Action proposal system, and action proposal method

Abstract

To suggest an action executable during a user's free time by extracting the action according to difference in transit time due to a transit method, to a user.SOLUTION: An action proposal system 1 includes: a free time recognition unit 12 which recognizes free time of a user U; a free time starting site recognition unit 13 which recognizes a free time starting point being a site where the user is present at the starting time point of the free time; a candidate action selection unit 15 which selects, as a candidate action to be suggested to the user U, an action executable by the user U while using the free time, and containing a movement between the free time starting site and a destination site by any of a plurality of movement methods and a prescribed activity at the destination site; and a candidate action information providing unit 16 which allows a display device 50 used by the user U to display an action proposal window to display required time period for moving between the free time starting site and the destination site for each of the plurality of movement methods, and contents of the prescribed activity.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an action suggestion system and an action suggestion method. [Background technology]

[0002] A schedule management device has been proposed that acquires a user's schedule information and, when there is a schedule item whose start time has been delayed or whose end time has been advanced, detects the difference from the original scheduled time as the user's free time (see, for example, Patent Document 1).The schedule management device identifies actions that can be performed within the free time and are related to the action content of the user's future schedule items, depending on the length of the detected free time and taking into consideration the user's travel time, and provides the user with action suggestion information that suggests the identified actions. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-47200 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When a user engages in an activity that requires travel during their free time, the remaining time (minus travel time) varies depending on the travel time required, which differs depending on the travel method. Therefore, it is assumed that the user will decide on an activity that suits their desires, including selecting a travel method, taking into account the length of their free time, the travel time required, and the type of activity that can be performed in the remaining time (minus travel time) from their free time. However, the conventional schedule management device described above does not take into account the user's travel method, and therefore does not propose information on various activities that correspond to differences in travel time depending on the travel method, and there is a risk that the information on activities proposed to the user will be insufficient. The present application has been made in light of this background, and aims to provide an action suggestion system and an action suggestion method that can extract actions that can be performed in a user's free time based on differences in travel time depending on the travel method, and suggest them to the user. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] A first aspect for achieving the above object is an action suggestion system comprising: a free time recognition unit that recognizes a user's free time; a free time point recognition unit that recognizes a free time start point, which is the point where the user is located at the start of the free time; a candidate action selection unit that selects, as candidate actions to be suggested to the user, actions that the user can perform using the free time, including traveling between the free time start point and a destination point by any of a plurality of transportation methods and a predetermined activity at the destination point; and a candidate action information provision unit that displays, on a display device used by the user, an action suggestion screen that displays the required time for traveling between the free time start point and the destination point for each of the plurality of transportation methods and the content of the predetermined activity.

[0006] In the above-described action suggestion system, the free time point recognition unit recognizes a free time end point, which is a point where the user is located at the end of the free time, and the candidate action selection unit, when the free time start point and the free time end point are different, selects, as the candidate action, an action including travel from the free time start point to the destination point by one of a plurality of first transportation methods, the predetermined activity at the destination point, and travel from the destination point to the free time end point by one of a plurality of second transportation methods, and the candidate action information provision unit, when the free time start point and the free time end point are different, causes the display device to display the action suggestion screen that displays, for each of the plurality of first transportation methods, the required time for travel from the free time start point to the destination point, for each of the plurality of second transportation methods, and the content of the predetermined activity.

[0007] In the above-mentioned behavior suggestion system, the candidate behavior selection unit may be configured to select the candidate behavior by referring to an activity database in which evaluation information for a plurality of target activities is recorded, and extracting the specified activity from among the target activities that have been highly rated at a predetermined level or above.

[0008] The above-mentioned behavior suggestion system may be configured to include an activity purpose recognition unit that recognizes the activity purpose desired by the user, and the candidate behavior selection unit may be configured to select the candidate behavior by referring to an activity database in which the activity purposes of a plurality of target activities are recorded, and extracting the specified activity from the target activities in which activity purposes that match the activity purpose desired by the user are recorded.

[0009] In the above-mentioned behavior suggestion system, the candidate behavior selection unit may be configured to select, as the behavior that the user can perform using the free time, an behavior that the user can perform within the free time, or an behavior that the user can perform by adding a predetermined amount of time to at least either before or after the free time.

[0010] In the above-mentioned action suggestion system, the candidate action information providing unit may be configured to cause the display device to display the action suggestion screen, which displays the travel methods and the time required for travel using the travel methods in the first and second cases, when differences between the multiple travel methods result in a first case in which the candidate action can be performed within the available time, and a second case in which the candidate action can be performed by adding the specified time to at least either before or after the available time.

[0011] The above-mentioned behavior suggestion system may be configured to include a remaining time monitoring unit that recognizes that the user has started the candidate behavior, monitors the remaining free time at the destination point, and, when the remaining time falls below a predetermined judgment time, displays warning information about the reduction in remaining time on the display device.

[0012] In the above-mentioned action suggestion system, the remaining time monitoring unit may be configured to, when the remaining time becomes equal to or less than the judgment time, display on the display device stay extension suggestion information including a suggestion to extend the stay at the destination point and guidance on the transportation methods that can be used if the stay at the destination point is extended.

[0013] The above-mentioned action suggestion system may be configured to include a schedule recognition unit that recognizes the user's schedule, and the remaining time monitoring unit may determine whether or not to display the stay extension suggestion information on the display device depending on the user's plans after the free time recognized from the schedule.

[0014] A second aspect for achieving the above object is an action suggestion method executed by a computer, the action suggestion method including: a free time recognizing step for recognizing a user's free time; a free time starting point recognizing step for recognizing a free time starting point, which is the location where the user is located at the start of the free time; a candidate action selection step for selecting, as candidate actions to be suggested to the user, actions that the user can perform using the free time, including traveling between the free time starting point and a destination point by any of a plurality of transportation methods and a predetermined activity at the destination point; and a candidate action information providing step for displaying, on a display device used by the user, an action suggestion screen that displays the required time for traveling between the free time starting point and the destination point for each of the plurality of transportation methods and the content of the predetermined activity. [Effects of the Invention]

[0015] According to the above-described action suggestion system and action suggestion method, actions that can be carried out in the user's free time can be extracted in accordance with differences in travel time depending on the travel method, and can be suggested to the user. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration and operation of an action suggestion system. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a user's schedule. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the candidate action suggestion process. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the potential action suggestion screen. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the remaining time monitoring process. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] [1. Configuration and operation of the action suggestion system] The configuration and operation of the action suggestion system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. The action suggestion system 1 provides information on candidate actions, which are actions that the user U can perform using the user U's free time, to the user U who uses the service provided by the action suggestion system 1.

[0018] The action suggestion system 1 is a computer system having a processor 10, a memory 20, a communication unit 30, etc. The action suggestion system 1 communicates with a schedule server 210, a transportation server 220, an activity information server 230, a user terminal 50 used by a user U, etc. via a communication network 200 using the communication unit 30.

[0019] The user terminal 50 is a communication terminal having a display unit, such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a tablet terminal. The user terminal 50 corresponds to the display device of the present disclosure. The user U installs and uses an action suggestion app (application program) on the user terminal 50 to use the service provided by the action suggestion system 1. The action suggestion app receives candidate action information Cai transmitted from the action suggestion system 1 to the user terminal 50, and displays information on candidate actions included in the candidate action information Cai on the display unit of the user terminal 50.

[0020] The schedule server 210 receives and stores schedule information Sci indicating the schedule of the user U, which the user U has entered using a schedule app installed on the user terminal 50, through communication with the user terminal 50. The action suggestion system 1 receives and acquires the schedule information Sci of the user U from the schedule server 210.

[0021] The transportation server 220 provides transportation information Tri related to transportation routes, operation schedules, fares, etc. In FIG. 1, an eVTOL (Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing) 100, a ship 110, and a bus 120 are exemplified as transportation. Transportation also includes aircraft, trains, taxis, and other means other than eVTOL. The action suggestion system 1 receives and acquires the transportation information Tri from the transportation server 220.

[0022] The activity information server 230 provides activity information Aci relating to various activities (sightseeing, leisure, activities, sightseeing, theater, etc.). The action suggestion system 1 receives and acquires the activity information Aci from the activity information server 230.

[0023] The memory 20 of the action suggestion system 1 stores a program 21 for controlling the action suggestion system 1, a user DB (database) that records personal information such as profiles of users (including user U) who use the services provided by the action suggestion system 1, etc. By loading and executing the program 21, the processor 10 functions as a schedule recognition unit 11, a free time recognition unit 12, a free time location recognition unit 13, an activity purpose recognition unit 14, a candidate action selection unit 15, a candidate action information provision unit 16, a transportation reservation acceptance unit 17, and a remaining time monitoring unit 18.

[0024] The details of the processes executed by the schedule recognition unit 11, the free time recognition unit 12, the free time location recognition unit 13, the activity purpose recognition unit 14, the candidate behavior selection unit 15, the candidate behavior information provision unit 16, the transportation reservation reception unit 17, and the remaining time monitoring unit 18 will be described later.

[0025] The processing executed by the free time recognition unit 12 corresponds to the free time recognition step in the action suggestion method of the present disclosure, and the processing executed by the free time spot recognition unit 13 corresponds to the free time spot recognition step in the action suggestion method of the present disclosure. The processing executed by the candidate action selection unit 15 corresponds to the candidate action selection step in the present disclosure, and the processing executed by the candidate action information provision unit 16 corresponds to the candidate action information step in the present disclosure.

[0026] [2. Candidate Action Proposal Processing] The steps of the candidate action suggestion process executed by the schedule recognition unit 11, the free time recognition unit 12, the free time location recognition unit 13, the activity purpose recognition unit 14, the candidate action selection unit 15, the candidate action information provision unit 16, and the transportation reservation reception unit 17 will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 .

[0027] In step S1 of Fig. 3, the schedule recognition unit 11 accesses the schedule server 210, acquires schedule information Sci of user U, and recognizes the schedule of user U from the schedule information Sci. Fig. 2 shows an example of user U's daily schedule, which includes a plan to attend a conference held at Hotel X.

[0028] In the schedule in Figure 2, user U travels from his / her home to Hotel X between 7:30 and 9:30, and attends a conference on theme A held in the first room of Hotel X between 10:00 and 11:00. After that, user U attends a conference on theme B held in the second room of Hotel X between 16:00 and 17:00, and then travels from Hotel X to his / her home between 17:30 and 19:30.

[0029] In the following step S2, the free time recognition unit 12 recognizes the free time of user U from the schedule of user U. In the example of FIG. 2, the free time recognition unit 12 recognizes the five hours from 11:00 to 16:00 as the free time of user U. In addition, the free time point recognition unit 13 recognizes the free time monitoring point, which is the point where user U is located at the time when user U's free time starts. In the example of FIG. 2, the free time point recognition unit 13 recognizes Ps, which is the location point of X Hotel, as the free time start point.

[0030] In the next step S3, the activity purpose recognition unit 14 recognizes (estimates) an activity purpose that is estimated to be desired by the user U, based on the user U's profile (hobbies, preferences, age, etc.) recorded in the user DB 22 and the user U's behavioral history as understood from the user U's past schedule stored in the schedule server 210. Note that the activity purpose recognition unit 14 may also recognize the user U's activity purpose based on elements other than the user U's profile and behavioral history, for example, the user U's webpage browsing history or the themes A and B of a conference that the user U will be attending.

[0031] In the next step S4, the candidate behavior selection unit 15 selects candidate behaviors that can be performed by the user U using his / her free time, starting and ending at the X Hotel, based on the free time of the user U recognized by the free time recognition unit 12 and the free time starting point recognized by the free time point recognition unit 13. The candidate behavior selection unit 15 accesses the transportation server 220 and the activity information server 230 to select, as candidate behaviors, behaviors that match the activity purpose of the user U recognized by the activity purpose recognition unit 14 and have evaluation points from other users that are equal to or greater than a threshold. The evaluation points correspond to evaluation information in the present disclosure, and the threshold corresponds to a predetermined level in the present disclosure.

[0032] In the next step S5, the candidate behavior information providing unit 16 transmits candidate behavior information Cai related to the candidate behaviors selected by the candidate behavior selecting unit 15 to the user terminal 50. As illustrated in Fig. 4 , the user terminal 50 displays, on the display unit, an action suggestion screen 51 showing information on each candidate behavior included in the received candidate behavior information Cai.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 4, the action suggestion screen 51 displays, for each candidate action, a list of the destination point, the intended activity (a specified activity to be performed at the destination point), evaluation information for the destination point (evaluation points, number of reviews), the travel time (one way) from the departure point (X Hotel) to the destination point when using transportation other than eVTOL such as a ship and when using eVTOL, the travel time saved (one way) by using eVTOL, and the total action time required for the candidate action when using transportation other than eVTOL such as a ship and when using eVTOL.

[0034] The time required for an action includes the time required for walking and the waiting time for public transport. The fare for each public transport may also be displayed. The candidate actions include those that can be performed within the user U's free time and those that can be performed by adding a certain amount of time to the free time. Therefore, the user U can compare the time required for each candidate action, the travel time by public transport, the fare for the public transport, etc., and select and perform the candidate action that suits his or her convenience.

[0035] The action suggestion screen 51 displays candidate actions in descending order of evaluation points. Fig. 1 illustrates an example of a proposed action to travel to spot a, which has the highest evaluation points, on the action suggestion screen 51 of Fig. 4. Fig. 1 illustrates a first candidate action of traveling from Ps, the location point of X Hotel (start point of free time), to Pd, the location point of spot a (destination point), using a VTOL, and a second candidate action of traveling between Ps and Pd using a ship 110 and a bus 120.

[0036] In the first candidate action, user U walks from Ps to the first port Pt11, travels from the first port Pt11 to the second port Pt12 by eVTOL100, and then travels on foot from the second port Pt12 to Pd. After performing the intended activity (sightseeing) at Pd, user U returns to Ps using eVTOL100 in the same way as on the way there.

[0037] In the second candidate action, user U walks from Ps to the third port Pt21, travels from the third port Pt21 to the fourth port Pt22 by ship 110, and travels from the fourth port Pt22 to Pd by bus 120. After performing the intended activity (sightseeing) at Pd, user U returns to Ps using the ship 110 and bus 120, just as on the way there.

[0038] For the second candidate action using the ship 110 and bus 120, the required action time is 5.4 hours, so user U cannot execute the second candidate action within the available time (5 hours) and must add time before or after the available time. On the other hand, for the first candidate action using the eVTOL 100, the required action time is 3.4 hours, so user U can execute the first candidate action with ample time within the available time (5 hours).

[0039] In this way, the user U can visually check the action suggestion screen 51 and compare the intended activity at the destination, the length of time required for each candidate action depending on the means of transportation to be used, and the fare of the means of transportation to be used, and decide on the candidate action to be performed.

[0040] Here, the first candidate action, which is a combination of walking and eVTOL 100, and the second candidate action, which is a combination of walking, boat 110, and bus 120, are combinations of multiple transportation methods, but the transportation method disclosed herein may be a combination of a single transportation method. Transportation methods include public transportation, rental vehicles, shared vehicles, user-owned vehicles, walking, etc.

[0041] The subsequent steps S6, S7, and S10 are processed by the transportation reservation acceptance unit 17. In step S6, the transportation reservation acceptance unit 17 determines whether or not it has received transportation reservation application information from the user terminal 50 until the reservation acceptance end time (for example, set to a predetermined time before the start time of user U's free time) is reached in step S7. Then, when the transportation reservation acceptance unit 17 receives reservation application information, it proceeds to step S10 to execute transportation reservation processing (such as sending reservation arrangement information to the transportation server 220), and then proceeds to step S7.

[0042] [3. Remaining time monitoring process] 5, the procedure of the remaining time monitoring process executed by the remaining time monitoring unit 18 when the user U performs the first suggested action shown in FIG. 1 will be described. In step S20 of FIG. 5, the remaining time monitoring unit 18 receives location information transmitted from the user terminal 50 and recognizes the current location of the user U, thereby determining whether the user U has arrived at the destination point set forth by the proposed action. The user terminal 50 has a location sensor such as a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) sensor, and transmits location information indicating the current location of the user terminal 50 detected by the location sensor to the action suggestion system 1.

[0043] Then, when the remaining time monitoring unit 18 recognizes that the user U has arrived at the destination point, the processing proceeds to step S21. In step S21, the remaining time monitoring unit 18 determines whether the remaining time of the user U's free time (the time from the current time to 16:00, which is the end time of the free time) is equal to or less than a judgment time obtained by adding a margin time to the time required for the return journey to Ps (51 minutes). If the remaining time of the user U's free time is equal to or less than the judgment time, the remaining time monitoring unit 18 proceeds to step S23, and if the remaining time of the user U's free time is longer than the judgment time, the processing proceeds to step S30.

[0044] In step S30, the remaining time monitoring unit 18 receives location information transmitted from the user terminal 50 and recognizes the current location of the user U, thereby determining whether the user U has started traveling back to Ps. If the user U has started traveling back to Ps, the remaining time monitoring unit 18 proceeds to step S24 and ends the remaining time monitoring process. On the other hand, if the user U has not started traveling back to Ps, the remaining time monitoring unit 18 proceeds to step S21 and executes the processes from step S21 onwards again.

[0045] In step S23, the remaining time monitoring unit 18 transmits warning information Ami to the user terminal 50, notifying that the remaining free time is running out. The user terminal 50, which has received the warning information Ami, displays the warning information about the reduction in the remaining free time on the display unit, and urges the user U to return to Ps.

[0046] Here, in the schedule of user U shown in Figure 2, user U does not have much free time. However, if, for example, there is a delay in the progress of another conference and the start time of the conference on theme B that user U was scheduled to attend, which was scheduled to start at 16:00, is changed to 16:30, user U will have more free time.

[0047] Therefore, when the remaining time monitoring unit 18 recognizes from the schedule information Sci of the user U received from the schedule server 210 that the user U has more free time in this way, as an attention-calling process, it may suggest extending the stay time at the destination point Pd and transmit stay extension proposal information to the user terminal 50, which suggests extending the stay time at the destination point Pd and provides information on the operational status of eVTOLs that can be used if the stay time is extended. Based on the stay extension proposal information, the user terminal 50 that has received the stay extension proposal information displays the stay extension proposal information, including a suggestion to extend the stay time at Pd and information on transportation that can be used if the stay is extended, on the display unit.

[0048] In addition, since the user U may be able to adjust his / her plans after the free time ends, the remaining time monitoring unit 18 may transmit stay extension suggestion information to the user terminal 50 regardless of the user U's schedule.

[0049] 4. Other Embodiments In the above embodiment, the free time recognition unit 12 recognizes the free time of the user U from the schedule information Sci of the user U. In another embodiment, the user U may use the user terminal 50 or another terminal device to transmit information about the free time of the user U to the action suggestion system 1, and the free time recognition unit 12 may receive and acquire the information about the free time of the user U, thereby recognizing the free time of the user U.

[0050] In the above embodiment, in the example of Figures 1 and 2, the point where user U's free time ends (free time end point) according to the schedule in Figure 2 is Hotel X, so the free time start point and free time end point are the same point. As another example, if a conference in which user U will participate starting at 16:00 is held at another hotel, Hotel Y, near Hotel X, the free time start point and free time end point will be different points. In this case, the free time point recognition unit 13 recognizes the location of Hotel Y as the free time end point.

[0051] The candidate behavior selection unit 15 then selects a candidate behavior that can be performed by the user U using his or her free time, starting from Hotel X (the start point of the free time) and ending at Hotel Y (the end point of the free time). The candidate behavior information provision unit 16 transmits candidate behavior information Cai related to the candidate behavior selected by the candidate behavior selection unit 15 to the user terminal 50. In this case, the candidate behavior information Cai includes travel times from the destination to Hotel Y using multiple travel methods. The display unit of the user terminal 50 then displays the travel times from Hotel X to the destination using multiple travel methods (corresponding to the first travel method in this disclosure) shown in FIG. 4 as well as the travel times from the destination to Hotel Y using multiple travel methods (corresponding to the second travel method in this disclosure). This allows the user U to compare the travel times of the multiple travel methods for returning to the end point of his or her free time and select the travel method to use.

[0052] In the above embodiment, the activity purpose recognition unit 14 recognized the purpose of the activity of the user U from the profile and past behavior history of the user U. In another embodiment, the user U may use the user terminal 50 or another terminal device to transmit information about the activity purpose desired by the user U to the action suggestion system 1, and the activity purpose recognition unit 14 may receive and acquire the information about the activity purpose desired by the user U, thereby recognizing the activity purpose of the user U.

[0053] In the above embodiment, the action suggestion system 1 is provided with a remaining time monitoring unit 18, which notifies the user U who has arrived at the destination point Pd that the remaining free time is running low, but the remaining time monitoring unit 18 may be omitted.

[0054] In the above embodiment, the action suggestion system 1 is provided with a transportation reservation reception unit 17, which supports the user U in making reservations for transportation, but the transportation reservation reception unit 17 may be omitted.

[0055] In the above embodiment, the action suggestion system of the present disclosure is configured by the action suggestion system 1, which is a computer system that communicates between the user terminal 50, the schedule server 210, the transportation server 220, and the activity information server 230. However, part or all of the configuration of the action suggestion system of the present disclosure may be configured by the user terminal 50. In this case, the configuration of the above-described action suggestion system 1 is realized by having a processor provided in the user terminal 50 execute an action suggestion app installed in the user terminal 50, and communication is performed between the user terminal 50 and the schedule server 210, the transportation server 220, and the activity information server 230.

[0056] 1 is a schematic diagram showing the functional configuration of the action suggestion system 1 divided by main processing content to facilitate understanding of the present invention, but the configuration of the action suggestion system 1 may be divided in other ways. Furthermore, the processing of each component may be executed by one hardware unit or multiple hardware units. Furthermore, the processing of each component shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 may be executed by one program or multiple programs.

[0057] 5. Configurations supported by the above embodiments The above embodiment is a specific example of the following configuration.

[0058] (Configuration 1) An action suggestion system comprising: a free time recognition unit that recognizes a user's free time; a free time point recognition unit that recognizes a free time start point, which is the point where the user is located at the start of the free time; a candidate action selection unit that selects actions that the user can perform using the free time, including traveling between the free time start point and a destination point by one of a plurality of transportation methods and a specified activity at the destination point, as candidate actions to be suggested to the user; and a candidate action information provision unit that displays, on a display device used by the user, an action suggestion screen that displays the time required to travel between the free time start point and the destination point for each of the plurality of transportation methods and the content of the specified activity. According to the action suggestion system of configuration 1, actions that can be performed in the user's free time can be extracted according to differences in travel time depending on the travel method, and can be suggested to the user.

[0059] (Configuration 2) The action suggestion system according to Configuration 1, wherein the free time point recognition unit recognizes a free time end point, which is a point where the user is located at the end of the free time, and the candidate action selection unit, when the free time start point and the free time end point are different, selects, as the candidate action, an action including travel from the free time start point to the destination point by one of a plurality of first transportation methods, the predetermined activity at the destination point, and travel from the destination point to the free time end point by one of a plurality of second transportation methods, and when the free time start point and the free time end point are different, the candidate action information provision unit causes, on the display device, the action suggestion screen to display, for each of the plurality of first transportation methods, the required time for travel from the free time start point to the destination point by each of the plurality of second transportation methods, and the content of the predetermined activity. According to the action suggestion system of configuration 2, when the start point of the free time and the end point of the free time are different, the system can provide the user with information on the travel time for multiple travel methods for travel from the start point of the free time to the destination point and from the destination point to the end point of the free time, thereby supporting the user in selecting a travel method.

[0060] (Configuration 3) The behavior suggestion system described in Configuration 1 or Configuration 2, wherein the candidate behavior selection unit selects the candidate behavior by referring to an activity database in which evaluation information for a plurality of target activities is recorded, and extracting the predetermined activity from among the target activities that have been highly rated at a predetermined level or higher. According to the action suggestion system of configuration 3, it is possible to suggest to the user candidate actions that enable the user to perform a predetermined activity that has been highly rated.

[0061] (Configuration 4) An action suggestion system according to any one of configurations 1 to 3, comprising an activity purpose recognition unit that recognizes the activity purpose desired by the user, and the candidate action selection unit selects the candidate action by referring to an activity database in which activity purposes for a plurality of target activities are recorded, and extracting the specified activity from among the target activities whose activity purposes match the activity purpose desired by the user. According to the action suggestion system of configuration 4, it is possible to suggest to the user candidate actions that will enable the user to perform a predetermined activity that matches the activity purpose desired by the user.

[0062] (Configuration 5) A behavior suggestion system described in any one of configurations 1 to 4, in which the candidate behavior selection unit selects, as an behavior that the user can perform using the free time, an behavior that the user can perform within the free time, or an behavior that the user can perform by adding a predetermined amount of time to at least either before or after the free time. According to the action suggestion system of configuration 5, in addition to candidate actions that can be performed within the user's free time, the user can be provided with information on candidate actions that can be performed by adding a specified amount of time before or after the free time.

[0063] (Configuration 6) The action suggestion system described in Configuration 5, wherein the candidate action information providing unit causes the display device to display the action suggestion screen, which displays the travel methods in the first case and the second case together with the time required for travel using the travel methods, when differences between the multiple travel methods result in a first case in which the candidate action can be performed within the available time, and a second case in which the candidate action can be performed by adding the specified time to at least either before or after the available time. According to the action suggestion system of configuration 6, the user can be supported in easily deciding on an action to take using their free time by comparing a first case that can be carried out within their free time depending on the method of travel, with a second case that can be carried out by adding a specified amount of time to their free time.

[0064] (Configuration 7) An action suggestion system according to any one of configurations 1 to 6, comprising a remaining time monitoring unit that recognizes that the user has started the candidate action, monitors the remaining free time at the destination point, and, when the remaining time falls below a predetermined judgment time, displays warning information about the decrease in remaining time on the display device. According to the action suggestion system of configuration 7, a user who has started a candidate action and is staying at a destination point can be made aware of the timing to start moving back by providing warning information about the decrease in remaining time.

[0065] (Configuration 8) The behavior suggestion system described in Configuration 7, wherein the remaining time monitoring unit, when the remaining time becomes equal to or less than the judgment time, displays on the display device stay extension suggestion information including a suggestion to extend the stay at the destination point and guidance on the transportation methods that can be used if the stay at the destination point is extended. According to the behavior suggestion system of configuration 7, it is possible to suggest flexible behavior changes to users who are staying at a destination by extending their stay time.

[0066] (Configuration 9) An action suggestion system as described in Configuration 8, which includes a schedule recognition unit that recognizes the user's schedule, and the remaining time monitoring unit determines whether or not to display the stay extension suggestion information on the display device depending on the user's plans after the free time recognized from the schedule. According to the action suggestion system of configuration 9, it is possible to determine whether or not to provide the user with stay extension suggestion information depending on the user's plans after the free time.

[0067] (Configuration 10) An action suggestion method executed by a computer, comprising: a free time recognizing step for recognizing a user's free time; a free time starting point recognizing step for recognizing a free time starting point, which is the location where the user is located at the start of the free time; a candidate action selecting step for selecting, as candidate actions to be suggested to the user, actions that the user can perform using the free time, including traveling between the free time starting point and a destination point by one of a plurality of transportation methods and a specified activity at the destination point; and a candidate action information providing step for displaying, on a display device used by the user, an action suggestion screen that displays the time required to travel between the free time starting point and the destination point for each of the plurality of transportation methods and the content of the specified activity. By executing the action suggestion method of configuration 10 by a computer, the same effects as those of the action suggestion system of configuration 1 can be obtained. [Explanation of symbols]

[0068] 1...action suggestion system, 10...processor, 11...schedule recognition unit, 12...free time recognition unit, 13...free time location recognition unit, 14...activity purpose recognition unit, 15...candidate action selection unit, 16...candidate action information provision unit, 17...transportation reservation reception unit, 18...remaining time monitoring unit, 20...memory, 21...program, 22...user DB, 30...communication unit, 50...user terminal, 51...action suggestion screen, 100...eVTOL, 110...ship, 120...bus, 200...communication network, 210...schedule server, 220...transportation server, 230...activity information server, Ps...free time starting point, Pd...destination point, U...user.

Claims

1. a free time recognition unit that recognizes free time of a user; a free time point recognition unit that recognizes a free time start point, which is a point where the user is located at the start time of the free time; a candidate behavior selection unit that selects, as candidate behaviors to be proposed to the user, behaviors that the user can perform using the free time, the behaviors including traveling between a starting point of the free time and a destination point by any of a plurality of transportation methods and a predetermined activity at the destination point; a candidate behavior information providing unit that displays, on a display device used by the user, a behavior suggestion screen that displays the travel time between the free time start point and the destination point for each of the plurality of travel methods and the content of the predetermined activity; An action suggestion system comprising:

2. the free time point recognition unit recognizes a free time end point, which is a point where the user is located at the end of the free time; the candidate behavior selection unit, when the free time start point and the free time end point are different, selects, as the candidate behavior, a behavior including travel from the free time start point to the destination point by one of a plurality of first travel methods, the predetermined activity at the destination point, and travel from the destination point to the free time end point by one of a plurality of second travel methods; When the free time start point and the free time end point are different, the candidate behavior information providing unit causes the display device to display the behavior suggestion screen, which displays the required time for travel from the free time start point to the destination point for each of the plurality of first transportation methods, the required time for travel from the destination point to the free time end point for each of the plurality of second transportation methods, and details of the predetermined activity. The action suggestion system according to claim 1 .

3. The candidate behavior selection unit selects the candidate behavior by referring to an activity database in which evaluation information on a plurality of target activities is recorded and extracting the predetermined activity from among the target activities that have been highly evaluated at a predetermined level or higher. The action suggestion system according to claim 1 .

4. an activity purpose recognition unit that recognizes the activity purpose desired by the user; The candidate action selection unit selects the candidate action by referring to an activity database in which activity purposes of a plurality of target activities are recorded, and extracting the predetermined activity from the target activities in which activity purposes matching the activity purpose desired by the user are recorded. The action suggestion system according to claim 1 .

5. The candidate behavior selection unit selects, as the behavior that the user can perform using the free time, an behavior that the user can perform within the free time or an behavior that the user can perform by adding a predetermined time to at least either before or after the free time. The action suggestion system according to claim 1 .

6. The candidate behavior information providing unit, when a first case in which the candidate behavior can be performed within the available time and a second case in which the candidate behavior can be performed by adding the predetermined time to at least either before or after the available time arise due to differences in the plurality of travel methods, causes the display device to display the behavior suggestion screen that displays the travel methods in the first case and the second case together with the times required for travel by the travel methods. The action suggestion system according to claim 4 .

7. a remaining time monitoring unit that recognizes that the user has started the candidate action, monitors the remaining free time at the destination point, and, when the remaining time becomes equal to or less than a predetermined judgment time, displays, on the display device, information calling attention to the decrease in the remaining time; The action suggestion system according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. The remaining time monitoring unit, when the remaining time becomes equal to or less than the determination time, displays, on the display device, stay extension suggestion information including a suggestion to extend the stay at the destination point and guidance on the transportation method that can be used if the stay at the destination point is extended. The action suggestion system according to claim 7 .

9. a schedule recognition unit that recognizes the user's schedule, The remaining time monitoring unit determines whether or not to display the stay extension suggestion information on the display device, depending on the user's plan after the free time recognized from the schedule. The action suggestion system according to claim 8 .

10. 1. A computer-implemented method for suggesting actions, comprising: a free time recognition step of recognizing a free time of a user; a free time point recognition step of recognizing a free time start point, which is a point where the user is located at a start time of the free time; a candidate behavior selection step of selecting, as a candidate behavior to be proposed to the user, behavior that the user can perform using the free time, the behavior including traveling between a starting point of the free time and a destination point by any of a plurality of travel methods and a predetermined activity at the destination point; a candidate behavior information providing step of displaying, on a display device used by the user, a behavior suggestion screen that displays the travel time between the free time start point and the destination point for each of the plurality of travel methods and the content of the predetermined activity; A method for suggesting actions, including:

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