Information processing method, information processing device and program

Abstract

To provide an information processing method, an information processing device and a program capable of enhancing user convenience and / or enhancing efficiency of consolidated transportation.SOLUTION: An information processing method presents information to a transportation vehicle. In the method, a first transportation route from a current position of the transportation vehicle to a first unloading position to unload a first cargo is displayed on a display inside the transportation vehicle transporting the first cargo. Consolidation request information requesting the transportation vehicle to perform consolidated transportation of a second cargo is acquired through a computer of a distribution service system. Based on the consolidation request information, a second transportation route from the current position of the transportation vehicle to the first unloading position and a second unloading position to unload the second cargo via a cargo collection location to pick up the second cargo for consolidated transportation is displayed on the display along with the first transportation route.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing method, an information processing device, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] In the logistics industry, improving the efficiency of logistics operations is an issue in order to deal with problems such as work style reform, digitalization, and global warming. As an example of a technology for improving the efficiency of such operations, a technology is disclosed that calculates the leeway time of a vehicle heading to a destination, extracts potential detours, and calculates the time required to stop at the potential detours by adding the increase in travel time and the stay time required to stop at the potential detours (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-96192 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When multiple cargo items are transported together, there is a demand for a system that provides greater convenience for users or that improves the efficiency of transporting the cargo.

[0005] The present disclosure provides an information processing method, an information processing device, and a program that can increase user convenience and / or increase the efficiency of mixed load transportation in mixed load transportation. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An information processing method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is an information processing method for presenting information to a transport vehicle, which displays a first transport route from the current location of the transport vehicle to a first arrival location where the first cargo is to be unloaded on a display inside the transport vehicle while transporting a first cargo, obtains from a computer of a logistics service system consolidation request information requesting the transport vehicle to consolidate a second cargo, and based on the consolidation request information, displays on the display a second transport route from the current location of the transport vehicle, via a collection location where the second cargo is consolidated, to the first arrival location and a second arrival location where the second cargo is to be unloaded, together with the first transport route.

[0007] An information processing device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is an information processing device that presents information to a transportation vehicle, and includes a processor and a memory storing a program for causing the processor to execute a predetermined procedure. Based on the program, the processor displays a display inside the transportation vehicle while transporting a first cargo, a first transportation route from the current location of the transportation vehicle to a first arrival location where the first cargo is to be unloaded, receives consolidation request information requesting the transportation vehicle to consolidate a second cargo, and based on the consolidation request information, displays on the display a second transportation route from the current location of the transportation vehicle, via a collection location where the second cargo is consolidated, to the first arrival location and a second arrival location where the second cargo is to be unloaded, together with the first transportation route.

[0008] A program according to one embodiment of the present disclosure causes a computer that presents information to a transport vehicle to display a first transport route from the current location of the transport vehicle to a first arrival location where the first cargo is to be unloaded on a display within the transport vehicle while transporting a first cargo, obtains mixed loading request information requesting the transport vehicle to mix in a second cargo from a computer of a logistics service system, and based on the mixed loading request information, displays on the display a second transport route from the current location of the transport vehicle, via a collection location where the second cargo is mixed, to the first arrival location and a second arrival location where the second cargo is to be unloaded, together with the first transport route.

[0009] An information processing method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is an information processing method in a first computer that manages a plurality of transportation vehicles, the method comprising: acquiring from the second computer delivery request information including information on a delivery destination of the second cargo and requesting delivery of the second cargo; transmitting mixed loading request information to a first transportation vehicle extracted from the plurality of transportation vehicles based on the delivery request information, requesting consolidation of the second cargo; and, upon receiving a response from the first transportation vehicle accepting the mixed loading request indicated by the mixed loading request information, transmitting first instruction information to the first transportation vehicle instructing the first transportation vehicle to head to the relay base; the first transportation vehicle is a vehicle that is transporting the first cargo and is traveling or is scheduled to travel along a first road included in a transportation route when the second cargo is mixed with the first cargo, toward a loading location of the first cargo; the mixed loading request information includes information on the relay base where the second cargo will be loaded if the driver of the first transportation vehicle accepts the mixed loading of the second cargo; and the relay base is located along the first road and in a direction toward the loading location relative to the first transportation vehicle. Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the information processing method, information processing device, and program disclosed herein, it is possible to increase user convenience and / or increase the efficiency of mixed load transportation in mixed load transportation. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an overall configuration of an information processing system according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the logistics service system according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the vehicle system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an information terminal according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 5]FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block configuration of the information processing system according to the first embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a mixed loading operation of a vehicle in the first embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a timeline screen displayed in the vehicle management system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a transportation route display screen displayed on the vehicle system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a flow of the entire operation of the information processing system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block configuration of an information processing system according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of the entire operation of the information processing system according to the second embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a mixed loading operation of a vehicle in the third embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a relay logistics base in the third embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a timeline screen displayed in the vehicle management system according to the third embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a transportation route display screen displayed on the vehicle system according to the third embodiment. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a relay logistics base information screen displayed on the vehicle system according to the third embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing method, an information processing device, and a program according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0013] [First embodiment] (Overall configuration of information processing system) Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an information processing system according to the first embodiment. The overall configuration of the information processing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1.

[0014] The information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a system for realizing easy mixed loading of cargo by a vehicle having a vehicle system 40 through information processing by a logistics service system 20. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a data center 10, a logistics service system 20, a vehicle management system 30, a vehicle system 40, and an information terminal 50. The data center 10, the logistics service system 20, the vehicle management system 30, the vehicle system 40, and the information terminal 50 are capable of data communication with each other via a network N such as the Internet. Note that the vehicle system 40 and the information terminal 50 may be capable of short-range wireless communication with each other by Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), UWB (Ultra-Wide Band) wireless, or the like.

[0015] The data center 10 is a computer system that stores a database that manages data related to logistics of manufacturing bases, logistics bases, sales bases, etc. The data center 10 is managed by, for example, a data center operating company. The data center 10 also registers requests for delivery of packages and manages information indicating operation schedules or the status of vehicles currently in operation at each transportation company. The data center 10 may be configured as one centralized information processing device, or may be configured as multiple distributed information processing devices using a blockchain or the like. The functions of the data center 10 may be included in the logistics service system 20.

[0016] The logistics service system 20 is a computer system that checks information on multiple logistics bases, multiple vehicles, and multiple drivers in real time from the data center 10, and optimizes the entire logistics. Specifically, the logistics service system 20 processes mixed-loading matching for mixing another load with the load currently being carried by a vehicle at a logistics base off the original transportation route from an economic perspective such as sales, an environmental perspective such as decarbonization, and a working style perspective such as appropriate labor and reduction of overtime. The logistics service system 20 is managed, for example, by a logistics service provider.

[0017] The vehicle management system 30 is a computer system for managing vehicles owned and managed by a transport company, and drivers employed by the transport company. The vehicle management system 30 is managed for each transport company. The vehicle management system 30 periodically collects information on the vehicles owned and managed, and transmits the information to the data center 10. Details of the vehicle information (vehicle information) will be described later. The vehicle management system 30 may be composed of one information processing device, or may be composed of multiple information processing devices.

[0018] The vehicle system 40 is a computer system mounted on a vehicle such as a truck that transports luggage. The vehicle system 40 collects information related to the vehicle, such as information on the current location, and transmits the information to the vehicle management system 30 on a regular basis.

[0019] The information terminal 50 is an information terminal such as a smartphone or tablet terminal held by a driver who drives a vehicle equipped with the vehicle system 40. The application installed in the information terminal 50 associates the vehicle ID of the vehicle with the driver ID of the driver in cooperation with the vehicle system 40 of the vehicle driven by the driver and the information terminal 50 held by the driver or an electronic key managed in the information terminal 50, and transmits the associated information to the vehicle system 40. The vehicle system 40 updates the vehicle information of the vehicle based on the associated information. The association between the vehicle ID and the driver ID may be performed by the vehicle system 40.

[0020] The information on the association between the vehicle ID and the driver ID is used by the vehicle management system 30 for the attendance management of the driver. For example, the vehicle management system 30 records and manages the time when the vehicle is traveling as the working time of the driver of the vehicle, but when the vehicle is parked or has stayed in the same place for a predetermined time or more, it may determine that the vehicle is in a parked state, and may exclude the time when the vehicle is in a parked state from the working time of the driver associated with the vehicle and record it as a rest time in the attendance management. In this case, if the vehicle system 40 determines that the driver has not taken the predetermined rest time, when the driver tries to drive, it may issue a warning that the driver has not taken enough rest via the information terminal 50 of the driver or the vehicle system 40 of the vehicle driven by the driver.

[0021] (Hardware configuration for logistics service systems, etc.) Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a logistics service system according to the first embodiment. The hardware configurations of the data center 10, the logistics service system 20, and the vehicle management system 30 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Note that Fig. 2 uses the logistics service system 20 as an example for description.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 2, the logistics service system 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 601, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 602, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 603, an auxiliary storage device 604, a network I / F 605, an input device 606, and a display device 607.

[0023] The CPU 601 is a computing device that controls the overall operation of the logistics service system 20. The RAM 602 is a volatile storage device that is used as a work area for the CPU 601. The ROM 603 is a non-volatile storage device that stores programs for the logistics service system 20.

[0024] The auxiliary storage device 604 is a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive) that stores various data, programs, and the like.

[0025] The network I / F 605 is an interface for communicating data with external devices such as the data center 10 and the vehicle management system 30 via a network. The network I / F 605 is an interface circuit that supports, for example, Ethernet (registered trademark) or Wi-Fi, and performs wired communication or wireless communication in accordance with TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) / IP (Internet Protocol), etc.

[0026] The input device 606 is a touch panel input function, a mouse, a keyboard, etc. for selecting letters, numbers, various instructions, and moving a cursor.

[0027] The display device 607 is a display configured with liquid crystal or organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) or the like, which displays various information such as a cursor, a menu, a window, characters, or an image.

[0028] The above-mentioned CPU 601, RAM 602, ROM 603, auxiliary storage device 604, network I / F 605, input device 606 and display device 607 are communicatively connected to one another via a bus 610 such as an address bus and a data bus.

[0029] The hardware configuration of the logistics service system 20 shown in FIG. 2 is an example, and does not need to include all of the components shown in FIG. 2, or may include other components. As described above, the logistics service system 20 is not limited to being configured by a single information processing device as shown in FIG. 2, and may be configured by multiple information processing devices. The hardware configurations of the data center 10 and the vehicle management system 30 are also similar to the hardware configuration of the logistics service system 20 described above. Needless to say, the data center 10, the logistics service system 20, and the vehicle management system 30 do not need to have the same hardware configuration.

[0030] (Hardware configuration of vehicle system) 3 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a vehicle system according to the first embodiment. The hardware configuration of a vehicle system 40 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0031] As shown in Fig. 3, the vehicle system 40 includes a CPU 701, a RAM 702, a ROM 703, a storage 704, a display device 705, a touch panel 706, a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) I / F 707, a communication I / F 708, an audio input / output I / F 709, and a sensor I / F 710. The CPU 701, the RAM 702, the ROM 703, the storage 704, the display device 705, the touch panel 706, the GNSS I / F 707, the communication I / F 708, the audio input / output I / F 709, and the sensor I / F 710 are connected to each other so as to enable data communication via a bus 711. Note that the bus 711 is not limited to a form in which all components are connected as shown in Fig. 3, and each component may be connected to the CPU 701 via a bus, for example.

[0032] The CPU 701 is a calculation device that controls the entire vehicle system 40. The RAM 702 is a volatile storage device that serves as a work area for processing by the CPU 701. The ROM 703 is a non-volatile storage device that stores the control program for the vehicle system 40, various data, and the like.

[0033] The CPU 701 is a concept including a micro processing unit (MPU), a micro controller unit (MCU), and a system on a chip (SoC), etc. The CPU 101 may include two or more of an MPU, an MCU, and an SoC.

[0034] The storage 704 is a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory that stores various applications executed by the CPU 701, data received by the communication I / F 708, sensor data received by the sensor I / F 710, and the like.

[0035] The display device 705 is a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an OELD (Organic Electro-Luminescent Display) that is installed on a dashboard or the like in front of the seat of a vehicle equipped with the vehicle system 40. The display device 705 performs various displays such as road guidance, weather forecasts, driving assistance displays, and displays indicating that the driving mode has been switched to automatic driving or manual driving.

[0036] The touch panel 706 is an input device of a projected capacitive type, a resistive film type, an infrared blocking type, or the like, which is disposed on the display surface of the display device 705 and enables input of operations by touch operations of the driver.

[0037] The GNSS I / F 707 is an interface for receiving position information received by a GNSS sensor 721 installed in the vehicle. The position information received by the GNSS I / F 707 is, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal.

[0038] The communication I / F 708 is an interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from a communication device 722 installed in the vehicle. The communication device 722 performs data communication with an external device such as the vehicle management system 30 via wireless communication. This allows the communication I / F 708 to perform data communication with the external device via the communication device 722.

[0039] The audio input / output I / F 709 is an interface that processes input and output of audio signals between a microphone 723 that collects sound and a speaker 724 that outputs sound, under the control of the CPU 701. The microphone 723 is an example of the "audio input device" of the present invention, and the speaker 724 is an example of the "audio output device" of the present invention.

[0040] The sensor I / F 710 is an interface for receiving sensor information detected by various sensors 725 such as a vehicle speed sensor or a temperature sensor.

[0041] It should be noted that the hardware configuration of vehicle system 40 shown in Fig. 3 is merely an example, and does not necessarily include all of the components shown in Fig. 3, or may include other components. Also, vehicle system 40 is not limited to being configured with an information processing device such as a single ECU (Electronic Control Unit), and may be configured with multiple ECUs.

[0042] (Hardware configuration of information terminal) 4 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of an information terminal according to the first embodiment. With reference to FIG. 4, the hardware configuration of an information terminal 50 according to the present embodiment will be described.

[0043] As shown in FIG. 4, the information terminal 50 includes a CPU 801, a ROM 802, a RAM 803, a storage 804, an imaging unit 805, an imaging I / F 806, an acceleration / direction sensor 807, and a GNSS receiving unit 808.

[0044] The CPU 801 is a computing device that controls the overall operation of the information terminal 50. The ROM 802 is a non-volatile storage device that stores programs used to drive the CPU 801, such as an IPL (Initial Program Loader). The RAM 803 is a volatile storage device used as a work area for the CPU 801.

[0045] The storage 804 is a non-volatile storage device such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) that stores programs and various data.

[0046] The imaging unit 805 is a built-in imaging device that captures an image of a subject using an image sensor such as a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) to obtain image data under the control of the CPU 801. Note that an image sensor such as a charge coupled device (CCD) may be used instead of the CMOS image sensor. The imaging I / F 806 is an interface for controlling the driving of the imaging unit 805.

[0047] The acceleration / direction sensor 807 is one of various sensors such as an electronic magnetic compass that detects geomagnetism, a gyrocompass, and an acceleration sensor.

[0048] The GNSS receiver 808 is a receiver that receives a positioning signal from a positioning satellite based on the GNSS. The GPS receiver 808 receives, for example, a GPS signal from a GPS satellite.

[0049] As shown in FIG. 4, the information terminal 50 further includes a long-distance communication circuit 811, a short-distance communication circuit 812, a microphone 813, a speaker 814, an audio input / output I / F 815, a display 816, an external device connection I / F 817, a vibrator 818, and a touch panel 819.

[0050] The long-distance communication circuit 811 is a communication circuit that performs wireless communication with an external device (such as the vehicle management system 30) via the network N according to a standard such as Wi-Fi, 4G, or 5G.

[0051] The short-distance communication circuit 812 is a communication circuit that performs short-distance wireless communication with other devices (eg, the vehicle system 40, etc.) according to standards such as NFC (Near Field Communication) or Bluetooth.

[0052] The microphone 813 is a built-in sound collecting device that converts sound into an electrical signal. The speaker 814 is a built-in acoustic device that converts an electrical signal into physical vibrations and outputs sound such as music or voice. The sound input / output I / F 815 is an interface that processes input and output of sound signals between the microphone 813 and the speaker 814 according to the control of the CPU 801. The microphone 813 and the speaker 814 may be wirelessly connected headsets. The microphone 813 is an example of the "audio input device" of the present invention, and the speaker 814 is an example of the "audio output device" of the present invention.

[0053] The display 816 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays an image of a subject, various icons, etc. The external device connection I / F 817 is an interface conforming to standards such as USB (Universal Serial Bus) for connecting various external devices.

[0054] The vibrator 818 is a device that generates physical vibrations under the control of the CPU 801 .

[0055] The touch panel 819 is disposed on the display surface of the display 816, and is an input device for enabling various functions of the information terminal 50 to be realized by a driver's touch operation.

[0056] The above-mentioned CPU 801, ROM 802, RAM 803, storage 804, imaging I / F 806, acceleration and direction sensor 807, GNSS receiver 808, long-distance communication circuit 811, short-distance communication circuit 812, sound input / output I / F 815, display 816, external device connection I / F 817, vibrator 818 and touch panel 819 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a bus 810 such as an address bus and a data bus.

[0057] It should be noted that the hardware configuration of the information terminal 50 shown in FIG. 4 is merely an example, and it is not necessary for all of the components to be included, and other components may also be included.

[0058] (Configuration and operation of functional blocks of information processing systems) FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of functional blocks of the information processing system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram explaining mixed loading operation of vehicles in the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a timeline screen displayed in the vehicle management system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a transportation route display screen displayed in the vehicle system according to the first embodiment. The configuration and operation of functional blocks of the information processing system 1 according to this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8.

[0059] As shown in FIG. 5, the data center 10 includes a communication unit 101, an information management unit 102, and a database unit 103.

[0060] The communication unit 101 is a functional unit that performs data communication with an external device such as the logistics service system 20 or the vehicle management system 30 via the network I / F 605 .

[0061] The information management unit 102 is a functional unit that receives a delivery request for a package from a sender and registers it as package information, and receives and updates vehicle information indicating the operation schedule or the status of a vehicle currently in operation from the vehicle management system 30. The example shown in FIG. 6 shows a case where a delivery request for package Y to be consolidated is received by the information management unit 102, with the collection location set to "Hamamatsu City", the desired collection end date and time set to "2023 / 8 / 4 23:00:00", the arrival location set to "Yokohama City", and the desired arrival end date and time set to "2023 / 8 / 5 09:00:00".

[0062] The database unit 103 is a functional unit that accumulates and manages luggage information of transportation requests accepted by the information management unit 102, vehicle information received and updated by the information management unit 102 from the vehicle management system 30, etc. The database unit 103 is realized by the auxiliary storage device 604 and / or the RAM 602 shown in FIG.

[0063] The above-mentioned communication unit 101 and information management unit 102 are realized, for example, by a program being executed by the CPU 601 shown in Fig. 2. Note that a part or all of the communication unit 101 and the information management unit 102 may be realized by a hardware circuit (integrated circuit) such as an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) instead of a software program.

[0064] Note that the functions of each functional unit of the data center 10 shown in FIG. 5 are conceptually shown, and are not limited to such a configuration. That is, each functional unit of the data center 10 does not need to be configured as a clear software module as a block shown in FIG. 5, and the function of each functional unit may be realized as a whole by executing a program in the data center 10. For example, a plurality of functional units illustrated as independent functional units in the data center 10 shown in FIG. 5 may be configured as one functional unit. On the other hand, the function of one functional unit in the data center 10 shown in FIG. 5 may be divided into a plurality of parts and configured as a plurality of functional units. Various functions may be realized, for example, by a processor and a memory in which a program for causing the processor to execute a predetermined function as a series of processes is stored.

[0065] As shown in FIG. 5, the logistics service system 20 includes a communication unit 201, an acquisition unit 202, a candidate extraction unit 203, a consolidation request unit 204, an update unit 205, an update request unit 206, a consolidation instruction unit 207, and a memory unit 208.

[0066] The communication unit 201 is a functional unit that performs data communication with an external device such as the data center 10 or the vehicle management system 30 via the network I / F 605 .

[0067] The acquisition unit 202 is a functional unit that acquires, from the data center 10 via the communication unit 201, baggage information of baggage requested for transportation and vehicle information of vehicles scheduled to operate or currently operating.

[0068] Here, the parcel information (parcel information of parcel X shown in Fig. 6) includes, for example, a collection location, a desired end date and time of arrival, a arrival location, a transported item ID for identifying the parcel, a transport packaging weight, a consolidation condition indicating whether consolidation is possible or not, and freight information indicating the freight rate of the parcel, as shown in Fig. 6. Furthermore, the parcel information of the parcel to be consolidated (parcel information of parcel Y shown in Fig. 6) further includes, for example, a desired end date and time of collection indicating a desired deadline for collection at the consolidation base, as shown in Fig. 6. In addition, these luggage information may further include a transportation request ID for identifying the luggage transportation request, a desired collection start date and time which is the date and time when the collection to the consolidated base is to start, a desired arrival start date and time, collection incidental work information indicating the incidental work to be performed by the driver at the time of collection (signing on a slip or scanning with a terminal, etc.), arrival incidental work information indicating the incidental work to be performed by the driver at the time of arrival, packaging form information indicating the packaging form of the luggage (cardboard, pallet, bag, box, can, tray, envelope, etc.), transportation packaging volume indicating the volume of the packaged luggage, a consignor ID for identifying the consignor, a consignor address, a consignor telephone number, a consignee ID for identifying the consignee, a consignee address, a consignee telephone number, freight billing information, a vehicle ID for identifying a vehicle to be transported or being transported (for example, a chassis number, license plate information, an ETC on-board device management number), etc. In addition, luggage X corresponds to the "first luggage" of the present invention, and luggage Y corresponds to the "second luggage" of the present invention.

[0069] In addition, the vehicle information (vehicle information of the vehicle TX shown in FIG. 6) includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a vehicle ID for identifying the vehicle, vehicle operation plan information including a route along which the vehicle is scheduled to operate and an expected arrival date and time indicating the expected date and time of arrival at the destination base, a last measurement time indicating the most recent time when the current location was measured by a GNSS receiving device (e.g., the GNSS receiving unit 808, etc.), a last measurement position indicating the current location, a loadable weight indicating the total weight of luggage that the vehicle can carry, a driver's extendable working time indicating the amount of time the driver can work overtime in the current month, electricity cost (or fuel consumption), a CO2 emission coefficient, whether or not mixed loading is possible, and mixed loading preset conditions. Here, the mixed loading preset conditions refer to coefficients for calculating an evaluation value indicating the value of mixed loading based on the economic perspective, the environmental perspective, and the work style perspective when mixed loading is performed for a vehicle and a driver who drives the vehicle. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 8, and Table 1, the mixed loading preset conditions include, for example, a coefficient α1 for the estimated remaining amount of driving energy of the vehicle in the case of mixed loading, a coefficient α2 for the estimated time difference until the desired arrival end date and time in the case of mixed loading, a coefficient α3 for the estimated remaining time of the driver's extendable working time in the case of mixed loading, a coefficient α4 for the estimated increase in the amount of sales in the case of mixed loading, and a coefficient α5 for the estimated amount of CO2 reduction in the case of mixed loading. It should be noted that which of the above coefficients α1 to α5 should be included in the mixed loading preset conditions of the vehicle information may be freely set by the vehicle management system 30, the vehicle system 40, or the information terminal 50. The vehicle information may further include a vehicle type (for example, a type of small 2t to extra large 25t), a vehicle weight, a loadable volume, a driver ID, a driver working time, a transported goods ID that identifies the cargo being transported, and the like.

[0070] The vehicle TX corresponds to the "transport vehicle" of the present invention, and the vehicle TY (FIG. 12) corresponds to the "other transport vehicle" of the present invention.

[0071] In the example shown in FIG. 6, a vehicle TX transporting luggage X with a collection location of "Osaka City", a arrival location of "Yokohama City", and a desired end date and time of arrival of "2023 / 8 / 5 11:00:00" is traveling on a transportation route with a scheduled arrival date and time at the arrival location of "2023 / 8 / 4 15:00:00". The vehicle TX receives a consolidated request for luggage Y with a collection location of "Hamamatsu City", a desired end date and time of collection of "2023 / 8 / 4 23:00:00", an arrival location of "Yokohama City", and a desired end date and time of arrival of "2023 / 8 / 5 09:00:00". It also shows that the scheduled arrival date and time at the arrival location is "2023 / 8 / 4 20:00:00" on the transportation route when stopping at a logistics center that performs consolidation due to receiving a consolidated request for luggage Y. If it is decided that vehicle TX will consolidate cargo Y from a collection point in Hamamatsu City, the vehicle information of vehicle TX managed by data center 10 will receive an update request from any of the logistics service system 20, the vehicle management system 30, the vehicle system 40, or the information terminal 50, and the route of the vehicle operation plan information will be updated to a route that passes through the collection point (Hamamatsu City), and the expected arrival date and time will be updated to 20:00:00 on 8 / 4 / 2023. Similarly, the transported goods ID of cargo Y is added as cargo information transported by vehicle TX, and the loadable weight, driver's extendable working hours, electricity cost (or fuel consumption), and CO2 emission coefficient are updated accordingly.

[0072] The candidate extraction unit 203 is a functional unit that extracts vehicles capable of consolidating the cargo of the cargo information acquired by the acquisition unit 202 from among the vehicles of the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 202, as candidates for consolidation matching for the cargo. The candidate extraction unit 203 extracts vehicles that satisfy at least one or all of the following temporal and physical conditions as candidates for consolidation matching: a vehicle whose consolidation possibility indicated by the vehicle information is consolidation possible, a vehicle that can make it to the desired end date and time indicated by the cargo information of the cargo to be consolidated, a vehicle that can make it to the desired end date and time indicated by the cargo information of the cargo already being transported if consolidated, a vehicle that fits within the loadable weight indicated by the vehicle information even if the cargo to be consolidated is consolidated, a vehicle that can handle it within the driver's extended working hours even if the cargo is consolidated, a vehicle whose base of the arrival location of the consolidation target is the same as or within a predetermined distance from the base of the arrival location of the cargo already being transported, etc.

[0073] The consolidation request unit 204 is a functional unit that transmits, via the communication unit 201, a consolidation request for requesting consolidation of luggage corresponding to the luggage information of the consolidation target acquired by the acquisition unit 202 to each vehicle management system 30 of the transportation company that manages the vehicle extracted by the candidate extraction unit 203. In this case, the consolidation request unit 204 may transmit, together with the consolidation request, the luggage information and vehicle information (vehicle ID, etc.) of the vehicle that is managed by the transportation company of the vehicle management system 30 to which the consolidation request is to be sent, among the vehicle information extracted by the candidate extraction unit 203. The consolidation request, luggage information, and vehicle information correspond to the "consolidation request information" of the present invention.

[0074] The update unit 205 is a functional unit that updates the vehicle information of the vehicle related to the acceptance when an acceptance response is received from the vehicle management system 30 in response to the mixed loading request transmitted by the mixed loading request unit 204 (i.e., mixed loading matching is established). For example, the update unit 205 updates the route and the expected arrival date and time in the vehicle operation plan information of the vehicle information to information in the case where the mixed loading relay point is passed through (which may be received from any of the vehicle management system 30, the vehicle system 40, or the information terminal 50, or may be created by the update unit 205).

[0075] The update request unit 206 is a functional unit that transmits an update request to the data center 10 via the communication unit 201 to update the corresponding vehicle information managed in the data center 10 with the vehicle information updated by the update unit 205.

[0076] The mixed loading instruction unit 207 is a functional unit that, when an acceptance response is received from the vehicle management system 30 in response to the mixed loading request sent by the mixed loading request unit 204 (i.e., when mixed loading matching is established), sends a mixed loading instruction to the vehicle management system 30 via the communication unit 201 to instruct the vehicle management system 30 to perform mixed loading.

[0077] The storage unit 208 is a functional unit that stores the package information, vehicle information, and the like acquired by the acquisition unit 202. The storage unit 208 is realized by the auxiliary storage device 604 and / or the RAM 602 shown in FIG.

[0078] The above-mentioned communication unit 201, acquisition unit 202, candidate extraction unit 203, consolidation request unit 204, update unit 205, update request unit 206, and consolidation instruction unit 207 are realized by, for example, a program being executed by the CPU 601 shown in Fig. 2. Note that some or all of the communication unit 201, acquisition unit 202, candidate extraction unit 203, consolidation request unit 204, update unit 205, update request unit 206, and consolidation instruction unit 207 may be realized by a hardware circuit (integrated circuit) such as an FPGA or ASIC, instead of a software program.

[0079] Note that each functional unit of the logistics service system 20 shown in FIG. 5 is a conceptual representation of a function, and is not limited to such a configuration. That is, each functional unit of the logistics service system 20 does not need to be configured as a clear software module as a block shown in FIG. 5, and the function of each functional unit may be realized as a whole by executing a program in the logistics service system 20. For example, a plurality of functional units illustrated as independent functional units in the logistics service system 20 shown in FIG. 5 may be configured as one functional unit. On the other hand, the function of one functional unit in the logistics service system 20 shown in FIG. 5 may be divided into a plurality of functional units and configured as a plurality of functional units. The various functions may be realized, for example, by a processor and a memory in which a program for causing the processor to execute a predetermined function as a series of processes is stored.

[0080] As shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle management system 30 includes a communication unit 301, an acquisition unit 302, a calculation unit 303, a judgment unit 304, a mixed loading request unit 305, a mixed loading instruction unit 306, a display control unit 307, and a memory unit 308.

[0081] The communication unit 301 is a functional unit that performs data communication with external devices such as the data center 10, the logistics service system 20, and the vehicle system 40 via the network I / F 605.

[0082] The acquisition unit 302 is a functional unit that acquires a consolidation request transmitted by the consolidation request unit 204 of the logistics service system 20 via the communication unit 301. In this case, the acquisition unit 302 acquires, together with the consolidation request, baggage information of the baggage to be consolidated and vehicle information of the vehicle that is the target of the consolidation request.

[0083] The calculation unit 303 is a functional unit that, when a mixed loading request is acquired by the acquisition unit 302, calculates the current transportation route indicated by the vehicle information and the transportation route when mixed loading is performed from the collection location (mixed logistics base) indicated by the luggage information of the luggage to be mixed, based on the luggage information and vehicle information acquired similarly. In addition, the calculation unit 303 calculates each predicted value (predicted remaining amount of driving energy, predicted time difference until desired arrival end date and time, predicted remaining time of driver's extendable working time, predicted increase in sales amount, predicted CO2 reduction amount) corresponding to each coefficient of the mixed loading preset condition indicated by the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 302, and calculates an evaluation value indicating the value of mixed loading based on the economic viewpoint, the environmental viewpoint, and the viewpoint of working style by the following formula (1). At this time, for example, the calculation unit 303 calculates an evaluation value that is a numerical value between 0 and 10 based on the coefficients α1 to α5.

[0084] Evaluation value = (estimated remaining driving energy) × α1 + (Expected time difference until desired end date and time of arrival) × α2 + (Estimated remaining driver's extendable working time) × α3 + (projected increase in sales amount) × α4 + (Expected CO2 reduction) × α5 (1)

[0085] Here, examples of the respective predicted values ​​(evaluation items) and evaluation values ​​calculated by the calculation unit 303 are shown in the following (Table 1). (Table 1) shows the respective current predicted values ​​before the consolidation request, the respective predicted values ​​calculated by the calculation unit 303, as well as an example of the remaining amount of driving energy when the vehicle arrives at the final arrival location, the time difference until the desired arrival end date and time, the remaining time of the driver's possible extended working hours, the sales amount (and the increase), and the amount of CO2 reduction. The example shown in (Table 1) shows that the evaluation value calculated by the calculation unit 303 using the above-mentioned formula (1) is 8. [Table 1]

[0086] The estimated sales amount calculated by the calculation unit 303 may be deducted as a commission or introduction fee to the logistics service provider that manages the logistics service system 20. When mixed loading matching is established, the logistics service provider can record and promote the amount of CO2 reduction achieved by the mixed loading matching as its own Scope 3.

[0087] The determination unit 304 is a functional unit that, when a consolidation request is acquired by the acquisition unit 302, determines whether the consolidation request has been accepted based on an operation input by an administrator of the transport company via the input device 606. Note that, when a consolidation request is acquired by the acquisition unit 302, the determination unit 304 may automatically reject (reject) the consolidation request if at least one of the transportation route for consolidation calculated by the calculation unit 303, the respective predicted values ​​corresponding to the respective coefficients of the consolidation preset conditions, and the evaluation value calculated from the respective predicted values ​​satisfies a predetermined condition.

[0088] The consolidated loading request unit 305 is a functional unit that, when the judgment unit 304 judges that the consolidated loading request has been accepted by the administrator of the transportation company, transmits a consolidated loading request to request consolidated loading of cargo corresponding to the cargo information to be consolidated, along with information on the current transportation route, the transportation route at the time of consolidated loading calculated by the calculation unit 303, and their respective predicted values ​​and evaluation values, to the vehicle system 40 of the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 302 or the information terminal 50 of the driver of the vehicle, via the communication unit 301.

[0089] The calculation unit 303 may calculate the transportation route and each of the predicted values ​​and evaluation values ​​continuously or intermittently depending on the operation of the vehicle, and the mixed loading request unit 305 may sequentially transmit the latest transportation route calculated by the calculation unit 303 and each of the predicted values ​​and evaluation values ​​to the vehicle system 40.

[0090] The mixed loading instruction unit 306 is a functional unit that, when it receives a mixed loading instruction from the mixed loading instruction unit 207 of the logistics service system 20 via the communication unit 301, transmits the mixed loading instruction via the communication unit 301 to the vehicle system 40 to which the mixed loading request was sent by the mixed loading request unit 305.

[0091] The display control unit 307 is a functional unit that controls the display operation of the display device 607. Specifically, the display control unit 307 causes the display device 607 to display a timeline screen 1000 as shown in FIG. 7, which includes a time schedule of a driver identified by a driver ID indicated by the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 302, which is calculated from a transportation route of the vehicle indicated by the vehicle information, and a time schedule of the driver changed according to a transportation route calculated by the calculation unit 303 when carrying out mixed loading.

[0092] The timeline screen 1000 shown in FIG. 7 shows the current time schedule in the upper part and the time schedule to be changed in the lower part when the mixed loading is accepted for the driver of the vehicle related to the mixed loading request acquired by the acquisition unit 302, and an object that allows the planned time of mixed loading to be understood is displayed on the changed time schedule. The timeline screen 1000 also includes the working hours and fare of the driver ("Driver A" in the example shown in FIG. 7) in the case of the current time schedule, and the working hours and fare to be changed when the time schedule is changed to mixed loading. In this case, the display control unit 307 may highlight the contents that are changed from the current time schedule, working hours, and fare (sales) due to mixed loading, for example, by making them bold and / or displaying them in a different color. In the example of the timeline screen 1000 shown in FIG. 7, in the case of mixed loading, the scheduled end date and time of the "1st flight", the scheduled start date and time and scheduled end date and time of the "2nd flight", the working hours, and the fare (sales) are changed due to mixed loading, so they are highlighted in bold. Note that a warning mark may be superimposed to highlight them. Such highlighting makes it easier to visually grasp the changes in the driver's time schedule, working hours, and freight charges, and makes it easier for the manager of the transportation company to determine whether or not to accept the consolidated loading request. Note that the display control unit 307 may display a transportation route display screen 1100 shown in Fig. 8, which will be described later, in addition to the timeline screen 1000.

[0093] The storage unit 308 is a functional unit that stores vehicle information periodically received by the communication unit 301 from the vehicle system 40, as well as transportation routes calculated by the calculation unit 303, and information on their respective predicted values ​​and evaluation values. The storage unit 308 is realized by the auxiliary storage device 604 and / or the RAM 602 shown in FIG. 2.

[0094] The above-mentioned communication unit 301, acquisition unit 302, calculation unit 303, judgment unit 304, mixed loading request unit 305, mixed loading instruction unit 306, and display control unit 307 are realized by, for example, executing a program by CPU 601 shown in Fig. 2. Note that some or all of the communication unit 301, acquisition unit 302, calculation unit 303, judgment unit 304, mixed loading request unit 305, mixed loading instruction unit 306, and display control unit 307 may be realized by a hardware circuit (integrated circuit) such as an FPGA or ASIC, instead of a software program.

[0095] Note that the respective functional units of the vehicle management system 30 shown in FIG. 5 are conceptually shown, and are not limited to such a configuration. That is, the respective functional units of the vehicle management system 30 do not need to be configured as clear software modules as the blocks shown in FIG. 5, and the functions of the respective functional units may be realized as a whole by the vehicle management system 30 executing a program. For example, the multiple functional units illustrated as independent functional units in the vehicle management system 30 shown in FIG. 5 may be configured as one functional unit. On the other hand, the function of one functional unit in the vehicle management system 30 shown in FIG. 5 may be divided into multiple functions and configured as multiple functional units. The various functions may be realized, for example, by a processor and a memory in which a program for causing the processor to execute a predetermined function as a series of processes is stored.

[0096] As shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle system 40 includes a communication unit 401, a collection unit 402, a determination unit 403, a display control unit 404, an audio output unit 405, an input unit 406, and a storage unit 407.

[0097] The communication unit 401 is a functional unit that performs data communication with an external device such as the vehicle management system 30 via the communication I / F 708. For example, the communication unit 401 receives from the vehicle management system 30 a consolidation request for requesting consolidation of cargo to be consolidated, together with information on the current transportation route, the transportation route at the time of consolidation calculated by the calculation unit 303, and the respective predicted values ​​and evaluation values.

[0098] The collection unit 402 is a functional unit that periodically collects information from various sensors of the vehicle and transmits the information to the vehicle management system 30 via the communication unit 401. For example, the collection unit 402 transmits, via the communication unit 401, information such as the location information received from the GNSS sensor 721 and the driver ID of the driver associated with the vehicle ID of the vehicle.

[0099] The judgment unit 403 is a functional unit that, when a mixed loading request is received by the communication unit 401 from the vehicle management system 30, judges whether the mixed loading request has been accepted or not based on input (operation input or voice input) by the driver via the input unit 406.

[0100] The display control unit 404 is a functional unit that controls the display operation of the display device 705. Specifically, when a mixed loading request is received by the communication unit 401 from the vehicle management system 30, the display control unit 404 causes the display device 705 to display a transportation route display screen 1100 as shown in Fig. 8, which includes information on the current position information received by the GNSS sensor 721, the current transportation route received by the communication unit 401, the transportation route at the time of mixed loading calculated by the calculation unit 303, the predicted values ​​of each, and the evaluation value.

[0101] As shown in FIG. 8, the transportation route display screen 1100 includes a transportation route display area 1110, a mixed loading evaluation display area 1111, an accept button 1121, and a reject button 1122.

[0102] The transportation route display area 1110 is an area that displays information including the route R1 that has already been traveled since departure, the current location CL of the vehicle, the route R2 that is the current transportation route, and the route R3 that is the difference from the current transportation route among the transportation routes when the mixed loading request is accepted. That is, the current transportation route is displayed by displaying the route R2, and the transportation route when the mixed loading request is accepted is displayed by the route R2 and the route R3. At least one of the thickness, color, pattern, and display time of the display object indicating the transportation route when the mixed loading request is accepted may be different from the display object indicating the current transportation route. In addition, the current transportation route corresponds to the "first transportation route" of the present invention, and the transportation route when the mixed loading request is accepted corresponds to the "second transportation route" of the present invention. In addition, the display object indicating the current transportation route corresponds to the "first object" of the present invention, and the display object indicating the transportation route when the mixed loading request is accepted corresponds to the "second object". The transportation route display area 1110 displays the scheduled time of arrival at the consolidated logistics base and the work time required for loading and unloading at the logistics base, as well as the scheduled time of arrival at the final logistics base and the work time required for loading and unloading at the logistics base. This makes it possible to visually grasp the difference between the current transportation route and the transportation route when the consolidated request is accepted. Note that the route R3 has been described as a transportation route that is a difference from the current transportation route among the transportation routes when the consolidated request is accepted, but it is not limited to this and may be a transportation route that shows the entire transportation route when the consolidated request is accepted.

[0103] The example shown in FIG. 8 shows a display when a mixed loading request is received by the communication unit 401, but before the mixed loading request is received, the transportation route display screen 1100 may display, for example, the route R1 already traveled since departure, the current location CL of the vehicle, and the route R2 which is the current transportation route. The display of the transportation route display area 1110 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 8, and for example, the transportation route display area 1110 may display the current transportation route and the transportation route when the mixed loading request is accepted, alternating in time. The display control unit 404 may display the timeline screen 1000 shown in FIG. 7 in addition to the transportation route display screen 1100. In this case, the timeline screen 1000 is an example of the "information on working hours" of the present invention. In addition, if the arrival location of the cargo already in transport (for example, the x logistics base in Yokohama) and the arrival location of the mixed cargo (for example, the y logistics base in Yokohama) are different locations, when the vicinity of Yokohama is enlarged in the transport route display area 1110, the transport route from the arrival location of the cargo already in transport to the arrival location of the mixed cargo can be displayed as a differential transport route conforming to the above-mentioned route R3.

[0104] The mixed loading evaluation display area 1111 is an area that displays each of the predicted values ​​calculated by the calculation unit 303 (the predicted remaining amount of driving energy, the predicted time difference until the desired arrival end date and time, the predicted remaining time of the driver's extendable working hours, the predicted sales amount (or the predicted increase in the sales amount), and the predicted CO2 reduction amount), and the evaluation value. In this case, the display control unit 404 may display an indicator of the merit of mixed loading for each predicted value in the mixed loading evaluation display area 1111 (for example, a number of star marks according to the merit as shown in FIG. 8). Note that, when the indicator is equal to or less than a predetermined standard (for example, the number of star marks is 3 or less), the display control unit 404 may highlight the corresponding predicted value in bold or in a different color. In this case, the information displayed in the mixed loading evaluation display area 1111 is an example of the "information regarding working hours" of the present invention.

[0105] By displaying the transportation route display area 1110 and the mixed loading evaluation display area 1111 as described above, the driver can easily determine whether or not to accept the mixed loading request.

[0106] The accept button 1121 is a button for accepting the mixed loading request. When the mixed loading request is accepted by pressing the accept button 1121, the display control unit 404 stops displaying the current transportation route in the transportation route display area 1110 of the transportation route display screen 1100, and maintains the display of the transportation route when the mixed loading request is accepted. The reject button 1122 is a button for rejecting the mixed loading request. It should be noted that the mixed loading request can be accepted or rejected not only by responding by operating the accept button 1121 or the reject button 1122, but also by voice input to the microphone 723. The accept button 1121 and the reject button 1122 correspond to the "selection object" of the present invention.

[0107] The display control unit 404 may successively update the display of the transportation route display screen 1100 based on the transportation routes, their respective predicted values, and evaluation values ​​intermittently or continuously received by the communication unit 401 from the vehicle management system 30. In addition, the item with the lowest evaluation value in the mixed loading evaluation display area 1111, or an item with a lower evaluation value than a predetermined value, may be displayed in a different manner from other evaluation values ​​in terms of the thickness, size, color, border, dynamic display pattern, frame coloring, and / or color within the frame, so that the driver can easily recognize it. As an example, in FIG. 8, the characters "Arrival margin" and "0:45", which have only 45 minutes of margin time and the lowest evaluation value of three stars, are displayed in bold.

[0108] The audio output unit 405 is a functional unit that outputs audio from the speaker 724. For example, when a mixed loading request is received from the vehicle management system 30 by the communication unit 401, the audio output unit 405 outputs audio indicating that the mixed loading request has been received from the speaker 724. This allows the driver to recognize that a mixed loading request has been received by audio even if he or she is not looking at the display device 705.

[0109] The input unit 406 is a functional unit that accepts operation input via the touch panel 706 and voice input via the microphone 723 .

[0110] The storage unit 407 is a functional unit that stores information such as the current transportation route received by the communication unit 401, the transportation route for mixed loading calculated by the calculation unit 303, and the predicted values ​​and evaluation values ​​of each. The storage unit 407 is realized by the storage 704 shown in FIG. 3.

[0111] The above-mentioned communication unit 401, collection unit 402, determination unit 403, display control unit 404, audio output unit 405, and input unit 406 are realized by, for example, a program being executed by the CPU 701 shown in Fig. 3. Note that some or all of the communication unit 401, collection unit 402, determination unit 403, display control unit 404, audio output unit 405, and input unit 406 may be realized by a hardware circuit (integrated circuit) such as an FPGA or ASIC, rather than a software program.

[0112] Note that the respective functional units of the vehicle system 40 shown in FIG. 5 are conceptually shown, and are not limited to such a configuration. That is, the respective functional units of the vehicle system 40 do not need to be configured as clear software modules as the blocks shown in FIG. 5, and the functions of the respective functional units may be realized as a whole by the vehicle system 40 executing a program. For example, a plurality of functional units illustrated as independent functional units in the vehicle system 40 shown in FIG. 5 may be configured as one functional unit. On the other hand, the function of one functional unit in the vehicle system 40 shown in FIG. 5 may be divided into a plurality of functional units and configured as a plurality of functional units. Also, each functional unit of the vehicle system 40 shown in FIG. 5 may be realized by the information terminal 50. Various functions may be realized, for example, by a processor and a memory in which a program for causing the processor to execute a predetermined function as a series of processes is stored.

[0113] (Overall operation flow of the information processing system) 9 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of the overall operation of the information processing system according to the first embodiment. With reference to FIG. 9, the flow of the overall operation of the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

[0114] <Steps S11 and S12> The collection unit 402 of the vehicle system 40 of a vehicle scheduled to be in operation or currently in operation periodically collects information from various sensors of the vehicle, and transmits an information update request for updating the information of the vehicle based on the collected information to the vehicle management system 30 via the communication unit 401. Then, the communication unit 301 of the vehicle management system 30 receives the information update request.

[0115] <Step S13> The communication unit 301 updates the vehicle information of the target vehicle based on the received information update request, and transmits an update request with the vehicle information to the data center 10. Then, the communication unit 101 of the data center 10 receives the update request. Then, the information management unit 102 of the data center 10 updates the vehicle information of the target vehicle in accordance with the update request received by the communication unit 101. Note that this vehicle information does not have to include all of the vehicle information described above, but it is sufficient to include at least one item.

[0116] <Step S14> The sender of package Y makes a request to the data center 10 via the sender terminal 60 to register package information in order to make a delivery request for package Y. The communication unit 101 of the data center 10 then receives the request to register the package information. The information management unit 102 then registers the package information for package Y in accordance with the registration request received by the communication unit 101. Note that this package information does not have to include all of the package information described above, but it is sufficient that it includes at least one item.

[0117] <Steps S15 and S16> The acquisition unit 202 of the logistics service system 20 transmits an acquisition request for package information related to a delivery request registered in the data center 10 and vehicle information of vehicles scheduled to operate or currently operating to the data center 10 via the communication unit 201. Then, the acquisition unit 202 acquires the package information and vehicle information corresponding to the acquisition request from the data center 10 via the communication unit 201.

[0118] <Step S17> The candidate extraction unit 203 of the logistics service system 20 extracts vehicles from among the vehicles in the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 202 that are capable of mixed loading of the cargo in the cargo information acquired by the acquisition unit 202, as candidates for mixed loading matching for the cargo.

[0119] <Step S18> The consolidation request unit 204 of the logistics service system 20 transmits a consolidation request for requesting consolidation of luggage corresponding to the luggage information of the consolidation target acquired by the acquisition unit 202 to each vehicle management system 30 of the transportation company that manages the vehicle extracted by the candidate extraction unit 203, via the communication unit 201. In this case, the consolidation request unit 204 transmits the luggage information and vehicle information of the vehicles managed by the transportation company of the vehicle management system 30 to which the consolidation request is to be sent, among the vehicle information extracted by the candidate extraction unit 203, together with the consolidation request. Then, the acquisition unit 302 of the vehicle management system 30 acquires the consolidation request, luggage information, and vehicle information via the communication unit 301.

[0120] <Step S19> Then, the calculation unit 303 of the vehicle management system 30 calculates the current transportation route indicated by the vehicle information and the transportation route when the mixed loading is performed from the collection location (the mixed loading logistics base) indicated by the luggage information of the luggage to be mixed, based on the luggage information and the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 302. The calculation unit 303 also calculates the respective predicted values ​​(the predicted remaining amount of driving energy, the predicted time difference until the desired arrival end date and time, the predicted remaining time of the driver's possible extended working hours, the predicted increase in the amount of sales, and the predicted CO2 reduction amount) corresponding to the respective coefficients of the mixed loading preset conditions indicated by the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 302, and calculates an evaluation value indicating the value of mixed loading based on at least one of the economic viewpoint, the environmental viewpoint, and the working style viewpoint by the above-mentioned formula (1). At this time, the display control unit 307 of the vehicle management system 30 causes the display device 607 to display a timeline screen 1000 as shown in Fig. 7, which includes a time schedule of a driver identified by a driver ID indicated in the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 302, calculated from the transportation route of the vehicle indicated in the vehicle information, and a time schedule of the driver changed according to the transportation route in case of mixed loading calculated by the calculation unit 303. The display control unit 307 may cause the timeline screen 1000 to be displayed on an information terminal of a manager of a transportation company capable of communicating with the vehicle management system 30, instead of on the display device 607.

[0121] <Step S20> Then, the manager of the transport company checks the contents of the timeline screen 1000 and inputs whether or not to accept the mixed loading request via the input device 606. The judgment unit 304 of the vehicle management system 30 judges whether or not the transport company has accepted the mixed loading request based on the operation input by the manager of the transport company via the input device 606. When the judgment unit 304 judges that there is a high possibility that the driver's allowable working hours will be exceeded if mixed loading is performed, the judgment unit 304 may notify the manager of the transport company in advance by displaying the fact on the timeline screen 1000 or the like. Alternatively, the mixed loading request may be automatically rejected.

[0122] <Step S21> When the judgment unit 304 judges that the consolidation request has been rejected, the judgment unit 304 transmits a rejection response to the consolidation request to the logistics service system 20 via the communication unit 301. Then, the consolidation request unit 204 of the logistics service system 20 receives the rejection response via the communication unit 201.

[0123] <Step S22> On the other hand, when the determination unit 304 determines that the consolidation request has been accepted, the consolidation request unit 305 transmits a consolidation request for requesting consolidation of cargo corresponding to the cargo information to be consolidated, together with information on the current transportation route, the transportation route when consolidated calculated by the calculation unit 303, and their respective forecast values ​​and evaluation values, to the vehicle system 40 of the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 302, via the communication unit 301. Then, the communication unit 401 of the vehicle system 40 receives the consolidation request for requesting consolidation of the cargo to be consolidated, together with information on the current transportation route, the transportation route when consolidated calculated by the calculation unit 303, and their respective forecast values ​​and evaluation values.

[0124] <Step S23> Then, the audio output unit 405 of the vehicle system 40 outputs a voice indicating that the mixed loading request has been received from the speaker 724. Furthermore, the display control unit 404 of the vehicle system 40 causes the display device 705 to display a transportation route display screen 1100 as shown in Fig. 8, which includes information on the current position information received by the GNSS sensor 721, the current transportation route received by the communication unit 401, the transportation route in the case of mixed loading calculated by the calculation unit 303, and the respective predicted values ​​and evaluation values. Note that the transportation route in the case of mixed loading may be calculated by the vehicle system 40 based on the vehicle information and the baggage information.

[0125] <Step S24> Then, the driver of the vehicle checks the contents of the transportation route display screen 1100 and inputs whether or not to accept the mixed loading request via the input unit 406. The determination unit 403 of the vehicle system 40 determines whether or not the mixed loading request has been accepted based on the input (operation input or voice input) by the driver via the input unit 406.

[0126] <Step S25> The determination unit 403 transmits a response to the mixed loading request indicating whether or not to accept it (response of acceptance or non-acceptance) to the vehicle management system 30 via the communication unit 401. Then, the mixed loading request unit 305 of the vehicle management system 30 receives the response via the communication unit 301.

[0127] <Step S26> Then, the consolidation request unit 305 transmits the received response to the logistics service system 20 via the communication unit 301. Then, the consolidation request unit 204 of the logistics service system 20 receives the response via the communication unit 201.

[0128] <Step S27> When the consolidated loading request unit 204 receives an acceptance response from the vehicle management system 30, the update unit 205 of the logistics service system 20 updates the vehicle information of the vehicle related to the acceptance, assuming that consolidated loading matching has been established. For example, the update unit 205 updates the route and expected arrival date and time in the vehicle operation plan information of the vehicle information to information in the case where the vehicle passes through the relay point for consolidated loading. Furthermore, the transported goods ID of the freight information for which consolidated loading matching has been established is added to the transported goods ID or as the transported goods ID to be consolidated.

[0129] In this case, the mixed loading request unit 204 may transmit, via each vehicle management system 30, to the vehicle systems 40 of the other vehicles to which the mixed loading request was sent in step S18 and to the vehicle systems 40 of the vehicles managed by the other vehicle management systems 30, a notice that the mixed loading request has been invalidated. In this case, the display control unit 404 of the vehicle system 40 that has received the notice of invalidation cancels the display indicating that the mixed loading request has been received. In addition, in this case, the audio output unit 405 may output, by audio, a notice that the mixed loading request has been invalidated.

[0130] <Step S28> Then, the update request unit 206 of the logistics service system 20 transmits an update request to the data center 10 via the communication unit 201 to update the corresponding vehicle information managed in the data center 10 with the vehicle information updated by the update unit 205. Then, the communication unit 101 of the data center 10 receives the update request. In addition, the update request unit 206 may similarly make an update request to add vehicle information (e.g., vehicle ID, vehicle operation plan information, etc.) of the vehicle for which mixed loading matching has been established to the baggage information of the baggage.

[0131] <Step S29> The information management unit 102 of the data center 10 updates the vehicle information and / or the package information in accordance with the update request received by the communication unit 101 .

[0132] <Step S30> Furthermore, when an acceptance response is received by the consolidated loading request unit 204, the consolidated loading instruction unit 207 of the logistics service system 20 transmits a consolidated loading instruction for instructing the target vehicle to carry out consolidated loading to the vehicle management system 30 via the communication unit 201. Then, the communication unit 301 of the vehicle management system 30 receives the consolidated loading instruction.

[0133] <Step S31> When the communication unit 301 receives a mixing instruction, the mixing instruction unit 306 of the vehicle management system 30 transmits the mixing instruction via the communication unit 301 to the vehicle system 40 to which the mixing request unit 305 transmitted the mixing request. The mixing instruction corresponds to the "first instruction information" of the present invention.

[0134] <Step S32> On the other hand, when the consolidated loading request unit 204 receives a rejection response from the vehicle management system 30, the candidate extraction unit 203 of the logistics service system 20 extracts candidates that are larger than the candidates extracted in step S17 from the vehicles of the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 202. Then, the consolidated loading request unit 204 transmits a consolidated loading request for requesting consolidated loading of the luggage corresponding to the luggage information of the consolidated loading target acquired by the acquisition unit 202 to each vehicle management system 30 of the transportation company that manages the vehicle expanded and extracted by the candidate extraction unit 203 via the communication unit 201. In this case, the consolidated loading request unit 204 transmits the luggage information and the vehicle information of the vehicle that is managed by the transportation company of the vehicle management system 30 to which the consolidated loading request is sent, among the vehicle information extracted by the candidate extraction unit 203, together with the consolidated loading request. The same applies when the consolidated loading request unit 204 receives a rejection response to the consolidated loading request from the judgment unit 304 in step S21. The subsequent processing is the same as the processing from step S19 onwards described above. Although it has been described that the logistics service system 20 and the vehicle system 40 communicate with each other via the vehicle management system 30, the present disclosure is not limited to this, and the above-mentioned processing may be performed by directly communicating with each other without going through the vehicle management system 30. Furthermore, the logistics service system 20 may directly communicate with the driver's information terminal 50 and perform the above-mentioned processing.

[0135] As described above, in the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment, the display device 705 in the vehicle TX transporting the luggage X displays the current transportation route from the current position of the vehicle TX to the first arrival location where the luggage X is to be unloaded, and a mixed loading request for requesting the vehicle TX to mix the luggage Y is acquired from the logistics service system 20. Based on the mixed loading request, the transportation route when the mixed loading is performed from the current position of the vehicle TX to the first arrival location and the second arrival location where the luggage Y is to be unloaded, via the collection location where the luggage Y is mixed, is displayed on the display device 705 together with the current transportation route. This makes it easy to grasp the difference between the planned transportation route and the route when stopping at the mixed loading base. In addition to the transportation route, the evaluation value calculated automatically under specified conditions for the value of the mixed loading is displayed on the display device 705. This allows the driver to quickly and safely make a decision based on the economic, environmental, and work style perspectives of performing mixed loading.

[0136] [Second embodiment] The information processing system according to the second embodiment will be described with respect to differences from the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the operation of broadcasting a mixed loading request to each vehicle management system 30 of the transportation companies that manage the vehicles extracted by the candidate extraction unit 203 has been described. In this case, if there are many transportation companies that manage the corresponding vehicles, there is a concern that a speed race will occur in responding to the mixed loading request, and safe driving by the drivers may be neglected. Therefore, in this embodiment, the operation of determining the vehicle to send the mixed loading request based on each predicted value corresponding to each coefficient of the mixed loading preset condition, or an evaluation value calculated from each of these predicted values ​​will be described. Note that the overall configuration of the information processing system according to this embodiment, and the hardware configurations of the data center 10, the logistics service system (logistics service system 20a described later), the vehicle management system 30, the vehicle system 40, and the information terminal 50 are the same as those described in the first embodiment.

[0137] (Configuration and operation of functional blocks of information processing systems) Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the functional blocks of the information processing system according to the second embodiment. The configuration and operation of the functional blocks of the information processing system 1a according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 10. Note that the configurations and operations of the functional blocks of the data center 10, the vehicle management system 30, and the vehicle system 40 are similar to those described in the first embodiment.

[0138] As shown in FIG. 10, the logistics service system 20a has a communication unit 201, an acquisition unit 202, a candidate extraction unit 203, an evaluation and judgment unit 209, a mixed loading request unit 204, an update unit 205, an update request unit 206, a mixed loading instruction unit 207, and a memory unit 208.

[0139] The evaluation and judgment unit 209 is a functional unit that calculates at least one of the predicted values ​​(evaluation items) corresponding to the coefficients of the mixed loading preset conditions indicated by the vehicle information of the candidate vehicles extracted by the candidate extraction unit 203 and the cargo information acquired by the acquisition unit 202, and judges the candidate vehicle to be the mixed loading request destination based on the calculated predicted value. For example, the evaluation and judgment unit 209 may judge the vehicle with the highest evaluation of the calculated predicted value (i.e., the largest predicted value) as the candidate to be the mixed loading request destination. Note that the evaluation and judgment unit 209 is not limited to judging one candidate vehicle to be the mixed loading request destination, and may judge, for example, one or more vehicles whose calculated predicted value is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value as the candidate vehicle to be the mixed loading request destination. Note that the evaluation and judgment unit 209 may judge the candidate vehicle to be the mixed loading request destination based on the predicted value of a specific evaluation item. The evaluation and judgment unit 209 may determine the transportation company that owns the most vehicles whose calculated predicted values ​​are equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, or the transportation company that owns more than a predetermined number of vehicles, as the consolidated loading request destination.

[0140] The consolidation request unit 204 transmits a consolidation request for requesting consolidation of luggage corresponding to the luggage information of the consolidation target acquired by the acquisition unit 202 to the vehicle management system 30 that manages the vehicle determined by the evaluation determination unit 209 as the consolidation request destination via the communication unit 201. In this case, the consolidation request unit 204 transmits the luggage information and the vehicle information of the vehicle determined by the evaluation determination unit 209 together with the consolidation request.

[0141] The operations of the other functional units of the logistics service system 20a are similar to those of the functional units of the logistics service system 20 described in the first embodiment.

[0142] The above-mentioned communication unit 201, acquisition unit 202, candidate extraction unit 203, evaluation and judgment unit 209, consolidation request unit 204, update unit 205, update request unit 206, and consolidation instruction unit 207 are realized by, for example, a program being executed by the CPU 601 shown in Fig. 2. Note that some or all of the communication unit 201, acquisition unit 202, candidate extraction unit 203, evaluation and judgment unit 209, consolidation request unit 204, update unit 205, update request unit 206, and consolidation instruction unit 207 may be realized by a hardware circuit (integrated circuit) such as an FPGA or ASIC, rather than a software program.

[0143] Note that each functional unit of the logistics service system 20a shown in FIG. 10 is a conceptual representation of a function, and is not limited to such a configuration. That is, each functional unit of the logistics service system 20a does not need to be configured as a clear software module as a block shown in FIG. 10, and the function of each functional unit may be realized as a whole by executing a program in the logistics service system 20a. For example, a plurality of functional units illustrated as independent functional units in the logistics service system 20a shown in FIG. 10 may be configured as one functional unit. On the other hand, the function of one functional unit in the logistics service system 20a shown in FIG. 10 may be divided into a plurality of functional units and configured as a plurality of functional units. Various functions may be realized, for example, by a processor and a memory in which a program for causing the processor to execute a predetermined function as a series of processes is stored.

[0144] (Overall operation flow of the information processing system) 11 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the overall operation flow of the information processing system according to the second embodiment. The overall operation flow of the information processing system 1a according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0145] <Steps S51 to S57> The processes in steps S51 to S57 are similar to the processes in steps S11 to S17 shown in FIG.

[0146] <Step S58> The evaluation and judgment unit 209 of the logistics service system 20 is a functional unit that calculates at least one of the predicted values ​​(evaluation items) corresponding to the coefficients of the mixed loading preset conditions indicated by the vehicle information of the candidate vehicles extracted by the candidate extraction unit 203 and the cargo information acquired by the acquisition unit 202, and judges the candidate vehicle to be the mixed loading request destination based on the calculated predicted value. For example, the evaluation and judgment unit 209 may judge the vehicle with the highest evaluation of the calculated predicted value (i.e., the largest predicted value) as the candidate vehicle to be the mixed loading request destination. Alternatively, the evaluation and judgment unit 209 may judge the vehicle that can maximize the economic viewpoint (evaluation value based on sales and profits) of the logistics service provider that operates the logistics service system 20 as the (priority) candidate for the mixed loading request. Alternatively, the evaluation and judgment unit 209 may judge the vehicle that can maximize the environmental viewpoint (evaluation value based on the amount of GHG and CO2 emission reduction) as the (priority) candidate for the mixed loading request. Alternatively, the evaluation and judgment unit 209 may judge the vehicle to be the (priority) candidate for the mixed loading request based on two or more of the above viewpoints.

[0147] <Step S59> The consolidation request unit 204 of the logistics service system 20a transmits a consolidation request for requesting consolidation of luggage corresponding to the luggage information of the consolidation target acquired by the acquisition unit 202 to the vehicle management system 30 that manages the vehicle determined by the evaluation and judgment unit 209 as the consolidation request destination, via the communication unit 201. In this case, the consolidation request unit 204 transmits the luggage information and the vehicle information of the vehicle determined by the evaluation and judgment unit 209 together with the consolidation request. Then, the acquisition unit 302 of the vehicle management system 30 acquires the consolidation request, luggage information, and vehicle information via the communication unit 301.

[0148] <Steps S60 to S72> The processes in steps S60 to S72 are similar to the processes in steps S19 to S31 shown in FIG.

[0149] <Step S73> On the other hand, when the consolidated loading request unit 204 receives a rejection response from the vehicle management system 30, the evaluation and judgment unit 209 of the logistics service system 20a judges the vehicle with the next highest evaluation of the predicted value (i.e., the next largest predicted value) after the vehicle judged in step S58 as a new candidate vehicle to which the consolidated loading request is to be sent. Then, the consolidated loading request unit 204 transmits a new consolidated loading request to the vehicle management system 30 of the transportation company that manages the vehicle judged by the evaluation and judgment unit 209, via the communication unit 201, for requesting consolidated loading of the luggage corresponding to the luggage information of the consolidated loading target acquired by the acquisition unit 202. In this case, the consolidated loading request unit 204 transmits the luggage information and the vehicle information of the vehicle judged by the evaluation and judgment unit 209 together with the consolidated loading request. The same applies when the consolidated loading request unit 204 receives a rejection response to the consolidated loading request from the judgment unit 304 in step S62. Subsequent processing is the same as the processing from step S60 onwards described above. Although it has been described that the logistics service system 20a and the vehicle system 40 communicate with each other via the vehicle management system 30, the present disclosure is not limited to this, and the above-mentioned processing may be performed by directly communicating with each other without going through the vehicle management system 30. Furthermore, the logistics service system 20a may directly communicate with the driver's information terminal 50 and perform the above-mentioned processing.

[0150] As described above, in the information processing system 1a according to the present embodiment, the vehicle to which the mixed loading request is to be sent is determined based on each predicted value corresponding to each coefficient of the mixed loading preset conditions, or the evaluation value calculated from each predicted value. This prevents a race to respond to the mixed loading request in a timely manner when there are many transport companies that manage the vehicles to which the mixed loading request is to be sent, and prevents drivers from neglecting their safe driving, while streamlining the logistics of mixed loading.

[0151] [Third embodiment] The information processing system according to the third embodiment will be described with respect to differences from the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the operation of going off the original transportation route (for example, getting off the expressway) to load the cargo to be mixed at a logistics base where mixed loading is performed has been described. That is, a round trip on a general road from the nearest IC (interchange) of the expressway to the logistics base that is the collection point is required. In this case, compared to the original transportation route, the transportation route changes significantly and a movement including a general road is added, which consumes more driving energy, emits more carbon dioxide, and may not be able to arrive within the scheduled time, and has the effect of increasing the driver's working hours. Therefore, in this embodiment, an operation of suppressing the above-mentioned effects on the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle, and the cargo already being transported due to mixed loading by making it possible to mix the cargo at a relay logistics base set up inside or on the periphery of the expressway area without significantly changing the original transportation route of the vehicle will be described. In this case, the cargo Y to be mixed is described as being transported from the collection point to the relay logistics base by a vehicle TX other than the vehicle TX that is transporting the cargo X. The overall configuration and functional block configuration of the information processing system of this embodiment, as well as the hardware configurations of the data center 10, the logistics service system 20, the vehicle management system 30, the vehicle system 40 and the information terminal 50, are the same as the configurations described in the first embodiment.

[0152] (Outline of operations when mixed loading is performed in an information processing system) Fig. 12 is a diagram for explaining a mixed loading operation of vehicles in the third embodiment. With reference to Fig. 12, an overview of the operation when mixed loading is performed in the information processing system 1 according to this embodiment will be described.

[0153] In the example shown in FIG. 12, first, the vehicle TX is transporting a package X whose collection location is "Osaka City", whose arrival location is "Yokohama City", and whose desired arrival end date and time is "2023 / 8 / 5 11:00:00", whose final measurement location is "Toyota City" at the final measurement time "2023 / 8 / 4 10:00:00", and whose expected arrival time at the arrival location is "2023 / 8 / 4 15:00:00". In this case, the package information for the delivery request of the package Y is registered in the data center 10, and the vehicle TX is extracted as a candidate for mixed loading matching for the package Y by the candidate extraction unit 203 of the logistics service system 20. As shown in FIG. 12, the package information for the package Y indicates that the desired arrival end date and time is "2023 / 8 / 5 09:00:00" and the arrival location is "Yokohama City". Then, the consolidation request unit 204 of the logistics service system 20 transmits a consolidation request for requesting consolidation of the luggage Y to the vehicle management system 30 of the transportation company that manages the vehicle TX extracted by the candidate extraction unit 203, via the communication unit 201. In this case, the consolidation request unit 204 transmits all or part of the luggage information of the luggage Y and all or part of the vehicle information of the vehicle TX together with the consolidation request.

[0154] Then, when the acquisition unit 302 acquires a mixed loading request, the calculation unit 303 of the vehicle management system 30 calculates the current transportation route indicated by the vehicle information and the transportation route when mixed loading is performed from the collection location (intermediate logistics base for mixed loading) indicated by the luggage information of the luggage Y based on the luggage information of the luggage Y and the vehicle information of the vehicle TX acquired in the same manner. Here, the intermediate logistics base is a logistics base that is provided inside or on the periphery of the area of ​​a toll road such as an expressway (hereinafter described as an expressway) and can perform loading and unloading work such as loading luggage, and details will be described later in FIG. 13. Note that a toll road such as an expressway is an example of the "first road" of the present invention. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, it is shown that the expected arrival time at the arrival location (Yokohama City) on the transportation route when mixed loading is "2023 / 8 / 4 15:30:00". In this case, the luggage Y needs to be transported from the collection location "Hamamatsu City" to the intermediate logistics base, which is the intermediate location, by a vehicle TY different from the vehicle TX. In addition, the estimated arrival time when the vehicle TY transports the luggage Y from the collection point "Hamamatsu City" to the relay logistics base must be earlier than the scheduled time when the vehicle TX stops at the designated berth of the relay logistics base. More effectively, the estimated arrival time + working time must be earlier than the scheduled time when the vehicle TX stops at the berth, taking into account the work time from starting to unload the luggage Y from the vehicle TY at the relay logistics base to moving the luggage Y to the loading position corresponding to the berth where the vehicle TX is scheduled to stop. In any case, in this embodiment, as in the first embodiment described above, the vehicle TX itself does not need to get off the expressway and go to the collection point "Hamamatsu City" to mix the luggage Y, and it is only necessary to stop at the relay logistics base and perform the mixing work of the luggage Y. Therefore, the estimated arrival time at the final arrival point (Yokohama City) is "2023 / 8 / 4 15:30:00", which is only about 30 minutes longer than the original estimated arrival time, and it is possible to arrive significantly earlier than the scheduled arrival time in the case of mixing in the case shown in FIG. 6 described above.

[0155] As described above, in order to realize that the consolidated cargo Y is transported by vehicle TY from the collection location "Hamamatsu City" to the relay logistics center, and then further consolidated by vehicle TX and transported from the relay logistics center to the arrival location "Yokohama City," the collection location and arrival location information included in the cargo information of cargo Y can be managed by dividing the information into, for example, first collection location ("Hamamatsu City"), first arrival location (relay logistics center), second collection location (relay logistics center), and second arrival location ("Yokohama City").

[0156] As described above, in order to realize that the luggage Y to be consolidated is transported by vehicle TY from the collection location "Hamamatsu City" to the relay logistics base, and then consolidated by vehicle TX and transported from the relay logistics base to the arrival location "Yokohama City", it is necessary to perform transportation matching with a vehicle that transports luggage Y on a transportation route from the first collection location to the first arrival location, and consolidated matching with a vehicle that transports luggage Y on a transportation route from the second collection location to the second arrival location. In this case, in step S17 of the above-mentioned FIG. 9, the candidate extraction unit 203 of the logistics service system 20 extracts a vehicle that transports luggage Y on a transportation route from the first collection location to the first arrival location, and the consolidated request unit 204 transmits a request to the vehicle management system 30 in which the vehicle is managed to transport luggage Y to the first arrival location (relay logistics base), and concludes a provisional agreement with the transportation company of the vehicle management system 30 to transport luggage Y to the first arrival location (relay logistics base). In parallel with this, the candidate extraction unit 203 performs a process of extracting vehicles that are candidates for mixed loading matching in step S17, and the mixed loading request unit 204 performs a process of sending a mixed loading request in step S18. Then, when a provisional agreement is concluded with the transportation company of the vehicle TY to transport the luggage Y from the first collection location to the first arrival location, and mixed loading matching is established with the transportation company of the vehicle TX to transport the luggage Y from the second collection location to the second arrival location, the mixed loading request unit 204 concludes an electronic contract with both parties as a formal agreement. As a result, the mixed loading instruction unit 207 of the logistics service system 20 transmits a transportation instruction to the vehicle management system 30 of the vehicle TY to transport the luggage Y to the first arrival location, and transmits a mixed loading instruction to the vehicle management system 30 of the vehicle TX via the communication unit 201 to instruct mixed loading. In this case, the vehicle management system 30 of vehicle TY corresponds to the "first computer" of the present invention, the vehicle management system 30 of vehicle TX corresponds to the "second computer" of the present invention, vehicle TX is an example of the "first transportation vehicle" of the present invention, and vehicle TY is an example of the "second transportation vehicle" of the present invention. Also, the above-mentioned transportation instructions correspond to the "second instruction information" of the present invention.The transport company of vehicle TX corresponds to the "first transport company" of the present invention, and the transport company of vehicle TY corresponds to the "second transport company" of the present invention. The consolidated loading request unit 204 may further obtain an agreement on how to distribute the freight charge incurred when transporting the cargo Y from the first collection point ("Hamamatsu City") to the second arrival point ("Yokohama City") between the transport company of vehicle TX and the transport company of vehicle TY, and may conclude an electronic contract. The electronic contract terms concluded by the consolidated loading request unit 204 may be recorded and managed by the data center 10. In this case, the electronic contract terms may be written and managed as a smart contract in a blockchain in which the data center 10 participates, and the freight charge for the cargo Y may be automatically distributed to the transport company of vehicle TX and the transport company of vehicle TY based on the smart contract. This distribution may be determined based on at least one of the following: the distance transported, the time taken for transportation, the time allowance until the scheduled arrival time, the road type of the transportation route, the transportation fee for the transportation route, and the congestion degree of the transportation route.

[0157] (Regarding transit logistics hubs) Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a relay logistics base in the third embodiment. The configuration of a relay logistics base 70 in this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 13.

[0158] The above-mentioned relay logistics base is, for example, a relay logistics base 70 having a configuration as shown in Fig. 13. Of these, Fig. 13(a) is a plan view of the relay logistics base 70, and Fig. 13(b) is a view of the relay logistics base 70 as seen from the expressway side. As shown in Fig. 13, the relay logistics base 70 includes a general road side area 71, a baggage transport area 72, and an expressway side area 73.

[0159] The general road area 71 is an area that is provided on the general road side, which is free of charge, and includes a loading / unloading berth GB where a vehicle (vehicle TX) can stop to perform loading / unloading work. In other words, the general road area 71 is an area that a vehicle can access from a general road without getting on an expressway, and is an area that cannot be accessed from an expressway. The general road is an example of the "second road" of the present invention, and the general road area 71 corresponds to the "first area" of the present invention. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the general road area 71 includes loading / unloading berths GB numbered "1" to "10". The baggage F1 placed in front of the loading / unloading berth GB numbered "6" is a baggage to be loaded onto a vehicle that is stopped or will be stopped at the loading / unloading berth GB. The baggage F2 shown in FIG. 13 is a baggage that is being evacuated because other baggage remains at the place where it is to be placed.

[0160] The baggage transport area 72 is an area between the general road area 71 and the expressway side area 73 for transporting baggage using a forklift or the like, and is an area between the general road side and the expressway side.

[0161] The expressway side area 73 is an area provided on the toll or free expressway side, and includes a loading / unloading berth HB where a vehicle (vehicle TX) can stop to perform loading / unloading work. That is, the expressway side area 73 is an area that a vehicle can access without getting off the expressway onto a general road, and cannot access from a general road. The expressway side area 73 is provided in an area that can be accessed without getting off the expressway, such as a service area or a parking area. The expressway side area 73 corresponds to the "second area" of the present invention. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the expressway side area 73 includes loading / unloading berths HB numbered "11" to "20". In addition, the general road side area 71 and the expressway side area 73 have floors lower than the floor of the baggage transport area 72, so that the height of the floor of the vehicle's loading platform and the height of the floor of the baggage transport area 72 match. Furthermore, by making the baggage transport area 72 higher than the general road side area 71 and the expressway side area 73 in this way, it is possible to prevent vehicles from traveling between the expressway and the general road within the relay logistics base 70. The baggage F3 placed in front of the loading / unloading berth HB "14" is baggage to be loaded onto a vehicle that is parked or will be parked at the loading / unloading berth HB. In the case of the example operation shown in Fig. 12, the baggage F3 includes the baggage Y. The baggage F4 shown in Fig. 13 is baggage that is being evacuated because other baggage remains at the location where it is scheduled to be placed.

[0162] (Display screen when requesting consolidated loading) Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a timeline screen displayed in the vehicle management system according to the third embodiment. Fig. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a transportation route display screen displayed in the vehicle system according to the third embodiment. Fig. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a relay logistics base information screen displayed in the vehicle system according to the third embodiment. With reference to Figs. 14 to 16, the screens displayed in the vehicle management system 30 and the vehicle system 40 when a mixed loading request occurs in the information processing system 1 according to this embodiment will be described.

[0163] In step S19 of Fig. 9 described above, the calculation unit 303 of the vehicle management system 30 calculates the current transportation route indicated by the vehicle information and the transportation route when the mixed loading is performed from the collection location (the mixed loading logistics base) indicated by the luggage information of the luggage to be mixed, based on the luggage information and vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 302. In addition, the calculation unit 303 calculates each predicted value (the predicted remaining amount of driving energy, the predicted time difference until the desired arrival end date and time, the predicted remaining time of the driver's possible extended working hours, the predicted increase in sales amount, and the predicted CO2 reduction amount) corresponding to each coefficient of the mixed loading preset condition indicated by the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 302, and calculates an evaluation value indicating the value of mixed loading from the economic viewpoint, the environmental viewpoint, and the viewpoint of the working style by the above formula (1).

[0164] Here, examples of the respective predicted values ​​(evaluation items) and evaluation values ​​calculated by the calculation unit 303 are shown in the following (Table 2). (Table 2) shows the respective current predicted values ​​before the consolidated loading request, the respective predicted values ​​calculated by the calculation unit 303, and an example of the remaining amount of driving energy when the vehicle arrives at the final arrival location, the time difference until the desired end date and time of arrival, the remaining time of the driver's extendable working time, the sales amount (and the increase amount), and the CO2 reduction amount. The example shown in (Table 2) shows that the evaluation value calculated by the calculation unit 303 using the above-mentioned formula (1) is 9. As shown in (Table 2), compared with the case of (Table 1) above, the predicted remaining amount of driving energy, the predicted time difference until the desired end date and time of arrival, the predicted remaining time of the driver's extendable working time, and the predicted CO2 reduction amount are highly evaluated, and the calculated evaluation value has improved from 8 to 9. [Table 2]

[0165] 14, which includes a time schedule of a driver identified by a driver ID indicated in the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 302, calculated from the transportation route of the vehicle indicated in the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit 302, and a time schedule of the driver changed according to the transportation route in case of mixed loading calculated by the calculation unit 303. The display control unit 307 may display the timeline screen 1000a on an information terminal of a manager of a transportation company that can communicate with the vehicle management system 30, instead of the display unit 607.

[0166] The timeline screen 1000a shown in FIG. 14 shows the current time schedule in the upper part and the time schedule to be changed in the lower part when the mixed loading is accepted, for the driver of the vehicle related to the mixed loading request acquired by the acquisition unit 302, and an object that allows the planned time of mixed loading to be understood is displayed on the changed time schedule. In this case, unlike the case shown in FIG. 7, there is no need to go to "Hamamatsu City" for mixed loading, and it is sufficient to stop at the relay logistics base 70 on the expressway, so the time is early (here, "11:15:00"). In addition, the timeline screen 1000 includes the working hours and freight of the driver ("Driver A" in the example shown in FIG. 14) in the case of the current time schedule, and the updated working hours and freight in the case where the time schedule is changed by mixed loading. In this case, the display control unit 307 may highlight the contents that are changed from the current time schedule, working hours, and freight (sales) due to mixed loading, for example, by making them bold or by changing the color. In the example of the timeline screen 1000a shown in FIG. 14, the scheduled end date and time of the "first trip", the scheduled start date and end date and time of the "second trip", working hours, and the freight (sales) are changed due to the mixed loading, so they are highlighted in bold. A warning mark may be superimposed to highlight the changes. Such highlighting makes it easier to visually grasp the changes in the driver's time schedule, working hours, and freight, and makes it easier for the manager of the transportation company to decide whether or not to accept the mixed loading request. The display control unit 307 may display a transportation route display screen 1100a shown in FIG. 15, which will be described later, in addition to the timeline screen 1000.

[0167] In addition, in step S23 of FIG. 9 described above, the display control unit 404 of the vehicle system 40 causes the display device 705 to display a transportation route display screen 1100a as shown in FIG. 15, which includes information on the current position information received by the GNSS sensor 721, the current transportation route received by the communication unit 401, the transportation route for mixed loading calculated by the calculation unit 303, their respective predicted values, and evaluation values.

[0168] As shown in FIG. 15, the transportation route display screen 1100a includes a transportation route display area 1110a, a mixed loading evaluation display area 1111a, an accept button 1121, and a reject button 1122.

[0169] The transportation route display area 1110a is an area that displays information including the route R1 that has already been traveled since departure, the current location CL of the vehicle, the route R2 that is the current transportation route, and the relay logistics base RB that will be stopped on the route R2 when the consolidated loading request is accepted. That is, the current transportation route is displayed by displaying the route R2, and the transportation route when the consolidated loading request is accepted is displayed by the route R2 and the relay logistics base RB. At least one of the thickness, color, pattern, and display time of the display object indicating the transportation route when the consolidated loading request is accepted may be different from the display object indicating the current transportation route. In addition, the transportation route display area 1110a displays the scheduled time of arrival at the consolidated relay logistics base RB and the work time required for loading and unloading at the relay logistics base RB, as well as the scheduled time of arrival at the final logistics base and the work time required for loading and unloading at the logistics base. This makes it possible to visually grasp the difference between the current transportation route and the transportation route when the consolidated loading request is accepted. The route R3 (transportation route after mixed loading), which indicates the transportation route from the intermediate logistics base RB to the arrival location of the cargo X or cargo Y, may be displayed in a display format different from that of the route R2 as described above.

[0170] 15 shows the display when the mixed loading request is received by the communication unit 401, but before the mixed loading request is received, the transportation route display screen 1100a may display, for example, the route R1 already traveled since departure, the current location CL of the vehicle, and the route R2 which is the current transportation route. The display of the transportation route display area 1110a is not limited to that shown in FIG. 15, and for example, the transportation route display area 1110a may display the current transportation route and the transportation route when the mixed loading request is accepted alternately in time. The display control unit 404 may display the timeline screen 1000a shown in FIG. 14 in addition to the transportation route display screen 1100a. In addition, if the arrival location of the cargo already in transport (for example, logistics base x in Yokohama) is different from the arrival location of the mixed cargo (for example, logistics base y in Yokohama), route R3 can be displayed in a different display format in the transport route display area 1110a as a differential transport route from route R2.

[0171] The mixed loading evaluation display area 1111a is an area that displays each of the predicted values ​​(the predicted remaining amount of driving energy, the predicted time difference until the desired arrival end date and time, the predicted remaining time of the driver's extendable working hours, the predicted sales amount (or the predicted increase in the sales amount), and the predicted CO2 reduction amount) calculated by the calculation unit 303, and the evaluation value. In this case, the display control unit 404 may display an index of the merit of mixed loading for each predicted value (for example, a number of star marks according to the merit as shown in FIG. 15) in the mixed loading evaluation display area 1111a. Note that, when the index is equal to or lower than a predetermined standard (for example, the number of star marks is three or less), or when the evaluation value is the lowest, the display control unit 404 may display the thickness, size, color, border, dynamic display pattern, frame coloring, and / or the color inside the frame in a different form from other evaluation values ​​so that the driver can easily see.

[0172] By displaying the transportation route display area 1110a and the mixed loading evaluation display area 1111a as described above, the driver can easily determine whether or not to accept the mixed loading request.

[0173] The accept button 1121 is a button for accepting the mixed loading request. When the mixed loading request is accepted by pressing the accept button 1121, the display control unit 404 stops displaying the current transportation route in the transportation route display area 1110a of the transportation route display screen 1100a, and maintains the display of the transportation route when the mixed loading request is accepted. The reject button 1122 is a button for rejecting the mixed loading request. When the reject button 1122 is pressed, the display of the current transportation route may be maintained. Note that the mixed loading request may be accepted or rejected not only by responding to the accept button 1121 or the reject button 1122, but also by voice input to the microphone 723.

[0174] In addition, the display control unit 404 may be configured to sequentially update the display of the transportation route display screen 1100a based on the transportation routes, their respective predicted values ​​and evaluation values ​​received intermittently or continuously from the vehicle management system 30 by the communication unit 401.

[0175] In addition, after the consolidated loading request is accepted, for example, when a touch operation is performed near the relay logistics base RB on the transportation route display screen 1100a, the display control unit 404 causes the display device 705 to display a relay logistics base information screen 1200 that displays information about the relay logistics base RB as shown in Figure 16.

[0176] As shown in FIG. 16, the relay logistics base information screen 1200 displays, for example, the desired collection end date and time for the second collection location (relay logistics base) included in the luggage information of the luggage to be consolidated (for example, luggage Y shown in FIG. 12), the scheduled arrival date and time at the second collection location, the berth number where the luggage to be consolidated is placed or will be placed, and the status of the luggage (for example, whether it has been moved or not, an image showing the placement status, etc.). Therefore, the consolidated loading instruction in the above-mentioned step S31 may include information such as the berth number where the luggage to be consolidated is placed or will be placed. This makes it easy for the driver to grasp in advance the berth for the loading and unloading work of the luggage to be consolidated at the relay logistics base and the status of the luggage. The display contents of the relay logistics base information screen 1200 may be automatically updated according to the current time, the current position of the vehicle, the traffic congestion situation to the midstream logistics base, the congestion of the relay logistics base, etc. In this case, the latest status of the relay logistics center is managed in the data center 10, and by obtaining information about the relay logistics center from the data center 10, it is possible to update the display of the relay logistics center information screen 1200 to the latest status.

[0177] As described above, in the information processing system 1 (or 1a) according to this embodiment, a vehicle can stop at the relay logistics base 70 for consolidation, which allows cargo to be consolidated at the relay logistics base 70 without significantly changing the vehicle's original transportation route, thereby minimizing the impact of consolidation on the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle, and cargo already in transportation.

[0178] The contents of this embodiment can also be applied to the above-mentioned second embodiment.

[0179] In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the data center 10 is provided with two pieces of information, vehicle information indicating the resources of the transportation company such as vehicles and drivers, and baggage information of the baggage to be transported, which are accessible by the logistics service system 20, and an efficient mixed-load matching is realized, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the logistics service system 20 may be capable of accessing only one of the baggage information or the vehicle information managed by the data center 10. For example, when only the baggage information is accessible, the transportation company or the driver may decide which baggage to transport based on at least one or more of the traffic conditions of the transportation route, the status of the logistics base to be used, the baggage fare, the transportation deadline, the contribution to the global environment, and the driver's remaining available working time, instead of selecting the baggage to be mixed only from the viewpoint of compatibility with the current transportation schedule of the company or the driver, and may update the baggage information in the data center 10 by himself / herself. This makes it unnecessary to use an intermediary such as a logistics service provider, and thus makes it possible to reduce the overall cost of logistics. The baggage information or vehicle information handled here may be managed by a blockchain in which the data center 10 participates in order to prevent tampering.

[0180] In addition, the shipper may cooperate in optimizing the entire logistics by presenting multiple conditions for the freight information and the mixed loading preset conditions. For example, multiple different freight rates may be set according to the arrival date and time, such as setting a higher freight rate when the arrival date and time is earlier than the normal arrival date and time, and setting a lower freight rate when the arrival date and time is later than the normal arrival date and time. This allows the shipper to provide economical returns to the transportation company that transported the goods early. In addition, multiple different freight rates may be set according to the CO2 emissions in the transportation, such as setting a higher freight rate when the transportation is performed with a predetermined CO2 emission or less, and setting a lower freight rate when the transportation is performed with a predetermined CO2 emission or more. This allows the shipper to provide economical returns to the transportation company that transported the goods using a transportation method that is friendly to the global environment. In addition, by setting the desired arrival end date and time to a date and time in the future, the burden on the logistics industry can be flattened. This allows the shipper to support the transportation company in optimizing the distribution of logistics resources. This leads to work style reform for drivers and an increase in opportunities for mixed loading, and also leads to optimization of the logistics industry as a whole.

[0181] In addition, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the mixed-loading matching is realized according to the convenience of the logistics service system 20 (logistics service provider) and the vehicle management system 30 (transport company), but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the driver may voluntarily search for a load that is a candidate for mixed-loading matching via the vehicle system 40, and determine the mixed-loading matching based on the mixed-loading preset conditions included in the vehicle information managed by the vehicle management system 30 of the transport company, or based on the consent of the vehicle operation manager. In this case, the driver requests a search via the vehicle system 40 or the information terminal 50 to determine whether there is a suitable candidate for mixed-loading matching based on the arrival of the load in the current operation schedule in the vehicle information, the time allowance in the driver's attendance management, the remaining loadable weight of the vehicle, the remaining loadable volume, etc. Specifically, when a button indicating "Search for mixed-loading matching candidates" displayed on the display device 705 or the display 816 is touched, or when the driver's speech of "Search for mixed-loading matching candidates" is input to the microphone 723 or the microphone 813, one or more candidates having a high evaluation value under the mixed-loading preset conditions are displayed on the display device 705 or the display 816 based on the vehicle information from among the baggage information in the data center 10, and / or output as voice from the speaker 724 or the speaker 814. When the driver selects one of the mixed-loading matching candidates and decides to accept the mixed load, the vehicle system 40 or the information terminal 50 notifies the vehicle management system 30 of the transportation company. Then, the vehicle management system 30 automatically or by the transportation manager checks whether there is any problem for the transportation company in accepting the mixed load (for example, whether the driver's working hours will not be exceeded). If there is no problem, the vehicle management system 30 requests an update of the baggage information and vehicle information in the data center 10, assuming that mixed-loading matching has been established. The update process of the cargo information and vehicle information of the data center 10 may be realized via the logistics service system 20.

[0182] In addition, the programs executed by the data center 10, the logistics service system 20 (20a), the vehicle management system 30, the vehicle system 40, and the information terminal 50 according to each of the above-mentioned embodiments are provided in a state in which they are pre-installed in a ROM or the like. In addition, the programs executed by the data center 10, the logistics service system 20 (20a), the vehicle management system 30, the vehicle system 40, and the information terminal 50 according to each of the above-mentioned embodiments may be configured to be provided by recording them in a computer-readable storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), or an SD card in an installable or executable format file. In addition, the above-mentioned programs may be provided to the data center 10, the logistics service system 20 (20a), the vehicle management system 30, the vehicle system 40, and the information terminal 50 via a network such as the Internet. In addition, the programs to be executed by the data center 10, the logistics service system 20 (20a), the vehicle management system 30, the vehicle system 40 and the information terminal 50 in each of the above-mentioned embodiments have a modular configuration including each of the above-mentioned functional units, and in terms of actual hardware, for example, a CPU reads out the program from a storage device and executes it, whereby each of the above-mentioned multiple functional units is loaded onto a main storage device and each of the above-mentioned multiple functional units is generated on the main storage device.

[0183] Although each embodiment of the present disclosure has been described, these are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the technical scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, modifications, and combinations can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments are included within the scope and spirit of the invention, as well as within the scope of equivalents of the invention described in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0184] 1, 1a Information Processing System 10 Data Center 20, 20a Logistics Service System 30 Vehicle Management System 40 Vehicle Systems 50 Information terminal 60 Shipper Terminal 70 Relay logistics hub 71 General road area 72 Baggage handling area 73 Expressway side area 101 Communications Department 102 Information Management Department 103 Database Department 201 Communications Department 202 Acquisition Department 203 Candidate Extraction Unit 204 Consolidated Request Department 205 Update Department 206 Update request section 207 Mixed Loading Instructions 208 Memory section 209 Evaluation and Judgment Department 301 Communications Department 302 Acquisition Department 303 Calculation Department 304 Judgment Department 305 Consolidated Request Department 306 Mixed Loading Instructions Department 307 Display control section 308 Storage section 401 Communications Department 402 Collection Department 403 Judgment Department 404 Display control section 405 Audio output section 406 Input section 407 Storage section 1000, 1000a Timeline screen 1100, 1100a Transport route display screen 1110, 1110a Transport route display area 1111, 1111a Mixed evaluation display area 1121 Accept button 1122 Reject button 1200 Relay logistics base information screen

Claims

1. An information processing method for presenting information to a transportation vehicle, comprising: displaying, on a display in the transportation vehicle while the first package is being transported, a first transportation route from a current position of the transportation vehicle to a first loading location where the first package is to be unloaded; Acquire from a computer of a logistics service system consolidated loading request information for requesting the transportation vehicle to consolidate the second cargo; based on the consolidated loading request information, a second transportation route from a current position of the transportation vehicle to the first arrival location and a second arrival location where the second cargo is unloaded, via a collection location where the second cargo is consolidated, is displayed on the display together with the first transportation route; Information processing methods.

2. 2. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein in displaying the second transportation route, the first transportation route and the second transportation route are displayed on the same map on a display screen of the display.

3. 3. The information processing method according to claim 2, wherein in displaying the second transportation route, the first transportation route and the second transportation route are displayed alternately over time.

4. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein in displaying the second transportation route, the scheduled time for consolidating the second cargo at the collection location based on the consolidation request information is displayed on the display in addition to displaying the second transportation route.

5. 2. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein in displaying the second transportation route, the operation time required for loading and unloading the second cargo based on the mixed loading request information is displayed on the display in addition to displaying the second transportation route.

6. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein, in displaying the second transport route, information regarding the working hours of the driver of the transport vehicle when the driver accepts the mixed loading of the second cargo based on the mixed loading request information is displayed on the display in addition to displaying the second transport route.

7. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein, in displaying the second transportation route, an evaluation value indicating the value of consolidation for the second cargo based on the consolidation request information is displayed on the display in addition to displaying the second transportation route.

8. The information processing method according to claim 7, wherein the evaluation value is a value calculated from at least one of the following: a predicted remaining amount of driving energy of the transport vehicle when the second cargo is mixed in, a predicted time difference until the desired end date and time of arrival of the second cargo when the second cargo is mixed in, a predicted remaining amount of extendable working time of the driver of the transport vehicle when the second cargo is mixed in, a predicted amount of sales when the second cargo is mixed in, or a predicted amount of carbon dioxide reduction when the second cargo is mixed in.

9. 2. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein, in displaying the second transportation route, the display of the second transportation route is successively updated in response to a change in a current position of the transportation vehicle while the second transportation route is being displayed.

10. The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of a thickness, a color, and a display time of the second object indicating the second transportation route is different from that of the first object indicating the first transportation route.

11. In displaying the second transportation route, displaying a selection object on the display for allowing the driver of the transportation vehicle to select whether or not to accept the mixed loading request indicated by the mixed loading request information; 2 . The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein, when the driver performs an operation on the selected object to accept the request for mixed loading, the display of the first transportation route is stopped and the display of the second transportation route is maintained.

12. In displaying the second transportation route, outputting a voice from a speaker in the transport vehicle to the driver of the transport vehicle, the voice indicating that the mixed loading request information has been acquired; The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein when the driver replies via a microphone in the transport vehicle that he / she accepts the mixed loading request indicated by the mixed loading request information, the display stops showing the first transport route and maintains the display of the second transport route.

13. 2. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the display is a display of a vehicle system mounted on the transportation vehicle, or a display of an information terminal carried by a driver of the transportation vehicle.

14. The consolidated loading request information includes cargo information regarding the transportation of the second cargo, 14. The information processing method according to claim 13, wherein the second transportation route is calculated by the vehicle system or the information terminal based on at least the package information transmitted from a computer of the logistics service system.

15. The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the consolidated loading request information includes information on the second transportation route calculated by a vehicle management system that manages the transportation vehicles.

16. The transportation vehicle is a vehicle that is currently traveling or is scheduled to travel on a first road included in the first transportation route, The consolidated loading request information includes a request for the transport vehicle to take over and transport the second cargo transported by another transport vehicle operating on a second road different from the first road, The collection location is a relay station for relaying between the first road and the second road, The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the second transportation route passes through at least a portion of the first road.

17. the first road is a toll road, The information processing method according to claim 16, wherein the relay point includes a first area where the other transport vehicle can enter free of charge from the second road and unload the second cargo, and a second area where the transport vehicle can enter from the toll road and load the second cargo.

18. The relay base further includes a transport area between the first area and the second area for transporting the second package, The information processing method according to claim 17 , wherein a floor surface of the transport area is located higher than floor surfaces of both the first area and the second area.

19. An information processing device that presents information to a transportation vehicle, A processor; A memory in which a program for causing the processor to execute a predetermined process is stored; Equipped with The processor, based on the program, displaying, on a display in the transportation vehicle while the first package is being transported, a first transportation route from a current position of the transportation vehicle to a first loading location where the first package is to be unloaded; receiving consolidated loading request information for requesting the transportation vehicle to consolidate a second package; based on the consolidated loading request information, a second transportation route from a current position of the transportation vehicle to the first arrival location and a second arrival location where the second cargo is unloaded, via a collection location where the second cargo is consolidated, is displayed on the display together with the first transportation route; Information processing device.

20. A computer that presents information to transportation vehicles, displaying, on a display in the transportation vehicle while the first package is being transported, a first transportation route from a current position of the transportation vehicle to a first loading location where the first package is to be unloaded; Acquire from a computer of a logistics service system consolidated loading request information for requesting the transportation vehicle to consolidate the second cargo; based on the consolidated loading request information, a second transportation route from a current position of the transportation vehicle to the first arrival location and a second arrival location where the second cargo is unloaded, via a collection location where the second cargo is consolidated, is displayed on the display together with the first transportation route; A program for executing a process.

21. An information processing method in a first computer that manages a plurality of transportation vehicles, comprising: Obtaining delivery request information from a second computer, the delivery request information including information on a delivery destination of the second package and requesting delivery of the second package; Transmitting consolidation request information for requesting a consolidation of the second package to a first transport vehicle selected from the plurality of transport vehicles based on the delivery request information; When a response is received from the first transportation vehicle accepting the request for consolidated loading indicated by the consolidated loading request information, first instruction information is transmitted to the first transportation vehicle to instruct the first transportation vehicle to head to a relay point; The first transportation vehicle is a vehicle transporting a first package and is traveling or scheduled to travel along a first road included in a transportation route when the second package is mixed with the first package toward a destination of the first package; The consolidated loading request information includes information of the relay point where the second cargo is loaded when the driver of the first transport vehicle accepts the consolidated loading of the second cargo, An information processing method, wherein the relay point is located along the first road and in a direction toward the arrival location with respect to the first transport vehicle.

22. The second baggage is a baggage transported to the relay point by a second transport vehicle traveling on a second road, which is free of charge, The first road is a toll road on which the first transportation vehicle travels, The information processing method described in claim 21, wherein the relay point includes a first area where the second transport vehicle can enter free of charge from the second road and unload the second cargo, and a second area where the first transport vehicle can enter from the toll road and load the second cargo.

23. The relay base further includes a transport area between the first area and the second area for transporting the second package, The information processing method according to claim 22 , wherein a floor surface of the transport area is located higher than floor surfaces of both the first area and the second area.

24. 22. The information processing method according to claim 21, wherein the first instruction information includes information indicating a berth at which the first transport vehicle stops at the relay base to load the second cargo.

25. The first transportation vehicle is a vehicle managed by a first transportation business operator, The information processing method according to claim 22 , wherein the second transportation vehicle is a vehicle managed by a second transportation business operator different from the first transportation business operator.

26. The information processing method according to claim 25, wherein the second computer is either a vehicle management system managed by the second transportation company, a vehicle system installed in the second transportation vehicle, or an information terminal owned by a driver of the second transportation vehicle.

27. The information processing method according to claim 22, further comprising the steps of: when receiving response information from the first transport vehicle indicating acceptance of the mixed loading request information, sending second instruction information to the second transport vehicle instructing the second transport vehicle to transport the second cargo to the relay point.

28. The information processing method described in claim 21, wherein the first transport vehicle is selected based on at least one of the following: an estimated remaining amount of driving energy of the first transport vehicle when the second cargo is mixed in, an estimated time difference until the desired end date and time of arrival of the second cargo when the second cargo is mixed in, an estimated remaining extendable working time of the driver of the first transport vehicle when the second cargo is mixed in, an estimated amount of sales when the second cargo is mixed in, or an estimated amount of carbon dioxide reduction when the second cargo is mixed in.

29. moreover, When response information indicating acceptance of the consolidated loading request information is received from the first transportation vehicle, a smart contract is written on the blockchain, the smart contract programming a contract regarding payment of the freight charge of the second cargo from the second transportation company to the first transportation company; automatically executing a distribution of payment of the freight to the first transportation business and the second transportation business based on the smart contract; 26. The information processing method according to claim 25.

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