CN-122021975-A - Information processing apparatus for managing operation of a plurality of vehicles

Abstract

The present invention improves techniques for managing the operation of a vehicle. An information processing device for managing the operation of a plurality of vehicles, wherein the information processing device is provided with a control unit which receives an on-demand operation reservation request for selecting a delivery date and time, a departure point and a destination according to a user's request from a terminal device used by a user, and approves the on-demand operation reservation request when the plurality of vehicles include a vehicle which is normally operated and is fixed in at least one of an operation time zone and a route, and the delivery date and time is within an on-demand operation acceptance period.

Inventors

• HIRANO YURI
• UEDA KOJI

Assignees

• 丰田自动车株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260512

Application Date

20251105

Priority Date

20241111

Claims (6)

1. 1. An information processing apparatus for managing operations of a plurality of vehicles, the information processing apparatus comprising a control unit, The control unit performs the following processing: Receiving an on-demand reservation request from a terminal device utilized by the user to select a delivery date and time, a departure place and a destination according to a user's request; In the case where the plurality of vehicles includes a regularly operated vehicle for which the delivery date and time is not assigned to at least one of an operation period and a route and the delivery date and time is within an acceptance period of the on-demand operation, the on-demand operation reservation request is approved.
2. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The control unit, when the reservation request for on-demand operation is approved, performs the following processing: Assigning vehicles not assigned to the regular operation to the on-demand operation; An on-demand operation plan is issued in relation to the vehicle allocated to the on-demand operation.
3. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The control unit further performs the following processing: Distributing 1 or more vehicles from the plurality of vehicles to a regular operation within a specified period; issuing a regular operation plan for the specified period in relation to the vehicle allocated to the regular operation.
4. 4. An information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, The specified period is set longer than the reception period.
5. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, At least 1 of the plurality of vehicles is an autonomous vehicle.
6. 6. A MaaS providing method using the information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

Description

Information processing apparatus for managing operation of a plurality of vehicles Technical Field The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that manages operations of a plurality of vehicles. Background Conventionally, a technique for managing the operation of a vehicle is known. For example, patent document 1 discloses an operation management system that stops a timer routing operation to execute an on-demand operation when an operation period of the on-demand operation performed according to a user's request is close to an operation period of the timer routing operation that runs on a prescribed route for a prescribed time. Patent document 1 Japanese patent No. 7093515 Disclosure of Invention The conventional operation management system adopts a management method for stopping scheduled timing routing operation according to the reservation status of on-demand operation. However, stopping the timer-based operation improves the convenience of the on-demand operation, but the number of vehicles allocated to the timer-based operation is insufficient, and thus passengers who expect the timer-based operation may not be satisfied with the predetermined operation. In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to improve a technique for managing the operation of a vehicle. An information processing device for managing the operation of a plurality of vehicles according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit that receives an on-demand operation reservation request for selecting a delivery date and time, a departure point, and a destination according to a user's request from a terminal device used by the user, and grants the on-demand operation reservation request when the plurality of vehicles include a vehicle that is in regular operation and is not assigned to at least one of an operation time period and a route, and the delivery date and time is within a reception period of the on-demand operation. Effects of the invention According to an embodiment of the present invention, a technique for managing operation of a vehicle is improved. Drawings Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. Detailed Description Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. (Outline of the present embodiment) An outline of a system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1. The system 1 includes an information processing apparatus 10 and a terminal apparatus 20. The information processing apparatus 10 and the terminal apparatus 20 are communicably connected via a network 30 such as the internet or a mobile communication network. The information processing apparatus 10 includes 1 or a plurality of computers such as servers that can communicate with each other. The information processing apparatus 10 manages operations of a plurality of vehicles. The vehicle may be an autonomous vehicle capable of autonomous driving, which is defined by society of automotive Engineers (Society of Automotive Engineers: SAE), for example, or a manual vehicle having the class 0. The vehicle may be monitored remotely by a monitor outside the vehicle. The vehicle may be a travel-as-a-service (Mobility AS A SERVICE: maaS) special purpose vehicle. The terminal device 20 is a personal computer (Personal Computer: PC), a smart phone, a tablet PC, or the like, and has 1 or more computers. The user transmits a reservation request for the delivery to the information processing apparatus 10 via the terminal apparatus 20. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described, and the details will be described later. The information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment that manages the operations of a plurality of vehicles includes a control unit 100. The control unit 100 receives a reservation request for on-demand operation for selecting a date and time of delivery, a departure point, and a destination according to a user's request from the terminal device 20 used by the user. In the case where the plurality of vehicles include vehicles in normal operation in which at least one of the operation time period and the route is fixed without allocation of the delivery date and time, and the delivery date and time is within the acceptance period of the on-demand operation, the control section 100 approves the reservation request of the on-demand operation. The information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment reliably provides the service of the regular operation by selecting the vehicle for allocation to the on-demand operation from the vehicles that are not allocated to the regular operation, and also efficiently provides the service o