Transportation management device, transportation management system, and transportation management method

Abstract

This transport management device, which is for managing the transport of a vehicle to be lent out, is provided with: an information storage unit that stores transporter information that includes information pertaining to transporters who transport vehicles between a lender and a borrower; and a transporter determination unit that, on the basis of the transporter information, selects a transporter capable of receiving a vehicle at a first location specified by the lender and transporting the received vehicle to a s second location specified by the borrower, and that transmits transport request information that includes information indicating the first location and the second location to a terminal of the selected transporter.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a vehicle transportation management device, a transportation management system, and a transportation management method. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art There are known rental car services, car sharing services, and the like, which rent out vehicles to users who wish to use them temporarily.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses the following car sharing server. That is, the car sharing server presents a list of rentable vehicles managed by each company and the rental period for each vehicle to a user terminal owned by the user. The car sharing server receives a specification from the user terminal of a vehicle that the user wishes to use from the list, and also receives reservation information including a specification of the vehicle usage period and a location for delivery of the vehicle to the company that manages the vehicle. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2020-046946 DISCLOSURE OF THEINVENTION

[0005] However, in the service described in Patent Document 1, a user who rents a vehicle must go to a pick-up point designated by the vehicle rental company to pick up the vehicle. In other words, conventional rental car services and car sharing services impose a heavy burden on users who rent a vehicle to travel to the pick-up point. For example, this travel burden is particularly heavy when the user is elderly, ill, injured, or has children, when the user has a lot of luggage, or when the weather is bad.

[0006] One aspect of the present disclosure provides a transportation management device, a transportation management system, and a transportation management method that can efficiently transport vehicles between a vehicle lender and a vehicle borrower.

[0007] A transportation management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is a transportation management device that manages the transportation of a vehicle to be rented, and includes an information storage unit that stores transporter information including information regarding a transporter who transports the vehicle between the vehicle's lender and borrower, and a transporter determination unit that determines, based on the transporter information, a transporter that can receive the vehicle at a first location specified by the lender and transport the received vehicle to a second location specified by the borrower, and transmits transportation request information including information indicating the first location and the second location to a terminal of the determined transporter.

[0008] A transportation management system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is a transportation management system that manages the transportation of a vehicle to be rented, and includes a terminal of a transporter that transports the vehicle between the vehicle lender and borrower, and a transportation management device that determines a transporter that can receive the vehicle at a first location specified by the lender and transport the received vehicle to a second location specified by the borrower based on transporter information including information about the transporter, and transmits transportation request information including information indicating the first location and the second location to the terminal of the determined transporter.

[0009] A transportation management method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is a transportation management method that manages the transportation of a vehicle to be rented by a transportation management device, and based on transporter information including information about a transporter who transports the vehicle between the vehicle lender and borrower, determines a transporter that can receive the vehicle at a first location specified by the lender and transport the received vehicle to a second location specified by the borrower, and sends transportation request information including information indicating the first location and the second location to a terminal of the determined transporter.

[0010] Furthermore, these comprehensive or specific aspects may be realized by a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a recording medium, or may be realized by any combination of a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, and a recording medium.

[0011] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, vehicles can be transported efficiently between vehicle renters and borrowers. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a transportation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a transportation management device according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 3] 11 is a sequence chart showing an example of the operation of the transportation management system regarding the registration of information in the information storage unit and the updating of information in the information storage unit. [Figure 4A] This is a sequence chart showing an example of the operation of a transportation management system when a borrower selects a transporter when renting a vehicle, and the selected transporter transports the vehicle to be rented to a location specified by the borrower. [Figure 4B] 4B is a sequence chart showing a continuation of FIG. 4A. [Figure 4C] 4C is a sequence chart showing a continuation of FIG. 4B. [Diagram 5] This is a sequence chart showing an example of the operation of a transportation management system when a lender selects a transporter when lending a vehicle, and the selected transporter transports the vehicle to be rented to a location specified by the borrower. [Figure 6A] This is a sequence chart showing an example of the operation of a transportation management system when a borrower selects a transporter when returning a vehicle, and the selected transporter goes to a location specified by the borrower to pick up the vehicle to be returned. [Figure 6B] 6B is a sequence chart showing a continuation of FIG. 6A. [Figure 6C] 6C is a sequence chart showing a continuation of FIG. 6B. [Figure 7] A diagram showing the hardware configuration of a computer that realizes the functions of the transportation management device according to the present disclosure using a program. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. However, more detailed description than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed description of already well-known matters and duplicated description of substantially the same configuration may be omitted. This is to avoid the following description becoming unnecessarily redundant and to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art. Note that the accompanying drawings and the following description are provided to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the subject matter described in the claims.

[0014] (Present embodiment) FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of a transportation management system 1 according to the present embodiment.

[0015] There are known rental car services and car sharing services that rent out vehicles to users who wish to temporarily use a vehicle 2. A car sharing service is a service in which a vehicle 2 owned by a company or an individual is shared by multiple users.

[0016] Conventionally, when borrowing a vehicle 2, a user 4 must go to a rental point designated by a lender 3 to borrow the vehicle 2, and when returning the vehicle, must return the vehicle 2 to a return point designated by the lender 3. A user 4 who borrows a vehicle 2 is hereinafter referred to as a borrower 4. For example, if the lender 3 is a rental car company, the borrower 4 must go to a store to borrow the vehicle 2, and when returning the vehicle, must return the vehicle 2 to the store. Also, if the lender 3 is a car sharing company, the borrower 4 must go to a parking lot where the vehicle 2 is parked to pick up the vehicle 2, and when returning the vehicle, must park the vehicle 2 in the parking lot. In other words, conventional rental car services and car sharing services impose a large travel burden on the borrower 4, such as picking up the vehicle 2 and returning home from the point where the vehicle 2 is returned.

[0017] The transportation management system 1 according to this embodiment determines a person 5 who transports the vehicle 2 to a point designated by the borrower 4 when borrowing, and who receives the vehicle 2 at the point designated by the borrower 4 and returns it on behalf of the borrower 4 when returning. The person 5 who transports the vehicle 2 to a point designated by the borrower 4 and who receives the vehicle 2 at the point designated by the borrower 4 when returning, and who returns it on behalf of the borrower 4, is hereinafter referred to as a transporter 5. The borrower 4 can receive the vehicle 2 from the transporter 5 at the designated point when borrowing, and can hand over the borrowed vehicle 2 to the transporter 5 at the designated point when returning, thereby reducing the travel burden associated with borrowing the vehicle 2.

[0018] Next, the transportation management system 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 1. The transportation management system 1 is a system that manages the transportation of vehicles 2, and includes a lender terminal 10, a borrower terminal 20, a transporter terminal 30, and a transportation management device 100. The lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, the transporter terminal 30, and the transportation management device 100 can transmit and receive information to each other via a communication network 6. The communication network 6 may be configured as a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, a mobile communication network, or a combination of these, and may be wired or wireless.

[0019] The lender terminal 10 is a terminal owned by the lender 3. The borrower terminal 20 is a terminal owned by the borrower 4. The transporter terminal 30 is a terminal owned by the transporter 5. Examples of the lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, or the transporter terminal 30 include a smartphone, a tablet, and a PC.

[0020] The transportation management apparatus 100 is an apparatus that manages the transportation of the vehicle 2. The transportation management apparatus 100 may be configured with one or more server devices. Furthermore, the service provided by the transportation management apparatus 100 may be referred to as a transportation management service. Details of the transportation management apparatus 100 will be described later.

[0021] <If you rent a vehicle> Next, a case where the borrower 4 rents the vehicle 2 will be described. When making a reservation to borrow the vehicle 2, the borrower 4 specifies the pick-up point of the vehicle 2 through the borrower terminal 20. An example of the pick-up point of the vehicle 2 is the borrower's 4 home. However, the pick-up point is not limited to the home, and may be any point such as the nearest station or accommodation of the borrower 4. Information regarding the specified pick-up point is transmitted from the borrower terminal 20 to the transportation management device 100.

[0022] The transportation management device 100 extracts transporter candidates from among those who are registered in advance and can undertake the transportation work, and determines the transporter 5 of the vehicle 2 from the extracted transporter candidates. Those who are registered in advance and can undertake the transportation work will be referred to as registrants hereinafter. The transporter candidates are those who can transport the vehicle 2 from the rental point of the reserved vehicle 2 to the delivery point of the vehicle 2 specified by the borrower 4. The transportation management device 100 then transmits transportation request information, which is information for requesting transportation, to the transporter terminal 30 of the determined transporter 5.

[0023] The transportation request information transmitted from the transportation management device 100 is displayed on the transporter terminal 30. The transporter 5 determines whether or not to accept the request based on the transportation request information displayed on the transporter terminal 30. If it is determined that the request is to be accepted, the transporter 5 travels to the rental point of the reserved vehicle 2 to pick up the vehicle 2, and drives the vehicle 2 to the delivery point designated by the borrower 4. The transporter 5 then hands over the vehicle 2 to the borrower 4 at the delivery point designated by the borrower 4. This allows the borrower 4 to pick up the vehicle 2 at the designated point without having to travel to the rental point of the vehicle 2.

[0024] <If returning the vehicle> Next, a case where the borrower 4 returns the vehicle 2 will be described. When making a reservation to return the vehicle 2, the borrower 4 specifies the pick-up point of the vehicle 2 to be returned through the borrower terminal 20. An example of a pick-up point of the vehicle 2 is the borrower's 4 home. However, the pick-up point is not limited to the home, and may be any point such as the nearest station or accommodation of the borrower 4. Information regarding the specified pick-up point is transmitted from the borrower terminal 20 to the transportation management device 100.

[0025] The transportation management device 100 extracts transporter candidates from among pre-registered registrants, and determines a transporter 5 for the vehicle 2 from the extracted transporter candidates. The transporter candidates are those who are able to transport the vehicle 2 from the delivery point of the vehicle 2 specified by the borrower 4 when making the return reservation to the return point of the vehicle 2 specified by the lender 3. Then, the transportation management device 100 transmits transportation request information to the transporter terminal 30 of the determined transporter 5.

[0026] The transportation request information transmitted from the transportation management device 100 is displayed on the transporter terminal 30. The transporter 5 determines whether or not to accept the request based on the transportation request information displayed on the transporter terminal 30. If it is determined that the request is to be accepted, the transporter 5 travels to the delivery point of the vehicle 2 specified by the borrower 4 when making the return reservation, picks up the vehicle 2, and drives the vehicle 2 to the return point of the vehicle 2 specified by the lender 3. The transporter 5 then returns the vehicle 2 at the return point. This allows the borrower 4 to return the vehicle 2 at the specified point without having to drive the vehicle 2 to the return point. This embodiment will be described in detail below.

[0027] <Configuration of material handling equipment> FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the material handling management apparatus 100 according to this embodiment.

[0028] The transportation management device 100 includes an information storage unit 101, an information control unit 102, a transporter determination unit 103, a transportation control unit 104, a loan control unit 105, a key control unit 106, a payment control unit 107, and a UI control unit 108. These components may be functions realized by cooperative operation of at least a portion of the input device 1001, the output device 1002, the CPU 1003, the GPU 1004, the ROM 1005, the RAM 1006, the storage device 1007, the reading device 1008, and the communication device 1009 shown in FIG.

[0029] The information storage unit 101 stores information handled by the transportation management apparatus 100. For example, the information storage unit 101 stores lender information 121, borrower information 122, transporter information 123, vehicle information 124, rental status information 125, key information 126, and payment information 127. The information storage unit 101 may be configured as a database.

[0030] Lender information 121 includes information about the lender 3. For example, lender information 121 includes the company name, address, telephone number, and email address of the lender 3. If the lender 3 is an individual, lender information 121 may include the name of the lender 3 instead of the company name.

[0031] Borrower information 122 includes information about borrower 4. For example, borrower information 122 includes borrower 4's name, address, phone number, email address, and credit card number.

[0032] The transporter information 123 includes information about the transporter 5. For example, the transporter information 123 includes the name, sex, address, telephone number, and email address of the transporter 5. In addition, the transporter information 123 may include information 128 indicating the conditions under which the transporter 5 accepts the transport work. The information 128 indicating the conditions under which the transporter 5 accepts the transport work is hereinafter referred to as condition information 128. The condition information 128 includes, for example, the type of vehicle that can be accepted, the area in which the transporter 5 can be accepted, the minimum remuneration that can be accepted, and the schedule date and time that the transporter 5 can be accepted. In addition, the transporter information 123 may include information 129 indicating an evaluation by at least one of the borrower 4 and the lender 3 of the transporter 5's past transport work. The information 129 indicating an evaluation by at least one of the borrower 4 and the lender 3 of the transporter 5's past transport work is hereinafter referred to as evaluation information 129. The evaluation information 129 may be an n-level evaluation (n is an integer of 2 or more) in which the larger the score, the higher the evaluation. The evaluation information 129 may have a plurality of evaluation items and an n-level evaluation for each evaluation item.

[0033] The vehicle information 124 includes information related to the rental vehicle 2. For example, the vehicle information 124 includes information indicating the vehicle ID, the person renting the vehicle, the vehicle model, the vehicle license plate number, and options equipped on the vehicle.

[0034] The rental status information 125 includes information indicating the rental status of the vehicle 2. For example, the rental status information 125 includes a vehicle ID, the rental status of the vehicle, the current location of the vehicle, the renter of the vehicle, the borrower of the vehicle, and the rental period of the vehicle. The rental status of the vehicle may be, for example, any of the following states: available for rental, reserved, on loan, and in transit.

[0035] The key information 126 includes information about a key for unlocking and starting the vehicle 2. For example, the key information 126 includes information indicating key data, the lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, and the transporter terminal 30 to which the key data will be distributed, and the expiration date of the key data. The lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, and the transporter terminal 30 in which the key information 126 is stored may operate as a smart key for the vehicle 2 corresponding to the key information 126.

[0036] The payment information 127 includes information regarding the payment resulting from the rental of the vehicle 2. For example, the payment information 127 includes information indicating the rented vehicle, the borrower of the vehicle, the lender of the vehicle, the transporter of the vehicle, the rental period of the vehicle, the amount billed to the borrower, the amount paid to the lender, and the amount paid to the transporter.

[0037] The information control unit 102 registers new information in the information storage unit 101, and modifies and deletes information stored in the information storage unit 101. When the information storage unit 101 is a database, the information control unit 102 may be a DBMS (DataBase Management System).

[0038] The transporter determination unit 103 determines a transporter 5 capable of transporting the vehicle 2 to be rented out to the delivery point designated by the borrower 4 of the vehicle 2. The transporter determination unit 103 also determines a transporter 5 capable of receiving the vehicle 2 to be returned at the delivery point designated by the borrower 4 of the vehicle 2. The transporter determination unit 103 may determine the transporter 5 based on instructions from the borrower 4. Alternatively, the transporter determination unit 103 may determine the transporter 5 based on instructions from the lender 3. Alternatively, the transporter determination unit 103 may determine the transporter 5 based on the condition information 128 of each transporter 5.

[0039] The transportation control unit 104 may transmit transportation request information including the pick-up and drop-off point of the vehicle 2 to be rented out, specified by the borrower 4, to the transporter terminal 30 of the transporter 5 determined by the transporter determination unit 103. In this case, the transportation control unit 104 may also include the rental point of the vehicle 2 specified by the lender 3 in the transportation request information. In addition, the transportation control unit 104 may transmit transportation request information including the pick-up and drop-off point of the vehicle 2 to be returned, specified by the borrower 4, to the transporter terminal 30 of the transporter 5 determined by the transporter determination unit 103. In this case, the transportation control unit 104 may also include the return point of the vehicle 2 specified by the lender 3 in the transportation request information.

[0040] The rental control unit 105 controls the rental status information 125 of the vehicle 2. For example, when a borrower 4 makes a reservation to borrow a certain vehicle 2, the rental control unit 105 changes the rental status of the rental status information 125 corresponding to the vehicle 2 to "reserved." For example, when a transporter 5 is transporting a certain vehicle 2, the rental control unit 105 changes the rental status of the rental status information 125 corresponding to the vehicle 2 to "in transport."

[0041] The key control unit 106 controls the key information 126. For example, the key control unit 106 generates and deletes the key information 126. The key control unit 106 also transmits the key information 126 corresponding to the vehicle 2 to the lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, and the transporter terminal 30 of the person who is permitted to use the vehicle 2.

[0042] The payment control unit 107 controls the payment information 127. For example, when the rental and return of the vehicle 2 is completed, the payment control unit 107 calculates the amount billed to the borrower 4, the amount paid to the lender 3, and the amount paid to the transporter 5, and generates the payment information 127.

[0043] The UI control unit 108 controls a UI for using the services provided by the material handling management apparatus 100 from the lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, and the transporter terminal 30. For example, the UI may be the UI of an application executed on the lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, and the transporter terminal 30 for using the services provided by the material handling management apparatus 100. Alternatively, the UI may be the UI of a web browser on the lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, and the transporter terminal 30 that has accessed the services provided by the material handling management apparatus 100. The UI control unit 108 may also control a UI for an administrator to operate the material handling management apparatus 100.

[0044] <Registering and updating information> FIG. 3 is a sequence chart showing an example of the operation of the transportation management system 1 with regard to the registration of information in the information storage unit 101 of the transportation management apparatus 100 and the updating of information in the information storage unit 101. As shown in FIG.

[0045] The lender 3 transmits the lender information 121 of the lender 3 and the vehicle information 124 of the vehicle 2 being lent by the lender 3 to the transportation management device 100 via the lender terminal 10 (S101). The information control unit 102 of the transportation management device 100 receives the lender information 121 and vehicle information 124 of S101 and registers them in the information storage unit 101 (S102, S103). The information control unit 102 transmits a registration completion response to the lender terminal 10 (not shown).

[0046] The borrower 4 transmits the borrower information 122 of the borrower 4 to the transportation management apparatus 100 via the borrower terminal 20 (S104). The information control unit 102 of the transportation management apparatus 100 receives the borrower information 122 of S104 and registers it in the information storage unit 101 (S105). The information control unit 102 transmits a registration completion response to the borrower terminal 20 (not shown).

[0047] The transporter 5 transmits the transporter information 123 of the transporter 5 to the transportation management apparatus 100 through the transporter terminal 30 (S106). The information control unit 102 of the transportation management apparatus 100 receives the transporter information 123 of S106 and registers it in the information storage unit 101 (S107). The information control unit 102 transmits a registration completion response to the transporter terminal 30 (not shown).

[0048] When the rental status of the vehicle 2 changes, the lender 3 transmits information indicating the changed rental status to the transportation management device 100 via the lender terminal 10 (S108). For example, when a rental reservation is made for a certain vehicle 2, information indicating that the rental status of the vehicle 2 has changed to rental reservation is transmitted to the transportation management device 100. The information control unit 102 of the transportation management device 100 receives the information of S108 and updates the rental status information 125 based on the information (S109). For example, when the information control unit 102 receives information indicating that the rental status of the vehicle 2 has changed to rental reservation, it changes the rental status of the rental status information 125 corresponding to the vehicle 2 to "reserved". The processes of S108 and S109 may be performed each time the rental status changes.

[0049] When the transporter 5 changes the conditions for undertaking the transportation work, the transporter 5 transmits information indicating the changed conditions to the transportation management apparatus 100 through the transporter terminal 30 (S110). For example, when the transporter 5 changes the schedule date and time at which the transporter 5 is available to undertake the transportation work, the transporter 5 transmits information including the changed date and time to the transportation management apparatus 100. The information control unit 102 of the transportation management apparatus 100 receives the information of S110 and updates the condition information 128 of the transporter information 123 based on the information (S111). For example, when the information control unit 102 receives information including the changed schedule date and time at which the transporter 5 is available to undertake the transportation work, the information control unit 102 updates the condition information 128 included in the transporter information 123 of the transporter 5 that transmitted the information to the changed schedule date and time. The processes of S110 and S111 may be performed every time the transporter 5 changes the conditions at which the transporter 5 is available to undertake the transportation work.

[0050] <When the borrower selects the transporter when renting the vehicle> Figures 4A to 4C are sequence charts showing an example of operation of the transportation management system 1 when a borrower 4 selects a transporter 5 when renting a vehicle 2, and the selected transporter 5 transports the rented vehicle 2 to a delivery point specified by the borrower 4.

[0051] First, the process shown in FIG. 4A will be described.

[0052] The borrower 4 inputs borrowing reservation information to the borrower terminal 20 (S201). For example, the borrower 4 inputs, as the borrowing reservation information, information indicating the vehicle 2 to be borrowed, the lender of the vehicle 2, the borrowing period of the vehicle 2, the delivery point and date and time of the vehicle 2, etc. The borrower terminal 20 transmits the borrowing reservation information of S201 to the transportation management apparatus 100 (S202).

[0053] The lending control unit 105 of the transportation management device 100 receives the borrowing reservation information of S202. The transporter determination unit 103 extracts transporter candidates that can handle the delivery location and date and time of the vehicle 2 indicated in the borrowing reservation information based on the condition information 128 of the transporter information 123 stored in the information storage unit 101 (S203). The payment control unit 107 estimates the transportation work fee for each extracted transporter candidate (S204). The transportation work fee is the fee incurred when transportation work is requested. At least a portion of the transportation work fee is paid to the transporter 5 in charge of the transportation work.

[0054] The transporter determination unit 103 generates transporter candidate information including the transporter information 123 of each transporter candidate extracted in S203 and the transport work cost of each transporter candidate estimated in S204 (S205). The transporter determination unit 103 transmits the transporter candidate information generated in S205 to the borrower terminal 20 (S206).

[0055] The borrower terminal 20 receives and displays the transporter candidate information of S206 (S207). For example, the borrower terminal 20 displays the name, sex, face image, evaluation information 129, and transportation work cost of each transporter candidate based on the transporter candidate information.

[0056] The borrower 4 operates the borrower terminal 20 to select a transporter 5 to be requested to transport the reserved vehicle 2 from among the transporter candidates displayed in S207 (S208). The borrower terminal 20 transmits selection result information indicating the transporter 5 selected in S208 to the transportation management device 100 (S209).

[0057] The transporter determination unit 103 of the transportation management apparatus 100 receives the selection result information of S209, and generates transportation request information for requesting transportation work from the transporter 5 indicated by the received selection result information (S210). For example, the transporter determination unit 103 generates transportation request information including the type of vehicle 2 to be transported, the rental point of the vehicle 2, the delivery point and date and time to the borrower 4, etc. The transporter determination unit 103 transmits the transportation request information of S210 to the transporter terminal 30 of the transporter 5 selected in S208 (S211).

[0058] The transporter terminal 30 receives and displays the transportation request information of S211 (S212). The transporter 5 looks at the displayed transportation request information and decides whether or not to undertake the requested transportation work. If the transporter 5 decides to undertake the transportation work, he inputs his acceptance into the transporter terminal 30 (S213). The transporter terminal 30 transmits an acceptance response indicating that the transporter 5 has accepted the transportation work to the transportation management device 100 (S214).

[0059] The transporter determination unit 103 of the transportation management device 100 receives the acceptance response of S214 and determines the transporter 5 that sent the acceptance response as the person in charge of the transportation work (S215). The transporter determination unit 103 transmits the transporter information 123 of the transporter 5 determined in S215 to the borrower terminal 20 of the borrower 4 who made the rental reservation in S201, and the lender terminal 10 of the lender 3 of the vehicle 2 who made the rental reservation in S201 (S216).

[0060] The borrower terminal 20 and the lender terminal 10 each receive the transporter information 123 in S216 and display the transporter information 123 (S217, S218). This allows the lender 3 to know in advance from the transporter information 123 displayed on the lender terminal 10 what kind of person will be coming to pick up the vehicle 2. Also, the borrower 4 can know in advance from the transporter information 123 displayed on the borrower terminal 20 what kind of person will be coming to hand over the vehicle 2.

[0061] 4A, the borrower 4 selects a transporter 5 to be requested to transport from among multiple transporter candidates in S208, but the method of determining the transporter 5 is not limited to this. For example, the transporter determination unit 103 may automatically determine one transporter 5 from among the multiple transporter candidates extracted in S203 based on a predetermined rule. In this case, the processes of S207 to S209 do not need to be executed.

[0062] Next, the process shown in FIG. 4B, which follows FIG. 4A, will be described.

[0063] The key control unit 106 of the transportation management apparatus 100 generates the key information 126 for the transporter 5 determined in S215 (S301). The key control unit 106 transmits key right addition information indicating that the key information 126 for the transporter 5 has been generated to the lender terminal 10 (S302).

[0064] The lender terminal 10 receives the key right addition information of S302. The lender terminal 10 can recognize from the key right addition information that the transporter 5 determined in S215 has been added as a person who can unlock and start the reserved vehicle 2.

[0065] Furthermore, the key control unit 106 transmits the key information 126 for the transporter 5 in S301 to the transporter terminal 30 (S303).

[0066] The transporter terminal 30 receives and stores the key information 126 for the transporter 5 in S303. The transporter terminal 30 displays the key information 126 for the transporter 5 and the transportation request information received in S211 (S304). In addition, the transporter terminal 30 displays the route and navigation to the rental point of the vehicle 2 to be rented based on the transportation request information (S305). This allows the transporter 5 to easily arrive at the rental point of the vehicle 2. The rental point may be specified by the lender 3. Note that the lender 3 does not need to be at the rental point, as long as the vehicle 2 to be rented is present at the rental point.

[0067] The transporter 5 arrives at the rental location and unlocks and starts the vehicle 2 to be rented out using the key information 126 for the transporter 5 stored in the transporter terminal 30 (S306). In this way, by using the key information 126 instead of a physical key, the transporter 5 can unlock and start the vehicle 2 to be rented out without meeting the renter 3 in person.

[0068] The transporter 5 drives the vehicle 2 toward the delivery point designated by the borrower 4. At this time, the transporter terminal 30 displays the route and navigation to the delivery point (S307). This allows the transporter 5 to easily arrive at the delivery point.

[0069] In addition, the transportation control unit 104 of the transportation management device 100 detects the current position of the vehicle 2 at any time while the transporter 5 is transporting the vehicle 2 toward the delivery point (S308). The transportation control unit 104 transmits vehicle position information indicating the detected current position of the vehicle 2 to the borrower terminal 20 and the lender terminal 10 (S309).

[0070] The borrower terminal 20 and the lender terminal 10 each receive the vehicle position information of S309 and display the current position of the vehicle 2 (S310, S311). This allows the borrower 4 and lender 3 to see the displayed current position of the vehicle 2 and know whether the vehicle 2 is being transported by the transporter 5 without any problems.

[0071] The transporter 5 delivers the vehicle 2 to the borrower 4 at the delivery point, and inputs delivery completion information indicating that the delivery of the vehicle 2 has been completed into the transporter terminal 30 (S312). The transporter terminal 30 transmits the delivery completion information input in S312 to the transportation management device 100 (S313).

[0072] In addition, the borrower 4 receives the vehicle 2 from the transporter 5 at the delivery point, and inputs receipt completion information indicating that receipt of the vehicle 2 is completed to the borrower terminal 20 (S314). The borrower terminal 20 transmits the receipt completion information input in S314 to the transportation management device 100 (S315).

[0073] The rental control unit 105 of the transportation management apparatus 100 receives the delivery completion information of S313 and the receipt completion information of S315, and changes the rental status of the rental status information 125 of the vehicle 2 from "in transportation" to "borrowed" (S316).

[0074] Next, the process shown in FIG. 4C, which follows FIG. 4B, will be described.

[0075] The key control unit 106 of the transportation management device 100 deletes the key information 126 for the transporter 5 (S401). The transportation control unit 104 transmits information indicating that the vehicle 2 has been handed over from the transporter 5 to the borrower 4 and that the key information 126 for the transporter 5 has been deleted to the lender terminal 10 (S402).

[0076] The lender terminal 10 receives the information of S402. Based on the received information, the lender terminal 10 displays information indicating that the vehicle 2 has been handed over from the transporter 5 to the borrower 4 and that the key information 126 for the transporter 5 has been deleted (S403).

[0077] In addition, the key control unit 106 of the transportation management apparatus 100 generates key information 126 for borrower 4 (S404). The key control unit 106 transmits key right addition information indicating that the key information 126 for borrower 4 has been generated to the lender terminal 10 (S405). The lender terminal 10 receives the key right addition information of S405. The lender terminal 10 recognizes from the key right addition information that borrower 4 has been added as a person who can unlock and start the vehicle 2 that has been reserved for borrowing.

[0078] The key control unit 106 transmits the key information 126 for the borrower 4 generated in S404 to the borrower terminal 20 (S406). The borrower terminal 20 receives and displays the key information 126 for the borrower 4 in S406 (S407). The borrower 4 uses the key information 126 for the borrower 4 received by the borrower terminal 20 to unlock and start the vehicle 2 (S408). This allows the borrower 4 to use the borrowed vehicle 2.

[0079] <When the renter selects the transporter when renting the vehicle> Figure 5 is a sequence chart showing an example of operation of the transportation management system 1 when the lender 3 selects a transporter 5 when lending a vehicle 2, and the selected transporter 5 transports the vehicle 2 to be rented to the delivery point specified by the borrower 4.

[0080] The borrower 4 inputs borrowing reservation information into the borrower terminal 20, similar to S201 in FIG. 4A (S501).

[0081] The lending control unit 105 of the transportation management apparatus 100 receives the borrowing reservation information of S502. The transporter determination unit 103 and the payment control unit 107 perform the same processes as S203 to S205 in Fig. 4A (S503 to S505). The transporter determination unit 103 transmits the transporter candidate information generated in S505 to the lender terminal 10 (S506).

[0082] The lender terminal 10 receives and displays the transporter candidate information of S506 (S507). For example, the lender terminal 10 displays the name, sex, face image, evaluation information 129, and transportation work cost of each transporter candidate based on the transporter candidate information.

[0083] The lender 3 operates the lender terminal 10 to select a transporter 5 to be requested to transport the vehicle 2 reserved for borrowing in S501 from among the transporter candidates displayed in S507 (S508). The lender terminal 10 transmits selection result information indicating the transporter 5 selected in S508 to the transportation management device 100 (S509).

[0084] After that, the transportation management system 1 performs the same processes as S210 to S218 in Fig. 4A (S510 to S518). The processes thereafter are also similar to the processes shown in Fig. 4B and Fig. 4B, so a description thereof will be omitted.

[0085] In FIG. 5, a case has been described in which the lender 3 selects a transporter 5 to be requested to transport from among multiple transporter candidates in S508, but the method of determining the transporter 5 is not limited to this. For example, the transporter determination unit 103 may automatically determine one transporter 5 from among the multiple transporter candidates extracted in S203 based on a predetermined rule. In this case, the processes of S507 and S508 may not be executed. Alternatively, the transporter determination unit 103 may automatically determine a person designated in advance by the lender 3 as the transporter 5. In this case, the processes of S503 and S505 to S509 may not be executed.

[0086] <If the borrower chooses a transporter when returning the vehicle> Figures 6A to 6C are sequence charts showing an example of the operation of the transportation management system 1 when a borrower 4 selects a transporter 5 when returning a vehicle 2, and the selected transporter 5 goes to pick up the vehicle 2 to be returned at the delivery point specified by the borrower 4.

[0087] First, the process shown in FIG. 6A will be described.

[0088] The borrower 4 inputs return reservation information into the borrower terminal 20 (S601). For example, the borrower 4 inputs information indicating the vehicle 2 to be returned, the pick-up location and date and time of the vehicle 2, etc., as the return reservation information. The borrower terminal 20 transmits the return reservation information of S601 to the transportation management apparatus 100 (S602). Note that the borrower 4 may input the return reservation information in advance when making the borrowing reservation.

[0089] The rental control unit 105 of the transportation management apparatus 100 receives the return reservation information of S602. The transporter determination unit 103 extracts transporter candidates that can handle the delivery location and date and time of the vehicle 2 indicated in the return reservation information based on the condition information 128 of the transporter information 123 stored in the information storage unit 101 (S603). The payment control unit 107 estimates the transportation work cost for each extracted transporter candidate (S604).

[0090] The transporter determination unit 103 generates transporter candidate information including the transporter information 123 of each transporter candidate extracted in S603 and the transport work cost of each transporter candidate estimated in S604 (S605). The transportation control unit 104 transmits the transporter candidate information generated in S605 to the borrower terminal 20 (S606).

[0091] The borrower terminal 20 receives and displays the transporter candidate information of S606 (S607).

[0092] The borrower 4 operates the borrower terminal 20 to select a transporter 5 to be requested to transport the reserved vehicle 2 from among the transporter candidates displayed in S607 (S608). The borrower terminal 20 transmits selection result information indicating the transporter 5 selected in S608 to the transportation management device 100 (S609). Thereafter, the transportation management system 1 performs the same processes as S210 to S218 in FIG. 4A (S610 to S618).

[0093] 6A, the borrower 4 selects a transporter 5 to be requested to transport from among multiple transporter candidates in S608, but the method of determining the transporter 5 is not limited to this. For example, the transporter determination unit 103 may automatically determine one transporter 5 from among the multiple transporter candidates extracted in S603 based on a predetermined rule. In this case, the processes of S607 to S609 may not be executed. Alternatively, the transporter determination unit 103 may set the transporter 5 who was in charge of transportation at the time of lending as the first candidate at the time of return, and transmit transportation request information preferentially to the transporter terminal 30 of that transporter 5.

[0094] Next, the process shown in FIG. 6B, which follows FIG. 6A, will be described.

[0095] The key control unit 106 of the transportation management apparatus 100 generates the key information 126 for the transporter 5 determined in S615 (S701). The key control unit 106 transmits key right addition information indicating that the key information 126 for the transporter 5 has been generated to the lender terminal 10 (S702).

[0096] The lender terminal 10 receives the key right addition information of S702. The lender terminal 10 can recognize from the key right addition information that the transporter 5 determined in S615 has been added as a person who can unlock and start the vehicle 2 that is scheduled to be returned.

[0097] Furthermore, the key control unit 106 transmits the key information 126 for the transporter 5 in S701 to the transporter terminal 30 (S703).

[0098] The transporter terminal 30 receives and stores the key information 126 for the transporter 5 in S703. The transporter terminal 30 displays the key information 126 for the transporter 5 and the transportation request information received in S611 (S704). In addition, the transporter terminal 30 displays the route and navigation to the delivery point of the vehicle 2 to be returned based on the transportation request information (S705). This allows the transporter 5 to easily arrive at the delivery point. The transporter 5 waits for the arrival of the borrower 4 and the vehicle 2 to be returned at the delivery point.

[0099] Meanwhile, the borrower 4 drives the vehicle 2 to be returned toward the delivery point. While driving the vehicle 2, the borrower terminal 20 displays the route and navigation to the delivery point (S706). Note that if the vehicle 2 to be returned is already at the delivery point, such as when the borrower 4 designates the borrower's home as the delivery point, the process of S706 does not need to be executed.

[0100] In addition, the transportation control unit 104 of the transportation management device 100 detects the current position of the vehicle 2 at any time while the borrower 4 is driving the vehicle 2 toward the delivery point (S707). Then, the transportation control unit 104 transmits vehicle position information indicating the detected current position of the vehicle 2 to the lender terminal 10 and the transporter terminal 30 (S708).

[0101] The lender terminal 10 and the transporter terminal 30 each receive the vehicle position information of S708 and display the current position of the vehicle 2 (S710, S711). This allows the lender 3 and the transporter 5 to see the displayed current position of the vehicle 2 and know whether the borrower 4 is driving the vehicle 2 to the delivery point without any problems.

[0102] The borrower 4 hands over the vehicle 2 to be returned to the transporter 5 at the delivery point, and inputs delivery completion information indicating that the delivery of the vehicle 2 to be returned has been completed to the transporter terminal 30 (S712). The borrower terminal 20 transmits the delivery completion information input in S712 to the transportation management device 100 (S713).

[0103] The transporter 5 also receives the vehicle 2 to be returned from the borrower 4 at the delivery point, and inputs receipt completion information indicating that receipt of the vehicle 2 to be returned has been completed to the transporter terminal 30 (S714). The transporter terminal 30 transmits the receipt completion information input in S714 to the transportation management device 100 (S715).

[0104] The transportation control unit 104 of the transportation management apparatus 100 receives the delivery completion information of S713 and the receipt completion information of S715, and changes the rental status of the rental status information 125 of the vehicle 2 from "borrowed" to "in transportation" (S716).

[0105] Next, the process shown in FIG. 6C, which follows FIG. 6B, will be described.

[0106] The key control unit 106 of the transportation management device 100 deletes the key information 126 for the borrower 4 (S801). The transportation control unit 104 transmits information indicating that the vehicle 2 has been handed over from the borrower 4 to the transporter 5 and that the key information 126 for the borrower 4 has been deleted to the lender terminal 10 (S802).

[0107] The lender terminal 10 receives the information of S802. Based on the received information, the lender terminal 10 displays information indicating that the vehicle 2 has been handed over from the borrower 4 to the transporter 5 and that the key information 126 for the borrower 4 has been deleted (S803).

[0108] In addition, the transporter 5 uses the key information 126 for the transporter 5 stored in the transporter terminal 30 to unlock and start the vehicle 2 to be returned that is received from the borrower 4 (S804).

[0109] The transporter 5 drives the vehicle 2 toward the return point. At this time, the transporter terminal 30 displays the route and navigation to the return point (S805). This allows the transporter 5 to easily arrive at the return point.

[0110] In addition, the transportation control unit 104 of the transportation management device 100 detects the current position of the vehicle 2 at any time while the transporter 5 is transporting the vehicle 2 toward the return point (S806). The transportation control unit 104 transmits vehicle position information indicating the detected current position of the vehicle 2 to the lender terminal 10 and the borrower terminal 20 (S807).

[0111] The lender terminal 10 and the borrower terminal 20 each receive the vehicle position information of S807 and display the current position of the vehicle 2 (S808, S809). This allows the lender 3 and the borrower 4 to see the displayed current position of the vehicle 2 and know whether the vehicle 2 is being transported by the transporter 5 without any problems.

[0112] The transporter 5 delivers the vehicle 2 to the lender 3 at the return point, and inputs delivery completion information indicating that the delivery of the vehicle 2 has been completed to the transporter terminal 30 (S810). The transporter terminal 30 transmits the delivery completion information input in S810 to the transportation management device 100 (S811).

[0113] The lender 3 also receives the vehicle 2 from the transporter 5 at the return point, and inputs return completion information indicating that the return of the vehicle 2 has been completed into the lender terminal 10 (S812). The lender terminal 10 transmits the return completion information input in S812 to the transportation management device 100 (S813). The return point may be specified by the lender 3. Note that the lender 3 does not need to be at the return point, as long as the vehicle 2 to be returned is returned to the return point.

[0114] The rental control unit 105 of the transportation management apparatus 100 receives the delivery completion information of S811 and the return completion information of S813, and changes the rental status of the rental status information 125 of the vehicle 2 from "in transportation" to "available for rental" (S814).

[0115] The key control unit 106 of the transportation management device 100 deletes the key information 126 for the transporter 5 (S815). The transportation control unit 104 sends return completion information indicating that the return of the vehicle 2 has been completed to the borrower terminal 20 (S816). The borrower terminal 20 receives and displays the return completion information of S816 (S817). This allows the borrower 4 to know that the vehicle 2 has been returned without any problems. Furthermore, by using the key information 126 in this way instead of a physical key, the transporter 5 can avoid the trouble of meeting the lender 3 in person to return the physical key.

[0116] <Modification> In the above, a case has been described in which the lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, and the transporter terminal 30 are used as keys to the vehicle 2 by downloading key information 126 to the lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, and the transporter terminal 30, but a physical key for the vehicle 2 may be used instead of the key information 126. In this case, the transporter 5 may receive a physical key for the vehicle 2 to be rented from the lender 3 at the rental point, and hand over the physical key when handing over the vehicle 2 to the borrower 4. The transporter 5 may also receive a physical key when receiving the vehicle 2 to be returned from the borrower 4, and hand over the physical key when handing over the vehicle 2 to the lender 3 at the return point.

[0117] (Hardware configuration) The above describes in detail the embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the drawings, but the functions of the above-mentioned transportation management device 100, lender terminal 10, borrower terminal 20, and transporter terminal 30 can be realized by a computer program.

[0118] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of a computer that realizes the functions of the transportation management apparatus 100, the lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, and the transporter terminal 30 according to the present disclosure through a program.

[0119] The computer 1000 includes an input device 1001, an output device 1002, a central processing unit (CPU) 1003, a graphics processing unit (GPU) 1004, a read only memory (ROM) 1005, a random access memory (RAM) 1006, a storage device 1007, a reading device 1008 that reads information from a recording medium, and a communication device 1009 that communicates via a communication network 6. The input device 1001, the output device 1002, the CPU 1003, the GPU 1004, the ROM 1005, the RAM 1006, the storage device 1007, the reading device 1008, and the communication device 1009 are connected by a bus 1010 that allows bidirectional communication. The input device 1001 is, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch pad. The output device 1002 is, for example, a display or a speaker. The storage device 1007 is, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD). The recording medium is, for example, a digital versatile disk read only memory (DVD-ROM) or a universal serial bus (USB) memory.

[0120] The reading device 1008 reads a program for realizing the functions of the transportation management device 100, the lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, and the transporter terminal 30 from a recording medium on which the program is recorded, and stores the program in the storage device 1007. Alternatively, the communication device 1009 communicates with a predetermined server device connected to the communication network 6, and stores in the storage device 1007 the program for realizing the functions of the transportation management device 100, the lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, and the transporter terminal 30 downloaded from the server device.

[0121] The CPU 1003 copies a program stored in the memory device 1007 to the RAM 1006, and sequentially reads and executes the instructions contained in the program from the RAM 1006, thereby realizing the functions of the transportation management device 100, the lender terminal 10, the borrower terminal 20, and the transporter terminal 30.

[0122] The CPU 1003 may be replaced with other terms such as a processor, a controller, an arithmetic circuit, or a control unit. At least one of the RAM 1006 and the storage device 1007 may be replaced with other terms such as a memory or a storage unit. The communication device 1009 may be replaced with other terms such as a transmission / reception device, a communication interface, a communication module, or a communication unit.

[0123] Moreover, each functional block used in the description of the above embodiment is typically realized as an LSI, which is an integrated circuit. These may be individually integrated into one chip, or may be integrated into one chip that includes some or all of them. Here, we refer to it as an LSI, but it may also be called an IC, a system LSI, a super LSI, or an ultra LSI depending on the degree of integration. Furthermore, if an integrated circuit technology that replaces LSI appears due to the progress of semiconductor technology or a different derived technology, it is natural that the functional blocks may be integrated using that technology.

[0124] Summary of the Disclosure The transportation management device 100 for managing the transportation of the vehicle 2 to be rented according to the present disclosure includes an information storage unit 101 for storing transporter information 123 including information on the transporter 5 who transports the vehicle 2 between the vehicle lender 3 and the borrower 4, and a transporter determination unit 103 for determining a transporter 5 capable of receiving the vehicle 2 at a first point specified by the lender 3 and transporting the received vehicle 2 to a second point specified by the borrower 4 based on the transporter information 123, and transmitting transportation request information including information indicating the first point and the second point to the terminal 30 of the determined transporter 5. According to this configuration, the transporter 5 can receive the vehicle 2 to be rented at the first point specified by the lender 3 and transport the vehicle 2 to the second point specified by the borrower 4 based on the transportation request information transmitted to the terminal 30 of the transporter. The borrower 4 can receive the vehicle 2 to be rented from the transporter 5 at the specified second point. In other words, the transportation of the vehicle 2 between the lender 3 and borrower 4 of the vehicle 2 can be carried out efficiently.

[0125] Furthermore, the transporter determination unit 103 may determine a transporter 5 capable of receiving the vehicle 2 at a third point designated by the borrower 4 and transporting the received vehicle 2 to a fourth point designated by the lender 3 based on the transporter information 123, and transmit transportation request information including information indicating the third point and the fourth point to the terminal 30 of the determined transporter. According to this configuration, the transporter 5 can receive the vehicle 2 to be returned at the third point designated by the borrower 4 based on the transportation request information transmitted to the terminal 30 of the transporter, and transport the vehicle 2 to the fourth point designated by the lender 3. The borrower 4 can hand over the vehicle 2 to be returned to the transporter 5 at the specified third point. In other words, transportation of the vehicle 2 between the lender 3 and the borrower 4 of the vehicle 2 can be efficiently performed.

[0126] Furthermore, the transporter determination unit 103 may determine the transporter 5 of the vehicle 2 based on condition information 128 indicating the conditions under which the transporter 5 undertakes transportation, which is included in the transporter information 123. According to this configuration, the transporter determination unit 103 can determine the transporter 5 of the vehicle 2 based on the condition information 128 of each transporter 5.

[0127] Furthermore, the transporter determination unit 103 may extract transporters 5 that meet the condition information 128 as transporter candidates, transmit information indicating the transporter candidates to the borrower's terminal 20, and determine a person selected by the borrower 4 from among the transporter candidates via the terminal 20 as the transporter of the vehicle 2. With this configuration, the borrower 4 can easily determine a transporter 5 to request transportation from among the transporter candidates that meet the condition information 128.

[0128] Furthermore, the transporter determination unit 103 may extract transporters 5 that meet the condition information 128 as transporter candidates, transmit information indicating the transporter candidates to the lender's terminal 10, and determine a person selected by the lender 3 from the transporter candidates via the terminal 10 as the transporter 5 for the vehicle 2. With this configuration, the lender 3 can easily determine a transporter 5 to request transportation from among the transporter candidates that meet the condition information 128.

[0129] Furthermore, the transporter determination unit 103 may transmit information indicating the determined transporter 5 of the vehicle 2 to at least one of the lender's terminal 10 and the borrower's terminal 20. With this configuration, at least one of the lender 3 and the borrower 4 can know in advance what type of transporter 5 will pick up or deliver the vehicle 2.

[0130] Furthermore, the transportation management device 100 may further include a transportation control unit 104 that transmits information indicating the location of the vehicle 2 to at least one of the borrower's terminal 20 and the lender's terminal 10 while the vehicle 2 is being transported by the transporter 5. With this configuration, at least one of the borrower 4 and the lender 3 can know the location of the vehicle 2 during transportation, and can therefore determine whether the vehicle 2 is being transported without any problems.

[0131] Furthermore, the transportation management apparatus 100 may further include a key control unit 106 that transmits key information 126 capable of unlocking and starting the vehicle 2 to the terminal 30 of the transporter determined by the transporter determination unit 103. With this configuration, the transporter 5 can unlock and start the vehicle 2 to be transported by using the key information 126 received by the terminal 30 of the transporter, without having to hand over the physical key of the vehicle 2.

[0132] Although the embodiments have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It is clear that a person skilled in the art can conceive of various modifications, corrections, substitutions, additions, deletions, and equivalents within the scope of the claims, and it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present disclosure. In addition, the components in the above-mentioned embodiments may be arbitrarily combined within the scope of the invention.

[0133] This application is based on a Japanese patent application (Patent Application No. 2020-133266) filed on August 5, 2020, the contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. [Industrial Applicability]

[0134] The technology disclosed herein can be used for vehicle rental and borrowing services. [Explanation of symbols]

[0135] 1. Transportation management system 2 Vehicles 3. Lender 4 Borrower 5. Carrier 6. Communication Network 10. Borrower terminal 20 Borrower Terminal 30 Carrier terminal 100 Handling and management equipment 101 Information storage unit 102 Information Control Department 103 Transporter Determination Division 104 Transport control unit 105 Loan control unit 106 Key control section 107 Payment control section 108 UI control section 121 Lender Information 122 Borrower information 123 Carrier Information 124 Vehicle Information 125 Loan Status Information 126 Key Information 127 Payment Information 128 Condition Information 129 Evaluation Information

Claims

1. A transportation management device that manages the transportation of vehicles to be rented, an information storage unit that stores carrier information including information about a carrier who transports the vehicle between a lender and a borrower of the vehicle; a transporter determination unit that determines a transporter that can receive the vehicle at a first location designated by the lender and transport the received vehicle to a second location designated by the borrower based on the transporter information, and transmits transportation request information including information indicating the first location and the second location to a terminal of the determined transporter; The transporter determination unit, determining the transporter of the vehicle based on condition information included in the transporter information indicating the conditions under which the transporter undertakes transportation; extracting the transporters who meet the condition information as transporter candidates, transmitting information indicating the transporter candidates to a terminal of the borrower, and determining a person selected by the borrower from among the transporter candidates as the transporter of the vehicle; Material handling equipment.

2. A transportation management device for managing the transportation of vehicles to be rented, an information storage unit that stores carrier information including information about a carrier who transports the vehicle between a lender and a borrower of the vehicle; a transporter determination unit that determines a transporter that can receive the vehicle at a first location designated by the lender and transport the received vehicle to a second location designated by the borrower based on the transporter information, and transmits transportation request information including information indicating the first location and the second location to a terminal of the determined transporter; The transporter determination unit, determining the transporter of the vehicle based on condition information included in the transporter information indicating the conditions under which the transporter undertakes transportation; extracting the transporters who meet the condition information as transporter candidates, transmitting information indicating the transporter candidates to a terminal of the lender, and determining a person selected by the lender from the transporter candidates as the transporter of the vehicle through the terminal; Material handling equipment.

3. the transporter determination unit determines a transporter capable of receiving the vehicle at a third point designated by the borrower and transporting the received vehicle to a fourth point designated by the lender based on the transporter information, and transmits the transportation request information including information indicating the third point and the fourth point to a terminal of the determined transporter. A transportation management device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The transporter determination unit transmits information indicating the determined transporter of the vehicle to at least one of the lender's terminal and the borrower's terminal. A transportation management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. and a transportation control unit that transmits information indicating a location of the vehicle to at least one of the borrower's terminal and the lender's terminal during transportation of the vehicle by the transporter. A transportation management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. A key control unit that transmits key information capable of unlocking and starting the vehicle to the terminal of the transporter determined by the transporter determination unit. A transportation management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. A transportation management system for managing the transportation of vehicles to be rented, A terminal of a transporter that transports the vehicle between a renter and a borrower of the vehicle; a transportation management device that, based on transporter information including information regarding the transporter, determines a transporter that can receive the vehicle at a first location specified by the lender and transport the received vehicle to a second location specified by the borrower, and transmits transportation request information including information indicating the first location and the second location to a terminal of the determined transporter; The transportation management device includes: determining the transporter of the vehicle based on condition information included in the transporter information indicating the conditions under which the transporter undertakes transportation; extracting the transporters who meet the condition information as transporter candidates, transmitting information indicating the transporter candidates to a terminal of the borrower, and determining a person selected by the borrower from among the transporter candidates as the transporter of the vehicle; Transportation management system.

8. A transportation management method for managing transportation of a vehicle to be rented by a transportation management device, Based on transporter information including information regarding a transporter who transports the vehicle between the vehicle renter and the borrower, determine a transporter who can receive the vehicle at a first location specified by the renter and transport the received vehicle to a second location specified by the borrower; Transmitting transportation request information including information indicating the first location and the second location to a terminal of the determined transporter; determining the transporter of the vehicle based on condition information included in the transporter information indicating the conditions under which the transporter undertakes transportation; extracting the transporters who meet the condition information as transporter candidates, transmitting information indicating the transporter candidates to a terminal of the borrower, and determining a person selected by the borrower from among the transporter candidates as the transporter of the vehicle; Transportation management methods.

9. A transportation management system for managing the transportation of vehicles to be rented, comprising: A terminal of a transporter that transports the vehicle between a renter and a borrower of the vehicle; a transportation management device that, based on transporter information including information regarding the transporter, determines a transporter that can receive the vehicle at a first location specified by the lender and transport the received vehicle to a second location specified by the borrower, and transmits transportation request information including information indicating the first location and the second location to a terminal of the determined transporter; The transportation management device includes: determining the transporter of the vehicle based on condition information included in the transporter information indicating the conditions under which the transporter undertakes transportation; extracting the transporters who meet the condition information as transporter candidates, transmitting information indicating the transporter candidates to a terminal of the lender, and determining a person selected by the lender from the transporter candidates as the transporter of the vehicle through the terminal; Transportation management system.

10. A transportation management method for managing transportation of a vehicle to be rented by a transportation management device, comprising: Based on transporter information including information regarding a transporter who transports the vehicle between the vehicle renter and the borrower, determine a transporter who can receive the vehicle at a first location specified by the renter and transport the received vehicle to a second location specified by the borrower; Transmitting transportation request information including information indicating the first location and the second location to a terminal of the determined transporter; determining the transporter of the vehicle based on condition information included in the transporter information indicating the conditions under which the transporter undertakes transportation; extracting the transporters who meet the condition information as transporter candidates, transmitting information indicating the transporter candidates to a terminal of the lender, and determining a person selected by the lender from the transporter candidates as the transporter of the vehicle through the terminal; Transportation management methods.

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