JP7292725B2 - Information processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device.

Conventionally, there has been a high demand for a method of efficiently performing physical distribution, and many techniques for that purpose have been proposed (see Patent Document 1, for example).
According to the technique described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, it is possible to smoothly operate the package distribution system and to inform the user of the transportation status (current position, etc.) of the package in response to the user's inquiry. For this reason, it is very useful when providing services such as delivering articles to users.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-334901

However, for example, in the case of providing a service in which a user keeps goods such as tires, it is difficult to operate the service efficiently only by informing the user of the transportation status of the goods.
In such a case, it is necessary for the user to efficiently hand over the goods to the service provider and to receive the goods efficiently.
In particular, if the article that the user wishes to hand over is a heavy article such as a tire, the article is often stored in a warehouse or the like once, requiring a complicated route.
In addition, drivers who drive vehicles (eg, trucks) for transporting goods are often subject to compliance restrictions (eg, restrictions on driving hours per day).

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances. The purpose is to provide a technology that can efficiently manage services such as deposits.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
A movement that transports one or more items via a route that includes at least one location and one warehouse out of a plurality of locations that receive items from or deliver them to users and a plurality of warehouses that store the items. An information processing device for planning a body schedule,
The mobile object is driven by a driver who is subject to predetermined compliance limits,
Base information acquiring means for acquiring base information including the position of the base and the amount of goods entering and leaving per predetermined unit time for each of the plurality of bases; and the position of the warehouse and the predetermined unit for each of the plurality of warehouses. warehouse information acquisition means for acquiring warehouse information including availability per hour;
driver information acquisition means for acquiring driver information about the driver including the predetermined compliance limit;
Based on the base information for each of the plurality of bases, the warehouse information for each of the plurality of warehouses, and the driver information, a route along which each of the one or more moving bodies moves, and which is operated by the driver. a route determining means for determining a route including resting places;
Prepare.

According to the present invention, it is possible to sequentially determine the optimal route of a mobile object, taking into consideration the compliance restrictions imposed on the driver, and to provide a technology capable of efficiently operating services such as receiving articles from users. can do.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a server of one embodiment of the present invention in the information processing system of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server, base terminal, warehouse terminal, user terminal, and driver terminal in FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of a result of route determination processing executed by the server of FIG. 3; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for presenting usage information, displayed on the user terminal of FIG. 3; FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of compliance-added route determination processing executed by the server of FIG. 3; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of an input form used by a user to request transportation of a package; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of an input form used by a user to request transportation of a package; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of an input form used by a user to request transportation of a package; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of an operation plan calculated and displayed based on the contents entered in the input form; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of an operation plan calculated and displayed based on the contents entered in the input form;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The information processing system shown in FIG. 1 is applied when providing the following services.
That is, the service to which the information processing system according to the present invention is applied is a service in which an article such as a user's tire is kept for a certain period of time. It is a service that can be picked up by
Although the article is not particularly limited, for convenience of explanation, the following explanation is given assuming that the article is a tire. In this case, the base is a place where tires can be temporarily stored for several days, such as a dealer or a gas station.
Tires handed over to a base by a user are transported to and stored in an arbitrary warehouse, and when the user wishes to pick them up, they are transported from the warehouse to an arbitrary base and picked up by the user at the base.
It should be noted that the user can pick up the tires at the same base where the goods were handed over, but can also pick up the tires at another base.
A person in charge of transporting goods uses a predetermined moving body (a truck in the following example) to travel a predetermined route including one or more bases and one or more warehouses, and transport one or more tires. , loading and unloading these tires.
In addition, a person in charge of transporting goods (a truck driver in the following example, or simply referred to as a driver) is subject to a predetermined compliance limit (for example, a daily driving time limit). . Therefore, as the route, a route including a driver's resting place (for example, an accommodation) is determined so that the driver does not drive for a long time.
Under such a service, the information processing system of the present embodiment provides the optimal route (route including the driver's resting place) to be taken by the moving body (truck), taking into consideration the compliance restrictions of the driver. can be determined.

The information processing system of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. Site terminals 2-1 to 2-m used by site managers in each of -m, and warehouses S-1 to Sn at n locations (n is an arbitrary integer value of 1 or more different from m) warehouse terminals 3-1 to 3-n used by warehouse managers in each of , and user terminals used by p users (p is an arbitrary integer value of 1 or more different from m or n) users, respectively 4-1 to 4-p and trucks T-1 to T-q at q locations (q is an arbitrary integer value of 1 or more different from m, n, and p) by the driver who drives the truck, respectively It is configured to include driver terminals 5-1 to 5-q that are used.
Server 1, base terminals 2-1 through 2-m, warehouse terminals 3-1 through 3-n, user terminals 4-1 through 4-p, and driver terminals 5-1 through 4-p. 5-q are interconnected via a predetermined network N such as the Internet.

In the following description, the base terminals 2-1 to 2-m are collectively referred to as "base terminals 2" when there is no need to distinguish them individually.
Further, hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the warehouse terminals 3-1 to 3-n individually, they are collectively referred to as "the warehouse terminal 3".
Hereinafter, the user terminals 4-1 to 4-p will be collectively referred to as "user terminals 4" when there is no need to distinguish them individually.
Hereinafter, the driver terminals 5-1 through 5-q will be collectively referred to as "driver terminal 5" when there is no need to distinguish them individually.
Similarly, hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish each of the bases K-1 to Km individually, they are collectively referred to as "base K", and each of the warehouses S-1 to Sn is individually distinguished. When there is no need to do so, they are collectively referred to as "warehouse S", and when it is not necessary to distinguish each of the trucks T-1 to Tq individually, they are collectively referred to as "track T".

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the server 1 in the information processing system of FIG.

The server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a bus 14, an input/output interface 15, an output section 16, and an input section 17. , a storage unit 18 , a communication unit 19 and a drive 20 .

The CPU 11 executes various processes according to programs recorded in the ROM 12 or programs loaded from the storage unit 18 to the RAM 13 .
The RAM 13 also stores data necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes.

The CPU 11 , ROM 12 and RAM 13 are interconnected via a bus 14 . An input/output interface 15 is also connected to this bus 14 . An output unit 16 , an input unit 17 , a storage unit 18 , a communication unit 19 and a drive 20 are connected to the input/output interface 15 .

The output unit 16 is composed of various liquid crystal displays and the like, and outputs various information.
The input unit 17 is composed of various hardware lead and the like, and inputs various information.
The storage unit 18 is configured by a hard disk, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), or the like, and stores various data.
The communication unit 19 controls communication with other devices (the base terminal 2, the warehouse terminal 3, the user terminal 4, the driver terminal 5, etc. in the example of FIG. 1) via the network N including the Internet. .

A drive 20 is provided as required. A removable medium 21 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory is mounted in the drive 20 as appropriate. A program read from the removable medium 21 by the drive 20 is installed in the storage section 18 as necessary. The removable medium 21 can also store various data stored in the storage section 18 in the same manner as the storage section 18 .

The configurations of the base terminal 2, the warehouse terminal 3, the user terminal 4, and the driver terminal 5 are basically the same as the configuration of the server 1, so description thereof will be omitted here.

The following series of processes (hereinafter referred to as " compliance-added route determination process") can be executed.

That is, each of the base terminals 2-1 to 2-m provides information on the amount of incoming/outgoing tires at each of the bases K-1 to Km (information on receipt/delivery) for each unit time (for example, one day). and the location of the base, etc., and transmits the information to the server 1 .
Information obtained from such base K, for example, location information of base K, time-zone information on scheduled tire storage for each unit of time (for example, one day), schedule for delivery of tires for each unit of time (for example, one day) The information such as the time zone information, etc. will be collectively referred to as "base information" hereinafter.
The server 1 acquires base information from each of the base terminals 2-1 to 2-m every unit time (for example, one day).

Each of the warehouse terminals 3-1 through 3-n receives information on availability (incoming/outgoing information) in each of the warehouses S-1 through Sn and the existence of the warehouse at each unit time (for example, one day). Information such as a position is acquired and transmitted to the server 1 .
Information obtained from such a warehouse S, for example, location information of the warehouse S, time zone information of scheduled tire arrival for each unit time (for example, one day), and scheduled delivery of tires for each unit time (for example, one day). The information such as the time zone information is hereinafter collectively referred to as "warehouse information".
The server 1 acquires warehouse information from each of the warehouse terminals 3-1 to 3-n every unit time (for example, one day).

Each of the driver terminals 5-1 to 5-q receives the ID information of the driver who drives each of the trucks T-1 to Tq and the information imposed on the driver for each unit time (for example, one day). It acquires the information on the compliance restriction that has been issued and transmits it to the server 1 .
The compliance restriction information is various restriction information provided regarding the driver's driving, such as restriction information regarding the driving time per day (for example, within 8 hours) and restriction information regarding the continuous driving time at midnight. (for example, within 2 hours) and restriction information regarding the number of consecutive working days (for example, within 4 days).
Information about the driver who drives the truck T obtained from such a truck T, such as driver ID information and information on compliance restrictions imposed on the driver, is collectively referred to as "driver information" hereinafter. call.
The server 1 acquires driver information from each of the driver terminals 5-1 to 5-q every unit time (for example, one day).

In the above description, it is assumed that the driver information is obtained from each of the driver terminals 5-1 to 5-q (that is, from each of the trucks T-1 to Tq). From the server of the management company (which may be the same as or different from the provider of this service), driver information for all drivers is sent to the server 1 every unit time (for example, one day). It may be In addition, if the information on compliance restrictions is the same regardless of the driver, the information on the restrictions may be stored in advance in the server 1 .

The server 1 receives base information from each of the base terminals 2-1 to 2-m, warehouse information from each of the warehouse terminals 3-1 to 3-n, and information from each of the driver terminals 5-1 to 5-q. When the driver information is acquired, based on this information, the optimum route for transporting one or more tires by one or more trucks, and driving based on the driver information (information on compliance restrictions) An optimum route including hand resting places (hereinafter referred to as a “compliance-added optimum route”) is determined.
In addition, since the compliance-added optimum route referred to here can be determined including the driver's resting place, it may be a route that requires a long time to travel. It is determined from the information of the area spanning the

The user terminal 4 presents information to the user as to whether or not the tire storage service is available (hereinafter referred to as "usage information").
Specifically, for example, the "usage information" is information on whether or not the user can pick up tires at a certain time zone at a certain base K, or whether or not the user can pick up tires at a certain time zone at a certain base K. Includes information on whether or not
This utilization information is generated by the server 1 based on the vacancy information of each base K and each warehouse S for each unit time (for example, one day) when the compliance-added optimum route is determined.

Such a series of processes is the compliance-added route determination process.
The server 1, base terminal 2, warehouse terminal 3, user terminal 4, and driver terminal 5 have a functional configuration as shown in FIG. 3 in order to realize this compliance-added route determination process.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server 1, base terminal 2, warehouse terminal 3, user terminal 4, and driver terminal 5 in FIG.

In the CPU 40 of the base terminal 2, a base information management section 50 and a base information transmission control section 51 function.
In the CPU 60 of the warehouse terminal 3, a warehouse information management section 70 and a warehouse information transmission control section 71 function.
In the CPU 11 of the server 1, a base information acquisition unit 80, a warehouse information acquisition unit 81, a route determination unit 82, a usage information request acquisition unit 83, a usage information notification unit 84, and a driver information acquisition unit 85 function. .
In the CPU 300 of the driver terminal 5, a driver information management section 310 and a driver information transmission control section 320 function.
In the CPU 102 of the user terminal 4, a usage information request reception unit 120, a usage information request transmission control unit 121, a usage information acquisition unit 122, and a usage information presentation unit 123 function.

The base information management unit 50 of the base terminal 2-M (M is an arbitrary integer value from 1 to m) stores the amount of tires entering and leaving per unit time (for example, one day) and the number of bases for the base KM. Acquire and manage base information including location information.
The base information transmission control unit 51 executes control for transmitting the base information managed by the base information management unit 50 to the server 1 via the communication unit 41 every unit time (for example, one day).

The warehouse information management unit 70 of the warehouse terminal 3-N (N is an arbitrary integer value from 1 to n) stores the availability per unit time (for example, one day) and the location information of the warehouse for the warehouse SN. Obtain and manage warehouse information, including
The warehouse information transmission control unit 71 executes control for transmitting the warehouse information acquired by the warehouse information management unit 70 to the server 1 via the communication unit 61 every unit time (for example, one day).

The driver information management unit 310 of the driver terminal 5-Q (Q is an arbitrary integer value from 1 to q) controls the compliance restrictions imposed on the driver who drives the truck TQ. Obtain and manage driver information, including information on
The driver information transmission control unit 320 executes control for transmitting the driver information acquired by the driver information management unit 310 to the server 1 via the communication unit 301 every unit time (for example, one day). do.

The usage information request acceptance unit 120 of the user terminal 4 accepts a request for usage information from the user via the touch operation input unit 100 .
The usage information request transmission control unit 121 executes control for transmitting the usage information request received by the usage information request reception unit 120 to the server 1 via the communication unit 103 .
The server 1 transmits usage information determined based on the compliance-added optimum route to the user terminal 4 .
Then, the usage information acquisition unit 122 acquires the usage information transmitted from the server 1 .
Then, the usage information presentation unit 123 presents the usage information acquired by the usage information acquisition unit 122 to the user by executing control to display the usage information on the display unit 101 .

The site information acquisition unit 80 of the server 1 acquires site information including the amount of tire movement in and out per unit time (for example, one day) and the location information of the site for each of a plurality of sites K-1 to Km. That is, each time base information is transmitted from a predetermined base terminal 2, the base information acquisition unit 80 acquires the base information.
In addition, the warehouse information acquisition unit 81 acquires warehouse information including availability per unit time (for example, one day) and location information of the warehouse for each of the plurality of warehouses S-1 to Sn. That is, each time warehouse information is transmitted from a predetermined warehouse terminal 3, the warehouse information acquisition unit 81 acquires the warehouse information.
Further, the driver information acquisition unit 85 acquires driver information per unit time (for example, one day) for each of the plurality of trucks T-1 to Tq. That is, each time driver information is transmitted from a predetermined driver terminal 5, the driver information acquisition unit 85 acquires the driver information.

For each unit time (for example, one day), the route determining unit 82 obtains base information for each of the plurality of bases K-1 to Km, warehouse information for each of the plurality of warehouses S-1 to Sn, and a plurality of Based on the driver information for each of the trucks T-1 to Tq, a compliance-added optimum route is determined as a route for each of the one or more trucks to travel.
The route determining unit 82 also generates usage information based on the compliance-added optimal route.

The usage information request acquisition unit 83 acquires a request for usage information transmitted from the user terminal 4 .
When the usage information request acquisition unit 83 acquires the usage information request, the usage information notification unit 84 transmits the usage information generated by the route determination unit 82 via the communication unit 19. The user terminal 4 is notified.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of the result of the compliance-added route determination process executed by the server 1 of FIG.
In the example of FIG. 4, a predetermined range (for example, a wide area including Tokyo and Osaka) includes a dealer base KA, a dealer base KB, a gas station base KGS, a warehouse Sa, a warehouse Sb, and a warehouse Sc. shows how the compliance-added optimum route is determined when the truck M1 moves.

In the example of FIG. 4, the base terminal 2 at the base KA transmits to the server 1 base information A indicating that it is scheduled to pick up the tires T1 and T2 in the next unit time (for example, one day). The base terminal 2 at the base KB transmits to the server 1 base information B indicating that there will be no pick-up or receipt of tires in the next unit time (for example, one day). The base terminal 2 of the base KGS transmits to the server 1 base information GS indicating that there will be no pick-up or receipt of tires in the next unit time (for example, one day).
The location information acquisition unit 80 (see FIG. 3) of the server 1 acquires each of these location information A, B, and GS via the communication unit 19 .

In the example of FIG. 4, the warehouse terminal 3 of the warehouse Sa transmits to the server 1 the warehouse information a indicating that there is no vacancy in the next unit time (for example, one day) and the location information of the warehouse Sa. The warehouse terminal 3 of the warehouse Sb transmits to the server 1 the warehouse information b indicating that there is one vacancy in the next unit time (eg, one day) and the location information of the warehouse Sb (eg, Tokyo). The warehouse terminal 3 of the warehouse Sc transmits to the server 1 warehouse information c indicating that there is one vacancy in the next unit time (for example, one day) and the location information of the warehouse Sc (for example, Osaka).
The warehouse information acquisition section 81 (see FIG. 3) of the server 1 acquires each of these warehouse information a, b, and c via the communication section 19 .
The warehouse information transmitted to the server 1 includes the vacancy status per predetermined unit time and the location information of the warehouse. If sent, the warehouse location information may not be sent. This is because a warehouse with no vacancies cannot store goods (tires), and thus a route passing through the warehouse is not determined, and therefore the location information of the warehouse is unnecessary.

In the example of FIG. 4, the driver's terminal 5 of the truck M1, as the compliance restriction information imposed on the driver who drives the truck M1, indicates that the driving time per day is 8 hours or less. Send the information m1 to the server 1.
The driver information acquisition unit 85 (see FIG. 3) of the server 1 acquires this driver information m1 via the communication unit 19. FIG.

The route determination unit 82 (see FIG. 3) of the server 1 determines the route as shown in FIG. It is determined as the compliance-added optimum route for track M1 in the next unit time (for example, one day).
That is, the truck M1 first loads the tires T1 and T2 at the base KA, transports it to the warehouse Sb (Tokyo), unloads the tire T1, and then proceeds to the warehouse Sc (Osaka). Driving time per day is 8 hours or less), so take a rest (for example, stay) at a predetermined position (for example, Hamamatsu) on the route to the warehouse Sc, and then transport the tire T2 to the warehouse Sc. unloading is determined as the compliance-added optimum route.

Various methods are conceivable as to how to determine the resting place. For example, by transmitting a plurality of location information (for example, Hamamatsu, Nagoya, Kyoto) to the server 1 as a desired resting place, the server 1 stores and manages the resting place, and stores and manages the resting place from the warehouse Sb (Tokyo) to the warehouse Sc (Osaka). ) is determined as the first candidate. Then, the server 1 determines whether or not the driving time required to reach the first candidate violates the compliance limit information (e.g., within 8 hours). A candidate is determined as a resting place, and if there is a violation, a resting place closest to the first candidate on the route is determined as a second candidate. In this way, if the driving time required to reach the k-th candidate (k is an integer equal to or greater than 1) violates the compliance restriction information, the k+1-th candidate, which is next closest to the k-th candidate on the route, is The step of checking whether the compliance limit information is violated is repeated until the mth candidate (m is an integer equal to or greater than 1) that does not violate the compliance limit information is found, and the mth candidate is determined as the resting place. do.

Moreover, the server 1 may determine not only the resting place but also the rest period at the resting place based on the driver information. For example, when the compliance limit information includes information that if the continuous driving time exceeds 4 hours, there will be at least 1 hour of rest, a rest place that requires more than 4 hours of driving time to arrive was determined. In such cases, a rest period of not less than one hour shall be determined at the resting place.

Further, in the example of FIG. 4, it is assumed that the compliance-added optimum route for the specific truck M1 is determined based on the compliance restriction information (driver information m1) imposed on the driver of the specific truck M1. bottom. However, the compliance-added optimum route may be determined including the determination of which of all the trucks T-1 to Tq should be the target vehicle for transporting tires. Specifically, the driver information m-1 to mq transmitted from the driver terminals 5 of the trucks T-1 to Tq includes information on the current driving situation of each driver (for example, Based on the respective driver information, it may be determined which driver's truck is the target vehicle. For example, the order of priority for determining the target vehicle may be such that the truck with the driver whose current continuous driving time is short is easily determined as the target vehicle, or the truck with the driver with the low monthly operation is selected as the target vehicle. The target vehicle may be easily determined, or the truck of the driver near the destination may be easily determined as the target vehicle. In this manner, a specific truck among the plurality of trucks is determined as the target vehicle, and a compliance-added optimum route is determined for the specific truck.

Then, the route determination unit 82 determines usage information as shown in FIG. 5 based on the compliance-added optimum route thus determined.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for presenting usage information displayed on the user terminal of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, usage information indicating whether or not it is possible to pick up tires and whether or not delivery of tires is possible in the next unit time (for example, today) for each base K for each time period is stored in the user terminal. 4 is presented to the user by being displayed on the display unit 101 (see FIG. 3).
Specifically, for example, the screen 101 showing the usage information in the example of FIG. An area 202 is displayed which indicates a time zone during which the user can have the tire returned (delivered depending on each base k).

For example, at the base KA, the user can leave a tire with plenty of time between 13:00 and 16:00, and can leave a tire for a short time between 10:00 and 13:00. can be easily visually recognized.
Furthermore, in the example of FIG. 4, the user can also reserve tires by pressing a reservation button displayed on the right side of the area 201 during a time slot in which it is possible to leave the tires.

Similarly, for example, at the base KA, the user can return the tires for a short time between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. can be easily visually recognized.
Therefore, the user can make a reservation to receive the tire by pressing the reservation button displayed on the right side during the time period from 13:00 to 16:00 when the tire can be returned. can be done.

In this way, when the user wishes to have the tire picked up or received, the user can easily and immediately know the pick-up base and the pick-up base. You can also make an appointment for delivery.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, compliance-added route determination processing executed by the server 1 having the functional configuration of FIG. 3 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of route determination processing executed by the server 1. As shown in FIG.

In step S1, the base information acquisition unit 80 determines whether base information has been transmitted.
If the base information is not transmitted from any of the base terminals 2-1 to 2-m, it is determined as NO in step S1, and the process proceeds to step S3.
On the other hand, if the base information has been transmitted from the base terminal 2-M (M is any integer value from 1 to m), it is determined as YES in step S1, and the process proceeds to step S2. proceed to
In step S2, the base information acquisition unit 80 acquires base information from the base terminal 2-M.

In step S3, the warehouse information acquisition unit 81 determines whether or not warehouse information has been transmitted.
If warehouse information is not transmitted from any of the warehouse terminals 3-1 to 3-n, it is determined as NO in step S3, and the process returns to step S1.
On the other hand, if the warehouse information has been transmitted from the warehouse terminal 3-N (N is any integer value from 1 to n), it is determined as YES in step S3, and the process proceeds to step S4. proceed to
In step S4, the warehouse information acquisition unit 81 acquires warehouse information from the warehouse terminal 3-N.

In step S5, the driver information acquisition unit 85 determines whether or not driver information has been transmitted.
If driver information is not transmitted from any of the driver terminals 5-1 to 5-q, NO is determined in step S5, and the process returns to step S1.
On the other hand, if the warehouse information has been transmitted from the driver terminal 5-Q (Q is any integer value from 1 to q), it is determined as YES in step S5, and the process proceeds to step Proceed to S6.
In step S6, the driver information acquisition unit 85 acquires driver information from the driver terminal 5-Q.

In step S7, the route determination unit 82 determines whether or not a predetermined time (for example, unit time such as one day) has passed.
If the predetermined time has not passed, it is determined as NO in step S7, and the process is returned to step S1. That is, the loop processing of steps S1 to S7 is repeated until a predetermined time elapses, and base information is received from each base K, warehouse information is received from each warehouse S, and driver information is received from each truck T. are acquired respectively.
After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, YES is determined in step 7, and the process proceeds to step S8.

In step S8, the route determination unit 82 performs compliance-added optimization of the truck for transporting tires based on the base information acquired in step S2, the warehouse information acquired in step S4, and the driver information acquired in step S6. determine the route.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments.
Moreover, the effects described in the present embodiment are merely enumerations of the most suitable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the present embodiment.

In the above-described embodiments, tires are used as articles and trucks are used as moving bodies for transporting the articles, but these are merely examples for explanation and are not particularly limited to these.
For example, the article to be handed over by the user may be any article, such as an ornament or furniture, as long as the objects of the invention are achieved.
Further, for example, any transport vehicle such as a motorcycle or a passenger car may be used as a mobile body for transporting articles.

Moreover, in the above-described embodiment, the method for determining the compliance-added optimum route and the method for determining the usage information by the route determination unit 82 are not particularly defined, but any method can be used.
That is, any means or algorithm can be used within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention.

Also, in the above-described embodiment, the compliance-added optimum route is determined by considering only the location information, the warehouse information, and the driver information, but the travel distance of the moving body may be further considered.
In other words, the route determination unit 82 may determine the route along which each of the one or more moving objects moves, based on the distances between two points of each of the plurality of bases and the plurality of warehouses.
As a result, it is possible to more accurately determine the compliance-added optimal route of the mobile object and the usage information of the user.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the compliance-added optimum route is determined without considering season and weather information, but season and weather information may be further considered.
For example, on a rainy day, stricter restriction information than the compliance restriction information imposed on the driver may be imposed, and the compliance-added optimum route may be determined based on the restriction information. .
As a result, it is possible to more accurately determine the compliance-added optimal route of the mobile object and the usage information of the user.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the compliance-added optimal route was determined without considering information on whether or not the vehicle to be used can be obtained and information on the form of rental (rent, etc.). Information on availability and form of rental (such as rent) may be further taken into consideration.
As a result, it is possible to more practically determine the compliance-added optimum route of the moving body and the usage information of the user.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the compliance-added optimum route is determined without considering information on the number and capacity of mobile bodies to be used. good too.
As a result, it is possible to more accurately determine the compliance-added optimal route of the mobile object and the usage information of the user.

Further, according to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, by performing the following processing, it is possible to formulate an optimal operation plan that takes compliance into consideration.
That is, in conventional transport systems, it was common to determine a vehicle for transporting a load based on the distance from the departure point to the destination and the weight of the load. One of the reasons for this is that conventional transportation systems are designed to perform processing based on a physical distribution contract between a shipper and a transportation company.
As a result, in the conventional transportation system, compliance regarding driver's working hours could not be taken into account, so the dispatch staff of the transportation company had to consider the situation of the transportation company, the situation of the driver, etc. .
However, with the rapid increase in distribution volume, it is not appropriate to leave all compliance considerations to the vehicle dispatch staff in today's world where compliance has become common sense.
Therefore, according to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to determine an optimal operation plan that takes compliance into consideration. As a result, for example, it is possible to easily respond to an unannounced patrol investigation by a government office (for example, the Labor Standards Inspection Office in Japan) regarding the presence or absence of compliance. Specifically, it is also possible to easily generate evidence such as documents for proving compliance.

Furthermore, compliance can be observed from an international perspective. Specifically, it is possible to determine an operation plan that considers not only the working hours of the driver but also the working conditions. For example, in Europe, the maximum weight that a single driver can carry is fixed, but this can also be accommodated. In other words, by considering the maximum weight that a single driver can carry as a working condition, it is possible to determine an operation plan that takes into account the physical strength and health of the driver.

Furthermore, it is also possible to determine the operation plan in consideration of the overtime hours of the driver. In the past, there was a compliance problem because the dispatch work was performed without sharing information such as the overtime hours of the current month.

7 to 9 are diagrams showing specific examples of input forms used when a user requests the transportation of a package.

When various types of information are entered in the input forms shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, an operation plan is determined in consideration of the driver's compliance with respect to working hours, breaks, rest periods, sleeping hours, and workload. .

As shown in FIG. 7, the input item (1) has a column for inputting the weight (kg) of the cargo to be transported as "package information". If "4900" (kg) is entered in this field, truck candidates that can be used to transport the cargo are displayed. Candidate trucks are displayed with information of "vehicle number", "vehicle class", "loaded weight", "cargo weight", "possible weight", and "weight determination". Specifically, the car number (vehicle number) is "Yamanashi 100 or XX-XX", the car class is "13t wing car", the load weight is "13000" (kg), the cargo weight is "4900" (kg), A truck with a possible weight of "8100" (kg) and a weight judgment of "●" (that is, acceptable) and two other trucks are displayed as candidates. Information indicating the other two trucks is as shown in FIG.
The user selects a desired track from among the tracks displayed as candidates. Specifically, it is selected by performing an operation of putting a check in the "Select" column.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the input item (2) is provided with columns for inputting the "departure point" and "arrival point" of the package to be transported as "delivery information". If you enter "Kodaira City, Tokyo" in the "Departure Place" field and "Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture" in the "Destination Place" field, the total transport distance will be automatically calculated and displayed. be done. Specifically, "347 km" is displayed in the "Distance" column.
In addition to the total distance to be transported, information indicating transport conditions is automatically calculated and displayed. In the transportation conditions displayed, "outbound driving time", "break", "rest period", "standby", and "loading" are displayed as outbound transportation conditions, and as return transportation conditions, Various types of information such as "return driving time", "rest", "rest period", and "restraint time" are included. Specifically, as the transport conditions for the destination, the destination driving time is "240" (minutes), the break is "30" (minutes), the rest period is "0" (minutes), the standby is "30" (minutes), The loading is displayed as "60" (minutes). In addition, as the return transportation conditions, the return driving time is displayed as "240" (minutes), the break as "30" (minutes), the rest period as "0" (minutes), and the restraint time as "630" (minutes). ing.
Furthermore, various types of information such as "working hours" consisting of "working hours" and "waiting time" and "break times" are displayed. Specifically, the work time is displayed as "540" (minutes), the waiting time as "30" (minutes), and the break time as "60" (minutes). Note that "waiting time" refers to waiting time that is included in working hours but is not actually performed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the input item (3) has a field for inputting the "arrival time" of the package to be transported in order to specify the delivery time. If you enter, for example, "9:30" in the "arrival time" field, the departure time will be automatically calculated and displayed. Specifically, "4:30" is displayed in the "departure time" column, and the candidate drivers are displayed. That is, when the arrival time is input, the departure time is automatically calculated based on the transportation conditions automatically calculated in (2). Then, when the departure time is automatically calculated, candidate drivers who meet the conditions of a rest period, sleep time, and driver's license, which will be described later, among the transport conditions are displayed. That is, the displayed driver candidates are displayed with various information such as "time to return to office", "judgment", "rest period", "name", "age", "license", and "driving history". Specifically, the most recent time to return to work is "18:00", the judgment is "○" (that is, transportation conditions are met), the rest period is "10 hours and 30 minutes", the name is "Taro Yamada", and the age is "35". A driver with a license of "Large vehicle" and a driving experience of "13 years", and two others are displayed as candidates for drivers. Each piece of information indicating the other two candidates is as described in FIG.

Here, although not displayed on the screen, four persons will be described as an example of those who are excluded from the candidate drivers because they do not satisfy the transportation conditions.
That is, the most recent time to return to work is "21:00", the rest period is "7 hours and 30 minutes", the name is "Rokuro Akiyama", the age is "25 years old", the license is "Large vehicle", and the driving experience is "5 years". , the rest period is judged to be "X" (that is, does not meet the transportation conditions). In addition, the most recent time to return to work is "23:00", the rest period is "5 hours and 30 minutes", the name is "Shichiro Haneda", the age is "27 years old", the license is "Large vehicle", and the driving experience is "7 years". , the rest period is judged to be "X" (that is, does not meet the transportation conditions). This is because none of the passengers meet the transport conditions for a rest period that requires a rest period of 8 consecutive hours or more.
On the other hand, the most recent time to return to work is "18:00", the rest period is "10 hours and 30 minutes", the name is "Shiro Sato", the age is "25 years old", the license is "medium vehicle", and the driving history is For those who are "three years", the judgment of the rest period is "○" (that is, the transportation conditions are met). In addition, the most recent time to return to work is "18:00", the rest period is "10 hours and 30 minutes", the name is "Ringoro", the age is "18 years old", the driver's license is "semi-medium vehicle", and the driving history is "1". For those who are "years", the judgment of the rest period is "○" (that is, the transportation conditions are satisfied). However, these two are not candidates for drivers because their licenses do not match.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, in the input item (4), there is provided a field for inputting the specific contents of the package as "package information" in order to calculate the workload and the difficulty of the work. there is If you enter or select, for example, "beverage (paper pack)" or "980 cases" in the "package information" field, the weight of the package (4900 kg) is automatically displayed, along with the "difficulty", "work conditions", The work load and difficulty level of the work, which are displayed in the information of "work volume" and "work weight", are automatically calculated and displayed. Specifically, the difficulty level is "A", the work condition is "hand loading and unloading", the work amount is "1960 cases", and the work weight is "9800 kg", and the difficulty level is "B" and the work condition is " A task with a work volume of "980 cases" and a work weight of "4900 kg", a difficulty level of "C", a work condition of "palletized pallet wholesale", and a work volume of "0 cases". A work with a weight of "0 kg" is displayed so that it can be selected.

Here, when difficulty level B is selected as shown in FIG. 9, those who can perform "unloading of pallets" as a work condition are displayed as candidates for drivers. That is, the candidates for the driver are displayed as various information such as "time to return to work", "standby time at home (approximate sleep time)", "name", "age", "health condition", and "work load". Specifically, the most recent time to return to work is "18:00", the waiting time at home (approximate sleep time) is "10 hours and 30 minutes", the name is "Taro Yamada", the age is "35 years old", and the health condition is " ◎”, and the person whose workload is “can be loaded”, the most recent time to return to work is “19:00”, the waiting time at home (estimated sleep time) is “9 hours and 30 minutes”, and the name is “Jiro Kimura”. , whose age is ``45'', whose health condition is ``○'', and whose workload is ``available'', and those whose most recent return to work was ``17:30'' and whose standby time at home (approximate sleep time) is `` 11 hours", the name is "Saburo Suzuki", the age is "55 years old", the health condition is "△", and the workload is "confirmation of the person with low back pain". there is
Here, among the symbols indicating the candidate's health condition, "⊚" indicates that the candidate can perform any of the tasks of difficulty levels A, B, and C. Also, "◯" indicates that both the work with difficulty level B and C can be performed, and "Δ" indicates that only the work with difficulty level C can be performed. In other words, among the three candidates displayed as drivers, the candidate whose name is "Saburo Suzuki" is confirmed to be a person with low back pain. pallet wholesaling).
In this way, according to the compliance-added route determination process, not only compliance but also labor management including management of the driver's personal health condition can be properly managed.

When the input to the input form shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 is completed, an operation plan based on the input contents is automatically calculated and displayed.
10 and 11 are diagrams showing a specific example of an operation plan calculated and displayed based on the contents entered in the input form.

As shown in FIG. 10, (5) the operation plan is displayed as various information of "vehicle information" consisting of "driver's name", "car number" and "vehicle class", as well as "departure time", "Break start", "Break end", "Arrival time", "Standby start", "Standby end", "Loading start", "Loading end", "Departure time", "Break start", "Break end" ”, and “return time” are displayed.
Specifically, as a specific operation plan from departure to arrival at the site, the "departure time" is to depart "Kodaira City, Tokyo" at "4:30" on "October 28". is displayed, "Break start" indicates that the break will start at "○○ parking" from "7:30" on "October 28", and "Break end" indicates "10 It is displayed that the break at "○○ parking" will end at "8:00" on "Month 28th", and "Aichi It is displayed that it will arrive at "Prefecture Nagoya City".
Next, as a specific operation plan from arrival at the site until loading work is completed, the "waiting start" will be at "Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture" from "9:00" on "October 28". It is displayed that the standby will start, and in "Standby End", it is displayed that the standby in "Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture" will end at "9:30" on "October 28". "Start loading" indicates that the loading operation will start in "Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture" from "9:30" on "October 28", and "End loading" indicates "October 28 It is displayed that the loading operation in "Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture" will be completed at "10:30" on "Sunday".
Furthermore, as a specific operation plan from the completion of the loading work until returning to the office, the "departure time" is "10:30" on "October 28" from "Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture". In "Break start", it is displayed that the break will start at "○○ parking" from "13:30" on "October 28", and "Break end" is displayed It is displayed that the break at "○○ parking" will end at "14:00" on "October 28", and "15:30" on "October 28" is displayed for "time to return to work" It is displayed that it will arrive at "Kodaira City, Tokyo". In addition, the "restraint time" that indicates the total amount of time that the driver is restrained is "11 hours", and the "overtime hours" that indicates the amount of overtime that the driver will have to do is "3 hours". is displayed.

Further, FIG. 11 shows a calculation result as to what kind of influence there will be after the operation plan shown in FIG. 10 is executed.
That is, as shown in FIG. 11, "Driver Taro Yamada's cumulative overtime hours in October" indicating the cumulative overtime hours of the driver in this month is "38 hours", and the driver is allowed to work overtime in this month. It is displayed that the "remaining overtime hours for driver Taro Yamada in October" indicating the time is "1 hour".
Further, the effect on regular flights after the operation plan shown in FIG. 10 is executed is displayed. Specifically, "Taro Yamada regular flight operation" is displayed with the information of "service date" and "judgment". In other words, it is displayed that both the regular service on "October 29" and the regular service on "October 30" are "X" (that is, cannot operate).
Here, the contents of the "judgment" shown in FIG. 11 are determined based on various information from the working conditions, the monthly operation schedule, and the time card. Working conditions can include information from labor-management agreements under Article 36 of the Labor Standards Act, for example. Specifically, it is possible to include information such as 3 hours per day that can be extended, 25 hours in total for two weeks, 42 hours in total for one month, and 320 hours in total for one year. A monthly schedule may include, for example, information about the driver's scheduled flights. Specifically, information such as 10 hours of work per day and 2 hours of overtime can be included. The timecard may contain information about the performance of the driver's working hours, for example. Based on such information, in the case of the above example, the driver "Taro Yamada" is scheduled to work two hours of overtime per day for regular flights. That is, if the driver "Taro Yamada" executes the operation on October 28 according to the operation plan shown in FIG. As a result, it will be impossible to operate both the scheduled service on October 29 and the scheduled service on October 30, which require two hours of overtime per day. In other words, when Taro Yamada executes the service on October 28, the judgment for Taro Yamada's regular service on the next day (October 29) and the day after the next (October 30) is "X", and someone It indicates that it is necessary for another driver to assist or outsource the work.
In this way, together with the operation plan, the subsequent effects of executing the operation plan are also displayed, so planned operation that observes compliance can be realized. The operation plan shown in FIG. 10 is a one-day operation plan, but based on this operation plan, a long-term operation plan such as one week, one month, and one year can be drawn up.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the information processing system of the present invention was composed of the server 1, the base terminal 2, the warehouse terminal 3, the user terminal 4, and the driver terminal 5, but in order to achieve the object of the present invention, It is only an example of and is not particularly limited.

Moreover, each hardware configuration shown in FIG. 2 is merely an example for achieving the object of the present invention, and is not particularly limited.

Also, the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 3 is merely an example and is not particularly limited. That is, it is sufficient that the information processing system has a function capable of executing the above-described series of processes as a whole, and what kind of functional blocks are used to realize this function is not particularly limited to the example of FIG. . That is, a series of processes for determining the compliance-added optimum route may be realized by a single information processing device (for example, server 1), or may be realized by a plurality of information processing devices (server 1, driver terminal 5, etc.). ) may be implemented by an information processing system comprising:

Also, the locations of the functional blocks are not limited to those shown in FIG. 3, and may be arbitrary. For example, at least part of the functional blocks on the server 1 side may be provided on any one of the base terminal 2, warehouse terminal 3, user terminal 4, and driver terminal 5, or vice versa.
One functional block may be composed of hardware alone, or may be composed of software alone.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the base terminal 2, warehouse terminal 3, user terminal 4, and driver terminal 5 are composed of smartphones. It can also be configured with

When the processing of each functional block is to be executed by software, a program constituting the software is installed in a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium.
The computer may be a computer built into dedicated hardware. Also, the computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, for example, a server, a general-purpose smart phone, or a personal computer.

A recording medium containing such a program is not only composed of a removable medium distributed separately from the device main body in order to provide each user with the program, but also is preinstalled in the device main body and sent to each user. It consists of a provided recording medium, etc.

In this specification, the steps of writing a program recorded on a recording medium are not only processes performed chronologically in that order, but also processes performed in parallel or individually. It also includes the processing to be performed.

In summary, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied is sufficient if it has the following configuration, and can take various embodiments.
That is, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied is
A movement that transports one or more items via a route that includes at least one location and one warehouse out of a plurality of locations that receive items from or deliver them to users and a plurality of warehouses that store the items. An information processing device (server 1) for planning a body schedule,
The mobile object is driven by a driver who is subject to predetermined compliance limits,
base information acquisition means (e.g., base information acquisition unit 80 in FIG. 3) for acquiring base information including the location of the base and the amount of incoming/outgoing goods per predetermined unit time for each of the plurality of bases;
Warehouse information acquisition means (for example, the warehouse information acquisition unit 81 in FIG. 3) for acquiring warehouse information including the location of the warehouse and the availability per predetermined unit time for each of the plurality of warehouses;
driver information acquisition means (for example, the driver information acquisition unit 85 in FIG. 3) for acquiring driver information about the driver including the predetermined compliance limit;
Based on the base information for each of the plurality of bases, the warehouse information for each of the plurality of warehouses, and the driver information, a route along which each of the one or more moving bodies moves, and which is operated by the driver. a route determining means (for example, the route determining unit 82 in FIG. 3) for determining a route including a resting place;
It is sufficient if the information processing device is provided with
By applying such an information processing device, in an article custody service, etc., it is possible to successively determine a route that takes into consideration the compliance restrictions of the driver as the optimal route for a mobile body, and as a result, the article can be kept from the user. It is possible to provide technology that enables efficient management of services and the like.

1: server 2, 2-1 to 2-m: base terminal 3, 3-1 to 3-n: warehouse terminal 4, 4-1 to 4-p: user terminal , 5-1 to 5-q... driver terminal, 11... CPU, 40... CPU, 50... base information management unit, 51... base information transmission control unit, 60... CPU, 70... Warehouse information management unit, 71... Warehouse information transmission control unit, 80... Base information acquisition unit, 81... Warehouse information acquisition unit, 82... Route determination unit, 83... Usage information request acquisition unit 84 Usage information notification unit 85 Driver information acquisition unit 102 CPU 120 Usage information request reception unit 121 Usage information request transmission Control unit 122 Usage information acquisition unit 123 Usage information presentation unit 300 CPU 310 Driver information management unit 320 Driver information transmission control unit

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A movement that transports one or more items via a route that includes at least one location and one warehouse out of a plurality of locations that receive items from or deliver them to users and a plurality of warehouses that store the items. An information processing device for planning a body schedule,
The vehicle is driven by a driver who is subject to predetermined compliance limits, including working hours per day;
Base information acquiring means for acquiring base information including the position of the base and the amount of goods entering and leaving per predetermined unit time for each of the plurality of bases; and the position of the warehouse and the predetermined unit for each of the plurality of warehouses. warehouse information acquisition means for acquiring warehouse information including availability per hour;
driver information acquisition means for acquiring driver information about the driver including the predetermined compliance limit;
By connecting one or more mini-routes from one base or warehouse to another base or warehouse based on the base information for each of the plurality of bases and the warehouse information for each of the plurality of warehouses, the movement is performed. A route candidate is set that is a route along which the body moves and does not include a resting place, and based on the driver information, it is determined whether or not the travel time of the moving body of the candidate exceeds the working hours per day. With respect to the candidate determined to exceed the candidate, the nearest candidate on the one or more mini-routes among the plurality of candidates for the resting place registered in advance is set as the resting place for the driver. a route determination means for resetting route candidates including a resting place in the middle, and determining a route candidate for which the travel time of each of the one or more moving bodies does not exceed the working hours per day;
Information processing device.

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