Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Program

Abstract

Even when a driver does not own a private car, it enables the driver to carry ride-sharing passengers to their destinations and provides a mechanism that is beneficial to each of the driver, the ride-sharing operator, and the leasing operator. 【Solution means】 A management unit 332 that manages the sales amount of a ride-sharing driver who uses a vehicle leased from a vehicle provider, a calculation unit 333 that calculates an allocation amount to be allocated to the vehicle provider among the sales amounts managed by the management unit 332, and a presentation unit 334 that presents the allocation amount calculated by the calculation unit 333 to the vehicle provider. The calculation unit 333 may calculate a reference payment amount to be paid to the vehicle provider based on the vehicle type of the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider, and calculate the allocation amount based on the sales amount of the ride-sharing driver who rides in the vehicle.

Description

Technical Field

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

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, ride-sharing in which an ordinary driver transports passengers in a private vehicle to their destinations has become widespread. Systems for mediating ride-sharing between drivers and passengers have also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In the technology described in Patent Document 1, when a driver does not own a private vehicle, there is a problem that the driver cannot transport ride-sharing passengers to their destinations. In this case, it is conceivable to lend a vehicle to the driver, but unless a mechanism that is beneficial to each of the leasing company that lends the vehicle to the driver, the driver, and the ride-sharing company that provides the ride-sharing service is constructed, there is a problem that the number of drivers who perform ride-sharing and the leasing company that lends vehicles to the drivers cannot be increased.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable a ride-sharing passenger to be transported to a destination even when a driver does not own a private vehicle, and that can provide a mechanism that is beneficial to each of the driver, the ride-sharing company, and the leasing company.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The information processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a management unit that manages the sales amount of a rideshare driver who uses a vehicle leased from a vehicle provider, a calculation unit that calculates an allocation amount to be allocated to the vehicle provider among the sales amounts managed by the management unit, and a presentation unit that presents the allocation amount calculated by the calculation unit to the vehicle provider.

[0007] The calculation unit may calculate a reference payment amount to be paid to the vehicle provider based on the vehicle type of the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider, and calculate the allocation amount based on the sales amount of the rideshare driver who rides in the vehicle.

[0008] The calculation unit may calculate the allocation amount by multiplying the ratio corresponding to the vehicle type by the sales amount. The calculation unit may calculate the allocation amount by multiplying the ratio corresponding to the number of passengers that can ride in the vehicle by the sales amount.

[0009] The calculation unit further determines a charge amount to be billed to the rideshare driver as a parking fee for parking the vehicle based on the personal sales amount of the rideshare driver, and when the personal sales amount is a first amount, the charge amount is determined to be smaller than when the personal sales amount is a second amount smaller than the first amount.

[0010] The calculation unit may set the charge amount to be billed to the rideshare driver as the parking fee for parking the vehicle to a predetermined amount when the personal sales amount of the rideshare driver is equal to or greater than a threshold value, and set the charge amount to be billed to the rideshare driver as the parking fee for parking the vehicle to an amount smaller than the predetermined amount when the personal sales amount of the rideshare driver is less than the threshold value.

[0011] When the statistical amount of the individual sales of the plurality of ride-sharing drivers based in the predetermined area is equal to or greater than the reference value, the calculation unit may reduce the amount to be billed to the plurality of ride-sharing drivers as the parking fee in the predetermined area compared to the case where the statistical amount of the individual sales of the plurality of ride-sharing drivers based in the predetermined area is less than the reference value.

[0012] The information processing apparatus may further include a transmission control unit that transmits, to the ride-sharing driver, a message for notifying a change in the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider or a message for notifying the end of the lease of the vehicle from the vehicle provider when the individual sales of the ride-sharing driver are less than a predetermined value.

[0013] The information processing apparatus may further include a transmission control unit that transmits, to the ride-sharing driver, a message requesting payment of at least a part of the rental fee of the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider when the individual sales of the ride-sharing driver are less than a predetermined value.

[0014] Even when the individual sales of the ride-sharing driver are less than the predetermined value, the transmission control unit may not transmit, to the ride-sharing driver, a message requesting payment of at least a part of the rental fee of the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider when the average of the individual sales of the ride-sharing driver and one or more related ride-sharing drivers related to the ride-sharing driver is equal to or greater than the predetermined value.

[0015] The information processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores, in association with each other, the period since the ride-sharing driver started the ride-sharing driver business and a predetermined value related to the sales amount of the ride-sharing driver. As the period since the ride-sharing driver started the ride-sharing driver business becomes longer, the predetermined value stored in the storage unit in association with the period becomes larger. The transmission control unit may transmit, to the ride-sharing driver, a message requesting payment of at least a part of the rental fee of the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider when the personal sales amount of the ride-sharing driver is less than the predetermined value associated with the period in the storage unit since the ride-sharing driver started the ride-sharing driver business.

[0016] The information processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores, in association with each other, the period since the ride-sharing driver started the ride-sharing driver business and an amount to be paid as at least a part of the rental fee of the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider. As the period since the ride-sharing driver started the ride-sharing driver business becomes longer, the amount to be paid stored in the storage unit in association with the period becomes larger. The transmission control unit may transmit, to the ride-sharing driver, a message requesting payment of at least a part of the rental fee of the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider, which is the amount to be paid stored in the storage unit in association with the period since the ride-sharing driver started the ride-sharing driver business, when the personal sales amount of the ride-sharing driver is less than a predetermined value. The management unit may manage the sales amount of the ride-sharing driver who uses the vehicle leased free of charge from the vehicle provider.

[0017] The information processing method according to the second aspect of the present invention includes steps of: a computer mediating a vehicle provided by a vehicle provider to a ride-sharing driver; managing the sales amount of the ride-sharing driver who uses the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider; calculating an amount to be distributed to the vehicle provider from the sales amount; and presenting the calculated amount to be distributed to the vehicle provider.

[0018] The program according to the third aspect of the present invention causes a computer to execute steps of mediating a vehicle provided by a vehicle provider to a rideshare driver, managing the sales amount of a rideshare driver using the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider, calculating an allocation amount to be allocated to the vehicle provider from the sales amount, and presenting the calculated allocation amount to the vehicle provider.

Advantages of the Invention

[0019] According to the present invention, even when a driver does not own a private car, the driver can carry rideshare passengers to their destinations, and an advantageous mechanism is provided for each of the driver, the rideshare operator, and the leasing operator.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0021] [Configuration of Information Processing System] Figure 1 shows the configuration of the information processing system S of this embodiment. In the information processing system S, a ride-sharing operator that provides a ride-sharing service mediates between a vehicle provider such as a leasing company and a ride-sharing driver, and arranges for the vehicle provider to lend a vehicle to the ride-sharing driver. Instead of lending the vehicle to the ride-sharing driver at a low cost or for free, the vehicle provider receives a portion of the ride-sharing driver's earnings through the ride-sharing operator. The information processing system S includes a management device 100, a plurality of information terminals 201 and 202, and an information processing device 300.

[0022] The management device 100 is a computer managed by a vehicle provider that lends vehicles. The management device 100 communicates with the information processing device 300 via a network. The information terminals 201 and 202 are, for example, smartphones. The information terminals 201 and 202 are, for example, owned by users who serve as ride-sharing drivers. The users of the information terminals 201 and 202 serve as ride-sharing drivers by driving the vehicle lent by the vehicle provider. In the example of Figure 1, an example where there are two information terminals is shown, but there may be three or more information terminals.

[0023] The information processing device 300 is a server managed by a ride-sharing operator. The information processing device 300 communicates with the management device 100, the information terminal 201, the information terminal 202, and an information terminal 400 owned by a passenger who wishes to use the ride-sharing service via a network. The information processing device 300 receives ride request information from the information terminal 400 owned by a passenger who wishes to use the ride-sharing service. The ride request information includes information specifying the boarding location where the passenger boards the vehicle and information specifying the time when the passenger boards the vehicle.

[0024] When the information processing device 300 receives ride request information, it selects a rideshare driver among the registered rideshare drivers to carry this passenger. The information processing device 300 transmits crew request information for requesting the selected rideshare driver to carry this passenger to the information terminal 201 of the rideshare driver. The crew request information includes, for example, information specifying the boarding location where the passenger boards the vehicle and information specifying the time when the passenger boards the vehicle. After transmitting the crew request information to the information terminal 201, the information processing device 300 transmits information on the reward indicating the reward to be paid for transporting the passenger to the destination to the information terminal 201.

[0025] The information processing device 300 presents to the management device 100 information indicating the standard payment amount and the distribution amount to be paid for lending the rental vehicle to the rideshare driver at regular intervals. The distribution amount varies based on the sales amount paid by one or a plurality of rideshare drivers who borrowed the vehicle from the vehicle provider that manages the management device 100 to the rideshare operator as consideration for transporting passengers to the destination during this predetermined period. The standard payment amount is a fixed amount regardless of this sales amount.

[0026] In this way, a user who wishes to work as a rideshare driver uses the vehicle lent by the vehicle provider to transport passengers to the destination. Therefore, even if the user does not own a private car, the user can work as a rideshare driver. Even if the vehicle provider lends the vehicle to the driver at a low price or for free, the vehicle provider can receive a part of the revenue of the rideshare operator, so that an amount commensurate with the vehicle lending can be recovered. On the other hand, for the rideshare operator, since a user who does not own a private car can be attracted to the rideshare business as a rideshare driver, the rideshare business can be expanded. As described above, the information processing system S can provide a mechanism beneficial to each of the rideshare driver, the rideshare operator, and the vehicle provider.

[0027] [Configuration of Information Processing Device 300] FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the information processing apparatus 300. The information processing apparatus 300 includes a communication unit 31, a storage unit 32, and a control unit 33. The control unit 33 includes an intermediation unit 331, a management unit 332, a calculation unit 333, a presentation unit 334, and a transmission control unit 335.

[0028] The communication unit 31 is an interface for communicating with the management apparatus 100, the information terminals 201 and 202 owned by the ride-sharing driver, and the information terminal 400 owned by the passenger via a network. For example, the communication unit 31 receives various types of information and inputs the received information to the intermediation unit 331 or the management unit 332.

[0029] The storage unit 32 is a storage medium including a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. The storage unit 32 stores programs executed by the control unit 33. The control unit 33 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 33 functions as the intermediation unit 331, the management unit 332, the calculation unit 333, the presentation unit 334, and the transmission control unit 335 by executing the programs stored in the storage unit 32.

[0030] The intermediation unit 331 communicates with the management apparatus 100, the information terminals 201 and 202 owned by the ride-sharing driver, and the information terminal 400 owned by the passenger via the communication unit 31. First, the operation of the intermediation unit 331 at the time of registering a new ride-sharing driver will be described. When registering a new ride-sharing driver, the intermediation unit 331 receives a ride application information from the information terminal 201 of a user who wishes to serve as a ride-sharing driver. When this user does not own a vehicle, the intermediation unit 331 receives a lending application information for lending a vehicle. The intermediation unit 331 receives user information for identifying the user. The user information includes, for example, a driver ID, name, address, telephone number, and email address.

[0031] The intermediary unit 331 registers driver data in which the received driver ID, name, address, phone number, and email address are associated in the storage unit 32. When the intermediary unit 331 receives a lending application information, it transmits the received lending application information and the driver ID to the management device 100. After transmitting the lending application information to the management device 100, the intermediary unit 331 receives vehicle information of the lending vehicle to be lent to the user and the driver ID of this user from the management device 100. The vehicle information includes, for example, information indicating the vehicle ID of the lending vehicle and the type of the lending vehicle. The intermediary unit 331 transmits the received vehicle information and registration completion information indicating that the user's registration has been completed to the user's information terminal 201.

[0032] Next, the operation of the intermediary unit 331 when a passenger uses ride-sharing will be described. The intermediary unit 331 receives boarding request information from the information terminal 400 owned by a passenger who wishes to use ride-sharing. The boarding request information includes information specifying the boarding location where the passenger boards the vehicle and information specifying the time when the passenger boards the vehicle. The boarding request information may include information specifying the destination to which the vehicle carrying the passenger is heading. When the intermediary unit 331 receives the boarding request information, it selects a ride-sharing driver who will carry this passenger from among the ride-sharing drivers registered in the driver data stored in the storage unit 32. For example, the intermediary unit 331 selects a ride-sharing driver with a driver ID associated in the driver data with the address closest to the boarding location where the passenger boards the vehicle.

[0033] The intermediary unit 331 transmits crew request information requesting this passenger to be carried to the information terminal 201 of the selected ride-sharing driver. The crew request information includes, for example, information specifying the boarding location where the passenger boards the vehicle and information specifying the time when the passenger boards the vehicle. The boarding request information may include information specifying the destination to which the vehicle carrying the passenger is heading. After transmitting the crew request information to the information terminal 201, the intermediary unit 331 transmits information on the remuneration paid for transporting the passenger to the destination to the information terminal 201.

[0034] Sales Amount Management The management department 332 manages the sales amount of ride-sharing drivers who use vehicles lent by vehicle providers. The sales amount is the sum of the individual sales amounts of each ride-sharing driver who uses vehicles lent by a common vehicle provider. For example, the management department 332 manages the sales amount of ride-sharing drivers who use vehicles lent by vehicle providers free of charge. Also, the management department 332 may manage the sales amount of ride-sharing drivers who use vehicles lent by vehicle providers at a rental fee lower than the normal rental fee.

[0035] Figure 3 shows an example of the individual sales amount of a ride-sharing driver. The target period for calculating the individual sales amount is one month in the example of Figure 3. The target period for calculating the individual sales amount may be a quarter, a year, etc. In the example of Figure 3, three ride-sharing drivers, "Driver A", "Driver B", and "Driver C", have each been lent a vehicle by a common vehicle provider. As shown in the first row from the top of Figure 3, the individual sales amount of Driver A is "1.2 million yen".

[0036] As shown in the second row from the top of Figure 3, the individual sales amount of Driver B is "1.5 million yen". The sales amount of a ride-sharing driver who uses a vehicle lent by a vehicle provider is the sum of the individual sales amounts of Driver A, Driver B, and Driver C. The total sales amount of all ride-sharing drivers who use vehicles lent by vehicle providers is "4.7 million yen" as shown in the fourth row from the top of Figure 3.

[0037] Calculation of Various Fees The calculation unit 333 calculates various fees. The calculation unit 333 calculates the allocation amount to be allocated to the vehicle provider among the sales amounts managed by the management unit 332. The calculation unit 333 calculates the allocation amount by multiplying the sales amount by a predetermined ratio. The predetermined ratio is, for example, a ratio corresponding to the vehicle type of the leased vehicle. For example, when a small car is leased, the ratio is 1 percent. On the other hand, when a large car is leased, the ratio is 1.5 percent. Also, the predetermined ratio may be a ratio corresponding to the number of passengers that can ride in the vehicle. In this case, the larger the number of passengers that can ride in the vehicle, the higher the ratio. For example, when a 5-seater vehicle is provided, the ratio is 1 percent. On the other hand, when a 7-seater vehicle is provided, the ratio is 1.5 percent.

[0038] The calculation unit 333 calculates the allocation amount based on the sales amount of the rideshare driver who rides in the vehicle, whereas the standard payment amount paid from the rideshare operator to the vehicle provider is constant regardless of the sales amount. The calculation unit 333 may calculate the standard payment amount to be paid to the vehicle provider based on the number of vehicles leased from the vehicle provider and the vehicle type.

[0039] [Calculation of Parking Fees] When a vehicle is leased from a vehicle provider to a rideshare driver, the rideshare driver may not own a parking lot where the vehicle is parked. Therefore, the rideshare operator may lease a parking lot to the rideshare driver, for example, as part of welfare.

[0040] The calculation unit 333 determines the amount to be billed to the rideshare driver as the parking fee for the parking lot where the vehicle is parked based on the individual sales amount of the rideshare driver. In this case, in order to improve the motivation of the rideshare driver, the higher the individual sales amount of the rideshare driver, the lower the parking fee for the parking lot where the vehicle is parked may be set. For example, when the individual sales amount is the first amount, the calculation unit 333 determines the billing amount so that the billing amount is smaller than when the individual sales amount is the second amount. The second amount is an amount less than the first amount.

[0041] Further, the calculation unit 333 may determine the amount to be charged to the ride-sharing driver as the usage fee of the parking lot where the vehicle is parked based on whether the individual sales amount of the ride-sharing driver is equal to or greater than a threshold value. The threshold value is, for example, the average value of the individual sales amounts of ride-sharing drivers who work in the same area. For example, when the individual sales amount of the ride-sharing driver is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the calculation unit 333 sets the amount to be charged to the ride-sharing driver as the usage fee of the parking lot where the vehicle is parked to a predetermined amount. When the individual sales amount of the ride-sharing driver is less than the threshold value, the calculation unit 333 may set the amount to be charged to the ride-sharing driver as the usage fee of the parking lot to an amount smaller than the predetermined amount. The predetermined amount is, for example, the standard usage fee of the parking lot in that area.

[0042] When there is a shortage of ride-sharing drivers based in a predetermined area, in order to increase the number of new ride-sharing drivers, the usage fee of the parking lot lent to the ride-sharing driver may be reduced or discounted. For example, the calculation unit 333 determines whether the statistical amount of the individual sales amounts of a plurality of ride-sharing drivers based in the predetermined area is equal to or greater than a reference value. The statistical amount is, for example, the average value. The reference value is, for example, a value set by the ride-sharing operator as a criterion indicating a shortage of ride-sharing drivers.

[0043] When the statistical amount of the individual sales amounts of a plurality of ride-sharing drivers based in the predetermined area is equal to or greater than the reference value, the calculation unit 333 determines that there is a shortage of ride-sharing drivers based in the predetermined area. In this case, the calculation unit 333 reduces the amount to be charged to the plurality of ride-sharing drivers as the usage fee of the parking lot in the predetermined area compared to the case where the statistical amount of the individual sales amounts of the plurality of ride-sharing drivers based in the predetermined area is less than the reference value.

[0044] On the other hand, when the statistical amount of the individual sales of a plurality of ride-sharing drivers based in a predetermined area is less than the reference value, the calculation unit 333 does not determine that there is a shortage of ride-sharing drivers based in the predetermined area. In this case, the calculation unit 333 does not reduce the amount to be billed to the plurality of ride-sharing drivers as the parking fee within the predetermined area. In this way, when there is a shortage of ride-sharing drivers based in the predetermined area, the calculation unit 333 reduces or discounts the usage fee of the parking lot lent to the ride-sharing drivers, so that it is easy to increase the number of new ride-sharing drivers based in the predetermined area.

[0045] [Presentation of the allocation amount] The presentation unit 334 communicates with the management device 100 managed by the vehicle provider via the communication unit 31. The presentation unit 334 presents the allocation amount calculated by the calculation unit 333 to the vehicle provider. The presentation unit 334 presents the allocation amount and the reference payment amount to the vehicle provider.

[0046] [Message transmission] The transmission control unit 335 communicates with the information terminal 201 or the information terminal 202 of the ride-sharing driver via the communication unit 31. The vehicle provider lends the vehicle to the ride-sharing driver for free or at a lower price than usual. For this reason, when the individual sales of the ride-sharing driver are low, the ride-sharing operator may bear the vehicle rental fee instead, or the vehicle provider may not be able to collect the vehicle rental fee sufficiently. For this reason, when the individual sales of the ride-sharing driver are less than a predetermined value regarding the sales of the ride-sharing driver, the transmission control unit 335 transmits a message to the ride-sharing driver to announce the change of the vehicle lent by the vehicle provider. The predetermined value regarding the sales of the ride-sharing driver is determined based on, for example, the vehicle inspection, insurance, taxes, and maintenance costs of the lent vehicle.

[0047] On the other hand, when the personal sales amount of the rideshare driver is equal to or more than a predetermined value, the transmission control unit 335 does not transmit a message to the rideshare driver notifying a change in the vehicle lent from the vehicle provider. In this way, when the personal sales amount of the rideshare driver is low, the transmission control unit 335 can make it easier for the vehicle provider to collect the vehicle rental fee by changing the lent vehicle to a vehicle with a relatively low normal vehicle rental fee.

[0048] Further, when the personal sales amount of the rideshare driver is less than a predetermined value related to the sales amount of the rideshare driver, the transmission control unit 335 may transmit a message to the rideshare driver notifying the end of the vehicle lending from the vehicle provider. On the other hand, when the personal sales amount of the rideshare driver is equal to or more than a predetermined value, the transmission control unit 335 does not transmit a message to the rideshare driver notifying the end of the vehicle lending from the vehicle provider. In this way, when the personal sales amount of the rideshare driver is low, the transmission control unit 335 can suppress the vehicle provider from being unable to collect the vehicle rental fee.

[0049] Further, when the personal sales amount of the rideshare driver is less than a predetermined value related to the sales amount of the rideshare driver, the transmission control unit 335 may transmit a message to the rideshare driver requesting payment of at least a part of the vehicle rental fee of the vehicle lent from the vehicle provider. On the other hand, when the personal sales amount of the rideshare driver is equal to or more than a predetermined value, the transmission control unit 335 does not transmit a message to the rideshare driver requesting payment of at least a part of the vehicle rental fee of the vehicle lent from the vehicle provider. In this way, when there is little possibility that the vehicle provider can collect the vehicle rental fee due to the low personal sales amount of the rideshare driver, the transmission control unit 335 can provide a method for the vehicle provider to collect the vehicle rental fee.

[0050] [Modification example of determining necessity of rental fee billing according to period since start of driver business] As described above, the predetermined value regarding the sales amount of a ride-sharing driver is determined based on vehicle inspection, insurance, taxes, maintenance costs, etc. of the leased vehicle, but it may be changed according to the period since the ride-sharing driver started the ride-sharing driver business. In the storage unit 32, period data associating the period since starting the ride-sharing driver business with the predetermined value regarding the sales amount of the ride-sharing driver is stored. In the period data stored in the storage unit 32, the longer the period since the ride-sharing driver started the ride-sharing driver business, the larger the predetermined value associated with this period. FIG. 4 shows an example of the period data. In the example in the first row from the top in FIG. 4, the period "0 months or more and less than 3 months" since starting the driver business is associated with the predetermined value "300,000 yen".

[0051] The transmission control unit 335 specifies the predetermined value associated in the period data stored in the storage unit 32 according to the period since the ride-sharing driver started the ride-sharing driver business. For example, when the period since driver A started the ride-sharing business is 4 months and the personal sales amount of driver A is "300,000 yen", the transmission control unit 335 specifies the predetermined value "400,000 yen" corresponding to the period "3 months or more and less than 6 months" since starting the driver business. Since the personal sales amount "300,000 yen" of driver A is less than the specified predetermined value "400,000 yen", the transmission control unit 335 transmits a message requesting payment of at least a part of the rental fee of the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider to the information terminal of driver A. In this way, the transmission control unit 335 can suppress the situation that a ride-sharing driver with relatively little experience is likely to quit the ride-sharing driver business due to frequent billing of rental fees.

[0052] [Modification example of determining the claim amount for payment of rental fee according to the period since starting the driver business] When the transmission control unit 335 transmits a message requesting payment of at least a part of the rental fee of a vehicle leased from a vehicle provider, it may determine the amount of the payment request according to the period since the ride-sharing driver started the ride-sharing driver business. The storage unit 32 stores payment amount data associating the period since the ride-sharing driver started the ride-sharing driver business with the amount of payment requested as at least a part of the rental fee of the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider.

[0053] In the payment amount data stored in the storage unit 32, the longer the period since the ride-sharing driver started the ride-sharing driver business, the larger the payment amount associated with this period. FIG. 5 shows an example of the payment amount data. In the example in the first row from the top in FIG. 5, the period "0 months or more and less than 3 months" since the start of the driver business is associated with the payment amount "10,000 yen".

[0054] The transmission control unit 335 identifies the payment amount associated in the payment amount data stored in the storage unit 32 according to the period since the ride-sharing driver started the ride-sharing driver business. For example, when the period since driver B started the ride-sharing business is 7 months, the transmission control unit 335 identifies the payment amount "30,000 yen" corresponding to the period "6 months or more and less than 12 months" since the start of the driver business. When the personal sales amount of driver B is less than a predetermined value, the transmission control unit 335 transmits a message requesting the payment amount "30,000 yen" to driver B as at least a part of the rental fee of the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider. In this way, the transmission control unit 335 can suppress the relatively inexperienced ride-sharing driver from easily quitting the ride-sharing driver business due to an excessive claim of the rental fee.

[0055] [Modification example of providing a relief measure based on the average of the personal sales amounts of related ride-sharing drivers] It is expected that the ride-sharing business will expand when a ride-sharing driver invites an acquaintance to become a new ride-sharing driver. In this case, assuming that two ride-sharing drivers are related ride-sharing drivers (hereinafter also referred to as related ride-sharing drivers), relief measures may be provided when the personal sales amount of either ride-sharing driver is low. For example, even if the personal sales amount of a ride-sharing driver is less than a predetermined value, if the average of the personal sales amounts of this ride-sharing driver and one or more related ride-sharing drivers related to this ride-sharing driver is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the transmission control unit 335 may not need to send a message to this ride-sharing driver requesting payment of at least a part of the rental fee for the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider.

[0056] On the other hand, when the personal sales amount of a ride-sharing driver is less than a predetermined value and the average of the personal sales amounts of the ride-sharing driver and one or more related ride-sharing drivers related to the ride-sharing driver is less than the predetermined value, the transmission control unit 335 sends a message to the ride-sharing driver requesting payment of at least a part of the rental fee for the vehicle leased from the vehicle provider. In this way, by preferentially treating the ride-sharing driver who has invited an acquaintance as a new ride-sharing driver, the transmission control unit 335 can make it easier to increase the number of new ride-sharing drivers.

[0057] [Processing Procedure for Registration of Ride-Sharing Drivers by Information Processing System S] FIG. 6 shows the processing procedure for registering a rideshare driver by the information processing system S. This processing procedure starts, for example, during the communication between the information terminal 201 of a user who wishes to serve as a new rideshare driver and the information processing apparatus 300. The information terminal 201 of a user who wishes to serve as a new rideshare driver transmits ride application information that wishes to work as a rideshare driver to the information processing apparatus 300. The information terminal 201 transmits user information for identifying the user to the information processing apparatus 300. The user information includes, for example, a driver ID, name, address, telephone number, and email address. If this user does not own a vehicle, the information terminal 201 transmits lending application information that wishes to lend a vehicle to the information processing apparatus 300.

[0058] The mediation unit 331 registers driver data in which the driver ID, name, address, telephone number, and email address included in the user information received from the information terminal 201 are associated with each other in the storage unit 32 (S101). The mediation unit 331 transmits the received lending application information and the driver ID to the management apparatus 100. The management apparatus 100 selects a lending vehicle to be lent to the rideshare driver from among a plurality of vehicles owned by the vehicle provider (S102). The management apparatus 100 transmits the vehicle information of the selected lending vehicle and the driver ID to the information processing apparatus 300. The vehicle information includes, for example, information indicating the vehicle ID of the lending vehicle and the type of the lending vehicle. The mediation unit 331 transmits registration completion information indicating that the user registration has been completed and the received vehicle information to the information terminal 201 of the user, and ends the process.

[0059] [Processing Procedure for Calculating the Allocation Amount by the Information Processing Apparatus 300] FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure for calculating the distribution amount by the information processing apparatus 300. This processing procedure starts, for example, while the management unit 332 manages the sales amounts of a plurality of ride-sharing drivers. The management unit 332 determines whether or not the due date for calculating the distribution amount to be distributed to the vehicle provider has arrived (S201). The due date for calculating the distribution amount to be distributed to the vehicle provider arrives, for example, every month, but may arrive quarterly or annually.

[0060] When the management unit 332 determines that the due date for calculating the distribution amount to be distributed to the vehicle provider has arrived (YES in S201), the management unit 332 identifies a plurality of ride-sharing drivers who use the loaned vehicles from this vehicle provider (S202). The management unit 332 identifies the individual sales amounts of the identified plurality of ride-sharing drivers respectively (S203). The management unit 332 identifies the total of the individual sales amounts of the identified plurality of ride-sharing drivers as the sales amount.

[0061] The calculation unit 333 calculates the distribution amount to be distributed to the vehicle provider from the identified sales amount (S204). The presentation unit 334 presents the vehicle provider with the distribution amount calculated by the calculation unit 333 and a fixed reference payment amount regardless of the sales amount (S205), and ends the processing. When the management unit 332 determines in the determination of S201 that the due date for calculating the distribution amount to be distributed to the vehicle provider has not arrived (NO in S201), the management unit 332 repeats the determination of S201.

[0062] [Effect of the Information Processing Apparatus of the Present Embodiment] According to the information processing apparatus 300 of the present embodiment, even when a ride-sharing driver does not own a vehicle, the ride-sharing driver can transport a passenger to the destination. In addition, even when the vehicle provider lends a vehicle to the driver at a low cost or for free, the vehicle provider can receive a part of the revenue of the ride-sharing operator, so that an amount commensurate with the vehicle lending can be recovered. On the other hand, for the ride-sharing operator, since a user who does not own a private vehicle can be attracted to the ride-sharing business as a ride-sharing driver, the ride-sharing business can be expanded. As described above, in the information processing system S, a mechanism beneficial to each of the ride-sharing driver, the ride-sharing operator, and the vehicle provider can be provided, so that it is easy to increase new ride-sharing drivers and vehicle providers who lend vehicles to ride-sharing drivers. For this reason, the ride-sharing operator can easily expand the ride-sharing business.

[0063] In addition, according to the present invention, it becomes possible to contribute to Goal 9, "Build the infrastructure for industry and innovation," of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) led by the United Nations.

[0064] As described above, the present invention has been described using the embodiments. However, 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. For example, all or part of the device can be configured by functionally or physically dispersing and integrating it in any unit. In addition, new embodiments generated by any combination of a plurality of embodiments are also included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effects of the new embodiments generated by the combination have the effects of the original embodiments combined.

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[0065] 31 Communication unit 32 Storage unit 33 Control unit 100 Management device 201 Information terminal 202 Information terminal 300 Information processing apparatus 331 Mediation unit 332 Management Department 333 Calculation Department 334 Presentation Department 335 Transmission Control Department 400 Information Terminal

Claims

1. A management unit that manages the sales amount of ride-sharing drivers who use vehicles rented from vehicle providers; a calculation unit that calculates a distribution amount to be distributed to the vehicle provider, the distribution amount being varied based on the sales amount managed by the management unit; a presentation unit that presents to the vehicle provider the distribution amount calculated by the calculation unit and a standard payment amount that is constant regardless of the sales amount and is to be paid to the vehicle provider; An information processing device comprising:

2. The calculation unit calculates the standard payment amount based on the vehicle type of the vehicle rented from the vehicle provider, and calculates the distribution amount based on the sales amount of the ride share driver who rides the vehicle. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

3. the calculation unit calculates the distribution amount by multiplying the sales amount by a ratio corresponding to the vehicle type. The information processing device according to claim 2 .

4. the calculation unit calculates the distribution amount by multiplying the sales amount by a ratio corresponding to the number of passengers that can ride in the vehicle. The information processing device according to claim 2 .

5. The calculation unit further determines an amount to be charged to the ride share driver as a usage fee for a parking lot where the vehicle is parked, based on a personal sales amount of the ride share driver, and determines the amount to be charged when the personal sales amount is a first amount so as to be smaller than the amount to be charged when the personal sales amount is a second amount less than the first amount. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

6. The calculation unit sets a predetermined amount as a fee for using the parking lot where the vehicle is parked to the ride-share driver when the ride-share driver's personal sales amount is equal to or greater than a threshold, and sets a smaller amount than the predetermined amount as a fee for using the parking lot to the ride-share driver when the ride-share driver's personal sales amount is less than the threshold. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

7. When a statistical amount of personal sales of the plurality of ride-share drivers who are based within a predetermined area is equal to or greater than a reference value, the calculation unit reduces the amount to be charged to the plurality of ride-share drivers as a parking fee within the predetermined area compared to when the statistical amount of personal sales of the plurality of ride-share drivers who are based within the predetermined area is less than the reference value. The information processing device according to claim 5 .

8. A transmission control unit is further configured to transmit, when the personal sales amount of the ride-sharing driver is less than a predetermined value, a message notifying the change of the vehicle rented from the vehicle provider or a message notifying the end of the rental of the vehicle from the vehicle provider to the ride-sharing driver. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

9. and a transmission control unit that transmits a message to the ride-sharing driver requesting payment of at least a portion of the rental fee for the vehicle rented from the vehicle provider when the personal sales amount of the ride-sharing driver is less than a predetermined value. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

10. The transmission control unit does not transmit a message to the ride share driver requesting payment of at least a portion of the rental fee for the vehicle rented from the vehicle provider, even if the ride share driver's personal sales amount is less than the predetermined value, when an average of the personal sales amounts of the ride share driver and one or more associated ride share drivers related to the ride share driver is equal to or greater than the predetermined value. The information processing device according to claim 9.

11. A storage unit that stores a period of time since the ride-share driver started a ride-share driver job and a predetermined value related to the amount of sales of the ride-share driver in association with each other, The longer the period since the ride share driver started the ride share driver business, the larger the predetermined value stored in the storage unit in association with the period; The transmission control unit transmits a message to the ride-share driver requesting payment of at least a portion of the rental fee for the vehicle rented from the vehicle provider to the ride-share driver when the ride-share driver's personal sales amount is less than the predetermined value associated in the storage unit during the period since the ride-share driver started working as a ride-share driver. The information processing device according to claim 9.

12. A storage unit that stores a period of time since the ride-share driver started a ride-share driver business in association with a payment amount requested to be paid as at least a part of a rental fee for a vehicle rented from the vehicle provider, The longer the period since the ride-share driver started working as a ride-share driver, the larger the payment amount stored in the storage unit in association with the period. When the ride-share driver's personal sales amount is less than a predetermined value, the transmission control unit transmits to the ride-share driver a message requesting payment of at least a portion of the rental fee for the vehicle rented from the vehicle provider, the payment amount being stored in the storage unit in association with a period since the ride-share driver started a ride-share driver business. The information processing device according to claim 9.

13. The management unit manages the sales amount of the ride-sharing driver who uses the vehicle rented free of charge from the vehicle provider. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

14. The computer executes A step of brokering a vehicle provided by a vehicle provider to a ride share driver; A step of managing the sales amount of a ride-sharing driver who uses a vehicle rented from the vehicle provider; calculating a distribution amount of the sales amount that varies based on the sales amount and is to be distributed to the vehicle provider; presenting the calculated distribution amount and a standard payment amount, which is constant regardless of the sales amount and is to be paid to the vehicle provider, to the vehicle provider; An information processing method comprising:

15. On the computer, A step of brokering a vehicle provided by a vehicle provider to a ride share driver; A step of managing the sales amount of a ride-sharing driver who uses a vehicle rented from the vehicle provider; calculating a distribution amount of the sales amount that varies based on the sales amount and is to be distributed to the vehicle provider; presenting the calculated distribution amount and a standard payment amount, which is constant regardless of the sales amount and is to be paid to the vehicle provider, to the vehicle provider; A program that executes the following.

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