Information processing device

Abstract

To contribute to the profits of a freight company, a sales company for cargo transport vehicle, a financial company, and the like by activating distribution in a market targeted for vehicles for cargo transport.SOLUTION: A vehicle basic information acquisition part 201, an additional information acquisition part 202, a sales vehicle information acquisition part 203, an auction vehicle information acquisition part 204, and a driver information acquisition part 210 acquire vehicle related information about a vehicle for cargo transport inputted to use first application. An acquisition information processing part 205 acquires a plurality of pieces of the vehicle related information, and processes the plurality of pieces of vehicle related information, and a database generation update part 206 generates a database including the processing information. A vehicle related information extraction part 207 extracts information to be used in second application between the vehicle related information and the processing information stored in the database.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Vehicle sales management systems capable of managing vehicle sales have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-129286 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, with conventional technologies including Patent Document 1, it has been difficult to realize a cargo vehicle management method that benefits users, including transportation companies that use cargo vehicles, cargo vehicle sales companies, intermediaries in auction transactions of cargo vehicles, cargo shippers, warehouse companies, financial companies that conduct credit checks for transportation companies, and other logistics-related companies (hereinafter abbreviated as "transportation companies, sales companies, auction management companies, shippers, financial companies, etc.").

[0005] The present invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to establish a technology that will stimulate distribution in the market for cargo transport vehicles and contribute to the profits of transportation companies, cargo transport vehicle sales companies, finance companies, etc. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, an information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a vehicle-related information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle-related information about a cargo transport vehicle input for use in a first purpose; a database generating means for acquiring a plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information, processing the plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information, and generating a database including the processed information; an information extraction means for extracting information to be used for a second purpose from the vehicle-related information and the processed information stored in the database; Equipped with.

[0007] Moreover, the first use is This may include uses in which a person who uses one or more cargo transport vehicles manages said one or more cargo transport vehicles.

[0008] Moreover, the first use is This may include the use of a person who provides services to transfer one or more freight transport vehicles to manage said one or more freight transport vehicles.

[0009] Moreover, the first use is This may include applications where an auction operator manages the sale of one or more freight vehicles at an auction.

[0010] The second use is: This may include applications for users of one or more freight vehicles to obtain information regarding the timing or price of replacement freight vehicles used by the users.

[0011] The second use is: This may include uses for estimating the asset value of freight vehicles used by a person who uses one or more freight vehicles.

[0012] The second use is: The present invention may be used to determine the amount of credit extended to a person using one or more cargo transport vehicles based on information including information regarding the financial statements of the person using one or more cargo transport vehicles and the asset value of the cargo transport vehicles used by the person using the one or more cargo transport vehicles. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] According to the present invention, it is possible to establish a technology that will stimulate distribution in the market for cargo transport vehicles and contribute to the profits of transportation companies, sales companies, auction management companies, shippers, financial companies, etc. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is a conceptual diagram of an information processing system including a service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the overall flow of services provided by the service providing server of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 3] 1 is a conceptual diagram showing specific contents of vehicle-related information used for a first purpose and vehicle-related information used for a second purpose. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the service providing server of FIG. 1. [Figure 5] 5 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the service providing server of FIG. 4. FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of vehicle-related information stored in a vehicle-related information DB. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of vehicle-related information stored in a vehicle-related information DB. [Figure 8] 1. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the contents of information on the timing or price of replacement of a cargo transport vehicle owned by a transport company, among the information provided to the transport company by the service providing server of FIG. [Figure 9] 1. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the contents of information relating to an estimate of the asset value of a cargo transport vehicle owned by a transport company, among information provided by the service providing server of FIG. 1 to a transport company or a financial company. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a selection screen for displaying, on a financial company terminal, specific information relating to the credit of a shipping company, among the information that the service providing server 1 of FIG. 1 provides to a financial company. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a case where shipping company summary information is displayed on a financial company terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0016] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an information processing system S including a service providing server 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] In this specification, information about the vehicle itself and information related to the vehicle (for example, the driver who drives the vehicle) is collectively referred to as "vehicle-related information."

[0018] The information processing system S shown in FIG. 1 is configured by interconnecting the following via a predetermined network N such as the Internet: a service providing server 1 operated by a service provider G; transportation company terminals 2-1 to 2-n operated by transportation companies T-1 to Tn (n is any integer value equal to or greater than 1); sales company terminals 3-1 to 3-m operated by sales companies L-1 to Lm (m is any integer value equal to or greater than 1); auction management company terminals 4-1 to 4-p operated by auction management companies A-1 to A-p (p is any integer value equal to or greater than 1); a shipper terminal 5 operated by a shipper B; a warehouse company terminal 6 operated by a warehouse company W; a finance company terminal 7 operated by a finance company F; an insurance company terminal 8 operated by an insurance company C; a maintenance company terminal 9 operated by a maintenance company M; a sales rep company terminal 10 operated by a sales rep company R; an investor terminal 11 operated by an investor I; and a driver terminal 12 operated by a driver D.

[0019] For ease of explanation, only one person each of shipper B, warehouse company W, finance company F, insurance company C, maintenance company M, sales rep company R, investor I, and driver D is shown in Figure 1, but in reality there may be multiple people. In the case of multiple people, there may also be multiple devices for each of shipper terminal 5 operated by shipper B, warehouse company terminal 6 operated by warehouse company W, finance company terminal 7 operated by finance company F, insurance company terminal 8 operated by insurance company C, maintenance company terminal 9 operated by maintenance company M, sales rep company terminal 10 operated by sales rep company R, investor terminal 11 operated by investor I, and driver terminal 12 operated by driver D.

[0020] In the following, when there is no need to individually distinguish between shipping companies T-1 to Tn, shipping company terminals 2-1 to 2-n, sales companies L-1 to Lm, sales company terminals 3-1 to 3-m, auction management companies A-1 to A-p, and auction management company terminals 4-1 to 4-p, they will be collectively referred to as "shipping company T," "shipping company terminal 2," "sales company L," "sales company terminal 3," "auction management company A," and "auction management company terminal 4," respectively. Furthermore, when there is no need to individually distinguish between "Transportation Company T," "Sales Company L," "Auction Management Company A," "Shipper B," "Warehouse Company W," "Financial Company F," "Insurance Company C," "Maintenance Company M," "Sales Rep Company R," "Investor I," and "Driver D," who receive services from Service Provider G, they will be collectively referred to as "Users." Furthermore, when there is no need to distinguish between the "transportation company terminal 2," "sales company terminal 3," "auction management company terminal 4," "shipper terminal 5," "warehouse company terminal 6," "financial company terminal 7," "insurance company terminal 8," "maintenance company terminal 9," "sales rep company terminal 10," "investor terminal 11," and "driver terminal 12," they will be collectively referred to as "user terminals."

[0021] Here, service provider G refers to the entity that operates the service, and when transportation company T, sales company L, auction management company A, and driver D each input the vehicle-related information they hold for use in a first purpose, acquires this vehicle-related information, and provides a service that allows a specified user to use the acquired vehicle-related information for a second purpose. Here, the user who uses the vehicle-related information for the second purpose is not particularly limited, and may be the person who entered the vehicle-related information for use in the first purpose, or may be a different person.

[0022] A transportation company T is a party that uses one or more cargo transport vehicles that it owns, and whose primary purpose is to manage the one or more cargo transport vehicles for the intended use. In other words, the transportation company T operates the transportation company terminal 2 to input vehicle-related information in order to manage the one or more cargo transport vehicles for the intended use. Specifically, for example, transportation companies T include transportation companies, moving companies, etc. Dealership company L is a party that provides the service of selling one or more cargo transport vehicles, and as a primary use, manages the one or more cargo transport vehicles for the purpose of sales. In other words, dealership L operates dealership terminal 3 to input vehicle-related information in order to manage the one or more cargo transport vehicles for the purpose of sales. Specifically, transportation company T includes, for example, automobile dealers, automobile sales intermediaries, etc. Auction management company A is a party that manages the transactions of one or more cargo transport vehicles at auctions, and as a primary use, manages the operation of each auction for said one or more cargo transport vehicles. In other words, auction management company A operates auction management company terminal 4 to input vehicle-related information for the purpose of managing the operation of each auction for said one or more cargo transport vehicles. Specifically, auction management company A includes, for example, a company that manages Internet auctions. Driver D refers to a person who drives a freight transport vehicle. Specifically, this includes, for example, a person who drives a freight transport vehicle owned by transport company T, or a person who aspires to become a driver of a freight transport vehicle owned by transport company T. As described above, transportation company T, sales company L, auction management company A, and driver D each correspond to users who input vehicle-related information for the first purpose, but also correspond to users who use vehicle-related information for the second purpose.

[0023] The shipper B is a person who operates the shipper terminal 5 to obtain vehicle-related information as a service for shippers (service for shippers and warehouse companies) from the service providing server 1 and uses the vehicle-related information for a second purpose. Specifically, this includes, for example, an importer, a person who, as a cargo owner, requests a transport company to transport the cargo, etc. The warehouse company W is a party that acquires vehicle-related information as a service for warehouse companies (service for shippers and warehouse companies) from the service providing server 1 by operating the warehouse company terminal 6, and uses the vehicle-related information for a second purpose. Specifically, this includes, for example, a party that operates a consignment business that receives goods from customers and stores the customers' goods in a warehouse or the like. The financial company F operates the financial company terminal 7 to obtain vehicle-related information from the service providing server 1 as a service for financial companies, and is a party that uses the vehicle-related information for a second purpose. Specific examples include banks, credit companies, etc. Specific examples of the vehicle-related information provided by the service providing server 1 as a service for financial companies will be described later with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11.

[0024] Insurance company C is a party that operates insurance company terminal 8 to obtain vehicle-related information from service providing server 1 as a service for insurance companies (service for logistics-related companies) and uses the vehicle-related information for a second purpose. Specifically, this includes, for example, life insurance companies, non-life insurance companies, etc. The maintenance company M operates the maintenance company terminal 9 to obtain vehicle-related information from the service providing server 1 as a service for maintenance companies (service for logistics-related companies), and is a party that uses the vehicle-related information for a second purpose. Specifically, this includes, for example, an automobile maintenance shop. Sales rep company R operates the sales rep company terminal 10 to obtain vehicle-related information from the service provider server 1 as a service for sales rep companies (service for logistics-related companies), and uses the vehicle-related information for a second purpose. Here, a sales rep is an independent, self-employed business owner who handles merchandise from multiple manufacturers and makes proposal-based sales to sales destinations (corporations, stores). Specifically, this includes, for example, sales agency companies. Investor I is a person who operates investor terminal 11 to obtain vehicle-related information from service provider server 1 as a service for investors (service for logistics-related companies) and uses the vehicle-related information for a second purpose. Investor I is an individual or corporation that invests current assets in investment targets with the aim of increasing assets in the future, and includes, for example, individual investors, institutional investors, etc. The second use will be described later with reference to FIG.

[0025] As described above, in this embodiment, shipper B, warehouse company W, finance company F, insurance company C, maintenance company M, sales rep company R, and investor I are each users who use vehicle-related information for the second purpose, but of course they may also be users who input vehicle-related information for use in the first purpose.

[0026] The service providing server 1 executes various processes to manage each operation of the user terminal. The service providing server 1 manages a vehicle-related information DB 401. That is, in the example of Fig. 1, the vehicle-related information DB 401 is depicted as if it were built into the service providing server 1, but its location is not particularly limited and may be any location. The shipping company terminal 2 is an information processing device operated by the shipping company T, and is configured, for example, by a personal computer, a smartphone, or the like. The sales company terminal 3 is an information processing device operated by the sales company L, and is configured by, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, or the like. The auction management company terminal 4 is an information processing device operated by the auction management company A, and is configured, for example, by a personal computer, a smartphone, or the like. The shipper terminal 5 is an information processing device operated by the shipper B, and is configured, for example, by a personal computer, a smartphone, or the like. The warehouse company terminal 6 is an information processing device operated by the warehouse company W, and is configured by, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, or the like. The financial company terminal 7 is an information processing device operated by the financial company F, and is configured by, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, or the like. The insurance company terminal 8 is an information processing device operated by the insurance company C, and is configured, for example, by a personal computer, a smartphone, or the like. The maintenance company terminal 9 is an information processing device operated by the maintenance company M, and is configured by, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, or the like. The sales rep company terminal 10 is an information processing device operated by the sales rep company R, and is configured, for example, by a personal computer, a smartphone, or the like. The investor terminal 11 is an information processing device operated by the investor I, and is configured, for example, by a personal computer, a smartphone, or the like. The driver terminal 12 is an information processing device operated by the driver D, and is configured by, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, or the like.

[0027] In such an information processing system S, the following operations (processing) are executed. That is, in this embodiment, the vehicle-related information is input to each of the transport company terminal 2, the sales company terminal 3, the auction management company terminal 4, and the driver terminal 12 for use in the first purpose. Therefore, the service providing server 1 acquires the vehicle-related information from each of the transportation company terminal 2, sales company terminal 3, auction management company terminal 4, and driver terminal 12, and stores information including the vehicle-related information and processed information obtained by processing the vehicle-related information in the vehicle-related information DB 401. Then, the service providing server 1 extracts information to be used for the second purpose by the predetermined user from the information stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401, and transmits the information to the predetermined user.

[0028] FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the overall flow of the services provided by the service providing server 1 of FIG. As shown in Figure 2, the lower part of the drawing, centered on the service providing server 1, shows an example of obtaining vehicle-related information entered for the first purpose (an example of creating the vehicle-related information DB401), and the upper part of the drawing shows an example of using the information for the second purpose (an example of using the vehicle-related information DB401).

[0029] First, an example of acquiring vehicle-related information input for the first purpose (an example of creating the vehicle-related information DB 401) will be described with reference to the lower part of FIG. In step S21, the transportation company terminal 2 manages vehicle-related information (vehicle basic information and additional information) regarding one or more cargo transport vehicles owned by transportation company T for business use (first use). For the purpose of this first use, the vehicle basic information and additional information are input into the transportation company terminal 2 and are stored and managed in advance in the transportation company DB 501 by the CPU (not shown) of the transportation company terminal 2. In steps S22 and S23, the transport company terminal 2 transmits to the service providing server 1 the vehicle basic information and additional information as vehicle-related information.

[0030] In step S31, the dealer terminal 3 manages vehicle-related information (sale vehicle information) relating to one or more cargo transport vehicles owned by dealer L for business use (first use). For the purpose of this first use, the sale vehicle information is input to the dealer terminal 3 and is stored and managed in advance in the dealer DB 601 by the CPU (not shown) of the dealer terminal 3. In step S32, the dealer terminal 3 transmits the vehicle sales information to the service providing server 1 as vehicle-related information.

[0031] In step S41, the auction management company terminal 4 manages vehicle-related information (auction vehicle information) relating to one or more cargo transport vehicles owned by auction management company A that are to be traded at auction (first use). For the purpose of this first use, the auction vehicle information is input to the auction management company terminal 4, and is stored and managed in advance in the auction management company DB 701 by the CPU (not shown) of the auction management company terminal 4. In step S42, the auction management company terminal 4 transmits the auction vehicle information as vehicle-related information to the service providing server 1.

[0032] In step S121, the driver terminal 12 manages vehicle-related information (driver information) held to assist the safe driving of the driver D (first use). For the purpose of this first use, the driver information is input to the driver terminal 12 and is stored in advance in a memory unit (not shown) of the driver terminal 12 and managed by a CPU (not shown) of the driver terminal 12. In step S122, the driver terminal 12 transmits the driver information as the vehicle-related information to the service providing server 1.

[0033] In step S11, the service providing server 1 acquires vehicle-related information (basic vehicle information, additional information, vehicle for sale information, auction vehicle information, driver information) sent from the transportation company terminal 2, the sales company terminal 3, the auction management company terminal 4, and the driver terminal 12, processes the acquired vehicle-related information, generates a database (vehicle-related information DB401) containing the acquired vehicle-related information and the processed information, and accumulates the vehicle-related information and the processed information.

[0034] Next, with reference to the upper side of FIG. 2, an example of using information for the second purpose (an example of using the vehicle-related information DB 401) will be described. In step S12, the service providing server 1 transmits the vehicle-related information accumulated in the vehicle-related information DB 401 to the transport company terminal 2 so that the transport company T can use it for the second purpose (provision of a service for the transport company). In step S13, the service providing server 1 transmits the vehicle-related information accumulated in the vehicle-related information DB 401 to the dealer terminal 3 so that the dealer L can use it for the second purpose (provision of a service for the dealer). In step S14, the service providing server 1 transmits the vehicle-related information accumulated in the vehicle-related information DB 401 to the shipper terminal 5 and the warehouse company terminal 6, respectively, so that the shipper B and the warehouse company W can use the information for a second purpose (provision of services for shippers and warehouse companies).

[0035] In step S15, the service providing server 1 transmits the vehicle-related information accumulated in the vehicle-related information DB 401 to the financial company terminal 7 so that the financial company F can use it for the second purpose (provision of services for financial companies). In step S16, the service providing server 1 transmits the vehicle-related information accumulated in the vehicle-related information DB 401 to each of the insurance company terminal 8, the maintenance company terminal 9, the sales rep company terminal 10, and the investor terminal 11 so that the insurance company C, the maintenance company M, the sales rep company R, and the investor I can use it for a second purpose (provision of services for logistics-related companies). In step S17, the service providing server 1 transmits the vehicle-related information accumulated in the vehicle-related information DB 401 to the driver terminal 12 so that the driver D can use it for the second purpose (provision of a service for the driver). It should be noted that steps S12 to S17 described in the second application can be performed in any order. That is, the service providing server 1 can sequentially provide the required vehicle-related information in response to requests from each user. The vehicle information transmitted from the service providing server 1 to each user terminal may also include processed information.

[0036] The overall flow of the services provided by the service providing server of Fig. 1 has been described above with reference to Fig. 2. Next, the specific contents of the first and second uses will be described with reference to Fig. 3. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing specific contents of the vehicle-related information used for the first purpose and the vehicle-related information used for the second purpose.

[0037] As shown in the lower part of the service providing server 1 in Figure 3, first, each of the transportation company terminal 2, sales company terminal 3, auction management company terminal 4, and driver terminal 12 inputs vehicle-related information to be used for their respective first purposes.

[0038] Specifically, the transportation company T installs an application program for transportation companies (hereinafter simply referred to as the "transportation company app"), which is provided separately by the service provider G, on the transportation company terminal 2, and is able to use the transportation company app to manage and operate the cargo transport vehicles it owns for its own use as assets (first use). That is, for the purpose of this first use, the transportation company T inputs vehicle-related information (vehicle basic information, additional information) for each of one or more cargo transport vehicles it manages into the transportation company DB 501 via the transportation company app. Then, the shipping company T operates the shipping company app (or the shipping company app automatically sends the vehicle-related information entered into the shipping company DB 501 for the first purpose to the service providing server 1.

[0039] The vehicle-related information input into the transport company DB 501 using the transport company app includes basic vehicle information and additional information. The vehicle basic information is information for managing the purpose of use of one or more cargo transport vehicles owned by transportation company T, and includes information necessary to identify the cargo transport vehicle. Specifically, it can include information such as the vehicle identification number, vehicle model, type, chassis number, year, vehicle name, next vehicle inspection date, acquisition price, acquisition date, mileage, financing, interest rate, etc. The additional information includes information added to supplement the basic vehicle information, such as fuel price, fuel used, repair cost items, and company information such as IR information for transportation company T.

[0040] Dealer company L installs an application program for dealers (hereinafter simply referred to as "dealer company app"), which is provided separately by service provider G, on the dealer company terminal 3, and can use the sales management app to manage cargo transport vehicles to be sold for the purpose of sales (first use). That is, dealer company L inputs vehicle-related information about each of one or more cargo transport vehicles that it manages for sale into dealer company DB 601 for the purpose of this first use, via the dealer company app. The dealer L transmits the vehicle-related information inputted into the dealer DB 601 for the first purpose to the service providing server 1 by operating the dealer app (or the dealer app automatically operates periodically). The vehicle-related information input to the dealer DB 601 using the dealer app includes vehicle sales information. The vehicle sales information is information for managing one or more freight transport vehicles for sale, and includes information necessary to identify the freight transport vehicle. Specifically, it may include information such as the vehicle identification number, vehicle model, type, chassis number, year, vehicle name, next vehicle inspection date, acquisition price, acquisition date, mileage, financing, interest rate, etc.

[0041] Auction management company A inputs the auction vehicle information shown in FIG. 3 into the auction management company DB 701 for the first purpose of managing the operation of the auction. The vehicle-related information entered into the auction management company DB 701 for the first purpose is transmitted to the service providing server 1 as appropriate. The vehicle-related information input to the auction management company DB 701 includes auction vehicle information. The auction vehicle information includes information about one or more cargo transport vehicles traded at the auction, as well as predetermined contract information separately determined for the auction. Specifically, it may include, for example, information about the successful bid price in past auctions.

[0042] A driver D who drives a cargo transport vehicle owned by a transportation company T inputs the driver information shown in FIG. 3 into a memory unit (not shown) of the driver terminal 12 for the first purpose of assisting the driver D in driving safely. The vehicle-related information input into the storage unit of the driver terminal 12 for the purpose of the first use is transmitted to the service providing server 1 as appropriate. The vehicle-related information input to the storage unit of the driver terminal 12 includes driver information. The driver information may include attribute information of driver D, including driver D's work area, traffic information, including congestion information related to driver D's driving, and information on locations where a high number of traffic accidents occur (accident occurrence points). This allows the transport company terminal 2 and the driver terminal 12 to share information about the driving status and delivery status of the driver D via the network N or the like.

[0043] In this way, the service providing server 1 acquires vehicle-related information from the transport company DB 501, the sales company DB 601, the auction management company DB 701, and the storage unit of the driver terminal 12. The service providing server 1 then aggregates, defines, processes, etc. (collectively referred to as "processing" in this specification) this vehicle-related information. In this way, the vehicle-related information input for the first purpose and the processed information obtained by processing the vehicle-related information become information suitable for use for the second purpose. The service providing server 1 continuously stores and manages the acquired vehicle-related information before and after processing in the vehicle-related information DB 401.

[0044] The service providing server 1 transmits any information among the vehicle-related information stored and accumulated in the vehicle-related information DB 401 to each user terminal as information to be used for each second purpose (provision of service), thereby enabling the user to easily obtain information to be used for the second purpose.

[0045] Specifically, the transport company T can acquire vehicle-related information to be used for the second purpose from the service providing server 1 by operating the transport company terminal 2 (service for transport companies). Here, the vehicle-related information used by transportation company T for the second purpose may include, for example, information regarding the timing or price of replacement of cargo transport vehicles held by transportation company T for use, information used to estimate the asset value of cargo transport vehicles held as assets by transportation company T, information used to estimate the selling price when transportation company T sells cargo transport vehicles to sales company L, information used to purchase cargo transport vehicles with attached financing, information used to lease a set of cargo and cargo transport vehicles (a set of a cargo transport vehicle and the specific job of transporting specific cargo), information used to hire driver D to drive the cargo transport vehicles, etc. As a result, by operating the transportation company terminal 2, the transportation company T can output processed information of the vehicle-related information (vehicle basic information, additional information) sent by the transportation company terminal 2 to the service providing server 1. Specifically, for example, the operating costs of the cargo transport vehicles owned by the transportation company T can be output. In this case, fuel efficiency, annual repair costs, remaining depreciation, estimated lease refinancing results, etc. can be output.

[0046] In addition, transportation company T can manage its cargo transport vehicles as assets by using transportation company terminal 2 to receive alerts when it is time to sell, manage vehicle book values, estimate vehicle inspection costs, and request quotes for purchase prices when selling vehicles. Furthermore, the transport company T can also view the vehicle-related information (sale vehicle information) sent from the dealer terminal 3 to the service providing server 1 and the vehicle-related information (auction vehicle information) sent from the auction management company A to the service providing server 1. This allows the transport company T, when selling a cargo transport vehicle to the dealer L, to proceed with sales negotiations on an equal (or advantageous) basis with the dealer by checking the industry selling price of the cargo transport vehicle. In addition, by using an internet auction or the like operated by the auction management company A, the cargo transport vehicle can be sold at a higher price.

[0047] In other words, in the distribution market for cargo vehicles, sales have traditionally been based on the experience and intuition of the companies selling the vehicles, and therefore distribution based on the true value of the vehicles has not been carried out. However, the information processing system S including the service providing server 1 to which the present invention is applied allows each user to share information about cargo vehicles, making it possible to realize distribution based on the true value of cargo vehicles. As a result, transportation company T can raise funds for the purchase of a cargo vehicle under favorable conditions, such as low interest rates, thanks to the competitive principle within finance company F, even in the preliminary credit screening when raising funds to purchase a cargo vehicle. Furthermore, finance company F can obtain vehicle-related information from the service provider server 1 by operating the finance company terminal 7, and can perform credit screening of transportation company T and manage collateral after the loan is provided based on this vehicle-related information (e.g., vehicle information and financial statement information). In other words, in the past, finance company F had almost no knowledge of the status of the cargo vehicles used as collateral by transportation company T, to which it has provided financing. However, by referencing the vehicle-related information provided by the service provider server 1, finance company F can grasp the status of the cargo vehicles used as collateral (e.g., information such as mileage and repair history), enabling appropriate collateral management. The series of services for obtaining vehicle-related information to be used for the second purpose by the transportation company T described above can also be used by starting up the transportation company app.

[0048] Furthermore, the driver D can obtain vehicle-related information to be used for a second purpose from the service providing server 1 by operating the driver terminal 12 (service for drivers). For example, a driver portal site may be constructed where information for the driver D can be obtained all at once, and the driver D may be able to use the site. Here, the vehicle-related information used by driver D for the second purpose may include, for example, traffic congestion information, weather information, accident locations, and other information used by driver D for work purposes, as well as information for transportation company T to employ driver D. This allows Driver D to easily obtain useful information while driving. Also, since Transport Company T can quickly place recruitment advertisements for Driver D, those who wish to work as Driver D at Transport Company T can output application information that has been processed from Transport Company T's company information.

[0049] The dealer L can obtain vehicle-related information for the second purpose from the service providing server 1 by operating the dealer terminal 3 (service for dealers). In addition, the vehicle-related information used by sales company L for the second purpose may include, for example, information used by sales company terminal 3 in purchasing and procuring cargo transport vehicles to be sold, and information used by sales company terminal 3 in determining the sales price of cargo transport vehicles to be sold. This allows dealer L to use the information as a reference when determining the purchase price and selling price of the vehicle for sale. The series of services for acquiring vehicle-related information to be used for the second purpose by dealer L described above can also be used by launching a dealer app.

[0050] By operating the consignor terminal 5, the consignor B can obtain vehicle-related information to be used for the second purpose from the service providing server 1 (service for consignors and warehouse companies). The vehicle-related information used by shipper B for the second purpose may include, for example, a transportation company evaluation form that evaluates transportation companies based on predetermined criteria and is used to evaluate transportation company T, and information used in matching with transportation company T (vehicle-request matching). Specifically, the transportation company evaluation form may include, for example, evaluation items for transportation company T, such as the vehicles owned, financing, and driver quality.

[0051] The warehouse company W can obtain vehicle-related information to be used for the second purpose from the service providing server 1 by operating the warehouse company terminal 6 (service for shippers and warehouse companies). In addition, the vehicle-related information used by warehouse company W for the second purpose, like shipper B, can include, for example, a transportation company evaluation form that evaluates transportation companies based on specified criteria and is used in evaluating transportation company T, and information used in matching with transportation company T (vehicle request matching).

[0052] The financial company F can obtain vehicle-related information to be used for the second purpose from the service providing server 1 by operating the financial company terminal 7 (service for financial companies). In addition, the vehicle-related information used by financial company F for the second purpose may include, for example, information used to determine the accurate current value (purchase price) of cargo transport vehicles and to evaluate the accurate book value (current value) of cargo transport vehicles (e.g., basic vehicle information, additional information, etc.), as well as company information such as IR information for transportation company T. That is, by operating the finance company terminal 7, the finance company F can view the asset prices of the cargo transport vehicles owned by the transport company T, company information about the transport company T, and the like. This allows Finance Company F to use this information in scoring the credit screening of Transportation Company T and in the residual value screening of Transportation Company T's assets. This will enable it to develop new customers, understand the vehicle prices as assets that differ from book value, and understand the risk balance (balance between vehicle residual value and remaining debt) in the event of a customer's bankruptcy. Furthermore, Finance Company F will be able to properly understand the status of the cargo transport vehicles used as collateral by Transportation Company T, the borrower of the loan (for example, information such as mileage and repair history). Specific examples of vehicle-related information that the finance company F uses when conducting a credit check on the transport company T and after providing financing to the transport company T will be described later with reference to FIGS.

[0053] Insurance company C can obtain vehicle-related information to be used for the second purpose from the service providing server 1 by operating the insurance company terminal 8 (service for logistics-related companies). In addition, the vehicle-related information used by Insurance Company C for the second purpose may include, for example, like Financial Company F, information used to understand the accurate current value (purchase price) of cargo transport vehicles and to evaluate the accurate book value (current value) of cargo transport vehicles (e.g., basic vehicle information, additional information, etc.), as well as company information such as IR information for Transportation Company T. This allows Insurance Company C to enter into an insurance contract with Transportation Company T with terms based on a fair evaluation.

[0054] The maintenance company M can obtain vehicle-related information to be used for the second purpose from the service providing server 1 by operating the maintenance company terminal 9 (service for logistics-related companies). The vehicle-related information used by maintenance company M for the second purpose may include, for example, information about malfunctions of cargo transport vehicles and information about joint purchasing of parts. This allows maintenance company M to carry out quick repairs based on the malfunction information, and also enables them to procure parts at low cost through joint purchasing.

[0055] Sales rep company R can obtain vehicle-related information to be used for the second purpose from the service providing server 1 by operating the sales rep company terminal 10 (service for logistics-related companies). In addition, the vehicle-related information used by sales rep company R for the second purpose can include information that sales rep company R uses to secure advertising space when, for example, a user of information processing system S (transportation company T, sales company L, auction management company A, warehouse company W, financial company F, insurance company C, maintenance company M, etc.) uses information processing system S as an advertising medium.

[0056] Investor I can obtain vehicle-related information to be used for the second purpose from the service providing server 1 by operating the investor terminal 11 (service for logistics-related companies). The vehicle-related information used by investor I for the second purpose may include, for example, information regarding the accurate yield to be used when investor I makes an investment.

[0057] Details of these processes executed by the service providing server 1 will be described later with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG.

[0058] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the service providing server 1 of FIG.

[0059] The service providing server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, a bus 104, an input / output interface 105, an output unit 106, an input unit 107, a memory unit 108, a communication unit 109, and a drive 110.

[0060] The CPU 101 executes various processes according to a program recorded in the ROM 102 or a program loaded from the storage unit 108 into the RAM 103 . The RAM 103 also stores data and the like necessary for the CPU 101 to execute various processes.

[0061] The CPU 101, ROM 102, and RAM 103 are connected to one another via a bus 104. An input / output interface 105 is also connected to this bus 104. An output unit 106, an input unit 107, a storage unit 108, a communication unit 109, and a drive 110 are connected to the input / output interface 105.

[0062] The output unit 106 is composed of a display, a speaker, etc., and outputs various information as images and sounds. The input unit 107 is made up of a keyboard, a mouse, etc., and is used to input various types of information.

[0063] The storage unit 108 is configured with a hard disk, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), etc., and stores various data. The communication unit 109 communicates with other devices (in the example of FIG. 1, transportation company terminals 2-1 to 2-n, sales company terminals 3-1 to 3-m, auction management company terminals 4-1 to 4-p, shipper terminal 5, warehouse company terminal 6, finance company terminal 7, insurance company terminal 8, maintenance company terminal 9, sales rep company terminal 10, investor terminal 11, and driver terminal 12) via a network N including the Internet.

[0064] Removable media 120, such as a magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, or semiconductor memory, is appropriately attached to the drive 110. A program read from the removable media 120 by the drive 110 is installed in the storage unit 108 as needed. Furthermore, the removable medium 120 can also store various data stored in the storage unit 108 in the same manner as the storage unit 108 .

[0065] Although not shown, among the information processing system of FIG. 1, the transportation company terminals 2-1 to 2-n, sales company terminals 3-1 to 3-m, auction management company terminals 4-1 to 4-p, shipper terminal 5, warehouse company terminal 6, finance company terminal 7, insurance company terminal 8, maintenance company terminal 9, sales rep company terminal 10, investor terminal 11, and driver terminal 12 as one embodiment of the present invention also have the hardware configuration shown in FIG.

[0066] Next, the processing executed by the service providing server 1 will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the service providing server 1 of FIG.

[0067] As shown in FIG. 5, the CPU 101 (FIG. 4) of the service providing server 1 functions as follows: a vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201, an additional information acquisition unit 202, a sales vehicle information acquisition unit 203, an auction vehicle information acquisition unit 204, a driver information acquisition unit 210, an acquired information processing unit 205, a database generation and update unit 206, a vehicle-related information extraction unit 207, and a vehicle-related information processing unit 208. A vehicle-related information DB 401 is provided in one area of ​​the storage unit 108 (FIG. 4).

[0068] The vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201 acquires the vehicle basic information (such as the vehicle identification number and the vehicle model) that has been input to the transport company terminal 2 for the first purpose and stored in the transport company DB 501. Specifically, for example, as illustrated in Fig. 5, the vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201 can also acquire the vehicle basic information via the network N and the communication unit 109.

[0069] Similar to the vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201, the additional information acquisition unit 202 acquires additional information (company information of the transportation company T, fuel prices, etc.) that is input to the transportation company terminal 2 for the purpose of the first use and stored in the transportation company DB 501. Specifically, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 5 , the additional information acquisition unit 202 can also acquire the additional information via the network N and the communication unit 109.

[0070] The sales vehicle information acquisition unit 203 acquires sales vehicle information (industry selling price, mileage, etc.) that has been input to the dealership terminal 3 for the first purpose and stored in the dealership DB 601. Specifically, for example, as illustrated in Fig. 5, the sales vehicle information acquisition unit 203 can also acquire sales vehicle information via the network N and the communication unit 109.

[0071] The auction vehicle information acquisition unit 204 acquires auction vehicle information (auction contract information, winning bid prices in past auctions, etc.) that has been input to the auction management company terminal 4 for the first purpose and stored in the auction management company DB 701. Specifically, for example, as illustrated in Fig. 5 , the auction vehicle information acquisition unit 204 can also acquire auction vehicle information via the network N and the communication unit 109.

[0072] The driver information acquisition unit 210 acquires the driver information that is input to the driver terminal 12 for the first purpose and stored in the storage unit of the driver terminal 12. Specifically, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 5 , the driver information acquisition unit 210 can also acquire the driver information via the network N and the communication unit 109.

[0073] In this way, the service providing server 1 acquires vehicle-related information (basic vehicle information, additional information, vehicle for sale information, auction vehicle information, and driver information).

[0074] The acquired information processing unit 205 generates processed information by appropriately processing each piece of vehicle-related information acquired by the vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201, the additional information acquisition unit 202, the vehicle for sale information acquisition unit 203, the auction vehicle information acquisition unit 204, and the driver information acquisition unit 210. Specific examples of the processed information will be described later with reference to FIG. 7. The database generation and update unit 206 generates or updates a vehicle-related information DB401 that includes vehicle-related information acquired by the vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201, the additional information acquisition unit 202, the sales vehicle information acquisition unit 203, the auction vehicle information acquisition unit 204, and the driver information acquisition unit 210, and processed information generated by the acquired information processing unit 205. In this way, the service providing server 1 can generate big data (a collection of vehicle-related information) that serves as a source of information to be used for the second purpose by continuously storing information about vehicle-related information (basic vehicle information, additional information, vehicle for sale information, auction vehicle information, driver information) before and after processing in the vehicle-related information DB 401.

[0075] The vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 extracts information to be used for a second purpose by a predetermined user from the vehicle-related information and processed information stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401. The vehicle-related information processing unit 208 executes a process for using the information extracted by the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 for a second purpose. The transmission control unit 209 executes control to transmit the processing results of the vehicle-related information processing unit 208 to the user terminal. The vehicle-related information processing unit 208 may function in the user terminal. In this case, the transmission control unit 209 executes control to transmit the information extracted by the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 to the user terminal. Then, the vehicle-related information processing unit 208 on the user terminal side executes processing to use the information transmitted from the service providing server 1 for the second purpose. In other words, when using a specific service that uses information for a second purpose, the user can use the service by launching a dedicated application program installed on the user terminal, or by launching a general browser. In this way, the vehicle-related information (basic vehicle information, additional information, vehicle for sale information, auction vehicle information, driver information) and processed information acquired by the service providing server 1, which is to be used for the second purpose, is transmitted by the service providing server 1 to the user terminal, thereby enabling the user to use the information for the second purpose.

[0076] Next, the vehicle-related information stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401 of the service providing server 1 will be described in detail. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing an example of vehicle-related information stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401. FIG.

[0077] 6(A) shows the vehicle-related information (basic vehicle information, additional information) before processing that was stored in the shipping company DB 501. As described above, the vehicle-related information before processing that was stored in the shipping company DB 501 is also stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401. 6(A), a plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information are linked to each of one or more cargo transport vehicles in the pre-processing vehicle-related information stored in the transportation company DB 501. Specifically, for example, the ID of transportation company T as the owner of the cargo transport vehicle (numbered automatically by the service providing server 1), the name of the transportation company, the vehicle ID (numbered automatically by the service providing server 1), the acquisition (purchase) date, the purchase price, the month of first registration, the mileage, the model, the engine model, the displacement or rated output, photos, videos, horsepower, transmission, grade, type, purpose, whether for personal or business use, the shape, etc. can be linked as vehicle-related information.

[0078] 6(B) shows the vehicle-related information (sale vehicle information) before processing that was stored in the dealership DB 601. As described above, the vehicle-related information before processing that was stored in the dealership DB 601 is also stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401. 6(B), a plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information are linked to one or more cargo transport vehicles in the pre-processing vehicle-related information stored in the dealer DB 601. Specifically, for example, the ID of dealer L as the seller of the cargo transport vehicle (numbered automatically by the service providing server 1), the name of the dealer, the vehicle ID (numbered automatically by the service providing server 1), the desired selling price, the month of first registration, mileage, model, engine model, displacement or rated output, photos, videos, horsepower, transmission, grade, type, purpose, whether for personal or business use, shape, etc. can be linked as vehicle-related information.

[0079] 6(C) shows the unprocessed vehicle-related information (auction vehicle information) stored in the auction management company DB 701. As described above, the unprocessed vehicle-related information stored in the auction management company DB 701 is also stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401. 6(C), a plurality of vehicle-related information is linked to each of one or more cargo transport vehicles in the pre-processed vehicle-related information stored in the auction management company DB 701. Specifically, for example, the vehicle-related information that can be linked includes an auction ID (automatically assigned by the service providing server 1) as the administrator of the auction transaction, the auction name, the vehicle ID (automatically assigned by the service providing server 1), the contract date, the contract price, the month of first registration, the mileage, the model, the engine model, the displacement or rated output, a photo, a video, horsepower, the transmission, the grade, the type, the purpose, whether for personal or business use, the shape, etc.

[0080] FIG. 7 shows information on contracted cargo transport vehicles (hereinafter referred to as "contracted vehicle DB") among the vehicle-related information stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401. As shown in Fig. 7, the contracted vehicle DB links a plurality of vehicle-related information to each of one or more contracted cargo transport vehicles. Specifically, the vehicle-related information that can be linked includes the vehicle ID (automatically assigned by the service providing server 1), price determination date, selling price, purchase price, auction price, reference selling price, reference purchase price, month of first registration, mileage, model, engine model, displacement or rated output, photos, videos, horsepower, transmission, grade, type, use, etc. Note that "independently calculated" in the items of reference selling price and reference purchasing price indicates the amount (processed information) calculated independently by the acquired information processing unit 205 of the service providing server 1. Specifically, the amount can be calculated based on, for example, past auction winning prices or current market prices. As shown in FIG. 7, the photographs and videos as vehicle-related information are quantified (photo variables, video variables) by the acquired information processing unit 205 based on predetermined evaluation criteria.

[0081] Here, as an example of a service for transportation companies, provision of information regarding the timing or price of replacement of cargo transport vehicles owned by transportation company T will be described. The vehicle-related information processing unit 208 of the service providing server 1 executes a process of creating information about cargo transport vehicles with a low price per mileage based on the vehicle-related information extracted by the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207. The transmission control unit 209 executes control to transmit the created information to the transport company terminal 2 via the communication unit 109. This allows the transport company T to obtain useful information about the timing or price of replacing cargo transport vehicles.

[0082] Specifically, for example, the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 extracts the "sales price" and "mileage" of a cargo vehicle using the "model" as a key from the vehicle-related information from the contract vehicle DB and the dealer DB 601. The vehicle-related information processing unit 208 can execute a process of calculating the price per mileage from the "sales price" and "mileage" of the cargo vehicle extracted by the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207, and creating information on inexpensive cargo vehicles by comparing the calculated amounts. As another example, by referring to the "price determination date" in the contracted vehicle DB in Figure 7, the population can be made up of information on cargo transport vehicles whose transaction prices have been determined in the last six months, and the vehicle price α, which is the average value of the "sales price" or the average value of the "reference sales price", and the vehicle price β, which is the product of a predetermined variable based on the "suggested retail price" and "grade" in the dealer DB 601 shown in Figure 6(B), a photo variable, and a video variable, can be calculated, and by comparing the vehicle prices α and β, if the vehicle price α is lower than β (i.e., if the dealer's suggested selling price is determined to be cheap), an alert can be sent to the transportation company terminal 2.

[0083] Next, the specific content of the information provided to the transport company T in the above-mentioned service for transport companies (provision of information on the timing or price of replacement of cargo transport vehicles owned by the transport company T) ​​will be explained.

[0084] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the contents of information relating to the timing or price of replacement of cargo transport vehicles owned by the transport company T, among the information provided to the transport company T by the service providing server 1 of FIG.

[0085] FIG. 8(A) shows vehicle-related information extracted by the service providing server 1 from the contract vehicle DB. In other words, the contracted vehicle DB shown in Figure 8(A) shows the vehicle-related information (vehicle ID, mileage, sales price, price determination date) for each contracted cargo transport vehicle extracted using the model (CK324) as a key from the vehicle-related information, and shows those whose price determination date is within the last six months (the information provision date is April 1, 2016). Specifically, a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of d11, a mileage of 100,500 km, a sales price of 8,000,000 yen, and a price determination date of November 11, 2015, a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of d12, a mileage of 15,000 km, a sales price of 7,000,000 yen, and a price determination date of December 12, 2015, and a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of d13, a mileage of 700,500 km, a sales price of 2,000,000 yen, and a price determination date of December 12, 2015. The following vehicles have been extracted: a cargo transport vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo transport vehicle d14, a mileage of 900,000 km, a sales price of 6,412,354 yen, and a price determination date of January 11, 2016; a cargo transport vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo transport vehicle d14, a mileage of 900,000 km, a sales price of 6,412,354 yen, and a price determination date of February 12, 2016; and a cargo transport vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo transport vehicle d15, a mileage of 300,000 km, a sales price of 8,193,432 yen, and a price determination date of March 13, 2016. Here, the service providing server 1 executes a process of calculating the price per distance traveled for each of the extracted cargo transport vehicles.

[0086] Furthermore, the service providing server 1 extracts cargo transport vehicles using the model number (CK324) as a key from the vehicle-related information in the sales company DB 601, in the same manner as the extraction conditions for the contracted vehicle DB. FIG. 8(B) shows vehicle-related information from the dealer DB 601 extracted by the service providing server 1. That is, the dealer DB601 shown in Figure 8(B) shows vehicle-related information (vehicle ID, mileage, suggested selling price, price determination date) for each cargo transport vehicle extracted using the model (CK324) as a key from the vehicle-related information. Specifically, there are two types of vehicles: a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of b31, a mileage of 117,675 km, a sales price of 6,000,000 yen, and an inspection date of June 16, 2015; a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of b32, a mileage of 12,167 km, a sales price of 8,000,000 yen, and an inspection date of July 17, 2015; and a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of b33, a mileage of 675,464 km, a sales price of 4 The following vehicles have been extracted: a cargo transport vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo transport vehicle b34, a mileage of 895,200 km, a sales price of 3,412,354 yen, and an inspection date of August 18, 2015; a cargo transport vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo transport vehicle b34, a mileage of 895,200 km, a sales price of 3,412,354 yen, and an inspection date of September 18, 2015; and a cargo transport vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo transport vehicle b35, a mileage of 342,372 km, a sales price of 5,193,432 yen, and an inspection date of October 12, 2015. Note that the items relating to vehicle-related information stored in the dealer DB 601 in FIG. 8(B) are merely examples of items necessary for the explanation.

[0087] Here, the service providing server 1 calculates the price per distance traveled for each of the cargo transport vehicles extracted from the sales company DB 601. In addition, the service providing server 1 compares the price per mileage for each cargo transport vehicle extracted from the contract vehicle DB with the price per mileage for each cargo transport vehicle extracted from the sales company DB 601. In this way, the service providing server 1 extracts information about cargo transport vehicles (cargo transport vehicles shown in a shaded area in Figure 8 (B)) that would be cheaper to replace cargo transport vehicles owned by the transportation company T from the cargo transport vehicles extracted from the sales company DB 601, and transmits the information to the transportation company terminal 2.

[0088] Next, as an example of a service for transportation companies or a service for financial companies, an estimate of the asset value of cargo transport vehicles owned by transportation company T will be described. The vehicle-related information processing unit 208 of the service providing server 1 executes a process for calculating an estimated asset value of the cargo transport vehicles owned by the transport company T based on the vehicle-related information extracted by the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207. The transmission control unit 209 executes control for transmitting the created estimated asset value to the transport company terminal 2 or the financial company terminal 7 via the communication unit 109. This allows the transport company T or the financial company F to obtain an estimated asset value of the cargo transport vehicles owned by the transport company T, and the financial company F can use information such as that shown in Figures 10 and 11 (described below) for credit screening of the transport company T and for managing collateral after lending to the transport company T.

[0089] Specifically, vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 uses "model" as a key to extract "mileage," "auction price," and "purchase price" of cargo transport vehicles from contract vehicle DB, and extracts "mileage" of cargo transport vehicles from transportation company DB 501. Vehicle-related information processing unit 208 executes processing to calculate an estimated asset value of cargo transport vehicles owned by transportation company T based on the vehicle-related information extracted by vehicle-related information extraction unit 207. At this time, the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 references the "price determination date" in the contract vehicle DB of FIG. 7, and uses information on cargo vehicles whose transaction prices (auction prices or purchase prices) have been determined in the last three months as a population, and extracts cargo vehicles from the population that approximate the "mileage" in the transportation company DB 501 of FIG. 6(A). The vehicle-related information processing unit 208 performs a market value evaluation of the cargo vehicles in the transportation company DB 501 based on the "auction prices" or "purchase prices" of the cargo vehicles extracted by the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207. As an example of the logic for market value evaluation based on the auction price, for example, 80% of the auction price can be used as the market value. That is, the calculation logic for the vehicle current value in the contracted vehicle DB is calculated based on the model year and mileage levels that make up the vehicle-related information, as well as the auction price, purchase price, selling price, etc. The accuracy of the information stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401, including the contracted vehicle DB, can be guaranteed by the vehicle-related information input to the shipping company terminal 2, the sales company terminal 3, and the auction management company terminal 4, the specified contract information in the services provided by the service provider G, and human visual appraisal, etc.

[0090] Next, we will explain the specific content of the information provided to transportation company T or financial company F in the above-mentioned service for transportation companies or service for financial companies (estimating the asset value of cargo transport vehicles owned by transportation company T).

[0091] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the contents of information relating to the estimate of the asset value of cargo transport vehicles owned by the transport company T, among the information provided by the service providing server 1 of FIG.

[0092] FIG. 9(A) shows vehicle-related information extracted by the service providing server 1 from the contract vehicle DB. In other words, the contracted vehicle DB shown in Figure 9(A) shows the vehicle-related information (vehicle ID, mileage, auction price, purchase price, price determination date) for each contracted cargo transport vehicle extracted using the model number (CK324) as a key from the vehicle-related information, and shows the price determination dates for the most recent three months (when the information provision date is April 1, 2016). Specifically, a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of d16, a mileage of 100,000 km, an auction price (winning bid) of 8,000,000 yen, and a price determination date of January 12, 2016, a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of d17, a mileage of 16,000 km, an auction price of 7,000,000 yen, and a price determination date of January 23, 2016, and a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of d18, a mileage of 16,000 km, an auction price of 7,000,000 yen, and a price determination date of January 23, 2016. A cargo transport vehicle with a vehicle ID of d18, a mileage of 710,000 km, a purchase price of 4,200,000 yen, and a price determination date of January 30, 2016, and a cargo transport vehicle with a vehicle ID of d19, a mileage of 900,000 km, auction price of 5,412,354 yen, and a price determination date of February 4, 2016, and a cargo transport vehicle with a vehicle ID of d20, a mileage of 300,000 km, and a purchase price of 5,412,354 yen. A cargo vehicle with a price of 5,800,000 yen and a price determination date of February 16, 2016, a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo vehicle d21, a mileage of 17,000 km, a purchase price of 6,200,000 yen and a price determination date of March 11, 2016, and a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo vehicle d22, a mileage of 720,000 km, an auction price of 5,353,767 yen and a price determination date of March 11, 2016. The following vehicles have been extracted: a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo vehicle d23, a mileage of 870,000 km, a purchase price of 3,700,000 yen, and a price determination date of March 22, 2016; and a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo vehicle d24, a mileage of 270,000 km, an auction price of 8,193,432 yen, and a price determination date of March 31, 2016.

[0093] FIG. 9(B) shows vehicle-related information extracted from the transport company DB 501 by the service providing server 1 and asset prices estimated as services for transport companies or services for financial companies. That is, the transportation company DB501 shown in Figure 9(B) shows vehicle-related information (vehicle ID, model, mileage) for each cargo transport vehicle extracted using the model (CK324) as a key from the vehicle-related information, and the asset price estimated by the service providing server 1. Specifically, the following cargo vehicles are extracted: a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo vehicle a11 and a mileage of 105,000 km; a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo vehicle a12 and a mileage of 15,000 km; a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo vehicle a13 and a mileage of 700,500 km; and a cargo vehicle with a vehicle ID of cargo vehicle a14 and a mileage of 901,230 km. Here, the service providing server 1 further extracts from the contracted vehicle DB shown in Fig. 9(A) cargo vehicles having similar mileages to those of the cargo vehicles extracted from the transport company DB 501 shown in Fig. 9(B). The service providing server 1 performs a current value evaluation of each of the cargo vehicles extracted from the transport company DB 501 shown in Fig. 9(B) asset prices based on the auction prices or purchase prices of the cargo vehicles further extracted from the contracted vehicle DB shown in Fig. 9(A). Specifically, the asset price of 6,940,000 yen for the cargo transport vehicle with the vehicle ID cargo transport vehicle a11 is an estimated amount based on the auction price of cargo transport vehicle d16, which was further extracted from the contracted vehicle DB as it has a similar mileage. The asset price of 6,500,000 yen for the cargo transport vehicle with vehicle ID cargo transport vehicle a12 is estimated based on the auction price of cargo transport vehicle d17, which was further extracted from the contracted vehicle DB as it has a similar mileage, and the purchase price of cargo transport vehicle d21. The asset price of 4,340,000 yen for the cargo transport vehicle with vehicle ID cargo transport vehicle a13 is estimated based on the purchase price of cargo transport vehicle d18, which was further extracted from the contracted vehicle DB as it has a similar mileage, and the auction price of cargo transport vehicle d22. The asset price of 3,540,000 yen for the cargo transport vehicle with the vehicle ID cargo transport vehicle a14 is estimated based on the purchase price of cargo transport vehicle d23, which is further extracted from the contracted vehicle DB as it has a similar mileage. The asset price estimated in this way is transmitted by the service providing server 1 to the shipping company terminal 2 or the finance company terminal 7.

[0094] Next, the specific content of the information relating to the credit of the shipping company T, among the information provided to the financial company terminal 7, will be described.

[0095] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a selection screen for displaying specific information on the credit of the shipping company T on the financial company terminal 7, out of the information provided to the financial company F by the service providing server 1 of FIG.

[0096] FIG. 10 shows a selection screen for displaying, for each shipping company T, specific information regarding the credit of the shipping company T (hereinafter referred to as "shipping company summary information"), which will be illustrated in FIG. 11 below. That is, the selection screen shown in FIG. 10 shows an overview of information on credit for each transport company T, extracted from the vehicle-related information using the transport company name as a key. Specifically, there is a transportation company T1 whose company name is XX Transportation, whose address is XX City, XX Prefecture..., whose reference credit amount is 13,000,000 yen, whose credit date is XX / XX / XX, and whose number of days has elapsed since the credit date is XX days. and transportation company T2, whose company name is ■■ Transportation, whose address is ■■ Prefecture, ■■ City..., whose reference credit amount is 4,000,000 yen, whose credit date is ■■ year, ■ month, ■ day, and the number of days since the credit date is ■ days; and transportation company T3, whose company name is ●● Transportation, whose address is ●● Prefecture, ●● City..., whose reference credit amount is 8,000,000 yen, whose credit date is ●● year, ● month, ● day, and the number of days since the credit date is The following companies are extracted: transportation company T4 with ● days since the credit date; transportation company T5 with company name △△ Transportation, address △△ Prefecture △△ City..., reference credit amount 3,000,000 yen, credit date △△ year △ month △ day, and number of days since the credit date △ days; transportation company T6 with company name □□ Transportation, address □□ Prefecture □□ City..., reference credit amount 2,000,000 yen, credit date □□ year □ month □ day, and number of days since the credit date □ days; and transportation company T7 with company name ▽▽ Transportation, address ▽▽ Prefecture ▽▽ City..., reference credit amount 10,000,000 yen, credit date ▽▽ year ▽ month ▽ day, and number of days since the credit date ▽ days. These are displayed on the finance company terminal 7 so that finance company F can select one of transportation companies T1 to T7.

[0097] Here, when one of the names of the multiple shipping companies T displayed on the selection screen shown in Fig. 10 is selected by the financial company F (for example, by clicking on the shipping company name with a mouse), shipping company summary information regarding the selected shipping company T is displayed on the financial company terminal 7. Below, a specific example of shipping company summary information will be described with reference to Fig. 11.

[0098] FIG. 11 shows shipping company summary information of shipping company T1 as an example of shipping company summary information of shipping company T displayed on the financial company terminal 7.

[0099] In the example of FIG. 11, the shipping company summary information of shipping company T1 displayed on the financial company terminal 7 is displayed on a screen made up of display areas H1 to H3. Display area H1 displays credit information, financial statement information, and company-specific information related to transportation company T1. Specifically, the credit information includes a reference credit amount (13,000,000 yen) and a credit date (year, month, day). The basis information for calculating the reference credit amount displayed in the credit status section of display area H1 can include basic vehicle information and additional information acquired as raw information from transportation company DB 501, as well as information processed by acquired information processing unit 205 (processed information). Specifically, basic vehicle information can include information listed on the vehicle inspection certificate (such as vehicle identification number, vehicle model, and type) and mileage. Additional information can include company information about transportation company T1 (such as sales and costs). Processed information can include the current value of the cargo vehicle. The credit status can be edited to be more accurate by clicking the "Edit" button. Additionally, as information regarding the settlement of accounts, the settlement month (March) and information regarding whether or not there has been a disclosure request for the financial statements of the transport company T1 are displayed. Additionally, as information about the company itself, an overview of the shipping company T1 is displayed.

[0100] Display area H2 displays summary information about the freight vehicles owned by transportation company T1, such as the current value of all freight vehicles owned by transportation company T1. Specifically, the number of vehicles owned by transportation company T1 (120), the vehicle appraised value (610,343,211 yen), the vehicle book value (210,214,123 yen), the estimated sales amount for last month (132,000,000 yen), and the estimated cost for last month (93,000,000 yen) are displayed. Display area H2 also displays individual memo fields for leaving notes.

[0101] In the display area H3, information on the cargo transport vehicles owned by the transport company T1, such as the current value of each cargo transport vehicle owned by the transport company T1, is displayed as a list in the form of an "Owned Vehicle List." This information may be displayed on the screen by pressing the "Owned Vehicle List" button in the display area H2. The "List of Owned Vehicles" can display, for each cargo vehicle owned by transportation company T1, items such as the name (item name: "Cargo Vehicle Name"), the branch office to which it belongs (item name: "Branch Office"), current market value (item name: "Vehicle Appraisal Amount"), appraisal date (item name: "Vehicle Appraisal Date"), and the year and month the vehicle inspection certificate was issued (item name: "Vehicle Inspection Certificate"). Also, as shown in Figure 11, a "Download" button may be provided to enable downloading of a scanned image of the vehicle inspection certificate. In the example of transportation company T1 shown in Figure 11, a cargo vehicle with the name of the cargo vehicle e01, the branch office to which it belongs, the vehicle appraisal value of 5,403,204 yen, the vehicle appraisal date of which it is XX / XX / XX, and the vehicle inspection certificate issuance date of April 2017, and a cargo vehicle with the name of the cargo vehicle e02, the branch office to which it belongs, the vehicle appraisal value of 4,112,316 yen, the vehicle appraisal date of which it is XX / XX / XX / XX, and the vehicle inspection certificate issuance date of February 2016 are extracted and displayed. At this time, detailed information about the cargo vehicle may be displayed by selecting the name of the cargo vehicle displayed in the "List of Owned Vehicles" (for example, by clicking on the name of the cargo vehicle using the mouse). The "List of Owned Vehicles" can also display freight transport vehicles other than the two mentioned above, but these are not shown in the drawing.

[0102] In this way, when any of the shipping companies T is selected from the selection screen shown in Fig. 10, information about the credit of that shipping company T is displayed on the financial company terminal 7 as shipping company summary information (Fig. 11). Based on the contents of the shipping company summary information displayed for each shipping company T, the financial company F can provide accurate credit and appropriately manage collateral after the loan is granted. Specifically, finance company F can view shipping company summaries and input credit limits for each of shipping companies T1 to T7 by operating finance company terminal 7. At this time, information regarding the settlement of accounts for shipping company T (such as the latest financial statement) may be made available for viewing on finance company terminal 7 as additional information, or may be handed over separately outside the system. By continuing such operations by financial company F and periodically (monthly, yearly, etc.) updating the shipping company summary information for shipping companies T1 to T7, the shipping company summary information can be kept up to date.

[0103] If financial company F is able to operate financial company terminal 7 to view and edit information regarding the credit of each shipping company T, as described above, the following effects can be achieved. In other words, from the perspective of finance company F, it will be easier to find new customers among transportation company T to whom to lend. In addition, a more accurate credit assessment of transportation company T will be possible, which will reduce the risk of default (inability to settle). It will also be possible to accurately assess the current value of leased vehicles used by transportation company T for business purposes. Furthermore, even after lending to transportation company T, it will be possible to properly grasp the status (mileage, repair status, etc.) of the cargo transport vehicles used as collateral. Furthermore, transportation company T will be able to purchase cargo transport vehicles smoothly because it will be able to obtain credit in advance. Furthermore, since it will be able to compare the products offered by multiple financial companies F side by side, it will be able to raise funds while looking at the credit limits of each of the multiple financial companies F. In addition, since the principle of competition between financial companies F will also come into play, it will be possible to expect lower interest rates.

[0104] By achieving the above effects, it is expected that the transportation industry to which transportation company T belongs will see an inevitable trend of procuring cargo transport vehicles through the services offered by service provider G. Furthermore, the service provider G can also provide consulting services related to the service, and therefore can provide appropriate consulting services according to the credit status of the shipping company T, for example.

[0105] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention are included in the present invention.

[0106] For example, the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 4 is merely an example for achieving the object of the present invention, and is not particularly limited.

[0107] 5 is merely an example and is not particularly limited. That is, it is sufficient for the information processing device to have the function of executing the above-described series of processes as a whole, and the type of functional block used to realize this function is not particularly limited to the example of FIG.

[0108] Furthermore, the locations of the functional blocks are not limited to those shown in FIG. 5 and may be arbitrary. Furthermore, one functional block may be configured as a single piece of hardware, a single piece of software, or a combination thereof.

[0109] When the processing of each functional block is performed by software, the program that constitutes the software is installed into a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium. The computer may be a computer built into dedicated hardware, or may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, such as a server, a general-purpose smartphone, or a personal computer.

[0110] The recording medium containing such a program may not only be composed of removable media that is distributed separately from the device itself in order to provide the program to each user, but may also be composed of recording media that are provided to each user in a state where they are pre-installed in the device itself.

[0111] In this specification, the steps describing the program to be recorded on the recording medium include not only processes that are performed in chronological order, but also processes that are not necessarily performed in chronological order but are performed in parallel or individually.

[0112] In addition, in this specification, the term "system" refers to an overall device that is made up of a plurality of devices, a plurality of means, and the like.

[0113] Furthermore, there is no particular limitation on the entity that inputs the vehicle-related information into each of the transport company terminal 2, the sales company terminal 3, the auction management company terminal 4, and the driver terminal 12. For example, the vehicle-related information may be input by each of the transport company T, the sales company L, the auction management company A, and the driver D, or by another person.

[0114] Furthermore, there is no particular limitation on the method by which the service providing server 1 acquires the vehicle-related information. In the above-described embodiment, the vehicle-related information is acquired via a network N including the Internet, but the vehicle-related information may also be acquired using an external storage medium such as a USB flash memory.

[0115] In addition, in the above-described embodiment, when a user acquires information to be used for a second purpose, there is no particular limitation on the scope of information to be acquired, but certain viewing restrictions may be set depending on reasons such as trade secrets.

[0116] In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the items considered as vehicle-related information in the shipping company DB 501, sales company DB 601, auction management company DB 701, and contracted vehicle DB are merely examples, and are not limited to the items shown in Figures 6 to 9. For example, any information that can be used as vehicle-related information, such as "vehicle inspection date," can be used as an item.

[0117] In summary, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied is sufficient if it has the following configuration, and can take on a variety of different embodiments. That is, the information processing device to which the present invention is applied is vehicle-related information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle-related information about a cargo transport vehicle input for use in a first purpose (e.g., vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201, additional information acquisition unit 202, vehicle for sale information acquisition unit 203, auction vehicle information acquisition unit 204, and driver information acquisition unit 210 in FIG. 5); a database generating unit (e.g., the acquired information processing unit 205 and the database generating / updating unit 206 in FIG. 5) that acquires a plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information, processes the plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information, and generates a database including the processed information; an information extraction unit (for example, the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 in FIG. 5) that extracts information to be used for a second purpose from the vehicle-related information and the processed information stored in the database; Equipped with. This will stimulate distribution in the market for freight transport vehicles, contributing to the profits of transportation companies, freight transport vehicle sales companies, finance companies, and the like.

[0118] Moreover, the first use is This may include applications in which a user of one or more freight transport vehicles (for example, transportation company T in FIG. 1) manages the one or more freight transport vehicles. This allows a person who uses freight vehicles to easily manage one or more freight vehicles based on useful information.

[0119] Moreover, the first use is This may include a use in which a party that provides services to transfer one or more cargo transport vehicles (for example, sales company L in FIG. 1) manages the one or more cargo transport vehicles. This allows a person who provides a service to transfer freight vehicles to easily manage one or more freight vehicles based on useful information.

[0120] Moreover, the first use is One application may involve an auction operator (for example, auction operator A in FIG. 1) managing the transaction of one or more cargo transport vehicles at an auction. This makes it easy to calculate the current price based on the successful bid price in past auctions.

[0121] The second use is: This may include applications for users of one or more freight vehicles to obtain information regarding the timing or price of replacement freight vehicles used by the users. This allows users of one or more freight vehicles to substitute their freight vehicles at a lower cost.

[0122] The second use is: This may include uses for estimating the asset value of freight vehicles used by a person who uses one or more freight vehicles. This allows a person or a financial company that uses one or more cargo transport vehicles to easily estimate the asset value of the cargo transport vehicles used by that person that uses one or more cargo transport vehicles.

[0123] The second use is: The present invention may be used to determine the amount of credit extended to a person using one or more cargo transport vehicles based on information including information regarding the financial statements of the person using one or more cargo transport vehicles and the asset value of the cargo transport vehicles used by the person using the one or more cargo transport vehicles. This enables financial companies to accurately provide credit to those who use one or more cargo transport vehicles and to properly grasp the status of cargo transport vehicles as collateral. [Explanation of symbols]

[0124] 1. Service provider server 2, 2-1, 2-n... Transport company terminal 3, 3-1, 3-m... Dealer terminal 4, 4-1, 4-p... Auction operator terminal 12 Driver terminal 101 CPU 102··· ROM 103 RAM 104 Bus 105 Input / Output Interface 106 Output section 107 Input section 108... Storage section 109··· Communications Department 110··· Drive 120 Removable Media 201 Vehicle basic information acquisition unit 202...Additional information acquisition section 203 Vehicle Sales Information Acquisition Department 204 Auction vehicle information acquisition unit 205... Acquired information processing department 206 Database generation and update unit 207··· Vehicle-related information extraction unit 208 Vehicle-related information processing section 209 Transmission control section 210 Driver information acquisition unit 401 Vehicle-related information DB 501··· Shipping company database 601··· Sales company database 701··· Auction management company database A··· Auction management company B. Shipper C... Insurance Company D... Driver F··· Financial Company G··· Service Provider I...Investor L··· Sales company M··· Maintenance company N··· Network R··· Sales rep company S··· Information Processing System T... Transportation company W··· Warehouse Company

Claims

1. A vehicle-related information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle-related information about a freight transport vehicle input for use in a predetermined type of use among a plurality of uses as a first use; a database generating means for acquiring a plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information, processing the plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information to generate processed information indicating the value of the cargo transport vehicle, and generating a database including the vehicle-related information and the processed information; an information extraction means for extracting information to be used for the second purpose, which is to support the decision-making of logistics-related businesses, including financial companies, by determining the value of a cargo transport vehicle based on the processed information from the vehicle-related information and the processed information stored in the database, and adopting a predetermined type of use other than the first use among the plurality of uses as a second use; An information processing device comprising:

2. The first use is Including uses where a person who uses one or more freight transport vehicles manages said one or more freight transport vehicles. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

3. The first use is A person who provides services to transfer one or more cargo transport vehicles includes a use for managing said one or more cargo transport vehicles.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1.

4. The first use is This includes applications for an auction operator to manage the transaction of one or more freight vehicles at an auction. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

5. The second use further comprises: This includes uses for obtaining information regarding the timing or price of replacement of one or more freight vehicles used by a person who uses one or more freight vehicles. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

6. The second use further comprises: Including the use of estimating the asset value of freight vehicles used by a person who uses one or more freight vehicles; The information processing device according to claim 1 .

7. The second use further comprises: and determining the amount of credit to a person who uses one or more freight transport vehicles based on information including information regarding the financial statements of the person who uses one or more freight transport vehicles and the asset value of the freight transport vehicles used by the person who uses the one or more freight transport vehicles. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

8. An information processing method executed by an information processing device, a vehicle-related information acquisition step of adopting a predetermined type of use among the plurality of uses as a first use and acquiring vehicle-related information about the cargo transport vehicle input for use in the first use; a database generation step of acquiring a plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information, processing the plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information to generate processed information indicating the value of the cargo transport vehicle, and generating a database including the vehicle-related information and the processed information; an information extraction step of adopting a predetermined type of use other than the first use among the plurality of uses as a second use, and extracting information to be used for the second use to support the decision-making of logistics-related businesses, including financial companies, by determining the value of a cargo transport vehicle based on the processed information from the vehicle-related information and the processed information stored in the database; An information processing method including:

9. A computer, a vehicle-related information acquisition step of adopting a predetermined type of use among the plurality of uses as a first use and acquiring vehicle-related information about the cargo transport vehicle input for use in the first use; a database generation step of acquiring a plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information, processing the plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information to generate processed information indicating the value of the cargo transport vehicle, and generating a database including the vehicle-related information and the processed information; an information extraction step of adopting a predetermined type of use other than the first use among the plurality of uses as a second use, and extracting information to be used for the second use to support the decision-making of logistics-related businesses, including financial companies, by determining the value of a cargo transport vehicle based on the processed information from the vehicle-related information and the processed information stored in the database; A program that executes control processing including:

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