Information processing system, garbage collection management device, and program

Abstract

To provide a system that allows an operator to instantly grasp, without wasting time, whether the operator can get to a place where action is needed in time.SOLUTION: An information processing device comprises: a device registration unit that registers information about a device; a target point registration unit that registers a target point; a determination target device registration unit that associates the target point with the device; a positional information acquisition unit that acquires positional information of the device; a passage determination unit that determines whether the device has passed a target point based on the positional information of the device registered as a determination target device among a plurality of devices registered in the device registration unit; and a display processing unit that displays the target point on a map in a state where it is possible to discriminate whether the device has passed through it or not.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program.The present invention also relates to a garbage collection management system, a garbage collection management device, and a garbage collection management method.The present invention also relates to an operation management system, an operation management device, and a operation management method. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, people have become more conscious of using their time efficiently, as evidenced by the frequent use of the term "Time performance." For example, before the days of mobile phones and other forms of communication, waiting for several minutes at a train station was commonplace, and people took it for granted and didn't feel particularly dissatisfied. However, this is no longer the case today. Also, taxis and other services no longer wait in designated areas, but are dispatched, placing more importance on reducing waiting time and making effective use of time than on money.

[0003] As a result, modern people have become extremely averse to waiting, and tend to arrive at places at the last minute. As a result, cases of missing or being late for public services such as buses are becoming more common than in the past.

[0004] In light of this trend of modern people wanting to use their time efficiently, various support services are being sought. Prior literature 1 discloses a vehicle operation information management system for checking the operation status of public buses. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-38839 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] According to the vehicle operation information management system disclosed in Prior Art Document 1, while users can check the vehicle's route and current location, they cannot immediately determine whether the vehicle has already passed a stop, which can be confusing.

[0007] This time loss can be a major problem, especially when heading to the bus stop for work or taking out the trash in the morning.

[0008] For modern people, who want to watch movies at double speed or watch digest versions of clips, time and cost consciousness has risen to the point of becoming almost obsessive, not wanting to waste even a single second, and conventional systems have not been able to fully meet the needs of users.

[0009] In view of the above problems, the present invention aims to provide a system that can instantly determine whether or not a person can make it to a location where an action is required without wasting time. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] An information processing system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a device registration unit that registers devices, a target point registration unit that registers target points, a device to be judged registration unit that associates the target points with the devices, a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information of the devices, a passage judgment unit that judges whether the target point has been passed based on the location information of a device that is registered as the device to be judged among multiple devices registered in the device registration unit, and a display unit that displays the target point on a map in a state that makes it possible to determine whether the device has passed through it.

[0011] Also, an information processing system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a device registration unit that registers a device, a target point registration unit that registers a target point, a determination target device registration unit that associates the target point with the device, and a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information of the device. The device includes a passing determination unit that determines whether a device registered as a device to be determined among the multiple devices registered in the device registration unit has passed the target point based on location information of the device, and a display unit that displays the target point on a map in a state where it is possible to determine whether the device has passed through it.

[0012] In addition, a garbage collection management device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a vehicle information registration unit that registers information about garbage collection vehicles, a location registration unit that registers information about garbage collection points, a location information acquisition unit that acquires information about the current location of the garbage collection vehicle, a determination unit that determines whether collection at the garbage collection point has been completed based on the location information, and a display processing unit that displays on a map in a state that makes it possible to determine whether garbage collection at the garbage collection point has been completed. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] According to the present invention, a target point is displayed on a map in a state in which it is possible to determine whether the target point has already been passed, so that a user can determine at a glance whether they should head to the target point, thereby saving time. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information processing system according to a first embodiment. [Figure 2] 10 is an example of a management table of device information (vehicle information) registered by a device registration unit (vehicle registration unit). [Figure 3] 10 is an example of a table for managing target point information (garbage collection point information) registered by a target point registration unit (garbage collection point registration unit). [Figure 4] 10 is an example of a table for managing point and device management information (location and vehicle) management information registered by a determination target device registration unit (determination target vehicle registration unit). [Figure 5] 10 is an example of a map displayed on a screen by a passing status display unit. [Figure 6]2 is an example of a hardware configuration of each device that configures the information processing system. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration according to another embodiment of the first embodiment. [Figure 8] 10 is an example of a table registered by a determination target device registration unit. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of an information processing system 1 according to a second embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information acquisition device. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information management device. [Figure 12] 10 is an example of a management table for managing the position information of each device (vehicle) recorded in a position information recording unit. [Figure 13] 10 is an example of a table for managing the scheduled passing times of each target point. [Figure 14] 10 is another example of a table for managing the scheduled passing times of each target point. [Figure 15] 10 shows an example of a table for managing passage status information transmitted by a passage status information transmitting unit. [Figure 16] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information display device. [Figure 17] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information management device. [Figure 18] 10 is an example of a table for managing user information registered by a user information registration unit. [Figure 19] 10 is an example of a table for managing management area information registered by a management area registration unit. [Figure 20] 10 is an example of a management area / target point management table recorded by a management area / target point association unit. [Figure 21] 10 is an example of a management area / user management table recorded by a management area / user association unit. [Figure 22] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information request device. [Figure 23] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information management device. [Figure 24] 10 shows an example of a notification management table in which a notification target point registration unit records users and target points of notification targets in association with each other. [Figure 25] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information display device. [Figure 26] The content of the push notification displayed on the screen of the display unit is shown. [Figure 27] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information acquisition device. [Figure 28] 4 shows an example of acceleration information acquired by a vehicle information acquisition unit. [Figure 29] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information management device. [Figure 30] 10 shows an example of data after the vehicle information and position information are associated with each other by the vehicle information acquisition position associating unit. [Figure 31] 10 is an example of a table for managing road condition information relating to the road surface condition calculated by a road condition estimating unit from vehicle information. [Figure 32] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information management device. [Figure 33] 10 is an example of a table for managing road condition information estimated by a road condition estimation unit in a chronological order. [Figure 34] 10 shows an example of a road repair plan created by a repair plan creation unit. [Figure 35] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information management device. [Figure 36] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information acquisition device. [Figure 37] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a garbage collection management system. [Figure 38] 10 is an example of a table for managing garbage collection vehicle information registered in a vehicle information registration unit. [Figure 39] 10 is an example of information regarding the separation of collected garbage. [Figure 40] 10 is an example of information about a garbage collection point registered by a point registration unit. [Figure 41]10 is an example of a table for managing garbage collection plan information registered by a garbage collection plan registration unit. [Figure 42] 10 is an example of a table for managing collection route information registered by a collection route registration unit. [Figure 43] 10 is an example of a table for managing operating vehicle information registered by an operating vehicle registration unit. [Figure 44] 10 is an example of a table for managing collection status information registered by a collection status registration unit. [Figure 45] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the collection management system 2. FIG. [Figure 46] This is an example of a table that manages vehicle location information together with the total weight of the vehicle (or the weight of the garbage) at that time. [Figure 47] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a garbage collection management system. [Figure 48] This is an example in which the garbage collection status displayed on the screen of the display unit is superimposed on a map. [Figure 49] 10 is an example of a notification regarding the status of garbage collection displayed on the screen of the display unit. [Figure 50] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a garbage collection management system. [Figure 51] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a change in the total weight of a garbage collection vehicle. [Figure 52] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a garbage collection management system. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference numerals denote the same or similar components. [First embodiment]

[0016] 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system 1 according to embodiment 1. The information processing system 1 includes a device registration unit 110, a target point registration unit 120, a determination target device registration unit 130, a location information acquisition unit 140, a passage determination introduction unit 150, and a passage status display unit 160.

[0017] The device registration unit 110 registers information about devices whose location information is to be managed. Fig. 2 shows an example of device information registered by the device registration unit 110. In the device information shown in Fig. 2, a device ID that uniquely identifies a device, location coordinates that indicate the latest location of the device, and a registration date are recorded in association with each other.

[0018] The device may be the vehicle itself, a GPS sensor attached to the vehicle, or a device such as a drive recorder attached to the vehicle. In cases where the vehicle itself is the device, the device registration unit 110 may be referred to as the vehicle registration unit 110 in this specification. The vehicle registration unit 110 registers information about multiple vehicles. In this case, information such as the vehicle number and model of the vehicle may also be registered as vehicle information. In this way, the device registration unit (vehicle registration unit) registers at least information that uniquely identifies the device (vehicle).

[0019] The target point registration unit 120 registers information about points that are the target of passage determination. Fig. 3 shows an example of the target point information registered by the target point registration unit 120. In the target point information illustrated in Fig. 3, a point ID that uniquely identifies each target point, the position coordinates of the point, and the registration date are recorded in association with each other.

[0020] The target point may be, for example, a bus stop, a train station, a garbage collection point, etc. In this specification, the target point registration unit may be referred to as a determination target position registration unit or a target location registration unit. The target point registration unit (determination target position registration unit) registers at least information that uniquely identifies points (locations) that are the subject of passage determination.

[0021] The determination target device registration unit 130 registers the target points registered in the target point registration unit 120 and the devices registered in the device registration unit 110 in association with each other. Fig. 4 shows an example of point / device management information registered by the determination target device registration unit 130. In the point / device management information illustrated in Fig. 4, a point ID that identifies the target point and a device ID that identifies the device to be determined for that target point are recorded in an associated state. In the example of Fig. 4, two devices with device IDs 35 and 36 are registered as devices to be determined for the point with point ID 126.

[0022] The location information acquisition unit 140 acquires location information indicating the current location of a device registered in the device registration unit 110 .

[0023] The passage determination unit 150 determines whether a target point has been passed based on the location information of the device. Specifically, the passage determination unit 150 determines whether the target point has been passed based on the location information of a device registered as the determination target device among multiple devices registered in the device registration unit 110. For example, the passage determination unit 150 determines that the target point has been passed when the distance between the location information of the target point and the acquired location information of the device is within a predetermined distance.

[0024] The passage status display unit 160 displays target points on a map in a state in which it is possible to determine whether the device has passed through them. FIG. 5 shows an example of a map displayed on a screen by the passage status display unit 160. The screen shown in FIG. 5 displays two target points, target point 1600a and target point 1600b, on the map. At this time, target point 1600a that has not yet been passed through is displayed with a white circle icon, whereas target point 1600b that has already been passed through is displayed with a black circle icon. In this way, it is possible to clearly determine at a glance whether the target points have been passed through just by looking at the screen. Furthermore, in the example of FIG. 5, an icon indicating the device (vehicle) is also displayed next to the current position of the device (vehicle).

[0025] Furthermore, the passage information display unit 160 may display the passage time at the location of the passed target point using a tag, so that it is possible to determine whether or not the target point has been passed. Furthermore, as described above, the passage status display unit 160 may display on the map the current location of the device associated with the target point, thereby enabling a more appropriate understanding of the current situation.

[0026] Next, the hardware configuration of each device constituting the information system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 shows an example of the hardware configuration. Each device 10 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10a corresponding to a calculation unit, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 10b corresponding to a storage unit, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 10c corresponding to a storage unit, a communication unit 10d, an input unit 10e, and a display unit 10f. These components are connected via a bus so as to be able to transmit and receive data to and from each other. Note that the configuration shown in FIG. 6 is an example, and the device may have other components or may not have some of these components.

[0027] The CPU 10a is an example of a processor, and is a control unit that controls the execution of programs stored in the RAM 10b or the ROM 10c and performs data calculations and processing. The CPU 10a is, for example, a calculation unit that executes each process of each embodiment described below. The CPU 10a receives various data from the input unit 10e and the communication unit 10d, and displays the calculation results of the data on the display unit 10f or stores them in the RAM 10b.

[0028] The RAM 10b is a rewritable storage device and may be implemented, for example, by a semiconductor memory device. The RAM 10b may store programs executed by the CPU 10a, acceleration data and angular velocity data processed in each embodiment, condition information, images, and the like. Note that these are merely examples, and the RAM 10b may store other data, or may not store some of the data.

[0029] The ROM 10c is a memory from which data can be read and may be configured, for example, with a semiconductor memory element. The ROM 10c may store, for example, a program for evaluating whether the vehicle is being driven safely based on driving data acquired from each vehicle, or data that is not subject to rewriting.

[0030] The communication unit 10d is an interface for establishing a communication connection between devices. The communication unit 10d may be connected to a communication network such as the Internet. For example, acceleration data is transmitted and received via the communication unit 10d.

[0031] The input unit 10e receives data input from a user, and may include, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device, and a touch panel.

[0032] The display unit 10f visually displays the results of calculations performed by the CPU 10a and may be configured with an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL display, etc. For example, the display of characters and images related to notices and warnings, and other work to be introduced, are performed via the display unit 10f.

[0033] The programs for executing the above-described processes may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium such as RAM 10b or ROM 10c and provided, or may be provided via a communication network connected by communication unit 10d. In each device constituting information processing system 1, CPU 10a executes the programs to realize various operations described below. Note that these physical configurations are merely examples and do not necessarily have to be independent configurations. For example, these devices may include an LSI (Large-Scale Integration) in which CPU 10a is integrated with RAM 10b and ROM 10c. Furthermore, an information processing device that evaluates safety based on a large amount of detected acceleration data may include a GPU (Graphical Processing Unit) or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit).

[0034] As described above, in the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment, it is possible to immediately determine whether a target point of interest has already been passed, and therefore, it is possible to take the action to be taken thereafter without wasting time.

[0035] In addition, by recording the target point in association with the device to be judged, it is possible to prevent a device that is not the target of judgment from being judged incorrectly because it happens to pass through the target point.

[0036] It would be even better if the state is stored when it is determined that the object has passed through. Fig. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration according to another embodiment of the present invention. The configuration shown in Fig. 7 newly includes a passage determination result registration unit 170.

[0037] The passage determination result registration unit 170 registers the result of the determination made by the passage determination unit 150. Fig. 8 shows an example of the registered determination result. In Fig. 8, a flag indicating whether passage has been completed and the date and time when it was determined that passage has been completed are also registered in the management table registered by the determination target device registration unit 130. Note that, since whether passage has been completed can be determined by whether the passage date and time has been registered, operation is possible without providing a separate column for the passage completion flag.

[0038] In addition, in the above explanation, it is determined whether the target point has been passed, but since it is determined whether the vehicle has entered within a predetermined distance from the target point, the passing determination unit can be read as a target point arrival determination unit, a target point arrival determination unit, a target area entry determination unit, etc.

[0039] As described above, with conventional technology, even if the current locations of multiple buses in operation are displayed on a map, it is difficult to know whether the bus has already passed the target bus stop, and there are cases where a bus goes to the wrong bus stop even though it has already passed. With this invention, the system displays whether the bus has already passed, preventing unnecessary actions and wasting time.

[0040] [Second embodiment] For example, if the target device is a bus, the target point is a bus stop, and bus stops have scheduled operating times. Therefore, if a target point is passed multiple times, it is determined that the bus has passed when the first bus passes in the morning, and the target point is displayed as having passed. Therefore, for a person about to catch a second bus, even though the second bus has not yet arrived, the display may mislead them into thinking that the second bus has also passed. The information processing system 1 according to the second embodiment is characterized in that it performs a pass determination based on information related to the passing time. This will be described in detail below using the drawings. However, some of the parts that have already been described will be omitted.

[0041] 9 is a configuration diagram of an information processing system 1 according to the second embodiment. The information processing system 1 illustrated in FIG.

[0042] The information acquisition device 200 is the device shown in the first embodiment, and may be a vehicle or a device such as a drive recorder attached to a vehicle. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information acquisition device 200.

[0043] The information acquisition apparatus (device) 200 includes a location information acquisition unit 110 and a location information transmission unit 210. The location information acquisition unit 110 acquires information about the current location while traveling. The current location acquisition unit 110 receives signals transmitted from multiple GPS satellites at predetermined time intervals, for example, and calculates the current location coordinates using a triangulation method to acquire the current location information.

[0044] The location information acquisition unit 110 may acquire information on the date and time when the location coordinates were calculated, and the speed and direction of movement when the coordinates were acquired, in addition to the location coordinates formed by a combination of latitude and longitude. In this specification, the coordinate information, coordinate acquisition date and time information which is the date and time when the coordinate information was acquired, the speed of movement when the coordinate information was acquired, and the direction information when the coordinate information was acquired may be collectively referred to as location information.

[0045] In addition to acquiring location information based on GPS, the location information acquisition unit 110 may acquire current location information based on information transmitted from a mobile base station, or may acquire location information by integrating acceleration acquired by an acceleration sensor.

[0046] The location information transmission unit 210 transmits the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 110 to the information management device 400. The location information transmission unit 210 transmits at least latitude and longitude coordinate information and information relating to the date and time when the coordinate information was acquired to the information management device 400 as location information.

[0047] Fig. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information management device 400. The information management device 400 shown in Fig. 11 includes a device registration unit 110, a target point registration unit 120, a determination target device registration unit 130, a passage determination unit 150, a passage information display unit 160, a passage determination result registration unit 170, a travel information receiving unit 410, a travel information recording unit 420, a scheduled passage time registration unit 430, and a passage determination result update unit 440.

[0048] The device registration unit 110 registers information about the information acquisition device 200, which is a device to be managed, in a database. The location information receiving unit 410 receives the location information acquired by each of the device registration units 110. The location information recording unit 420 records the device location information received by the location information receiving unit 410 for a certain period of time.

[0049] Fig. 12 shows the location information of each device recorded in the location information recording unit 420. In the location information table shown in Fig. 12, the management number, the device ID that uniquely identifies the device, and information about the location coordinates, acquisition date and time, direction, and speed included in the location information sent from the device are recorded in association with the registration date and time.

[0050] The scheduled passage time registration unit 430 registers information related to the scheduled time of passing through a target point. Fig. 13 is an example of a management table for managing the scheduled passage time of each target point registered by the scheduled passage time registration unit 430. In the management table illustrated in Fig. 13, a point ID for identifying each target point, a device ID for identifying a device passing through the point, the scheduled passage time which is the time when the device is scheduled to pass through the point, and information related to the day of the week when the device is scheduled to pass through are recorded in an associated state.

[0051] In the scheduled passage time information illustrated in FIG. 13, the target point and the target device are recorded in association with the scheduled passage time, but as illustrated in FIG. 14, the target device does not need to be associated. The vehicle that is the device that passes through the target point at the scheduled passage time may change due to maintenance, etc., so if it is not essential that the device necessarily arrives at the target point at the scheduled passage time, it does not need to be associated with the device ID. Also, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the scheduled passage time may be registered in the form of a time period. In cases where it is difficult to pass at the exact time during a time period such as morning traffic congestion, the scheduled passage time may be registered in advance in the form of a time period. In this specification, the scheduled passage time may also be referred to as the scheduled passage time period or simply as the scheduled passage time.

[0052] The passage determination unit 150 determines whether a target point has been passed at a scheduled passage time associated with the target point. At this time, if the scheduled passage time is associated with a device ID as illustrated in Fig. 13, the passage determination unit 150 determines, based on the location information received by the location information receiving unit 410, whether a target point associated with the device that is the sender of the location information has been passed at the scheduled passage time associated with the location information.

[0053] The determination logic is that if the distance between the location coordinates included in the location information received by the location information receiving unit 410 and the location coordinates of the target point is within a predetermined distance and the acquisition date and time of the location coordinates is within a predetermined time range from the scheduled time of passage, it is determined that the target point has been passed.

[0054] In addition, if the scheduled passage time is not associated with a device ID as shown in Figure 14, the passage determination unit 150 determines, based on the location information newly received by the location information receiving unit 410, whether the target point was passed at the scheduled passage time associated with the target point, based on the coordinates included in the location information and the date and time of acquisition thereof.

[0055] When the passage determination unit 150 determines that the object has passed, the passage determination result registration unit 170 registers the passage determination result by setting a passed flag as shown in FIG.

[0056] The passage determination result update unit 440 performs a process of updating the registered passage determination result. For example, when the date changes, an update process is performed to reset the flag of a target point that has been determined to have been passed to an unpassed state. In addition, in the case of a target point that is passed through multiple times in a day, the passed flag may be reset to its original state after a predetermined time has passed since the scheduled time of passing the target point.

[0057] The passing status display unit 160 performs processing to display the target point on the map in a state in which it is possible to determine whether the device (vehicle) has passed through it or not. Specifically, the passing status display unit 160 includes a passing status transmission request receiving unit 161 and a passing status information transmitting unit 162.

[0058] The passing status transmission request receiving unit 161 receives passing status transmission request information from the information display device 600 requesting transmission of information regarding the passing status of target points registered within a predetermined range, such as whether they have been passed or not.

[0059] The passage status information transmitting unit 162 reads out a list of the positions and passage statuses of the target points specified based on the passage status transmission request information received by the passage status transmission request receiving unit 161, and transmits the list to the information display device 600 that made the request.

[0060] Fig. 15 shows an example of passage status information transmitted by the passage status information transmission unit 162. The passage status information illustrated in Fig. 15 includes the position coordinates of the requested target point and a list of the passage times of the target point. In the example of Fig. 15, a null passage time indicates no passage, but flag information indicating whether or not passage has occurred may also be included using a key name "is_passed."

[0061] Fig. 16 shows an example of an information display device 600. The information display device 600 shown in Fig. 16 includes an input unit 610, a communication unit 620, and a display unit 630. The input unit 610 inputs information related to an area for which display is requested. The input may be, for example, input by specifying a city, town, or village in a select box format, or information related to the area for which display is requested may be input as display request position information by inputting an input to change the display position on a map displayed by the display unit 630.

[0062] The communication unit 620 receives the passing status by communicating with the information management device 400. The communication unit 620 includes a passing status transmission request information transmitting unit 621 and a passing status information receiving unit 622.

[0063] The passing status transmission request transmitting unit 621 transmits information requesting the transmission of information relating to the passing status of target points included in the area input by the input unit 610. The passing status information receiving unit 622 receives the passing status information transmitted based on the request transmitted by the passing status transmission request transmitting unit 621.

[0064] The display unit 630 displays on the screen a map of the area input by the input unit 610, in a state in which it is possible to determine whether or not the target points included in the area, which are received by the passage status information receiving unit 622, have been passed through.

[0065] As described above, according to the information processing system of this embodiment 2, the scheduled time of passage is registered for each target point, and whether or not the point has been passed is determined taking into account the scheduled time of passage. Information indicating whether or not the point has been passed is updated by batch processing or the like, so that a user who checks the passing status using the information display device 400 can properly check the current passing status.

[0066] [Embodiment 3] In the information processing systems of the first and second embodiments, a list of target points in the area for which display is requested is sent to the information display device along with information on whether the target points have been passed through. However, this method can result in the distribution of more information about target points than necessary, resulting in unnecessary costs. Therefore, the information processing system of the third embodiment is characterized by being configured to distribute only information about target points within the range required by the user. This will be described in detail below using the drawings. However, some parts that have already been described will be omitted.

[0067] The information management device 400 illustrated in FIG. 17 includes a user information registration unit 450, a management area registration unit 460, a management area / target point association unit 470, and a management area / user association unit 480.

[0068] The user information registration unit 450 registers information about a user based on a user registration request. Fig. 18 is an example of user information registered by the user information registration unit 450. In the user information illustrated in Fig. 18, a user ID that uniquely identifies a user, the user's nickname (handle name), the user's email address, a password for logging in, and the like are recorded in association with the registration date.

[0069] The management area registration unit 460 registers information about areas to be managed. The management area may be, for example, a city, town, or village, or more specific information such as block and house number. Fig. 19 is an example of information about management areas registered by the management area registration unit 460. In the management area information illustrated in Fig. 19, an area ID that uniquely identifies each area, the name of the area, the date of registration, etc. are recorded in an associated state. Here, it is even better if the management areas are registered separated into prefectures, cities, towns, villages, districts, block, etc., as shown in Fig. 19.

[0070] The management area / target point associating unit 470 performs processing to associate each of the target points included in the range of a management area. Fig. 20 is an example of a management area / target point management table recorded by management area / target point associating unit 470. The table illustrated in Fig. 20 associates and records a management area ID that uniquely identifies a management area such as "Kitashinagawa 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo" with a target point ID that uniquely identifies each target point, such as a garbage collection location designated in the management area, "Kitashinagawa 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo."

[0071] The management area / user association unit 480 performs processing to associate a management area with a user. Figure 21 is an example of a management area / user management table recorded by the management area / user association unit 480. In the management area / user management table, a management area ID that uniquely identifies a management area and a user ID that uniquely identifies a user are recorded in an associated state. Based on an association request from a user, the management area / user association unit 480 performs processing to associate a specified management area with the user.

[0072] Based on a request from a user to transmit passing status, the passing status display unit 160 performs processing to display on a map target points associated with the jurisdiction area to which the user is associated in a state in which it is possible to determine whether the target points have been passed or not.

[0073] Next, a description will be given of the information display device 600. Fig. 22 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information request device 600. The information display device 600 shown in Fig. 22 includes a user registration request unit 640 and a management area association request unit 650.

[0074] The user registration unit 640 sends a user registration request to the information management device 400, including information such as the user's email address and password, based on the user registration operation input through the input unit 610. The user information registration unit 450 performs user registration based on the user registration request.

[0075] The management area association request unit 650 requests the information management device 400 to associate the input management area with the input management area based on the association operation input through the input unit 610. The management area / target point association unit 470 performs processing to associate the requesting user with the target point based on the request.

[0076] With this configuration, when a user wants to know the passing status of a target point, the user performs an operation such as opening an app on the information display device 600, and the information management device 400 extracts a list of target points that are further associated with the management area associated with the user, including the passing status, and sends this to the information display device 600 as passing status information.Since only target points included in the management area that the user has registered in advance can be extracted using an SQL statement, unnecessary processing costs can be reduced.

[0077] Although the above description has been given of the case where information about a user is registered, the system may also be configured to register information about a device used by the user. Such information may be a phone number if the device can use a mobile line, or a character string unique to the device. In this specification, the user information registration unit that registers information about the user on the user side may be referred to as a user device information registration unit or a user information registration unit.

[0078] [Embodiment 4] The information processing system according to the above-described embodiment is configured so that a user who wants to check the status of passing through a target point can check by inputting the area they want to check and requesting display. However, if a user is particularly busy, such as taking out the trash before going to work, they may not have time to request and display the information. The information processing system according to the fourth embodiment is characterized in that notifications can be registered in advance, allowing the user to identify the status without having to go and check it themselves. The following will be described in detail using the drawings. However, some parts that have already been described will be omitted.

[0079] 23 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information management device 400 according to the fourth embodiment. The information management device 400 shown in FIG.

[0080] The user information registration unit 450 also records the push notification ID of the information display device 600 used by the user on the user side.

[0081] The notification setting unit 490 performs settings related to push notifications. The push notification setting unit 490 includes a target point passing notification registration unit 491 and a preliminary notification registration unit 492.

[0082] The target point passing notification registration unit 491 registers that a push notification will be sent to the user when the user passes through a target point, based on a notification setting request from the user. Fig. 24 shows an example of a notification management table in which the notification target point registration unit 491 associates users with target points that are notification targets and records them. In the table shown in Fig. 24, a user ID that uniquely identifies the user and a target point ID that uniquely identifies the target point are recorded in association with the registration date and time. In this specification, the target point passing notification registration unit 491 may be referred to as a notification target association unit 491 that associates the user with a target point as a notification target.

[0083] The advance notification registration unit 492 issues an advance notification indicating that the device (vehicle) is approaching the target point when the device (vehicle) comes within a predetermined distance from the target point. The area for determining whether the advance notification is required may be referred to as an advance notification area. For example, the advance notification area may be a range with a radius of 1 km from the target point, or an area within a boundary where the estimated arrival time to the target point is 5 minutes.

[0084] The notification unit 500 issues a passing notification and an advance notification for a notification target point. The notification unit 500 includes a target point passing notification unit 501 and an advance notification unit 502. When a device (vehicle) passes a target point, the target point passing notification unit 501 issues a push notification to a user who has registered for notification at the target point. When a device (vehicle) enters an advance notification area posted at the target point, the advance notification unit 502 issues an advance notification to a user associated with the target point.

[0085] 25 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information display device 600. The information display device 600 shown in FIG.

[0086] The notification setting registration unit 660 performs settings for receiving push notifications. The notification setting registration unit 660 includes a passage notification registration request transmission unit 661 and a preview notification registration request transmission unit 662.

[0087] The passing notification registration request sending unit 661 sends a passing notification registration request to request registration so that a notification is sent when a specified target point is passed. Based on the passing notification registration request, the target point passing notification registration unit 491 performs processing to associate the target point specified in the request with the user who sent the request and register them.

[0088] The advance notification registration request sending unit 662 sends an advance notification registration request requesting registration to notify when a specified target point is approached within a specified distance or arrival time. The advance notification registration unit 492 performs processing to associate the target point specified in the request with the user who sent the advance notification registration request and register them based on the advance notification registration request.

[0089] The communication unit 620 includes a passage notification receiving unit 623 and an advance notification receiving unit 624. The passage notification receiving unit 623 receives a push notification that the device (vehicle) has passed through a pre-registered target point. The advance notification receiving unit 624 receives a push notification that the device (vehicle) has entered a advance notification area for a pre-registered target point.

[0090] Display unit 630 includes a map display unit 631, a passage notification display unit 632, and an advance notification display unit 633. Map display unit 631 displays a map of a predetermined area, and displays target points on the map in a state in which it is possible to determine whether the device (vehicle) has already passed through them. Passage notification display unit 632 displays content indicating that the device (vehicle) has passed through a pre-registered target point included in the push notification received by passage notification receiving unit 623. Advance notification display unit 633 displays content indicating that the device (vehicle) has entered the advance notification area for the target point included in the push notification received by passage notification receiving unit 624.

[0091] 26 shows the content of the push notification displayed on the screen of the display unit 630. The push notification panel 1632 displays content that indicates that the device (vehicle) has passed through a target point that was previously registered as a notification target and is included in the push notification received by the passage notification receiving unit 623. The push notification panel 1633 displays content that indicates that the device (vehicle) has entered a preliminary notification area that was registered as a notification target and is included in the push notification received by the passage notification receiving unit 624.

[0092] As described above, according to the information processing system of this embodiment, by configuring push notification settings in advance, push notifications are sent when the garbage collection vehicle, which is the device, passes the garbage collection point, which is the target point, or when it enters the advance notification area, i.e., when it is within a certain distance or a certain arrival time range to the garbage collection point, thereby saving the user time in checking.

[0093] In the above explanation, we have described the case where a user is associated with a target point and registered for push notification purposes. However, if the scheduled passage time and scheduled passage date and time are recorded in association with the target point, as illustrated in Figures 13 and 14, it would be even better to configure the system so that a push notification is sent when a vehicle passes the target point or enters the advance notification area at the scheduled passage time and on the scheduled passage day.

[0094] [Embodiment 5] According to the information processing system of the above-described embodiment, before heading to a bus stop or taking out the trash, users can easily check whether a bus or garbage truck has already passed by the bus stop or garbage collection site. This prevents users from arriving at a bus stop or garbage collection site only to find that a bus has already passed or that the garbage truck has already collected the trash. However, when using such a system for garbage collection, garbage collection typically occurs during a limited time slot in the morning. In local governments with populations of hundreds of thousands, access from hundreds of thousands of people is concentrated during this limited time slot, which can increase system load and costs. The information processing system of the fifth embodiment aims to provide stable services by supplementing system resources by covering the costs of the service in other ways. The system will be described in detail below using the accompanying drawings. However, some of the previously explained parts will be omitted.

[0095] 27 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information acquisition device 200 according to the fifth embodiment. The information acquisition device 200 illustrated in FIG. 27 newly includes a vehicle information acquisition unit 230, a vehicle information recording unit 240, and a vehicle information transmission unit 250.

[0096] The vehicle information acquisition unit 230 acquires vehicle information while the vehicle is moving. The vehicle information may include the acceleration while the vehicle is moving and the number of rotations of each tire. The vehicle information acquisition unit 230 acquires the acceleration information while the vehicle is moving and the information regarding the number of rotations of each tire along with a timestamp (acquisition date and time).

[0097] Fig. 28 shows acceleration information, which is one type of vehicle information acquired by the vehicle information acquisition unit 230. The acceleration information illustrated in Fig. 28 includes the time of acquisition, acceleration data in the x-axis direction, acceleration data in the y-axis direction, and acceleration data in the z-axis direction, recorded every 10 us on average.

[0098] The vehicle information recording unit 240 records the vehicle information acquired by the vehicle information acquiring unit 230 on a recording medium.

[0099] The vehicle information transmission unit 250 transmits the vehicle information acquired by the vehicle information acquisition unit 230 to the information management device 400 at a fixed frequency. The vehicle information transmitted by the vehicle information transmission unit 250 may be acceleration data during driving acquired by the vehicle information acquisition unit 230 or data related to the number of tire revolutions. It is more preferable that the vehicle information transmission unit 250 is configured to transmit all the vehicle information recorded in the vehicle information recording unit 240 when connected to a communication line such as WIFI.

[0100] 29 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information management device 400 according to this embodiment. The information management device 400 according to this embodiment newly includes a vehicle information receiving unit 510, a vehicle information recording unit 520, a vehicle information acquisition position correlating unit 530, a road condition estimating unit 540, a road condition information recording unit 550, and a road condition information transmitting unit 560.

[0101] The vehicle information receiving unit 510 receives information such as the vehicle acceleration and tire rotation speed acquired by each device (vehicle) while traveling as vehicle information. The vehicle information recording unit 520 performs processing to record the vehicle information received by the vehicle information receiving unit 510 on a recording medium for a certain period of time.

[0102] The vehicle information acquisition position matching unit 530 performs processing to match the vehicle information acquired by the vehicle information receiving unit 510 with the acquisition position where the vehicle information was acquired, based on the vehicle information acquired by the vehicle information receiving unit 510 and the position information received by the position information receiving unit 410.

[0103] Since the interval between acquisitions of position information is longer than the interval between acquisitions of vehicle information, for example, the vehicle information acquisition position associating unit 530 performs linear interpolation between two consecutive pieces of position information, thereby mapping the acquisition position of the vehicle information to the vehicle information acquired between the acquisition dates and times at which the two pieces of position information were acquired. Also, the vehicle information acquisition position associating unit 530 holds map information consisting of links and nodes, extracts nearby links based on the position information received by the position information receiving unit 410, estimates a travel route, and performs processing to associate the vehicle information with the acquisition position of the vehicle information by mapping the vehicle information to the travel route.

[0104] Fig. 30 shows an example of data after the vehicle information and the position information are associated by the vehicle information acquisition position associating unit 530. In the example shown in Fig. 30, the acceleration data in the vertical direction (Z-axis direction), which is the vehicle information, and the acquisition position (latitude and longitude) of the acceleration data are recorded in an associated state.

[0105] The road condition estimation unit 540 performs a process of estimating road conditions based on the vehicle information received by the vehicle information receiving unit 510, and acquires information that serves as various indicators. For example, the road condition estimation unit 540 estimates the degree of road roughness from the amplitude and frequency of vibration based on the longitudinal acceleration data received by the vehicle information receiving unit 510, and calculates the International Roughness Index (IRI) value. In this specification, the road condition estimation unit 540 may be referred to as a road surface diagnostic information calculation unit, a road index calculation unit, a road condition information generation unit, etc. The calculated information on road conditions is associated with the link number of the corresponding map based on the acquisition location of the vehicle information that served as the basis for the calculation, and the location of the data is also determined.

[0106] The road condition information recording unit 550 records the road condition information calculated by the road condition estimating unit 540 from vehicle information (acceleration, tire rotation speed, etc.) on a recording medium. Fig. 31 shows an example of road condition information related to the road surface condition of a road calculated from vehicle information by the road condition estimating unit 540. As the road condition information exemplified in Fig. 31, various indices such as absolute height IRI, acceleration IRI, and flatness IRI are recorded in association with a road surface management number and a link number.

[0107] The road condition information transmitting unit 560 transmits the road condition information recorded in the road condition information recording unit 550 based on a request from a client.

[0108] As described above, the information processing system according to the fifth embodiment provides an additional service regarding garbage collection times to local residents who use the garbage collection service, which is a public service, while also diagnosing road surface conditions from vehicle information such as longitudinal acceleration data acquired at the time of garbage collection and the rotational speed of the tires of garbage collection trucks, which leads to improved efficiency in road maintenance work and reduced costs, thereby enabling the provision of a highly sustainable service.

[0109] In the above description, the road condition estimating unit 540 calculates the international roughness index from acceleration data, but the road condition information is not limited to this. The road condition estimating unit 540 may determine the presence or absence of road pits, the degree of cracks and rutting, etc. as road conditions, and the road condition information recording unit 550 may record the road condition information.

[0110] In addition, the road condition estimation unit 540 may classify the calculated international roughness index into several levels (categories), such as "1. Sound (low damage level)," "2. Surface function retention stage (medium damage level)," and "3. Repair stage (high damage level)," and manage the information on the road condition.

[0111] Furthermore, if the vehicle that is the source of the vehicle information is a garbage truck, it is normal for the vehicle to be driven every day, so the road condition estimation unit 540 may run a batch process once a day, such as at night, to estimate road conditions from the location information and vehicle information acquired that day.

[0112] Furthermore, because garbage collection trucks generally travel the same routes at the same times and in the same conditions every week, comparing data over time makes it possible to grasp the progression of road damage over time.

[0113] Fig. 32 is a block diagram showing the configuration of another form of information management device 400 of Embodiment 5. The information management device 400 shown in Fig. 32 includes a road condition change estimation unit 570 and a repair plan creation unit 570.

[0114] The road condition change estimation unit 570 estimates changes in road conditions. The road condition change estimation unit 570 generates road condition information daily from vehicle information, and based on the daily changes in the road condition information, indicates the degree to which the road condition is deteriorating.

[0115] 33 is a diagram showing a time series of road condition information for a specific road link estimated by the road condition estimation unit 540. The road condition change estimation unit 570 predicts how the road condition will change in the future based on the time series changes in the road condition information, comparing it with models already acquired through past machine learning.

[0116] The repair plan creation unit 570 creates a schedule indicating in what order and at which locations roads should be repaired and monitored, based on the predicted future road conditions estimated by the road condition change estimation unit 560 based on already calculated road condition information.

[0117] FIG. 34 shows an example of a road repair schedule created by the repair schedule creation unit 580. The road repair schedule illustrated in FIG. 34 is displayed in order of the predicted date and time when the level 3 reference value, indicating a repair stage, will be reached, based on the latest international roughness index calculated by the road condition estimation unit 540 and the predicted road condition value predicted by the road condition change estimation unit 570. In this way, the repair schedule creation unit 580 calculates the predicted date and time when the damage level will reach a level that requires repair, based on the changes in the road condition, and creates a repair schedule arranged in order of date. It is more preferable that the repair schedule creation unit 580 overlays roads requiring repair on a map, and even more preferable that the repair schedule be created by determining recommended repair dates and times while taking into consideration the order in which roads will be traveled for repairs.

[0118] In this way, by calculating future predictions from time-series changes in road conditions and supporting the creation of repair plans, the efficiency of road maintenance work can be further improved.

[0119] [Embodiment 6] In the above-described fifth embodiment, a configuration was described in which the diagnosis of the roads traveled while traveling is performed based on vehicle information such as acceleration data during traveling and tire rotation speed. However, in the case of a garbage collection truck, the vehicle weight changes as the garbage is collected, and therefore, even if the vehicle travels through areas with the same degree of damage, the amount of change in acceleration changes depending on the vehicle weight, which is a problem. The information processing system of the sixth embodiment is characterized by a configuration in which road conditions are not erroneously estimated based on the garbage collection situation.

[0120] 36 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information acquisition device 200 according to the sixth embodiment. The vehicle information acquisition unit 230 acquires information relating to the weight of the vehicle as vehicle information. For example, the vehicle information acquisition unit 230 acquires vehicle body weight information by arranging a weight sensor and measuring the total weight of the vehicle when the vehicle starts moving. The vehicle information transmission unit 250 transmits the acquired vehicle body weight information together with acceleration information and tire rotation speed information to the information management device 400.

[0121] In the information management device 400, the vehicle information receiving unit 510 receives information about the vehicle's weight at that time in addition to acceleration data and tire rotation speed, and the vehicle information recording unit 520 also records this vehicle weight information. The road condition estimating unit 540 estimates the road condition, including the vehicle's weight. For example, if the vehicle's weight is light at the start of garbage collection, the data will show a large amount of vertical acceleration, whereas if the vehicle's weight increases after garbage collection has progressed, the amplitude of the acceleration data will be smaller even if the vehicle is traveling on a road with the same level of roughness. Therefore, the road condition estimating unit 540 estimates the road damage state from the amplitude and frequency based on corrected acceleration data obtained by multiplying the acceleration data by a predetermined coefficient based on the vehicle's weight.

[0122] In this way, the information processing system according to the sixth embodiment makes it possible to more accurately estimate the roughness and damage state of the road when the vehicle travels on it.

[0123] [Embodiment 7] In this embodiment, a specific use case will be introduced, which is garbage collection. In this case, the above-mentioned device can be considered as a garbage collection truck, and the target point can be considered as a garbage collection point. A detailed explanation will be given below with reference to the drawings. However, some explanations of parts that have already been explained will be omitted.

[0124] 37 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a garbage collection management system according to the seventh embodiment. Note that the system of this embodiment can also be used for collecting waste materials in addition to garbage collection, and therefore may be simply referred to as a collection management system.

[0125] The collection management system illustrated in FIG. 37 includes a vehicle information registration unit 1410, a garbage sorting information registration unit 1420, a location registration unit 1430, a collection route registration unit 1440, a vehicle registration unit 1450, a location information acquisition unit 1460, a collection completion determination unit 1470, a collection status update unit 1480, and a collection status display unit 1490.

[0126] The vehicle information registration unit 1410 registers information about garbage collection vehicles that are operated to collect garbage. Fig. 38 shows an example of information about garbage collection vehicles that is registered in the vehicle information registration unit 1410. The vehicle information shown in Fig. 38 records the vehicle control number, displayed vehicle name, license plate (automobile registration number plate), latest location, and location acquisition date and time in an associated state. In addition, the vehicle information may also record information such as a pass that stores a photo of the vehicle and the name of the vehicle's operating company.

[0127] The garbage sorting information registration unit 1420 registers information related to the sorting of collected garbage. Fig. 39 is an example of garbage sorting information. In the garbage sorting information illustrated in Fig. 39, a sorting management number uniquely assigned to each garbage sort is recorded in association with information such as the name of the sorting, examples of items subject to the sorting, and a link (path) storing images of the garbage subject to the sorting.

[0128] The point registration unit 1430 registers information related to garbage collection points. Garbage collection points are sometimes called garbage collection points, and therefore in this specification they may be read as garbage collection points or garbage recovery points as appropriate. FIG. 40 is an example of information related to garbage collection points registered by the point registration unit 1430. The garbage collection point information illustrated in FIG. 40 associates and records a collection point management number that is uniquely assigned to each garbage collection point, a management area number that uniquely identifies the area to which the collection point belongs, a name that indicates the location of the collection point (collection point), a point display name, garbage collection location coordinates, and a link to an image of the garbage collection location.

[0129] The management area number shown here is a unique ID assigned to the local government or a more detailed local area (such as xx-chome) shown in Figure 19. The garbage collection point information (collection point information) may also include information about the person in charge of the collection point and information about the neighborhood association.

[0130] The garbage collection plan registration unit 1440 registers garbage collection plan information regarding when and what category of garbage will be collected at each garbage collection point. Figure 41 is an example of the garbage collection plan information. The garbage collection plan information illustrated in Figure 41 associates and records a collection plan management number that is uniquely assigned to each collection plan, a collection point management number that uniquely identifies a garbage collection point, a sorting management number that uniquely identifies the sorting of garbage to be collected, and information regarding the day of collection and the time period for collection.

[0131] The collection route registration unit 1450 registers information about the routes that garbage collection trucks take when collecting garbage. Fig. 42 shows an example of collection route information registered by the collection route registration unit 1450. The collection route information shown in Fig. 42 associates and records a collection route instance number that uniquely identifies each collection route, a collection route expressed in polyline format that indicates the route, a collection plan management number for the garbage collection points located on the collection route, and a collection day.

[0132] The operating vehicle registration unit 1460 associates and registers the collection routes registered in the collection route registration unit 1450 with the garbage collection vehicles that operate those collection routes. Fig. 43 is an example of operating vehicle information registered by the operating vehicle registration unit 1460. The operating vehicle information illustrated in Fig. 43 associates and records an operation plan management number that is uniquely assigned to each operation plan, a collection route management number that identifies the collection route, a vehicle management number that identifies the vehicle that will perform garbage collection work along that collection route, the scheduled date for garbage collection, and the scheduled time period for garbage collection.

[0133] The collection status registration unit 1470 registers information related to the garbage collection status. Fig. 44 is an example of collection status information registered by the collection status registration unit 1470. The collection status information illustrated in Fig. 44 associates a collection status management number that uniquely identifies each collection status, a collection point management number that uniquely identifies a garbage collection point (collection point), and the date and time when collection was completed. In Fig. 44, the collection completion dates and times have been recorded for locations No. 9535 and No. 9536, indicating that collection has already been completed, whereas the collection completion dates and times have not been recorded for locations No. 9537, No. 9538, and No. 9539, indicating that garbage collection has not yet been carried out.

[0134] The location information acquisition unit 1480 acquires the latest location information of garbage collection vehicles currently performing garbage collection operations. The location information acquisition unit 1480 preferably receives location information every second, but may also acquire location information once every 15 seconds or once every 5 seconds. Each time new location information is acquired by a drive recorder or GPS communication device installed on the garbage collection vehicle, the location information acquisition unit 1480 receives the location information, thereby acquiring the current location information of each garbage collection vehicle currently in operation.

[0135] The collection completion determination unit 1490 determines whether collection at a garbage collection point has been completed when new location information is acquired by the location information acquisition unit 1480. For example, when the collection completion determination unit 1490 acquires the latest location information from a garbage collection truck, it determines the garbage collection route on which the garbage collection truck is currently operating by joining the above-mentioned tables, and compares this with the location coordinates of the garbage collection points included in the garbage collection route to determine whether garbage collection at the garbage collection point has been completed, i.e., whether the garbage collection point has been passed.

[0136] The collection status update unit 1500 updates the collection status information by writing the collection completion date and time for a garbage collection point (collection point) for which the collection completion determination unit 1490 has determined that collection has been completed in the collection status table.

[0137] The collection status display unit 1510 performs processing to display, based on a request from a general user, whether collection of garbage has been completed for the requested garbage collection point based on the updated collection status information. Preferably, the collection status display unit 1510 performs processing to display on a map in a state in which it is possible to determine whether collection of garbage has been completed for the garbage collection point. The display unit 1510 may realize this display by distributing a Script program that runs on a browser executed on the user's terminal and executing it on the user's terminal.

[0138] Next, a description will be given of the flow of processing in the collection management system 2. FIG.

[0139] In step S1402, the location information acquisition unit 1480 performs processing to acquire information about the current location of each garbage truck by receiving information about the latest location of the garbage truck, which information is sequentially transmitted from the garbage truck.

[0140] Next, in step S1404, the collection completion determination unit 1490 performs processing to determine whether there are any garbage collection points (collection points) where garbage collection has been completed, based on the location information acquired in step S1402. For example, the collection completion determination unit 1490 determines that collection has been completed for garbage collection points (collection points) that are between the previous location coordinates and the current location coordinates of the vehicle, from among the garbage collection points (collection points) associated with the collection route identified by the collection route management number for the collection date and time on which the vehicle that sent the location information is operating in the operating vehicle management table shown in Fig. 43. The previous location coordinates can be the location information of the garbage collection truck that sent the location information acquired in step S1402, read from the vehicle management table shown in Fig. 38. For points that are between the above two location coordinates and for which the collection completion date and time has not yet been recorded in the collection status management table shown in Fig. 44, it is determined that collection has been completed at this time.

[0141] If the result of the determination in step S1404 is that there is no garbage collection point for which collection is determined to have been newly completed, the process proceeds to step S1408. On the other hand, if the result of the determination in step S1404 is that there is a garbage collection point for which collection is determined to have been newly completed, the collection status update unit 1500 performs processing to update the collection completion date and time for the garbage collection point to be updated in step S1406. For example, the collection status update unit 1500 updates the collection status information by recording the acquisition date and time of the location information of the vehicle that collected garbage at the garbage collection point at the garbage collection completion date and time for the garbage collection point to be updated in the collection status management table shown in FIG.

[0142] In step S1408, the collection status update unit 1500 also performs processing to update the latest location information of the vehicle. The location information of each garbage collection vehicle may be configured to be updated sequentially as shown in Fig. 38, or a location information management table may be separately prepared and a separately provided location information recording unit may record the information in chronological order so that the movement history can be traced, as shown in Fig. 46. In this case, the total weight of the garbage collection vehicle and the total weight of garbage collected up to that point may also be recorded together with the location information.

[0143] As described above, the collection management system according to the seventh embodiment makes it easy to check whether garbage has already been collected, thereby preventing the wasteful task of heading to a garbage collection site with garbage only to find that collection has already been completed and having to take the garbage home.

[0144] [Embodiment 9] In recent years, an increasing number of people are changing their place of residence, due to migration to rural areas due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a return to urban areas after the pandemic. Furthermore, it is expected that some municipalities will face financial collapse due to the declining birthrate and aging population, which is likely to accelerate migration. Garbage collection rules vary from municipality to municipality; some require the purchase of paid garbage bags, while others do not. There are also differences in sorting methods. When moving to a new municipality, people are often initially confused by garbage rules and garbage collection days, which can lead to problems. The collection management system of this ninth embodiment aims to provide a system that enables support for general citizens regarding garbage disposal. A detailed explanation is provided below using the drawings.

[0145] Fig. 47 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a waste collection management system according to the 9th embodiment. The waste collection management system 2 shown in Fig. 47 includes a user terminal 1600 and a collection management device 1400. The user terminal 1600 includes an input unit 1610, a user registration request unit 1620, a used waste collection point registration request unit 1630, and a display unit 1640.

[0146] The input unit 1610 receives input of various information from users who are users of the waste collection management system. The user registration request unit 1620 requests the collection management device 1400 to register the user based on the user information input by the input unit 1610.

[0147] The available garbage collection point registration request unit 1630 requests that the garbage collection point input by the input unit 1610 be registered as an available garbage collection point in association with the user (user).

[0148] The display unit 1640 displays on a map, in a manner that makes it possible to determine whether garbage collection has been completed for garbage collection points registered as available garbage collection points. Fig. 48 is an example of a screen displayed on the screen by the display unit 1640. The screen displays detailed information 1600e about the garbage collection point registered as a available garbage collection point, a vehicle icon 1600c indicating the current location of the garbage collection truck in charge of collecting garbage at the available garbage collection point, and an icon 1600d indicating the available garbage collection point, in a manner that makes it possible to determine whether garbage has been collected. In the example of Fig. 48, the time when collection was completed at the garbage collection point is displayed in a pop-up, making it possible to determine whether garbage has been collected.

[0149] The notification setting request unit 1650 requests the garbage collection management device 1400 to set up notifications to be sent based on the positional relationship between the current location of the garbage collection truck and a registered used garbage collection point. For example, the notification setting request unit 1650 requests the garbage collection management device 1400 to set up notifications to be sent when the garbage collection truck is within a predetermined distance from a used garbage collection point or when the estimated time to reach the point is within a predetermined time. The notification setting request unit 1650 also requests the garbage collection management device 1400 to set up notifications to be sent indicating that the garbage collection truck has completed garbage collection at a used garbage collection point.

[0150] The notification receiving unit 1660 receives notifications according to the settings made by the notification setting requesting unit 1650. For example, the notification receiving unit 1660 receives a notification indicating that the garbage truck has reached a predetermined distance from a used garbage collection point. Also, for example, the notification receiving unit 1660 receives a notification indicating that the garbage truck has reached a point within a predetermined estimated arrival time of the used garbage collection point. Also, for example, the notification receiving unit 1660 receives a notification indicating that the garbage truck has completed garbage collection at a garbage collection point registered as a used garbage collection point.

[0151] The display unit 1640 displays the received notification on the screen as a pop-up or the like. Fig. 49 is an example of a notification displayed on the screen by the display unit 1640. As shown in Fig. 49, the display unit 1640 notifies the user that garbage collection at a registered garbage collection point has been completed, or notifies the user that a garbage collection truck is approaching within a certain distance of the garbage collection point.

[0152] The collection management device 1400 newly includes a user registration unit 1520, a used garbage collection point registration unit 1530, a notification setting unit 1540, and a notification unit 1550.

[0153] The user registration unit 1520 registers information about the user, such as the user's name and email address, as user information based on a user registration request received from the user terminal 1600. The used garbage collection point registration unit 1530 registers information about the user in association with a garbage collection point based on a used garbage collection point registration request received from the user terminal 1600.

[0154] In the above explanation, the user registration and the registration of the used garbage collection point are configured separately, but the used garbage collection point may also be registered when the user is registered. In other words, the user registration unit (user information registration unit) 1520 may be configured to register information about the user in association with the garbage collection point.

[0155] The collection status display unit 1510 receives a display request from a registered user and performs processing to display a map of the area including the garbage collection point associated with that user in a state in which it is possible to determine whether garbage collection has been completed.

[0156] Based on a notification setting request from a user, the notification setting unit 1540 performs settings to notify the user when a garbage truck has reached a predetermined distance from a garbage collection point associated with the user as a used garbage collection point. Furthermore, for example, based on a notification setting request from a user, the notification setting unit 1540 performs settings to notify the user when the garbage truck has reached a point within a predetermined estimated time of reaching the garbage collection point associated with the user as a used garbage collection point. Furthermore, for example, based on a notification setting request from a user, the notification setting unit 1540 performs settings to notify the user that garbage collection has been completed at the garbage collection point associated with the user as a used garbage collection point.

[0157] The notification unit 1550 notifies a user for whom notification settings have been made in the notification setting unit 1540, based on the current location of the garbage truck, in accordance with the contents of the notification settings. For example, the notification unit 1550 notifies the user that the garbage truck has reached a predetermined distance from a garbage collection point associated with the user as a used garbage collection point. Also, for example, the notification unit 1550 notifies the user that the estimated time it will take for the garbage truck to reach the garbage collection point associated with the user as a used garbage collection point is within a predetermined time.

[0158] Furthermore, for example, the notification unit 1550 notifies the user that garbage collection has been completed at the garbage collection point associated with the user as a used garbage collection point. That is, the notification unit 1550 notifies the user who has registered a garbage collection point where collection has been determined to be completed by the collection completion determination unit 1490 as the garbage collection point to be notified that garbage collection has been completed at the registered garbage collection point.

[0159] As described above, according to the garbage collection management system of this embodiment, by registering the garbage collection points that users will use in advance, they can easily check the points and receive notifications that will lead to them taking out the garbage, thereby saving time.

[0160] [Embodiment 10] The total amount of garbage generated in Japan annually is approximately 40 million tons, which, when divided by the approximately 1,700 municipalities, amounts to approximately 20,000 tons per municipality, or approximately 60 tons per day. The daily operation of garbage collection trucks to collect this amount of garbage leads to road deterioration. Therefore, there has been a need to balance the load by simultaneously improving the efficiency of road maintenance while collecting garbage. This embodiment is characterized by incorporating such functionality into garbage collection operations.

[0161] Fig. 50 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a garbage collection management system according to the tenth embodiment. The garbage collection management system 2 shown in Fig. 50 includes a garbage collection truck 1200 and a garbage collection management device 1400. The garbage collection truck 1200 includes a location information acquisition unit 210, a location information transmission unit 220, a vehicle information acquisition unit 230, and a vehicle information transmission unit 250.

[0162] The location information acquisition unit 210 acquires location information indicating the traveling location acquired by the GPS sensor while performing garbage collection work. The location information transmission unit 220 transmits the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 210.

[0163] The vehicle information acquisition unit 230 acquires vehicle information such as acceleration data acquired by an acceleration sensor while the vehicle is traveling, information on the total weight of the vehicle including the weight of collected garbage, etc. The vehicle information transmission unit 250 transmits the vehicle information acquired by the vehicle information acquisition unit 230 to the garbage collection management device 1600.

[0164] The garbage collection management device 1400 includes a vehicle information receiving unit 510, a vehicle information recording unit 520, a vehicle information acquisition position matching unit 530, a road condition estimation unit 560, a road condition information recording unit 550, and a road condition information transmission unit 560.

[0165] The vehicle information receiving unit 510 receives vehicle information such as longitudinal acceleration data acquired while the garbage collection vehicle is traveling and the total weight of the garbage collection vehicle. Since the weight of collected garbage is important, the vehicle information received is information about the weight of collected garbage, which is the total weight minus the weight of the garbage collection vehicle. These information may be received at the same time, or may be received separately or via an API. For example, the information about garbage weight may be received at the same time as the location information acquisition unit 1480 receives location information.

[0166] The total weight of a garbage collection truck also includes the weight of the garbage collection worker. Because garbage collection workers repeatedly get on and off the garbage collection truck while collecting garbage, the total weight of a garbage collection vehicle is the sum of the weight of the garbage collection truck, the weight of the worker, and the weight of the collected garbage, as shown in Figure 51. The vehicle information receiving unit 510 may receive a total weight that includes the weight of the garbage collection truck and the weight of the worker, or the garbage collection truck may receive information on the pure weight of the garbage, which is the total weight minus the weight of the worker.

[0167] The vehicle information recording unit 520 records the vehicle information received by the vehicle information receiving unit 510 on a recording medium for a certain period of time. The vehicle information acquisition position associating unit 530 records the vehicle information received by the vehicle information receiving unit 510 in association with the position acquired by the position information acquiring unit 1480. Note that the association of vehicle information such as acceleration data and garbage weight with position information may be performed in advance on the garbage collection truck side, and the associated position information and vehicle information may be received.

[0168] The road condition estimation unit 540 estimates the condition of the road based on the vehicle information received by the vehicle information receiving unit 510. For example, the road condition estimation unit 540 calculates an international roughness index for the position at which the acceleration was acquired from the information on longitudinal acceleration based on the information on the acceleration received by the vehicle information receiving unit 510. More preferably, the road condition estimation unit 540 categorizes the damage state of the road into several groups based on the calculated international roughness index at each road position and manages the damage state.

[0169] The road condition information recording unit 550 records, on a recording medium, information relating to the road condition estimated by the road condition estimation unit 540. The road condition information transmitting unit 560 transmits road condition information relating to a specified road based on a request to transmit road condition information.

[0170] As described above, the garbage collection management system of this embodiment makes it possible to estimate the damage status of roads during garbage collection operations, allowing both garbage collection and road maintenance, which are the duties of local governments, to be carried out in a mutually complementary manner.

[0171] When the road condition estimation unit 540 calculates an index of road surface roughness based on longitudinal acceleration data during travel, the acceleration data varies depending on the weight of the garbage collection vehicle. Therefore, the road condition estimation unit 540 estimates road surface conditions based on values ​​obtained by performing a predetermined correction on the acceleration data acquired at that time based on information about the vehicle weight received by the vehicle information receiving unit 510. This configuration allows comparison and calculation of roughness using acceleration data corrected based on the weight of the garbage collection vehicle, whose weight changes as garbage collection progresses, thereby obtaining more accurate information about road surface conditions. It is even more preferable that the road condition estimation unit 540 also performs the weight correction by taking the weight of the worker into consideration.

[0172] Furthermore, since the received information about the weight of the garbage is recorded as vehicle information, it is even more preferable to further include a garbage weight analysis unit that performs analysis to identify abnormal locations based on the weight of the garbage at each garbage collection point and changes in that weight. The vehicle information receiving unit 510 receives information about the weight of the garbage collected at each garbage collection point, and the garbage weight analysis unit calculates the garbage weight for each garbage collection point based on the received information about the garbage weight. It is even more preferable to then compare the garbage weight between garbage collection points to calculate the average garbage weight and standard deviation, and issue a warning for garbage collection points that deviate from the median.

[0173] In addition, when the vehicle information receiving unit 510 receives information regarding the total weight of the garbage collection truck as vehicle information, it is preferable to further include a garbage weight calculation unit for each collection point that calculates the weight of garbage collected at that garbage collection point from the weight before and after passing through the garbage collection point. In this case, the collection status display unit 1510 can be configured to display the weight of garbage at the garbage collection point in association with the garbage collection point, which further improves the visualization of garbage. For example, if there is a garbage collection point with a clearly high weight, the weight of the collected garbage will also be published in association with each garbage collection point, which can serve as an opportunity to review how garbage is disposed of next time.

[0174] [Embodiment 11] In recent years, there have been a number of problems, such as residents not following the rules for separating garbage, throwing out items such as batteries and spray cans as garbage that is not properly sorted, causing garbage truck fires, non-recyclable garbage being mixed in with recyclable items such as cans and bottles, and garbage not being put out on the days when it is supposed to be sorted.

[0175] In such cases, we have no choice but to rely on the assumption that residents are fundamentally good, but as things stand, there are no penalties for people who do not follow the rules for putting out their trash, and the situation has not improved much.

[0176] In consideration of these issues, the garbage collection management system of this embodiment 11 aims to reduce garbage management costs by utilizing images taken during garbage collection operations by image capturing devices such as drive recorders installed in garbage collection trucks for garbage analysis.

[0177] Fig. 52 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a garbage collection management system according to the eleventh embodiment. In Fig. 52, a garbage collection truck 1200 includes an image capturing unit 270 and an image transmitting unit 280. The image capturing unit 270 and the image transmitting unit 280 may be built into the garbage collection truck 1200, or may be installed in the garbage collection truck 1200 in the form of a drive recorder or the like.

[0178] The image capturing unit 270 captures images of the garbage collection truck while it is traveling. The images may be captured as still images in a frame-by-frame format at a predetermined frame rate, or may be captured in a video format. The image transmitting unit 280 transmits the images captured by the image capturing unit 270 to the garbage collection management device 1400. The image transmitting unit 280 may periodically transmit images captured by the image capturing unit 270, or may be configured to transmit images captured under the conditions specified in an image transmission request from the collection management device 1400.

[0179] The collection management device 1400 further includes an image receiving unit 1560, an image recording unit 1570, and a garbage disposal rule determining unit 1580.

[0180] The image receiving unit 1560 receives images taken at the garbage collection point from among images taken by the image capturing device installed on the garbage collection truck. For example, the image receiving unit 1560 determines whether the garbage collection point has been reached based on the location information acquired by the location information acquiring unit 1480, and if the garbage collection truck has reached the garbage collection point, instructs the garbage collection truck to transmit images. The image receiving unit 1560 receives images taken at the shooting date and time or shooting location specified in the image transmission instruction, thereby receiving images taken at the garbage collection point.

[0181] Preferably, the image receiving unit 1560 receives images of the garbage collection site before and after garbage collection. Therefore, the garbage collection truck is equipped with two cameras, a front camera and a rear camera, and the image receiving unit 1560 receives an image taken by the front camera before the garbage collection site and an image taken by the rear camera after the garbage collection site is completed and the garbage collection site is about to depart. This configuration allows the image receiving unit 1560 to receive images of the front and rear of the garbage collection site before and after garbage collection.

[0182] The image recording unit 1570 associates the images taken near the garbage collection points received by the image receiving unit 1560 with the garbage collection points and records them on a recording medium. It is even better if the image recording unit 1570 records the images received by the image receiving unit 1560 after applying a predetermined masking process to personal information such as people that appears in the images.

[0183] The garbage disposal rule determination unit 1580 determines whether the garbage disposal rules are met by performing an image matching process on the images taken at the garbage collection point received by the image receiving unit 1560. For example, if burnable garbage is in yellow bags and non-burnable garbage is in blue bags, the garbage disposal rule determination unit 1580 determines whether the garbage disposal rules are met by determining whether the garbage photographed at the garbage collection point is in a garbage bag of a color other than that of the designated classification, in another example, the garbage disposal rule determination unit 1580 determines whether the garbage disposal rules are met by determining the degree of littering at the garbage collection point based on the images taken at the garbage collection point.

[0184] Furthermore, for example, the garbage disposal rule determination unit 1580 may determine whether garbage has been disposed of in accordance with the garbage disposal rules based on whether garbage appears in an image captured at the garbage collection point after garbage has been collected. If garbage appears in an image after garbage has been collected, it is likely that the image contains garbage that the garbage collector did not collect because it determined that the garbage did not conform to the garbage collection rules (for example, garbage of a different category has been disposed of, or garbage of different categories has been mixed together).

[0185] In this way, the garbage disposal rule determination unit 1580 determines at least the amount of garbage, the type of garbage, the degree of scattering of garbage, and whether the garbage is appropriately categorized, by performing a matching process with a predetermined model generated in advance by machine learning based on images taken during garbage collection at the garbage collection point, which is a target point. The garbage disposal rule determination unit 1580 may determine these items as two values, TRUE or FALSE, or may determine several numerical values. In addition to the fact that garbage collection has been completed, the collection status update unit 1500 may also record the storage address where the image taken at the garbage collection point is recorded in the image recording unit 1570, information on whether the image complies with the garbage disposal rule determined by the garbage disposal rule determination unit 1580, and the like.

[0186] The collection status display unit 1510 displays images taken at garbage collection points in association with the garbage collection points on a map, thereby displaying on the map in a state where it is possible to determine whether garbage collection at the garbage collection point has been completed. The collection status display unit 1510 also displays information regarding the degree of compliance with the garbage disposal rules identified for each garbage collection point based on the images taken at that garbage collection point.

[0187] With this configuration, images of garbage collection points and whether they comply with garbage disposal rules are made public, which puts pressure on residents in areas where they are not disposing of their garbage in accordance with the appropriate garbage disposal rules, and is expected to encourage voluntary improvements.

[0188] In the above explanation, the garbage disposal rule determination unit 1580 determines whether the garbage disposal rules are met based on images taken near the garbage collection point, but this is not limited to this. The person in charge of garbage collection may send information regarding whether there is any illegal garbage at each garbage collection point to the garbage collection management device 1400, and the garbage collection management device 1400 may receive new garbage disposal rule compliance information indicating whether each garbage collection point meets (violates) the garbage disposal rules, and update the received information as part of the information regarding the collection status.

[0189] As described above, the information processing system of the present invention can be a system that supports users in saving time. Note that the present invention can be configured by appropriately combining each embodiment. In addition, the present invention can take the following forms.

[0190] (Appendix 1) a device registration unit for registering a device; a target point registration unit for registering a target point; a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information of the device; a passage determination unit that determines whether the target point has been passed based on the position information; a passing status display unit that displays the target point on a map in a state in which it is possible to determine whether the device has passed through the target point; An information processing device comprising: (Appendix 2) a determination target device registration unit that associates the target point with the device; the passage determination unit determines whether a device registered as the determination target device among a plurality of devices registered in the device registration unit has passed through the target point. 10. The information processing device according to claim 1. (Appendix 3) 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the passage determination unit determines that the target point has passed if the distance between the position information of the target point and the position information is within a predetermined distance. (Appendix 4) 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a point passage notification unit that notifies the user that the target point has been passed when the target point has been passed. (Appendix 5) a prior notification target area registration unit that registers a prior notification target area based on the target points; a prior notification target area entry determination unit that determines whether the vehicle has entered the prior notification target area based on the location information; a notification unit that issues a notification when it is determined that the vehicle has entered the notification target area; 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, comprising: (Appendix 6) a scheduled passage time registration unit that registers a scheduled time at which the target point will be passed; the passage determination unit determines whether the target point has been passed at the registered scheduled passage time. 10. The information processing device according to claim 1. (Appendix 7) Further comprising a user registration unit for registering users who will use the service. 10. The information processing device according to claim 1. (Appendix 8) a notification target associating unit that associates the user with the target point as a notification target; the passage notification unit notifies the user associated with the target point when it is determined that the user has passed through the target point; 5. The information processing device according to claim 4. (Appendix 9) a jurisdiction area registration unit that registers a municipality or a region as a jurisdiction area; a jurisdiction area / target point association unit that associates the registered municipality or region with the target point; a jurisdiction-user association unit that associates the user with the local government or region; Further provided with the passage status display unit displays, on a map, target points associated with a jurisdiction area associated with the user in a state in which the user can determine whether the target points have been passed through; 8. The information processing device according to claim 7. (Appendix 10) The information processing device according to claim 9, wherein the passage status display unit displays the current position of the device associated with the target point on a map. (Appendix 11) Further provided is an image capturing unit that captures images while the vehicle is running, an image transmission unit that transmits, among the captured images, an image captured when passing through the target point; an image recording unit that records the image in association with the target point; 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising: (Appendix 12) The passing status display unit also displays images taken at the passed target points. 12. The information processing device according to claim 11. (Appendix 13) Further comprising a personal information protection unit that performs a masking process on at least the face of a person appearing in the image, the passing status display unit displays the image after the mask processing. 12. The information processing device according to claim 11. (Appendix 14) a road surface condition determination unit that determines the road surface condition based on images taken while the vehicle is traveling; a road surface condition recording unit that records the determination result; Further comprising: 12. The information processing device according to claim 11. (Appendix 15) The target point is a bus boarding and alighting position, a boarding and alighting number identification unit that identifies the number of people getting on and off based on an image taken when passing through the target point; Further comprising: 12. The information processing device according to claim 11. (Appendix 16) the point of interest is a garbage collection location; The vehicle further includes a dust discrimination unit that identifies at least the amount of dust, the type of dust, and the degree of dust scattering based on an image captured when the vehicle passes through the target point. 12. The information processing device according to claim 11. (Appendix 17) If the determined degree of littering does not satisfy a predetermined standard, a notification is sent to a user associated with the target point. 17. The information processing device according to claim 16. (Appendix 18) The system further includes a garbage collection registration unit that registers the type of garbage to be collected and the collection day at the target point, The information processing device according to claim 16, wherein the passing status display unit displays information about the type of garbage collected at the target point. (Appendix 19) If the determined type of garbage differs from the registered type of garbage to be collected, a notification is sent to a user associated with the target point. 19. The information processing device according to claim 18. (Appendix 20) an acceleration data acquisition unit that acquires acceleration data during driving; an acceleration data recording unit that records the acceleration data in association with the acquisition position; 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, comprising: (Appendix 21) a road surface condition determination unit that determines a road surface condition based on the acceleration data; 15. The information processing device according to claim 14. (Appendix 22) The target point is a boarding and disembarking location of a public transportation system. 10. The information processing device according to claim 1. (Appendix 23) the points of interest are garbage collection locations; 10. The information processing device according to claim 1. (Appendix 24) Further, a mask processing unit is provided that performs a mask processing on the image captured by the image capturing unit. 12. The information processing device according to claim 11. 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[0191] 1. Information processing system (garbage collection management system, operation management system) 2. Garbage collection management system 10a CPU 10b RAM 10c ROM 10d Communications Department 10e Input section 10f display section 110 Device registration unit (vehicle information registration unit) 120 Target point registration unit (collection point information registration unit) 130 Judgment target device registration unit (judgment collection point information registration unit) 140 Location information acquisition unit 150 Passage determination section 160 Passing status display unit 170 Passing judgment result registration unit 200 Information acquisition device 210 Location information acquisition unit 220 Location information transmission unit 230 Vehicle Information Acquisition Unit 240 Vehicle Information Recording Unit 250 Vehicle information transmission unit 270 Image Capture Department 280 Image transmission unit 400 Information management device 410 Location information receiving unit 420 Location information recording unit 430 Scheduled passage time registration unit (scheduled garbage collection time zone registration unit) 440 Passage judgment result update section 450 User Information Registration Department 460 Management Area Registration Department 470 Management Area / Target Point Association Section 480 Management Area / User Association Section 490 Notification Settings 491 Target point passing notification registration unit (garbage collection completion notification registration unit) 492 Notice Registration Department 500 Notification Department 501 Target point passing notification unit (garbage collection completion notification unit) 502 Notice Section 510 Vehicle information receiving unit 520 Vehicle Information Recording Unit 530 Vehicle information acquisition position correspondence unit 540 Road condition estimation unit 550 Road condition information recording unit 560 Road condition information transmission unit 570 600 Information display device 610 Input section 620 Communications Department 621 Passage Status Transmission Request Transmission Unit 622 Passage status information receiver 630 Display section 640 User registration request section 650 Management area association request part 660 Notification setting registration section 661 Passage notification registration request transmission unit (garbage collection completion notification registration request transmission unit) 662 Advance Notice Registration Request Section 1200 Garbage Truck (Device) 1410 Vehicle Information Registration Department 1420 Garbage Sorting Information Registration Department 1430 Location Registration Department 1440 Collection Plan Registration Division 1450 Collection Route Registration Department 1460 Vehicle Registration Department 1470 Collection Status Registration Department 1480 Location information acquisition unit 1490 Collection completion determination unit 1500 Collection Status Update Department 1510 Collection status display section 1520 User Registration Department 1530 Garbage Collection Point Registration Department 1540 Notification Settings 1550 Notification Department 1560 Image receiving unit 1570 Image Recording Unit 1580 Garbage Disposal Rule Judgment Department 1600 User terminal (garbage collection status display device) 1610 Input section 1620 User registration request section 1630 Garbage collection point registration request section 1640 Display section 1650 Notification setting request section 1660 Notification Receiving Unit

Claims

1. a vehicle information registration unit that registers information about a garbage collection vehicle; a location registration unit that registers information about garbage collection locations; a location information acquisition unit that acquires information about the current location of the garbage collection vehicle; a determination unit that determines whether collection at the garbage collection point has been completed based on the location information; a display processing unit that displays on a map whether garbage collection at the garbage collection point has been completed in a state that makes it possible to determine whether garbage collection at the garbage collection point has been completed; A garbage collection management device comprising:

2. The system further includes a user information registration unit that registers information about a user in association with the garbage collection point, the display unit receives a display request from the user and displays a map of an area including a garbage collection point associated with the user in a state in which it is possible to determine whether garbage collection has been completed.

2. The refuse collection and management device of claim 1.

3. a notification setting unit that sets whether to issue a notification when the garbage collection truck is within a predetermined distance from the associated garbage collection point or when the estimated time until arrival is within a predetermined time; a notification unit that notifies the user who has set the notification based on the current location of the garbage collection vehicle; The refuse collection and management device of claim 2 .

4. a receiving unit that receives vehicle information acquired during at least the garbage collection vehicle's garbage collection operation; a road condition estimation unit that estimates a road condition from the received vehicle information; Further comprising:

2. The refuse collection and management device of claim 1.

5. the receiving unit receives, as the vehicle information, information relating to at least longitudinal acceleration of the garbage collection vehicle while it is traveling; the road condition estimation unit calculates an international roughness index for the position where the acceleration was acquired from the information related to the received acceleration, and manages the damage status of the road by categorizing it into several groups.

5. The refuse collection and management device of claim 4.

6. The receiving unit further receives information regarding a weight of the garbage collection vehicle as the vehicle information; The road condition estimating unit estimates the road condition after making a predetermined correction to the acceleration based on the weight of the garbage truck.

6. The refuse collection and management device of claim 5.

7. a garbage weight calculation unit for each collection point that calculates the weight of garbage collected at the garbage collection point from the weight before and the weight after passing through the garbage collection point; the display unit displays the weight of the garbage at the garbage collection point in association with the garbage collection point.

7. The refuse collection and management device of claim 6.

8. an image receiving unit that receives images taken at the garbage collection point from among images taken by an image taking device installed on the garbage collection vehicle; the display unit displays an image taken at the garbage collection point in association with the garbage collection point.

2. The refuse collection and management device of claim 1.

9. a garbage disposal rule determination unit that determines whether a garbage disposal rule is met based on the image captured at the garbage collection point; the display unit displays in a discernible manner whether the garbage collected at the garbage collection point complies with the garbage disposal rules.

2. The refuse collection and management device of claim 1.

10. a device registration unit for registering a device; a target point registration unit for registering a target point; a determination target device registration unit that associates the target point with the device; a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information of the device; Among the plurality of devices registered in the device registration unit, a passage determination unit that determines whether the target point has been passed based on location information of the device registered as the determination target device; a display unit that displays the target point on a map in a state in which it is possible to determine whether the device has passed through the target point; An information processing system comprising:

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