Information processing apparatus and method for providing maas

Abstract

To determine whether maintenance is required for objects that cannot be determined from images.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus 10 includes a controller 13. The controller 13 acquires data on energy efficiency according to a vehicle type of a vehicle 20 upon acquiring data on the vehicle 20 including vehicle type information for the vehicle 20 and data on a remaining energy amount of the vehicle 20. The controller 13 determines whether maintenance is required for the vehicle 20 based on the data on the remaining energy amount of the vehicle 20 and the energy efficiency.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

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

[0002] Vehicle rental services, such as car sharing services and rental car services, are known. In such vehicle rental services, maintenance must be performed on the vehicle depending on the condition of the vehicle after it is returned. Therefore, a task is required to determine whether or not the vehicle requires maintenance depending on the condition of the vehicle after it is returned. Increasing the efficiency of this task is important for increasing the efficiency of the service. Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses a car sharing system that checks the exterior of the vehicle from an image captured by a camera. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-219828 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] There are some items that require maintenance that cannot be determined from an image. For example, the remaining energy of a vehicle cannot be determined from an image. It would be useful if it were possible to determine whether maintenance is required for items that cannot be determined from an image.

[0005] In view of the above, an object of the present disclosure is to determine whether or not maintenance is required for something that cannot be determined from an image. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a control unit that, when acquiring data on the vehicle including vehicle type information and data on a remaining energy amount of the vehicle, acquires energy efficiency data corresponding to the vehicle type; The control unit determines whether or not the vehicle requires maintenance based on the remaining energy amount and the energy efficiency data of the vehicle.

[0007] A MaaS (Mobility as a Service) providing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure uses the above-described information processing device. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to determine whether or not maintenance is required for something that cannot be determined from an image. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] 2 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure of the system shown in FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of vehicle data. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a vehicle schedule. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of maintenance work content. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0011] (System Configuration) 1, a system 1 according to the present embodiment includes an information processing device 10, a plurality of vehicles 20, a plurality of terminal devices 30, and a terminal device 40. In the present embodiment, the system 1 includes a plurality of vehicles 20 and a plurality of terminal devices 30. However, it is sufficient that the system 1 includes at least one vehicle 20 and at least one terminal device 30.

[0012] The information processing device 10, the vehicle 20, the terminal device 30, and the terminal device 40 are capable of communicating with each other via a network 2. The network 2 may be any network including a mobile communication network, the Internet, and the like.

[0013] The information processing device 10 provides a service of renting out a vehicle 20. In this embodiment, the information processing device 10 is described as providing a car sharing service as a service of renting out a vehicle 20. However, the service of renting out a vehicle 20 is not limited to a car sharing service. As another example, the service of renting out a vehicle 20 may be a rental car service.

[0014] The information processing device 10 manages reservations for the vehicle 20 in the car sharing service. In addition, the information processing device 10 determines whether the vehicle 20 requires maintenance.

[0015] The information processing device 10 is a dedicated computer configured to function as a server, a general-purpose personal computer, a cloud computing system, or the like.

[0016] The vehicle 20 is a rental vehicle. When the vehicle 20 is not being rented out, the vehicle 20 waits in a waiting area. The waiting area is, for example, a parking lot. The waiting area may be unmanned. In other words, the vehicle 20 may be rented out or borrowed in an unmanned store.

[0017] The vehicle 20 may be any type of automobile. The vehicle 20 may be, for example, a gasoline vehicle, a diesel vehicle, a hydrogen vehicle, a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), a battery electric vehicle (BEV), a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).

[0018] The terminal device 30 is used by a user 3. When the user 3 wishes to rent the vehicle 20, the user 3 uses the terminal device 30 to make a reservation for use of the vehicle 20. The terminal device 30 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a notebook PC (Personal Computer), a desktop PC, or the like.

[0019] The terminal device 40 is used by a worker 4. The worker 4 performs maintenance on the vehicle 20 while the vehicle 20 is waiting at a waiting area. The worker 4 checks the contents of the maintenance work using the terminal device 40. The terminal device 40 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a notebook PC, a desktop PC, or the like.

[0020] (Configuration of information processing device) The information processing device 10 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a control unit 13.

[0021] The communication unit 11 includes at least one communication module that can be connected to the network 2. The communication module is, for example, a communication module that complies with standards such as a wired LAN (Local Area Network) or a wireless LAN. The communication unit 11 is connected to the network 2 via the wired LAN or wireless LAN by the communication module.

[0022] The storage unit 12 includes at least one semiconductor memory, at least one magnetic memory, at least one optical memory, or a combination of at least two of these. The semiconductor memory is, for example, a random access memory (RAM) or a read only memory (ROM). The RAM is, for example, a static random access memory (SRAM) or a dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The ROM is, for example, an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM). The storage unit 12 may function as a main storage device, an auxiliary storage device, or a cache memory. The storage unit 12 stores data used in the operation of the information processing device 10 and data obtained by the operation of the information processing device 10. For example, the storage unit 12 stores energy efficiency data (to be described later) for each vehicle model of the vehicle 20.

[0023] The control unit 13 includes at least one processor, at least one dedicated circuit, or a combination of these. The processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), or a dedicated processor specialized for a specific process. The dedicated circuit is, for example, an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). The control unit 13 executes processes related to the operation of the information processing device 10 while controlling each part of the information processing device 10.

[0024] (Vehicle configuration) The vehicle 20 includes a communication device 21 and an electronic control unit 25. The communication device 21 includes a communication section 22, a storage section 23, and a control section 24.

[0025] The communication unit 22 is configured to include at least one communication module connectable to the network 2. The communication module is, for example, a communication module compatible with mobile communication standards such as LTE (Long Term Evolution), 4G (4th Generation), or 5G (5th Generation).

[0026] The storage unit 23 includes at least one semiconductor memory, at least one magnetic memory, at least one optical memory, or a combination of at least two of these. The configuration of the storage unit 23 may be the same as or similar to the configuration of the storage unit 12. The storage unit 23 may function as a main storage device, an auxiliary storage device, or a cache memory. The storage unit 23 stores data used in the operation of the communication device 21 and data obtained by the operation of the communication device 21. The storage unit 23 stores, for example, vehicle type information of the vehicle 20.

[0027] The control unit 24 includes at least one processor, at least one dedicated circuit, or a combination of these. The configuration of the control unit 24 may be the same as or similar to the configuration of the control unit 13. The control unit 24 executes processes related to the operation of the communication device 21 while controlling each part of the communication device 21.

[0028] The electronic control unit 25 is an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) of the vehicle 20. The electronic control unit 25 controls various functions of the vehicle 20.

[0029] (System Operation) FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of the system 1 shown in FIG.

[0030] The process of S1 is executed by the communication device 21 of the vehicle 20. The control unit 24 of the communication device 21 executes the process of S1, for example, when the vehicle 20 is returned.

[0031] In the process of S1, first, the control unit 24 acquires data of the vehicle 20 by communicating with the electronic control unit 25 and acquiring information from the storage unit 23. The data of the vehicle 20 includes vehicle model information of the vehicle 20 and the remaining energy of the vehicle 20. The data of the vehicle 20 may further include at least one of the illumination state of the lighting devices of the vehicle 20, the state of consumables of the vehicle 20, the interior state of the vehicle 20, and the exterior state of the vehicle 20.

[0032] The remaining energy of the vehicle 20 is the remaining amount of energy that serves as the power source of the vehicle 20. For example, when the vehicle 20 is a gasoline vehicle, diesel vehicle, hydrogen vehicle, FCEV, or the like that uses fuel as a power source, the control unit 24 acquires data on the remaining fuel amount of the vehicle 20 as the remaining energy amount of the vehicle 20. In addition, when the vehicle 20 is a BEV that uses electricity as a power source, the control unit 24 acquires data on the remaining battery amount of the vehicle 20 as the remaining energy amount.

[0033] The lighting devices of the vehicle 20 include, for example, at least any one of headlights, small lights, blinkers, fog lamps, taillights, and brake lights. The lighting state of the lighting devices is, for example, either an on state indicating that the lighting devices are turned on, or an off state indicating that the lighting devices are turned off.

[0034] The consumables of the vehicle 20 are parts that are consumed by the vehicle 20 running. The consumables of the vehicle 20 include, for example, at least any one of engine oil, oil filters, air elements, batteries, long-life coolants, brake fluid, brake pads, tires, spark plugs, and window washer fluid. The state of the consumables of the vehicle 20 is, for example, either a good state indicating that the consumables are in a desirable state or a bad state indicating that the consumables are in an undesirable state. When the consumables become in a bad state, they need to be replaced. The state of the consumables of the vehicle 20 may be stored in the storage unit 23 based on an operation input of the worker 4 when the worker 4 performs maintenance on the vehicle 20, or may be stored in the storage unit 23 based on an operation input of the user 3 when the user 3 uses the vehicle 20.

[0035] The interior condition of the vehicle 20 is a dirty state of the interior of the vehicle 20. The interior condition of the vehicle 20 is either a good state indicating that the interior is clean or a poor state indicating that the interior is dirty. The interior condition of the vehicle 20 may be stored in the storage unit 23 based on an operation input of the user 3 when the user 3 returns the vehicle 20.

[0036] The appearance state of the vehicle 20 is the dirt state of the appearance of the vehicle 20. The appearance state of the vehicle 20 is either a good state indicating that the appearance is clean, or a poor state indicating that the appearance is dirty.

[0037] For example, data of the vehicle 20 as shown in Fig. 3 is acquired. In the configuration shown in Fig. 3, the power source of the vehicle 20 is fuel. Therefore, data on the remaining fuel amount is acquired as the remaining energy amount. Also, in Fig. 3, the headlight illumination state and the blinker illumination state are acquired as the illumination state of the lighting devices of the vehicle 20. Also, the state of the engine oil is acquired as the state of consumables of the vehicle 20.

[0038] 3, the data of the vehicle 20 may further include a vehicle ID. The vehicle ID is identification information of the vehicle 20 that can uniquely identify the vehicle 20. The vehicle ID makes it possible to specify the vehicle model of the vehicle 20. Therefore, the data of the vehicle 20 may include the vehicle ID data instead of the vehicle model information of the vehicle 20. In this case, the vehicle ID data may be regarded as the vehicle model information of the vehicle 20.

[0039] In the process of S2, the control unit 24 transmits the data of the vehicle 20 acquired in the process of S1 to the information processing device 10 via the network 2 through the communication unit 22.

[0040] The processes S1 and S2 may be performed repeatedly by different vehicles 20.

[0041] In the process of S3, the control unit 13 of the information processing device 10 receives data of the vehicle 20 from the vehicle 20 via the network 2 by the communication unit 11. The control unit 13 causes the memory unit 12 to store the received data of the vehicle 20.

[0042] In the processing of S4, the terminal device 30 accepts input of application information for reserving the use of the vehicle 20 from the user 3. The application information for reserving the use of the vehicle 20 includes information on a reservation slot. The reservation slot is the time from the usage start time when the use of the vehicle 20 begins to the usage end time when the use of the vehicle 20 ends. The terminal device 30 transmits the application information for reserving the use of the vehicle 20 accepted from the user 3 to the information processing device 10 via the network 2.

[0043] The process of S4 may be repeatedly executed by different terminal devices 30.

[0044] In the processing of S5, the control unit 13 of the information processing device 10 receives application information for a reservation of use of the vehicle 20 from the terminal device 30 via the network 2 through the communication unit 11. The control unit 13 accepts a reservation of use of the vehicle 20 by receiving the application information for the reservation of use of the vehicle 20. The control unit 13 generates or updates schedule information of the vehicle 20 by accepting a reservation of use of the vehicle 20. The schedule information of the vehicle 20 includes information on reservation slots and information on time periods when maintenance of the vehicle 20 will be performed, etc. The control unit 13 stores the generated schedule information of the vehicle 20 in the memory unit 12.

[0045] The process of S6 is executed by the information processing device 10 at a predetermined time. The predetermined time may be set based on the time zone in which the maintenance is performed. For example, if the maintenance is performed in the early morning hours, the predetermined time may be late at night.

[0046] In the process of S6, the control unit 13 refers to the vehicle type information of the vehicle 20 stored in the storage unit 12, and acquires energy efficiency data corresponding to the vehicle type of the vehicle 20. The energy efficiency of the vehicle 20 is, for example, data on the distance that the vehicle 20 can travel per unit energy. When the vehicle 20 is powered by fuel, the control unit 13 acquires data on the distance that the vehicle 20 can travel per unit fuel as energy efficiency data corresponding to the vehicle type of the vehicle 20. Hereinafter, the data on the distance that the vehicle 20 can travel per unit fuel is also referred to as "fuel efficiency." When the vehicle 20 is powered by electricity, the control unit 13 acquires data on the distance that the vehicle 20 can travel per unit power as energy efficiency data corresponding to the vehicle type of the vehicle 20. Hereinafter, the data on the distance that the vehicle 20 can travel per unit power is also referred to as "electricity efficiency."

[0047] When the control unit 13 acquires the data on the energy efficiency, the control unit 13 calculates a distance that the vehicle 20 can travel based on the remaining energy amount of the vehicle 20 and the data on the energy efficiency.

[0048] After calculating the driving distance of the vehicle 20, the control unit 13 acquires information on multiple reservation slots for the vehicle 20 on a specified day. The specified day is, for example, the next day. For example, the control unit 13 acquires schedule information for the vehicle 20 as shown in FIG. 4 from the storage unit 12. The schedule information as shown in FIG. 4 includes information on reservation slots T1 and T2, and information on the time period during which maintenance is performed from 9:00 to 10:00. For reservation slot T1, the usage start time is 10:30 and the usage end time is 12:00. For reservation slot T2, the usage start time is 12:30 and the usage end time is 15:00.

[0049] When the control unit 13 acquires information on a plurality of reservation slots for the vehicle 20, the control unit 13 estimates the usage status of the vehicle 20 in each of the plurality of reservation slots. In this embodiment, the control unit 13 estimates the planned driving distance of the vehicle 20 as the usage status of the vehicle 20. The control unit 13 may estimate the planned driving distance of the vehicle 20 in the reservation slot based on the past usage status of the vehicle 20 of the user 3 who reserved the reservation slot. Alternatively, the control unit 13 may estimate that the longer the reservation slot, the longer the planned driving distance of the vehicle 20.

[0050] The control unit 13 determines whether or not the vehicle 20 requires maintenance based on the estimated usage status of the vehicle 20. In this embodiment, the control unit 13 calculates the total planned distance of the vehicle 20 by adding up the planned travel distances of the vehicle 20 in each of the multiple reservation slots. The calculated total planned distance of the vehicle 20 is the total value of the planned travel distances of the vehicle 20 on a specified day. If the calculated total planned distance of the vehicle 20 is equal to or greater than the travelable distance of the vehicle 20, the control unit 13 determines that the vehicle 20 requires energy supply as maintenance. On the other hand, if the calculated total planned distance of the vehicle 20 is less than the travelable distance of the vehicle 20, the control unit 13 determines that the vehicle 20 does not require energy supply as maintenance. In the configuration shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 13 determines that the calculated total planned distance of the vehicle 20 is equal to or greater than the travelable distance of the vehicle 20 and that the vehicle 20 requires energy supply as maintenance.

[0051] In the process of S6, the control unit 13 may determine whether or not maintenance of the lighting equipment is required based on the lighting state of the lighting equipment included in the data of the vehicle 20. As an example, when the lighting state of the lighting equipment is in the on state, the control unit 13 determines that maintenance is required to turn the lighting equipment into the off state. On the other hand, when the lighting state of the lighting equipment is in the off state, the control unit 13 determines that maintenance is not required.

[0052] In the process of S6, the control unit 13 may determine whether or not maintenance of the consumable is necessary based on the condition of the consumable contained in the data of the vehicle 20. As an example, when the condition of the consumable is poor, the control unit 13 determines that maintenance is necessary to replace the consumable. On the other hand, when the condition of the consumable is good, the control unit 13 determines that maintenance is not necessary.

[0053] In the process of S6, the control unit 13 may determine whether or not maintenance is required for the vehicle 20 based on the interior condition of the vehicle 20 included in the data of the vehicle 20. As an example, when the interior condition of the vehicle 20 is in a poor state, the control unit 13 determines that maintenance is required to clean the interior of the vehicle 20. On the other hand, when the interior condition of the vehicle 20 is in a good state, the control unit 13 determines that maintenance is not required.

[0054] In the process of S6, the control unit 13 may determine whether or not the vehicle 20 requires maintenance based on the appearance condition of the vehicle 20 included in the data of the vehicle 20. As an example, when the appearance condition of the vehicle 20 is poor, the control unit 13 determines that maintenance to wash the vehicle 20 is required. On the other hand, when the appearance condition of the vehicle 20 is good, the control unit 13 determines that maintenance is not required.

[0055] In the process of S7, the control unit 13 generates data on the maintenance work content based on the determination result of S6. As an example, when the control unit 13 determines in the process of S6 that the vehicle 20 needs to be replenished with energy as maintenance, the control unit 13 adds the replenishment of energy to the maintenance work content. In addition, when the control unit 13 determines in the process of S6 that maintenance of lighting equipment, etc. is necessary, the control unit 13 adds the maintenance of lighting equipment, etc. to the work content.

[0056] For example, the control unit 13 generates data on the maintenance work content as shown in FIG. 5. In FIG. 5, the vehicle 20 for which maintenance is performed is specified by the vehicle ID. In FIG. 5, the maintenance work content of the vehicle 20 with the vehicle ID of ZZZ includes refueling as energy replenishment, turning off the headlights, cleaning the interior of the vehicle, and washing the vehicle.

[0057] In the process of S8, the control unit 13 transmits the data on the maintenance work content generated in the process of S7 to the terminal device 40 via the network 2 by the communication unit 11.

[0058] In the process of S9, the terminal device 40 receives the data on the maintenance work content from the information processing device 10 via the network 2. The terminal device 40 displays the data on the maintenance work content. The operator 4 checks the maintenance work content displayed on the terminal device 40 and performs maintenance on the vehicle 20.

[0059] Here, the timing at which the process of S6 is executed is not limited to a predetermined time. As another example, the control unit 13 may execute the process of S6 every time the process of S3 is executed, that is, every time the data of the vehicle 20 is received. Hereinafter, other examples of the process of S6 will be described.

[0060] <Other Examples of the Process of S6> When the control unit 13 receives the data of the vehicle 20 in the process of S3, the control unit 13 executes the process of S6. First, the control unit 13 refers to the vehicle type information of the vehicle 20 stored in the storage unit 12 in the same or similar manner as the above-described process, and acquires data on the energy efficiency corresponding to the vehicle type of the vehicle 20. When the control unit 13 acquires the data on the energy efficiency, the control unit 13 calculates the travelable distance of the vehicle 20 based on the remaining energy amount and the data on the energy efficiency of the vehicle 20 in the same or similar manner as the above-described process.

[0061] The control unit 13 determines whether or not the vehicle 20 needs to be replenished with energy as maintenance, based on the calculated data of the travelable distance of the vehicle 20. As an example, when the calculated travelable distance of the vehicle 20 is below the distance threshold, the control unit 13 determines that the vehicle 20 needs to be replenished with energy as maintenance. When the calculated travelable distance of the vehicle 20 is equal to or greater than the distance threshold, the control unit 13 determines that the vehicle 20 does not need to be replenished with energy as maintenance. The distance threshold may be set in consideration of the usage mode of the vehicle 20.

[0062] When the control unit 13 determines that the vehicle 20 needs to be replenished with energy as maintenance, the control unit 13 may transmit an instruction to replenish the energy of the vehicle 20 to the terminal device 40 via the network 2 by the communication unit 11. When the terminal device 40 receives this instruction from the information processing device 10 via the network 2, the terminal device 40 may display an instruction to replenish the energy of the vehicle 20. With this configuration, the worker 4 can go to the waiting location where the vehicle 20 is waiting and replenish the energy of the vehicle 20.

[0063] Furthermore, the control unit 13 may determine whether or not maintenance of the lighting equipment is necessary based on the lighting state of the lighting equipment in the same or similar manner as the above-mentioned process. Furthermore, the control unit 13 may determine whether or not maintenance of the consumables is necessary based on the state of the consumables in the same or similar manner as the above-mentioned process. When the control unit 13 determines that at least one of the lighting state of the lighting equipment and the consumables is necessary to be maintained, the control unit 13 may transmit a maintenance instruction to the terminal device 40 via the network 2 by the communication unit 11. For example, when the lighting state of the lighting equipment is in an on state, the control unit 13 may transmit a maintenance instruction to turn off the lighting equipment to the terminal device 40. When the terminal device 40 receives the maintenance instruction from the information processing device 10 via the network 2, the terminal device 40 may display the maintenance instruction. With this configuration, for example, even if the user 3 returns the vehicle 20 with the lighting equipment in an on state, the lighting equipment can be turned off by the worker 4.

[0064] In this manner, in the information processing device 10 according to the present embodiment, the control unit 13 determines whether or not the vehicle 20 requires maintenance based on data on the remaining energy amount and energy efficiency of the vehicle 20. The remaining energy amount of the vehicle 20 cannot be determined from an image. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to determine whether or not maintenance is required for something that cannot be determined from an image.

[0065] Furthermore, in the information processing device 10 according to the present embodiment, the control unit 13 may acquire information on a plurality of reservation slots for the vehicle 20 and estimate the usage status of the vehicle 20 in each of the plurality of reservation slots. The control unit 13 may determine whether or not the vehicle 20 requires maintenance based on the estimated usage status of the vehicle 20. Here, when the vehicle 20 is lent and borrowed in an unmanned store in a car sharing service, the maintenance of the vehicle 20 may be possible only during a limited time period of the day (for example, during the morning hours). In this case, depending on the usage status of the vehicle 20 in a day, the remaining energy of the vehicle 20 at the time when the maintenance can be performed may not be enough to last until the last reservation slot of the day. In the present embodiment, the control unit 13 determines whether or not the vehicle 20 requires maintenance based on the usage status of the vehicle 20 estimated by the control unit 13, thereby making it possible to avoid a situation in which the energy of the vehicle 20 does not last until the last reservation slot of the day.

[0066] Furthermore, in the information processing device 10 according to the present embodiment, the control unit 13 may determine whether or not maintenance of the lighting equipment or consumables is required based on the lighting status of the lighting equipment or the status of the consumables of the vehicle 20. Here, the lighting status of the lighting equipment and the status of the consumables cannot be determined from an image. In other words, in the present embodiment, it is possible to determine whether or not maintenance is required for lighting equipment and consumables that cannot be determined from an image. Furthermore, information on the lighting status of the lighting equipment and the status of the consumables can be acquired from the electronic control unit 25 of the vehicle 20 without the user 3 having to input the information to the vehicle 20 or the like. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not maintenance is required without bothering the user 3.

[0067] Although the present disclosure has been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art may make various modifications and alterations based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these modifications and alterations are included in the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the functions included in each component or step can be rearranged so as not to be logically inconsistent, and multiple components or steps can be combined or divided into one.

[0068] For example, the information processing device 10 may be used to provide MaaS (Mobility as a Service), which is a service that utilizes mobility. Also, for example, the processing procedure as shown in Fig. 2 may be executed when providing a service (MaaS) using a vehicle 20. In this case, the information processing method according to the processing procedure as shown in Fig. 2 is an example of a method for providing a service (MaaS) using a vehicle 20.

[0069] For example, in the above-described embodiment, the vehicle 20 and the information processing device 10 have been described as directly communicating with each other via the network 2. However, the vehicle 20 and the information processing device 10 may communicate with each other via another server device. [Explanation of symbols]

[0070] 1: system, 2: network, 3: user, 4: worker, 10: information processing device, 11: communication unit, 12: storage unit, 13: control unit, 20: vehicle, 21: communication device, 22: communication unit, 23: storage unit, 24: control unit, 25: electronic control unit, 30: terminal device, 40: terminal device

Claims

1. a control unit that, when acquiring data on the vehicle including vehicle type information and data on a remaining energy amount of the vehicle, acquires data on energy efficiency according to the vehicle type; The control unit determines whether or not the vehicle requires maintenance based on data on the remaining energy level and the energy efficiency of the vehicle.

2. The control unit is Calculating a driving range of the vehicle based on the remaining energy amount of the vehicle and the energy efficiency data; The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising: determining whether or not the vehicle needs to be replenished with energy as the maintenance, based on the calculated travelable distance of the vehicle.

3. The control unit is Acquire information on a plurality of reservation slots for the vehicle; Estimating a usage status of the vehicle for each of the plurality of reservation slots; The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a controller configured to determine whether or not the vehicle requires maintenance based on the estimated usage status of the vehicle.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the data on energy efficiency according to the vehicle type includes data on a distance that the vehicle can travel per unit fuel or data on a distance that the vehicle can travel per unit power.

5. The vehicle data further includes at least one of data on a lighting state of lighting equipment of the vehicle and a state of consumables, The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit determines whether or not maintenance of at least one of the lighting device and the consumables is required based on at least one of a lighting state of the lighting device and a state of the consumables.

6. A method for providing MaaS (Mobility as a Service) using the information processing device according to claim 1.

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