the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the navigation server 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a position acquisition unit 112, an output unit (display unit 114 and audio output unit 118), an input unit 116, a control unit 102, and a storage unit 106. Can be communicated to the terminal device 100 including at least the control device 602, the storage device 606, and the in-vehicle device 700 including at least the position acquisition unit 712, the control unit 702, and the storage unit 706. It is connected to the. Here, the navigation server 200 includes at least a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206. Although not shown, the terminal device 100 may include a photographing unit such as a camera capable of photographing a still image and a moving image. As an example, the communication includes remote communication such as wired / wireless communication via the network 300. The navigation server 200 and the terminal device 100 are communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

  In FIG. 9, the navigation server 200 stores network data defining a traffic network in the storage unit 206, and stores station information including at least the position information of a station that stops a rental cycle and the number of rental cycles that are stopped at the station. The storage unit 206 stores the rental cycle usage information in the storage unit 206. Further, the navigation server 200 detects a rental cycle that matches a predetermined condition as a neglected vehicle based on the usage information stored in the storage unit 206, and registers the rental cycle detected as the neglected vehicle in the storage unit 206 as a virtual station. A route that uses a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that receives the route search condition that includes at least the moving means including the rental cycle transmitted from the terminal device 100, the departure point, and the destination, and that satisfies the received route search condition Is searched using the network data stored in the storage unit 206 and the position information and the number information of the stations and virtual stations stored in the storage unit 206 to generate route guidance information and generate A route guidance screen is generated based on at least a part of the route guidance information provided. And, the generated route guidance screen by transmitting to the terminal device 100 has a function such as to output at least part of the route guidance screen through the output unit.

  The functions of the communication control interface unit 204 and the storage unit 206 (network database 206a, station information database 206b, usage information database 206c, map database 206d, guidance database 206e, route guidance information database 206f, etc.) in the navigation server 200, terminal device 100, each function of the position acquisition unit 112, the display unit 114, the input unit 116, and the audio output unit 118, each function of the control unit 602 and the storage unit 606 in the station device 600, and the position acquisition unit 712 in the in-vehicle device 700. Since the functions of the control unit 702 and the storage unit 706 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

  In FIG. 9, the control unit 202 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program defining various processing procedures, and required data. And the control part 202 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 202 functionally conceptually includes an abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a, a virtual station registration unit 202b, a route search condition reception unit 202c, a route guidance information generation unit 202d, a candidate route search unit 202e, a station extraction unit 202f, and number information acquisition. 202g, route generation unit 202h, number information reception unit 202j, number information storage unit 202k, position information reception unit 202m, position information storage unit 202n, route guidance screen generation unit 202p, output control unit 202q, and current position information acquisition The unit 202r is provided.

  The abandoned vehicle detection unit 202a, virtual station registration unit 202b, route search condition reception unit 202c, route guidance information generation unit 202d, candidate route search unit 202e, station extraction unit 202f, number information acquisition unit 202g, route generation unit 202h, The functions of the number information receiving unit 202j, the number information storing unit 202k, the position information receiving unit 202m, and the position information storing unit 202n are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  Among these, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p is route guidance screen generation means for generating a route guidance screen based on at least a part of the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generation unit 202d. Here, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p may generate, for example, a route guidance screen including changed usage fee information included in the route guidance information. In addition, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p may generate a route guidance screen based on route guidance information obtained by removing a route that uses a rental cycle from candidate routes. In addition, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p may generate a route guidance screen including notification information included in the route guidance information. Further, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p may generate a route guidance screen based on route guidance information including at least one of the available number information, type information, and reservation information included in the route guidance information.

  Further, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p is based on the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 202r and at least part of the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generation unit 202d. May be generated. Here, for example, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p superimposes the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 on the map data included in the route guidance information. A route guidance screen may be generated.

  In addition, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p includes, for example, candidate route data, transportation boarding / departure times, transportation destination information, transportation route type, transportation route name, railway station included in the route guidance information Name of boarding / exiting points such as bus stops, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, candidate A route guidance screen may be generated based on charge data, route information, timetable data, map data, and / or display guidance data such as TBT included in the guidance data when a route is used. In addition, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p may generate a route guidance screen in which voice guidance data is embedded so that route guidance information is output via the voice output unit 118. For example, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p is configured to output the voice guidance data associated with the traveling direction at a branch point or the like on the candidate route included in the route guidance information via the voice output unit 118. A route guidance screen in which data is embedded may be generated.

  The output control unit 202q is an output control unit that transmits the route guidance screen generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202p to the terminal device 100 and outputs at least a part of the route guidance screen via the output unit. is there. Here, for example, the output control unit 202q uses the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the use of the terminal device 100 on the map data included in the route guidance information generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202p. The route guidance screen on which the current position information of the person is superimposed may be transmitted to the terminal device 100, and at least a part of the route guidance screen may be output via the output unit to execute the route guidance.

  Further, the output control unit 202q includes, for example, candidate route data included in the route guidance information generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202p, transit time of transportation, destination information of transportation, route type of transportation, Route name of transportation, name of boarding / exiting points such as railway station and bus stop, station exit information, transportation boarding position information, first departure, walking route, weather information, transportation transfer The route guidance screen based on the number of times, the time required for the candidate route, fee data when using the candidate route, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or display guidance data such as TBT included in the guidance data Alternatively, the route guidance may be executed by transmitting to the terminal device 100 and outputting at least a part of the route guidance screen via the output unit. Further, the output control unit 202q transmits to the terminal device 100 a route guidance screen embedded with voice guidance data generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202p so that the route guidance information is output via the voice output unit 118. Thus, the route guidance may be executed by outputting at least a part of the route guidance screen via the output unit. For example, the output control unit 202q outputs the voice guidance data generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202p to the voice output unit 118 in association with the direction of travel at a branch point on the candidate route included in the route guidance information. The route guidance screen in which the voice guidance data is embedded is transmitted to the terminal device 100 so that the route guidance is output, and at least a part of the route guidance screen is output via the output unit to execute the route guidance. Also good.

  The current position information acquisition unit 202r is a current position information acquisition unit that acquires the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100. Here, the current location information acquisition unit 202r receives the location information signal received from the location transmission device 500 by the location acquisition unit 112 of the terminal device 100 from the terminal device 100, and uses the location information calculated from the location information signal as the terminal. It may be acquired as the current position information of the user of the device 100. The current position information acquisition unit 202r receives position information such as position coordinates about the current position input by the user via the input unit 116 of the terminal apparatus 100, and uses the position information as a user of the terminal apparatus 100. May be acquired as current position information.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the navigation server 200 in 2nd Embodiment is finished.

[Processing of navigation server 200 (server-driven type)]
Next, an example of processing of the navigation server 200 in the second embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the basic processing of the navigation server 200 in the second embodiment.

  In FIG. 10, the processing from step SB-1 to step SB-8 is the same as the processing of step SA-1 and step SA-8 of FIG. Omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, after performing the processing from step SB-1 to step SB-8, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p of the navigation server 200 performs the processing of the route guidance information generation unit 202d in step SB-8. Based on at least a part of the generated route guidance information, a route guidance screen (for example, the route guidance information output screen shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 described above) is generated (step SB-9).

  Here, in step SB-9, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p includes, for example, a route guidance screen including changed usage fee information (for example, “0 yen” from the virtual station X1 to the station A) included in the route guidance information. May be generated. Further, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p may generate a route guidance screen based on route guidance information obtained by removing a route that uses a rental cycle (for example, a route that uses a station B that is almost full) from candidate routes. Good. The route guidance screen generation unit 202p also includes a route including notification information included in the route guidance information (for example, text data for reporting that “Station B is currently full so we recommend using another route”). A guidance screen may be generated. In addition, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p includes usable number information (for example, for one person, for two persons) included in the route guidance information, type information (for example, city car, battery-assisted bicycle), and reservation information. A route guidance screen based on route guidance information including at least one of (for example, with reservation, without reservation) may be generated.

  Further, in step SB-9, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p displays the current position information acquired by the processing of the current position information acquisition unit 202r, and the route guidance information generation unit 202d in steps SB-5 to SB-8. A route guidance screen may be generated based on at least a part of the route guidance information generated by the processing. Here, for example, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p superimposes the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current position information of the user of the terminal device 100 on the map data included in the route guidance information. A route guidance screen may be generated.

  In step SB-9, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p includes, for example, candidate route data, transportation boarding / departure times, transportation destination information, transportation route type, transportation transportation included in the route guidance information. Route name, name of boarding / exiting points such as railway station and bus stop, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, candidates Generate route guidance screen based on required time of route, toll data when using candidate route, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or display guidance data such as TBT included in guidance data Also good. In addition, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p may generate a route guidance screen in which voice guidance data is embedded so that route guidance information is output via the voice output unit 118. For example, the route guidance screen generation unit 202p is configured to output the voice guidance data associated with the traveling direction at a branch point or the like on the candidate route included in the route guidance information via the voice output unit 118. A route guidance screen in which data is embedded may be generated.

  Then, the output control unit 202q of the navigation server 200 displays the route guidance screen (for example, the output screens shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 described above) generated by the processing of the route guidance screen generation unit 202p in step SB-9. It transmits to the apparatus 100 (step SB-10), and outputs at least one part of the said route guidance screen via an output part (step SB-11).

  Here, in step SB-10 and step SB-11, the output control unit 202q, for example, on the map data included in the route guidance information generated by the processing of the route guidance screen generation unit 202p in step SB-9. The route guidance screen on which the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current location information of the user of the terminal device 100 are superimposed is transmitted to the terminal device 100 and at least a part of the route guidance screen is output The route guidance may be executed by outputting the information via a section.

  In step SB-10 and step SB-11, the output control unit 202q includes, for example, candidate route data included in the route guidance information generated by the processing of the route guidance screen generation unit 202p in step SB-9, Transportation boarding / departure time, transportation destination information, transportation route type, transportation route name, name of boarding / exiting points such as railway stations and bus stops, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, First departure, walking route, weather information, number of transits, time required for candidate route, toll data when using candidate route, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or The route guidance screen based on the display guidance data such as TBT included in the guidance data is transmitted to the terminal device 100, and at least the route guidance screen is displayed. Parts by output via the output unit may be executed route guidance. Further, the output control unit 202q transmits to the terminal device 100 a route guidance screen embedded with voice guidance data generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202p so that the route guidance information is output via the voice output unit 118. Thus, the route guidance may be executed by outputting at least a part of the route guidance screen via the output unit. For example, the output control unit 202q outputs the voice guidance data generated by the route guidance screen generation unit 202p to the voice output unit 118 in association with the direction of travel at a branch point on the candidate route included in the route guidance information. The route guidance screen in which the voice guidance data is embedded is transmitted to the terminal device 100 so that the route guidance is output, and at least a part of the route guidance screen is output via the output unit to execute the route guidance. Also good.

  Above, description of an example of the process of the navigation server 200 in 2nd Embodiment is finished.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment (navigation device 400 (stand-alone type)) of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. Here, FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the navigation apparatus 400 in the third embodiment, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention in the configuration.

  In the third embodiment, the navigation device 400 aggregates the functions of the terminal device 100 and the navigation server 200 described in the other embodiments in the navigation device 400, and stores network data that defines the traffic network in the storage unit. The station information including at least the position information of the station that stops the rental cycle and the number information of the number of rental cycles stopped at the station is stored in the storage unit 406, the rental cycle usage information is stored in the storage unit 406, etc. It has a function. Further, the navigation device 400 detects a rental cycle that matches a predetermined condition based on the usage information stored in the storage unit 406 as a neglected vehicle, registers the rental cycle detected as the neglected vehicle in the storage unit 406 as a virtual station, A route search condition including at least a moving means including a rental cycle, a departure point, and a destination is set, and a candidate route including a route using the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination satisfying the set route search condition is stored in a storage unit. A search is performed using the network data stored in 406 and the position information and the number information of the stations and virtual stations stored in the storage unit 406 to generate route guidance information. At least one of the generated route guidance information The function of outputting the part via the output part is provided. Thus, the third embodiment is different from the other embodiments in that the navigation device 400 is configured as a stand-alone type and performs processing alone.

[Configuration of the navigation device 400 (stand-alone type)]
First, an example of the configuration of the navigation device 400 (stand-alone type) in the third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 11, the navigation device 400 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a position acquisition unit 412, an output unit (display unit 414 and audio output unit 418), an input unit 416, a control unit 402, and a storage unit 406. And at least. The navigation device 400 is communicably connected to an in-vehicle device 700 that includes at least a position acquisition unit 712, a control unit 702, and a storage unit 706. Although not shown, the navigation device 400 may include a photographing unit such as a camera capable of photographing a still image and a moving image. As an example, the communication includes remote communication such as wired / wireless communication via the network 300. Moreover, each part of these navigation apparatuses 400 may be connected so that communication is possible via arbitrary communication paths. The navigation device 400 may be, for example, various navigation terminals such as a PND (Portable Navigation Device), various information processing devices such as a notebook personal computer, or a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, PHS, or PDA. .

  11, each function of the communication control interface unit 404, the input / output control interface unit 408, the position acquisition unit 412, the display unit 414, the input unit 416, and the audio output unit 418 in the navigation device 400, the control unit in the station device 600 Since each function of 602 and the storage unit 606 and each function of the position acquisition unit 712, the control unit 702, and the storage unit 706 in the in-vehicle device 700 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted. Further, each part of the storage unit 406 (network database 406a, station information database 406b, usage information database 406c, map database 406d, guidance database 406e, route guidance information database 406f, etc.) is also described in the other embodiments. Except for the point that the navigation device 400 is provided instead of the terminal device 100 and the navigation server 200, the functions are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  As for each part of the control unit 402 (current position information acquisition unit 402a to position information storage unit 402p, etc.), the navigation device 400 of the present embodiment is a stand-alone type, and the control unit 402 is described above in other embodiments. Each function is basically the same as that of the first embodiment except that each transmission / reception unit for the navigation server 200 is not provided.

  In FIG. 11, the control unit 402 includes an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program defining various processing procedures, and required data. And the control part 402 performs the information processing for performing various processes with these programs. The control unit 402 is functionally conceptually configured as a current position information acquisition unit 402a, an abandoned vehicle detection unit 402b, a virtual station registration unit 402c, a route search condition setting unit 402d, a route guidance information generation unit 402e, a candidate route search unit 402f, a station. An extraction unit 402g, a number information acquisition unit 402h, a route generation unit 402i, a route guidance information output unit 402j, a number information reception unit 402k, a number information storage unit 402m, a position information reception unit 402n, and a position information storage unit 402p are provided. The abandoned vehicle detection unit 402b, the virtual station registration unit 402c, the station extraction unit 402g, the number information acquisition unit 402h, the route generation unit 402i, the number information reception unit 402k, the number information storage unit 402m, the position information reception unit 402n, and Since the function of the position information storage unit 402p is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  Among these, the current position information acquisition unit 402a is current position information acquisition means for acquiring the current position information of the user of the navigation device 400. Here, the current position information acquisition unit 402a may acquire the current position information of the user of the navigation device 400 every predetermined time (predetermined period) (for example, every 1 second or every 3 minutes). Further, the current position information acquisition unit 402a may acquire the position information calculated from the position information signal received from the position transmission device 500 by the position acquisition unit 412 as the current position information of the user of the navigation device 400. Further, the current position information acquisition unit 402a may also acquire azimuth information such as the traveling direction of the navigation device 400 detected by the azimuth sensor of the position acquisition unit 412 as current position information of the user of the navigation device 400. Good.

  The route search condition setting unit 402d is route search condition setting means for setting a route search condition including at least a moving means including a rental cycle, a departure place, and a destination. Here, the moving means may further include at least one of walking, a car, a railroad, an airplane, a bus, a ship, and the like, for example. The departure point may be the current position of the user of the navigation device 400 based on the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 402a. The route search condition may further include a departure time or an arrival time. Here, the departure time may be the current time. The route search condition may further include a waypoint. Further, the route search condition may further include a transit time. The route search condition may be input by the user of the navigation device 400 via the input unit 416 of the navigation device 400.

  The route guidance information generation unit 402e includes a candidate route including a route using a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition set by the route search condition setting unit 402d. The network stored in the network database 406a This is route guidance information generation means for generating route guidance information by searching using the data and the position information and the number information of the stations and virtual stations stored in the station information database 406b. Here, the route guidance information generation unit 402e further includes a candidate route search unit 402f, a station extraction unit 402g, a number information acquisition unit 402h, and a route generation unit 402i.

  In addition, the candidate route search unit 402f stores, in the network database 406a, candidate routes including routes that use the rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfy the route search condition set by the route search condition setting unit 402d. This is candidate route search means for searching using network data and position information of the stations and virtual stations stored in the station information database 406b.

  Here, the candidate route search unit 402f also searches for a candidate route including a route that uses a rental cycle from the current position to the destination based on the current position information of the navigation device 400 acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 402a. Good. If the route search condition further includes a departure time or arrival time, the candidate route search unit 402f uses a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition further including the departure time or arrival time. A candidate route including the route may be searched. Here, the departure time may be the current time. Further, the candidate route search unit 402f may search for a candidate route that passes through the waypoint when the route search condition further includes a waypoint. In addition, when the route search condition further includes a transit point and a transit time, the candidate route search unit 402f determines from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition including the departure point, the destination, the transit point, and the transit time. You may search for a candidate route that is a route that passes through the route.

  Further, the route guidance information output unit 402j receives at least a part of the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 402a and the route guidance information generated by the route guidance information generation unit 402e via the output unit. The route guidance may be executed by outputting. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 402j, for example, displays the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current position information of the user of the navigation device 400 superimposed on the map data included in the route guidance information. A screen may be displayed on the display unit 414.

  Further, the route guidance information output unit 402j may cause the display unit 414 to display a display screen based on the route guidance information. For example, the route guidance information output unit 402j includes candidate route data, transportation boarding / departing times, transportation destination information, transportation route type, transportation route name, railway station and bus included in the route guidance information. Name of boarding / exiting points such as bus stop, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, candidate route When used, a display screen based on display guide data such as TBT or the like included in the charge data, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or guide data may be displayed on the display unit 414. Further, the route guidance information output unit 402j may output the route guidance information via the voice output unit 418. For example, the route guidance information output unit 402j may output, via the voice output unit 418, voice guidance data associated with a traveling direction or the like at a branch point on a candidate route included in the route guidance information.

  Above, description of an example of a structure of the navigation apparatus 400 in 3rd Embodiment is finished.

[Processing of navigation device 400 (stand-alone type)]
Next, an example of the process of the navigation device 400 according to the third embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of basic processing of the navigation device 400 according to the third embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 12, first, the abandoned vehicle detection unit 402b detects a rental cycle that meets a predetermined condition as an abandoned vehicle based on the usage information stored in the usage information database 406c (step SC-1).

  Here, in step SC-1, the neglected vehicle detection unit 402b displays the rental period indicated by the rental period information included in the usage information (for example, in the case of the vehicle ID “C327” in FIG. 3 described above, “February 1 12 If the rental cycle is not returned to the station within 00:00 to 18:00 "), the rental cycle may be detected as a neglected vehicle. In addition, the neglected vehicle detection unit 402b has no rental cycle in the available area indicated by the available area information included in the usage information (for example, “Y district” in the case of the vehicle ID “C195” in FIG. 3 described above). In this case, the rental cycle may be detected as a neglected vehicle. Further, if the current position of the rental cycle indicated by the position information included in the usage information is not changed for a predetermined time or longer (for example, 1 day or longer), the left vehicle detection unit 402b detects the rental cycle as a left vehicle. Also good.

  Then, the virtual station registration unit 402c uses the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the process of the abandoned vehicle detection unit 402b in step SC-1 as a virtual station (for example, “virtual station X1” in FIG. 2 described above) as a station information database. Register in 406b (step SC-2).

  Here, in step SC-2, the virtual station registration unit 402c detects the position information of the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the processing of the neglected vehicle detection unit 402b in step SC-2 (for example, vehicle ID in FIG. 3 described above). In the case of “C195”, “35.7... 139.50...”) And the number information of the rental cycle (for example, in FIG. 2 described above, the vehicle ID “C195” has the same position information. By storing virtual station information including “one virtual station X1” in the station information database 406b, the rental cycle is registered as a virtual station.

  In the present embodiment, the process of the abandoned vehicle detection unit 402b in step SC-1 and the process of the virtual station registration unit 402c in step SC-2 store the latest virtual station information in the station information database 406b. In order to do this, it may be performed every predetermined time or may be performed when a route search condition is set.

  Then, the route search condition setting unit 402d sets a route search condition including at least the moving means including the rental cycle, the departure place, and the destination (step SC-3). Here, the moving means may further include at least one of walking, a car, a railroad, an airplane, a bus, a ship, and the like, for example. The departure point may be the current position of the user of the navigation device 400 based on the current position information acquired by the process of the current position information acquisition unit 402a. The route search condition may further include a departure time or an arrival time. Here, the departure time may be the current time. The route search condition may further include a waypoint. Further, the route search condition may further include a transit time. The route search condition may be input by the user of the navigation device 400 via the input unit 416 of the navigation device 400.

  Then, the route guidance information generation unit 402e selects candidate routes including a route using a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination, which satisfies the route search condition received by the process of the route search condition setting unit 402d in step SC-3. The route information is generated by searching using the network data stored in the network database 406a and the position information and the number information of the stations and virtual stations stored in the station information database 406b (steps SC-4 to SC-4). SC-7).

  Specifically, the candidate route search unit 402f satisfies the route search condition set by the processing of the route search condition setting unit 402d in step SC-3 (for example, the departure shown in FIG. 5 (1) described above). A route (eg, virtual station X1 shown in FIG. 5 (2) to station A shown in FIG. 5 (3) using a rental cycle from the destination) to the destination (eg, the destination shown in FIG. 5 (4) above). 5), the network data stored in the network database 406a and the station (for example, the station A shown in FIG. 5 (3) described above, Station B, station C, etc.) and a virtual station (for example, the virtual station shown in FIG. 5 (2) above) Searching using the position information of 1) (see FIG. 2 described above) (Step SC-4).

  Here, in step SC-4, the candidate route search unit 402f selects a route that uses the rental cycle from the current position to the destination based on the current position information of the navigation device 400 acquired by the processing of the current position information acquisition unit 402a. You may search for the candidate path | route containing. If the route search condition further includes a departure time or arrival time, the candidate route search unit 402f uses a rental cycle from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition further including the departure time or arrival time. A candidate route including the route may be searched. Here, the departure time may be the current time. Further, the candidate route search unit 402f may search for a candidate route that passes through the waypoint when the route search condition further includes a waypoint. In addition, when the route search condition further includes a transit point and a transit time, the candidate route search unit 402f determines from the departure point to the destination that satisfies the route search condition including the departure point, the destination, the transit point, and the transit time. You may search for a candidate route that is a route that passes through the route.

  Then, the station extraction unit 402g includes the stations (station A, station B, and station C in FIG. 5 described above) and virtual stations (in FIG. 5 described above) included in the candidate route searched by the process of the candidate route search unit 402f in step SC-4. In FIG. 5 described above, the virtual station X1) is extracted (step SC-5). Specifically, in the example of FIG. 5 described above, the station extraction unit 402g includes at least a station (on the side of the rental cycle) among the stations and virtual stations included in the candidate route searched by the process of the candidate route search unit 402f. In FIG. 5 described above, the virtual station X1, station C, etc.) and the station on the rental bicycle exit side (station A, station B, etc. in FIG. 5 described above) are extracted.

  The number information acquisition unit 402h then extracts the station (station A, station B, station C in FIG. 5 described above) and the virtual station (in FIG. 5 described above) extracted by the process of the station extraction unit 402g in step SC-5. , The number of units corresponding to the virtual station X1 (in FIG. 2, “10” for the station A, “15” for the station B, “18” for the station C, “ Is obtained from the station information database 406b (step SC-6). Further, in the present embodiment, the unit number information acquisition unit 402h further includes the dock number information (in FIG. 2, “15 units” for the station A, “17 units” for the station B, and “18 units for the station C”. Stand ”, or“ 1 ”in the case of the virtual station X1). Further, the number information acquisition unit 402h further includes the number of empty vehicles (in FIG. 2, “5” for station A, “2” for station B, “0” for station C, virtual station, In the case of X1, “0” or the like) may be acquired.

  Although not shown in the figure, in step SC-6, the unit number information acquisition unit 402h reads the stations extracted by the processing of the station extraction unit 402g in step SC-5 (in FIG. 5, the above-mentioned stations A, B, and C). ) May be acquired by directly inquiring the storage unit 606 of the station apparatus 600 via the network 300. In the present embodiment, the control unit 602 of the station device 600 may transmit the latest number information generated by the control unit 602 to the navigation device 400 periodically or when there is a request for station information. Good. The number information storage unit 402m may store the number information received by the number information receiving unit 402k in the station information database 406b. Thereby, in step SC-4, the number information acquisition unit 402h can acquire the latest number information from the station information database 406b.

  Then, the route generation unit 402i selects the candidate route searched by the process of the candidate route search unit 402f in step SC-4 (for example, (1) departure point → (2) virtual station X1 → (3 in FIG. 5 described above). ) Station A → (4) Candidate route to destination) and the number information acquired by the processing of the number information acquisition unit 402h in Step SC-6 (for example, “10 in the case of station A in FIG. Route guidance information is generated (step SC-7) based on “15” for station B, “15” for station B, “18” for station C, “1” for virtual station X1, and the like.

  Here, in Step SC-7, the route generation unit 402i acquires basic usage fee information (for example, 200 yen) from the station information database 406b, and based on the number information and the basic usage fee information, the basic usage fee information. The changed usage fee information (for example, 100 yen or 0 yen) may be generated, and route guidance information including the changed usage fee information may be generated. In addition, the route generation unit 402i uses the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the process of the abandoned vehicle detection unit 402b in step SC-1 (for example, the rental cycle stopped at the virtual station X1 in FIG. 5 described above). May change the basic usage fee information to be free (that is, 0 yen), and generate the changed usage fee information.

  In this way, in step SC-7, the route generation unit 402i uses the rental cycle corresponding to the neglected vehicle registered in the station information database 406b as a virtual station (for example, (1) in FIG. Route guidance information including (2) virtual station X1 → (3) station A → (4) candidate route to destination) is generated. That is, in the present embodiment, the route generation unit 402i can generate route guidance information including a route for relieving a neglected vehicle to a user, an administrator, and the like.

  And the route guidance information output part 402j outputs at least one part of the route guidance information produced | generated by the process of the route production | generation part 402i in step SC-7 via an output part (step SC-8).

  Here, in step SC-8, the route guidance information output unit 402j displays a virtual station corresponding to the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle by the process of the abandoned vehicle detection unit 402b in step SC-1 (in FIG. Route guidance information including candidate routes via X1) may be output. As an example, the route guidance information output unit 402j, as shown in FIG. 6 described above, (1) departure place → (2) station X1 (that is, stop position of the rental cycle detected as a neglected vehicle) → (3) station A → (4) Route guidance information including the fourth candidate route to the destination may be output. Here, as shown in FIG. 6 described above, the route guidance information output unit 402j may further output a message such as “This route uses a neglected vehicle. Points will be reduced.” .

  In step SC-8, the route guidance information output unit 402j also rents basic rental fee information (for example, “100 yen” from station C to station A) and / or changed usage fee information (for example, virtual station X1). From station A to station A may be output. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 402j is arranged in the order of expense of the basic usage fee information and / or changed usage fee information of the rental cycle (for example, the third candidate route “0 yen”, the first candidate route “0 yen”, the second The candidate routes may be sorted and output in the order of the cost of the candidate route “300 yen”. Further, the route guidance information output unit 402j may output route guidance information obtained by removing a route that uses a rental cycle (for example, a route that uses a station B that is almost full) from the candidate route. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 402j indicates notification information indicating that the route using the rental cycle is not recommended among the candidate routes (for example, “Station B is currently full and we recommend using another route. Or the like may be output. Further, the route guidance information output unit 402j can use the available number of people information (for example, for one person, for two persons), type information (for example, city car, power-assisted bicycle), and / or reservation information (for example, reservation). Yes, no reservation) may be output. In this way, in the present embodiment, it is possible to appropriately distribute resources to the user by moving and to rescue the abandoned vehicle without providing a route that is significantly inconvenient.

  In step SC-8, the route guidance information output unit 402j displays the current position information acquired by the process of the current position information acquisition unit 402a and the route generated by the process of the route generation unit 402i in step SC-7. Route guidance may be executed by outputting at least part of the guidance information via the output unit. In addition, the route guidance information output unit 402j, for example, displays the candidate route data included in the route guidance information and the current position information of the user of the navigation device 400 superimposed on the map data included in the route guidance information. A screen may be displayed on the display unit 414.

  In Step SC-8, the route guidance information output unit 402j may cause the display unit 414 to display a display screen based on the route guidance information. For example, the route guidance information output unit 402j includes candidate route data, transportation boarding / departing times, transportation destination information, transportation route type, transportation route name, railway station and bus included in the route guidance information. Name of boarding / exiting points such as bus stop, station exit information, transportation boarding location information, first departure, walking route, weather information, number of transportation transfers, time required for candidate route, candidate route When used, a display screen based on display guide data such as TBT or the like included in the charge data, local route data, timetable data, map data, and / or guide data may be displayed on the display unit 414. Further, the route guidance information output unit 402j may output the route guidance information via the voice output unit 418. For example, the route guidance information output unit 402j may output, via the voice output unit 418, voice guidance data associated with a traveling direction or the like at a branch point on a candidate route included in the route guidance information.

  In the present embodiment, the station information database 406b deletes virtual station information corresponding to a rental cycle when the rental cycle detected as a left vehicle by the process of the left vehicle detection unit 402b is returned to the station. Further, the station information database 406b deletes virtual station information corresponding to a rental cycle when the rental cycle detected as a left vehicle by the process of the left vehicle detection unit 402b is used. The station information database 406b deletes the virtual station information corresponding to the rental cycle when the position information of the rental cycle detected as the left vehicle by the processing of the left vehicle detection unit 402b is different from the current position information of the rental cycle. .

  Above, description of an example of the process of the navigation apparatus 400 in 3rd Embodiment is finished.

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Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention can be implemented in various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims other than the above-described embodiments. It may be done.

  In addition, among the processes described in the embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method.

  In addition, unless otherwise specified, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including registration data for each processing, parameters such as search conditions, screen examples, and database configurations shown in the above documents and drawings Can be changed arbitrarily.

  Further, regarding the terminal device 100, the navigation server 200, the navigation device 400, the station device 600, and the in-vehicle device 700, the illustrated components are functionally conceptual and are not necessarily physically configured as illustrated. I don't need it.

  For example, the processing functions provided in each of the terminal device 100, the navigation server 200, the navigation device 400, the station device 600, and the in-vehicle device 700, in particular, the control unit 102, the control unit 202, the control unit 402, the control unit 602, and Each processing function performed in the control unit 702 can be realized in whole or in part by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or wired logic. It can also be realized as hardware. The program is recorded on a recording medium described later, and is mechanically read by the terminal device 100, the navigation server 200, the navigation device 400, the station device 600, and the in-vehicle device 700 as necessary. That is, the storage unit 106 such as a ROM or HDD (Hard Disk Drive), the storage unit 206, the storage unit 406, the storage unit 606, the storage unit 706, and the like cooperate with each other as an OS to give instructions to the CPU and perform various processes. The computer program for performing is recorded. This computer program is executed by being loaded into the RAM, and constitutes a control unit in cooperation with the CPU.

  The computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the terminal device 100, the navigation server 200, the navigation device 400, the station device 600, and the in-vehicle device 700 via an arbitrary network 300. Often it is possible to download all or part of it as needed.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium, and may be configured as a program product. Here, the “recording medium” means a memory card, USB memory, SD card, flexible disk, magneto-optical disk, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM, MO, DVD, and Blu-ray (registered trademark). It is assumed to include any “portable physical medium” such as Disc.

  The “program” is a data processing method described in an arbitrary language or description method, and may be in any format such as source code or binary code. Note that the “program” is not necessarily limited to a single configuration, and functions are achieved in cooperation with a separate configuration such as a plurality of modules and libraries or a separate program represented by the OS. Including things. Note that a well-known configuration and procedure can be used for a specific configuration for reading a recording medium, a reading procedure, an installation procedure after reading, and the like in each device described in the embodiment.

  Storage unit 106, storage unit 206, storage unit 406, storage unit 606, and various databases stored in storage unit 706 (route guidance information file 106a, network database 206a, station information database 206b, usage information database 206c, (Map database 206d, guidance database 206e, route guidance information database 206f, network database 406a, station information database 406b, usage information database 406c, map database 406d, guidance database 406e, route guidance information database 406f, and number information file 606a) Is a memory device such as RAM, ROM, a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, etc. A storage unit, various programs used for various processes and Web site provision, tables, databases, and stores the Web page files, and the like.

  The navigation server 200 may be configured as an information processing apparatus such as a known personal computer or workstation, or may be configured by connecting an arbitrary peripheral device to the information processing apparatus. The navigation server 200 may be realized by installing software (including programs, data, and the like) that causes the information processing apparatus to realize the method of the present invention.

  Furthermore, the specific form of distribution / integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part of them may be functional or physical in arbitrary units according to various additions or according to functional loads. Can be distributed and integrated. That is, the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined and may be selectively implemented.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a navigation system, a terminal device, a navigation server, a navigation device, a navigation method, and a program capable of presenting an optimal route for relieving an abandoned vehicle. It is extremely useful in various fields such as information devices supporting navigation and information processing fields.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Terminal device 102 Control part 102a Current position information acquisition part 102b Route search condition transmission part 102c Route guidance information reception part 102d Route guidance information output part 104 Communication control interface part 106 Storage part 106a Route guidance information file 108 Input / output control interface part 112 Position acquisition unit 114 Display unit 116 Input unit 118 Audio output unit 200 Navigation server 202 Control unit 202a Unattended vehicle detection unit 202b Virtual station registration unit 202c Route search condition reception unit 202d Route guidance information generation unit 202e Candidate route search unit 202f Station extraction unit 202g Number information acquisition unit 202h Route generation unit 202i Route guidance information transmission unit 202j Number information reception unit 202k Number information storage unit 202m Location information reception unit 202n Location information Storage unit 202p Route guidance screen generation unit 202q Output control unit 202r Current position information acquisition unit 204 Communication control interface unit 206 Storage unit 206a Network database 206b Station information database 206c Usage information database 206d Map database 206e Guide database 206f Route guidance information database 300 Network 400 navigation device 402 control unit 402a current position information acquisition unit 402b abandoned vehicle detection unit 402c virtual station registration unit 402d route search condition setting unit 402e route guidance information generation unit 402f candidate route search unit 402g station extraction unit 402h number information acquisition unit 402i route Generation unit 402j Route guidance information output unit 402k Number information reception unit 402m Number information Storage unit 402n Location information receiving unit 402p Location information storage unit 404 Communication control interface unit 406 Storage unit 406a Network database 406b Station information database 406c Usage information database 406d Map database 406e Guide database 406f Route guide information database 408 Input / output control interface unit 412 Location Acquisition unit 414 Display unit 416 Input unit 418 Audio output unit 500 Position transmission device 600 Station device 602 Control unit 602a Vehicle monitoring unit 602b Number information transmission unit 604 Communication control interface unit 606 Storage unit 606a Number information file 700 In-vehicle device 702 Control unit 702a Position information acquisition unit 702b Position information transmission unit 702c Movement information acquisition unit 704 Communication control in Over the face portion 706 storage unit 708 input-output control interface unit 712 position acquisition unit

Claims (11)

A neglected vehicle detection means for detecting a rented vehicle that matches a predetermined condition as an abandoned vehicle;
A route guidance information generating means for searching for a route using the rental vehicle detected as the neglected vehicle and generating route guidance information;
An information processing system comprising: Station information storage means for storing station information including at least position information of a station that stops the rental vehicle;
Virtual station registration means for registering the neglected vehicle as a virtual station in the station information storage means;
Further comprising
The route guidance information generating means
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the route information is generated by searching for the route using the position information of the station and the virtual station. The rental vehicle is
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information processing system is a rental cycle. Computer
When the information processing device detects a rental vehicle that matches a predetermined condition as a neglected vehicle, searches for a route that uses the rental vehicle detected as the neglected vehicle, and generates route guidance information, the route guidance Route guidance information receiving means for receiving information;
Route guidance information output means for outputting the route guidance information;
An information processing program that functions as a computer program. Computer
Abandoned vehicle detection means for detecting a rented vehicle that matches a predetermined condition as a neglected vehicle,
A route guidance information generating means for searching for a route using the rental vehicle detected as the neglected vehicle and generating route guidance information;
An information processing program that functions as a computer program. An information processing system including a plurality of computers connected to be communicable,
A neglected vehicle detection means for detecting a rented vehicle that matches a predetermined condition as an abandoned vehicle;
A route guidance information generating means for searching for a route using the rental vehicle detected as the neglected vehicle and generating route guidance information;
In order to make the information processing system equipped with
An information processing program for causing at least one of the computers to function as at least one of the means. In order to cause the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 to function by a plurality of computers connected in a communicable manner,
An information processing program for causing one of the computers to function as at least one of each means in the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   An information processing program for causing a computer to function as at least one of each means in the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. By a plurality of information processing devices connected to be able to communicate,
A neglected vehicle detection means for detecting a rented vehicle that matches a predetermined condition as an abandoned vehicle;
A route guidance information generating means for searching for a route using the rental vehicle detected as the neglected vehicle and generating route guidance information;
In order to construct an information processing system equipped with
The information processing apparatus comprising at least one of the above means. Computer
Abandoned vehicle detection means for detecting a rented vehicle that matches a predetermined condition as a neglected vehicle,
A route guidance information generating means for searching for a route using the rental vehicle detected as the neglected vehicle and generating route guidance information;
An information processing program that functions as a computer program. A neglected vehicle detection step of detecting a rental vehicle that matches a predetermined condition as an abandoned vehicle;
A route guidance information generation step of searching for a route using the rental vehicle detected as the neglected vehicle and generating route guidance information;
An information processing method comprising:

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