method

Abstract

We will improve the technology for providing driving assistance information. [Solution] A method for providing driving caution information executed by an information processing device, comprising: acquiring information on the vehicle type desired by the customer and information on the planned driving location; generating driving support information for when the vehicle type desired by the customer is driving in the planned driving location, based on the vehicle type information, the information on the planned driving location, and a database relating to cautionary notes; and presenting the driving support information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to a method for driving support information.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, technologies for analyzing the content of business negotiations are known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a dialogue analysis system that checks whether a salesperson explains what should be explained and does not mention what should not be mentioned in a business negotiation with a customer.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Although Patent Document 1 shows a technology for analyzing the content of business negotiations by machine learning, matters such as precautions when actually driving the vehicle type desired by the customer have not been sufficiently studied so far. That is, there is room for improvement in the technology for providing driving support information.

[0005] In view of such circumstances, an object of the present disclosure is to improve the technology for providing driving support information.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] A method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a method executed by an information processing apparatus, acquiring vehicle type information desired by a customer and information on a planned driving location, generating driving support information when the vehicle type desired by the customer drives on the planned driving location based on the vehicle type information, the information on the planned driving location, and a database related to precautions To present the aforementioned driving support information, Includes. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to one embodiment of this disclosure, the technology for providing driving assistance information is improved. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] This is a block diagram showing the schematic configuration of the system according to this embodiment. [Figure 2] This is a flowchart showing the operation of an information processing device. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] The embodiments of this disclosure will be described below.

[0010] The embodiments of this disclosure will now be described. Referring to Figure 1, the overview and configuration of System 1 according to this embodiment will be described. System 1 according to this embodiment comprises an information processing device 10 and a terminal device 20. The information processing device 10 is a server device installed, for example, in a data center. The terminal device 20 is any device used by a user. These devices are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate via a network 30 such as the Internet. In Figure 1, one information processing device 10 and one terminal device 20 are shown, but System 1 may comprise multiple such devices.

[0011] First, an overview of this embodiment will be described, and details will be described later. The method according to this embodiment is executed by an information processing device 10. The information processing device 10 acquires the vehicle type information desired by the customer and information about the planned driving location. The information processing device 10 also generates driving support information for when the vehicle type desired by the customer is driving to the planned driving location, based on the vehicle type information, the planned driving location information, and a database of precautions. The information processing device 10 then presents the driving support information.

[0012] Thus, according to this embodiment, the information processing device 10 generates and presents driving support information based on vehicle type information, information on the planned driving location, and a database of precautions. Therefore, the technology for providing driving support information is improved in that it can provide information for when the customer actually drives the vehicle type they want.

[0013] Next, the configurations of the information processing device 10 and the terminal device 20 will be described in detail. As shown in Figure 1, the information processing device 10 comprises a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input unit 13, an output unit 14, and a communication unit 15. The control unit 11 includes at least one processor. The processor is a general-purpose processor such as a CPU, or a dedicated processor specialized for a specific process. The control unit 11 controls each part of the information processing device 10 and executes processes related to the operation of the information processing device 10. The storage unit 12 includes at least one semiconductor memory, etc. The semiconductor memory is, for example, RAM or ROM. The storage unit 12 functions, for example, as a main memory or auxiliary memory. The storage unit 12 stores data used for the operation of the information processing device 10 and data obtained by the operation of the information processing device 10. The input unit 13 includes at least one input interface. The input interface may be, for example, a physical key, a touchscreen, a sound sensor that accepts voice input, or a camera that accepts gesture input. The input unit 13 accepts operations to input data used in the operation of the information processing device 10. The output unit 14 includes at least one output interface. The output interface is, for example, a display that outputs information as video, or a speaker that outputs information as audio. The output unit 14 outputs data obtained by the operation of the information processing device 10. The communication unit 15 includes at least one external communication interface. The communication interface may be either a wired communication interface or a wireless communication interface. In the case of wired communication, the communication interface is, for example, a LAN or USB. In the case of wireless communication, the communication interface is, for example, an interface compatible with a mobile communication standard such as 5G, or an interface compatible with short-range wireless communication. The communication unit 15 receives data used in the operation of the information processing device 10 and transmits data obtained by the operation of the information processing device 10.

[0014] As shown in Figure 1, the terminal device 20 comprises a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, an input unit 23, an output unit 24, and a communication unit 25. The control unit 21 includes at least one processor. The processor is a general-purpose processor such as a CPU, or a dedicated processor specialized for specific processing. The control unit 21 controls each part of the terminal device 20 and executes processing related to the operation of the terminal device 20. The storage unit 22 includes at least one semiconductor memory, etc. The semiconductor memory is, for example, RAM or ROM. The storage unit 22 functions, for example, as a main memory or auxiliary memory. The storage unit 22 stores data used for the operation of the terminal device 20 and data obtained by the operation of the terminal device 20. The input unit 23 includes at least one input interface. The input interface may be, for example, a physical key, a touchscreen, a sound sensor that accepts voice input, or a camera that accepts gesture input. The input unit 23 accepts operations to input data used for the operation of the terminal device 20. The output unit 24 includes at least one output interface. The output interface is, for example, a display that outputs information as video, or a speaker that outputs information as audio. The output unit 24 outputs data obtained by the operation of the terminal device 20. The communication unit 25 includes at least one external communication interface. The communication interface may be either a wired communication interface or a wireless communication interface. In the case of wired communication, the communication interface is, for example, a LAN or USB. In the case of wireless communication, the communication interface is, for example, an interface compatible with a mobile communication standard such as 5G, or an interface compatible with short-range wireless communication. The communication unit 25 receives data used in the operation of the terminal device 20 and transmits data obtained by the operation of the terminal device 20.

[0015] The functions of the information processing device 10 or terminal device 20 are realized by executing a program according to this embodiment on a processor corresponding to the control unit 11 or control unit 21. In other words, the functions of the information processing device 10 or terminal device 20 are realized by software. The program causes the computer to function as the information processing device 10 or terminal device 20 by having the computer execute the operations of the information processing device 10 or terminal device 20. In other words, the computer functions as the information processing device 10 or terminal device 20 by executing the operations of the information processing device 10 or terminal device 20 according to the program. In this embodiment, the program can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes non-temporary computer-readable media, such as magnetic recording devices and semiconductor memory. The program can be distributed, for example, by selling, transferring, or lending a portable recording medium such as a DVD on which the program is recorded. Alternatively, the program may be distributed by storing the program on the storage of an external server and transmitting the program from the external server to another computer. The program may also be provided as a program product. Some or all of the functions of the information processing device 10 or the terminal device 20 may be implemented by a dedicated circuit corresponding to the control unit 11 or the control unit 21. In other words, some or all of the functions of the information processing device 10 or the terminal device 20 may be implemented by hardware.

[0016] Referring to Figure 2, the operation of the information processing device 10 according to this embodiment will be described. First, the control unit 11 of the information processing device 10 acquires the vehicle type information desired by the customer and information on the planned driving location (step S10). The planned driving location may be, for example, a place where the frequency of driving is higher than a predetermined value. The information on the planned driving location may be information estimated from the customer's past driving history (such as drive recorder information), the customer's place of residence, place of work, etc.

[0017] Any method can be adopted for the process of obtaining the vehicle type information desired by the customer and the information on the planned driving location. For example, the vehicle type information desired by the customer and the information on the planned driving location may be obtained from the voice data during the negotiation. Any method can be adopted for the process of obtaining the voice data. For example, the control unit 11 may obtain the voice data from an external device including the terminal device 20 via the communication unit 15 and the network 30. Also, for example, the control unit 11 may obtain the voice data via the input unit 13. In other words, the vehicle type information desired by the customer and the information on the planned driving location may be determined based on the voice data during the negotiation.

[0018] Next, the control unit 11 generates driving support information when the vehicle type desired by the customer travels to the planned driving location based on the vehicle type information, the information on the planned driving location, and the database related to precautions (step S20). The database related to precautions may be constructed based on the precautions related to the vehicle type information desired by the customer and the planned driving location in the voice data of past negotiations. Also, the database related to precautions may be a database related to the precautions related to the planned driving location accumulated based on past negotiations, on-site surveys, sensor data, etc. For example, the precautions in the database may be collected based on vehicle sensors, GPS, etc. The vehicle sensors may include collision sensors, speed sensors, vibration sensors, sound sensors, etc.

[0019] Subsequently, the control unit 11 presents the driving support information (step S30). Any method can be adopted for the process of presenting the driving support information. For example, the control unit 11 may transmit data to the terminal device 20 via the communication unit 15, and the driving support information may be presented by the user interface displayed and output by the output unit 24 of the terminal device 20. Alternatively, the control unit 11 may present the driving support information by the user interface displayed and output by the output unit 14.

[0020] As described above, the information processing device 10 acquires the vehicle type information desired by the customer and the information on the planned travel destination. Further, the information processing device 10 generates travel support information when the vehicle type desired by the customer travels to the planned travel destination based on the vehicle type information, the information on the planned travel destination, and the database related to the precautions. Then, the information processing device 10 presents the travel support information.

[0021] Thus, according to the present embodiment, the information processing device 10 generates and presents travel support information based on the vehicle type information, the information on the planned travel destination, and the database related to the precautions. Therefore, the technology for providing travel support information is improved in that information when the vehicle type desired by the customer actually travels can be provided.

[0022] Although the present disclosure has been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art may make various modifications and alterations based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these modifications and alterations are included in the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the functions included in each component or each step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to be logically contradictory, and a plurality of components or steps, etc. can be combined into one or divided.

[0023] For example, the vehicle type information may include vehicle height information. The vehicle height information refers to the height from the lower part of the bumper of the vehicle to the ground. Note that the lower the vehicle height, the lower the center of gravity, the better the steering performance, and the easier it is for passengers to get on and off. When the vehicle type information includes the vehicle height information, the travel support information may include information on the risk that the bottom surface of the vehicle contacts the ground.

[0024] Also, for example, the vehicle type information may include at least one of the turning radius information or the overall length information of the vehicle. In this case, the travel support information may include information related to the difficulty of traveling on a curve.

[0025] Also, for example, the vehicle type information may include the height information of the vehicle. In this case, the travel support information may include information on the risk of not meeting the height limit such as a tunnel.

[0026] For example, the control unit 11 of the information processing device 10 may guide the driver via navigation or other means to a route with low risk, difficulty, and points to note, based on driving support information.

[0027] Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, it is also possible to have an embodiment in which the configuration and operation of the information processing device 10 are distributed among multiple computers that can communicate with each other. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0028] 10: Information processing device, 11: Control unit, 12: Storage unit, 13: Input unit, 14: Output unit, 15: Communication unit, 20: Terminal device, 21: Control unit, 22: Storage unit, 23: Input unit, 24: Output unit, 25: Communication unit, 30: Network

Claims

[Claim 1] A method executed by an information processing device, To obtain information on the customer's desired vehicle type and information on the planned driving location, Based on the aforementioned vehicle information, the information on the planned driving location, and the database of precautions, the system generates driving support information for when the vehicle requested by the customer is driving in the planned driving location. To present the aforementioned driving support information, A method that includes this.

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