JP-7855038-B2 - Vehicle dispatch management system, vehicle dispatch reservation management method, and computer program

Inventors

• 恋塚 葵
• 大岸 智彦

Assignees

• ＫＤＤＩ株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20240905

Claims (7)

1. In a demand-based dispatch management system that operates vehicles according to reservations, The demand reservation status is divided into "First State" and "Second State". The "First State" of a demand booking status means that there are no restrictions on the dispatch search and booking status transitions for other demands besides the one in question. The "second state" of a demand booking does not restrict dispatch searches for other demands, but it does restrict the transition of other demands from the "first state" to the "second state." It includes a reservation status management unit that manages the reservation status of demand and transitions the reservation status of demand in accordance with user requests. The transition condition that allows the reservation status of the target demand to change from "first state" to "second state" includes the condition that there are no other demands of the same vehicle and time slot as the target demand that are in "second state" reservation status. The reservation status management unit determines whether or not to transition the reservation status of the target demand from "first state" to "second state" based on the transition conditions, and changes the reservation status of the target demand to "second state" according to the result of the determination. The aforementioned reservation status management unit can generate a new demand in reservation status "first status" even if the vehicle and time slot of the new demand overlap with the vehicle and time slot of other demands in reservation status "second status". Vehicle dispatch management system.
2. The "third state" of a demand booking is a state that restricts the dispatch search for other demands besides the one in question. A reservation condition identifier is assigned to each vehicle and time slot. A reservation condition identifier information storage unit stores the latest reservation condition identifier for each vehicle and time slot, The system further includes a demand information storage unit that stores demand-related information indicating the demand of each user and a reservation condition identifier for each demand, The transition conditions that permit the transition of the reservation status of the target demand from "first state" to "second state" are that there are no other demands of the same vehicle and time slot as the target demand whose reservation status is "second state", and that the reservation condition identifier in the reservation condition identifier information storage unit currently assigned to the vehicle and time slot of the target demand matches the reservation condition identifier of the target demand in the demand information storage unit. When a demand in reservation state "second state" transitions to reservation state "third state", the reservation state management unit changes the reservation condition identifier currently assigned to the vehicle and time slot of the said demand in the reservation condition identifier information storage unit to a new reservation condition identifier. The dispatch management system according to claim 1.
3. The "third state" of a demand booking is a state that restricts the dispatch search for other demands besides the one in question. The "fourth state" of a demand reservation indicates that a request to cancel the reservation for that demand has been received. A reservation condition identifier is assigned to each vehicle and time slot. A reservation condition identifier information storage unit stores the latest reservation condition identifier for each vehicle and time slot, The system further includes a demand information storage unit that stores demand-related information indicating the demand of each user and a reservation condition identifier for each demand, The transition conditions that permit the transition of the reservation status of the target demand from "first state" to "second state" are that there are no other demands of the same vehicle and time slot as the target demand whose reservation status is "second state", and that the reservation condition identifier in the reservation condition identifier information storage unit currently assigned to the vehicle and time slot of the target demand matches the reservation condition identifier of the target demand in the demand information storage unit. When a demand in reservation state "third state" transitions to reservation state "fourth state", the reservation state management unit changes the reservation condition identifier currently assigned to the vehicle and time slot of the said demand in the reservation condition identifier information storage unit to a new reservation condition identifier. The dispatch management system according to claim 1.
4. The reservation status management unit measures the elapsed time since the creation of a "first state" reservation, and includes as a transition condition for each reservation status of the said demand that the elapsed time is less than or equal to a predetermined reservation confirmation grace period. The dispatch management system according to claim 1.
5. The aforementioned reservation status management unit notifies the terminal device of the user of the demand reservation in "First Status" that there is a competition among multiple users for the same reservation status. The dispatch management system according to claim 1.
6. A dispatch reservation management method implemented by a demand-type dispatch management system that operates vehicles according to reservations, The demand reservation status is divided into "First State" and "Second State". The "First State" of a demand booking status means that there are no restrictions on the dispatch search and booking status transitions for other demands besides the one in question. The "second state" of a demand booking does not restrict dispatch searches for other demands, but it does restrict the transition of other demands from the "first state" to the "second state." Includes a reservation status management step that manages the reservation status of demand and transitions the reservation status of demand in response to user requests. The transition condition that allows the reservation status of the target demand to change from "first state" to "second state" includes the condition that there are no other demands of the same vehicle and time slot as the target demand that are in "second state" reservation status. The reservation status management step determines whether or not to transition the reservation status of the target demand from "first state" to "second state" based on the transition conditions, and changes the reservation status of the target demand to "second state" according to the result of the determination. The aforementioned reservation status management step allows for the creation of a new demand in reservation status "first status" even if the vehicle and time slot of the new demand overlap with the vehicle and time slot of other demands in reservation status "second status". How to manage vehicle dispatch reservations.
7. The computer in the on-demand dispatch management system that operates vehicles according to reservations, The demand reservation status is divided into "First State" and "Second State". The "First State" of a demand booking status means that there are no restrictions on the dispatch search and booking status transitions for other demands besides the one in question. The "second state" of a demand booking does not restrict dispatch searches for other demands, but it does restrict the transition of other demands from the "first state" to the "second state." A computer program for managing the reservation status of demand and executing a reservation status management step that transitions the reservation status of demand in response to user requests, The transition condition that allows the reservation status of the target demand to change from "first state" to "second state" includes the condition that there are no other demands of the same vehicle and time slot as the target demand that are in "second state" reservation status. The reservation status management step determines whether or not to transition the reservation status of the target demand from "first state" to "second state" based on the transition conditions, and changes the reservation status of the target demand to "second state" according to the result of the determination. The aforementioned reservation status management step allows for the creation of a new demand in reservation status "first status" even if the vehicle and time slot of the new demand overlap with the vehicle and time slot of other demands in reservation status "second status". Computer program.

Description

This invention relates to a vehicle dispatch management system, a vehicle reservation management method, and a computer program. On-demand transport is a type of shared public transport service that meets the demands of multiple users. It operates according to reservations made by users in advance. Regarding on-demand transportation, for example, the reservation management technology described in Patent Document 1 is known. This technology encourages multiple users to ride the same vehicle by suggesting ride reservations to users who are likely to ride together based on their past ride history. The interface disclosed for the user terminal making a reservation allows the user to input and transmit reservation information such as the desired date and time, boarding location, and alighting location, and if the seat reservation is successful, the reservation is confirmed and the reservation result is displayed. Furthermore, Non-Patent Document 1 describes a dispatching technology based on trip units that consider departures and returns from base stations, which is particularly necessary when using autonomous vehicles in on-demand transportation, in order to enable the operation of vehicles waiting at base stations while not in service. Patent No. 6432205 Aoi Koizuka, Tomohiko Ogishi, "Study of a Demand-Based Transportation Dispatch System in Anticipation of the Use of Autonomous Vehicles," Proceedings of the 2020 Society Conference of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, B-15-11, September 1, 2020. This block diagram shows an example configuration of a dispatch management system according to one embodiment.This is a diagram illustrating an example of a trip according to one embodiment.This figure shows an example of the operation of a dispatch management system according to one embodiment.This is an explanatory diagram illustrating the reservation state and state transitions of a demand according to one embodiment.This is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a reservation state transition according to one embodiment.This is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a reservation state transition according to one embodiment.This is an explanatory diagram illustrating the correspondence between a trip and a reservation condition identifier according to one embodiment.This figure shows an example of the configuration of the display screen of a terminal device according to one embodiment.This figure shows an example of the configuration of the display screen of a terminal device according to one embodiment.This figure shows an example of the configuration of the display screen of a terminal device according to one embodiment.This figure shows an example of the configuration of the display screen of a terminal device according to one embodiment.This figure shows an example of the configuration of the display screen of a terminal device according to one embodiment.This figure shows an example of the configuration of the display screen of a terminal device according to one embodiment. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of a dispatch management system according to one embodiment. The dispatch management system 1 according to this embodiment is a demand-type traffic management system. In a demand-type traffic management system, vehicles are operated according to user reservations. In this embodiment, vehicle dispatch management is performed on a trip basis. A trip refers to a series of operations by a single vehicle, from the time the vehicle departs from the base, through one or more on-demand transit points (departure point (boarding location) or destination (drop-off location)), until it returns to the base at the time of return to the base. The dispatch management system 1 comprises terminal devices 20-1, 20-2, and 20-3, an in-vehicle unit 30, and a management server 100. Terminal devices 20-1, 20-2, and 20-3, the in-vehicle unit 30, and the management server 100 are connected via a network NW. The network NW is a wireless or wired communication network. This network NW includes the internet and intranets. Specifically, the network NW is an information and communication network composed of WANs (Wide Area Networks), LANs (Local Area Networks), etc. This WAN includes, for example, mobile phone networks, PHS (Personal Handy-phone System) networks, PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Networks), dedicated communication line networks, and VPNs (Virtual Private Networks). Terminal device 20-1 is used by the user. The user performs a vehicle reservation operation on terminal device 20-1. When reserving a vehicle, the user specifies information identifying the boarding location and information identifying the alighting location. Based on the user's operation, terminal device 20-1 creates a vehicle reservation request, including the vehicle reservation info