Ride-sharing matching service

Abstract

To provide a ride-sharing matching service that allows users to register travels and events that are available for ride-sharing and allows users to contact with other users who want to share a ride, in a managed environment where the users are registered.SOLUTION: A ride-sharing matching service registers information related to travels and events, including approximate distance, travel time, and transportation cost such as toll roads for itineraries 31, standard actual fuel consumption, the maximum number of passengers, and actual cost of renting transportation vehicles 32 classified by size and type, and actual cost of procuring a guide 33, driver, or the like, by an administrator 20 in a database 10, so as to calculate actual cost of transportation. Users 50 may register travels 41 that are available for ride-sharing using a published website 40, thereby clearly indicating the actual cost associated with the transportation. Users who want to share a ride may know in advance the actual cost they will have to pay if they share the cost, which reduces problems.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a database server, a program capable of calculating actual costs associated with transportation, and a website supporting ride-sharing. [Background technology]

[0002] In depopulated rural areas, the convenience of tourist destinations is also declining due to the decline in public infrastructure services. As convenience increases, such as the launch of taxi ride-sharing services in 2021, users heading to the same tourist destination or event venue can ride-pool using their own cars or rental cars, which is expected to increase convenience at tourist destinations, share actual costs, alleviate driver shortages in rural areas, ease congestion around tourist destinations and event venues, and increase the tourist exchange population. In addition, carpooling in a somewhat managed environment can also be fun as it allows you to meet people with the same hobbies and interests. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2023-094094 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2023-084681 [Patent Document 3] Patent Publication No. 2023-110613 [Non-patent literature]

[0004] [Non-Patent Document 1] 196th Diet (Regular Session) Answer No. 71 [Non-Patent Document 2] Oita Prefectural Visit No. 957 (December 11, 2020) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, there are no matching services that support ride-sharing and clearly indicate that all passengers will share the actual costs of transportation.

[0006] Carpooling and hitchhiking in uncontrolled environments are often problematic because of the difficulty of enforcing legal regulations and policing them.

[0007] As the number of elderly drivers continues to increase, there are concerns that the inconvenience of declining public infrastructure services in rural areas will lead to accidents involving elderly drivers driving their own cars or rental cars when traveling or going to events. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] Therefore, the administrator of the ride-sharing matching service prepares a database server on the Internet, registers data that can be used to calculate actual costs, and builds a system that allows users to calculate actual costs by using the registered data.

[0009] Data related to the travel itinerary includes the approximate distance traveled by car and tolls if using toll roads.

[0010] Vehicle-related data includes classifications of vehicle size, standard actual fuel consumption for each classification, maximum number of passengers, and rental fees if renting a car.

[0011] Actual costs for hiring a travel guide or driver.

[0012] are registered in the database by administrators or users with administrator privileges.

[0013] The registered data was made available on a website, and visitors could select the data to develop a program that would calculate actual expenses such as fuel costs based on the approximate distance traveled during the trip and the vehicle's standard actual fuel efficiency.

[0014] Users who visit the website can register and use the database, enabling anyone to calculate actual shipping costs using the same standards.

[0015] On the website released above, users who have registered can input their own travel information, such as their travel dates and the number of people available to share the trip, and by selecting the data registered by an administrator on the website, they can register their trip information on the website as carpooling travel information with actual costs clearly stated.

[0016] Anyone who visits the published website will be able to view the travel information registered above.

[0017] If a visitor wants to share a trip, they can register and get in touch with other users who have registered trips available for sharing.

[0018] The problem is solved by providing a matching service that supports carpooling, which allows users who have registered trips that allow carpooling with the actual cost clearly stated to contact each other with users who wish to carpool. Effect of the Invention

[0019] According to the technology disclosed in this specification, a third party administrator can register data that allows the administrator to calculate the actual costs of transportation, making it possible to clearly indicate that "only actual costs" will be borne by the person sharing the ride.

[0020] Users who want to participate in a ride-pool can find out in advance the actual cost sharing amount that will be charged to other people who want to ride-pool.

[0021] Since it is a matching site for registered users, it reduces problems caused by carpooling. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0022] [Figure 1]This is a correlation diagram showing the overall configuration of the ride-sharing matching service. [Diagram 2] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a travel itinerary table. [Diagram 3] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transportation vehicle table. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a guide table. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a carpool trip table. The invention is described in detail below.

[0023] Illustrative embodiments of the present invention will now be described.

[0024] Figure 1 is a correlation diagram showing the overall structure of the ride-sharing matching service.

[0025] The ride-sharing matching service 00 allows an administrator 20 to register data 30 that enables calculation of actual transportation costs in advance on a database server 10 on the Internet.

[0026] A user 50 who uses a website 40 published on the Internet can calculate the actual cost of transportation by registering a trip or event that the user plans to organize and that allows carpooling using the website 40, and can clearly indicate the actual cost to be shared by other users who wish to share the trip or event.

[0027] By registering as a user, the other users can contact users who have registered trips or events available for carpooling if they wish to share a ride.

[0028] Fig. 2 is a diagram showing requirements for a travel itinerary table registered by the administrator 20 in Fig. 1. In the case of an itinerary with a clear destination such as a trip or event, the approximate distance, required time, transportation costs, etc. can be registered.

[0029] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the requirements for the transport vehicle table registered by the administrator 20 in Fig. 1. By classifying transport vehicles by size and type to a certain extent, it is possible to register data that allows calculation of the scale of ride-sharing and the actual cost of transport.

[0030] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the requirements for the guide table registered by the administrator 20 in Fig. 1. By registering the actual cost of hiring experts necessary for a trip or event, such as a tour guide, driver, or interpreter, it is possible to calculate the actual cost to be shared among those who wish to share the ride.

[0031] Figure 5 shows the requirements for the carpooling trip table registered by user 50 in Figure 1. User 50 decides the departure date, selects the registered itinerary and transportation vehicle, and also selects whether to use a personal car or a rental car. If necessary, the user selects the actual cost of a guide and an interpreter.

[0032] By combining the data selected above, for example the distance in Figure 2 and the standard actual fuel consumption in Figure 3, fuel costs related to transportation can also be calculated.

[0033] This is a ride-sharing matching service that allows registered users to contact each other through a system that allows users to clearly indicate the actual cost of transportation when registering a trip or event where they can share a ride, and that can clearly indicate the actual cost to be shared by users who wish to share a ride. [Explanation of symbols] 00 carpooling matching service, 10 database servers, 20 administrators, 30 Registration data, 31 Travel itinerary, 32 Transport vehicle, 33 Guide, 40Website, 41Ride-sharing trips, 50 users

Claims

1. This program is characterized in that an administrator stores in advance in a database server on the Internet data that can be used to calculate the actual costs of transportation for general trips and events using road transport vehicles, and users who access the program via the Internet can calculate the actual costs of transportation.

2. A website that enables a user who uses the program of claim 1 via the Internet to register a trip for which carpooling is available by clearly indicating the calculated actual cost of transportation.

3. A carpooling matching site characterized in that the website of claim 2 clearly displays the actual costs related to transportation divided equally among passengers, and allows users who have registered trips or events where carpooling is available to contact users who want to participate in carpooling.

4. The program of claim 1 includes: standard actual fuel consumption data for a trip or event, the standard actual fuel consumption data being classified according to the approximate distance of the trip and the size of the vehicle to be transported; Equipped with Users who access the program via the Internet can combine data to calculate fuel costs for trips or events.

5. The program of claim 1 provides information on rental fees and maximum number of passengers for rental cars classified according to the size of the vehicle to be transported for travel or events. Equipped with Users who use the program via the Internet can calculate in advance the cost of renting a car and the number of people they would like to share the ride with.

6. The program in claim 1 covers the actual cost of having a driver, guide, interpreter, or other expert passenger as a passenger. Equipped with Users who use the program via the Internet can calculate in advance the actual cost of having an expert accompany them.

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