Display method, display control device, and computer program

Abstract

This display method is for displaying the delivery status of a related package, which is a package related to a user, on a terminal device used by the user, the method including: a step for acquiring route information of a delivery route of subject packages delivered by a vehicle; a step for acquiring position information of the vehicle; and a step for displaying, on the terminal device and on the basis of the route information and the position information, a map obtained by superimposing an abstracted route, which is a route from the delivery origin to the delivery destination of the related package and also is a route excluding the delivery destinations of unrelated packages, among the subject packages, which are unrelated to the user, and an icon indicating a position on the abstracted route that corresponds to the position of the vehicle on the delivery route of the related package.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a display method, a display control device, and a computer program. This application claims priority based on Japanese Application No. 2021-097082 filed on June 10, 2021, and incorporates by reference all the descriptions described in the Japanese application.

Background Art

[0002] From the perspective of improving the efficiency of freight delivery, consolidated delivery is known in which freight collected from multiple shippers is loaded on the same delivery vehicle and delivered to multiple consignees.

[0003] In consolidated delivery, since the loaded delivery vehicle delivers freight while passing through various locations, the shipper or consignee (sender or consignee) of the freight has a desire to check the delivery status of the freight.

[0004] On the other hand, in such consolidated delivery, if the delivery route of the freight from a certain shipper to a certain consignee becomes known to other shippers or other consignees, there is a possibility that business secrets such as trading partners may become known to competing companies.

[0005] For this reason, there is a need for a mechanism that allows shippers and consignees to check the delivery status of freight without the delivery route being known to other shippers or other consignees.

[0006] Patent Document 1 discloses, for example, an information processing system that displays the vicinity of a predetermined location as a circle or changes the route to the predetermined location to a route to an intersection in the vicinity of the predetermined location in order to prevent the vicinity of a predetermined location such as a user's home or workplace from being known.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

[0008] A display method according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a display method for displaying the delivery status of related luggage, which is luggage related to the user, on a terminal device used by the user, and includes steps of: obtaining route information of a delivery route of target luggage to be delivered by a vehicle; obtaining position information of the vehicle; based on the route information and the position information, generating an abstracted route that is a route from the delivery source to the delivery destination of the related luggage and excludes the delivery destinations of non-related luggage that is not related to the user among the target luggage; and causing the terminal device to display a map in which an icon indicating a position on the abstracted route corresponding to the position of the vehicle in the delivery route of the related luggage is superimposed.

[0009] A display control device according to another aspect of the present disclosure is a display control device for causing a terminal device used by a user to display the delivery status of related luggage, which is luggage related to the user, and includes: a route information acquisition unit that acquires route information of a delivery route of target luggage to be delivered by a vehicle; a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of the vehicle; a display control unit that, based on the route information and the position information, generates an abstracted route that is a route from the delivery source to the delivery destination of the related luggage and excludes the delivery destinations of non-related luggage that is not related to the user among the target luggage, and causes the terminal device to display a map in which an icon indicating a position on the abstracted route corresponding to the position of the vehicle in the delivery route of the related luggage is superimposed.

[0010] A computer program according to another aspect of the present disclosure is a computer program for causing a computer to function as a display control device that causes a terminal device used by a user to display the delivery status of related luggage that is luggage related to the user. The computer program causes the computer to function as a route information acquisition unit that acquires route information of a delivery route of target luggage to be delivered by a vehicle, a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of the vehicle, and based on the route information and the position information, an abstracted route that is a route from the delivery source to the delivery destination of the related luggage and that excludes the delivery destinations of non-related luggage that is luggage not related to the user among the target luggage, and causes the computer to function as a display control unit that causes the terminal device to display a map in which an icon indicating a position on the abstracted route corresponding to the position of the vehicle on the delivery route of the related luggage is superimposed.

[0011] Note that the present disclosure can also be realized as a computer program for causing a computer to execute characteristic steps included in a display method. Needless to say, such a computer program can be distributed via a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) or a communication network such as the Internet.

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[0013] [PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED BY THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE] When the information processing system disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used for joint delivery, the following problems occur.

[0014] That is, when a predetermined point is set as a delivery destination of a competing company or the like, a circle is suddenly displayed at the delivery destination, or a route for making a U-turn at an intersection near the delivery destination is displayed. In this way, unnatural route display is performed.

[0015] In addition, when the size of the circle is small or the intersection is close to the delivery destination, the delivery destination may be inferred by others.

[0016] The present disclosure has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a display method, a display control device, and a computer program capable of naturally displaying the delivery status of a package without notifying other senders or other recipients of the delivery route.

[0017] [Effects of the Present Disclosure] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to naturally display the delivery status of a package without notifying other senders or other recipients of the delivery route.

[0018] [Outline of Embodiments of the Present Disclosure] First, the outline of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be listed and described. (1) A display method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a display method for displaying the delivery status of a related package, which is a package related to a user, on a terminal device used by the user, and includes a step of acquiring route information of a delivery route of a target package to be delivered by a vehicle, a step of acquiring position information of the vehicle, and based on the route information and the position information, an abstracted route that is a route from the delivery source to the delivery destination of the related package and excludes the delivery destinations of non-related packages that are packages among the target packages not related to the user, and a step of causing the terminal device to display a map in which an icon indicating a position on the abstracted route corresponding to the position of the vehicle on the delivery route of the related package is superimposed.

[0019] According to this configuration, since the delivery destinations of non-related packages are not included in the abstracted route, the delivery destinations of non-related packages are not displayed on the map. Therefore, the delivery routes of non-related packages are not known to the user. Further, an icon is displayed at a position on the abstracted route corresponding to the position of the vehicle on the delivery route. Therefore, the user can grasp the approximate position of the vehicle and confirm the delivery status. Therefore, it is possible to naturally display the delivery status of the related package to the user without the delivery routes of non-related packages being known to other senders or other recipients who are users.

[0020] (2) Further, the abstracted route may be a straight line or a curve connecting the delivery source and the delivery destination of the related package.

[0021] According to this configuration, an icon corresponding to the position of the vehicle can be displayed on a straight line or a curve connecting the delivery source and the delivery destination. Therefore, the user can intuitively grasp the approximate position of the vehicle, the remaining distance to the delivery destination, etc.

[0022] (3) Further, the abstracted route may be an area based on the reach distance or reach time from the delivery source or delivery destination of the related cargo.

[0023] According to this configuration, an icon corresponding to the position of the vehicle can be displayed on an area based on the reach distance or reach time from the delivery source or delivery destination. Therefore, the user can intuitively grasp the reach distance or reach time of the vehicle from the delivery source or delivery destination.

[0024] (4) Further, in the step of displaying, an icon indicating the position of the vehicle in the delivery route of the related cargo may be superimposed on the map in the vicinity of the delivery destination of the related cargo.

[0025] According to this configuration, when the related cargo approaches the delivery destination, the user can know the exact position of the vehicle.

[0026] (5) Further, the display method further includes a step of acquiring traffic jam section information occurring on the delivery route, and in the step of displaying, a traffic jam section may be superimposed and displayed on the abstracted route based on the traffic jam section information.

[0027] According to this configuration, since the traffic jam section is displayed on the abstracted route, the user can easily know whether the vehicle exists in the traffic jam section by looking at the icon.

[0028] (6) Further, in the step of causing the display, a corresponding line corresponding to the delivery route of the related package and an icon indicating a position on the corresponding line corresponding to the position of the vehicle on the delivery route may be caused to be displayed on the terminal device.

[0029] According to this configuration, the user can intuitively grasp the progress of the delivery by the vehicle by viewing the corresponding line and the icon on the corresponding line.

[0030] (7) Further, in the step of causing the display, remaining information regarding the remaining distance or remaining time to the delivery destination of the related package may be caused to be displayed on the terminal device.

[0031] According to this configuration, the user can check the remaining information related to the remaining distance or remaining time to the delivery destination.

[0032] (8) Further, in the step of causing the display, when the delivery destination of the unrelated package does not exist on the delivery route of the related package, the delivery route and an icon indicating the position of the vehicle on the delivery route may be superimposed on the map.

[0033] According to this configuration, when there is no route of a competing company or the like on the delivery route of the related package, the user can check the accurate delivery route from the delivery source to the delivery destination and the position of the vehicle.

[0034] (9) Further, the user may be the shipper of the package, and the related package may be a package delivered from the shipper.

[0035] According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the shipper from seeing the delivery routes of packages other than the packages delivered from the shipper.

[0036] (10) Further, the user may be the consignee of the package, and the related package may be a package delivered to the consignee.

[0037] According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the consignee of the goods from seeing the delivery routes of goods other than the goods to be delivered to the consignee.

[0038] (11) Further, the user may be the administrator of the vehicle, and the related goods may be the goods delivered by the vehicle.

[0039] According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the vehicle administrator from seeing the delivery routes of goods other than the goods delivered by the vehicle. That is, it is possible to prevent the vehicle administrator from seeing the delivery routes of goods delivered by vehicles managed by other administrators.

[0040] (12) Further, the display method may further include a step of obtaining the abstracted route when the unrelated goods exist on the delivery route and the position of the vehicle is not near the delivery destination of the related goods.

[0041] According to this configuration, when there is a risk that the delivery route of the unrelated goods may be known to the user, an abstracted route that does not include the delivery destination of the unrelated goods is obtained. Therefore, it is possible to naturally display the delivery status of the related goods to the user without the delivery route of the unrelated goods being known to other shippers or users who are other consignees.

[0042] (13) A display control device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure is a display control device that causes a terminal device used by a user to display the delivery status of related goods that are goods related to the user, and includes a route information acquisition unit that acquires route information of a delivery route of target goods to be delivered by a vehicle, a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of the vehicle, and based on the route information and the position information, an abstracted route that is a route from the delivery source to the delivery destination of the related goods and excludes the delivery destinations of unrelated goods among the target goods that are not related to the user, and a display control unit that causes the terminal device to display a map in which an icon indicating a position on the abstracted route corresponding to the position of the vehicle on the delivery route of the related goods is superimposed.

[0043] This configuration includes a processing unit corresponding to the characteristic steps in the above-described display method. Therefore, according to this configuration, the same operations and effects as those of the above-described display method can be achieved.

[0044] (14) A computer program according to another embodiment of the present disclosure is a computer program for causing a computer to function as a display control device that causes a terminal device used by a user to display a delivery status of related luggage that is luggage related to the user. The computer program causes the computer to function as a route information acquisition unit that acquires route information of a delivery route of target luggage to be delivered by a vehicle, a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of the vehicle, and, based on the route information and the position information, an abstracted route that is a route from a delivery source to a delivery destination of the related luggage and excludes delivery destinations of non-related luggage that is luggage not related to the user among the target luggage, and causes the computer to function as a display control unit that causes the terminal device to display a map in which an icon indicating a position on the abstracted route corresponding to the position of the vehicle on the delivery route of the related luggage is superimposed.

[0045] According to this configuration, the computer can function as the above-described display control device. Therefore, the same operations and effects as those of the above-described display control device can be achieved.

[0046] [Details of Embodiments of the Present Disclosure] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that each of the embodiments described below shows a specific example of the present disclosure. Numerical values, shapes, materials, components, arrangement positions and connection forms of components, steps, order of steps, etc. shown in the following embodiments are merely examples and do not limit the present disclosure. In addition, among the components in the following embodiments, components not described in the independent claims are optionally addable components. Also, each drawing is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily drawn precisely.

[0047] Also, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components. Since their functions and names are also the same, their descriptions are omitted as appropriate.

[0048] <Embodiment 1> In Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure, a delivery system for packages using consolidated delivery will be described.

[0049] 〔Regarding Consolidated Delivery〕 FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an example of the mechanism of consolidated delivery. Consolidated delivery is a mechanism in which a plurality of packages requested for delivery from a plurality of shippers are loaded on the same vehicle and delivered to the delivery destinations of the consignees of each package.

[0050] Referring to FIG. 1, for example, shipper X requests the delivery of package a to consignee A located at base A. Also, shipper Y requests the delivery of package b to consignee B located at base B.

[0051] Packages a and b are respectively collected from shippers X and Y to the distribution center. The collection may be performed by a vehicle managed by the distribution center or by a vehicle managed by shippers X and Y.

[0052] Delivery vehicle 7 loads packages a and b to be delivered at the distribution center, moves from the distribution center to base A, and delivers package a to consignee A at base A. Thereafter, delivery vehicle 7 moves from base A to base B and delivers package b to consignee B at base B. In Embodiment 1, the number of shippers and consignees is two each, but there may be three or more.

[0053] 〔Overall Configuration of the Consolidated Delivery System〕 FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the consolidated delivery system, the consolidated delivery management system, or the information system used in the consolidated delivery system according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 2, the co-delivery system 1 is a system for managing the co-delivery of packages, and includes shipper terminals 2X, 2Y, consignee terminals 3A, 3B, a display control device 4, an administrator terminal 5, a traffic information providing device 6, and a delivery vehicle 7. Note that the co-delivery system 1 shown in FIG. 2 may be a co-delivery management system or an information system used in the co-delivery system.

[0054] The shipper terminals 2X, 2Y are terminal devices respectively used by the shippers X, Y shown in FIG. 1. The consignee terminals 3A, 3B are terminal devices respectively used by the consignees A, B shown in FIG. 1. The administrator terminal 5 is a terminal device used by the administrator of the delivery vehicle 7 for delivering packages, the administrator of the packages delivered by the delivery vehicle 7, or the administrator of the co-delivery system.

[0055] The display control device 4 performs control to display the delivery status of packages on the display screens of the shipper terminals 2X, 2Y, the display screens of the consignee terminals 3A, 3B, and the display screen of the administrator terminal 5. The traffic information providing device 6 provides traffic jam section information indicating traffic jam sections occurring on the road.

[0056] The delivery vehicle 7 is a vehicle such as a truck or a van that carries packages for multiple consignees and delivers them to each consignee. For example, the delivery vehicle 7 carries packages a, b and delivers them to consignees A, B. The delivery vehicle 7 includes a position specifying unit for specifying the position of the delivery vehicle 7. The position specifying unit specifies the position of the delivery vehicle 7 using satellite navigation. For example, the position specifying unit specifies the position of the delivery vehicle 7 based on radio waves received from a plurality of GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites. The position of the delivery vehicle 7 can be specified, for example, by latitude and longitude. Satellite navigation uses a satellite positioning system (GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System) such as GPS, but is not limited to GPS. The position specifying unit may be, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal.

[0057] The shipping origin terminals 2X and 2Y, the receiving origin terminals 3A and 3B, the display control device 4, the administrator terminal 5, the traffic information providing device 6, and the delivery vehicle 7 are connected to a network 8 such as the Internet by wire or wirelessly, and can transmit and receive data to and from each other.

[0058] 〔Configuration of the display control device 4〕 FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the display control device 4 according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. The display control device 4 is configured by a computer and includes a communication I / F (interface) unit 40, an input / output I / F unit 41, a memory 42, and a processor 43, which are connected to each other via a bus 44. The communication I / F unit 40 includes a communication module for communicating with an external device by wire or wirelessly.

[0059] The input / output I / F unit 41 includes an interface for connecting an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse and an output device such as a display device to the display control device 4.

[0060] The memory 42 is composed of a volatile memory element such as SRAM (Static RAM) or DRAM (Dynamic RAM), a non-volatile memory element such as a flash memory or EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), or a magnetic storage device such as a hard disk. The memory 42 stores a computer program 53 executed by the processor 43. The memory 42 also stores map information 51, route information 52, etc., which are used when the computer program 53 is executed. Further, the memory 42 stores data generated when the computer program 53 is executed.

[0061] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the route information 52. The route information 52 includes information on the shipper, consignee, delivery destination, and package number. The delivery vehicle 7 delivers the mixed packages according to the route information 52. Note that the delivery vehicle 7 processes the route information 52 in order from the top row. That is, the route information 52 indicates that after delivering the package numbered a (package a) from shipper X to consignee A to base A, the package numbered b (package b) from shipper Y to consignee B is to be delivered to base B. Note that the delivery destination information includes the location information of the delivery destination.

[0062] Referring to FIG. 3 again, the processor 43 is constituted by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, and includes a route information acquisition unit 54, a position information acquisition unit 55, a traffic jam section information acquisition unit 56, and a display control unit 57 as a functional processing unit realized by executing a computer program 53 stored in the memory 42.

[0063] The route information acquisition unit 54 acquires the route information 52 by reading the route information 52 of the delivery route from the memory 42. If the route information 52 is stored in an external device, the route information acquisition unit 54 may receive the route information 52 from the external device via the communication I / F unit 40.

[0064] The position information acquisition unit 55 acquires the position information of the delivery vehicle 7 by receiving the position information of the delivery vehicle 7 from the delivery vehicle 7 via the communication I / F unit 40. Note that the position information acquisition unit 55 may receive the position information of the delivery vehicle 7 not directly from the delivery vehicle 7 but from another device. The other device may be, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal.

[0065] The traffic jam section information acquisition unit 56 acquires the traffic jam section information by receiving the traffic jam section information from the traffic information providing device 6 via the communication I / F unit 40.

[0066] The display control unit 57 generates display data of the delivery status of the packages to be displayed on the display screens of the shipper terminals 2X, 2Y, the consignee terminals 3A, 3B, and the administrator terminal 5, based on the map information 51 stored in the memory 42, the route information 52 acquired by the route information acquisition unit 54, the position information of the delivery vehicle 7 acquired by the position information acquisition unit 55, and the traffic jam section information acquired by the traffic jam section information acquisition unit 56. The display control unit 57 transmits the generated display data to each terminal via the communication I / F unit 40, thereby causing the display data to be displayed on the display screens of the respective terminals.

[0067] 〔Processing Procedure of the Display Control Device 4〕 FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing procedure of the display control device 4. The processing shown in FIG. 5 is for displaying display data on the display screens of the respective terminals (shipper terminals 2X, 2Y, consignee terminals 3A, 3B, and administrator terminal 5) used by the user (shipper, consignee, delivery vehicle 7, or package administrator), and is executed for each user. As a result, different display screens (see FIGS. 7 to 12) are displayed for each terminal used by the user.

[0068] First, the processing for the shipper Y (shipper terminal 2Y) and the consignee B (consignee terminal 3B) will be described as an example. Referring to FIG. 5, the route information acquisition unit 54 reads out the route information 52 from the memory 42 (step S1).

[0069] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the delivery route of the delivery vehicle 7 indicated by the route information 52 on the map indicated by the map information 51. Referring to FIG. 6, a delivery route 61 that moves from the distribution center to base A and then from base A to base B is shown on the map 60. The delivery route 61 may be displayed on the administrator terminal 5 as shown in FIG. 6. Taking FIG. 6 as an example, the processing procedure of FIG. 5 will be described.

[0070] Referring to FIG. 5, the position information acquisition unit 55 receives the position information of the delivery vehicle 7 from the delivery vehicle 7 via the communication I / F unit 40 (step S2).

[0071] The traffic jam section information acquisition unit 56 receives traffic jam section information from the traffic information providing device 6 via the communication I / F unit 40 (step S3).

[0072] The display control unit 57 determines whether or not there is a delivery destination of an unrelated package (described later) on the delivery route 61 of a related package (described later) (step S4).

[0073] Here, the related package and the unrelated package will be described. The related package indicates a package related to the user. When the user is the shipper, it indicates the package shipped from the user. When the user is the consignee, it indicates the package to be delivered to the user. For example, the related package for the shipper X and the consignee A is package a, and the related package for the shipper Y and the consignee B is package b.

[0074] Also, when the user is the manager of the delivery vehicle 7 or the package, it indicates the package delivered by the delivery vehicle 7. For example, the related packages for the manager of the delivery vehicle 7 are packages a and b.

[0075] The unrelated package is a package not related to the user. That is, the unrelated package is a package other than the related package among the packages to be delivered by the delivery vehicle 7. For example, the unrelated package for the shipper X and the consignee A is package b, and the unrelated package for the shipper Y and the consignee B is package a. Also, the unrelated package for the manager of the delivery vehicle 7 or the manager of the package delivered by the delivery vehicle 7 is not among the packages a and b to be delivered.

[0076] In the example of FIG. 6, for the shipper Y and the consignee B, since there is a base A which is the delivery destination of the unrelated package a on the delivery route 61 of the related package b (the delivery route 61 from the delivery center to the base B) (YES in step S4), the display control unit 57 transitions the process to step S5.

[0077] In step S5, the display control unit 57 determines whether the position of the delivery vehicle 7 is near the delivery destination of the related package (step S5). The display control unit 57 may define the area within a predetermined distance from the delivery destination as the vicinity of the delivery destination, or may define the position that can be reached within a predetermined time from the delivery destination as the vicinity of the delivery destination.

[0078] When the delivery vehicle 7 is located near the delivery destination of the related package (YES in step S5), the display control unit 57 transitions to step S9.

[0079] When the delivery vehicle 7 is not located near the delivery destination of the related package (NO in step S5), the display control unit 57 transitions to step S6.

[0080] In step S6, the display control unit 57 generates display data that abstracts the delivery route of the delivery vehicle 7, and transmits the display data to the terminals (here, the shipper terminal 2Y and the consignee terminal 3B) used by the user, so as to display the display data on the terminals (step S6). That is, when there are non-related packages on the delivery route of the delivery vehicle 7 and the position of the delivery vehicle 7 is not near the delivery destination of the related package, the display control unit 57 obtains an abstracted route (described later) and generates display data including the abstracted route. The display control unit 57 generates display data as follows.

[0081] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of display data displayed on the display screens of the terminal devices (shipper terminal 2Y and consignee terminal 3B) used by the shipper Y and the consignee B.

[0082] The display control unit 57 generates display data in which an abstracted route 62 (described later) and an icon 63 indicating the position of the delivery vehicle 7 are superimposed on the map 60 shown in the map information 51 based on the route information and the position information.

[0083] The abstraction route 62 is the route from the delivery source (delivery center) of the related package b to the delivery destination (base B), which is an abstraction of the route excluding base A, the delivery destination of the unrelated package a. Here, the route connecting the delivery source and the delivery destination with a straight line is defined as the abstraction route 62. The abstraction route 62 is a route that conceals the detailed route from the delivery source to the delivery destination, and represents a route that the delivery vehicle 7 does not travel on (for example, a route passing through points other than roads).

[0084] The icon 63 is arranged at a position on the abstraction route 62 corresponding to the position of the delivery vehicle 7 on the delivery route 61 of the related package b. For example, in the delivery route 61 shown in FIG. 6, when the ratio of the distance from the delivery center to the position of the delivery vehicle 7 to the distance from the delivery center to base B is 30%, the display control unit 57 arranges the icon 63 at the 30% position from the delivery center of the abstraction route 62. Here, the position of the delivery center is the 0% position from the delivery center, and the position of base B is the 100% position from the delivery center.

[0085] Also, the display control unit 57 displays a traffic jam section 64 on the abstraction route 62 based on the traffic jam section information acquisition unit 56. For example, in the delivery route 61 shown in FIG. 6, when a traffic jam occurs in the section where the ratio of the distance from the delivery center to the distance from the delivery center to base B is 40% to 60%, the display control unit 57 arranges the traffic jam section 64 in the section from 40% to 60% from the delivery center of the abstraction route 62. The traffic jam section 64 is displayed in a distinguishable manner from other sections (for example, a different color or hatching from other sections).

[0086] With such a display, it is possible to conceal the delivery status to base A from the shipper Y and the consignee B.

[0087] After displaying the display data, the display control unit 57 generates a chart 70 that simply shows the delivery route of the related package, and transmits the data of the chart to the terminal used by the user, thereby causing the terminal to display the chart 70 (step S7).

[0088] Referring to FIG. 7, chart 70 includes a corresponding line 71 corresponding to the delivery route 61 of the related package, and an icon 72 on the corresponding line 71. The corresponding line 71 shows the route of the target package from the delivery source to the delivery destination as a straight line. The icon 72 is arranged at a position on the corresponding line 71 corresponding to the position of the delivery vehicle 7 in the delivery route 61 of the related package b. For example, in the delivery route 61 shown in FIG. 6, when the ratio of the distance from the delivery center to the position of the delivery vehicle 7 to the distance from the delivery center to the base B is 30%, the display control unit 57 arranges the icon 72 at the 30% position from the delivery center on the corresponding line 71. Here, the position of the delivery center is the 0% position from the delivery center, and the position of the base B is the 100% position from the delivery center.

[0089] Note that the chart 70 may be arranged on the map 60 as shown in FIG. 7, or may be arranged outside the map 60.

[0090] After displaying the chart 70, the display control unit 57 generates remaining information 80 regarding the remaining distance or remaining time to the delivery destination of the related package, and transmits the remaining information 80 to the user's terminal, thereby causing the terminal to display the remaining information 80 (step S8).

[0091] Referring to FIG. 7, the remaining information 80 indicates the ratio of the remaining distance to the delivery destination of the related package b. For example, when the ratio of the distance (route) from the position of the delivery vehicle 7 to the base B to the distance (route) from the delivery center to the base B is 70%, the remaining information 80 such as "Currently in delivery: 70% remaining until arrival" is generated. The remaining information 80 may include the remaining distance or remaining time to the base B which is the delivery destination of the related package b. Further, the remaining information 80 may include the ratio of the estimated travel time from the position of the delivery vehicle 7 to the base B (remaining time) to the estimated travel time from the delivery center to the base B.

[0092] The display control device 4 updates the data displayed on each terminal by repeating the process shown in FIG. 5 at a predetermined time interval.

[0093] For example, when the delivery vehicle 7 is located near the base B in the route display shown in FIG. 7 (YES in step S5), the display control device 4 generates display data in which an icon indicating the position of the delivery vehicle 7 in the delivery route of the delivery vehicle 7 is superimposed on the map, and transmits the display data to the terminal used by the user, thereby causing the terminal to display the display data (step S9).

[0094] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the display data generated in the display data display process (step S9 in FIG. 5).

[0095] The display control unit 57 generates display data in which the delivery route 65 of the related package and the icon 63 indicating the position of the delivery vehicle 7 are superimposed on the map 60 shown by the map information 51 based on the route information and the position information. The delivery route 65 indicates the route on the map 60 that the delivery vehicle 7 is actually scheduled to travel, and the icon 63 indicates the actual position of the delivery vehicle 7 on the delivery route 65.

[0096] Thereafter, the chart display process (step S7 in FIG. 5) and the remaining information display process (step S8 in FIG. 5) are executed. In the chart display process, the chart 70 is displayed, and in the remaining information display process, the remaining information 80 is displayed.

[0097] Next, the processing for the shipper X (shipper terminal 2X), the consignee A (consignee terminal 3A), and the administrator of the delivery vehicle 7 (administrator terminal 5) will be described as an example. For these users as well, the processing shown in FIG. 5 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined time interval.

[0098] However, as shown in FIG. 6, for the shipper X and the consignee A, since there is no base B which is the delivery destination of the unrelated package b on the way of the delivery route 61 of the related package a (from the distribution center to the base A) (NO in step S4), the display control unit 57 always transitions to step S9.

[0099] Also, for the administrator of the delivery vehicle 7 or the administrator of the goods delivered by the delivery vehicle 7, since there is no unrelated goods in the first place (NO in step S4), the display control unit 57 always transitions to step S9.

[0100] In step S9, the display control device 4 generates display data in which an icon indicating the position of the delivery vehicle 7 on the delivery route of the delivery vehicle 7 is superimposed on a map, and transmits the display data to the terminals used by the user (here, the shipper terminal 2X, the consignee terminal 3A, and the administrator terminal 5), thereby causing the terminals to display the display data.

[0101] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the display data generated in the display data display process (step S9 in FIG. 5).

[0102] In FIG. 9, as an example, the display data displayed on the display screens of the shipper terminal 2X and the consignee terminal 3A is shown.

[0103] Based on the route information and the position information, the display control unit 57 generates display data in which the delivery route 65 to the delivery destination of the related goods (here, the base A) and the icon 63 indicating the position of the delivery vehicle 7 are superimposed on the map 60 shown by the map information 51. The delivery route 65 indicates the route on the map 60 that the delivery vehicle 7 actually plans to travel, and the icon 63 indicates the actual position of the delivery vehicle 7 on the delivery route 65. Note that the display data does not include the delivery route from the base A to the delivery destination of the unrelated goods (here, the base B). Thereby, the delivery status to the base B can be hidden from the shipper X and the consignee A.

[0104] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the display data generated in the display data display process (step S9 in FIG. 5).

[0105] In FIG. 10, as an example, the display data displayed on the display screen of the administrator terminal 5 is shown.

[0106] The display control unit 57 generates display data in which a delivery route 65 to the delivery destinations of relevant packages (here, bases A and B) and an icon 63 indicating the position of the delivery vehicle 7 are superimposed on the map 60 shown in the map information 51 based on the route information and the position information. The delivery route 65 indicates the route on the map 60 that the delivery vehicle 7 is actually scheduled to travel, and the icon 63 indicates the actual position of the delivery vehicle 7 on the delivery route 65. Note that the display data includes the delivery routes of relevant packages (packages a and b) to the delivery destinations (bases A and B) for the administrator of the delivery vehicle 7, and does not include the delivery routes to the delivery destinations of packages that are not the delivery targets of the delivery vehicle 7. Thereby, for the administrator of the delivery vehicle 7, it is possible not to show the delivery routes of packages other than the packages delivered by the delivery vehicle 7, that is, the delivery routes of packages delivered by vehicles managed by other administrators different from the administrator of the delivery vehicle 7.

[0107] 〔Effects of Embodiment 1〕 As described above, according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure, since the delivery destination of the non-related package a is not included in the abstracted route 62 shown in FIG. 7, the base A, which is the delivery destination of the non-related package a, is not displayed on the map 60. For this reason, the delivery route of the non-related package a is not known to the users (the shipper Y and the consignee B). Further, an icon 63 is displayed at the position on the abstracted route 62 corresponding to the position of the delivery vehicle 7 in the delivery route 61 shown in FIG. 6. For this reason, the user can grasp the approximate position of the delivery vehicle 7 and can confirm the delivery status of the relevant package b. For this reason, it is possible to naturally display the delivery status of the relevant package b to the user without the delivery route of the non-related package a being known to other shippers or other users who are consignees.

[0108] Note that the abstracted route 62 is a straight line connecting the delivery origin and the delivery destination of the relevant package b. For this reason, an icon 63 corresponding to the position of the delivery vehicle 7 can be displayed on the straight line, and the user can intuitively grasp the approximate position of the delivery vehicle 7, the remaining distance to the delivery destination, and the like.

[0109] When the related package b approaches the base B which is the delivery destination, the icon 63 is displayed on the normal delivery route 65 as shown in FIG. 8. Therefore, the user can know the exact position of the delivery vehicle 7.

[0110] In addition, since the traffic jam section 64 is displayed on the abstracted route 62 shown in FIG. 7, the user can easily know whether the delivery vehicle 7 exists on the traffic jam section 64 by looking at the icon 63.

[0111] Also, as shown in FIG. 7, the chart 70 includes the corresponding line 71 of the delivery route 61 of the related package b and the icon 72 indicating the position on the corresponding line 71 corresponding to the position of the delivery vehicle 7 in the delivery route 61. Therefore, the user can intuitively grasp the progress of the delivery of the related package b by the delivery vehicle 7 by looking at the corresponding line 71 and the icon 72 on the corresponding line 71.

[0112] In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the remaining information 80 is displayed. Thereby, the user can confirm the remaining distance or remaining time to the delivery destination.

[0113] When the package a is a related package, as shown in FIG. 8, the delivery route 65 of the related package a and the icon 63 indicating the position of the delivery vehicle 7 in the delivery route 65 are superimposed and displayed on the map 60. Therefore, when there is no route of a competing company or the like on the delivery route 65 of the related package a, the user (the shipper X and the consignee A) can confirm the exact delivery route 65 from the delivery origin to the delivery destination and the position of the delivery vehicle 7.

[0114] When the user is the shipper of the package, the related package is the package delivered from the shipper. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the delivery route of packages other than the packages delivered from the shipper from being shown to the shipper of the package.

[0115] Also, when the user is the consignor of the package, the related package is the package to be delivered to the consignor. Therefore, for the consignor of the package, it is possible not to show the delivery route of packages other than the packages to be delivered to the consignor.

[0116] Also, when the user is the administrator of the delivery vehicle 7 or the administrator of the packages delivered by the delivery vehicle 7, the related package is the package delivered by the delivery vehicle 7. Therefore, for the administrator of the delivery vehicle 7, it is possible not to show the delivery route of packages other than the packages delivered by the delivery vehicle 7, that is, the delivery route of packages delivered by vehicles managed by other administrators different from the administrator of the delivery vehicle 7.

[0117] Also, when there is a risk that the delivery route of unrelated packages may be known to the user, an abstracted route that does not include the delivery destination of the unrelated packages is required. Therefore, it is possible to naturally display the delivery status of related packages to the user without the delivery route of unrelated packages being known to other consignors or users who are other consignees.

[0118] <Embodiment 2> In Embodiment 1, as shown in FIG. 7, the abstracted route 62 was shown as a straight line. However, the abstracted route 62 is not limited to a straight line. In Embodiment 2, an example of showing the abstracted route as a curve will be described.

[0119] The configuration of the co-delivery system 1 is the same as that in Embodiment 1. Therefore, a detailed description thereof will not be repeated here. The method of generating the display data by the display control unit 57 is different from that in Embodiment 1. That is, the display control unit 57 generates the display data as follows.

[0120] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the display data displayed on the display screen of the terminal device used by the consignor Y and the consignee B. The display control unit 57 generates display data in which a curved abstracted route 66 is superimposed on the map 60 instead of the straight abstracted route 62 shown in FIG. 7.

[0121] Here, the display control unit 57 generates an abstract route 66 that passes through an area where the delivery vehicle 7 can travel, such as the ground, without generating an abstract route 67 that passes through an area where the delivery vehicle 7, such as a river 68, cannot travel.

[0122] The display control unit 57 superimposes an icon 63 indicating the position of the delivery vehicle 7 on the abstract route 66. The icon 63 is arranged at a position on the abstract route 66 corresponding to the position of the delivery vehicle 7 in the delivery route 61 of the related package b. For example, in the delivery route 61 shown in FIG. 6, when the ratio of the distance from the delivery center to the position of the delivery vehicle 7 to the distance from the delivery center to the base B is 30%, the display control unit 57 arranges the icon 63 at the 30% position from the delivery center of the abstract route 66.

[0123] Also, the display control unit 57 displays a traffic jam section 64 on the abstract route 66 based on the traffic jam section information acquisition unit 56. For example, in the delivery route 61 shown in FIG. 6, when a traffic jam occurs in the section where the ratio of the distance from the delivery center to the distance from the delivery center to the base B is 40% to 60%, the display control unit 57 arranges the traffic jam section 64 in the section from 40% to 60% from the delivery center of the abstract route 66.

[0124] This enables the delivery status of the related package b to be presented to the user without giving the user a sense of discomfort. It can be done.

[0125] <Embodiment 3> In Embodiment 1, as shown in FIG. 7, the abstract route 62 is shown as a straight line, and in Embodiment 2, as shown in FIG. 11, the abstract route 66 is shown as a curve. However, the abstract route is not limited to a line. In Embodiment 3, an example of showing the abstract route as an area will be described.

[0126] The configuration of the joint delivery system 1 is the same as that in Embodiment 1. Therefore, the detailed description thereof will not be repeated here. The method for generating the display data by the display control unit 57 is different from that in the first embodiment. That is, the display control unit 57 generates the display data as follows.

[0127] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the display data displayed on the display screen of the terminal device used by the shipper Y and the consignee B. The display control unit 57 generates display data in which an abstraction path composed of regions 69A to 69C is superimposed on the map 60 instead of the straight-line abstraction path 62 shown in FIG. 7. In the following description, when the regions 69A to 69C are not distinguished, they are referred to as region 69.

[0128] Here, each region 69 is a region based on the arrival distance from the delivery source of the related package b. For example, region 69A indicates a region where the distance from the distribution center is a or more and less than b. Region 69B indicates a region where the distance from the distribution center is b or more and less than c. Region 69C indicates a region where the distance from the distribution center is c or more and less than d. Here, let a < b < c < d. Each region is displayed in a different manner (for example, different colors, hatching, etc.) so as to be distinguishable from other adjacent regions. Note that region 69B is a region including a traffic jam section and is displayed in a manner (for example, red) that indicates that it includes a traffic jam section. That is, it indicates that a traffic jam has occurred in the range where the distance from the distribution center is b or more and less than c.

[0129] The display control unit 57 arranges the icon 63 on the straight line 90 connecting the distribution center and the base B which is the delivery destination of the related package b on the map 60. The icon 63 is arranged at a position on the straight line 90 corresponding to the position of the delivery vehicle 7 in the delivery route 61 of the related package b shown in FIG. 6. For example, in the delivery route 61, when the ratio of the distance from the distribution center to the position of the delivery vehicle 7 to the distance from the distribution center to the base B is 30%, the display control unit 57 arranges the icon 63 at the 30% position from the distribution center of the straight line 90.

[0130] According to Embodiment 3, by recognizing regions 69A to 69C where the icon 63 is superimposed, the user can intuitively grasp the arrival distance of the delivery vehicle 7 from the delivery source of the related package b.

[0131] However, each region 69 is not limited to a region based on the arrival distance from the delivery source (delivery center) of the related package b. For example, each region 69 may be a region based on the arrival distance from the delivery destination (base B) of the related package b. That is, each region 69 indicates a region where the arrival distance from the base B is included within the same predetermined range. Note that the arrival distance ranges of regions 69A to 69C are set so as not to overlap. Thereby, the user can intuitively grasp the arrival distance from the delivery vehicle 7 to the delivery destination of the related package b.

[0132] Also, each region 69 may be a region based on the arrival time from the delivery source (delivery center) of the related package b. That is, each region 69 indicates a region where the arrival time from the delivery center is included within the same predetermined range. Note that the arrival time ranges of regions 69A to 69C are set so as not to overlap. For example, region 69A indicates a range that can be reached from the delivery center in 20 minutes or more and less than 40 minutes. Also, region 69B indicates a range that can be reached from the delivery center in 40 minutes or more and less than 60 minutes. Also, region 69C indicates a range that can be reached from the delivery center in 60 minutes or more and less than 80 minutes.

[0133] Also, each region 69 may be a region based on the arrival time from the delivery destination (base B) of the related package b. That is, each region 69 indicates a region where the arrival time from the base B is included within the same predetermined range. Note that the arrival time ranges of regions 69A to 69C are set so as not to overlap.

[0134] [Appendix] As described above, the joint delivery system 1 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure has been described, but the present disclosure is not limited to this embodiment.

[0135] Each process (each function) of the above-described embodiment is realized by a processing circuit including one or more processors. The processing circuit may be configured by, in addition to the one or more processors, an integrated circuit in which one or more memories, various analog circuits, and various digital circuits are combined. The one or more memories store a program (instructions) for causing the one or more processors to execute each of the above processes. The one or more processors may execute each of the above processes according to the program read from the one or more memories, or may execute each of the above processes according to a logic circuit designed in advance to execute each of the above processes. The processor may be various processors suitable for computer control, such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), etc. Note that the plurality of physically separated processors may cooperate with each other to execute each of the above processes. For example, the processors mounted on each of a plurality of physically separated computers may cooperate with each other via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or the Internet to execute each of the above processes.

[0136] Also, the above-described computer program may be recorded on a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium, such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), a semiconductor memory, etc., and distributed. Further, the computer program may be transmitted and distributed via a telecommunication line, a wireless or wired communication line, a network typified by the Internet, data broadcasting, etc.

[0137] Further, some or all of the functions of each of the above devices may be provided by cloud computing. That is, some or all of the functions of each device may be realized by a cloud server. Furthermore, at least a part of the above embodiments may be arbitrarily combined.

[0138] The embodiments disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present disclosure is shown not by the above meaning, but by the scope of claims, and all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims are intended to be included.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0139] 1 Joint delivery system (joint delivery management system, information system used in joint delivery system), 2X, 2Y Shipper terminals, 3A, 3B Consignee terminals, 4 Display control device, 5 Administrator terminal, 6 Traffic information providing device, 7 Delivery vehicle, 8 Network, 40 Communication I / F section, 41 Input / output I / F section, 42 Memory, 43 Processor, 44 Bus, 51 Map information, 52 Route information, 53 Computer program, 54 Route information acquisition section, 55 Position information acquisition section, 56 Traffic jam section information acquisition section, 57 Display control section, 60 Map, 61, 65 Delivery routes, 62, 66, 67 Abstracted routes, 63, 72 Icons, 64 Traffic jam section, 68 River, 69, 69A, 69B, 69C Areas, 70 Chart, 71 Corresponding line, 80 Residual information, 90 Straight line

Claims

1. A display method for displaying the delivery status of related luggage, which is luggage related to the user, on a terminal device used by the user, comprising: acquiring route information of a delivery route of target luggage to be delivered by a vehicle; acquiring the position information of the vehicle; based on the route information and the position information, an abstract route that is the route from the delivery origin to the delivery destination of the related luggage and excludes the delivery destinations of non-related luggage that is not related to the user among the target luggage, and an icon indicating the position on the abstract route corresponding to the position of the vehicle on the delivery route of the related luggage are superimposed on a map and displayed on the terminal device.

2. The display method according to claim 1, wherein the abstract route is a straight line or a curve connecting the delivery origin and the delivery destination of the related luggage.

3. The display method according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the abstract route is an area based on the arrival distance or arrival time from the delivery origin or delivery destination of the related luggage.

4. In the step of displaying, an icon indicating the position of the vehicle on the delivery route of the related luggage is further superimposed on the map in the vicinity of the delivery destination of the related luggage. The display method according to claim 1 or claim 2.

5. The display method further includes: acquiring congestion section information occurring on the delivery route; in the step of displaying, based on the congestion section information, a congestion section is further superimposed and displayed on the abstract route. The display method according to claim 1 or claim 2.

6. In the step of displaying, a corresponding line corresponding to the delivery route of the related luggage and an icon indicating the position on the corresponding line corresponding to the position of the vehicle on the delivery route are further displayed on the terminal device. The display method according to claim 1 or claim 2.

7. In the step of displaying, remaining information regarding the remaining distance or remaining time to the delivery destination of the related luggage is further displayed on the terminal device. The display method according to claim 1 or claim 2.

8. In the step of displaying, when there is no delivery destination of the non-related luggage on the delivery route of the related luggage, the delivery route and an icon indicating the position of the vehicle on the delivery route are superimposed on the map. The display method according to claim 1 or claim 2.

9. The user is the shipper of the luggage. The display method according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the related package is a package delivered from the shipper.

10. The user is the recipient of the package, and The display method according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the related package is a package delivered to the recipient.

11. The display method further includes The step of obtaining the abstracted route when the unrelated package exists on the delivery route and the position of the vehicle is not near the delivery destination of the related package, according to claim 1 or claim 2.

12. A display control device for displaying the delivery status of a related package, which is a package related to the user, on a terminal device used by the user, comprising: A route information acquisition unit that acquires route information of a delivery route of a target package to be delivered by a vehicle; A position information acquisition unit that acquires the position information of the vehicle; Based on the route information and the position information, an abstracted route that is a route from the delivery source to the delivery destination of the related package and excludes the delivery destinations of unrelated packages that are not related to the user among the target packages, and an icon indicating a position on the abstracted route corresponding to the position of the vehicle on the delivery route of the related package are superimposed on a map and displayed on the terminal device.

13. A computer program for causing a computer to function as a display control device for displaying the delivery status of a related package, which is a package related to the user, on a terminal device used by the user, comprising: Causing the computer to Function as a route information acquisition unit that acquires route information of a delivery route of a target package to be delivered by a vehicle; Function as a position information acquisition unit that acquires the position information of the vehicle; and Function as a display control unit that, based on the route information and the position information, superimposes an abstracted route that is a route from the delivery source to the delivery destination of the related package and excludes the delivery destinations of unrelated packages that are not related to the user among the target packages, and an icon indicating a position on the abstracted route corresponding to the position of the vehicle on the delivery route of the related package, and displays the map on the terminal device.

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