Information processing device

Abstract

To propose visits to facilities suitable for users.SOLUTION: A control unit of an information processing device is configured to: acquire a genre to which the user's destination facility belongs; acquire the attributes about one or a plurality of facilities belonging to a genre related to the genre to which the user's destination facility belongs; determine one or a plurality of proposal facilities from which to suggest visits to the user from one or the plurality of facilities according to the attributes about the one or the plurality of facilities; and output proposal information for proposing visits to the determined one or plurality of proposal facilities to the user to a user terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses an information system including a navigation device and a server device. In the information system, the navigation device has information indicating a navigation position information indicating a current position and destination information indicating a destination, and acquires route-related information which is information regarding a route from the current position indicated by the navigation position information to the destination indicated by the destination information. The navigation device transmits the route-related information to the server device. In response to the transmission of the route-related information, the navigation device receives, from the server device, one or more location-related information which is information regarding one or more locations around the route from the current position indicated by the navigation position information to the destination indicated by the destination information. Further, the navigation device outputs the one or more location-related information.

[0003] Also, in the information system, the server device stores one or more location-related information which is information associated with position information indicating the position of a point on a map and is information regarding a point on the map. The server device receives the route-related information from the navigation device. The server device acquires one or more location-related information regarding one or more locations around the route determined by the received route-related information. Then, the server device transmits the one or more location-related information acquired by the server location-related information acquisition unit to the navigation device.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] This disclosure aims to propose visits to facilities suitable for users.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The information processing apparatus according to this disclosure acquires the genre to which the facility of the user's destination belongs, acquires the attributes of one or more facilities belonging to a genre related to the genre to which the facility of the user's destination belongs, determines, according to the attributes of the one or more facilities, one or more proposed facilities for proposing a visit to the user from the one or more facilities, outputs, to a user terminal, proposal information for proposing a visit to the one or more determined proposed facilities to the user, and includes a control unit configured to execute the above.

Effects of the Invention

[0007] According to this disclosure, it is possible to propose a visit to a facility suitable for a user.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0009] Assume a case where, when a user moves to a destination facility, a visit to a facility other than the destination is proposed to the user. Here, assume a case where the facility other than the destination belongs to a genre related to the genre to which the destination facility belongs. Facilities belonging to a genre related to the genre to which the destination facility belongs are facilities of a genre that are expected to be able to meet the demand that occurs when visiting facilities of the genre to which the destination facility belongs. At this time, it is assumed that, depending on the genre to which the facility belongs, attributes of the facility, which are attributes suitable for the user's visit, differ. Here, the attributes are, for example, the location, scale, popularity, price, or congestion level of the facility, etc.

[0010] The control unit of the information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure acquires the genre to which the destination facility of the user belongs. Further, the control unit of the information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure acquires the attributes of one or more facilities belonging to a genre related to the genre to which the destination facility of the user belongs. The control unit determines, according to the attributes of the one or more facilities, one or more proposed facilities for proposing a visit to the user from the one or more facilities. Then, the control unit outputs proposal information for proposing a visit to the determined one or more proposed facilities to the user terminal.

[0011] As described above, according to the information processing apparatus, according to the attributes of one or more facilities, among one or more facilities belonging to a genre related to the genre to which the destination facility of the user belongs, a facility suitable for the user's visit is determined as the proposed facility. Thereby, it is possible to propose a visit to a facility suitable for the user.

[0012] Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The hardware configuration, module configuration, functional configuration, etc. described in each embodiment are not intended to limit the technical scope of the disclosure only to those, unless otherwise specified.

[0013] <Embodiment> (Outline of the system) The proposed system 1 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the schematic configuration of the proposed system 1. The proposed system 1 includes a user terminal 100 and a server 200. In the proposed system 1, the user terminal 100 and the server 200 are interconnected by a network N1. As the network N1, for example, a WAN (Wide Area Network), which is a worldwide public communication network such as the Internet, or a telephone communication network such as a mobile phone network may be adopted.

[0014] (User Terminal) The user terminal 100 is a device mounted on the vehicle 10. The user terminal 100 outputs (such as display on a display and voice output) according to various information for the user of the vehicle 10. The user terminal 100 is, for example, a car navigation system. The user of the vehicle 10 inputs a destination to the user terminal 100. The user terminal 100 transmits, via the network N1, destination information indicating the current position (departure place) and the destination of the vehicle 10 to the server 200.

[0015] The user terminal 100 receives route information from the server 200 via the network N1. The route information is information including the planned driving route of the vehicle 10. When the user terminal 100 receives the route information, it outputs the route information to the user of the vehicle 10. Further, the user terminal 100 receives proposal information via the network N1. When the user terminal 100 receives the proposal information, it outputs an output according to the received information to the user of the vehicle 10. Here, the proposal information is information about a facility that proposes a visit to the user of the vehicle 10.

[0016] (Server) The server 200 is a server device that manages the driving of the vehicle. The server 200 receives destination information from the user terminal 100 via the network N1. The server 200 generates a planned driving route of the vehicle 10 according to the destination information. Then, the server 200 transmits route information including the generated planned driving route to the user terminal 100.

[0017] In addition, the server 200 proposes to the user of the vehicle 10 to visit a facility other than the destination of the user of the vehicle 10. Here, the facility other than the destination of the vehicle 10 is a facility of a genre related to the genre to which the facility of the destination belongs. The facility of the genre related to the genre to which the facility of the destination belongs is a facility of the genre that is expected to be able to meet the demand that occurs when visiting the facility of the genre to which the facility of the destination belongs.

[0018] For example, assume that the genre to which the facility of the destination of the vehicle 10 belongs is a campsite. In this case, it is assumed that the user of the vehicle 10 consumes food etc. at the campsite. Therefore, when the user of the vehicle 10 visits the campsite, it can be assumed that the user visits a supermarket to meet the demand for food. Also, it is assumed that the user of the vehicle 10 runs out of camping supplies at the campsite. Therefore, when the user of the vehicle 10 visits the campsite, it can be assumed that the user visits a home center to meet the demand for camping equipment.

[0019] Also, assume that the user of the vehicle 10 visits a supermarket when visiting the campsite. At this time, the longer the distance from the campsite, the longer the time to transport the food. Therefore, the longer the distance from the campsite, the more easily the food gets damaged. Therefore, when proposing a supermarket to the user of the vehicle 10, the closer the supermarket is to the campsite, the more likely the user of the vehicle 10 can consume the food fresh at the campsite. That is, the closer the proposed supermarket is to the campsite, the more it can meet the needs of the user of the vehicle 10.

[0020] Also, assume that when the user of the vehicle 10 visits a campsite, they visit a home center. In this case, it is assumed that the larger the scale of the home center, the better the product assortment. On the other hand, it is assumed that the home center has little impact on camping supplies even if the distance from the campsite is large. Therefore, when proposing a home center to the user of the vehicle 10, the larger the scale of the home center proposed, even if it is far from the campsite, the more it can meet the needs of the user of the vehicle 10.

[0021] Thus, when the destination of the user of the vehicle 10 is a campsite, the attributes suitable for the user's visit are the location of the facility (supermarket) and the scale of the facility (home center). Also, the genre to which the facility at the destination of the user of the vehicle 10 belongs is not necessarily limited to the campsite. The facility at the destination of the user of the vehicle 10 may be, for example, a landmark or the like.

[0022] In this case, when the user of the vehicle 10 visits a landmark, it is assumed that the vehicle 10 is parked in a parking lot. Also, when the user of the vehicle 10 visits a landmark, it is assumed that they stay at a nearby hotel. Therefore, as genres related to the landmark, for example, a parking lot and a hotel are assumed. In this case, it is assumed that the lower the parking fee, the more it can meet the needs of the user of the vehicle 10. Also, it is assumed that the higher the popularity of the hotel, the more it can meet the needs of the user of the vehicle 10. Therefore, the attributes suitable for the user's visit may include, in addition to the location of the facility and the scale of the facility, the price of the service provided by the facility (parking lot) and the popularity of the facility (hotel). Also, it can be assumed that for a facility that can meet the user's needs, the cheaper the products provided by the facility, the better. Therefore, the attributes suitable for the user's visit may include the price of the products provided by the facility. Also, it can be assumed that for a facility that can meet the user's needs, the less crowded the facility, the better. Therefore, the attributes suitable for the user's visit may include the degree of congestion of the facility.

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[0024] In this way, depending on the genre of the facility proposed to the user of the vehicle 10, it is assumed that the attributes of the facility, which are attributes suitable for the user's visit (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "facility attributes"), differ. Therefore, the server 200 determines, according to the attributes of each facility, one or more facilities (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "proposed facilities") to be proposed to the user of the vehicle 10 from among one or more facilities belonging to a genre related to the genre to which the facility that is the destination of the user of the vehicle 10 belongs. Then, the server 200 outputs (transmits) to the user terminal 100 proposal information for proposing to the user of the vehicle 10 to visit one or more proposed facilities via the network N1. Details of the method by which the server 200 determines one or more proposed facilities will be described later.

[0025] The server 200 is configured to include a computer having a processor 210, a main storage unit 220, an auxiliary storage unit 230, and a communication interface (communication I / F) 240. The processor 210 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). The main storage unit 220 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory). The auxiliary storage unit 230 is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory). Also, the auxiliary storage unit 230 is, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or a disk recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD disk, or a Blu-ray disk. Also, the auxiliary storage unit 230 may be a removable medium (portable storage medium). Here, examples of the removable medium include a USB memory or an SD card. The communication I / F 240 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) interface board or a wireless communication circuit for wireless communication.

[0026] In server 200, the auxiliary storage unit 230 stores an operating system (OS), various programs, various information tables, and the like. Also, in server 200, the processor 210 loads the programs stored in the auxiliary storage unit 230 into the main storage unit 220 and executes them, thereby realizing various functions as described later. However, some or all of the functions in server 200 may be realized by a hardware circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA. Note that server 200 does not necessarily have to be realized by a single physical configuration, and may be configured by a plurality of computers that cooperate with each other. Also, the user terminal 100 is also configured to include a computer, similar to server 200.

[0027] (Functional Configuration) Next, the functional configuration of server 200, which constitutes the proposed system 1 according to the present embodiment, will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of the functional configuration of server 200 in the present embodiment.

[0028] Server 200 includes a control unit 201, a communication unit 202, a facility information database 203 (facility information DB203), and a correspondence information database 204 (correspondence information DB204). The control unit 201 has a function of performing arithmetic processing for controlling server 200. The control unit 201 is realized by the processor 210 in server 200. The communication unit 202 has a function of connecting server 200 to the network N1. The communication unit 202 can be realized by the communication I / F 240 in server 200.

[0029] The facility information DB203 has a function of holding facility information. The facility information is information about a plurality of facilities. The facility information includes information about the genre of each facility and the attributes of each facility. The facility information DB203 can be realized by the auxiliary storage unit 230 in server 200. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the facility information held in the facility information DB203.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 3, the facility information has a facility ID field, a name field, a genre field, a location field, a scale field, a popularity field, a price field, and a congestion field. In the facility ID field, an identifier (facility ID) for identifying each facility is stored. In the name field, information indicating the name of the facility corresponding to the facility ID is stored. In the genre ID field, information indicating the genre to which the facility corresponding to the facility ID belongs is stored.

[0031] In the location field, information indicating the location of the facility corresponding to the facility ID is stored. In the scale field, information indicating the scale of the facility corresponding to the facility ID is stored. The information indicating the scale of the facility is information indicating the scale of the facility classified, for example, as large scale, medium scale, and small scale.

[0032] In the popularity field, information indicating the popularity of the facility corresponding to the facility ID is stored. The information indicating the popularity of the facility is determined, for example, according to the questionnaire results of a plurality of users who have used the facility. In the price field, information indicating the price of the goods or services provided at the facility corresponding to the facility ID is stored. The price of the goods or services provided at the facility may be the price of a specific good or service provided at the facility.

[0033] The price of a specific good or service is the price of the good or service predetermined for each genre. The specific good or service designates the goods or services generally purchased at the facilities belonging to that genre. The specific good is, for example, the price of gasoline when the genre is a gas station. Also, the specific good is, for example, the price of a commonly purchased good such as bread when the genre is a supermarket. The specific service is, for example, the parking fee per hour at the parking lot when the genre is a parking lot. Also, the price of the goods or services provided at the facility may be the average price or price range of the goods or services provided at the facility.

[0034] In the congestion level field, information indicating the congestion level at the facility corresponding to the facility ID is stored. The information indicating the congestion level at the facility includes information indicating the congestion level for each time period. Also, the information indicating the congestion level at the facility includes information indicating the congestion level for each day of the week.

[0035] By acquiring the facility information held in the facility information DB203, the control unit 201 can grasp the genre of the facility and the attributes of the facility (location, scale, popularity, price, and congestion level).

[0036] The control unit 201 receives destination information from the user terminal 100 via the communication unit 202. The control unit 201 refers to the current position and destination of the vehicle 10 included in the destination information, and generates a planned travel route for the vehicle 10. Then, the control unit 201 transmits route information including the planned travel route to the user terminal 100 via the communication unit 202.

[0037] The control unit 201 refers to the facility information and acquires the genre to which the destination facility of the vehicle 10, which is the end point of the planned travel route of the vehicle 10, belongs (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "destination genre"). Then, the control unit 201 refers to the correspondence information held in the correspondence information DB204 and acquires the genre corresponding to the destination genre (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "corresponding genre"). Here, the corresponding genre is a genre related to the destination genre (a genre that is expected to be able to meet the demand that occurs when visiting the facility of the destination genre). That is, in the present embodiment, when the destination genre is a campsite, the corresponding genres are a supermarket and a home center.

[0038] Also, the correspondence information is information indicating the correspondence between the destination genre and the corresponding genre. The correspondence information DB204 has a function of holding the correspondence information. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the table configuration of the correspondence information held in the correspondence information DB204. As shown in FIG. 4, the correspondence information has a destination genre field, a corresponding genre field, a priority attribute field, and a rank field.

[0039] In the destination genre field, information indicating the genre of each facility is stored. Further, in the corresponding genre field, a genre (corresponding genre) corresponding to the genre of the corresponding destination genre field is stored. In the attribute field, information indicating an attribute of a facility belonging to the corresponding genre, which is an attribute suitable for a user's visit (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "priority attribute") is stored. In the example shown in FIG. 4, when the corresponding genre is a supermarket, "location" is stored as the priority attribute in the attribute field. Also, when the corresponding genre is a home center, "scale" is stored as the priority attribute in the attribute field.

[0040] In the rank field, a priority rank set for each corresponding genre, which indicates the priority rank when proposing a visit to the user, is stored. As shown in FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, when the destination genre is a campsite, the corresponding genres are two types, a supermarket and a home center. In this case, the rank corresponding to the supermarket is "1", and the rank corresponding to the home center is set to "2". That is, when the user of the vehicle 10 visits the campsite, it is set such that the supermarket is preferentially proposed for visit compared to the home center.

[0041] The control unit 201 refers to the facility information stored in the facility information DB 203 and searches for one or more facilities (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "candidate facilities") that are candidates for proposing a visit to the vehicle 10. Specifically, the control unit 201 searches for facilities that exist within a predetermined range from the planned travel route of the vehicle 10 and belong to the corresponding genre as candidate facilities. Here, the predetermined range is a range determined by a distance suitable for the vehicle 10 to visit the facility. The predetermined range is, for example, a range in which the difference in travel distance or travel time between the case where the vehicle 10 does not visit the facility and the case where the vehicle 10 visits the facility is equal to or less than a threshold value during the vehicle 10's planned travel route (when the vehicle 10 is traveling toward the destination). Also, the predetermined range is a range within which the vehicle 10 can make a round trip from the destination to the facility within a predetermined travel distance or travel time.

[0042] At this time, since the searched candidate facilities are facilities of the corresponding genre that exist within a predetermined range from the planned travel route of the vehicle 10, the attributes suitable for the user's visit are not considered. Therefore, the control unit 201 refers to the attribute field in the correspondence information stored in the correspondence information DB 204, obtains the priority attributes, and uses them as parameters for determining the proposed facilities to determine the attributes of the facilities to be used. Also, the control unit 201 refers to the position field, scale field, popularity field, price field, and congestion field in the facility information stored in the facility information DB 203 to obtain the attributes of the candidate facilities. Then, the control unit 201 determines one or more proposed facilities for proposing a visit to the vehicle 10 from the plurality of candidate facilities according to the attributes of each candidate facility and the priority attributes for each corresponding genre. Also, when a plurality of proposed facilities are determined at that time, the control unit 201 determines the priority order when proposing a visit to the plurality of proposed facilities to the user of the vehicle 10.

[0043] Specifically, when the priority attribute is the location, the control unit 201 determines a higher priority in the order of the proximity of the facility locations to the destination. When the priority attribute is the scale of the facility, the control unit 201 determines a higher priority in the order of the larger scale. When the priority attribute is the price of the product or service, the control unit 201 determines a higher priority in the order of the lower price of the product or service. When the priority attribute is the popularity, the control unit 201 determines a higher priority in the order of the higher popularity. When the priority attribute is the congestion level, the control unit 201 determines a higher priority in the order of the lower congestion level.

[0044] Here, the control unit 201 refers to the congestion level of the day of the week and time zone expected to be visited by the user of the vehicle 10 and determines the priority. The day of the week and time zone expected to be visited by the user of the vehicle 10 are specified, for example, by calculating the time when the vehicle 10 goes straight to the candidate facility or the time when the vehicle 10 moves to the candidate facility after a predetermined time has elapsed since arriving at the destination. The predetermined time is the time assumed for the user of the vehicle 10 to stay temporarily at the destination. As the predetermined time, a time predetermined in advance according to the destination genre may be set.

[0045] Also, there may be a case where there are a plurality of corresponding genres. In this case, in order to determine the priority of the entire candidate facilities belonging to the plurality of corresponding genres, the control unit 201 first determines the priority of the candidate facilities for each corresponding genre. Also, the control unit 201 refers to the rank field in the correspondence information held in the correspondence information DB 204 and acquires the priority for the corresponding genre. Then, the control unit 201 determines the priority of the entire candidate facilities belonging to the plurality of corresponding genres according to the priority for the acquired corresponding genre.

[0046] Specifically, the control unit 201 determines the priority of all the candidate facilities such that the higher the priority for the corresponding genre, the higher the priority of the entire candidate facilities. Furthermore, if the priorities for the corresponding genres are the same, the control unit 201 determines the priority of all the candidate facilities such that the higher the priority of the candidate facilities for each corresponding genre (priority determined from the attributes of the facility), the higher the priority of the entire candidate facilities.

[0047] The control unit 201 transmits, via the communication unit 202, proposed information including information about the determined one or more proposed facilities and their priority to the user terminal 100. Here, the information about the proposed facility includes the location, name, and genre of the proposed facility. When the user terminal 100 receives the proposed information, it outputs information indicating the location, name, and genre of the proposed facility superimposed on a map displayed on the display of the user terminal 100. At this time, the user terminal 100 displays the information indicating the location, name, and genre of the proposed facility large on the map, for example, in order of highest priority. In this way, the user terminal 100 displays the proposed information according to the priority.

[0048] If all the candidate facilities are determined as suggested facilities, then all the candidate facilities will be displayed superimposed on the map displayed on the user terminal 100. In this case, depending on the number of candidate facilities, the map displayed on the user terminal 100 may become difficult to see. Therefore, the control unit 201 determines a predetermined number of candidate facilities as suggested facilities. The predetermined number is set by the user terminal 201. This is the number that is assumed to ensure that the map displayed on the user terminal 100 is not difficult to see even if information about the proposed facility is displayed in an overlapping manner on the map displayed on the user terminal 100.

[0049] In the present embodiment, the control unit 201 determines the priority order when proposing to the user of the vehicle 10 to visit a plurality of proposed facilities. However, the control unit 201 does not necessarily have to determine the priority order.

[0050] In this case, when the priority attribute is the location, the control unit 201 determines a predetermined number of candidate facilities as proposed facilities in the order of proximity of the facility locations to the destination. When the priority attribute is the scale of the facility, the control unit 201 determines a predetermined number of candidate facilities as proposed facilities in the order of decreasing scale. When the priority attribute is the price of the product or service, the control unit 201 determines a predetermined number of candidate facilities as proposed facilities in the order of decreasing price of the product or service. When the priority attribute is popularity, the control unit 201 determines a predetermined number of candidate facilities as proposed facilities in the order of increasing popularity. When the priority attribute is congestion level, the control unit 201 determines a predetermined number of candidate facilities as proposed facilities in the order of decreasing congestion level. Also, the predetermined number may be set to different numbers for each corresponding genre.

[0051] (Flowchart) Next, in the proposal system 1, the information processing executed by the control unit 201 in the server 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the information processing executed by the control unit 201. The information processing shown in FIG. 5 is a process for outputting proposal information. The information processing shown in FIG. 5 starts when the server 200 receives destination information from the user terminal 100 and generates a planned travel route.

[0052] In the process shown in FIG. 5, first, in S101, the generated planned travel route is acquired. Next, in S102, the genre of the facility at the destination of the vehicle 10 (destination genre), which is the end point of the planned travel route, is acquired from the facility information held in the facility information DB 203. Next, in S103, the genre related to the destination genre (corresponding genre) is acquired from the correspondence information held in the correspondence information DB 204. Next, in S104, the facility information is referred to, and facilities that exist within a predetermined range from the planned travel route of the vehicle 10 and belong to the corresponding genre are searched for (specified) as candidate facilities.

[0053] Next, in S105, the attribute fields in the correspondence information held in the correspondence information DB204 are referenced, and the priority attributes for each correspondence genre are determined. Next, in S106, the attributes of each candidate facility are acquired from the facility information held in the facility information DB203. Next, in S107, proposed facilities are determined from the candidate facilities according to the attributes of each candidate facility and the priority attributes for each correspondence genre. Also, when a plurality of proposed facilities are determined, in S107, the priority order for proposing the plurality of proposed facilities to the user of the vehicle 10 is determined. Next, in S108, proposal information including information about the determined one or more proposed facilities is transmitted to the user terminal 100. Also, when a plurality of proposed facilities are determined, in S108, proposal information including their priority order is transmitted to the user terminal 100. Then, the information processing shown in FIG. 5 is terminated.

[0054] As described above, in the proposal system 1, facilities of the correspondence genre related to the genre of the destination facility of the vehicle 10 are searched as candidate facilities. Then, one or more proposed facilities are determined from the one or more candidate facilities searched according to the attributes of the facilities. As a result, the user of the vehicle 10 can grasp one or more proposed facilities belonging to the genre related to the destination facility. Also, when a plurality of proposed facilities are determined, the priority order for proposing the plurality of proposed facilities to the user of the vehicle 10 is determined. As a result, among the plurality of proposed facilities belonging to the genre related to the destination facility, it is possible to grasp the facilities that can meet the needs of the user of the vehicle 10. In this way, it is possible to propose a visit to a facility suitable for the user of the vehicle 10.

[0055] (Modification Example 1) In this embodiment, the user terminal 100 is a device mounted on the vehicle 10. However, the user terminal 100 does not necessarily have to be a device mounted on the vehicle 10. The user terminal 100 may be, for example, a mobile information terminal or a computer used by the user. In this case, the user does not necessarily have to move in the vehicle 10. Even in this way, it is possible to propose a visit to a suitable facility for the user.

[0056] <Other Embodiments> The above-described embodiments are merely examples, and the present disclosure can be appropriately modified and implemented without departing from the gist thereof. Also, the processes and means described in the present disclosure can be freely combined and implemented as long as no technical contradiction occurs.

[0057] Also, the processes described as being performed by one device may be shared and executed by a plurality of devices. Alternatively, the processes described as being performed by different devices may be executed by one device. In a computer system, it is possible to flexibly change how each function is realized by a hardware configuration (server configuration).

[0058] The present disclosure can also be realized by supplying a computer program that implements the functions described in the above embodiments to a computer and causing one or more processors included in the computer to read and execute the program. Such a computer program may be provided to the computer by a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium connectable to the system bus of the computer, or may be provided to the computer via a network. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium includes any type of disk such as a magnetic disk (e.g., a floppy (registered trademark) disk or a hard disk drive (HDD)), an optical disk (e.g., a CD-ROM, a DVD disk, or a Blu-ray disk), any type of medium suitable for storing electronic instructions, such as a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), an EPROM, an EEPROM, a magnetic card, a flash memory, or an optical card.

Explanation of Signs

[0059] 1 ··· Proposed System 10 ··· Vehicle 100 ··· User Terminal 200 ··· Server 201 ··· Control Unit 202 ··· Communication Unit 203 ··· Facility Information DB 204 ··· Corresponding Information DB

Claims

1. obtaining a genre to which the facility at the user's destination belongs; obtaining attributes of one or more facilities belonging to a genre related to the genre to which the facility at the user's destination belongs; determining, according to the attributes of the one or more facilities, one or more proposed facilities for proposing a visit to the user from the one or more facilities; outputting proposal information for proposing a visit to the one or more proposed facilities determined to the user terminal; and comprising a control unit configured to execute the above, an information processing apparatus.

2. Determining the plurality of proposed facilities further includes determining a priority order when proposing the plurality of proposed facilities to the user according to the attributes of the plurality of facilities. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

3. The attributes of the one or more facilities include the scale of each of the one or more facilities. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

4. The attributes of the one or more facilities include the prices of goods or services provided at each of the one or more facilities. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

5. The control unit is further configured to execute determining, according to the genre to which the one or more facilities belong, attributes of the one or more facilities to be used as parameters for determining the one or more proposed facilities. Determining the one or more proposed facilities is constituted by determining the one or more proposed facilities from the one or more facilities according to the attributes of the one or more facilities determined. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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