Information processing method, information processing apparatus, and computer program

The system addresses the issue of transportation-incongruent POI recommendations by identifying and prioritizing POIs matching the user's transportation mode, ensuring accurate and convenient guidance.

JP2025124381APending Publication Date: 2025-08-26NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD
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JP2024020387
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Filing Date
2024-02-14
Publication Date
2025-08-26

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Technical Problem

Existing navigation systems recommend POIs based on user fashion level without considering the mode of transportation, leading to potential inconvenience for users.

Method used

An information processing system that identifies the user's means of transportation and recommends POIs associated with high ratings using the same or similar transportation mode, incorporating POI data including ratings and parking information.

Benefits of technology

Enables the recommendation of suitable POIs based on the user's transportation method, providing accurate and convenient guidance.

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Abstract

To recommend a POI suitable for transportation means used by a user.SOLUTION: An information processing method comprises: acquiring information on transportation means used by a user U1; referring to a POI database 221 in which POI data including information on POIs is stored; and extracting a recommended POI associated with a high evaluation and with transportation means identical or similar to the transportation means used by the user U1. The information processing method further comprises outputting POI data relating to the recommended POI for provision to the user U1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7
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Description

[Technical Field]

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

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a navigation device for use in a vehicle. The navigation device includes a map database that stores POI data including data on POI ranks, with higher POI ranks being assigned to facilities that are estimated to be less likely to be visited unless the user is more fashionable. The navigation device estimates the user's fashion level when getting into the vehicle. The more fashionable the user is, the higher the priority of providing guidance to facilities with higher POI ranks. On the other hand, the less fashionable the user is, the lower the priority of providing guidance to facilities with higher POI ranks. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-257784 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the method disclosed in Patent Document 1 merely recommends to a user POIs that match the user's fashion sense, which can cause inconvenience to the user because the recommended POIs may include POIs that are difficult to visit depending on the mode of transportation used by the user.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide an information processing method, an information processing device, and a computer program that can recommend POIs that are suitable for the means of transportation used by a user. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An information processing method according to one embodiment of the present invention includes obtaining information about a means of transportation used by a user, extracting recommended POIs that are the same as or similar to the means of transportation used by the user and that are associated with high ratings, and outputting POI data about the recommended POIs to provide to the user. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to recommend POIs that are suitable for the means of transportation used by the user. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an information processing system according to this embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server shown in FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the user terminal shown in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process for prompting the user to input information about a POI. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the input form. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the transportation means identification process executed by the server. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the process for extracting recommended POIs. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for displaying recommended POIs. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

[0010] The configuration of an information processing system 10 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 3. The information processing system 10 according to this embodiment is a system that collects and provides POI (Point of Interest) data.

[0011] POIs are specific points on a map, such as restaurants, department stores, and other facilities, as well as tourist spots, that are of interest to users U1 and U2. The POI data includes information about the POI, such as the location of the POI, the name of the POI, ratings of the POI by users U1 and U2 who have visited the POI in the past, and the means of transportation used by users U1 and U2 when visiting the POI.

[0012] The information processing system 10 is mainly composed of a server 20 and a user terminal 60. The server 20 and the user terminal 60 are configured to be able to communicate with each other via a network 30. The network 30 may be, for example, the Internet. The network 30 may utilize a mobile communication function such as 4G / LTE or 5G.

[0013] By using the information processing system 10, users U1 and U2 can search for POIs, view information about POIs, and add information about new POIs. In the following description, of users U1 and U2, the user who searches for and views POIs will be referred to as user U1, and the user who has previously visited a POI will be referred to as visitor U2. User U1 and visitor U2 are different people, but user U1 and visitor U2 may be the same person. Furthermore, multiple users U1 and multiple visitors U2 can use the information processing system 10.

[0014] 2, the server 20 manages POI data and outputs POI data in response to a request from a user U1. The server 20 includes a control device 21, a storage device 22, and a communication device 23.

[0015] The control device 21 can be a computer (controller) mainly composed of a CPU, memory, and input / output interface. The CPU reads various computer programs stored in the memory and executes various instructions contained in the programs. By executing the programs, the CPU functions as multiple information processing circuits provided in the control device 21.

[0016] The control device 21 includes one or more information processing circuits, including a transportation means estimation unit 211, a recommended POI determination unit 212, and a data processing unit 213. The transportation means estimation unit 211 identifies the transportation means used by the visitor U2 when the visitor U2 visited a POI. The transportation means include car, motorcycle, walking, bicycle, and public transportation (train, bus, etc.). The recommended POI determination unit 212 references the storage device 22 (described later) and extracts one or more recommended POIs from among the multiple POIs stored in the storage device 22. A recommended POI is a POI that is the same as or similar to the transportation means used by the user U1 and is associated with a high rating. The data processing unit 213 adds new POI data to the storage device 22 based on information acquired from the user terminal 60.

[0017] The storage device 22 is a storage unit that stores various databases required for the service. The storage device 22 has a POI database 221. The POI database 221 is a collection of POI data managed for each POI. The server 20 is integrally provided with the storage device 22, but the server 20 may not be integrally provided with a storage device and may instead acquire POI data from an external data server using cloud computing.

[0018] The POI data includes information such as the location of the POI, the name of the POI, ratings of the POI by visitors U2 who have previously visited the POI, and the means of transportation used by the visitor U2 when visiting the POI. If the means of transportation used by the visitor U2 is a car or a motorcycle, the POI data may also include information about the parking location where the car or motorcycle was parked when visiting the POI. The information about the parking location may also include information about whether or not there is charging equipment for charging the electric car or electric motorcycle. Furthermore, the information about the parking location may also include information indicating whether the charging equipment is a rapid charger or a non-rapid charger with a lower output than a rapid charger.

[0019] Furthermore, the information about the parking location may further include information about other POIs that visitor U2 visited after parking his / her car or motorcycle in the parking location. For example, if the charging facility provided in the parking location is a non-rapid charging facility, the information about other POIs may be information about POIs that visitor U2 visited on foot while using the charging facility.

[0020] The storage device 22 also stores map data that indicates a map.

[0021] The communication device 23 communicates with the user terminal 60. The communication device 23 receives predetermined data from the user terminal 60 and transmits predetermined data to the user terminal 60. For example, the communication device 23 may be a device equipped with a mobile communication function such as 4G / LTE or 5G, or may be a device equipped with a Wi-Fi communication function.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 3, the user terminal 60 is a device used by the user U1 and the visitor U2. The user terminal 60 is a device that receives requests for searching for POIs and displays information about POIs to the user U1. The user terminal 60 is also a device that transmits information about POIs (new POI data) input by the visitor U2 to the server 20. The user terminal 60 is an information terminal such as a smartphone or a personal digital assistant (PDA) used by the user U1 and the visitor U2. The user terminal 60 may also be a navigation device or an IVI (in-vehicle infotainment) system installed in the vehicle used by the user U1 and the visitor U2.

[0023] The user terminal 60 includes a control device 61 , an input device 62 , a display device 63 , a communication device 64 , and a position detection device 65 .

[0024] The control device 61 can be a microcomputer (controller) mainly composed of a CPU, memory, and input / output interface. An application program for using the services provided by the server 20 is installed in the memory. By executing the application program, the control device 61 functions as one or more information processing circuits provided in the user terminal 60.

[0025] The control device 61 includes a request processing unit 611 as one or more information processing circuits.

[0026] When the user terminal 60 is used by the user U1, the request processing unit 611 transmits a request for searching for POIs to the server 20 via the communication device 64. The request processing unit 611 also receives POI data related to recommended POIs transmitted from the server 20 via the communication device 64. The request processing unit 611 controls the display device 63 based on the POI data received by the communication device 64 to display information related to the recommended POIs.

[0027] On the other hand, when the user terminal 60 is used by a visitor U2, the request processing unit 611 transmits information about the POI entered by the visitor U2, i.e., a request to add new POI data to the POI database 221, to the server 20 via the communication device 64.

[0028] The input device 62 is a device for performing input operations. The display device 63 is controlled by the request processing unit 611 and displays necessary information. For example, the input device 62 can be a touch panel that allows input operations to be performed in accordance with information displayed on the display device 63.

[0029] The communication device 64 communicates with the server 20. The communication device 64 receives predetermined data from the server 20 and transmits predetermined data to the server 20. For example, the communication device 64 may be a device equipped with a mobile communication function such as 4G / LTE or 5G, or may be a device equipped with a Wi-Fi communication function.

[0030] The position detection device 65 detects the position of the user terminal 60, i.e., the user U1 or visitor U2. The position detection device 65 detects the absolute position of the user U1 or visitor U2, and is configured, for example, by a GPS receiver that receives GPS signals.

[0031] Hereinafter, the processing of the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0032] First, we will explain the process of inputting information about a POI in order to add new POI data to the POI database 221 of the server 20. This process is performed by the control device 61 by executing an application program installed on the user terminal 60 of a visitor U2 visiting the POI (hereinafter referred to as the "visitor terminal" 60).

[0033] The control device 61 determines whether or not the visitor U2 has reached the POI (S20). For example, the control device 61 determines that the visitor U2 has reached the POI if the position detected by the position detection device 65 is within a circle of a predetermined radius centered on the position of the POI.

[0034] When it is determined that visitor U2 has arrived at a POI (S20), the control device 61 displays an input form on the display device 63 for inputting information to be added to the POI data. As shown in FIG. 5 , the input form 630 includes a name display field 631, a rating input field 632, and a transportation input field 633. The name display field 631 indicates the name of the POI visited by visitor U2. The rating input field 632 is an input field for visitor U2 to input an evaluation of the POI. For example, the rating input field 632 allows the visitor to input an evaluation on a five-point scale, from "1" being the lowest to "5" being the highest. The transportation input field 633 is an input field for inputting the transportation used by visitor U2 when visiting the POI. For example, the transportation input field 633 is a pull-down menu from which any one of the multiple transportation options described above can be selected.

[0035] Furthermore, the input form 630 may further include an input field for inputting the above-mentioned information about the parking location, and an input field for inputting an arbitrary character string.

[0036] Visitor U2 can input information into input form 630 by operating input device 62. Control device 61 outputs the various information input into input form 630, i.e., information such as evaluation of the POI and the means of transportation used by the user, to server 20 via communication device 64.

[0037] If no entry is made in the transportation input field 633, the control device 61 may additionally transmit the following first information or second information along with the information entered in the input form 630. First, the first information is the chronological movement history of visitor U2 up to the time of arrival at the POI, i.e., the location information detected at regular intervals by the location detection device 65. The second information is route information regarding the route to the POI that visitor U2 searched for with the POI as his / her destination, and this route information is linked to the transportation means.

[0038] The control device 21 of the server 20 acquires the information transmitted from the visitor terminal 60 via the communication device 23. Based on the information acquired from the visitor terminal 60, the control device 21 adds new POI data to the POI database 221 of the storage device 22.

[0039] The information acquired from the visitor terminal 60 includes information about transportation. The control device 21 identifies the transportation using the following method and then adds the information about the transportation to the POI database 221. The process by which the control device 21 of the server 20 identifies the transportation will be described with reference to Figure 6.

[0040] First, the control device 21 of the server 20 refers to the information acquired from the visitor terminal 60 and determines whether or not a means of transportation has been selected in the means of transportation input field 633 (S11). If a means of transportation has been selected in the means of transportation input field 633 (S10: YES), the control device 21 identifies the selection result of visitor U2 as the means of transportation.

[0041] If no means of transportation is selected in the means of transportation input field 633 (S10: NO), the control device 21 determines whether or not a time-series movement history (first information) is saved in the information acquired from the visitor terminal 60 (S12). If a time-series movement history is saved (S12: YES), the control device 21 identifies the means of transportation from the time-series movement history.

[0042] If the control device 21 determines that the visitor U2's moving speed is slower than the reference value and that the visitor is moving on the sidewalk, it determines that the means of transportation is walking. If the control device 21 determines that the visitor U2's moving speed is faster than the reference value and that the visitor is moving on railroad tracks, it determines that the means of transportation is public transportation (train). If the control device 21 determines that the visitor U2's moving speed is faster than the reference value and that the visitor is moving on the roadway, it determines that the means of transportation is car. If the control device 21 determines that the visitor U2's moving speed is slower than the reference value and that the visitor is moving beside the roadway, it determines that the means of transportation is bicycle.

[0043] If a time-series movement history is not saved (S12: NO), the control device 21 determines whether or not route information (second information) is saved in the information acquired from the visitor terminal 60 (S14). If route information is saved, the control device 21 identifies the means of transportation linked to the route information as the means of transportation used by visitor U2.

[0044] If the determination is negative in all of steps S10, S12, and S14, the control device 21 gives up on identifying the means of transportation (S16). Note that there may be a POI that has already been evaluated by the same visitor U2 around the currently visited POI, and a means of transportation may be set for the evaluated POI. In this case, the control device 21 may identify the means of transportation set for the evaluated POI as the means of transportation for the current POI.

[0045] If the means of transportation is identified, the control device 21 determines whether the identified means of transportation is a car or a motorcycle (S17). If the means of transportation is a car or a motorcycle (S17: YES), the control device 21 identifies the parking location where the car or motorcycle was parked to visit the POI (S18).

[0046] In the process of identifying the parking location, the control device 21 identifies the location of the parking location. In addition to the location of the parking location, the control device 21 may also identify the following information. (1) Information about other POIs visited by visitor U2 after visitor U2 parked his / her car or motorcycle (2) Information regarding the availability of charging facilities for electric vehicles or electric motorcycles (3) Information indicating whether the charging equipment is a fast charger or a non-fast charger with lower output than a fast charger. (4) If the charging facility is a non-rapid charging facility, information about the other points of interest visited by visitor U2 on foot while using the charging facility, as information about the other points of interest described above.

[0047] Therefore, when entering information into the above-mentioned input form 630, if visitor U2 selects a car or motorcycle as his or her means of transportation, an input field for entering information about the parking location may be displayed. This allows the control device 21 to identify information about the parking location based on information from the visitor terminal 60. The control device 21 may also identify the parking location from a chronological movement history or route information.

[0048] In this way, information on the POI's rating, transportation means, and parking location is added to the POI database 221 in association with the POI.

[0049] Next, the processing of the server 20 in response to the search by user U1 will be described with reference to Figure 7. To perform this processing, the server 20 receives request data requesting a search from the user terminal 60 of user U1. The request data is created by user U1 through an application program installed on the user terminal 60.

[0050] First, the control device 21 of the server 20 acquires a target area based on the request data (S30). The request data includes a search word entered by the user U1. If the search word includes a local area name such as a city, town, or village name, the target area will be the area of ​​the search word. Furthermore, when the user U1 searches for a route to a destination, the control device 21 may set a certain area range including the destination or route as the target area. Note that if the target area cannot be identified from the search word, the control device 21 may set an area with a certain radius centered on the current location of the user terminal 60 as the target area.

[0051] Furthermore, the control device 21 acquires the means of transportation to be used by the user U1 based on the request data (S31). The request data includes information input by the user U1 regarding the means of transportation to be used by the user U1.

[0052] The control device 21 extracts POIs based on the means of transportation used by the user U1 (S32). Specifically, the control device 21 searches the POI database 221 and extracts POIs that are located within the target area from among the multiple POIs included in the POI database 221. Then, the control device 21 extracts POIs that are associated with a means of transportation that is the same as or similar to the means of transportation used by the user U1 from among the POIs located within the target area.

[0053] Of cars, motorcycles, walking, bicycles, and public transportation, cars and motorcycles are classified into the same group, and walking, bicycles, and public transportation are classified into the same group. The control device 21 determines that transportation means belonging to the same group are similar. When multiple transportation means are associated with a POI in the POI database 221, the control device 21 may extract the POI by focusing on the transportation means with the most registered entries. The control device 21 may also extract the POI by focusing on transportation means with a registration count equal to or greater than a reference value. In this case, when there are multiple transportation means with a registration count equal to or greater than a reference value, such as walking and cars, the control device 21 may extract the POI by focusing on multiple transportation means.

[0054] When multiple POIs using the same or similar means of transportation are extracted, the control device 21 sorts the multiple POIs in descending order of rating. As a result, the multiple POIs are rearranged in order from highest to lowest rating. The control device 21 then extracts, as recommended POIs, POIs that have been given high ratings from among the POIs using the same or similar means of transportation. For example, the control device 21 may extract, as recommended POIs, POIs that have been rated higher than a reference level, or may extract, as recommended POIs, a predetermined number of POIs selected in descending order of rating.

[0055] When user U1 is searching for a route to a destination, the control device 21 may further select the recommended POIs to extract only those recommended POIs that are within a certain distance from the route. Also, when the means of transportation used by user U1 is a car or a motorcycle, and the car or motorcycle is an electric car or an electric motorcycle, the control device 21 may further select the recommended POIs to extract only those recommended POIs that are associated with information about parking spaces that have charging facilities.

[0056] Once the recommended POIs have been extracted, the control device 21 outputs a data set of POI data relating to the plurality of recommended POIs to the user terminal 60 to provide to the user U1 (S33).

[0057] If the destination of the user U1 or the route to the destination has been decided, the control device 21 may rearrange the recommended POIs in order of the distance to the destination or the route, instead of in order of rating. Also, if the user U1 uses an electric car or electric motorcycle, the control device 21 may rearrange the recommended POIs so that POIs including information on parking locations with charging facilities are ranked higher, instead of in order of rating.

[0058] The control device 61 of the user terminal 60 acquires the data set via the communication device 64. The control device 61 displays recommended POIs on the display device 63 based on the data set. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the control device 61 displays a search result screen 635 showing the search results for recommended POIs on the display device 63. The search result screen 635 includes a search word display field 636, a map display field 637, and a recommended POI display field 638. The search word display field 636 shows the search words of user U1. The map display field 637 shows a map of the target area and recommended POIs associated with positions on the map. The recommended POI display field 638 displays multiple recommended POIs. The recommended POI display field 638 displays multiple recommended POIs in descending order of rating.

[0059] User U1 can select any recommended POI from among multiple recommended POIs by operating the input device 62. When a recommended POI is selected, the control device 61 displays detailed information about the recommended POI on the display device 63. The detailed information about the recommended POI includes ratings given by each visitor U2 and the means of transportation used by each visitor U2 when visiting the recommended POI. This allows user U1 to view the ratings and means of transportation for the recommended POI.

[0060] The detailed information of the recommended POI also includes information about parking locations. This allows user U1 to view whether charging facilities are available and whether the charging facilities are fast or non-fast charging. Furthermore, user U1 can view information about other POIs that visitor U2 visited on foot while using a non-fast charging facility.

[0061] When user U1 visits the searched recommended POI, user U1 becomes visitor U2 who adds new POI data to the POI database 221 of the server 20. Then, visitor U2 can create new POI data by using the visitor terminal 60 to input information about the POI into the input form 630 shown in Fig. 5. At this time, the visitor terminal 60 may display, by default, in the transportation input field 633 of the input form 630, a transportation mode estimated based on the time-series movement history or route information of visitor U2.

[0062] In this way, the information processing method according to this embodiment extracts recommended POIs that are associated with highly rated means of transportation that are the same as or similar to the means of transportation used by user U1, and outputs POI data related to the recommended POIs to provide to user U1. This method takes into consideration the means of transportation and the ratings when recommending POIs, making it possible to recommend POIs that are suitable for the means of transportation used by the user.

[0063] According to this embodiment, the means of transportation used by visitor U2 is identified based on information about the means of transportation entered by visitor U2, information about the movement history of visitor U2 until he or she arrived at the POI, or information about the route that visitor U2 used when searching for a route to the POI. This method makes it possible to accurately identify the means of transportation used by visitor U2.

[0064] In this embodiment, the POI data further includes information about the parking location where the user parked their car or motorcycle when visiting the POI. This method provides useful information for the user U1 who uses a car or motorcycle to find a parking location.

[0065] In this embodiment, the information about the parking location further includes information about other POIs that the visitor U2 visited after parking the car or motorcycle in the parking location. This method can provide information about other POIs that the user U1, who uses a car or motorcycle, can visit from the same parking location.

[0066] In this embodiment, if the transportation mode used by the user is an electric car or an electric motorcycle, POIs containing information about parking spaces with charging facilities are extracted as recommended POIs. According to this method, POIs associated with charging facilities that are of interest to user U1 who uses an electric car or an electric motorcycle can be recommended.

[0067] In this embodiment, the information about the parking location includes information indicating whether the charging facility is a rapid charging facility or a non-rapid charging facility with a lower output than rapid charging. If the charging facility is a non-rapid charging facility, the information about other POIs is information about POIs that the visitor visited on foot while using the charging facility. Since non-rapid charging can take time to charge, information about other POIs that user U1 can visit on foot while charging can be provided.

[0068] Furthermore, the server 20 (information processing device) that executes the information processing method according to this embodiment, and the computer program that operates the server 20 also function as part of the present invention. The server 20 and the computer program can also achieve the above-described effects. In the above-described embodiment, the information processing method according to this embodiment is executed by the server 20, but this information processing method may also be executed by the user terminal 60. In this case, the process of outputting POI data related to recommended POIs corresponds to the process of displaying the recommended POIs on the display device 63. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the descriptions and drawings that form part of this disclosure should not be understood to limit the present invention. Various alternative embodiments, examples, and operating techniques will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure. [Explanation of symbols]

[0069] 10 Information Processing Systems 20 Server (information processing device) 21 Control device (controller) 22 Storage device 221 POI database 23 Communication equipment 60 User terminals 61 Control device (controller) 62 Input Device 63 Display device 64 Communication Equipment 65 Position detection device

Claims

1. 1. A computer-implemented information processing method, comprising: Obtain information about the means of transportation used by the user; By referring to a storage device that stores, for each POI, which is a specific point on a map, POI data that associates information about the evaluation of the POI by visitors who visited the POI with information about the means of transportation used by the visitors when visiting the POI, the device extracts, from the multiple POIs stored in the storage device, recommended POIs that are associated with a means of transportation that is the same as or similar to the means of transportation used by the user and that have a high evaluation, outputting POI data relating to the recommended POIs for provision to the user; An information processing method including:

2. adding new POI data to the storage device based on information obtained from the visitors who visited the POI; Identifying the means of transportation used by the visitor based on information about the means of transportation input by the visitor, information about the visitor's movement history up to the time of reaching the POI, or information about the route when the visitor searches for a route to the POI; 2. The information processing method according to claim 1.

3. If the visitor's means of transportation is a car or a motorcycle, The POI data further includes information regarding a parking location where the car or motorcycle was parked when visiting the POI.

2. The information processing method according to claim 1.

4. The information about the parking location further includes information about other POIs that the visitor visited after parking the car or motorcycle at the parking location.

4. The information processing method according to claim 3.

5. The information about the parking location includes information about whether or not there is a charging facility for charging the electric car or electric motorcycle, If the means of transportation used by the user is an electric car or an electric motorcycle, extracting the POI including information about the parking location equipped with the charging facility as the recommended POI; 5. The information processing method according to claim 4.

6. the information about the parking location includes information indicating whether the charging facility is a rapid charge facility or a non-rapid charge facility having a lower output than a rapid charge facility; When the charging equipment is the non-quick charging equipment, The information about the other POI is information about a POI that the visitor visited on foot while using the charging facility.

6. The information processing method according to claim 5.

7. a storage device that stores, for each POI (a specific point on a map), POI data that associates information regarding evaluations of the POI by visitors who visited the POI with information regarding the means of transportation used by the visitors when visiting the POI; a controller; The controller Obtain information about the means of transportation used by the user; By referring to the storage device, extracting, from among the plurality of POIs stored in the storage device, recommended POIs that are associated with a means of transportation that is the same as or similar to the means of transportation used by the user and that have a high rating; outputting POI data relating to the recommended POIs for provision to the user; 1. An information processing device comprising:

8. A computer program for operating a computer, The computer, Obtain information about the means of transportation used by the user; By referring to a storage device that stores, for each POI, which is a specific point on a map, POI data that associates information about the evaluation of the POI by visitors who visited the POI with information about the means of transportation used by the visitors when visiting the POI, the device extracts, from the multiple POIs stored in the storage device, recommended POIs that are associated with a means of transportation that is the same as or similar to the means of transportation used by the user and that have a high evaluation, outputting POI data relating to the recommended POIs for provision to the user; A computer program that makes things happen.

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