Information processing device, method, and program

Abstract

To improve a technique of presenting a lease plan of a vehicle suitable for a user.SOLUTION: A controller of an information processor 20 acquires information on the application or the travel route of a vehicle 10 regarding a lease contract that a user made in the past, and presents a lease plan of the vehicle 10 suitable for the user on the basis of the acquired information on the application or the travel route.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

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

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a technology relating to a car leasing system suitable for use by automobile repair shops. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-242733 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The conventional technology does not take into account the usage status of the vehicle under the lease contract. Therefore, there is room for improvement in the technology for presenting vehicle lease plans suitable for users.

[0005] In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present disclosure is to improve the technology for presenting vehicle lease plans suitable for users. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An information processing device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a control unit that acquires information regarding the use or driving route of a vehicle related to a lease contract previously entered into by a user, and presents a vehicle lease plan suitable for the user based on the acquired information regarding the use or driving route.

[0007] A method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is a method executed by an information processing device, and includes obtaining information regarding the use or driving route of a vehicle related to a lease contract previously entered into by a user, and presenting a vehicle lease plan suitable for the user based on the obtained information regarding the use or driving route.

[0008] A program according to one embodiment of the present disclosure causes a computer to acquire information regarding the use or driving route of a vehicle related to a lease contract previously entered into by a user, and present a vehicle lease plan suitable for the user based on the acquired information regarding the use or driving route. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to improve the technology for presenting vehicle lease plans suitable for a user. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 2] 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 4] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described.

[0012] An overview of a system 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG.

[0013] The system 1 includes a vehicle 10, an information processing device 20, and a terminal device 30. The vehicle 10, the information processing device 20, and the terminal device 30 are connected to a network 40 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0014] The vehicle 10 is, for example, an automobile, but is not limited to this and may be any vehicle. The automobile may be, for example, a gasoline-powered automobile, a BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle), a HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), or a FCEV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle), but is not limited to these. The vehicle 10 may be driven by a driver, or may be automated at any level. The level of automation may be, for example, any of levels 1 to 5 in the classification of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The vehicle 10 may also be a vehicle dedicated to MaaS (Mobility as a Service).

[0015] The information processing device 20 is a computer such as a server that belongs to a cloud computing system or other computing system.

[0016] The terminal device 30 is a mobile device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a tablet.

[0017] The network 40 may include the Internet, at least one wide area network (WAN), at least one metropolitan area network (MAN), or any combination thereof. The network 40 may also include at least one wireless network, at least one optical network, or any combination thereof. The wireless network may be, for example, an ad-hoc network, a cellular network, a wireless local area network (LAN), a satellite communication network, or a terrestrial microwave network.

[0018] An overview of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0019] The control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 acquires information about the use of the vehicle 10 related to lease contracts previously concluded by the user. Then, the control unit 21 presents a lease plan for the vehicle 10 that is suitable for the user based on the acquired information about the use.

[0020] For example, lease contract renewals for a vehicle 10 for a corporation are often made without consideration of the content of the previous lease contract or the usage status of the vehicle 10 under the lease contract. In contrast, according to this embodiment, a lease plan is presented after taking into consideration the usage status of the vehicle 10 under lease contracts previously made by the user. Therefore, it is possible to improve the technology for presenting lease plans for the vehicle 10 that are suitable for the user.

[0021] The configuration of the information processing device 20 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0022] The information processing device 20 includes a control unit 21, a communication unit 22, and a storage unit 23.

[0023] The control unit 21 includes at least one processor, at least one programmable circuit, at least one dedicated circuit, or any combination thereof. The processor is a general-purpose processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a graphics processing unit (GPU), or a dedicated processor specialized for a specific process. The programmable circuit is, for example, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The dedicated circuit is, for example, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The control unit 21 executes processes related to the operation of the information processing device 20 while controlling each unit of the information processing device 20.

[0024] The communication unit 22 includes at least one communication interface. The communication interface corresponds to, for example, a mobile communication standard, a wired LAN standard, or a wireless LAN standard, but is not limited to these and may correspond to any communication standard. The communication unit 22 receives data used in the operation of the information processing device 20 and transmits data obtained by the operation of the information processing device 20.

[0025] The storage unit 23 includes at least one semiconductor memory, at least one magnetic memory, at least one optical memory, or any combination thereof. The semiconductor memory is, for example, a random access memory (RAM) or a read-only memory (ROM). The RAM is, for example, a static random access memory (SRAM) or a dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The ROM is, for example, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM). The storage unit 23 functions as, for example, a main storage device, an auxiliary storage device, or a cache memory. The storage unit 23 stores data used in the operation of the information processing device 20 and data obtained by the operation of the information processing device 20. In this embodiment, the data used in the operation of the information processing device 20 includes system programs, application programs, databases, map information, etc.

[0026] The configuration of the terminal device 30 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0027] The terminal device 30 includes a control unit 31, a communication unit 32, a storage unit 33, an input unit 34, and an output unit 35.

[0028] The control unit 31 includes at least one processor, at least one programmable circuit, at least one dedicated circuit, or any combination thereof. The processor is a general-purpose processor such as a CPU or GPU, or a dedicated processor specialized for a specific process. The programmable circuit is, for example, an FPGA. The dedicated circuit is, for example, an ASIC. The control unit 31 controls each part of the terminal device 30 and executes processes related to the operation of the terminal device 30.

[0029] The communication unit 32 includes at least one communication interface. The communication interface is, for example, an interface compatible with a mobile communication standard such as LTE (Long Term Evolution), 4G (4th generation) standard, or 5G (5th generation) standard, an interface compatible with a short-range wireless communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), or a LAN interface. The communication unit 32 receives data used in the operation of the terminal device 30 and transmits data obtained by the operation of the terminal device 30.

[0030] The storage unit 33 includes at least one semiconductor memory, at least one magnetic memory, at least one optical memory, or any combination thereof. The semiconductor memory is, for example, a RAM or a ROM. The RAM is, for example, an SRAM or a DRAM. The ROM is, for example, an EEPROM. The storage unit 33 functions as, for example, a main storage device, an auxiliary storage device, or a cache memory. The storage unit 33 stores data used in the operation of the terminal device 30 and data obtained by the operation of the terminal device 30.

[0031] The input unit 34 includes at least one input interface. The input interface is, for example, a physical key, a capacitive key, a pointing device, a touch screen integrated with a display, a camera, a LiDAR (light detection and ranging, or laser imaging, detection, and ranging), or a microphone. The input unit 34 accepts an operation to input data used for the operation of the terminal device 30. The input unit 34 may be connected to the terminal device 30 as an external input device instead of being provided in the terminal device 30. As the connection interface, for example, an interface compatible with standards such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), HDMI (registered trademark), or Bluetooth (registered trademark) can be used.

[0032] The output unit 35 includes at least one output interface. The output interface is, for example, a display or a speaker. The display is, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display) or an organic EL (electro luminescence) display. The output unit 35 outputs data obtained by the operation of the terminal device 30. The output unit 35 may be connected to the terminal device 30 as an external output device instead of being provided in the terminal device 30. The connection interface may be, for example, an interface compatible with standards such as USB, HDMI (registered trademark), or Bluetooth (registered trademark).

[0033] The operation of the information processing device 20 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 4. This operation corresponds to a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] In this embodiment, the lease contract is described as being a corporate lease contract, but the present disclosure is not limited to this.

[0035] Step S100: The control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 acquires information about the use of the vehicle 10 related to the lease contract previously concluded by the user.

[0036] Specifically, the information regarding the use of the vehicle 10 under the lease contract includes information indicating whether the vehicle 10 will be driven for a specified distance or more, whether it will be loaded with a specified number of items or a specified weight, whether it will carry a specified number of people or people of a specified age or more, or whether the vehicle 10 will be used for business purposes.

[0037] For example, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may acquire information from the vehicle 10 via the communication unit 22 indicating whether the user has driven a predetermined distance or more when using the vehicle 10 during the term of a lease contract that the user previously made. Alternatively, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may estimate whether the user has driven a predetermined distance or more when using the vehicle 10, for example, from an application that manages the user's schedule or business operations via the Internet and that runs on the terminal device 30. In this case, the control unit 31 of the terminal device 30 accepts an operation, via the input unit 34, for the user to register schedule information in the application, including information indicating planned visits to business locations, etc. (such as names or location information). The control unit 31 of the terminal device 30 then transmits the schedule information to the information processing device 20 via the communication unit 32. The control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 then receives the schedule information via the communication unit 22. Then, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 uses information (such as name or location information) indicating the user's planned departure location (for example, the user's company, etc.) obtained in advance by any method to estimate whether the user will travel a distance greater than a predetermined distance when traveling to the planned visit location.

[0038] Furthermore, for example, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may acquire information indicating whether or not a drive that included carrying a predetermined number or a predetermined weight of luggage when the user used the vehicle 10 during the period of a lease contract that the user previously made was performed from an optional in-vehicle camera, weight sensor, or the like mounted on the vehicle 10 via the communication unit 22. When an in-vehicle camera is used, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may use any image recognition technology.

[0039] Furthermore, for example, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may acquire information indicating whether or not a journey that included a predetermined number of people or people of a predetermined age or older when the user used the vehicle 10 during the period of a lease contract that the user had previously made, from an in-vehicle camera or the like mounted on the vehicle 10 via the communication unit 22. Note that the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may use any image recognition technology.

[0040] Also, for example, when a user enters into a lease contract, the vehicle 10 is registered as being for sale in the storage unit 33 of the terminal device 30 owned by the leasing company. In this case, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 can obtain information indicating whether the vehicle 10 is for sale from the terminal device 30 via the communication unit 22.

[0041] The process of step S100 can be executed at any time before the user reviews or renews the lease contract for the vehicle 10.

[0042] Step S110: The control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 presents a lease plan for the vehicle 10 that is suitable for the user based on the information about the purpose acquired in step S100.

[0043] Specifically, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 identifies, as the lease plan, a lease plan in which the number or type of vehicles 10 is optimized.

[0044] For example, if the processing of step S100 reveals that a vehicle has been driven a predetermined distance or more during the term of a previous lease contract made by the user, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan as follows. That is, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan that proposes a vehicle model, such as a gasoline-powered automobile, a PHEV, or an FCEV, which has a longer cruising range than a BEV. Additionally or alternatively, if there are multiple vehicles 10 under lease contracts, and the proportion of the number of times (e.g., the number of trips) that the vehicle has driven a predetermined distance or more out of the total number of times (e.g., the total number of trips) of all vehicles 10 under lease contracts is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan in which the number of vehicles, such as gasoline-powered automobiles, PHEVs, or FCEVs, among all vehicles 10 under lease contracts corresponds to that proportion. For example, suppose that a user previously leased 10 BEVs, but it was discovered that the proportion was 60%. In this case, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 identifies a lease plan in which six of the ten BEVs are changed to gasoline vehicles, PHEVs, FCEVs, etc. Note that the number and types of vehicles 10 are not limited to these examples.

[0045] Furthermore, for example, if the processing of step S100 reveals that a vehicle was driven with a predetermined number or a predetermined weight or more of luggage during the term of a previous lease contract made by the user, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan as follows. That is, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan that proposes a vehicle type (e.g., a large vehicle) that can carry a predetermined number or a predetermined weight or more of luggage. Additionally or alternatively, if there are multiple vehicles 10 under lease contracts, and the proportion of the number of trips (e.g., the number of trips) that included a predetermined number or a predetermined weight or more of luggage among the total number of trips (e.g., the total number of trips) of all vehicles 10 under lease contracts is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan in which, for example, the number of large vehicles among all vehicles 10 under lease contracts corresponds to that proportion. For example, suppose that a user previously leased 10 small vehicles, but it turns out that the proportion was 60%. In this case, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 identifies a lease plan in which six of the ten small vehicles are replaced with large vehicles. The number and types of vehicles 10 are not limited to these examples.

[0046] Furthermore, for example, if the processing of step S100 reveals that a trip involving more than a predetermined number of passengers was performed during the term of a lease contract previously concluded by the user, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan as follows. That is, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan that proposes a vehicle type (e.g., a large vehicle) that can accommodate more than a predetermined number of passengers. Additionally or alternatively, if there are multiple vehicles 10 under lease contracts, and the proportion of trips (e.g., the number of trips) involving more than a predetermined number of passengers among the total trips (e.g., the total number of trips) of all vehicles 10 under lease contracts is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan in which, for example, the number of large vehicles among all vehicles 10 under lease contracts corresponds to that proportion. For example, suppose a user previously leased 10 small vehicles, but it is discovered that the proportion is 60%. In this case, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 identifies a lease plan in which six of the ten small vehicles are replaced with large vehicles. The number and types of vehicles 10 are not limited to these examples.

[0047] Furthermore, for example, if the processing of step S100 reveals that a trip involving a person of a predetermined age or older was made during the term of a lease contract previously concluded by the user, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan as follows. That is, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan that proposes a vehicle model whose vehicle height is less than a predetermined threshold. Additionally or alternatively, if there are multiple vehicles 10 under lease contracts, and if the proportion of the number of trips (e.g., the number of trips) involving a person of a predetermined age or older among the total number of trips (e.g., the total number of trips) of all vehicles 10 under lease contracts is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan in which the number of vehicles 10 under lease contracts whose vehicle height is less than the predetermined threshold is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold. For example, suppose that a previous lease agreement covered 10 vehicles whose vehicle height was equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold, but it is discovered that this proportion is 60%. In this case, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 identifies a lease plan in which six of the ten vehicles 10 whose vehicle height is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold are changed to vehicles 10 whose vehicle height is less than the predetermined threshold. Note that the number and types of vehicles 10 are not limited to these examples.

[0048] Furthermore, for example, if the processing of step S100 reveals that the vehicle 10 was used for business purposes, such as field sales, during the term of a previous lease contract made by the user, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan as follows. That is, since the customer may ride in the vehicle 10, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan that proposes a vehicle model whose vehicle height is less than a predetermined threshold. Additionally or alternatively, if there are multiple vehicles 10 under lease contracts, and the proportion of the number of times the vehicle 10 is used for business purposes (e.g., the number of trips) out of the total number of times the vehicle 10 has been driven (e.g., the total number of trips) under lease contracts is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may identify a lease plan in which the number of vehicles 10 under lease contracts whose vehicle height is less than the predetermined threshold corresponds to that proportion. For example, suppose a previous lease contract included 10 vehicles 10 whose vehicle height was equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, but it is discovered that this proportion is 60%. In this case, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 identifies a lease plan in which six of the ten vehicles 10 whose vehicle height is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold are changed to vehicles 10 whose vehicle height is less than the predetermined threshold. Note that the number and types of vehicles 10 are not limited to these examples.

[0049] Once the lease plan is identified using the above method, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 transmits information indicating the identified lease plan to the terminal device 30 carried by the leasing company or the user via the communication unit 22. The control unit 31 of the terminal device 30 then receives the information indicating the identified lease plan from the information processing device 20 via the communication unit 32. The control unit 31 of the terminal device 30 then outputs the information indicating the identified lease plan to the leasing company or the user via the output unit 35. In this way, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 can present a lease plan for the vehicle 10 that is suitable for the user.

[0050] As described above, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 according to this embodiment acquires information about the use of the vehicle 10 related to lease contracts previously concluded by the user. Then, the control unit 21 presents a lease plan for the vehicle 10 that is suitable for the user based on the acquired information about the use.

[0051] According to this configuration, a lease plan is presented taking into consideration the usage status of the vehicle 10 related to the lease contract that the user has previously concluded. Therefore, it is possible to improve the technology for presenting a lease plan for the vehicle 10 that is suitable for the user.

[0052] Although the present disclosure has been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art may make various modifications and alterations based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these modifications and alterations are included in the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the functions included in each component or step can be rearranged so as not to be logically inconsistent, and multiple components or steps can be combined or divided into one.

[0053] As a modified example, the configuration and operation of the information processing device 20 may be distributed among multiple computers that can communicate with each other. Also, for example, some or all of the components of the information processing device 20 may be provided in the vehicle 10.

[0054] As another variation, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may specify a lease plan in which the number or type of vehicles 10 is optimized so that the fuel efficiency of the vehicles 10 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. For example, suppose two gasoline-powered vehicles were previously leased, and the fuel efficiency of one of the gasoline-powered vehicles did not reach a predetermined threshold, indicating that there was a bias in the fuel efficiency of all the vehicles 10 under the lease contract. It is also assumed that if one of the two gasoline-powered vehicles is converted to an HEV, the fuel efficiency of each vehicle 10 will be equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold. In this case, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 proposes a lease plan in which one of the two gasoline-powered vehicles is converted to an HEV. The number and type of vehicles 10 are not limited to these examples.

[0055] As another variation, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may specify a lease plan in which the number or type of vehicles 10 is optimized so that the utilization rate of the vehicles 10 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. For example, suppose that three large vehicles were previously leased, and it was discovered that the utilization rate of one of the large vehicles did not reach a predetermined threshold, resulting in a bias in the utilization rates of all the vehicles 10 under the lease contract. It was also discovered that if one large vehicle were replaced with a small vehicle, the utilization rate of each vehicle 10 would be equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold. In this case, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 proposes a lease plan in which one of the three large vehicles is replaced with a small vehicle. Note that the number and type of vehicles 10 are not limited to these examples.

[0056] As another variant, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may acquire information about the driving routes of the vehicles 10 related to lease contracts previously concluded by the user, and present a lease plan for the vehicles 10 suitable for the user based on the acquired information about the driving routes. Here, the information about the driving routes may include information indicating the degree of congestion of the driving routes, the degree of inclination of the driving routes, the width of the driving routes, whether the driving routes include an expressway, or the characteristics of the destination, and the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may acquire this information from the vehicles 10, etc., via the communication unit 22 in any manner. For example, the fuel efficiency of the vehicles 10 varies depending on the degree of congestion of the driving routes, the degree of inclination of the driving routes, or whether the driving routes include an expressway. Therefore, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may present a lease plan in which the number or type of vehicles 10 is optimized so that the fuel efficiency of the vehicles 10 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, based on the degree of congestion of the driving routes, the degree of inclination of the driving routes, or whether the driving routes include an expressway. For example, if the road width of the travel route is less than a predetermined threshold, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may present a lease plan for leasing a vehicle 10 whose width is less than a predetermined threshold. For example, if the size of a parking lot corresponding to the characteristics of the destination is less than a predetermined threshold, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may present a lease plan in which the vehicle type is optimized based on the size of the parking lot corresponding to the characteristics of the destination. As an example, if the width of the parking lot is less than a predetermined threshold, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may present a lease plan for leasing a vehicle 10 whose width is less than a predetermined threshold. Note that the method of presenting lease plans is the same as that described in the above-mentioned embodiment.

[0057] As another variation, during the lease of the vehicle 10, for a vehicle 10 whose width is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may notify the user of a driving route that avoids roads whose width is less than the predetermined threshold. During the lease of the vehicle 10, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may notify the user of a driving route that avoids flooded areas, bad roads, areas where the number of past accidents is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, or school routes, identified based on precipitation information or the like acquired in real time by any method. During the lease of the vehicle 10, if there are multiple business destinations, the control unit 21 of the information processing device 20 may notify the user of a driving route that optimizes the fuel efficiency or utilization rate of the vehicle 10 and includes the multiple destinations. The notification to the user can be made, for example, via a car navigation device or a terminal device 30 installed in the vehicle 10.

[0058] As a modified example, an embodiment is also possible in which a general-purpose computer functions as the information processing device 20 according to the above-described embodiment. Specifically, a program describing the processing content for realizing each function of the information processing device 20 according to the above-described embodiment is stored in the memory of the general-purpose computer, and the program is read and executed by a processor. Therefore, the present disclosure can also be realized as a program executable by a processor, or a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing the program.

[0059] Some embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below as examples, however, it should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to these examples. [Appendix 1] An information processing device comprising a control unit that acquires information regarding the use or driving route of a vehicle related to a lease contract previously entered into by a user, and presents a vehicle lease plan suitable for the user based on the acquired information regarding the use or driving route. [Appendix 2] 10. The information processing device according to claim 1, The control unit is an information processing device that identifies, as the lease plan, a lease plan in which the number or type of vehicles is optimized. [Appendix 3] 3. The information processing device according to claim 1, The control unit optimizes the number or the vehicle types so that the fuel efficiency or the operating rate of the vehicles is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. [Appendix 4] An information processing device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 3, The information regarding the use includes information indicating whether the vehicle includes traveling a predetermined distance or more, whether it includes carrying a predetermined number or a predetermined weight of luggage, whether it includes a predetermined number of people or people of a predetermined age or more, or whether the vehicle is used for business purposes. [Appendix 5] An information processing device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 4, The control unit estimates whether the trip includes a trip of at least the predetermined distance from an application that manages the user's schedule or work via the Internet. [Appendix 6] An information processing device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 5, An information processing device, wherein the information regarding the driving route includes information indicating the degree of congestion of the driving route, the degree of inclination of the driving route, the width of the driving route, whether the driving route includes a highway, or characteristics of the destination. [Appendix 7] An information processing device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 6, The lease contract is for an information processing device, including a lease contract for a corporation. [Appendix 8] A method executed by an information processing device, A method including: acquiring information regarding the use or driving route of a vehicle related to a lease contract previously entered into by a user; and presenting a vehicle lease plan suitable for the user based on the acquired information regarding the use or driving route. [Appendix 9] 9. The method of claim 8, The method further includes identifying, as the lease plan, a lease plan in which the number or type of vehicles is optimized. [Appendix 10] 10. The method according to claim 8 or 9, The method further includes optimizing the number or type of vehicles so that fuel efficiency or availability of the vehicles is at or above a predetermined threshold. [Appendix 11] 11. The method of any one of appendixes 8 to 10, comprising: The method, wherein the information regarding the use includes information indicating whether the use includes traveling a predetermined distance or more, whether the use includes carrying luggage of a predetermined number or weight or more, whether the use includes passengers of a predetermined number or age or more, or whether the vehicle is used for business purposes. [Appendix 12] 12. The method of any one of appendixes 8 to 11, comprising: A method for estimating whether or not the trip includes a trip of a predetermined distance or more from an application that manages the user's schedule or work via the Internet. [Appendix 13] 13. The method of any one of appendices 8 to 12, comprising: The method, wherein the information about the driving route includes information indicating a degree of congestion of the driving route, a degree of inclination of the driving route, a width of the driving route, whether the driving route includes a highway, or characteristics of a destination. [Appendix 14] 14. The method of any one of appendixes 8 to 13, comprising: The method, wherein the lease agreement includes a corporate lease agreement. [Appendix 15] On the computer, A program that acquires information regarding the use or driving route of a vehicle related to a lease contract that a user has previously made, and presents a vehicle lease plan that is suitable for the user based on the acquired information regarding the use or driving route. [Appendix 16] 16. The program of claim 15, The computer, The program further executes specifying, as the lease plan, a lease plan in which the number or type of vehicles is optimized. [Appendix 17] 17. The program according to claim 15 or 16, The computer, The program further causes the program to optimize the number or the types of vehicles so that the fuel efficiency or availability of the vehicles is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. [Appendix 18] 18. The program according to any one of Supplementary Notes 15 to 17, The program includes information indicating whether the information regarding the use includes driving a predetermined distance or more, whether the information includes carrying a predetermined number or a predetermined weight of luggage, whether the information includes carrying a predetermined number of people or people of a predetermined age or more, or whether the vehicle is used for business purposes. [Appendix 19] 19. The program according to any one of Supplementary Notes 15 to 18, The program, wherein the information regarding the driving route includes information indicating the degree of congestion of the driving route, the degree of inclination of the driving route, the width of the driving route, whether the driving route includes a highway, or the characteristics of the destination. [Appendix 20] 20. The program according to any one of Supplementary Notes 15 to 19, The program, wherein the lease agreement includes a lease agreement for a corporation. [Explanation of symbols]

[0060] 1 System 10 vehicles 20 Information processing equipment 21 Control section 22 Communications Department 23 Memory section 30 Terminal Equipment 31 Control Unit 32 Communications Department 33 Storage section 34 Input section 35 Output section 40 Network

Claims

1. a control unit that acquires information regarding the use or driving route of a vehicle related to a lease contract previously made by a user, and presents a lease plan in which the number or type of vehicles is optimized and suited to the use or driving route of the vehicle of the user based on the acquired information regarding the use or driving route; The control unit further optimizes the number or the vehicle types so that the fuel efficiency or availability of the vehicles is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold.

2. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, The information regarding the use includes information indicating whether the vehicle includes traveling a predetermined distance or more, whether it includes carrying a predetermined number or a predetermined weight of luggage, whether it includes a predetermined number of people or people of a predetermined age or more, or whether the vehicle is used for business purposes.

3. 3. The information processing device according to claim 2, The control unit estimates whether the trip includes a trip of at least the predetermined distance from an application that manages the user's schedule or work via the Internet.

4. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, An information processing device, wherein the information regarding the driving route includes information indicating the degree of congestion of the driving route, the degree of inclination of the driving route, the width of the driving route, whether the driving route includes a highway, or characteristics of the destination.

5. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, The lease contract is for an information processing device, including a lease contract for a corporation.

6. A method executed by an information processing device, The method includes acquiring information regarding the use or driving route of a vehicle related to a lease contract previously made by a user, and presenting a lease plan with an optimized number or type of vehicles that is suitable for the use or driving route of the vehicle of the user based on the acquired information regarding the use or driving route, The method further includes optimizing the number or type of vehicles so that fuel efficiency or availability of the vehicles is at or above a predetermined threshold.

7. 7. The method of claim 6, The method, wherein the information regarding the use includes information indicating whether the use includes traveling a predetermined distance or more, whether the use includes carrying luggage of a predetermined number or weight or more, whether the use includes passengers of a predetermined number or age or more, or whether the vehicle is used for business purposes.

8. 8. The method of claim 7, A method for estimating whether or not the trip includes a trip of a predetermined distance or more from an application that manages the user's schedule or work via the Internet.

9. 7. The method of claim 6, The method, wherein the information about the driving route includes information indicating a degree of congestion of the driving route, a degree of inclination of the driving route, a width of the driving route, whether the driving route includes a highway, or characteristics of a destination.

10. 7. The method of claim 6, The method, wherein the lease agreement includes a corporate lease agreement.

11. On the computer, acquire information regarding the use or travel route of a vehicle related to a lease contract previously made by the user, and present a lease plan in which the number or type of vehicles is optimized to suit the use or travel route of the vehicle of the user based on the acquired information regarding the use or travel route; The program further causes the program to optimize the number or the types of vehicles so that the fuel efficiency or availability of the vehicles is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold.

12. The program according to claim 11, The program includes information indicating whether the information regarding the use includes driving a predetermined distance or more, whether the information includes carrying a predetermined number or a predetermined weight of luggage, whether the information includes carrying a predetermined number of people or people of a predetermined age or more, or whether the vehicle is used for business purposes.

13. The program according to claim 11, The program, wherein the information regarding the driving route includes information indicating the degree of congestion of the driving route, the degree of inclination of the driving route, the width of the driving route, whether the driving route includes a highway, or characteristics of the destination.

14. The program according to claim 11, The program, wherein the lease agreement includes a lease agreement for a corporation.

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