A method, device, equipment and storage medium for determining waiting time

Abstract

The present application provides a method, device, equipment and storage medium for determining waiting time, the method comprising: receiving order request information sent by a service recipient, the order request information including a target location; determining a free waiting time adjustment ratio based on a supply and demand tension parameter of a target area, the target area including an area to which the target location belongs; determining a free waiting time for the order request information based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio. The present application can dynamically adjust the free waiting time of an order request based on the supply and demand tension of the target area, and further can subsequently motivate passengers to arrive at the boarding point in advance to prepare or depart in advance based on the adjusted free waiting time, so as to reduce the driver's waiting time and reduce the risk of the driver being punished for violations; and can alleviate traffic congestion in densely populated areas to a certain extent.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of data processing technology, and in particular to a method, device, equipment and storage medium for determining a waiting time. Background Art

[0002] Currently, for services that require users to arrive at a destination to receive services (such as online car-hailing services, food delivery services, or express delivery services), the service platform will dispatch service providers for users based on the location in the order. When the service provider accepts the order, the service platform will estimate the service provision time and free waiting time for the user, and notify the user and the service provider.

[0003] Take online car-hailing services as an example. After receiving a taxi order from a user, the online car-hailing platform will dispatch a vehicle for the user based on the destination in the order. Once the vehicle that accepts the order (i.e. the service provider) is determined, the online car-hailing platform will estimate the pick-up time and the driver's free waiting time (i.e. the time the driver waits for the passenger for free after arriving at the pick-up point), and notify the user and the vehicle that accepts the order.

[0004] In the prior art, the above-mentioned free waiting time is usually a fixed length of time set by the business platform. However, at airports, train stations or some crowded areas, if drivers wait for passengers according to the above-mentioned fixed length of free waiting time, they may need to risk being punished for violations, and it is easy to cause traffic congestion, reduce the driver's pick-up efficiency, and affect the experience of both drivers and passengers. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of this, the present application provides a method, apparatus, device and storage medium for determining a waiting time to solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art solutions.

[0006] Specifically, the present application is implemented through the following technical solutions:

[0007] According to a first aspect of the present application, a method for determining a waiting time is proposed, comprising:

[0008] Receiving order request information sent by a service recipient, wherein the order request information includes a target location;

[0009] Determining a free waiting time adjustment ratio based on a supply-demand tension parameter of a target area, wherein the target area includes an area to which the target location belongs;

[0010] The free waiting time of the order request information is determined based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

[0011] In one embodiment, determining the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area includes:

[0012] Determining supply and demand tension parameters of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location;

[0013] The free waiting time adjustment ratio is determined based on the supply-demand tension parameter, and the supply-demand tension parameter is negatively correlated with the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

[0014] In one embodiment, determining the supply-demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location includes:

[0015] Estimating the number of people waiting to board the vehicle in the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location;

[0016] A supply-demand tension parameter of the target area is determined based on the number of people waiting to get on the bus.

[0017] In one embodiment, determining the supply-demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location includes:

[0018] estimating the order acceptance rate of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location;

[0019] A supply-demand tension parameter of the target area is determined based on the order acceptance rate.

[0020] In one embodiment, determining the free waiting time of the order request information based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio includes:

[0021] The free waiting time of the order request information is determined based on the product of the free waiting time upper limit of the target location and the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

[0022] In one embodiment, the method further comprises determining in advance an upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location based on the following steps:

[0023] Based on the identification information of the target area to which the target location belongs, querying the pre-stored correspondence data between the area identification information and the traffic regulation information to obtain the traffic regulation information of the target area;

[0024] An upper limit of the free waiting time at the target location is determined based on the traffic regulation information.

[0025] In one embodiment, the method further comprises determining in advance an upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location based on the following steps:

[0026] Acquire road view image information of a target area to which the target location belongs;

[0027] Identifying time-limited parking sign information from the path image information;

[0028] The upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location is determined based on the time-limited parking sign information.

[0029] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0030] A prompt message is pushed to the service recipient, where the prompt message is used to remind the service recipient that a waiting fee will be charged if the service recipient arrives at the target location beyond the free waiting time.

[0031] According to a second aspect of the present application, a device for determining a waiting time is proposed, comprising:

[0032] An order request receiving module, used to receive order request information sent by a service recipient, wherein the order request information includes a target location;

[0033] An adjustment ratio determination module, configured to determine the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on a supply-demand tension parameter of a target area, wherein the target area includes an area to which the target location belongs;

[0034] A waiting time determination module is used to determine the free waiting time of the order request information based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

[0035] According to a third aspect of the present application, a device for determining waiting time is proposed, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the processor executes the program, any of the above-mentioned methods for determining waiting time is implemented.

[0036] According to a fourth aspect of the present application, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program is used to execute any of the above-mentioned methods for determining a waiting time.

[0037] It can be seen from the above technical scheme that the present application receives the order request information sent by the service receiver, and determines the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area, and then determines the free waiting time of the order request information based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio. Since the free waiting time adjustment ratio is determined based on the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area to which the target location in the order request information belongs, and the free waiting time of the order request information is determined based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio, it is possible to dynamically adjust the free waiting time of the order request based on the supply and demand tension level of the target area, and then it is possible to subsequently motivate passengers to arrive at the boarding point in advance to prepare or depart in advance based on the adjusted free waiting time, so as to reduce the driver's waiting time and reduce the risk of the driver being punished for violations; and it can alleviate traffic congestion in densely populated areas to a certain extent. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] Figure 1 is a flow chart of a method for determining a waiting time shown in an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0039] Figure 2 is a flowchart showing how to determine the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0040] Figure 3 is a flow chart showing how to determine the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0041] Figure 4 is a flowchart showing how to determine the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0042] Figure 5 is a flowchart of a method for determining a waiting time shown in another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0043] Figure 6 is a flowchart showing how to determine the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0044] Fig. 7A is a flowchart showing how to determine the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0045] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of road view image information of a target area shown in an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0046] Figure 8 is a structural diagram of a device for determining a waiting time shown in an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0047] Fig. 9 is a structural diagram of a device for determining a waiting time shown in another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0048] Fig.10 It is a structural diagram of a device for determining a waiting time shown in an exemplary embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the present application. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the present application as detailed in the appended claims.

[0050] The terms used in this application are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit this application. The singular forms of "a", "said" and "the" used in this application and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates other meanings. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0051] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in the present application to describe various information, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the present application, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining".

[0052] Figure 1 is a flowchart of a method for determining a waiting time shown in the first exemplary embodiment of the present application; this embodiment can be used in a platform server, wherein the platform server may include a server or a server cluster consisting of multiple servers. Figure 1 As shown, the method includes steps S101-S103:

[0053] In step S101: receiving order request information sent by a service recipient, wherein the order request information includes a target location.

[0054] In one embodiment, the service end may receive order request information sent by the service recipient, and the order request information may include a target location, which may be a location related to the service, such as a location where the entire service is provided or a location where the service begins, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0055] In one embodiment, the above-mentioned services may include online car-hailing services, food delivery services or express delivery services, etc. Accordingly, the above-mentioned service recipients include users who request the corresponding services, and the service providers include users who provide the corresponding services; and the above-mentioned target locations may include pick-up locations, meal pickup locations or express delivery pickup locations, etc., which are not limited in this embodiment.

[0056] In one embodiment, when a user needs a service from the platform server, he or she may send an order request message to the platform server via a terminal device such as a smart phone, and the platform server may then determine a target location based on the order request message.

[0057] In step S102: determining the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area, wherein the target area includes the area to which the target location belongs.

[0058] In one embodiment, when the service end receives the order request information sent by the service recipient and determines the target location based on the order request information, it can determine the area to which the target location belongs, and then determine the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area.

[0059] In one embodiment, the target area may be a preset area around the target location as a center; or, may be a pre-divided area including the target location.

[0060] For example, after receiving the target location sent by the service recipient, the coordinates of the target location can be matched with multiple pre-divided areas to determine the area containing the coordinates of the target location among the multiple areas as the area containing the target location, that is, the target area.

[0061] In one embodiment, the above-mentioned supply and demand tension parameters can be set by developers according to actual business needs, such as being set to the number of people waiting to get on the bus or the order acceptance rate in the corresponding area, etc. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0062] In one embodiment, the above method of determining the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area can also be referred to as follows Figure 2 The illustrated embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0063] In step S103: the free waiting time of the order request information is determined based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

[0064] In one embodiment, after the service end determines the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area, the free waiting time of the order request information may be determined based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

[0065] In one embodiment, after the server determines the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area, it can adjust the preset free waiting time based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio, and determine the adjustment result as the free waiting time of the order request information.

[0066] In one embodiment, the preset free waiting time may be a pre-set free waiting time in the target area, such as the maximum waiting time stipulated by traffic regulations of the target area, etc. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0067] In one embodiment, the above method of determining the free waiting time of the order request information based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio can also be referred to as follows Figure 5 The illustrated embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0068] From the above description, it can be seen that this embodiment receives the order request information sent by the service recipient, and determines the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area, and then determines the free waiting time of the order request information based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio. Since the free waiting time adjustment ratio is determined based on the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area to which the target location in the order request information belongs, and the free waiting time of the order request information is determined based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio, it is possible to dynamically adjust the free waiting time of the order request based on the supply and demand tension level of the target area, and then it is possible to subsequently motivate passengers to arrive at the boarding point in advance to prepare or depart in advance based on the adjusted free waiting time, so as to reduce the driver's waiting time and reduce the risk of the driver being punished for violations; and it can alleviate traffic congestion in densely populated areas to a certain extent.

[0069] Figure 2 This is a flowchart showing how to determine the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application; based on the above embodiment, this embodiment uses how to determine the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area as an example for exemplary description. Figure 2 As shown, the determination of the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area in the above step S102 may include the following steps S201-S202:

[0070] In step S201, the supply-demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location is determined.

[0071] In one embodiment, after the service end receives the order request information sent by the service recipient and determines the target location based on the order request information, it can determine the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location.

[0072] It is worth noting that the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area are usually changing. If the supply and demand tension parameters at the time when the service recipient sends the above order request information are determined, when the service recipient arrives at the target location, the supply and demand tension parameters of the above target area may have changed, resulting in the inability to accurately calculate the free waiting time of the order request information. Therefore, in order to improve the accuracy of calculating the free waiting time of the order request information, the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area of ​​the service recipient "when arriving at the target location" can be estimated.

[0073] In one embodiment, the above method of determining the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location can also refer to the following Figure 3 or Figure 4 The illustrated embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0074] In step S202, the free waiting time adjustment ratio is determined based on the supply-demand tension parameter.

[0075] In one embodiment, after the service end determines the supply-demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location, the free waiting time adjustment ratio can be determined based on the supply-demand tension parameter.

[0076] It is worth noting that in order to reasonably adjust the free waiting time of order requests based on the supply and demand tension in the target area, the supply and demand tension parameter can be made negatively correlated with the free waiting time adjustment ratio. For example, the larger the value of the supply and demand tension parameter (i.e., the tighter the supply and demand), the lower the free waiting time adjustment ratio (i.e., the free waiting time is adjusted to be shorter).

[0077] From the above description, it can be seen that this embodiment determines the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location, and determines the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameters. Since what is determined is the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location, the corresponding free waiting time adjustment ratio can be determined based on the supply and demand tension parameters at that moment, and the supply and demand tension parameters are negatively correlated with the free waiting time adjustment ratio, which can improve the accuracy of determining the free waiting time adjustment ratio and make the determined free waiting time adjustment ratio more in line with real-time needs.

[0078] Figure 3 This is a flowchart of an exemplary embodiment of the present application showing how to determine the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location; based on the above embodiment, this embodiment takes how to determine the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location as an example for exemplary description. Figure 3As shown, the determination of the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location in the above step S201 may include the following steps S301-S302:

[0079] In step S301, the number of people waiting to get on the bus in the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location is estimated.

[0080] In one embodiment, when the service end determines the target location in the order request information sent by the service recipient, it can estimate the number of people waiting to get on the bus in the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location.

[0081] For example, when the server receives the target location "A" in the order request information sent by the service recipient "A", it can estimate the number of people waiting to get on the bus in the target area when the service recipient "A" arrives at the target location "A", for example, "12".

[0082] In step S302, the supply-demand tension parameter of the target area is determined based on the number of people waiting to get on the bus.

[0083] In one embodiment, after the service end estimates the number of people waiting to get on the bus in the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location, the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area can be determined based on the number of people waiting to get on the bus.

[0084] In one embodiment, the ratio of the number of people waiting to get on the bus to a preset number threshold may be calculated, and the ratio may be determined as the supply-demand tension parameter of the target area.

[0085] It is worth noting that the above-mentioned preset number threshold can be calculated by the developer using an algorithm in the prior art, or directly set according to business experience, such as being set to "10" people, etc., and this embodiment does not limit this. Still taking the number of people waiting to get on the bus as "12" in step S301 as an example, the ratio "1.2" of the number of people waiting to get on the bus "12" to the preset number threshold "10" can be determined as the supply and demand tension parameter of the above-mentioned target area.

[0086] From the above description, it can be seen that this embodiment can accurately determine the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location by estimating the number of people waiting to get on the bus in the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location, and determining the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area based on the number of people waiting to get on the bus, thereby laying a foundation for subsequently determining the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameters.

[0087] Figure 4This is a flowchart showing how to determine the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location in another exemplary embodiment of the present application; based on the above embodiment, this embodiment takes how to determine the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location as an example for exemplary description. Figure 4 As shown, the determination of the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location in the above step S201 may include the following steps S401-S402:

[0088] In step S401, the order acceptance rate of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location is estimated.

[0089] In one embodiment, when the service end determines the target location in the order request information sent by the service recipient, it can estimate the order acceptance rate of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location.

[0090] For example, when the server receives the target location "A" in the order request information sent by the service recipient "A", it can estimate the order acceptance rate of the target area when the service recipient "A" arrives at the target location "A", for example, "0.5".

[0091] In step S402, a supply-demand tension parameter of the target area is determined based on the order acceptance rate.

[0092] In one embodiment, after the service end estimates the order acceptance rate of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location, the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area can be determined based on the order acceptance rate.

[0093] In one embodiment, a ratio of a preset order acceptance rate threshold to the above order acceptance rate may be calculated, and the ratio may be determined as a supply and demand tension parameter of the above target area.

[0094] It is worth noting that the above-mentioned preset order acceptance rate threshold can be calculated by the developer using an algorithm in the prior art, or directly set according to business experience, such as being set to "0.6", etc., and this embodiment does not limit this. Still taking the order acceptance rate of "0.5" in step S401 as an example, the ratio of the preset order acceptance rate threshold to the above-mentioned order acceptance rate "1.2" can be determined as the supply and demand tension parameter of the above-mentioned target area.

[0095] From the above description, it can be seen that this embodiment estimates the order acceptance rate of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location, and determines the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area based on the order acceptance rate. This can accurately determine the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location, and further lay the foundation for subsequently determining the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameters.

[0096] Figure 5 is a flowchart of a method for determining a waiting time shown in another exemplary embodiment of the present application; this embodiment can be used in a platform server, wherein the platform server may include a server or a server cluster consisting of multiple servers. Figure 5 As shown, the method includes steps S501-S504:

[0097] In step S501: receiving order request information sent by the service recipient.

[0098] Wherein, the order request information includes a target location;

[0099] In step S502: the free waiting time adjustment ratio is determined based on the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area.

[0100] The target area includes the area to which the target location belongs.

[0101] In step S503: the free waiting time of the order request information is determined based on the product of the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location and the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

[0102] In one embodiment, after the server determines the free waiting time adjustment ratio of the above-mentioned target area, it can obtain the free waiting time upper limit of the target location, and then determine the free waiting time of the order request information based on the product of the free waiting time upper limit of the target location and the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

[0103] In one embodiment, the upper limit of the free waiting time may be a maximum free waiting time pre-set in the target area, such as a maximum waiting time prescribed by traffic regulations of the target area, etc. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0104] In another embodiment, the method for obtaining the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location can refer to the following Figure 6 or Fig. 7A The illustrated embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0105] In step S504: a prompt message is pushed to the service recipient.

[0106] The prompt message is used to prompt the service recipient that a waiting fee will be charged if the service recipient arrives at the target location beyond the free waiting time.

[0107] In one embodiment, after the service end determines the free waiting time of the order request information based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio, it can push a prompt message to the service recipient to remind the service recipient that a waiting fee will be charged if the service recipient arrives at the target location after the free waiting time.

[0108] Taking the online car-hailing service as an example, after the online car-hailing platform service determines the free waiting time (for example, 5 minutes, etc.) of the above order request information, it can push a reminder message to the service recipient (such as the passenger) to remind the passenger that a waiting fee will be charged if it takes more than 5 minutes to arrive at the target location.

[0109] It is worth noting that the content and form of the above prompt message can be freely set by the developer according to actual needs, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0110] From the above description, it can be seen that this embodiment determines the free waiting time of the order request information based on the product of the upper limit of the free waiting time at the target location and the free waiting time adjustment ratio, so as to accurately determine the free waiting time of the order request information, and by pushing a prompt message to the service recipient, it can be achieved based on the determined free waiting time to encourage passengers to arrive at the boarding point in advance to prepare or depart early, so as to reduce the driver's waiting time, reduce the risk of the driver being punished for violations, and can alleviate traffic congestion in densely populated areas to a certain extent.

[0111] Figure 6 FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an exemplary embodiment of the present application showing how to determine the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location; based on the above embodiment, this embodiment takes how to determine the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location as an example for exemplary description. Figure 6 As shown, Figure 5 The method of the illustrated embodiment further includes determining the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location in advance based on the following steps S601-S602:

[0112] In step S601, based on the identification information of the target area to which the target location belongs, the pre-stored correspondence data between the area identification information and the traffic regulation information is queried to obtain the traffic regulation information of the target area.

[0113] In one embodiment, the server may pre-store the correspondence data between each area identification information and traffic regulation information.

[0114] On this basis, after determining the target area to which the target location belongs, the pre-stored correspondence data between area identification information and traffic regulation information can be queried based on the identification information of the target area to obtain the traffic regulation information of the target area.

[0115] For example, the corresponding relationship data between each area identification information and traffic regulations information pre-stored by the server is shown in Table 1 below:

[0116] Table 1

[0117] Area identification information M Z K S Traffic regulations information Regulation a Regulation b Regulation Regulation a

[0118] As shown in Table 1, after determining the target area S to which the above-mentioned target location belongs, the correspondence data between the identification information of each area and the traffic regulation information pre-stored in Table 1 can be queried based on the identification information "S" of the target area to obtain the traffic regulation information "regulation a" of the target area "S", wherein the "regulation a" records the upper limit of the free waiting time for each location (such as the target location) in the target area.

[0119] In step S602, the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location is determined based on the traffic regulation information.

[0120] In one embodiment, when the server queries the traffic regulation information of the target area based on the identification information of the target area to which the target location belongs, the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location can be determined based on the traffic regulation information.

[0121] For example, after the server obtains the traffic regulation information "Regulation a" of the target area "S", it can parse the "Regulation a" to obtain the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location.

[0122] It is worth noting that the above-mentioned method of parsing the traffic regulation information to obtain the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location can be referred to the explanation and description in the prior art, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0123] From the above description, it can be seen that this embodiment obtains the traffic regulation information of the target area by querying the correspondence data between the pre-stored area identification information and the traffic regulation information based on the identification information of the target area to which the target location belongs, and determines the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location based on the traffic regulation information. This can achieve accurate determination of the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location, and further provide a basis for subsequently determining the free waiting time of the order request information based on the free waiting time upper limit and the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

[0124] Fig. 7A It is a flowchart showing how to determine the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application; based on the above-mentioned embodiment, this embodiment uses how to determine the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location as an example to exemplify.

[0125] like Fig. 7A As shown, Figure 5 The method of the illustrated embodiment further includes determining the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location in advance based on the following steps S701-S703:

[0126] In step S701, road view image information of a target area to which the target location belongs is obtained.

[0127] In one embodiment, the server may pre-acquire the road view image information of the target area to which the target location belongs.

[0128] For example, Figure 7B FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the road view image information of the target area shown in an exemplary embodiment of the present application. Figure 7B As shown, the road view image information includes the time-limited parking sign information "limited to 8 minutes" in the current area.

[0129] In step S702, time-limited parking sign information is identified from the path image information.

[0130] In one embodiment, after obtaining the road view image information of the target area to which the target location belongs, the time-limited parking sign information can be identified from the path image information.

[0131] In one embodiment, the above Figure 7B The method for identifying the time-limited parking sign information "limited to 8 minutes" in the path image information shown can be selected by the developer from the existing technology according to business needs. This embodiment does not limit the specific image recognition method.

[0132] In step S703, the upper limit of the free waiting time at the target location is determined based on the time-limited parking sign information.

[0133] In one embodiment, after the server identifies the time-limited parking sign information from the path image information, the server may determine the upper limit of the free waiting time at the target location based on the time-limited parking sign information.

[0134] In one embodiment, all or part of the time limit in the time-limited parking sign information (eg, 8 minutes or 6 minutes) may be determined as the upper limit of the free waiting time at the target location.

[0135] From the above description, it can be seen that this embodiment obtains the road view image information of the target area to which the target location belongs, and identifies the time-limited parking sign information from the path image information, and then determines the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location based on the time-limited parking sign information. This can achieve accurate determination of the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location, and further provide a basis for subsequently determining the free waiting time of the order request information based on the free waiting time upper limit and the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

[0136] Figure 8 is a structural diagram of a device for determining a waiting time shown in an exemplary embodiment of the present application; Figure 8 As shown, the device includes: an order request receiving module 110, an adjustment ratio determining module 120 and a waiting time determining module 130, wherein:

[0137] The order request receiving module 110 is used to receive order request information sent by the service recipient, wherein the order request information includes a target location;

[0138] An adjustment ratio determination module 120, configured to determine the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on a supply-demand tension parameter of a target area, wherein the target area includes an area to which the target location belongs;

[0139] The waiting time determination module 130 is used to determine the free waiting time of the order request information based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

[0140] From the above description, it can be seen that this embodiment receives the order request information sent by the service recipient, and determines the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area, and then determines the free waiting time of the order request information based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio. Since the free waiting time adjustment ratio is determined based on the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area to which the target location in the order request information belongs, and the free waiting time of the order request information is determined based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio, it is possible to dynamically adjust the free waiting time of the order request based on the supply and demand tension level of the target area, and then it is possible to subsequently motivate passengers to arrive at the boarding point in advance to prepare or depart in advance based on the adjusted free waiting time, so as to reduce the driver's waiting time and reduce the risk of the driver being punished for violations; and it can alleviate traffic congestion in densely populated areas to a certain extent.

[0141] Fig. 9 is a structural diagram of a device for determining a waiting time shown in another exemplary embodiment of the present application; wherein the order request receiving module 210, the adjustment ratio determining module 220 and the waiting time determining module 230 are the same as the aforementioned Figure 8The functions of the order request receiving module 110, the adjustment ratio determining module 120 and the waiting time determining module 130 in the illustrated embodiment are the same and will not be described in detail herein.

[0142] In one embodiment, the adjustment ratio determination module 220 includes:

[0143] A supply and demand parameter determination unit 221, used to determine the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location;

[0144] The adjustment ratio determining unit 222 is used to determine the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply-demand tension parameter, and the supply-demand tension parameter is negatively correlated with the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

[0145] In one embodiment, the supply and demand parameter determination unit 221 is further configured to:

[0146] Estimating the number of people waiting to board the vehicle in the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location;

[0147] A supply-demand tension parameter of the target area is determined based on the number of people waiting to get on the bus.

[0148] In another embodiment, the supply and demand parameter determination unit 221 is further configured to:

[0149] estimating the order acceptance rate of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location;

[0150] A supply-demand tension parameter of the target area is determined based on the order acceptance rate.

[0151] In one embodiment, the waiting time determination module 230 is further configured to determine the free waiting time of the order request information based on the product of the upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location and the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

[0152] In one embodiment, the device further includes a first upper limit determination module 240; the first upper limit determination module 240 includes:

[0153] The regulation information acquisition unit 241 is used to query the pre-stored correspondence data between the area identification information and the traffic regulation information based on the identification information of the target area to which the target location belongs, and obtain the traffic regulation information of the target area;

[0154] The first upper limit determining unit 242 is configured to determine an upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location based on the traffic regulation information.

[0155] In another embodiment, the apparatus further includes a second upper limit determining module 250; the second upper limit determining module 250 includes:

[0156] An image information acquisition unit 251 is used to acquire road scene image information of a target area to which the target location belongs;

[0157] A sign information recognition unit 252, used to recognize time-limited parking sign information from the path image information;

[0158] The second upper limit determining unit 253 is configured to determine an upper limit of the free waiting time at the target location based on the time-limited parking sign information.

[0159] In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises:

[0160] The prompt message pushing module 260 is used to push a prompt message to the service recipient, and the prompt message is used to remind the service recipient that a waiting fee will be charged if the service recipient arrives at the target location beyond the free waiting time.

[0161] It is worth noting that all the above optional technical solutions can be arbitrarily combined to form optional embodiments of the present disclosure, which will not be described one by one here.

[0162] The embodiment of the device for determining the waiting time of the present invention can be applied to a network device. The device embodiment can be implemented by software, or by hardware or a combination of software and hardware. Taking software implementation as an example, as a device in a logical sense, the processor of the device in which it is located reads the corresponding computer program instructions in the non-volatile memory into the memory and runs it, wherein the computer program is used to execute the above Figures 1 to 7A The method for determining the waiting time provided by the embodiment shown in the figure. From the hardware level, as Fig.10 As shown, it is a hardware structure diagram of the device for determining the waiting time of the present invention, except Fig.10 In addition to the processor, network interface, memory and non-volatile memory shown, the device may also include other hardware, such as a forwarding chip responsible for processing messages, etc.; from the hardware structure, the device may also be a distributed device, which may include multiple interface cards to expand message processing at the hardware level. On the other hand, the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program, and the computer program is used to execute the above Figures 1 to 7A The illustrated embodiment provides a method for determining the waiting time.

[0163] For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the relevant parts can refer to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiment described above is only schematic, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the present application scheme. A person of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without paying any creative work.

[0164] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present application after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. The present application is intended to cover any modification, use or adaptation of the present application, which follows the general principles of the present application and includes common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed in the present application. The specification and examples are intended to be exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present application are indicated by the following claims.

[0165] It should also be noted that the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, commodity or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, commodity or device. In the absence of more restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, commodity or device including the elements.

[0166] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for determining a waiting time, characterized in that: include: Receiving order request information sent by a service recipient, wherein the order request information includes a target location; Determining a free waiting time adjustment ratio based on a supply and demand tension parameter of a target area, wherein the target area includes an area to which the target location belongs; Determining the free waiting time of the order request information based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio; Sending the free waiting time to the service recipient; The free waiting time adjustment ratio is determined based on the supply and demand tension parameters of the target area, including: Determining supply and demand tension parameters of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location; The free waiting time adjustment ratio is determined based on the supply-demand tension parameter, and the supply-demand tension parameter is negatively correlated with the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The step of determining the supply-demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location includes: Estimating the number of people waiting to board the vehicle in the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location; A supply-demand tension parameter of the target area is determined based on the number of people waiting to get on the bus.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The step of determining the supply-demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location includes: estimating the order acceptance rate of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location; A supply-demand tension parameter of the target area is determined based on the order acceptance rate.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The determining the free waiting time of the order request information based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio includes: The free waiting time of the order request information is determined based on the product of the free waiting time upper limit of the target location and the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The method further includes determining in advance an upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location based on the following steps: Based on the identification information of the target area to which the target location belongs, querying the pre-stored correspondence data between the area identification information and the traffic regulation information to obtain the traffic regulation information of the target area; An upper limit of the free waiting time at the target location is determined based on the traffic regulation information.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The method further includes determining in advance an upper limit of the free waiting time of the target location based on the following steps: Acquire road view image information of a target area to which the target location belongs; Identifying time-limited parking sign information from the road view image information; The upper limit of the free waiting time at the target location is determined based on the time-limited parking sign information.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The method further comprises: A prompt message is pushed to the service recipient, where the prompt message is used to remind the service recipient that a waiting fee will be charged if the service recipient arrives at the target location beyond the free waiting time.

8. A device for determining a waiting time, characterized in that: include: An order request receiving module, used to receive order request information sent by a service recipient, wherein the order request information includes a target location; An adjustment ratio determination module, configured to determine the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on a supply-demand tension parameter of a target area, wherein the target area includes an area to which the target location belongs; A waiting time determination module, configured to determine the free waiting time of the order request information based on the free waiting time adjustment ratio; A sending module, used for sending the free waiting time to the service recipient; Among them, the adjustment ratio determination module is specifically used to determine the supply and demand tension parameter of the target area when the service provider arrives at the target location; determine the free waiting time adjustment ratio based on the supply and demand tension parameter, and the supply and demand tension parameter is negatively correlated with the free waiting time adjustment ratio.

9. A device for determining a waiting time, characterized in that The method comprises a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the processor executes the program, the method for determining the waiting time described in any one of claims 1 to 7 is implemented.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program is used to execute the method for determining the waiting time according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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