Information processing device, information processing method, and program

Abstract

To reduce the degree of discrepancy between supply and demand in parking spaces for general vehicles and parking spaces for commercial vehicles. [Solution] The information processing device 2 has a section determination unit 232 that determines the changes to be made to the ratio between the number of first parking sections, which are parking sections, and the number of second parking sections, which are parking sections larger than the first parking sections, based on a target period for controlling changes to parking sections, which are spaces in a parking lot where vehicles are parked, and the target period is determined by at least one of the day of the week and the time of day, and a presentation control unit 236 that causes the parking lot to present the parking sections that have been changed based on the changes determined by the section determination unit 232 for the target period.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a system for controlling parking spaces in a parking lot is known. Patent Document 1 discloses a technology for controlling parking spaces for general vehicles and parking spaces for distribution vehicles in response to reservations for use of the parking lot by users. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2022-175075 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the conventional technology, if a user reserves a parking lot, the probability of being able to park a vehicle increases, but since the procedure for reserving a parking lot is a heavy burden for the user, it is desirable to enable the user to use the parking lot without going through the reservation procedure. Also, in the conventional technology, the number of parking spaces for general vehicles and the number of parking spaces for commercial vehicles including distribution vehicles change if the user reserves the parking lot, but otherwise are fixed at a predetermined number.

[0005] However, the demand for parking spaces for general vehicles and parking spaces for commercial vehicles is not constant, and there may be a case where the demand for one of the parking spaces for general vehicles and the parking spaces for commercial vehicles temporarily increases and the demand for the other parking space decreases. In this case, a problem occurs where a user who wishes to use one parking space cannot use the parking lot because there is no vacancy in one parking space even if there is vacancy in the other parking space. Therefore, it is required to control the parking spaces for general vehicles and parking spaces for distribution vehicles in consideration of the fluctuating demand for parking spaces for general vehicles and parking spaces for commercial vehicles.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of these points, and aims to reduce the degree of discrepancy between supply and demand between parking spaces for general vehicles and parking spaces for commercial vehicles. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] An information processing device according to a first aspect of the present invention has a section determination unit that determines changes to be made to the ratio between the number of first parking sections, which are spaces in a parking lot where vehicles are parked, and the number of second parking sections, which are parking sections larger than the first parking sections, based on a target period that is determined by at least one of days of the week and time periods for controlling changes to parking sections, and a presentation control unit that causes the parking lot to present the parking sections that have been changed based on the changes determined by the section determination unit for the target period.

[0008] The target period may be weekdays, the second parking spaces may be parking spaces for commercial vehicles, and the space determination unit may determine as the change content that the number of the second parking spaces in the ratio is greater during the target period than on holidays.

[0009] The target period may be morning, afternoon, or evening on a weekday, and the second parking space may be a parking space for commercial vehicles, and the space determination unit may determine as the change content that the number of the second parking spaces in the ratio is greater during the target period than during weekday mornings and evenings.

[0010] The target period may be morning, daytime, or night, and the second parking space may be a parking space for commercial vehicles, and the space determination unit may determine as the change content that the number of the second parking spaces in the ratio is greater during the target period than in the morning and daytime.

[0011] The second parking space may be a parking space for commercial vehicles, and the information processing device may further have a vehicle data acquisition unit that acquires commercial vehicle data for identifying the movement status of each of a plurality of commercial vehicles, and an identification unit that refers to the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit and identifies the number of commercial vehicles present within a predetermined threshold distance from the parking lot, and the space determination unit may further determine as the change content that the number of the second parking spaces in the ratio is greater when the number of commercial vehicles identified by the identification unit is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold surrounding number than when the number of commercial vehicles identified by the identification unit is less than the predetermined threshold surrounding number.

[0012] The identification unit may further identify the travel distance from the point where the commercial vehicle was most recently parked using the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit, and the section determination unit may further determine, as the change content, that the number of the second parking sections in the ratio is greater when the number of the commercial vehicles whose travel distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold travel distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold surrounding number than when the number of the commercial vehicles whose travel distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold travel distance is less than the predetermined threshold surrounding number.

[0013] The second parking space may be a parking space for commercial vehicles, and the information processing device may further have a vehicle data acquisition unit that acquires commercial vehicle data for identifying the movement status of each of a plurality of commercial vehicles, and a selection unit that refers to the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit and selects a parking space in which the number of commercial vehicles present within a predetermined threshold distance from the parking space is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold number, and when the space determination unit determines the change content for the parking space selected by the selection unit, the space determination unit may further determine, as the change content, that the number of the second parking spaces in the ratio is greater when the number of commercial vehicles present within the predetermined threshold distance from the parking space is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold number than when the number of commercial vehicles present within the predetermined threshold distance from the parking space is less than the predetermined threshold number.

[0014] The second parking space may be a parking space for commercial vehicles, and the information processing device may further have a vehicle data acquisition unit that acquires general vehicle data for identifying the movement of each of a plurality of general vehicles, and an identification unit that refers to the general vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit and identifies the number of general vehicles present within a predetermined threshold distance from the parking lot, and the space determination unit may further determine as the change content that the number of the second parking spaces in the ratio is greater when the number of general vehicles identified by the identification unit is less than a predetermined threshold number than when the number of general vehicles identified by the identification unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold number.

[0015] The second parking space may be a parking space for commercial vehicles, and the information processing device may further have a construction information acquisition unit that acquires construction information including a construction location where construction will be carried out and a construction period during which the construction will be carried out, and a selection unit that selects from among the multiple parking lots, a parking lot that is located within a predetermined threshold distance from the construction location acquired by the construction information acquisition unit, and when the space determination unit determines the change content for the parking lot selected by the selection unit, the space determination unit may further determine, as the change content, that the number of the second parking spaces in the ratio of the parking lot selected by the selection unit is greater during the construction period than during periods other than the construction period.

[0016] The second parking space may be a parking space for commercial vehicles, and the information processing device may further have a memory unit that stores map information including information regarding the building, and may further have a selection unit that refers to the map information and selects from among the multiple parking lots, a parking lot that is located within a predetermined threshold distance from the location of the building that has a number of units equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold number, and the space determination unit may determine the changes for the parking lot selected by the selection unit.

[0017] The information processing device may further include a vehicle data acquisition unit that acquires commercial vehicle data for identifying the movement status of each of a plurality of commercial vehicles, and a notification unit that refers to the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit and notifies the commercial vehicles located within a predetermined threshold distance from the parking lot of information based on the changes.

[0018] An information processing method according to a second aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: determining changes to be made to the ratio between the number of first parking spaces, which are spaces in a parking lot where vehicles are parked, and the number of second parking spaces, which are parking spaces larger than the first parking spaces, based on a target period defined by at least one of days of the week and time periods, executed by a computer; and having the parking lot present the parking spaces that have been changed based on the changes determined for the target period.

[0019] A program according to a third aspect of the present invention causes a computer to function as a section determination unit that determines changes to be made to the ratio between the number of first parking sections, which are spaces in a parking lot where vehicles are parked, and the number of second parking sections, which are parking sections larger than the first parking sections, based on a target period that is determined by at least one of days of the week and time of day for controlling changes to parking sections, and a presentation control unit that causes the parking lot to present the parking sections that have been changed based on the changes determined by the section determination unit for the target period. Effect of the Invention

[0020] According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the degree of discrepancy between supply and demand in parking spaces for general vehicles and parking spaces for commercial vehicles. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of an information processing system. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a parking lot. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of an information processing device. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a configuration of a change management database; [Diagram 5] 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in the information processing device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] [Outline of Information Processing System S] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of an information processing system S. The information processing system S is a system used for managing a parking lot. A parking lot is provided with a plurality of parking sections, which are spaces for parking vehicles. For example, the parking lot is provided with a presentation unit for presenting parking sections constituted by section numbers, partition lines, etc. The presentation unit is, for example, an LED light, and presents the parking section by emitting the LED light to form section numbers, partition lines, etc.

[0023] The parking sections include a first parking section and a second parking section. The first parking section is a parking section smaller in size than the second parking section, for example, a parking section for general vehicles. The second parking section is a parking section larger in size than the first parking section, for example, a parking section for commercial vehicles such as distribution vehicles. The parking sections are not limited to the first parking section and the second parking section, but may include three or more types of parking sections of different sizes. The information processing system S has a management device 1 and an information processing device 2.

[0024] The management device 1 is a device used to manage a parking lot, for example, a payment machine for collecting parking fees. The information processing device 2 is a device used to control changes to parking spaces, for example, a server. The management device 1 and the information processing device 2 may be the same device (for example, a payment machine for the parking lot). The processes executed by the information processing system S will be described below.

[0025] First, the information processing device 2 determines the changes to the parking spaces based on a target period ((1) in FIG. 1). The target period is a period for which changes to the parking spaces are controlled, and is a period determined by at least one of the days of the week and the time period. The changes are for changing the ratio between the number of first parking spaces and the number of second parking spaces (hereinafter referred to as the "space ratio").

[0026] Next, the information processing device 2 causes the parking lot to present the parking space that has been changed based on the determined change content during the target period. Specifically, first, the information processing device 2 transmits change information indicating the determined change content to the management device 1 ((2) in FIG. 1). Then, the management device 1 controls the presentation unit to present the parking space that has been changed based on the change content indicated by the change information acquired from the information processing device 2 ((3) in FIG. 1).

[0027] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a parking lot. FIG. 2(a) is a diagram showing the parking lot before the parking space is changed. Space C1 indicates the first parking space, and space C2 indicates the second parking space. In the example parking lot shown in FIG. 2(a), four spaces C1 and two spaces C2 are presented.

[0028] Fig. 2(b) is a diagram showing the parking lot after the parking space change. Space C3 indicates the first parking space, and space C4 indicates the second parking space. In the example parking lot shown in Fig. 2(b), two spaces C3 and three spaces C4 are presented, and it can be seen that the number of first parking spaces has decreased by two from the number before the change, and the number of second parking spaces has increased by one from the number before the change.

[0029] In this way, the information processing system S can control parking spaces for general vehicles and parking spaces for commercial vehicles in consideration of the demand for parking spaces for general vehicles and parking spaces for commercial vehicles, which varies depending on the period. As a result, the information processing system S can allocate more parking spaces for general vehicles and parking spaces for commercial vehicles when the demand for one of the parking spaces is high in a certain period, and allocate more parking spaces for the other parking space when the demand for the other parking space is high in another period. As a result, the information processing system S can reduce the degree of discrepancy between supply and demand for parking spaces for general vehicles and parking spaces for commercial vehicles. The configuration of the information processing device 2 will be described below.

[0030] [Functional configuration of information processing device 2] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic functional configuration of the information processing device 2. The information processing device 2 includes a communication unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a control unit 23. In FIG. 3, arrows indicate main data flows, and there may be data flows not shown in FIG. 3. In FIG. 3, each functional block indicates a functional unit configuration, not a hardware (device) unit configuration. Therefore, the functional blocks shown in FIG. 3 may be implemented in a single device, or may be implemented separately in multiple devices. Data may be exchanged between the functional blocks via any means, such as a data bus, a network, or a portable storage medium.

[0031] The communication unit 21 is a communication interface for connecting to a network, and includes a communication controller for receiving data from an external terminal and an external server.

[0032] The memory unit 22 is a large-capacity storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores the BIOS (Basic Input Output System) of the computer that realizes the information processing device 2, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that serves as the working area of ​​the information processing device 2, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive) that stores the OS (Operating System), application programs, and various information referenced when the application programs are executed.

[0033] The storage unit 22 stores information related to the parking lots. The information related to the parking lots includes, for example, information for identifying the parking lots (e.g., a parking lot ID), information for specifying the location of the parking lot (e.g., an address, location coordinates, etc.), the number of default parking spaces (first parking space and second parking space) in the parking lot, the layout of the parking lot, etc. The storage unit 22 also stores a change management database that manages changes to the parking spaces.

[0034] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the change management database. In the example shown in Fig. 4, the change management database stores a parking lot ID, a presentation period, and the number of each parking space (the number of first parking spaces and the number of second parking spaces) in association with each other. The presentation period is a period during which the parking lot is required to present the number of each associated parking space, and is indicated by a period from a start time to an end time, a day such as a weekday or a holiday, a time period such as morning, afternoon, or night, etc. The number of each parking space stored in the change management database is a number determined based on, for example, statistics on the number of commercial vehicles around the parking lot, the parking record of commercial vehicles in the parking lot and other parking lots around the parking lot, etc.

[0035] In addition, in the change management database, the number of each parking space may not be the actual number of each parking space, but may be a coefficient for determining the number of each parking space (for example, a multiplier for increasing or decreasing the default number of each parking space in the parking lot).

[0036] Returning to Figure 3, the control unit 23 is a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) of the information processing device 2, and functions as a selection unit 231, a section determination unit 232, a vehicle data acquisition unit 233, an identification unit 234, a construction information acquisition unit 235, a presentation control unit 236, and a notification unit 237 by executing programs stored in the memory unit 22.

[0037] The section determination unit 232 determines the change content for changing the section ratio, which is the ratio between the number of first parking sections, which are parking sections, and the number of second parking sections, which are parking sections larger than the first parking sections, based on a target period for controlling the change of parking sections, which are spaces in a parking lot where vehicles are parked, that is, a target period determined by at least one of the day of the week and the time period. Specifically, the information processing device 2 determines the change content for the parking lot by executing the following two steps.

[0038] As a first step, the selection unit 231 selects, from among the multiple parking lots, a target parking lot that is a parking lot for which a parking space is to be changed. For example, the selection unit 231 first refers to the change management database and identifies, as the target period, a presentation period that includes a time that is a predetermined period from the current time (hereinafter referred to as the "change target time"). The selection unit 231 then refers to the change management database and selects, from among the multiple parking lots, a parking lot indicated by a parking lot ID associated with the identified target period as the target parking lot.

[0039] As a second step, the section determination unit 232 determines the change contents of the target parking lot selected by the selection unit 231 based on the target period specified by the selection unit 231. The section determination unit 232 determines the change contents based on, for example, the number of each parking section stored in the change management database in association with the parking lot ID of the target parking lot and the target period.

[0040] The section determination unit 232 determines, for example, the number of parking sections of at least one of the first parking section and the second parking section as the change content. The number of parking sections determined by the section determination unit 232 may be the total number of parking sections, or may be the default number of parking sections in the target parking lot, or an increase or decrease in the number of parking sections in the current target parking lot. Information indicating the number of each parking section in the current target parking lot may be stored in advance in the memory unit 22, or may be obtained from the management device 1 of the target parking lot. The section determination unit 232 may determine the section ratio as the change content.

[0041] The section determination unit 232 may determine the change content when the number of each parking section stored in the change management database in association with the parking ID and the target period of the target parking lot is different from the number of each parking section of the current target parking lot. For example, the section determination unit 232 first compares the number of each parking section stored in the change management database in association with the parking ID and the target period of the target parking lot with the number of each parking section of the current target parking lot. Then, when the number of each parking section stored in the change management database is different from the number of each parking section of the current target parking lot, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the number of each parking section stored in the change management database in association with the parking ID and the target period of the target parking lot.

[0042] The section determination unit 232 may determine the change content depending on whether the target period is a weekday or a holiday. For example, when the target period is a weekday, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content to be such that the number of second parking sections in the section ratio is greater during the target period than on a holiday. Also, for example, when the target period is a holiday, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content to be such that the number of second parking sections in the section ratio is less during the target period than on a weekday.

[0043] For example, the change management database stores the number of each parking space when the presented period is a weekday and the number of each parking space when the presented period is a holiday. The number of second parking spaces in the space ratio stored in the change management database is set to be greater when the presented period is a weekday than when the presented period is a holiday.

[0044] In this case, when the target period is a weekday, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the parking lot ID of the target parking lot and the number of each parking section stored in the change management database in association with the target period that is a weekday. Also, when the target period is a holiday, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the parking lot ID of the target parking lot and the number of each parking section stored in the change management database in association with the target period that is a holiday. In this way, the information processing device 2 can allocate many second parking sections for commercial vehicles when, for example, the number of general vehicles using the target parking lot on weekdays is low or the number of commercial vehicles using the target parking lot on weekdays is high.

[0045] The section determination unit 232 may determine the change content depending on whether the target period is morning, day, or night. For example, when the target period is morning or day, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content to be a content in which the number of second parking sections in the section ratio is smaller in the target period than at night. Also, for example, when the target period is night, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content to be a content in which the number of second parking sections in the section ratio is larger in the target period than in morning and day.

[0046] For example, the change management database stores the number of each parking space when the presented period is morning, the number of each parking space when the presented period is daytime, and the number of each parking space when the presented period is nighttime. The number of second parking spaces in the space ratios stored in the change management database is set to be greater when the presented period is nighttime than when the presented period is morning and daytime.

[0047] In this case, when the target period is morning, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the parking lot ID of the target parking lot and the number of each parking section stored in the change management database in association with the target period of morning. Also, when the target period is day, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the parking lot ID of the target parking lot and the number of each parking section stored in the change management database in association with the target period of day. Also, when the target period is night, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the parking lot ID of the target parking lot and the number of each parking section stored in the change management database in association with the target period of night. In this way, the information processing device 2 can allocate many second parking sections for commercial vehicles, for example, when the number of general vehicles using the target parking lot at night is small or the number of commercial vehicles using the target parking lot at night is large.

[0048] The section determination unit 232 may determine the change content depending on whether the target period is a weekday morning, a weekday afternoon, or a weekday evening. For example, when the target period is a weekday afternoon, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content to be a content in which the number of second parking sections in the section ratio is greater during the target period than during weekday mornings and weekday evenings. Also, for example, when the target period is a weekday morning or a weekday evening, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content to be a content in which the number of second parking sections in the section ratio is less during the target period than during weekday afternoons.

[0049] For example, the change management database stores the number of each parking space when the presented period is a weekday morning, the number of each parking space when the presented period is a weekday afternoon, and the number of each parking space when the presented period is a weekday evening. The number of second parking spaces in the space ratios stored in the change management database is set to be greater when the presented period is a weekday afternoon than when the presented period is a weekday morning and a weekday evening.

[0050] In this case, when the target period is a weekday morning, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the parking lot ID of the target parking lot and the number of each parking section stored in the change management database in association with the target period of the weekday morning. Also, when the target period is a weekday daytime, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the parking lot ID of the target parking lot and the number of each parking section stored in the change management database in association with the target period of the weekday daytime. Also, when the target period is a weekday night, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the parking lot ID of the target parking lot and the number of each parking section stored in the change management database in association with the target period of the weekday night. In this way, the information processing device 2 can allocate many second parking sections for commercial vehicles, for example, when the number of general vehicles using the target parking lot is small during the daytime on weekdays or the number of commercial vehicles using the target parking lot is large during the daytime on weekdays.

[0051] The section determination unit 232 may determine the change contents according to the number of commercial vehicles existing around the target parking lot. Specifically, the information processing device 2 determines the change contents according to the number of commercial vehicles existing around the target parking lot by executing the following three steps.

[0052] As a first step, the vehicle data acquisition unit 233 acquires commercial vehicle data, which is vehicle data corresponding to a commercial vehicle. The vehicle data is data for identifying the movement status of each of a plurality of vehicles, for example, a history of the vehicle's location. The vehicle from which the vehicle data is acquired is, for example, a vehicle used by a user of a service provided by the administrator of the information processing device 2 (hereinafter, referred to as a "user vehicle"), and is equipped with measuring equipment for measuring various conditions of the user vehicle, such as the location of the user vehicle and the distance traveled by the user vehicle (for example, the distance traveled since the engine of the user vehicle was started).

[0053] For example, information related to the user vehicle is stored in the storage unit 22. The information related to the user vehicle includes information for identifying the user vehicle and the type of the user vehicle (general vehicle, commercial vehicle). In this case, the vehicle data acquisition unit 233 refers to the information related to the user vehicle stored in the storage unit 22, and acquires commercial vehicle data from each of the multiple commercial vehicles corresponding to the user vehicle.

[0054] As a second step, the identification unit 234 identifies the number of commercial vehicles present around the target parking lot. Specifically, the identification unit 234 refers to the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit 233, and identifies the number of commercial vehicles present within a predetermined threshold perimeter distance from the target parking lot. The predetermined threshold perimeter distance is a threshold value (e.g., 100 meters, 1 kilometer, etc.) set for determining whether or not vehicles are present around the parking lot.

[0055] As a third step, the section determination unit 232 further determines the change content based on whether the number of commercial vehicles identified by the identification unit 234 is large or not. Specifically, the section determination unit 232 further determines, as the change content, that the number of second parking sections in the section ratio is larger when the number of commercial vehicles identified by the identification unit 234 is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold surrounding number than when the number of commercial vehicles identified by the identification unit 234 is less than the predetermined threshold surrounding number. The predetermined threshold surrounding number is a threshold value (e.g., 5 vehicles, 10 vehicles, etc.) set for determining whether the number of vehicles existing around the parking lot is large or not.

[0056] For example, the number of each parking bay stored in the change management database includes the number of each parking bay when there are many commercial vehicles around the parking lot (hereinafter referred to as the "first number of each parking bay") and the number of each parking bay when there are few commercial vehicles around the parking lot (hereinafter referred to as the "second number of each parking bay"). The number of the second parking bays in the bay ratio stored in the change management database is set to be greater when there are many commercial vehicles around the parking lot than when there are few commercial vehicles around the parking lot.

[0057] In this case, when the number of commercial vehicles identified by the identification unit 234 is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold surrounding number, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the first number of each parking section associated with the parking lot ID of the target parking lot and the target period in the change management database. Also, when the number of commercial vehicles identified by the identification unit 234 is less than the predetermined threshold surrounding number, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the second number of each parking section associated with the parking lot ID of the target parking lot and the target period in the change management database. In this way, the information processing device 2 can determine the change content according to the number of commercial vehicles present around the target parking lot.

[0058] The section determination unit 232 may further determine the change contents based on the number of commercial vehicles that have traveled a long distance among the commercial vehicles that exist around the target parking lot. Specifically, the information processing device 2 determines the change contents based on the number of commercial vehicles that have traveled a long distance among the commercial vehicles that exist around the target parking lot by executing the following two steps.

[0059] As a first step, the identification unit 234 further identifies a travel distance from a point where the commercial vehicle was most recently parked, using the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit 233. The point where the commercial vehicle was parked is, for example, a point where the position of the commercial vehicle has not changed for a predetermined threshold period or more.

[0060] Specifically, first, the identification unit 234 identifies commercial vehicles that exist within a predetermined threshold perimeter distance from the target parking lot, with reference to the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit 233. Then, the identification unit 234 identifies the travel distance from the point where the commercial vehicle that exists within the predetermined threshold perimeter distance from the target parking lot was most recently parked, with reference to the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit 233. Note that the identification unit 234 may identify the travel distance using information indicating the distance traveled by the commercial vehicle, which is included in the commercial vehicle data (a measured value measured by a measuring device for the commercial vehicle).

[0061] As a second step, the section determination unit 232 further determines the change content based on whether the number of commercial vehicles that have traveled a long distance is large. Specifically, the section determination unit 232 further determines, as the change content, that the number of second parking sections in the section ratio is greater when the number of commercial vehicles whose identified travel distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold number of surrounding vehicles is greater than the number of commercial vehicles whose identified travel distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold number of surrounding vehicles. The predetermined threshold travel distance is a threshold value (e.g., 100 kilometers, 300 kilometers, etc.) set for determining whether the travel distance of the vehicle is long or not.

[0062] For example, the number of each parking space stored in the change management database includes the number of each parking space when the number of commercial vehicles that have traveled long distances among those present around the parking lot is large (hereinafter referred to as the "third number of each parking space"), and the number of each parking space when the number of commercial vehicles that have traveled long distances among those present around the parking lot is small (hereinafter referred to as the "fourth number of each parking space"). The number of the second parking spaces in the space ratio stored in the change management database is set to be larger when the number of commercial vehicles that have traveled long distances among those present around the parking lot is large than when the number of commercial vehicles that have traveled long distances among those present around the parking lot is small.

[0063] In this case, when the number of commercial vehicles that exist within a predetermined threshold perimeter distance from the target parking lot and whose identified moving distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold moving distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold perimeter number, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the parking lot ID of the target parking lot and the third number of each parking section associated with the target period in the change management database. Also, when the number of commercial vehicles that exist within a predetermined threshold perimeter distance from the target parking lot and whose identified moving distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold moving distance is less than the predetermined threshold perimeter number, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the parking lot ID of the target parking lot and the fourth number of each parking section associated with the target period in the change management database. In this way, the information processing device 2 can determine the change content according to the number of commercial vehicles that are likely to take a break among the commercial vehicles that exist around the target parking lot.

[0064] The section determination unit 232 may determine the change contents according to the number of general vehicles existing around the target parking lot. Specifically, the information processing device 2 determines the change contents according to the number of general vehicles existing around the target parking lot by executing the following three steps.

[0065] As a first step, the vehicle data acquisition unit 233 acquires general vehicle data, which is vehicle data corresponding to a general vehicle. For example, the vehicle data acquisition unit 233 refers to information related to the user's vehicle stored in the storage unit 22, and acquires general vehicle data from each of a plurality of general vehicles corresponding to the user's vehicle.

[0066] As a second step, the identification unit 234 identifies the number of general vehicles present around the target parking lot. Specifically, the identification unit 234 refers to the general vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit 233, and identifies the number of general vehicles present within a predetermined threshold perimeter distance from the target parking lot. The predetermined threshold perimeter distance may be the same value as the threshold value for commercial vehicles, or may be a value different from the threshold value for commercial vehicles.

[0067] As a third step, the section determination unit 232 further determines the change content depending on whether the number of general vehicles identified by the identification unit 234 is large. Specifically, the section determination unit 232 further determines, as the change content, that the number of second parking sections in the section ratio is greater when the number of general vehicles identified by the identification unit 234 is less than the predetermined threshold number of general vehicles than when the number of general vehicles identified by the identification unit 234 is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold number of general vehicles. The predetermined threshold number of general vehicles may be the same value as the threshold for commercial vehicles, or may be a value different from the threshold for commercial vehicles.

[0068] For example, the number of each parking space stored in the change management database includes the number of each parking space when the number of general vehicles surrounding the parking lot is small (hereinafter referred to as the "fifth number of each parking space") and the number of each parking space when the number of general vehicles surrounding the parking lot is large (hereinafter referred to as the "sixth number of each parking space").The number of second parking spaces in the space ratio stored in the change management database is set to be greater when the number of general vehicles surrounding the parking lot is small than when the number of general vehicles surrounding the parking lot is large.

[0069] In this case, when the number of general vehicles identified by the identification unit 234 is less than the predetermined threshold surrounding number, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the fifth number of each parking section associated with the parking ID of the target parking lot and the target period in the change management database. Also, when the number of general vehicles identified by the identification unit 234 is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold surrounding number, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content based on the sixth number of each parking section associated with the parking ID of the target parking lot and the target period in the change management database. In this way, the information processing device 2 can prevent the occurrence of a situation in which too many second parking sections are assigned when there are many general vehicles around the target parking lot.

[0070] In the above, an example has been described in which the information processing device 2 determines the change contents for a parking lot selected based on the presented period, but this is not limited to this. In a large apartment building where many households can live, there may be a large number of delivery trucks parked in the vicinity, or delivery trucks may park in the vicinity frequently. Therefore, the information processing device 2 may determine the change contents for a parking lot surrounded by a large apartment building. Specifically, the information processing device 2 determines the change contents for a parking lot surrounded by a large apartment building by executing the following two steps.

[0071] As a first step, the selection unit 231 selects, from among a plurality of parking lots, a parking lot that is surrounded by a large apartment building as a target parking lot. For example, the memory unit 22 stores map information including information about buildings. The information about buildings includes information indicating the number of units in the building. In this case, the selection unit 231 refers to the map information and selects, from among a plurality of parking lots, a parking lot that is located within a predetermined threshold surrounding distance from the location of a building whose number of units is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold number as a target parking lot. The predetermined threshold number of units is a threshold value (e.g., 100 units) established for determining whether a building is a large apartment building or not.

[0072] As a second step, the section determination unit 232 determines the change contents for the target parking lot selected by the selection unit 231. For example, first, the section determination unit 232 specifies, as the target period, a presentation period including a time to be changed among the presentation periods associated with the parking lot ID of the target parking lot selected by the selection unit 231 in the change management database. Then, the section determination unit 232 determines the change contents based on the number of parking sections associated with the parking lot ID of the target parking lot selected by the selection unit 231 in the change management database and the specified target period.

[0073] For example, the section determination unit 232 may determine the change content to be a change to add a predetermined number to the number of second parking sections stored in the change management database. In this way, the information processing device 2 can determine the change content depending on, for example, whether or not there is a large-scale apartment building in the vicinity.

[0074] The information processing device 2 may determine the change contents for parking lots with a large number of commercial vehicles present in the vicinity. Specifically, the information processing device 2 determines the change contents for parking lots with a large number of commercial vehicles present in the vicinity by executing the following two steps.

[0075] As a first step, the selection unit 231 selects, from among the multiple parking lots, a parking lot with a large number of commercial vehicles present around it as a target parking lot. Specifically, the selection unit 231 first refers to the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit 233 and identifies commercial vehicles present within a predetermined threshold surrounding distance from the parking lot. Then, the selection unit 231 refers to the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit 233 and selects, from among the multiple parking lots, a parking lot with the identified number of commercial vehicles equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold surrounding number as a target parking lot.

[0076] As a second step, the partition determination unit 232 determines the change contents of the target parking lot. Specifically, when determining the change contents of the target parking lot, the partition determination unit 232 further determines, as the change contents, that the number of second parking spaces in the partition ratio is greater when the number of commercial vehicles existing within a predetermined threshold perimeter distance from the target parking lot is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold perimeter number than when the number of commercial vehicles existing within a predetermined threshold perimeter distance from the target parking lot is less than the predetermined threshold perimeter number. In this way, the information processing device 2 can determine the change contents of the parking lot with a large number of commercial vehicles existing around it.

[0077] The information processing device 2 may determine the change contents for a parking lot around which construction work is being carried out. Specifically, the information processing device 2 determines the change contents for a parking lot around which construction work is being carried out by executing the following three steps.

[0078] As a first step, the construction information acquisition unit 235 acquires construction information. The construction information is information including, for example, the construction location where the construction is performed and the construction period during which the construction is performed. The construction information acquisition unit 235 acquires the construction information from, for example, a server (not shown) that manages the construction information reported to the local government or the like.

[0079] In a second step, the selection unit 231 selects, from among the multiple parking lots, a parking lot around which construction work is being carried out as a target parking lot. Specifically, the selection unit 231 selects, from among the multiple parking lots, a parking lot that is present within a predetermined threshold surrounding distance from the construction location acquired by the construction information acquisition unit 235 as the target parking lot.

[0080] As a third step, when determining the changes to the target parking lot, the section determination unit 232 further determines, as the changes, that the number of second parking sections in the section ratio of the parking lot selected by the selection unit 231 is greater during the construction period than during periods other than the construction period. For example, the memory unit 22 stores a coefficient for increasing the number of second parking sections in the section ratio when construction work is carried out around the parking lot. The coefficient is, for example, the number by which the second parking sections are to be increased, the magnification by which the second parking sections are to be increased, etc.

[0081] In this case, the section determination unit 232 determines the change content by applying a coefficient to the number of second parking sections associated with the parking lot ID of the target parking lot selected by the selection unit 231 in the change management database and the target period (the target period specified as the presented period including the construction period). In this way, the information processing device 2 can make the parking lot easier to use for large vehicles used in construction.

[0082] The information processing device 2 may determine the changes for a parking lot where all parking spaces are vacant. For example, the parking lot is provided with a sensor (e.g., a camera, a weight sensor, etc.) for detecting the presence or absence of a parked vehicle. In this case, the selection unit 231 selects a parking lot where no vehicle is parked from among the multiple parking lots as the target parking lot. Then, the section determination unit 232 determines the changes for the target parking lot selected by the selection unit 231. In this way, the information processing device 2 can prevent the occurrence of a situation where the vehicle section where the vehicle is parked is changed or where the vehicle section cannot be changed due to the presence of a parked vehicle.

[0083] In the above, an example in which the section determination unit 232 determines the number of each parking section as the change content has been described, but this is not limiting. For example, the section determination unit 232 may determine the layout of the target parking lot, including the number of each parking section and the position of each parking section, as the change content.

[0084] For example, the information on the parking lot associates a layout of the parking lot with each combination of the number of first parking bays and the number of second parking bays. In this case, the bay determination unit 232 determines the number of each parking bay based on the target period, and determines the layout of the parking lot associated with the determined number of each parking bay in the information on the parking lot as the change content.

[0085] The presentation control unit 236 causes the target parking lot to present the parking space changed based on the changes determined by the section determination unit 232 during the target period. Specifically, the presentation control unit 236 first transmits change information indicating the changes determined by the section determination unit 232 to the management device 1 of the target parking lot. Then, the management device 1 presents the parking space changed based on the changes indicated by the change information acquired from the information processing device 2.

[0086] For example, the management device 1 has a layout of the parking lot defined for each combination of the number of first parking spaces and the number of second parking spaces. In this case, when the change contents indicated by the change information acquired from the information processing device 2 indicate at least one of the number of first parking spaces and the number of second parking spaces, or the space ratio, the management device 1 presents the parking spaces changed based on the change contents by controlling the presentation unit according to the layout of the parking lot corresponding to the change contents. Also, for example, when the change contents indicated by the change information acquired from the information processing device 2 indicate the layout of the parking lot, the management device 1 presents the parking spaces changed based on the change contents by controlling the presentation unit according to the change contents.

[0087] Here, the information processing device 2 may notify commercial vehicles present around the parking lot where the parking space is to be changed based on the change content, that the parking space will be changed. Specifically, the notification unit 237 refers to the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit 233, and notifies the commercial vehicles present within a predetermined threshold surrounding distance from the parking lot of information based on the change content determined by the space determination unit 232. The information based on the change content is, for example, information indicating the number of second parking spaces.

[0088] More specifically, the notification unit 237 notifies commercial vehicles present around the target parking lot identified by the identification unit 234 of information based on the changes determined by the partition determination unit 232. For example, a measuring device provided in the vehicle controls the display of information on a display unit (not shown, for example, a car navigation display) provided in the vehicle, and causes the display unit to display information based on the changes notified by the information processing device 2. In this way, the information processing device 2 can promote the use of the target parking lot.

[0089] [Processing flow of information processing device 2] Next, a description will be given of the process flow of the information processing device 2. Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing the process flow of the information processing device 2. This flowchart starts when the selection unit 231 determines whether or not there is a presentation period including a change target time among the presentation periods stored in the change management database (S1).

[0090] When the selection unit 231 determines that there is no presentation period that includes the change target time among the presentation periods stored in the change management database (NO in S1), the process returns to S1. On the other hand, when the selection unit 231 determines that there is a presentation period that includes the change target time among the presentation periods stored in the change management database (YES in S1), the selection unit 231 sets the presentation period as the target period, and selects, from among the multiple parking lots, a parking lot indicated by a parking lot ID stored in the change management database in association with the target period as the target parking lot (S2).

[0091] The section determination unit 232 determines the changes based on the number of parking sections stored in the change management database in association with the parking ID of the target parking lot and the target period (S3). Then, the presentation control unit 236 transmits change information indicating the changes determined by the section determination unit 232 to the management device 1 of the target parking lot (S4). Thereafter, the management device 1 of the target parking lot presents the parking sections changed based on the changes indicated by the change information acquired from the information processing device 2 during the target period.

[0092] [Effects of this embodiment] As described above, the information processing device 2 determines the change content of the parking space based on the target period, and causes the parking lot to present the parking space changed based on the determined change content. In this way, the information processing device 2 can control the parking space for general vehicles and the parking space for distribution vehicles in consideration of the demand for the parking space for general vehicles and the parking space for commercial vehicles, which varies depending on the period. As a result, the information processing device 2 can allocate more parking spaces for general vehicles and the parking space for commercial vehicles when the demand for one of the parking spaces is high in a certain period, and allocate more parking spaces for the other parking space when the demand for the other parking space is high in another period. As a result, the information processing device 2 can reduce the degree of discrepancy between the supply and demand of the parking space for general vehicles and the parking space for commercial vehicles.

[0093] Furthermore, this invention will make it possible to contribute to Goal 9 of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is to "build resilient infrastructure, promote industry, innovation and infrastructure."

[0094] Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, all or part of the device can be configured by distributing or integrating functionally or physically in any unit. In addition, new embodiments resulting from any combination of multiple embodiments are also included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effect of the new embodiment resulting from the combination combines the effect of the original embodiment. [Explanation of symbols]

[0095] 1 Management device 2. Information processing equipment 21 Communications Department 22 Memory section 23 Control Unit 231 Selection Section 232 Division Determination Department 233 Vehicle Data Acquisition Unit 234 Specific part 235 Construction Information Acquisition Department 236 Presentation control unit 237 Notification Department S Information Processing System

Claims

1. A vehicle data acquisition unit that acquires vehicle data for identifying a movement status of each of a plurality of vehicles, the plurality of vehicles being at least one of general vehicles and commercial vehicles; a section determination unit that determines the content of the change to change the ratio between the number of first parking sections, which are parking sections for general vehicles, and the number of second parking sections, which are parking sections for commercial vehicles and are larger than the first parking sections, based on a target period for controlling the change of parking sections, which are spaces in the parking lot where the vehicles are parked, the target period being determined by at least one of the day of the week and the time period, and the number of vehicles identified by the vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit and existing within a predetermined threshold distance from the parking lot; and a presentation control unit that causes the parking lot to present the parking space changed based on the change content determined by the space determination unit during the target period; An information processing device having the above configuration.

2. The target period is a weekday, The section determination unit determines, as the change content, that the number of the second parking sections in the ratio is greater during the target period than on holidays. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

3. The target period is morning, afternoon, and evening on weekdays, and The section determination unit determines, as the change content, that the number of the second parking sections in the ratio is greater during the target period than in the morning and evening on weekdays. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

4. The target period is morning, afternoon, and night, The section determination unit determines, as the change content, that the number of the second parking sections in the ratio is greater in the target period than in the morning and afternoon. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

5. The vehicle data acquisition unit acquires commercial vehicle data, which is the vehicle data corresponding to a commercial vehicle, The information processing device further includes an identification unit that identifies the number of the commercial vehicles present within the predetermined threshold distance from the parking lot by referring to the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit, The section determination unit determines, as the change content, the number of the second parking sections in the ratio to be greater when the number of the commercial vehicles identified by the identification unit is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold number of surrounding vehicles than when the number of the commercial vehicles identified by the identification unit is less than the predetermined threshold number of surrounding vehicles. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

6. The identification unit further identifies a travel distance from a point where the commercial vehicle was last parked, using the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit; The section determination unit further determines, as the change content, that the number of the second parking sections in the ratio is greater when the number of the commercial vehicles whose moving distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold moving distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold surrounding number than when the number of the commercial vehicles whose moving distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold moving distance is less than the predetermined threshold surrounding number. The information processing device according to claim 5 .

7. The vehicle data acquisition unit acquires commercial vehicle data, which is the vehicle data corresponding to a commercial vehicle, The information processing device further includes a selection unit that refers to the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit and selects a parking lot where the number of commercial vehicles present within the predetermined threshold distance from the parking lot is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold number, When the section determination unit determines the change content for the parking lot selected by the selection unit, the section determination unit further determines, as the change content, that the number of the second parking sections in the ratio is greater when the number of the commercial vehicles existing within the predetermined threshold distance from the parking lot is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold number than when the number of the commercial vehicles existing within the predetermined threshold distance from the parking lot is less than the predetermined threshold number. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

8. The vehicle data acquisition unit acquires general vehicle data, which is the vehicle data corresponding to a general vehicle, The information processing device further includes an identification unit that identifies the number of general vehicles present within the predetermined threshold distance from the parking lot by referring to the general vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit, The section determination unit determines, as the change content, the number of the second parking sections in the ratio to be greater when the number of the general vehicles identified by the identification unit is less than a predetermined threshold number than when the number of the general vehicles identified by the identification unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold number. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

9. The information processing device, A construction information acquisition unit that acquires construction information including a construction location where the construction work is performed and a construction period during which the construction work is performed; A selection unit that selects, from among the plurality of parking lots, a parking lot that is located within a predetermined threshold distance from the construction location acquired by the construction information acquisition unit; and When the section determination unit determines the change content for the parking lot selected by the selection unit, the section determination unit further determines, as the change content, that the number of the second parking sections in the ratio of the parking lot selected by the selection unit is greater during the construction period than during a period other than the construction period. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

10. The information processing device, Further comprising a storage unit for storing map information including information regarding buildings; A selection unit that refers to the map information and selects, from among the plurality of parking lots, a parking lot that is located within a predetermined threshold distance from the location of the building having a number of units equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold; and The partition determination unit determines the change content for the parking lot selected by the selection unit. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

11. The vehicle data acquisition unit acquires commercial vehicle data, the vehicle data corresponding to a commercial vehicle, The information processing device further includes a notification unit that refers to the commercial vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit and notifies the commercial vehicles that are present within the predetermined threshold distance from the parking lot of information based on the change content. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

12. The computer executes acquiring vehicle data for identifying a movement status of each of a plurality of vehicles, the plurality of vehicles being at least one of general vehicles and commercial vehicles; A step of determining changes to change the ratio between the number of first parking spaces, which are parking spaces for general vehicles, and the number of second parking spaces, which are parking spaces for commercial vehicles and are larger than the first parking spaces, based on a target period for controlling the change of parking spaces, which are spaces in the parking lot where the vehicles are parked, the target period being determined by at least one of the day of the week and the time period, and the number of vehicles identified by the acquired vehicle data and present within a predetermined threshold distance from the parking lot; A step of causing the parking lot to present the parking space changed based on the change content determined during the target period; An information processing method comprising the steps of:

13. Computer, A vehicle data acquisition unit that acquires vehicle data for identifying a movement status of each of a plurality of vehicles, which are at least any one of general vehicles and commercial vehicles; a section determination unit that determines the content of a change to change the ratio between the number of first parking sections, which are parking sections for general vehicles, and the number of second parking sections, which are parking sections for commercial vehicles and are larger than the first parking sections, based on a target period for controlling the change of parking sections, which are spaces in the parking lot where the vehicles are parked, the target period being determined by at least one of a day of the week and a time period, and the number of the vehicles identified by the vehicle data acquired by the vehicle data acquisition unit and which are present within a predetermined threshold distance from the parking lot; and a presentation control unit that causes the parking lot to present the parking space changed based on the change content determined by the space determination unit during the target period; A program to function as a

Images