Vehicle class data generation device and program

Abstract

The present invention provides a vehicle class data generation device, etc., that generates vehicle class data indicating the vehicle class that a driver can drive, taking into account the restrictions attached to the license type and their removal. [Solution] The vehicle class data generation device 3 includes: an acquisition means 310 that acquires license type information stored in the IC chip of a driver's license, restriction information indicating the restrictions attached to the license type by restriction text, and release information indicating the removal of restrictions by release text; a restriction release means 320 that extracts vehicle class information corresponding to the restriction text acquired by the acquisition means 310 based on a vehicle class table 300 which associates the restriction text with vehicle class information indicating the vehicle class that can be driven by the restriction text, and deletes the vehicle class information according to the release text acquired by the acquisition means 310; and a vehicle class data generation means 330 that uses the license type information and the vehicle class information that remains without being deleted by the restriction release means 320 to generate vehicle class data indicating the vehicle class that the holder of the driver's license can drive.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle type data generation device that generates data on vehicle types that a driver's license holder can drive, and a program therefor.

Background Art

[0002] In the roll call operation performed by operators in the transportation industry or the like, in order to determine the type of driver's license held by the driver, the face of the driver's license is visually checked. The vehicle type indicates the type of vehicle (vehicle type) that the driver's license holder can drive, and includes large trucks, large-sized vehicles, medium-sized vehicles, semi-medium-sized vehicles, ordinary vehicles, etc.

[0003] In addition to being described on the face of the driver's license, the vehicle type is also stored in the IC chip of the driver's license. Patent Document 1 describes a system for supporting the roll call operation that extracts vehicles that the driver can drive from the owned vehicles using the vehicle type information stored in the IC chip of the driver's license.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] Regarding the vehicle type, there may be limitations such as AT limitation, limitation of the total vehicle weight (5t, 8t, etc.), or the limitation may be lifted. Information regarding the limitations attached to the vehicle type and information regarding the lifting of the limitations are also described on the face of the driver's license and stored in the IC chip of the driver's license.

[0006] When determining the vehicle class a driver is permitted to drive by visually checking the driver's license, human error can occur. This is especially true if there are restrictions on the license or if those restrictions can be removed; overlooking these could lead to a misjudgment of the vehicle class the driver is permitted to drive.

[0007] To prevent misjudgments due to human error, it would be helpful to create vehicle class data that indicates the vehicle class that a driver can drive, taking into account the limitations and removal of restrictions attached to the license type. By using this vehicle class data for system verification, it is possible to prevent drivers from making misjudgments due to human error regarding the vehicle class they can drive.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a vehicle class data generation device, etc., that generates vehicle class data indicating the vehicle class that a holder of a driver's license can drive, taking into account the limitations attached to the license type and the removal of such limitations. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The first invention for solving the aforementioned problems is a vehicle class data generation device characterized by comprising: an acquisition means for acquiring license type information indicating the type of license a driver's license holder holds, limitation information indicating limitations attached to the license type by limitation text, and release information indicating the removal of the limitation by release text, all of which are stored in the IC chip of a driver's license; a limitation removal means for extracting the vehicle class information corresponding to the limitation text acquired by the acquisition means, based on a vehicle class table that records the limitation text, vehicle class information indicating the vehicle class to which driving is restricted by the limitation text, and the release text for removing the limitation attached by the limitation text, and deleting the vehicle class information according to the release text acquired by the acquisition means; and a vehicle class data generation means for generating vehicle class data indicating the vehicle class that a driver's license holder can drive, using the license type information and the vehicle class information that remains without being deleted by the limitation removal means.

[0010] The vehicle class data generation device of the present invention acquires the above-mentioned license type information, restriction information (restriction text), and removal information (removal text) from the IC chip of the driver's license, extracts vehicle class information corresponding to the restriction text based on the above-mentioned vehicle class table, and deletes the extracted vehicle class information according to the removal text. Then, using the license type information and the vehicle class information that was not deleted, it generates vehicle class data indicating the vehicle class that the driver's license holder can drive. In this way, it is possible to generate vehicle class data indicating the vehicle class that the driver's license holder can drive, taking into account the restrictions attached to the license type and their removal. By making decisions on the system using this vehicle class data, it is possible to prevent human error in judgment regarding the vehicle class that the driver can drive, even if there are restrictions attached to the license type and their removal.

[0011] It is desirable that the vehicle class table be stored in the storage unit, and that multiple restriction texts with the same content be recorded in the vehicle class table in association with the vehicle class information. It is also desirable that multiple deactivation texts that deactivate the restriction imposed by the same restriction text be recorded in the vehicle class table. Even if the restrictions are the same, the wording of the restriction text stored in the IC chip of a driver's license may differ depending on the public safety commission of the prefecture that issues the driver's license. Therefore, by comprehensively storing these restriction texts in a vehicle class table, it is possible to accommodate differences in the wording of the restriction text. The same applies to the deactivation text. That is, even if the restrictions to be deactivated are the same, the wording of the deactivation text stored in the IC chip may differ depending on the public safety commission of the prefecture that issues the driver's license, and the vehicle class table comprehensively stores these deactivation texts.

[0012] The vehicle class data generation device stores the vehicle class table in a storage unit, in which the restrictive text, the identifier corresponding to the restrictive text, and the vehicle class information corresponding to the restrictive text are recorded in association, and the release text and the offsetting ID corresponding to the identifier of the restrictive text indicating the restriction to be released by the release text are recorded in association, and it is also desirable that the restriction release means obtain the offsetting ID associated with the release text and delete the vehicle class information of the restrictive text with the same identifier as the offsetting ID. The relationship between the restrictive text and the deactivating text that removes the restriction imposed by that restrictive text can be defined by the identifier and offsetting ID mentioned above.

[0013] The second invention is a program that causes a computer to function as a vehicle class data generation device, comprising: an acquisition means for acquiring license type information indicating the type of license the holder of a driver's license holds, limitation information indicating the limitations attached to the license type by limitation text, and release information indicating the removal of the limitations by release text, all of which are stored in the IC chip of a driver's license; a vehicle class table that records the limitation text, vehicle class information indicating the vehicle class to which driving is restricted by the limitation text, and the release text for removing the limitations attached by the limitation text, and extracts the vehicle class information corresponding to the limitation text acquired by the acquisition means, and performs a process of deleting the vehicle class information according to the release text acquired by the acquisition means; and a vehicle class data generation means for generating vehicle class data indicating the vehicle class that the holder of a driver's license can drive, using the license type information and the vehicle class information that remains without being deleted by the release means. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] The present invention provides a vehicle class data generation device, etc., that generates vehicle class data indicating the vehicle class that a holder of a driver's license can drive, taking into account the limitations placed on the license and their removal. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0015] [Figure 1] Figure showing the vehicle compartment data generation system 1. [Figure 2] Figure showing the hardware configuration of the vehicle compartment data generation device 3. [Figure 3] Figure showing the driver's license data 100. [Figure 4] Block diagram showing the functions of the vehicle compartment data generation device 3. [Figure 5] Figure for explaining the vehicle compartment table 300. [Figure 6] Flowchart showing the processing of the vehicle compartment data generation device 3. [Figure 7] Figure for explaining the release of the limitation by the restricted text 301. [Figure 8] Figure showing the vehicle compartment data 400.

Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0016] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0017] (1. Vehicle Compartment Data Generation Device 3) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle compartment data generation system 1 including a vehicle compartment data generation device 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle compartment data generation system 1 includes a vehicle compartment data generation device 3, a reading device 5, and the like.

[0018] The vehicle compartment data generation device 3 is a terminal owned by an operator such as a transportation company, and generates vehicle compartment data indicating the vehicle compartments that a driver (holder of a driving license 10) can drive.

[0019] Figure 2 shows the hardware configuration of the vehicle class data generation device 3. As shown in Figure 2, the vehicle class data generation device 3 can be implemented by a computer with a control unit 31, storage unit 32, input unit 33, display unit 34, communication unit 35, peripheral device I / F (interface) unit 36, etc., connected via a bus. However, the configuration shown in Figure 2 is just one example, and the vehicle class data generation device 3 can take various configurations depending on the application and purpose. It is also possible to implement the vehicle class data generation device 3 using multiple computers.

[0020] The control unit 31 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc. The CPU calls programs stored in the storage unit 32 and ROM or other recording media into the work memory area on the RAM and executes them, and drives and controls each part connected via the bus to realize the various processes of the vehicle class data generation device 3 described later. ROM is a non-volatile memory that permanently holds programs and data such as the computer's boot program and BIOS. RAM is a volatile memory that temporarily holds programs and data loaded from the storage unit 32 and ROM or other recording media, and also has a work area used by the control unit 31 to perform various processes.

[0021] The storage unit 32 is a hard disk drive, solid-state drive, flash memory, etc., and stores the program executed by the control unit 31, the data necessary for program execution, the OS, etc. In particular, in this embodiment, the program and data for causing the vehicle class data generation device 3 to execute the processing described later are stored in the storage unit 32.

[0022] The input unit 33 includes input devices such as a keyboard, mouse, and touch panel. The input unit 33 transmits data and operation instructions received via the input devices to the control unit 31.

[0023] The display unit 34 is equipped with a display such as a liquid crystal panel and displays data such as images and text related to the processing of the vehicle class data generation device 3 on the display according to the instructions of the control unit 31.

[0024] The communication unit 35 is a communication interface that mediates communication for the vehicle class data generation device 3 and controls communication with other devices via the network. The network may be wired or wireless.

[0025] The peripheral device interface unit 36 ​​is a port for connecting peripheral devices such as the reader 5. The control unit 31 transmits and receives data to and from peripheral devices via the peripheral device interface unit 36.

[0026] Returning to the explanation of Figure 1, the reading device 5 reads the driver's license 10 and comprises a reader and a scanner. The reader reads the license data stored in the IC chip (not shown) of the driver's license 10. The scanner captures the driver's license 10, which is placed on a glass table, using an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor).

[0027] (2. Driver's license data 100) Figure 3 shows the license data 100 stored in the IC chip of the driver's license 10. The IC chip of the driver's license 10 records the license data 100, including the license number 101, issuance date 102, expiration date 103, the name 104, date of birth 105, license acquisition date 106, license type information 107, restriction information 108, and removal information 109 of the driver's license 10. Of these, the license number 101, issuance date 102, and expiration date 103 can be read from the IC chip without entering a PIN, but entering a PIN is required to read the other information from the IC chip.

[0028] License type information 107 indicates the type of license held by the holder of driver's license 10, such as special heavy vehicle, large vehicle, medium vehicle, semi-medium vehicle, or regular vehicle. The license type indicates the type (vehicle class) of vehicle that the holder of driver's license 10 is permitted to drive.

[0029] Restriction information 108 is information regarding restrictions attached to the license type in license type information 107, such as automatic transmission only, microbus only, and gross vehicle weight restrictions. Restriction information 108 is stored on the IC chip as text data (hereinafter sometimes referred to as restriction text) such as "Semi-medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission vehicles."

[0030] Release information 109 is information regarding the release of the above restriction, and like restriction information 108, it is stored on the IC chip as text data (hereinafter sometimes referred to as release text) such as "Release the condition that semi-medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission vehicles."

[0031] (3. Functions of the vehicle class data generation device 3) Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the functions of the vehicle class data generation device 3. As shown in Figure 4, the vehicle class data generation device 3 includes an acquisition means 310, a restriction release means 320, a vehicle class data generation means 330, etc. The storage unit 32 stores the vehicle class table 300, etc.

[0032] The acquisition means 310 involves the control unit 31 of the vehicle class data generation device 3 acquiring the license type information 107, restriction information 108, and deactivation information 109 stored in the IC chip of the driver's license 10 from the reader device 5.

[0033] The restriction release means 320 is a process in which the control unit 31 of the vehicle class data generation device 3 extracts vehicle class information corresponding to the restriction text (restriction information 108) acquired by the acquisition means 310 based on the vehicle class table 300, and deletes the vehicle class information according to the release text acquired by the acquisition means 310. Details of the vehicle class table 300 and vehicle class information will be described later.

[0034] The vehicle class data generation means 330 is a system in which the control unit 31 of the vehicle class data generation device 3 uses the license type information 107 and the vehicle class information that remained without being deleted by the restriction removal means 320 to generate vehicle class data indicating the vehicle class that the holder of the driver's license 10 can drive. The vehicle class data will be described later.

[0035] (4. Vehicle Class Table 300) Figure 5(a) is a schematic diagram showing a part of the vehicle class table 300. The vehicle class table 300 records a restriction text 301, vehicle class information 313 indicating the vehicle class for which driving is restricted by the restriction text 301, and a release text 302 that removes the restriction imposed by the restriction text 301.

[0036] In the vehicle class table 300, the restrictive text 301 is recorded in association with the identifier 311 corresponding to the restrictive text 301 and the vehicle class information 313. The vehicle class table 300 also contains an offsetting ID 312 item, but the offsetting ID 312 is required for the release text 302 and will not be explained here (all offsetting IDs 312 for restrictive text 301 are recorded as "0").

[0037] The vehicle class information 313 corresponding to the restriction text 301 indicates the vehicle class whose driving is restricted by the restriction text 301. For vehicle class information 313, "1" is recorded for vehicle classes whose driving is restricted by the restriction text 301, and "0" is recorded for other vehicle classes.

[0038] For example, in Figure 5(a), the vehicle class information 313 includes items (vehicle classes) such as semi-medium, semi-medium AT, semi-medium 5t, and semi-medium 5t AT. When these vehicle classes are shown as a Venn diagram, they look like Figure 5(b). Semi-medium AT means "semi-medium with automatic transmission only," and semi-medium 5t means "semi-medium with a gross vehicle weight of less than 5t." Also, semi-medium 5t AT means "semi-medium with a gross vehicle weight of less than 5t and with automatic transmission only." In other words, semi-medium AT and semi-medium 5t are sub-classes of semi-medium, and semi-medium 5t AT is a sub-class of semi-medium AT and semi-medium 5t.

[0039] In Figure 5(a), the vehicle class information 313 linked to the restrictive text 301, "Semi-medium-sized vehicles are limited to semi-medium-sized vehicles (5t)," shows "1" recorded for the semi-medium-sized and semi-medium-sized AT items, and "0" recorded for the semi-medium-sized 5t and semi-medium-sized 5t AT items. In Figure 5(b), the vehicle classes whose driving is restricted by this information are shown in gray. That is, even if "1" is recorded for the semi-medium-sized item, driving of all semi-medium-sized vehicles is not restricted; the vehicle class information 313 for the lower-level vehicle class takes precedence, and driving of semi-medium-sized 5t vehicles is not restricted. The same applies to the relationship between semi-medium-sized AT and its lower-level vehicle class, semi-medium-sized 5t AT. In the vehicle class table 300, this notation shows the relationship between the restrictive text 301 and the vehicle classes whose driving is restricted by the restrictive text 301.

[0040] In the vehicle class table 300, the release text 302 is also recorded in association with the identifier 311, the offset ID 312, and the vehicle class information 313.

[0041] The offsetting ID 312 records the identifier 311 of the restriction text 301 that indicates the restriction to be removed by the removal text 302. In other words, the removal text 302 with offsetting ID 312 "15" is used (only) to remove the restriction of the restriction text 301 whose identifier 311 is "15". In this way, the restriction text 301 and the removal text 302 that removes the restriction imposed by that restriction text 301 are associated. The identifier 311 associated with the removal text 302 is recorded with the same value as the offsetting ID 312.

[0042] The vehicle class information 313 corresponding to the release text 302 indicates the vehicle class whose restriction is released by the release text 302. "2" is recorded for the vehicle class whose restriction is released by the release text 302, and "0" is recorded for all other vehicle classes.

[0043] Here, regarding the actual restriction text stored on the IC chip of the driver's license 10, different expressions may be used for the same restriction content depending on the public safety commission of each prefecture that issues the driver's license 10. For example, for the same restriction content, different expressions of the restriction text may be used, such as "Semi-medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission vehicles" or "Semi-medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission vehicles." The same applies to the actual deactivation text stored in the IC chip of the driver's license 10. That is, for the same deactivation target, different expressions of the deactivation text may be used, such as "Deactivation of the condition that semi-medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission vehicles," "Deactivation of condition: Semi-medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission vehicles," or "Deactivation of condition (semi-medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission vehicles)."

[0044] Therefore, the vehicle class table 300 records multiple restrictive texts 301 (for example, see "Semi-medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission vehicles" and "Semi-medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission vehicles" in Figure 5(a)) corresponding to vehicle class information 313 with the same content, and records multiple deactivation texts 302 (for example, "Deactivate the condition that semi-medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission vehicles" in Figure 5(a)", "Deactivate condition: Semi-medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission vehicles" and "Deactivate condition (Semi-medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission vehicles)") that remove the restriction imposed by the same restrictive text 301, thereby comprehensively recording all of these different expressions of restrictive texts 301 and deactivation texts 302 in advance.

[0045] (4. Method for generating vehicle class data) Next, the flow of the vehicle class data generation method in the vehicle class data generation system 1 will be explained with reference to Figure 6, etc. Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the processing of the vehicle class data generation device 3, and each step in the figure is executed by the control unit 31 of the vehicle class data generation device 3 controlling each part of the vehicle class data generation device 3.

[0046] In this embodiment, when generating driver vehicle class data, first, the operator, such as the driver, places the driver's license 10 into the reader 5 and inputs a PIN from the vehicle class data generation device 3 or the like. The reader 5 then reads the license type information 107, restriction information 108, and deactivation information 109 from the IC chip of the driver's license 10 and transmits this data to the vehicle class data generation device 3.

[0047] The vehicle class data generation device 3 receives and acquires the license type information 107, the restriction information 108, and the deactivation information 109 from the reader device 5 (S1). Then, it searches the vehicle class table 300 for the restriction text 301 and the deactivation text 302 that correspond to (match) the restriction text of the restriction information 108 and the deactivation text of the deactivation information 109 (S2), and extracts all the identifiers 311, offsetting IDs 312, and vehicle class information 313 corresponding to each of the texts 301 and 302 (S3).

[0048] Figure 7(a) shows examples of the restricted text 301 and derestricted text 302 searched in S2, and the identifier 311, offsetting ID 312, and vehicle class information 313 corresponding to each of the texts 301 and 302 extracted in S3.

[0049] The vehicle class data generation device 3 uses this data to perform a process to release the restriction imposed by the restriction text 301 according to the release text 302 (S4).

[0050] In this embodiment, in S4, the vehicle class information 313 of the restrictive text 301 in Figure 7(a) is deleted according to the deactivation text 302. More specifically, for example, the offset ID 312 of the deactivation text 302 is obtained, and the vehicle class information 313 of the restrictive text 301 having the same identifier 311 as the offset ID 312 is compared with the vehicle class information 313 of the deactivation text 302. If the vehicle class for which the vehicle class information 313 of the restrictive text 301 is "1" matches the vehicle class for which the vehicle class information 313 of the deactivation text 302 is "2", the vehicle class information 313 of the restrictive text 301 for that vehicle class is changed to "0". If all the vehicle class information 313s for vehicle classes that have the vehicle class information 313 set to "1" in the restrictive text 301 are changed to "0", the data such as the vehicle class information 313 of the restrictive text 301 is deleted.

[0051] Furthermore, data such as vehicle class information 313 of the release text 302 used to remove the restriction will be deleted separately. In addition, if there is a release text 302 that was not used to remove the restriction, a search can be performed using the offset ID 312 of that release text 302 to extract the release text 302 (its own release text 302) that has the same identifier 311 as the offset ID 312, and then the release text 302 can be deleted.

[0052] Figure 7(b) shows an example of data remaining after the restriction imposed by the restrictive text 301 has been removed according to the removal text 302. In this example, in Figure 7(a), the vehicle class information 313, etc. of the restrictive text 301 with identifier 311 "15" (= "Medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission") is offset by the removal text 302 with offsetting ID 312 "15" (= "The condition that medium-sized vehicles (5t) and regular cars are limited to automatic transmission vehicles has been removed"), leaving only the vehicle class information 313, etc. of the restrictive text 301 with identifier 311 "13".

[0053] In this way, the restriction imposed by the restrictive text 301 can be accurately removed in accordance with the removal text 302. However, this is not the only way to remove the restriction imposed by the restrictive text 301 in accordance with the removal text 302. For example, if there is a removal text 302 that has the same offsetting ID 312 as the identifier 311 of the restrictive text 301, it is possible to perform a simple process such as deleting the vehicle class information 313 of the restrictive text 301. Alternatively, without using the identifier 311 or offsetting ID 312, if there is a vehicle class where the vehicle class information 313 of the removal text 302 is "2" and the vehicle class information 313 of the restrictive text 301 is "1", it is also possible to perform a process such as changing the vehicle class information 313 of all restrictive texts 301 where the vehicle class information 313 of that vehicle class is "1" to "0".

[0054] Next, the vehicle class data generation device 3 uses the license information 107 acquired in S1 and the vehicle class information 313 that was not deleted in S4 to generate vehicle class data indicating the vehicle class that the driver is permitted to drive (S5).

[0055] Figure 8 shows an example of vehicle class data 400. As shown in Figure 8, vehicle class data 400 is a multi-digit sequence, where the first to eighth digits indicate the maximum vehicle class that the driver can drive under various conditions. For example, the first digit represents the maximum manual transmission (MT) vehicle class that the driver can drive from among large, medium, medium 8t (meaning "limited to medium-sized vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of less than 8t"), semi-medium, semi-medium 5t, regular, and small special (in the example in Figure 8, "3" = medium 8t). If the driver does not have a license for an MT vehicle of the above class, it will be "0". Additionally, the second digit represents the maximum automatic transmission (AT) vehicle class that the driver can drive from among the above vehicle classes (in the example in Figure 8, "3" = medium 8t), and the seventh digit represents the maximum vehicle class that the driver can drive from among large Class 2, large special, and large special 5t (meaning "limited to large special vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of less than 5t") (in the example in Figure 8, "2" = large special). These data can be created using the license type information 107 acquired in S1 and the vehicle class information 313 that remained in S4 without being deleted.

[0056] Furthermore, the numbers from the 9th digit onward in the vehicle class data 400 record texts that did not match the restricted text 301 or deactivated text 302 in the vehicle class table 300, among the restricted text 108 and deactivated text 109 within the IC chip of the driver's license 10, in a format such as JIS X 0208. This can be used for verification by the person in charge or for updating the vehicle class table 300.

[0057] The vehicle class data 400 created as described above can be used during roll call operations to extract vehicles that a driver can drive from the owned vehicles, similar to the case described in Patent Document 1, or it can be used in a driver database to search for drivers who can drive a particular vehicle using the vehicle as the key.

[0058] As described above, the vehicle class data generation device 3 of this embodiment acquires license type information 107, restriction information (restriction text) 108, and deactivation information (deactivation text) 109 from the IC chip of the driver's license 10, extracts vehicle class information 313 corresponding to the restriction text based on the vehicle class table 300, and deletes the extracted vehicle class information 313 according to the deactivation text. Then, using the license type information 107 and the vehicle class information 313 that were not deleted, it generates vehicle class data 400 indicating the vehicle class that the driver can drive. This makes it possible to generate vehicle class data 400 indicating the vehicle class that the driver can drive, taking into account the restrictions attached to the license and their deactivation. By making a decision on the system using this vehicle class data 400, it is possible to eliminate human error in judgment regarding the vehicle class that the driver can drive, even if there are restrictions attached to the license and their deactivation.

[0059] Furthermore, the vehicle class table 300 records multiple restriction texts 301 associated with the same vehicle class information 313, and records multiple deactivation texts 302 that remove the restriction imposed by the same restriction text 301. This allows for the handling of differences in text expression, even for restriction texts 301 and deactivation texts 302 that may be expressed differently by the Public Safety Commissions of each prefecture, by comprehensively recording all of them in advance.

[0060] Furthermore, the vehicle class table 300 can define the relationship between the restrictive text 301 and the deactivation text 302 that removes the restriction imposed by the restrictive text 301, using the identifier 311 of the restrictive text 301 and the offsetting ID 312 of the deactivation text 302.

[0061] However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the configuration of the vehicle class table 300 is not limited to the above, and it may be any configuration that records at least a limiting text 301, vehicle class information 313 indicating the vehicle class for which driving is restricted by the limiting text 301, and a release text 302 that removes the restriction imposed by the limiting text 301.

[0062] Furthermore, the use of the vehicle class data 400 is not limited to extracting vehicles that a driver can drive, or to searching for drivers who can drive a vehicle using the vehicle as a key, as mentioned above. It can be used for any purpose related to the system's determination of which vehicles a driver can drive.

[0063] Preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the attached drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these examples. It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications or alterations can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea disclosed herein, and these will naturally also fall within the technical scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0064] 1: Vehicle Class Data Generation System 3: Vehicle Class Data Generation Device 5: Reader 100: Driver's license data 107: License Information 108: Limited Information 109: Deactivation Information 300: Vehicle Class Table 301: Limited Text 302: Unlock Text 310: Acquisition means 311: Identifier 312: Offset ID 313: Vehicle Class Information 320: Limitation release means 330: Vehicle class data generation means

Claims

1. An acquisition means for acquiring license type information, which indicates the type of license the license holder holds, which is stored in the IC chip of the driver's license; restriction information, which indicates the restrictions attached to the said license type in restriction text; and removal information, which indicates the removal of the said restrictions in removal text, stored in the IC chip of the driver's license. A restriction removal means performs a process of extracting the vehicle class information corresponding to the restriction text acquired by the acquisition means, based on a vehicle class table that records the restriction text, vehicle class information indicating the vehicle class for which driving is restricted by the restriction text, and the restriction removal text that removes the restriction imposed by the restriction text, and deleting the vehicle class information according to the restriction removal text acquired by the acquisition means. A vehicle class data generation means generates vehicle class data indicating the vehicle class that a driver's license holder can drive, using the aforementioned license type information and the aforementioned vehicle class information that remains without being deleted by the restriction removal means. A vehicle class data generation device characterized by having the following features.

2. The vehicle class table is stored in the storage unit, The vehicle class data generating device according to claim 1, characterized in that the vehicle class table records a plurality of the limit texts corresponding to the vehicle class information of the same content.

3. The vehicle class table is stored in the storage unit, The vehicle class data generating device according to claim 1, characterized in that the vehicle class table records a plurality of release texts that release the restriction by the same limiting text.

4. The vehicle class table is stored in the storage unit, In the aforementioned vehicle class table, The aforementioned restrictive text, the identifier corresponding to the restrictive text, and the vehicle class information corresponding to the restrictive text are recorded in association with each other. The aforementioned release text and the offsetting ID corresponding to the identifier of the limitation text indicating the limitation to be released by the release text are recorded in association. The vehicle class data generation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the restriction release means acquires the offset ID associated with the release text and deletes the vehicle class information of the restriction text with the same identifier as the offset ID.

5. Computers, An acquisition means for acquiring license type information, which indicates the type of license the license holder holds, which is stored in the IC chip of the driver's license; restriction information, which indicates the restrictions attached to the said license type in restriction text; and removal information, which indicates the removal of the said restrictions in removal text, stored in the IC chip of the driver's license. A restriction removal means performs a process of extracting the vehicle class information corresponding to the restriction text acquired by the acquisition means, based on a vehicle class table that records the restriction text, vehicle class information indicating the vehicle class for which driving is restricted by the restriction text, and the restriction removal text that removes the restriction imposed by the restriction text, and deleting the vehicle class information according to the restriction removal text acquired by the acquisition means. A vehicle class data generation means generates vehicle class data indicating the vehicle class that a driver's license holder can drive, using the aforementioned license type information and the aforementioned vehicle class information that remains without being deleted by the restriction removal means. A program that functions as a vehicle class data generation device.

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