Information processing apparatus

Abstract

To contribute to the profits of a freight company, a sales company for cargo transport vehicle, a financial company, and the like by activating distribution in a market targeted for vehicles for cargo transport.SOLUTION: A vehicle basic information acquisition part 201, an additional information acquisition part 202, a sales vehicle information acquisition part 203, an auction vehicle information acquisition part 204, and a driver information acquisition part 210 acquire vehicle related information about a vehicle for cargo transport inputted to use first application. An acquisition information processing part 205 acquires a plurality of pieces of the vehicle related information, and processes the plurality of pieces of vehicle related information, and a database generation update part 206 generates a database including the processing information. A vehicle related information extraction part 207 extracts information to be used in second application between the vehicle related information and the processing information stored in the database.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a vehicle sales management system capable of performing vehicle sales management has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, in the conventional technology including Patent Document 1, it has been difficult to realize a vehicle management method for goods transportation vehicles that benefits the users, taking all of a transportation company using goods transportation vehicles, a goods transportation vehicle sales company, an auction transaction mediator for goods transportation vehicles, a shipper of goods, a warehouse company, a financial company that conducts credit screening of transportation companies, and other logistics-related companies (hereinafter abbreviated as "transportation companies, sales companies, auction operating companies, shippers, financial companies, etc.") as users.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to activate the distribution in the market for goods transportation vehicles and establish a technology that benefits transportation companies, goods transportation vehicle sales companies, financial companies, etc.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] To achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: vehicle-related information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle-related information regarding a goods transportation vehicle input for use in a first use; Database generation means for acquiring a plurality of pieces of the vehicle-related information, processing the plurality of pieces of the vehicle-related information, and generating a database including the processed information; Information extraction means for extracting information to be used for a second use from among the vehicle-related information and the processed information stored in the database; It is provided with.

[0007] In addition, the first use may include the use by a person who uses one or more cargo transport vehicles to manage the one or more cargo transport vehicles.

[0008] In addition, the first use may include the use by a person who performs a service of transferring one or more cargo transport vehicles to manage the one or more cargo transport vehicles.

[0009] In addition, the first use may include the use by a person who operates an auction to manage transactions of one or more cargo transport vehicles in the auction.

[0010] In addition, the second use may include the use of acquiring information regarding the timing or price of replacement of the cargo transport vehicles used by a person who uses one or more cargo transport vehicles.

[0011] In addition, the second use may include the use of estimating the asset value of the cargo transport vehicles used by a person who uses one or more cargo transport vehicles.

[0012] In addition, the second use may include the use of determining a credit limit for a person who uses one or more cargo transport vehicles based on information regarding the settlement of the person who uses one or more cargo transport vehicles and information including the asset value of the cargo transport vehicles used by the person who uses one or more cargo transport vehicles.

Advantages of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, it is possible to establish a technology that activates the distribution in the market targeted at freight transport vehicles and contributes to the profits of transportation companies, sales companies, auction operating companies, shippers, financial companies, etc.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0015] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0016] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an information processing system S including a service providing server 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] In this specification, information related to the vehicle itself and information related to the vehicle (for example, the driver driving the vehicle) are collectively referred to as "vehicle-related information".

[0018] The information processing system S shown in FIG. 1 includes a service providing server 1 operated by a service provider G, transportation company terminals 2-1 to 2-n (n is an arbitrary integer value of 1 or more) respectively operated by each of transportation companies T-1 to T-n, sales company terminals 3-1 to 3-m (m is an arbitrary integer value of 1 or more) respectively operated by each of sales companies L-1 to L-m, auction operating company terminals 4-1 to 4-p (p is an arbitrary integer value of 1 or more) respectively operated by each of auction operating companies A-1 to A-p, a shipper terminal 5 operated by a shipper B, a warehouse company terminal 6 operated by a warehouse company W, a financial company terminal 7 operated by a financial company F, an insurance company terminal 8 operated by an insurance company C, a maintenance company terminal 9 operated by a maintenance company M, a sales rep company terminal 10 operated by a sales rep company R, an investor terminal 11 operated by an investor I, and a driver terminal 12 operated by a driver D, which are connected to each other via a predetermined network N such as the Internet.

[0019] Here, for the sake of convenience of explanation, although only one shipper B, warehouse company W, financial company F, insurance company C, maintenance company M, sales rep company R, investor I, and driver D are depicted in FIG. 1 respectively, there may actually be multiple people. In the case of multiple people, the shipper terminal 5 operated by the shipper B, the warehouse company terminal 6 operated by the warehouse company W, the financial company terminal 7 operated by the financial company F, the insurance company terminal 8 operated by the insurance company C, the maintenance company terminal 9 operated by the maintenance company M, the sales rep company terminal 10 operated by the sales rep company R, the investor terminal 11 operated by the investor I, and the driver terminal 12 operated by the driver D may also each be multiple.

[0020] In addition, hereinafter, when it is not necessary to individually distinguish each of the transportation companies T-1 to T-n, transportation company terminals 2-1 to 2-n, sales companies L-1 to L-m, sales company terminals 3-1 to 3-m, auction operating companies A-1 to A-p, and auction operating company terminals 4-1 to 4-p, these are collectively referred to as "transportation company T", "transportation company terminal 2", "sales company L", "sales company terminal 3", "auction operating company A", and "auction operating company terminal 4" respectively. Also, when it is not necessary to individually distinguish the "transportation company T", "sales company L", "auction operating company A", "shipper B", "warehouse company W", "financial company F", "insurance company C", "maintenance company M", "sales rep company R", "investor I", and "driver D" that receive the services of the service provider G, these are collectively referred to as "users". Furthermore, when it is not necessary to individually distinguish the "transportation company terminal 2", "sales company terminal 3", "auction operating company terminal 4", "shipper terminal 5", "warehouse company terminal 6", "financial company terminal 7", "insurance company terminal 8", "maintenance company terminal 9", "sales rep company terminal 10", "investor terminal 11", and "driver terminal 12", these are collectively referred to as "user terminals".

[0021] Here, the service provider G refers to a person who, as the operator of the service, when the transportation company T, the sales company L, the auction operating company A, and the driver D each input vehicle-related information they possess for use in the first application, acquires these multiple pieces of vehicle-related information and provides a service that allows a predetermined user to use the acquired multiple pieces of vehicle-related information for a second application. Here, the user who uses the vehicle-related information for the second application is not particularly limited and may be the person who input the vehicle-related information for use in the first application or may be another person.

[0022] The transportation company T is a person who uses one or more freight transport vehicles it owns and, for the first application, is a person who manages the one or more freight transport vehicles for the purpose of use. That is, the transportation company T operates the transportation company terminal 2 to input vehicle-related information in order to manage the one or more freight transport vehicles for the purpose of use. Specifically, for example, the transportation company T includes freight forwarders, moving companies, etc. The sales company L is a person who provides a service of selling one or more freight transport vehicles and, for the first application, is a person who manages the one or more freight transport vehicles for the purpose of sale. That is, the sales company L operates the sales company terminal 3 to input vehicle-related information in order to manage the one or more freight transport vehicles for the purpose of sale. Specifically, for example, the sales company L includes automobile dealers, automobile sales intermediaries, etc. The auction operating company A is a person who manages the transactions of one or more freight transport vehicles in an auction and, for the first application, is a person who manages the operation of each auction of the one or more freight transport vehicles. That is, the auction operating company A operates the auction operating company terminal 4 to input vehicle-related information for the purpose of managing the operation of each auction of the one or more freight transport vehicles. Specifically, for example, the auction operating company A includes companies that operate Internet auctions, etc. The driver D refers to a person who drives a freight vehicle. Specifically, for example, it includes a person who drives a freight vehicle owned by the transportation company T, a person who wishes to become a person who drives a freight vehicle owned by the transportation company T, and the like. As described above, each of the transportation company T, the sales company L, the auction operation company A, and the driver D corresponds to a user who inputs vehicle-related information for the first use, but also corresponds to a user who uses vehicle-related information for the second use.

[0023] The shipper B is a person who operates the shipper terminal 5 to obtain vehicle-related information as a shipper-oriented service (service for shippers and warehouse companies) from the service-providing server 1 and uses the vehicle-related information for the second use. Specifically, for example, it includes importers, persons who entrust the transportation of goods to a transportation company as the owners of the goods, and the like. The warehouse company W is a person who operates the warehouse company terminal 6 to obtain vehicle-related information as a service for the warehouse company (service for shippers and warehouse companies) from the service-providing server 1 and uses the vehicle-related information for the second use. Specifically, for example, it includes persons who engage in a consignment business of receiving consignments from customers and storing the customers' articles in a warehouse or the like. The financial company F is a person who operates the financial company terminal 7 to obtain vehicle-related information as a service for the financial company from the service-providing server 1 and uses the vehicle-related information for the second use. Specifically, for example, it includes banks, credit sales companies, and the like. For specific examples of the vehicle-related information provided as a service for the financial company from the service-providing server 1, reference will be made to FIGS. 9 to 11 and described later.

[0024] The insurance company C is a person who operates the insurance company terminal 8 to obtain vehicle-related information as an insurance company-oriented service (service for peripheral logistics companies) from the service-providing server 1 and uses the vehicle-related information for the second use. Specifically, for example, it includes life insurance companies, property insurance companies, and the like. Maintenance company M is a person who operates the maintenance company terminal 9 to obtain vehicle-related information as a service for maintenance companies (services for companies related to logistics) from the service-providing server 1 and uses the vehicle-related information for a second purpose. Specifically, for example, it includes automobile maintenance factories and the like. Sales rep company R is a person who operates the sales rep company terminal 10 to obtain vehicle-related information as a service for sales rep companies (services for companies related to logistics) from the service-providing server 1 and uses the vehicle-related information for a second purpose. Here, a sales rep is an independent business owner who handles products of multiple manufacturers and conducts proposal-based sales to customers (corporations, stores). Specifically, for example, it includes sales agency companies and the like. Investor I is a person who operates the investor terminal 11 to obtain vehicle-related information as a service for investors (services for companies related to logistics) from the service-providing server 1 and uses the vehicle-related information for a second purpose. Note that investor I is an individual or corporation that conducts activities of investing current assets in investment targets for the purpose of increasing assets in the future, and includes, for example, individual investors, institutional investors, and the like. Note that the content of the second purpose will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

[0025] As described above, in this embodiment, each of shipper B, warehouse company W, financial company F, insurance company C, maintenance company M, sales rep company R, and investor I is a user who uses vehicle-related information for a second purpose. However, of course, it may also be a user who inputs vehicle-related information for use for a first purpose.

[0026] The service-providing server 1 executes various processes to manage each operation of the user terminal. The service-providing server 1 manages the vehicle-related information DB401. That is, in the example of FIG. 1, the vehicle-related information DB401 is drawn as if it were built into the service-providing server 1, but its location is not particularly limited and may be at any location. The shipping company terminal 2 is an information processing device operated by the shipping company T, and is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, etc. The sales company terminal 3 is an information processing device operated by the sales company L, and is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, etc. The auction operation company terminal 4 is an information processing device operated by the auction operation company A, and is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, etc. The shipper terminal 5 is an information processing device operated by the shipper B, and is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, etc. The warehouse company terminal 6 is an information processing device operated by the warehouse company W, and is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, etc. The financial company terminal 7 is an information processing device operated by the financial company F, and is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, etc. The insurance company terminal 8 is an information processing device operated by the insurance company C, and is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, etc. The maintenance company terminal 9 is an information processing device operated by the maintenance company M, and is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, etc. The sales rep company terminal 10 is an information processing device operated by the sales rep company R, and is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, etc. The investor terminal 11 is an information processing device operated by the investor I, and is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, etc. The driver terminal 12 is an information processing device operated by the driver D, and is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, etc.

[0027] In such an information processing system S, the following operations (processes) are executed. That is, in this embodiment, in each of the shipping company terminal 2, the sales company terminal 3, the auction operation company terminal 4, and the driver terminal 12, each vehicle-related information is input for use in the first application. Therefore, the service providing server 1 acquires such vehicle-related information from each of the transportation company terminal 2, the sales company terminal 3, the auction operation company terminal 4, and the driver terminal 12, and stores information including the vehicle-related information and the processed information obtained by processing the vehicle-related information in the vehicle-related information DB 401. Then, the service providing server 1 extracts information for use in a second application for a predetermined user from the information stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401, and transmits the information to the predetermined user.

[0028] FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the overall flow of the service provided by the service providing server 1 in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the lower side of the drawing centered on the service providing server 1 shows an example of acquisition of vehicle-related information input for a first application (an example of creation of the vehicle-related information DB 401), and the upper side of the drawing shows an example of use of information for a second application (an example of use of the vehicle-related information DB 401).

[0029] First, with reference to the lower side of FIG. 2, an example of acquisition of vehicle-related information input for a first application (an example of creation of the vehicle-related information DB 401) will be described. In step S21, the transportation company terminal 2 manages vehicle-related information (vehicle basic information and additional information) regarding one or more cargo transport vehicles owned by the transportation company T for business use (first application). For the purpose of this first application, the vehicle basic information and the additional information are input to the transportation company terminal 2 and are pre-stored and managed in the transportation company DB 501 by a CPU (not shown) of the transportation company terminal 2. In each of steps S22 and S23, the transportation company terminal 2 transmits the vehicle basic information and the additional information, respectively, as vehicle-related information to the service providing server 1.

[0030] In step S31, the sales company terminal 3 manages vehicle-related information (sales vehicle information) regarding one or more cargo transport vehicles owned by the sales company L for business use (first use). For the purpose of this first use, the sales vehicle information is input into the sales company terminal 3 and is pre-stored and managed in the sales company DB601 by the CPU (not shown) of the sales company terminal 3. In step S32, the sales company terminal 3 transmits the sales vehicle information as vehicle-related information to the service providing server 1.

[0031] In step S41, the auction operating company terminal 4 manages vehicle-related information (auction vehicle information) regarding one or more cargo transport vehicles traded at the auction and owned by the auction operating company A (first use). For the purpose of this first use, the auction vehicle information is input into the auction operating company terminal 4 and is pre-stored and managed in the auction operating company DB701 by the CPU (not shown) of the auction operating company terminal 4. In step S42, the auction operating company terminal 4 transmits the auction vehicle information as vehicle-related information to the service providing server 1.

[0032] In step S121, the driver terminal 12 manages vehicle-related information (driver information) owned to assist the safe operation of driver D (first use). For the purpose of this first use, the driver information is input into the driver terminal 12 and is pre-stored and managed in the storage unit (not shown) of the driver terminal 12 by the CPU (not shown) of the driver terminal 12. In step S122, the driver terminal 12 transmits the driver information as vehicle-related information to the service providing server 1.

[0033] In step S11, the service providing server 1 acquires vehicle-related information (vehicle basic information, additional information, vehicle for sale information, auction vehicle information, driver information) transmitted from the transportation company terminal 2, the sales company terminal 3, the auction operation company terminal 4, and the driver terminal 12, processes the acquired vehicle-related information, generates a database (vehicle-related information DB401) including the acquired vehicle-related information and its processed information, and accumulates the vehicle-related information and its processed information.

[0034] Next, with reference to the upper part of FIG. 2, an example of using information in the second application (an example of using the vehicle-related information DB401) will be described. In step S12, the service providing server 1 transmits the vehicle-related information accumulated in the vehicle-related information DB401 to the transportation company terminal 2 in order to be used by the transportation company T for the second application (providing a service for the transportation company). In step S13, the service providing server 1 transmits the vehicle-related information accumulated in the vehicle-related information DB401 to the sales company terminal 3 in order to be used by the sales company L for the second application (providing a service for the sales company). In step S14, the service providing server 1 transmits the vehicle-related information accumulated in the vehicle-related information DB401 to the shipper terminal 5 and the warehouse company terminal 6 respectively for the shipper B and the warehouse company W to be used for the second application (providing a service for the shipper and the warehouse company).

[0035] In step S15, the service providing server 1 transmits the vehicle-related information accumulated in the vehicle-related information DB401 to the financial company terminal 7 in order to be used by the financial company F for the second application (providing a service for the financial company). In step S16, the service providing server 1 transmits the vehicle-related information accumulated in the vehicle-related information DB401 to the insurance company terminal 8, the maintenance company terminal 9, the sales rep company terminal 10, and the investor terminal 11 respectively for the insurance company C, the maintenance company M, the sales rep company R, and the investor I to be used for the second application (providing a service for companies around the logistics). In step S17, the service providing server 1 transmits the vehicle-related information accumulated in the vehicle-related information DB 401 to the driver terminal 12 for the driver D to use for the second purpose (provision of driver-oriented services). Note that steps S12 to S17 described for the second purpose are not particularly limited in order. That is, the service providing server 1 can sequentially provide the necessary vehicle-related information in response to requests from each user. Note that the vehicle information transmitted from the service providing server 1 to each user terminal can include processed information.

[0036] As described above with reference to FIG. 2, the overall flow of the service provided by the service providing server in FIG. 1 has been explained. Next, the specific contents of the first purpose and the second purpose will be described with reference to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the specific contents of the vehicle-related information used for the first purpose and the vehicle-related information used for the second purpose.

[0037] As shown below the service providing server 1 in FIG. 3, first, each of the transportation company terminal 2, the sales company terminal 3, the auction operation company terminal 4, and the driver terminal 12 inputs vehicle-related information for use in each of their first purposes.

[0038] Specifically, the transportation company T installs an application program for the transportation company (hereinafter simply referred to as the "transportation company app") provided separately from the service provider G on the transportation company terminal 2, and uses the transportation company app to manage and operate the cargo transportation vehicles owned for its own use as assets (first purpose). That is, the transportation company T inputs vehicle-related information (vehicle basic information, additional information) regarding each of one or more cargo transportation vehicles it manages for the purpose of this first use into the transportation company DB 501 through the transportation company app. Then, the transportation company T transmits the vehicle-related information input into the transportation company DB 501 for the purpose of the first use to the service providing server 1 by operating the transportation company app (or the transportation company app automatically and periodically).

[0039] The vehicle-related information input into the transportation company DB501 using the transportation company app includes vehicle basic information and additional information. The vehicle basic information is information for the transportation company T to manage one or more goods transportation vehicles owned by itself for the purpose of use, and includes information necessary to identify the goods transportation vehicles. Specifically, for example, information regarding vehicle body number, vehicle type, model, chassis number, model year, vehicle name, next vehicle inspection date, acquisition price, acquisition date, mileage, financing, interest rate, etc. can be included. In addition, the additional information includes information added to complement the vehicle basic information. Specifically, for example, company information such as fuel price, fuel used, repair cost items, and IR information of the transportation company T, etc. can be included.

[0040] The sales company L installs an application program for the sales company (hereinafter simply referred to as the "sales company app") provided separately from the service provider G on the sales company terminal 3, and can manage the goods transportation vehicles to be sold for the purpose of sales (the first use) using the sales management app. That is, the sales company L inputs vehicle-related information regarding each of one or more goods transportation vehicles it manages for sales purposes into the sales company DB601 through the sales company app for the purpose of this first use. The sales company L transmits the vehicle-related information input into the sales company DB601 for the purpose of the first use to the service providing server 1 by operating on the sales company app (or the sales company app automatically and periodically). The vehicle-related information input into the sales company DB601 using the sales company app includes sales vehicle information. The sales vehicle information is information for managing one or more goods transportation vehicles for the purpose of sales, and includes information necessary to identify the goods transportation vehicles. Specifically, for example, information regarding vehicle body number, vehicle type, model, chassis number, model year, vehicle name, next vehicle inspection date, acquisition price, acquisition date, mileage, financing, interest rate, etc. can be included.

[0041] Auction operation company A inputs the auction vehicle information shown in FIG. 3 into the auction operation company DB701 for the purpose of the first use of managing the operation of the auction. The vehicle-related information input into the auction operation company DB701 for the purpose of the first use is appropriately transmitted to the service-providing server 1. The vehicle-related information input into the auction operation company DB701 includes the auction vehicle information. The auction vehicle information includes information on one or more cargo transport vehicles traded at the auction and predetermined agreement information separately defined at the auction. Specifically, for example, information on the winning bid price in past auctions can be included.

[0042] Driver D who drives the cargo transport vehicle owned by transport company T inputs the driver information shown in FIG. 3 into the storage unit (not shown) of the driver terminal 12 for the purpose of the first use of assisting the safe operation of driver D. The vehicle-related information input into the storage unit of the driver terminal 12 for the purpose of the first use is appropriately transmitted to the service-providing server 1. The vehicle-related information input into the storage unit of the driver terminal 12 includes the driver information. The driver information can include the attribute information of driver D including the work area of driver D, traffic information including traffic jam information related to the operation of driver D, information on locations with a high number of traffic accidents (accident occurrence points), and the like. Thereby, the transport company terminal 2 and the driver terminal 12 can also share information on the operation status and delivery status of driver D via the network N or the like.

[0043] In this way, the service-providing server 1 acquires vehicle-related information from each of the transport company DB501, the sales company DB601, the auction operation company DB701, and the storage unit of the driver terminal 12. Then, the service - providing server 1 performs aggregation, definition, processing, etc. (collectively referred to as "processing" in this specification) on these vehicle - related information. In this way, the vehicle - related information input for the first use and the processed information obtained by processing the vehicle - related information become information suitable for use in the second use. The service - providing server 1 continuously stores and manages the vehicle - related information before and after processing for the acquired vehicle - related information in the vehicle - related information DB401.

[0044] The service - providing server 1 transmits any information among the vehicle - related information stored and integrated in the vehicle - related information DB401 to each of the user terminals as information to be used for each second use (service provision). Thereby, the user can easily obtain the information to be used for the second use.

[0045] Specifically, the transportation company T can obtain vehicle - related information to be used for the second use from the service - providing server 1 by operating the transportation - company terminal 2 (service for transportation companies). Here, the vehicle - related information used by the transportation company T for the second use can include, for example, information regarding the replacement time or price of the cargo - carrying vehicles owned for the purpose of use by the transportation company T, information used for estimating the asset value of the cargo - carrying vehicles owned by the transportation company T as assets, information used for estimating the selling price when the transportation company T sells the cargo - carrying vehicles to the sales company L, information used for the purchase of cargo - carrying vehicles with attached financing, information used for lease acquisition of a set of cargo and cargo - carrying vehicles (a set of a specific job of transporting specific cargo and a cargo - carrying vehicle), information used for the employment of the driver D who drives the cargo - carrying vehicle, etc. Thereby, the transportation company T can output the processed information of the vehicle - related information (vehicle basic information, additional information) transmitted to the service - providing server 1 by the transportation - company terminal 2 by operating the transportation - company terminal 2. Specifically, for example, the transportation company T can output the operation cost of the cargo - carrying vehicles it owns. In this case, fuel consumption, annual repair cost, depreciation residual value, lease - renewal trial results, etc. can be output.

[0046] In addition, for the cargo transportation vehicles it owns, the transportation company T can manage them as assets by operating the transportation company terminal 2 to utilize services such as sales alerts, management of vehicle book value, calculation of vehicle inspection amounts, and requests for estimates of purchase prices when selling vehicles. Furthermore, the transportation company T can also view the vehicle-related information (sales vehicle information) transmitted from the sales company terminal 3 to the service-providing server 1 and the vehicle-related information (auction vehicle information) transmitted from the auction operating company A to the service-providing server 1. As a result, when selling a cargo transportation vehicle to the sales company L, the transportation company T can confirm the industry sales price of the cargo transportation vehicle and proceed with the sales negotiation on an equal (or advantageous) footing with the sales company. Also, by using an Internet auction or the like operated by the auction operating company A, the cargo transportation vehicle can be sold at a high price.

[0047] That is, in the distribution market for cargo transportation vehicles, sales based on the experience and intuition of companies selling cargo transportation vehicles have been conventionally carried out, so distribution based on the original value of cargo transportation vehicles has not been carried out. However, according to the information processing system S including the service-providing server 1 to which the present invention is applied, each user can share information about cargo transportation vehicles, so it becomes possible to realize distribution based on the original value of cargo transportation vehicles. As a result, even in the pre-credit review for financing the purchase of cargo transportation vehicles, the transportation company T can raise funds for purchasing cargo transportation vehicles under favorable conditions such as low interest rates because the competition principle works among financial companies F. Also, by operating the financial company terminal 7, the financial company F can obtain vehicle-related information from the service providing server 1 and conduct credit reviews of the transportation company T and collateral management after financing based on this vehicle-related information (such as vehicle information and information related to settlement). That is, in fact, the financial company F has hardly been able to grasp the situation of the cargo transportation vehicles used as collateral by the transportation company T, the financing destination. However, by referring to the vehicle-related information provided by the service providing server 1, the financial company F can grasp the situation of the cargo transportation vehicles used as collateral (such as information on mileage and repair history), so appropriate collateral management can be realized. Note that the series of services for obtaining the vehicle-related information used by the transportation company T for the second use can also be utilized by starting the transportation company app.

[0048] Also, the driver D can obtain vehicle-related information used for the second use from the service providing server 1 by operating the driver terminal 12 (driver-oriented service). For example, a driver portal site where information for the driver D can be obtained collectively may be constructed and made available to the driver D. Here, the vehicle-related information used by the driver D for the second use can include, for example, traffic jam information, weather-related information, accident occurrence points, etc., information used by the driver D in the course of business, and information for the transportation company T to employ the driver D. As a result, the driver D can easily obtain useful information during driving. Also, since the transportation company T can quickly publish recruitment advertisements for the driver D, those who want to work as the driver D at the transportation company T can also output entry information, etc., obtained by processing the company information of the transportation company T.

[0049] By operating the sales company terminal 3, the sales company L can obtain vehicle-related information for the second use from the service-providing server 1 (service for the sales company). In addition, the vehicle-related information used by the sales company L for the second use can include, for example, information used in the procurement of cargo transport vehicles targeted for sale by the sales company terminal 3, and information used in determining the selling price of cargo transport vehicles targeted for sale by the sales company terminal 3. Thereby, the sales company L can use it as a reference when determining the purchase price and selling price of the sales vehicles. In addition, the series of services for obtaining the vehicle-related information used by the above-mentioned sales company L for the second use can also be utilized by starting the sales company app.

[0050] By operating the shipper terminal 5, the shipper B can obtain vehicle-related information for the second use from the service-providing server 1 (service for the shipper / warehouse company). In addition, the vehicle-related information used by the shipper B for the second use can include, for example, the transportation company evaluation form for evaluating the transportation company based on a predetermined standard used in the evaluation of the transportation company T, and information used in the matching (truck search matching) with the transportation company T. Specifically, the transportation company evaluation form can include, for example, items such as the owned vehicles, finance, and driver quality of the transportation company T as evaluation items.

[0051] By operating the warehouse company terminal 6, the warehouse company W can obtain vehicle-related information for the second use from the service-providing server 1 (service for the shipper / warehouse company). In addition, the vehicle-related information used by the warehouse company W for the second use can include, similar to the shipper B, for example, the transportation company evaluation form for evaluating the transportation company based on a predetermined standard used in the evaluation of the transportation company T, and information used in the matching (truck search matching) with the transportation company T.

[0052] By operating the financial company terminal 7, the financial company F can obtain vehicle-related information for secondary use from the service providing server 1 (service for financial companies). Note that the vehicle-related information used by the financial company F for secondary use can include, for example, information for grasping the exact current price (purchase price) of a freight vehicle, information used for evaluating the exact book value (current price) of a freight vehicle (such as vehicle basic information, additional information, etc.), and company information such as the IR information of the transportation company T, etc. That is, by operating the financial company terminal 7, the financial company F can view the asset price of the freight vehicles owned by the transportation company T and the company information of the transportation company T, etc. Thereby, the financial company F can use this information in the scoring in the credit review of the transportation company T and the residual value review of the assets of the transportation company T. For this reason, it becomes possible to develop new customers, grasp the vehicle price as an asset deviated from the book value, grasp the risk balance (balance between vehicle residual value and residual debt) at the time of customer bankruptcy, etc. Also, the financial company F can appropriately grasp the status of the freight vehicles used as collateral by the transportation company T which is the financing destination (such as information on mileage and repair history, etc.). Note that specific examples of the vehicle-related information used by the financial company F when conducting a credit review, etc. of the transportation company T or after financing the transportation company T will be described later with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11.

[0053] By operating the insurance company terminal 8, the insurance company C can obtain vehicle-related information for secondary use from the service providing server 1 (service for logistics-related companies). Note that the vehicle-related information used by the insurance company C for secondary use can include, for example, similar to the financial company F, information for grasping the exact current price (purchase price) of a freight vehicle, information used for evaluating the exact book value (current price) of a freight vehicle (such as vehicle basic information, additional information, etc.), and company information such as the IR information of the transportation company T, etc. Thereby, the insurance company C can conclude an insurance contract with the transportation company T based on an appropriate evaluation.

[0054] Maintenance company M can obtain vehicle-related information for second use from service-providing server 1 by operating maintenance company terminal 9 (service for companies around logistics). Note that the vehicle-related information used by maintenance company M for second use can include, for example, failure information of cargo transport vehicles and information regarding joint procurement of parts. Thereby, maintenance company M can perform prompt repairs based on the failure information and can also procure parts at low cost through joint procurement.

[0055] Sales rep company R can obtain vehicle-related information for second use from service-providing server 1 by operating sales rep company terminal 10 (service for companies around logistics). Note that the vehicle-related information used by sales rep company R for second use can include, for example, information used when sales rep company R secures an advertising space when a person using information processing system S (transportation company T, sales company L, auction operation company A, warehouse company W, financial company F, insurance company C, maintenance company M, etc.) uses information processing system S as an advertising medium.

[0056] Investor I can obtain vehicle-related information for second use from service-providing server 1 by operating investor terminal 11 (service for companies around logistics). Note that the vehicle-related information used by investor I for second use can include, for example, information regarding the exact rate of return used when investor I makes an investment.

[0057] Note that the details of these processes executed by service-providing server 1 will be described later with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. 5.

[0058] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of service-providing server 1 of FIG. 1.

[0059] The service providing server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, a bus 104, an input / output interface 105, an output unit 106, an input unit 107, a storage unit 108, a communication unit 109, and a drive 110.

[0060] The CPU 101 executes various processes according to a program recorded in the ROM 102 or a program loaded from the storage unit 108 to the RAM 103. The RAM 103 also appropriately stores data and the like necessary for the CPU 101 to execute various processes.

[0061] The CPU 101, ROM 102, and RAM 103 are interconnected via the bus 104. The input / output interface 105 is also connected to this bus 104. The output unit 106, input unit 107, storage unit 108, communication unit 109, and drive 110 are connected to the input / output interface 105.

[0062] The output unit 106 is composed of a display, a speaker, etc., and outputs various information as images and sounds. The input unit 107 is composed of a keyboard, a mouse, etc., and inputs various information.

[0063] The storage unit 108 is composed of a hard disk, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), etc., and stores various data. The communication unit 109 communicates with other devices (in the example of FIG. 1, the transportation company terminals 2-1 to 2-n, the sales company terminals 3-1 to 3-m, the auction operation company terminals 4-1 to 4-p, the shipper terminal 5, the warehouse company terminal 6, the financial company terminal 7, the insurance company terminal 8, the maintenance company terminal 9, the sales rep company terminal 10, the investor terminal 11, the driver terminal 12) via a network N including the Internet.

[0064] A removable medium 120, such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, is appropriately mounted on the drive 110. The program read from the removable medium 120 by the drive 110 is installed in the storage unit 108 as necessary. In addition, the removable medium 120 can also store various data stored in the storage unit 108, similar to the storage unit 108.

[0065] Although not shown in the figure, among the information processing systems in FIG. 1, the transportation company terminals 2-1 to 2-n, the sales company terminals 3-1 to 3-m, the auction operation company terminals 4-1 to 4-p, the shipper terminals 5, the warehouse company terminals 6, the financial company terminals 7, the insurance company terminals 8, the maintenance company terminals 9, the sales rep company terminals 10, the investor terminals 11, and the driver terminals 12, which are one embodiment of the present invention, also have the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 4.

[0066] Next, the details of these processes executed by the service providing server 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the service providing server 1 in FIG. 4.

[0067] In the CPU 101 (FIG. 4) of the service providing server 1, as shown in FIG. 5, a vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201, an additional information acquisition unit 202, a sales vehicle information acquisition unit 203, an auction vehicle information acquisition unit 204, a driver information acquisition unit 210, an acquired information processing unit 205, a database generation / updating unit 206, a vehicle-related information extraction unit 207, and a vehicle-related information processing unit 208 function. A vehicle-related information DB 401 is provided in an area of the storage unit 108 (FIG. 4).

[0068] The vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201 acquires the vehicle basic information (such as the vehicle body number and vehicle type) input to the transportation company terminal 2 for the first purpose and stored in the transportation company DB 501. Specifically, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201 can also acquire the vehicle basic information via the network N and the communication unit 109.

[0069] Like the vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201, the additional information acquisition unit 202 acquires additional information (company information of transportation company T, fuel price, etc.) that is input to the transportation company terminal 2 for the first purpose and stored in the transportation company DB 501. Specifically, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the additional information acquisition unit 202 can also acquire additional information via the network N and the communication unit 109.

[0070] The sales vehicle information acquisition unit 203 acquires sales vehicle information (industry sales price, mileage, etc.) that is input to the sales company terminal 3 for the first purpose and stored in the sales company DB 601. Specifically, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the sales vehicle information acquisition unit 203 can also acquire sales vehicle information via the network N and the communication unit 109.

[0071] The auction vehicle information acquisition unit 204 acquires auction vehicle information (auction agreement information, winning bid prices of past auctions, etc.) that is input to the auction operating company terminal 4 for the first purpose and stored in the auction operating company DB 701. Specifically, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the auction vehicle information acquisition unit 204 can also acquire auction vehicle information via the network N and the communication unit 109.

[0072] The driver information acquisition unit 210 acquires driver information that is input to the driver terminal 12 for the first purpose and stored in the storage unit of the driver terminal 12. Specifically, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the driver information acquisition unit 210 can also acquire driver information via the network N and the communication unit 109.

[0073] In this way, the service providing server 1 acquires vehicle-related information (vehicle basic information, additional information, sales vehicle information, auction vehicle information, driver information).

[0074] The acquisition information processing unit 205 generates processed information by appropriately processing each piece of vehicle-related information acquired by the vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201, the additional information acquisition unit 202, the sold vehicle information acquisition unit 203, the auction vehicle information acquisition unit 204, and the driver information acquisition unit 210. Specific examples of the processed information will be described later with reference to FIG. 7. The database generation / updating unit 206 generates or updates a vehicle-related information DB 401 that includes the vehicle-related information acquired by the vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201, the additional information acquisition unit 202, the sold vehicle information acquisition unit 203, the auction vehicle information acquisition unit 204, the driver information acquisition unit 210, and the processed information generated by the acquisition information processing unit 205. In this way, the service providing server 1 can generate big data (the accumulation of vehicle-related information), which is the source of information used for the second use, by continuously storing in the vehicle-related information DB 401 the information before and after processing regarding the vehicle-related information (vehicle basic information, additional information, sold vehicle information, auction vehicle information, driver information).

[0075] The vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 extracts information to be used by a predetermined user for the second use from among the vehicle-related information and the processed information stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401. The vehicle-related information processing unit 208 executes processing for using the information extracted by the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 for the second use. The transmission control unit 209 executes control to transmit the processing result of the vehicle-related information processing unit 208 to the user terminal. Note that the vehicle-related information processing unit 208 may be configured to function on the user terminal. In this case, the transmission control unit 209 executes control to transmit the information extracted by the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 to the user terminal. Then, the vehicle-related information processing unit 208 on the user terminal side executes processing for using the information transmitted from the service providing server 1 for the second use. That is, when using a predetermined service that uses information for the second use, the user can either launch a dedicated application program installed on the user terminal to use the service or launch a general browser to use the service. In this way, among the vehicle-related information (vehicle basic information, additional information, sold vehicle information, auction vehicle information, driver information) and the processed information acquired by the service providing server 1, the information for use in the second use is transmitted by the service providing server 1 to the user terminal, enabling the user to use the information for the second use.

[0076] Next, details of the vehicle-related information stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401 of the service providing server 1 will be described. FIGS. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing an example of the vehicle-related information stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401.

[0077] FIG. 6(A) shows the vehicle-related information (vehicle basic information, additional information) before processing stored in the transportation company DB 501. As described above, the vehicle-related information before processing stored in the transportation company DB 501 is also stored in the vehicle-related information DB 401. As shown in FIG. 6(A), a plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information are associated with each of one or more cargo-carrying vehicles in the vehicle-related information before processing stored in the transportation company DB 501. Specifically, for example, the ID of the transportation company T as the owner of the cargo-carrying vehicle (automatically numbered by the service providing server 1), the transportation company name, the vehicle ID (automatically numbered by the service providing server 1), the acquisition (purchase) date, the purchase price, the registration month in the first year, the mileage, the model, the type of the engine, the displacement or the rated output, the photo, the video, the horsepower, the transmission, the grade, the type, the use, the distinction between private use or business, the shape, etc. can be associated as vehicle-related information.

[0078] FIG. 6(B) shows the vehicle-related information (sales vehicle information) before processing stored in the sales company DB601. As described above, the vehicle-related information before processing stored in the sales company DB601 is also stored in the vehicle-related information DB401. As shown in FIG. 6(B), for the vehicle-related information before processing stored in the sales company DB601, a plurality of vehicle-related information is associated with each of one or more freight transport vehicles. Specifically, for example, the ID of the sales company L as the seller of the freight transport vehicle (automatically numbered by the service providing server 1), the sales company name, the vehicle ID (automatically numbered by the service providing server 1), the desired selling price, the registration month in the first year, the mileage, the model, the type of the engine, the displacement or the rated output, the photo, the video, the horsepower, the transmission, the grade, the type, the use, the distinction between private use or business, the shape, etc. can be associated as vehicle-related information.

[0079] FIG. 6(C) shows the vehicle-related information (auction vehicle information) before processing stored in the auction operating company DB701. As described above, the vehicle-related information before processing stored in the auction operating company DB701 is also stored in the vehicle-related information DB401. As shown in FIG. 6(C), for the vehicle-related information before processing stored in the auction operating company DB701, a plurality of vehicle-related information is associated with each of one or more freight transport vehicles. Specifically, for example, the auction ID as the administrator of the auction transaction (automatically numbered by the service providing server 1), the auction name, the vehicle ID (automatically numbered by the service providing server 1), the agreement date, the agreement price, the registration month in the first year, the mileage, the model, the type of the engine, the displacement or the rated output, the photo, the video, the horsepower, the transmission, the grade, the type, the use, the distinction between private use or business, the shape, etc. can be associated as vehicle-related information.

[0080] FIG. 7 shows the information regarding the freight transport vehicles for which agreements have been made among the vehicle-related information stored in the vehicle-related information DB401 (hereinafter referred to as the "agreement vehicle DB"). As shown in FIG. 7, for each of one or more pre-agreed cargo transportation vehicles in the agreed vehicle DB, a plurality of vehicle-related information is associated. Specifically, vehicle ID (automatically numbered by service providing server 1), price determination date, selling price, buying price, auction price, reference selling price, reference buying price, registration month of the first year, mileage, model, type of prime mover, displacement or rated output, photo, video, horsepower, transmission, grade, type, use, etc. can be associated as vehicle-related information. Note that "independently calculated" in the items of reference selling price and reference buying price indicates the amount (processed information) independently calculated by the acquisition information processing unit 205 of service providing server 1. Specifically, for example, it can also be calculated based on past auction winning prices or market prices. Also, as shown in FIG. 7, for photos and videos as vehicle-related information, numerical conversion (photo variable, video variable) based on predetermined evaluation criteria is performed by the acquisition information processing unit 205.

[0081] Here, as an example of the service for transportation companies, information provision regarding the replacement timing or price of the cargo transportation vehicles owned by transportation company T will be described. The vehicle-related information processing unit 208 of service providing server 1 executes a process of creating information regarding cargo transportation vehicles with a relatively low price per mileage based on the vehicle-related information extracted by the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207. The transmission control unit 209 executes control to transmit the created information to the transportation company terminal 2 via the communication unit 109. Thereby, transportation company T can acquire useful information regarding the replacement timing or price of the cargo transportation vehicles.

[0082] Specifically, for example, the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 extracts the "selling price" and "travel distance" of the cargo transport vehicle using the "model" among the vehicle-related information from the contract vehicle DB and the sales company DB 601. The vehicle-related information processing unit 208 can calculate the price per travel distance from the "selling price" and "travel distance" of the cargo transport vehicle extracted by the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207, and execute a process of creating information on relatively inexpensive cargo transport vehicles by comparing the calculated amounts. As another example, for instance, referring to the "price determination date" of the contract vehicle DB in FIG. 7, using the information of cargo transport vehicles whose transaction prices were determined in the most recent six months as the population, the vehicle price α which is the average value of the "selling price" or the average value of the "reference selling price", and the vehicle price β which is the product of the "desired retail price" of the sales company DB 601 shown in FIG. 6(B), a predetermined variable based on the "grade", a photo variable, and a video variable, are calculated. By comparing the vehicle prices α and β, when the vehicle price α is lower than β (that is, when it is determined that the selling price desired by the sales company is inexpensive), an alert can be issued to the transportation company terminal 2.

[0083] Next, regarding the above-described service for the transportation company (providing information regarding the timing or price of replacing the cargo transport vehicles held by the transportation company T), the specific content of the information provided to the transportation company T will be described.

[0084] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the content of information regarding the timing or price of replacing the cargo transport vehicles held by the transportation company T among the information provided by the service providing server 1 in FIG. 1 to the transportation company T.

[0085] FIG. 8(A) shows the vehicle-related information extracted from the contract vehicle DB by the service providing server 1. That is, in the contract vehicle DB shown in FIG. 8(A), among the vehicle-related information (vehicle ID, travel distance, selling price, price determination date) for each of the contracted cargo transport vehicles extracted using the model (CK324) as the key among the vehicle-related information, those with a price determination date within the most recent six months are shown (assuming the information providing date is April 1, 2016). Specifically, a goods transport vehicle with vehicle ID d11, a mileage of 100,500 km, a selling price of 8,000,000 yen, and a price determination date of November 11, 2015; a goods transport vehicle with vehicle ID d12, a mileage of 15,000 km, a selling price of 7,000,000 yen, and a price determination date of December 12, 2015; a goods transport vehicle with vehicle ID d13, a mileage of 700,500 km, a selling price of 2,353,767 yen, and a price determination date of January 11, 2016; a goods transport vehicle with vehicle ID d14, a mileage of 900,000 km, a selling price of 6,412,354 yen, and a price determination date of February 12, 2016; and a goods transport vehicle with vehicle ID d15, a mileage of 300,000 km, a selling price of 8,193,432 yen, and a price determination date of March 13, 2016 have been extracted. Here, the service providing server 1 executes a process of calculating the price per mileage for each of the extracted goods transport vehicles.

[0086] Also, the service providing server 1 extracts goods transport vehicles with model (CK324) as the key from the vehicle-related information in the sales company DB601 in the same way as the extraction conditions for the contract vehicle DB. Figure 8(B) shows the vehicle-related information of the sales company DB601 extracted by the service providing server 1. That is, in the sales company DB601 shown in Figure 8(B), vehicle-related information (vehicle ID, mileage, desired selling price, price determination date) for each of the goods transport vehicles extracted with model (CK324) as the key from the vehicle-related information is shown. Specifically, a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID b31, a mileage of 117,675 km, a selling price of 6,000,000 yen, and an inspection date of June 16, 2015, a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID b32, a mileage of 12,167 km, a selling price of 8,000,000 yen, and an inspection date of July 17, 2015, a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID b33, a mileage of 675,464 km, a selling price of 4,353,767 yen, and an inspection date of August 18, 2015, a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID b34, a mileage of 895,200 km, a selling price of 3,412,354 yen, and an inspection date of September 18, 2015, and a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID b35, a mileage of 342,372 km, a selling price of 5,193,432 yen, and an inspection date of October 12, 2015 have been extracted. Note that the items regarding the vehicle-related information stored in the sales company DB601 in FIG. 8(B) are merely exemplified for convenience only for the items necessary for explanation.

[0087] Here, for each of the freight transport vehicles extracted from the sales company DB601, the service providing server 1 calculates the price per mileage. In addition, the service providing server 1 compares the price per mileage for each of the freight transport vehicles extracted from the contract vehicle DB with the price per mileage for each of the freight transport vehicles extracted from the sales company DB601. In this way, the service providing server 1 extracts information regarding the freight transport vehicles that are inexpensive when replacing the freight transport vehicles owned by the transportation company T from among the freight transport vehicles extracted from the sales company DB601 (the freight transport vehicles shown in FIG. 8(B) with hatching), and transmits the information to the transportation company terminal 2.

[0088] Next, as an example of a service for a transportation company or a service for a financial company, an estimate of the asset value of the freight transport vehicles owned by the transportation company T will be described. The vehicle-related information processing unit 208 of the service-providing server 1 executes a process of calculating an estimated amount of the asset value of the freight transport vehicles owned by the transport company T based on the vehicle-related information extracted by the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207. The transmission control unit 209 executes control to transmit the created estimated amount of the asset value via the communication unit 109 to the transport company terminal 2 or the financial company terminal 7. As a result, the transport company T or the financial company F can obtain the estimated amount of the asset value of the freight transport vehicles owned by the transport company T. Therefore, the financial company F can also use information as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 described later for credit screening of the transport company T and collateral management after financing to the transport company T.

[0089] Specifically, the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 extracts the "odometer reading", "auction price", and "purchase price" of the freight transport vehicles from the contract vehicle DB using "model" as the key, and extracts the "odometer reading" of the freight transport vehicles from the transport company DB 501. The vehicle-related information processing unit 208 executes a process of calculating an estimated amount of the asset value of the freight transport vehicles owned by the transport company T based on these vehicle-related information extracted by the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207. At this time, the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 refers to the "price determination date" of the contract vehicle DB in FIG. 7, uses the information of the freight transport vehicles whose transaction prices (auction price or purchase price) were determined in the most recent three months as the population, and extracts from the population the freight transport vehicles whose "odometer reading" approximates that of the transport company DB 501 in FIG. 6(A). The vehicle-related information processing unit 208 performs a current value evaluation of the freight transport vehicles of the transport company DB 501 based on the "auction price" or "purchase price" of the freight transport vehicles extracted by the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207. As an example of the logic for current value evaluation based on the auction price, for example, an amount equal to 80% of the auction price can be used as the current value. That is, the calculation logic of the vehicle market value in the agreed vehicle DB is calculated based on the model year and mileage levels that make up the vehicle-related information, and the auction price, purchase price, selling price, etc. Note that the accuracy of the information stored in the vehicle-related information DB401 including the agreed vehicle DB can be ensured by the vehicle-related information input to the transportation company terminal 2, the sales company terminal 3, and the auction operation company terminal 4, the predetermined agreement information in the services provided by the service provider G, and the on-site appraisal by humans, etc.

[0090] Next, in the above-described service for the transportation company or the service for the financial company (the estimate of the asset value of the freight transport vehicle held by the transportation company T), the specific content of the information provided to the transportation company T or the financial company F will be described.

[0091] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the content of information regarding the estimate of the asset value of the freight transport vehicle held by the transportation company T among the information provided by the service providing server 1 of FIG. 1 to the transportation company T or the financial company F.

[0092] FIG. 9(A) shows the vehicle-related information extracted from the agreed vehicle DB by the service providing server 1. That is, in the agreed vehicle DB shown in FIG. 9(A), among the vehicle-related information (vehicle ID, mileage, auction price, purchase price, price determination date) for each of the agreed freight transport vehicles extracted using the model (CK324) as a key among the vehicle-related information, those with a price determination date within the most recent 3 months are shown (when the information providing date is April 1, 2016). Specifically, a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID as freight transport vehicle d16, a driving distance of 100,000 km, an auction price (winning bid price) of 8,000,000 yen, and a price determination date of January 12, 2016; a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID as freight transport vehicle d17, a driving distance of 16,000 km, an auction price of 7,000,000 yen, and a price determination date of January 23, 2016; a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID as freight transport vehicle d18, a driving distance of 710,000 km, a purchase price of 4,200,000 yen, and a price determination date of January 30, 2016; a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID as freight transport vehicle d19, a driving distance of 900,000 km, an auction price of 5,412,354 yen, and a price determination date of February 4, 2016; a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID as freight transport vehicle d20, a driving distance of 300,000 km, a purchase price of 5,800,000 yen, and a price determination date of February 16, 2016; a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID as freight transport vehicle d21, a driving distance of 17,000 km, a purchase price of 6,200,000 yen, and a price determination date of March 11, 2016; a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID as freight transport vehicle d22, a driving distance of 720,000 km, an auction price of 5,353,767 yen, and a price determination date of March 15, 2016; a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID as freight transport vehicle d23, a driving distance of 870,000 km, a purchase price of 3,700,000 yen, and a price determination date of March 22, 2016; a freight transport vehicle with vehicle ID as freight transport vehicle d24, a driving distance of 270,000 km, an auction price of 8,193,432 yen, and a price determination date of March 31, 2016 have been extracted.

[0093] Figure 9(B) shows vehicle-related information extracted from the transportation company DB501 by the service-providing server 1 and the asset prices estimated as services for transportation companies or financial companies. That is, the transportation company DB501 shown in FIG. 9(B) shows vehicle-related information (vehicle ID, model, mileage) for each of the freight vehicles extracted using the model (CK324) as the key among the vehicle-related information, and the asset prices estimated by the service-providing server 1. Specifically, a freight vehicle with a vehicle ID of freight vehicle a11 and a mileage of 105,000 km, a freight vehicle with a vehicle ID of freight vehicle a12 and a mileage of 15,000 km, a freight vehicle with a vehicle ID of freight vehicle a13 and a mileage of 700,500 km, and a freight vehicle with a vehicle ID of freight vehicle a14 and a mileage of 901,230 km have been extracted. Here, the service-providing server 1 further extracts from the contract vehicle DB shown in FIG. 9(A) each of the freight vehicles whose mileage is approximate to each of the freight vehicles extracted from the transportation company DB501 shown in FIG. 9(B). The service-providing server 1 performs a fair market value assessment of each of the freight vehicles extracted from the transportation company DB501 shown in the asset prices in FIG. 9(B) based on the auction price or the purchase price of the freight vehicles further extracted from the contract vehicle DB shown in FIG. 9(A). Specifically, the asset price of 6,940,000 yen for the freight vehicle with a vehicle ID of freight vehicle a11 is an amount estimated based on the auction price of the freight vehicle d16 further extracted from the contract vehicle DB assuming that the mileage is approximate. The asset price of 6,500,000 yen for the freight vehicle with a vehicle ID of freight vehicle a12 is estimated based on the auction price of the freight vehicle d17 and the purchase price of the freight vehicle d21 further extracted from the contract vehicle DB assuming that the mileage is approximate. The asset price of 4,340,000 yen for the freight vehicle with a vehicle ID of freight vehicle a13 is estimated based on the purchase price of the freight vehicle d18 and the auction price of the freight vehicle d22 further extracted from the contract vehicle DB assuming that the mileage is approximate. The asset price of 3,540,000 yen for the freight vehicle with the vehicle ID set as the freight vehicle a14 is estimated based on the purchase price of the freight vehicle d23 further extracted from the agreed vehicle DB assuming that the mileage is approximate. The asset price estimated in this way is transmitted by the service providing server 1 to the transportation company terminal 2 or the financial company terminal 7.

[0094] Next, among the information provided to the financial company terminal 7, the specific content of the information regarding the credit extension of the transportation company T will be described.

[0095] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a selection screen for causing the financial company terminal 7 to display specific information regarding the credit extension of the transportation company T among the information provided by the service providing server 1 in FIG. 1 to the financial company F.

[0096] FIG. 10 shows a selection screen for displaying, for each transportation company T, specific information regarding the credit extension of the transportation company T (hereinafter referred to as "transportation company summary information") exemplified in FIG. 11 described later. That is, the selection screen shown in FIG. 10 shows an overview of the information regarding the credit extension for each transportation company T, which is extracted from the vehicle-related information using the transportation company name as a key. Specifically, there are transportation company T1 with company name ○○ Transportation, address ○○ City, ○○ Prefecture ···, reference credit amount of 13,000,000 yen, credit date of ○○ / ○○ / ○○, and number of days elapsed since the credit date of ○ days; transportation company T2 with company name ×× Transportation, address ×× City, ×× Prefecture ···, reference credit amount of 11,000,000 yen, credit date of ×× / ×× / ××, and number of days elapsed since the credit date of × days; transportation company T3 with company name ■■ Transportation, address ■■ City, ■■ Prefecture ···, reference credit amount of 4,000,000 yen, credit date of ■■ / ■■ / ■■, and number of days elapsed since the credit date of ■ days; transportation company T4 with company name ●● Transportation, address ●● City, ●● Prefecture ···, reference credit amount of 8,000,000 yen, credit date of ●● / ●● / ●●, and number of days elapsed since the credit date of ● days; transportation company T5 with company name △△ Transportation, address △△ City, △△ Prefecture ···, reference credit amount of 3,000,000 yen, credit date of △△ / △△ / △△, and number of days elapsed since the credit date of △ days; transportation company T6 with company name □□ Transportation, address □□ City, □□ Prefecture ···, reference credit amount of 2,000,000 yen, credit date of □□ / □□ / □□, and number of days elapsed since the credit date of □ days; and transportation company T7 with company name ▽▽ Transportation, address ▽▽ City, ▽▽ Prefecture ···, reference credit amount of 10,000,000 yen, credit date of ▽▽ / ▽▽ / ▽▽, and number of days elapsed since the credit date of ▽ days. These are extracted and displayed on the financial company terminal 7 so that the financial company F can select any one of transportation companies T1 to T7.

[0097] Here, when any one of the names of the plurality of transportation companies T displayed on the selection screen shown in FIG. 10 is selected by the operation of the financial company F (for example, an operation of clicking on the transportation company name using a mouse), the transportation company summary information regarding the selected transportation company T is displayed on the financial company terminal 7. Hereinafter, a specific example of the transportation company summary information will be described with reference to FIG. 11.

[0098] FIG. 11 shows, as an example of the transportation company summary information of transportation company T displayed on the financial company terminal 7, the transportation company summary information of transportation company T1.

[0099] In the example of FIG. 11, the shipping company summary information of shipping company T1 displayed on the financial company terminal 7 is displayed on a screen composed of display areas H1 to H3. In display area H1, information related to credit, information related to settlement, and information related to the company itself regarding shipping company T1 are displayed. Specifically, as information related to credit, the reference credit amount (13,000,000 yen) and the credit date (year / month / day) are displayed. Here, as the basis information for calculating the reference credit amount displayed in the credit status of display area H1, vehicle basic information and additional information acquired as raw information from the shipping company DB501 and information (processed information) processed by the acquisition information processing unit 205 can be used. Specifically, as vehicle basic information, information described in the vehicle inspection certificate (information such as vehicle body number, vehicle type, model, etc.) and information such as mileage can be used. Also, as additional information, information such as the company information of shipping company T1 (information such as sales and costs) can be used. Further, as processed information, the current market value of cargo transportation vehicles, etc. can be used. Note that the credit status can be edited so that the content becomes more accurate by pressing the "Edit" button. Also, as information related to settlement, the settlement month (March) and information regarding the presence or absence of a disclosure claim for the settlement statement of shipping company T1 are displayed. Also, as information related to the company itself, an overview of the company of shipping company T1 is displayed.

[0100] In display area H2, as summary information regarding the cargo transportation vehicles owned by shipping company T1, information such as the current market value of all the cargo transportation vehicles owned by shipping company T1 is displayed. Specifically, regarding the cargo transportation vehicles owned by shipping company T1, the number of vehicles owned (120 vehicles), the vehicle evaluation amount (610,343,211 yen), the book value of the vehicle (210,214,123 yen), the reference sales amount of the previous month (132,000,000 yen), and the reference cost of the previous month (93,000,000 yen) are displayed. Also, in display area H2, an individual memo column for leaving a memo is displayed.

[0101] In the display area H3, as information on the freight transport vehicles owned by the transport company T1, information such as the current price of each freight transport vehicle owned by the transport company T1 is listed as the "List of Owned Vehicles". This information may be displayed on the screen when the "List of Owned Vehicles" button in the display area H2 is pressed. In the "List of Owned Vehicles", for each freight transport vehicle owned by the transport company T1, it is possible to display items such as the name (the item name is "Freight Transport Vehicle Name"), the branch to which it belongs (the item name is "Affiliated Branch"), the current price appraisal amount (the item name is "Vehicle Appraisal Amount"), the appraisal date (the item name is "Vehicle Appraisal Date"), and the year and month when the vehicle inspection certificate was issued (the item name is "Vehicle Inspection Certificate"). Also, as shown in FIG. 11, a "Download" button may be provided to enable downloading of the scanned image of the vehicle inspection certificate. In the example of the transport company T1 shown in FIG. 11, a freight transport vehicle with the freight transport vehicle name as Freight Transport Vehicle e01, the affiliated branch as ○○ Branch, the vehicle appraisal amount as 5,403,204 yen, the vehicle appraisal date as ○○ year ○ month ○ day, and the year and month of issue of the vehicle inspection certificate as April 2017, and a freight transport vehicle with the freight transport vehicle name as Freight Transport Vehicle e02, the affiliated branch as ×× Branch, the vehicle appraisal amount as 4,112,316 yen, the vehicle appraisal date as ×× year × month × day, and the year and month of issue of the vehicle inspection certificate as February 2016 are extracted and displayed. At this time, by selecting the freight transport vehicle name displayed in the "List of Owned Vehicles" (for example, an operation of clicking the freight transport vehicle name using a mouse), detailed information of the freight transport vehicle may be displayed. Note that in the "List of Owned Vehicles", freight transport vehicles other than the above two freight transport vehicles can also be displayed, but the description in the drawings is omitted.

[0102] In this way, when any transport company T is selected from the selection screen shown in FIG. 10, information regarding the credit of that transport company T is displayed on the financial company terminal 7 as transport company summary information (FIG. 11). Based on the content of the transport company summary information displayed for each transport company T, the financial company F can perform accurate credit granting or appropriately perform collateral management after financing. Specifically, by operating the financial company terminal 7, the financial company F can view the carrier summaries and input credit limits for each of the carriers T1 to T7. At this time, information regarding the settlement of the carrier T (such as the latest financial statements) may be viewable on the financial company terminal 7 as additional information, or may be separately transferred outside the system. By continuously performing such operations by the financial company F and periodically (monthly, annually, etc.) refreshing the carrier summary information of the carriers T1 to T7, the carrier summary information can be maintained in an up-to-date state.

[0103] If the financial company F can operate the financial company terminal 7 to view and edit information regarding credit for each carrier T as described above, the following effects can be achieved. That is, from the perspective of the financial company F, it becomes easier to develop new customers who are financing targets among the carriers T. In addition, since a more accurate credit assessment of the carrier T becomes possible, the risk of default (inability to settle) can be reduced. Also, it becomes possible to accurately appraise the current market value of the leased vehicles used by the carrier T in its operations. Furthermore, even after financing the carrier T, it becomes possible to appropriately grasp the status of the cargo transportation vehicles as collateral (mileage, repair status, etc.). Also, from the perspective of the carrier T, pre-approved credit becomes possible, so that the purchase of cargo transportation vehicles can be smoothly carried out. Furthermore, since it becomes possible to arrange and compare the products offered by each of the multiple financial companies F, it becomes possible to raise funds while considering the credit limits of each of the multiple existing financial companies F. Also, since the principle of competition among the financial companies F comes into play, a decrease in interest rates can also be expected.

[0104] By achieving the above effects, it can be expected that inevitability will arise in the flow of attempting to procure cargo transportation vehicles through the services provided by the service provider G in the transportation industry to which the carrier T belongs. Furthermore, since service provider G can also provide consulting services related to the service, it is possible to provide appropriate consulting services according to, for example, the credit status of shipping company T.

[0105] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope that can achieve the object of the present invention are included in the present invention.

[0106] For example, the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 4 is merely an example for achieving the object of the present invention and is not particularly limited.

[0107] Also, the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 5 is merely an example and is not particularly limited. That is, it is sufficient that the information processing apparatus is provided with a function capable of executing the above-described series of processes as a whole, and the functional blocks used for realizing this function are not particularly limited to the example of FIG. 5.

[0108] Also, the location where the functional blocks exist is not limited to FIG. 5 and may be arbitrary. Also, one functional block may be configured by hardware alone, software alone, or a combination thereof.

[0109] When the processing of each functional block is executed by software, the program constituting the software is installed in a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium. The computer may be a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware. Also, the computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, such as a general-purpose smartphone or personal computer in addition to a server.

[0110] A recording medium containing such a program is not only composed of a removable medium distributed separately from the device body in order to provide the program to each user, but also composed of a recording medium or the like provided to each user in a state pre-installed in the device body.

[0111] Note that in this specification, the steps of describing the program recorded on the recording medium include not only the processes performed in chronological order according to the order, but also the processes that are not necessarily processed in chronological order and can be executed in parallel or individually.

[0112] Also, in this specification, the term "system" means the overall device composed of a plurality of devices, a plurality of means, etc.

[0113] Also, the subject for inputting vehicle-related information to each of the transportation company terminal 2, the sales company terminal 3, the auction operation company terminal 4, and the driver terminal 12 is not particularly limited. For example, it may be each of the transportation company T, the sales company L, the auction operation company A, and the driver D, or it may be input by others.

[0114] Also, the method by which the service providing server 1 acquires vehicle-related information is not particularly limited. In the above-described embodiment, it is acquired via the network N including the Internet, but for example, acquisition using an external storage medium such as a USB flash memory may be used.

[0115] Also, in the above-described embodiment, when the user acquires the information used for the second use, the range of the information to be acquired is not particularly limited, but certain viewing restrictions or the like may be provided according to reasons such as corporate secrets.

[0116] Also, in the above-described embodiment, the items regarded as vehicle-related information in the transportation company DB501, the sales company DB601, the auction operation company DB701, and the contract vehicle DB are examples and are not limited to the items shown in FIGS. 6 to 9. For example, any information that can be adopted as vehicle-related information, such as "inspection date", can be adopted as an item.

[0117] To summarize the above, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied can have the following configuration and can take various embodiments. That is, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied Vehicle-related information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle-related information regarding a freight transport vehicle input for use in a first application (for example, the vehicle basic information acquisition unit 201, additional information acquisition unit 202, sales vehicle information acquisition unit 203, auction vehicle information acquisition unit 204, driver information acquisition unit 210 in FIG. 5), Database generation means for acquiring a plurality of the vehicle-related information, processing the plurality of the vehicle-related information, and generating a database including the processed information (for example, the acquired information processing unit 205, database generation / updating unit 206 in FIG. 5), Information extraction means for extracting information to be used in a second application from among the vehicle-related information and the processed information stored in the database (for example, the vehicle-related information extraction unit 207 in FIG. 5), and By this, the distribution in the market targeting freight transport vehicles can be activated, which can contribute to the profits of transportation companies, freight transport vehicle sales companies, financial companies, etc.

[0118] In addition, the first application can include the use by a person who uses one or more freight transport vehicles (for example, the transportation company T in FIG. 1) to manage the one or more freight transport vehicles. By this, a person who uses a freight transport vehicle can easily manage one or more freight transport vehicles based on useful information.

[0119] In addition, the first application can include the use by a person who performs the service of transferring one or more freight transport vehicles (for example, the sales company L in FIG. 1) to manage the one or more freight transport vehicles. By this, a person who performs the service of transferring a freight transport vehicle can easily manage one or more freight transport vehicles based on useful information.

[0120] In addition, the first use can include a person operating an auction (e.g., the auction operating company A in FIG. 1) managing transactions of one or more cargo transport vehicles in the auction. Thereby, it becomes possible to easily calculate the current price based on the winning bid price in past auctions.

[0121] In addition, the second use can include obtaining information regarding the replacement timing or price of the cargo transport vehicles used by a person using one or more cargo transport vehicles. Thereby, a person using one or more cargo transport vehicles can replace the cargo transport vehicles at a low cost.

[0122] In addition, the second use can include estimating the asset value of the cargo transport vehicles used by a person using one or more cargo transport vehicles. Thereby, a person using one or more cargo transport vehicles or a financial company can easily estimate the asset value of the cargo transport vehicles used by the person using one or more cargo transport vehicles.

[0123] In addition, the second use can include determining the credit limit for a person using one or more cargo transport vehicles based on information regarding the settlement of the person using one or more cargo transport vehicles and information including the asset value of the cargo transport vehicles used by the person using one or more cargo transport vehicles. Thereby, the financial company can accurately extend credit to a person using one or more cargo transport vehicles and appropriately grasp the situation of the cargo transport vehicles as collateral.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0124] 1 ··· Service - providing server 2, 2 - 1, 2 - n ··· Shipping company terminals 3, 3 - 1, 3 - m ··· Sales company terminals 4, 4-1, 4-p... Auction operation company terminal 12... Driver terminal 101... CPU 102... ROM 103... RAM 104... Bus 105... Input / output interface 106... Output unit 107... Input unit 108... Storage unit 109... Communication unit 110... Drive 120... Removable media 201... Vehicle basic information acquisition unit 202... Additional information acquisition unit 203... Sold vehicle information acquisition unit 204... Auction vehicle information acquisition unit 205... Acquired information processing unit 206... Database generation / updating unit 207... Vehicle-related information extraction unit 208... Vehicle-related information processing unit 209... Transmission control unit 210... Driver information acquisition unit 401... Vehicle-related information DB 501... Shipping company DB 601... Sales company DB 701... Auction operation company DB A... Auction operation company B... Shipper C... Insurance company D... Driver F... Financial company G... Service provider I... Investor L... Sales company M... Maintenance company N... Network R... Sales rep company S... Information processing system T... Shipping company W... Warehouse company

Claims

1. A vehicle-related information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle-related information about a freight transport vehicle input for use in a predetermined type of use among a plurality of uses as a first use, and a database generating means for acquiring a plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information, processing the plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information to generate processed information indicating a value of the cargo transport vehicle, and generating a database including the vehicle-related information and the processed information; an information extraction means for adopting a predetermined type of use other than the first use among the plurality of uses as a second use, and extracting information to be used for the second use from the vehicle-related information and the processing information stored in the database; Equipped with The first use is a use in which at least some of a transportation company that owns a cargo transport vehicle, a sales company that sells a cargo transport vehicle, or an auction management company that auctions cargo transport vehicles manage the cargo transport vehicle for their respective business purposes; The second use includes a use for supporting decision-making of at least a part of the transportation company, the sales company, or the auction management company by determining a value of the cargo transport vehicle based on the processing information. Information processing device.

2. The second use further comprises: including the use of obtaining information regarding the timing or price of replacement of one or more of the freight vehicles used by a user of the freight vehicles; The information processing device according to claim 1 .

3. The second use further comprises: including the use of estimating the asset value of one or more of said freight vehicles used by a person who uses said freight vehicles; 3. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The second use further comprises: and determining the amount of credit to a person who uses one or more cargo transport vehicles based on information including information regarding the financial statements of the person who uses one or more cargo transport vehicles and the asset value of the cargo transport vehicles used by the person who uses the one or more cargo transport vehicles.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

5. An information processing method executed by an information processing device, a vehicle-related information acquisition step of acquiring vehicle-related information about a cargo transport vehicle input for use in a first use by adopting a predetermined type of use among the plurality of uses as a first use; a database generating step of acquiring a plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information, processing the plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information to generate processed information indicating a value of the cargo transport vehicle, and generating a database including the vehicle-related information and the processed information; an information extraction step of adopting a predetermined type of use other than the first use among the plurality of uses as a second use, and extracting information to be used for the second use from the vehicle-related information and the processing information stored in the database; Including, The first use is a use in which at least some of a transportation company that owns a cargo transport vehicle, a sales company that sells a cargo transport vehicle, or an auction management company that auctions cargo transport vehicles manage the cargo transport vehicle for their respective business purposes; The second use is a use for supporting decision-making of at least a part of the transportation company, the sales company, or the auction management company by determining a value of the cargo transport vehicle based on the processing information. Information processing methods.

6. On the computer, a vehicle-related information acquisition step of acquiring vehicle-related information about a cargo transport vehicle input for use in a first use by adopting a predetermined type of use among the plurality of uses as a first use; a database generating step of acquiring a plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information, processing the plurality of pieces of vehicle-related information to generate processed information indicating a value of the cargo transport vehicle, and generating a database including the vehicle-related information and the processed information; an information extraction step of adopting a predetermined type of use other than the first use among the plurality of uses as a second use, and extracting information to be used for the second use from the vehicle-related information and the processing information stored in the database; Executing a control process including The first use is a use in which at least some of a transportation company that owns a cargo transport vehicle, a sales company that sells a cargo transport vehicle, or an auction management company that auctions cargo transport vehicles manage the cargo transport vehicle for their respective business purposes; The second use is a use for supporting decision-making of at least a part of the transportation company, the sales company, or the auction management company by determining a value of the cargo transport vehicle based on the processing information. program.

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