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WO-2026094653-A1 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

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Abstract

The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing system that enable easy determination of the fee for a toll road used by a vehicle. The information processing device comprises: a fee calculation unit that calculates a usage fee that is a fee for a toll road used by a vehicle, on the basis of at least one of an initial fee, which is a fee for a toll road estimated on the basis of a route searched before the start of route guidance, and an updated fee, which is a fee for a toll road estimated following a route search performed again after the start of route guidance; and a user interface control unit that controls the presentation of the usage fee. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an application program for executing taxi navigation processing.

Inventors

  • FUKAWA YUSUKE
  • KIM HYUN

Assignees

  • ソニーグループ株式会社

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20251017
Priority Date
20241030

Claims (20)

  1. A toll calculation unit calculates the usage fee, which is the toll road fee used by the vehicle, based on at least one of the following: an initial fee, which is the toll road fee estimated based on the route searched before the start of route guidance, and an updated fee, which is the toll road fee estimated after the route is re-searched after the start of route guidance. An information processing device comprising a user interface control unit that controls the presentation of the aforementioned usage fees.
  2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the renewal fee is the fee for the usage section between the exit of the toll road through which the vehicle passed and the entrance of the toll road corresponding to the exit.
  3. It further includes a navigation processing unit that performs navigation processing, including route guidance. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the navigation processing unit acquires and records information regarding the toll for the section used when the vehicle passes the exit after the route has been recalculated following the start of route guidance.
  4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the navigation processing unit records information regarding the entrance and exit of a toll road through which the vehicle has passed.
  5. The information processing device according to claim 4, wherein the information relating to the entrance and exit of the toll road includes the name of the toll road, the name of the location, and the date and time of passage.
  6. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the information relating to the entrance of the toll road further includes the latitude and longitude of the entrance.
  7. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the usage section is the section between the exit and the entrance to the toll road that the vehicle passed through before passing the exit, which was the entrance that the vehicle passed through at the time closest to the time the vehicle passed the exit.
  8. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein the navigation processing device instructs another information processing device to estimate the charges for the usage section, and obtains information regarding the charges for the usage section from the other information processing device.
  9. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein the user interface control unit displays a breakdown of the usage fee if the route is recalculated after the start of route guidance.
  10. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the toll calculation unit calculates the total tolls for each toll road as the usage fee when the vehicle uses multiple toll roads.
  11. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the user interface control unit accepts a modification of the presented usage fee.
  12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a toll estimation unit that estimates the toll for a toll road on a specified route, and estimates the initial toll and the renewal toll.
  13. The information processing device according to claim 12, wherein the toll estimation unit estimates the toll for the section used between the exit of the toll road that the vehicle has passed through and the entrance of the toll road corresponding to the exit, after the route has been re-searched following the start of route guidance, as the updated toll.
  14. The information processing device according to claim 13, wherein the toll estimation unit estimates the renewal toll for the usage section each time the user passes an exit of a toll road after the route has been re-searched following the start of route guidance.
  15. The information processing device according to claim 12, wherein the toll estimation unit estimates the tolls of toll roads on the route explored before route guidance as the initial toll.
  16. The information processing device according to claim 12, wherein the toll estimation unit individually estimates the toll for each toll road when there are multiple toll roads on the route.
  17. The vehicle transports an object to be transported. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.
  18. The information processing device according to claim 17, wherein the vehicle is a taxi.
  19. The system calculates the toll charges for the toll roads used by the vehicle based on at least one of the following: the initial toll, which is the toll road toll estimated based on the route explored before the start of route guidance; and the updated toll, which is the toll road toll estimated after the route has been re-explored after the start of route guidance. An information processing method that includes controlling the presentation of the aforementioned usage fees.
  20. Equipped with one or more information processing devices, A toll estimation unit estimates the initial toll, which is the toll for a toll road, based on the route searched before the start of route guidance, and estimates the updated toll, which is the toll for a toll road, after the route is searched again after the start of route guidance. A toll calculation unit that calculates a usage fee, which is the fee for the toll road used by the vehicle, based on at least one of the aforementioned initial fee and renewal fee, An information processing system comprising a user interface control unit that controls the presentation of the aforementioned usage fees.

Description

Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing system This technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing system, and more particularly to an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing system that enable easy calculation of tolls for toll roads used by a vehicle. Traditionally, when using a taxi on a toll road such as an expressway, for example, the taxi meter would link with the ETC system to automatically calculate the toll road fee (hereinafter referred to as the toll road fee), and the calculated fee would be charged to the passenger. However, for example, vehicles used for ride-sharing in Japan typically do not have taxi meters, so drivers need to calculate and bill passengers for toll road fees using other methods. In response to this, it has been proposed that, for example, users access a dedicated website using a mobile device and enter the toll ticket ID printed on the toll road ticket, the toll road exit, and the vehicle's license plate number. The web reception server then calculates the toll road fee and displays it on the website. Once online payment is completed, the web reception server registers the vehicle's license plate number as paid vehicle license plate data, allowing the vehicle to pass through the exit or toll gate without stopping (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This is a block diagram showing one embodiment of an information processing system to which this technology is applied.This is a block diagram showing an example configuration of an information processing terminal.This is a block diagram showing an example server configuration.This is a flowchart to explain the processing performed by an information processing terminal.This is a flowchart to explain the details of the navigation process.This figure shows an example of an information processing terminal screen.This figure shows an example of a warning screen.This figure shows an example of a billing breakdown screen.This is a diagram showing an example of an accounting screen.This is a flowchart to explain the server's processing.This is a block diagram showing an example of a computer configuration. The following describes the configurations for implementing this technology. The explanation will proceed in the following order. 0. Background of this technology 1. Embodiments 2. Modifications 3. Others <<0. Background of this technology>> First, let me explain the background of this technology. Typically, taxis are equipped with a terminal called a taxi meter. This taxi meter can, for example, be linked to an ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) system to obtain information about the tolls charged on toll roads used. Therefore, without requiring any special procedures from the driver, the toll road fees paid on behalf of the passenger can be billed to the passenger along with the fare. On the other hand, in ride-sharing services in Japan, for example, drivers without a Class 2 driver's license transport passengers in private cars that are not equipped with taxi meters. Therefore, it is expected that ride-sharing drivers will use one of the following methods to bill passengers for toll road fees they have paid on their behalf. For example, one possible method is for the driver to remember the toll fees for the toll roads used and add those fees to the fare before charging the passenger. However, this method carries the risk of drivers forgetting or misremembering toll road fees. Furthermore, if multiple toll roads are used, for example, it becomes cumbersome to calculate the total toll fees for each. For example, one possible method is to install a taxi meter or hardware equivalent to a taxi meter. However, this method requires modifying a private car and incurs the cost of installing hardware. For example, some car navigation systems have a function to estimate toll road fees along a route (hereinafter referred to as the toll estimation function), and one possible method is to utilize this function. However, if the toll estimation function only estimates the toll for the toll road being used, for example, when multiple toll roads are used, the driver will have to remember the toll for each toll road and add them up, which is time-consuming. Furthermore, if, for example, a toll estimation function is capable of estimating the total amount of toll road fees from the origin to the destination, then utilizing that function is a possible approach. However, in a car navigation system, for example, when a route recalculation (rerouting) is performed, a route from the vehicle's current location to the destination is searched. Rerouting is performed, for example, when the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) signal communication status deteriorates, making it impossible to estimate the current location (e.g., inside a tunnel), or when the destination is changed, o