JP7563454B2 - MOBILE BODY CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE BODY CONTROL METHOD, AND MOBILE BODY CONTROL PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mobile object control device, system, method and program.

Various technologies are being developed for vehicles that transport users. In particular, in recent years, the development of mobility services using self-driving cars has progressed. Services in which self-driving cars transport passengers are called, for example, MaaS (Mobility as a Service).

According to the technology described in Patent Document 1, a server device receives a first user ID, which is the ID of the user for a service provider that provides services related to the vehicle, from an in-vehicle terminal device installed in a vehicle provided to the user, and transmits the first user ID to a server device of the service provider company. Next, the server device receives an authentication result based on the first user ID from the server device of the service provider company, and transmits the result to the in-vehicle terminal device or the user's terminal device.

According to the technology described in Patent Document 2, transmission data is transmitted from an on-board terminal device installed in a vehicle used by a user to a server device that collects information from the vehicle. The data structure includes the user's user ID for a service provider that provides vehicle-related services, and a vehicle ID that identifies the vehicle in which the on-board terminal device is installed. This transmission data is used by the service provider's server device to authenticate the user.

According to the technology described in Patent Document 3, the registration information is stored in the terminal device of the vehicle user. The data structure includes a first user ID, a second user ID, and provided information. The first user ID is the user's ID for the vehicle provider company that provides the vehicle to the user. The second user ID is a user ID for the service provider company that provides services related to the vehicle. The provided information indicates information that is provided to the server device of the service provider company among the information acquired by the vehicle. This registration information is used to provide information requested by the service provider company among the information acquired by the vehicle to the server device of the service provider company.

According to the technology described in Patent Document 4, a driver identification method includes the steps of recording a first image of a vehicle driver, extracting a set of values for a set of facial features of the vehicle driver from the first image, and determining filtering parameters.
The driver identification method also includes selecting a cluster of driver identifiers from the set of clusters based on the filtering parameters and calculating a probability that a set of values is associated with each driver identifier in the cluster. The driver identification method further includes measuring, in the driving sensor system, driving characteristic data during a driving session and, in response to the calculated probability exceeding a first threshold probability, determining that the new set of values corresponds to a driver identifier in the selected cluster and associating the driving characteristic data with the driver identifier.

JP 2019-175184 A JP 2019-175185 A JP 2019-175189 A International Publication No. 2015/073375

However, Patent Documents 1 to 3 are technologies for matching vehicles and users in car sharing. Patent Document 4 only describes driver authentication, and does not describe transportation services using vehicles. To optimally implement the operation of MaaS, which has been advancing rapidly in recent years, technology that appropriately processes information linked to users is desired.

The present disclosure has been made to solve such problems, and aims to provide a mobile object control device, system, method, and program that can optimally realize the transportation of users by a mobile object with autonomous driving capabilities.

A mobile body control device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure has image data acquisition means, authentication control means, attribute information acquisition means, storage means, determination means, and instruction transmission means. The image data acquisition means acquires image data including a facial image of a user captured by a photographing device installed in a mobile body having a function of transporting a user. The authentication control means causes an authentication device storing facial feature information of the user to perform facial authentication on the image data. If facial authentication is successful, the attribute information acquisition means acquires attribute information related to the facial authentication from a storage device that stores attribute information of the user. The storage means stores requirement information for the mobile body to transport the user. The determination means determines whether or not to have the mobile body transport the user based on the attribute information and requirement information. The instruction transmission means transmits instruction information based on the result of the determination to the mobile body.

In a mobile object control method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer performs the following steps. The computer acquires image data including a facial image of a user captured by an imaging device installed in a mobile object having a function of transporting a user. The computer causes an authentication device that stores facial feature information of the user to perform facial authentication on the image data. If facial authentication is successful, the computer acquires attribute information related to the facial authentication from a storage device that stores attribute information of the user. The computer stores requirement information, which is information related to requirements for transporting the user by the mobile object. The computer determines whether or not to transport the user by the mobile object based on the attribute information and requirement information. The computer also outputs instruction information based on the result of the determination to the mobile object.

A program according to one embodiment of the present disclosure causes a computer to execute the following steps. The computer acquires image data including a facial image of a user captured by a photographing device installed in a mobile body having a function of transporting a user. The computer causes an authentication device storing facial feature information of the user to perform facial authentication on the image data. If facial authentication is successful, the computer acquires attribute information related to the facial authentication from a storage device that stores attribute information of the user. The computer stores requirement information, which is information related to the requirements for transporting the user by the mobile body. The computer determines whether or not to transport the user by the mobile body based on the attribute information and requirement information. The computer also outputs instruction information based on the result of the determination to the mobile body.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a mobile object control device, system, method, and program that suitably realizes the transportation of users by a mobile object having an autonomous driving function.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile object control device according to a first embodiment; 4 is a flowchart showing a moving object control method according to the first embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile object control device according to a second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing a moving object control method according to a second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile object control device according to a third embodiment. 13 is a flowchart showing a moving object control method according to a third embodiment. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile object control system according to a fourth embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an authentication device. 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of a facial feature information registration process. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow of face authentication processing. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a face recognition unit. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a user terminal. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile object control device. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display on a terminal device.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, the same or corresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicated explanations will be omitted as necessary for clarity of explanation.

<Embodiment 1>
The configuration of a mobile body control device will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile body control device 10 according to the first embodiment. The mobile body control device 10 controls a mobile body that transports a user. The mobile body control device 10 realizes a service (transportation service) for transporting a user to a desired destination by controlling the mobile body. By receiving such a transportation service, the user can occupy the mobile body and travel to the desired destination by the occupied mobile body.

The mobile body is, for example, an automobile with an automatic driving function. Instead of an automobile, the mobile body may be a ship, an airplane, a helicopter, a train, etc. The mobile body control device 10 performs facial recognition on the user, who is a passenger, and causes the mobile body to transport the user. The mobile body control device 10 connects to a communication network (hereinafter, the communication network is also simply referred to as a network) and performs various communications with external devices via the connected network.

Specifically, the mobile object control device 10 is connected to a mobile object, an authentication device, and a storage device via a network. The mobile object includes a photographing device. The mobile object photographs the user's face with the photographing device and supplies image data of the photographed image to the mobile object control device 10. The mobile object also transports the user upon receiving instructions from the mobile object control device 10. The authentication device receives image data from the mobile object control device 10 and performs face authentication on the received image data. The storage device stores user attribute information and provides the mobile object control device 10 with user attribute information on face authentication. The network may be wired or wireless, and may use any type of communication protocol. The mobile object control device 10 mainly comprises an image data acquisition unit 110, an authentication control unit 111, an attribute information acquisition unit 112, a determination unit 113, an instruction transmission unit 114, and a storage unit 120.

The image data acquisition unit 110 acquires image data including a facial image of the user captured by a specified photographing device. The authentication control unit 111 causes an authentication device that stores the facial feature information of the user to perform facial authentication on the image data.

When the authentication device succeeds in face authentication, the attribute information acquisition unit 112 acquires attribute information related to face authentication from a storage device that stores the attribute information of the user. The attribute information is information for the user to use a mobile object. For example, the attribute information may include profile information such as the user's name, gender, and language used. The attribute information may also include information about the user's address, the user's workplace address, and other addresses that are highly relevant to the user. The attribute information may include items (requirements) that the user requests of the mobile object when receiving a transportation service by the mobile object. The requirements may include, for example, a setting as to whether the mobile object may use an expressway, an air conditioning setting in the mobile object, or an audio device setting in the mobile object. The requirements may also include information about the user's preferred video content or audio content. The attribute information may include contract information (presence or absence of a contract, contract type, expiration date, etc.) with a transportation service provider for the user to receive a transportation service by the mobile object. The attribute information may also include information about insurance that the user subscribes to in order to receive a transportation service by the mobile object. The attribute information may include the user's contact information (telephone number, email address, social network service account, etc.). The attribute information may include a payment method when the user receives a transportation service. The attribute information may also include a destination when the user receives a transportation service. The attribute information may also include a history of transportation services received by the user in the past. The above-mentioned attribute information may also be updated based on such history. For example, the attribute information may be constructed using the results of an analysis of the user's behavioral patterns and request tendencies contained in such history.

The storage unit 120 is a storage device including a non-volatile memory, and stores at least the requirement information 121. The requirement information 121 is information that is a requirement for the mobile body to transport the user. The requirement information 121 includes, for example, an identifier of a member who receives the transportation service. In this case, the mobile body control device 10 transports the user by the mobile body on the condition that the user is included in the pre-registered members. The requirement information 121 may include information such as the age and usage history of the member. The requirement information 121 may also include information that the user of the transportation service has subscribed to a pre-set insurance. The requirement information 121 may include identification information of the mobile body that performs the transportation service. In addition, when there are multiple mobile bodies, the requirement information 121 may include individual requirement information possessed by the mobile body. Since the requirement information 121 includes requirement information for each mobile body, the mobile body control device 10 can select the mobile body to be used by the user. In addition, the determination unit 113 described later can use different determination criteria according to each mobile body by linking the identifier of the mobile body and the requirement information 121. The mobile object control device 10 uses requirement information 121 including these requirements to determine whether or not to have the mobile object transport the user.

The determination unit 113 determines whether or not to have the user transported by the mobile body. More specifically, when the authentication device succeeds in face authentication of the user, the determination unit 113 reads the attribute information of the user related to the face authentication from the storage device, and also reads the requirement information 121 from the storage unit 120, and compares the attribute information with the requirement information. Then, as a result of the comparison, the determination unit 113 determines whether or not the attribute information of the user satisfies the requirements for receiving a transportation service. That is, the determination unit 113 determines whether or not to have the user transported by the mobile body from the attribute information and the requirement information 121.

More specifically, the determination unit 113 may determine whether or not the user's identifier included in the attribute information is also included in the requirement information, for example, as at least one of the requirements for determining whether the user is to be transported by a mobile body. The determination unit 113 may also determine whether or not the user related to the face authentication has insurance for transportation by the mobile body, for example, as at least one of the requirements for determining whether the user is to be transported by a mobile body. In addition, in the above determination, the determination unit 113 acquires mobile body identification information from a mobile body having an imaging device that has photographed the user. The determination unit 113 may use the mobile body identification information to determine whether the user is to be transported by a mobile body. The mobile body identification information may include an identifier of the mobile body, information related to the functions of the mobile body, and information related to the conditions when the mobile body provides a transportation service.

The instruction transmission unit 114 generates instruction information according to the result of the judgment, and outputs the generated instruction information to the mobile body. That is, when the result of the judgment generated by the judgment unit 113 is to judge that the user is to be transported by the mobile body, the instruction transmission unit 114 outputs instruction information to the mobile body instructing the mobile body to move. In this case, more specifically, the instruction information output by the instruction transmission unit 114 may instruct the mobile body to unlock, or to drive the engine or motor that is the means of transportation of the mobile body. The instruction information may also include information regarding the user's destination and information regarding the route setting until the destination is reached, as a transportation plan for transporting the user to the mobile body.

If the result of the determination is that the user should not be transported by the mobile body, the instruction information includes information instructing the mobile body not to transport the user. More specifically, the instruction information output by the instruction transmission unit 114 includes information instructing the suppression of a specified function in the mobile body. For example, the instruction information may be an instruction to suppress the movement of the mobile body. The suppression of the movement of the mobile body may be, for example, an instruction not to drive the engine or motor that is the means of transportation of the mobile body. The instruction information may also be, for example, an instruction to suppress the opening of a door that allows the user to board the mobile body. More specifically, the instruction information may be information to lock the door of the mobile body to prevent the user from boarding from outside.

Next, the processing performed by the mobile body control device 10 will be described with reference to Figure 2. Figure 2 is a flowchart showing a mobile body control method performed by the mobile body control device 10 according to embodiment 1. The flowchart shown in Figure 2 is started, for example, when image data is transmitted from a specific mobile body to the mobile body control device 10. Note that the mobile body accepts a user authentication application, for example, when a specific button provided on the mobile body is pressed, and captures an image of the user's face. The mobile body then transmits image data, which is data of the captured face image, to the mobile body control device 10.

First, the mobile object control device 10 acquires image data from the mobile object via the network (step S11). In this case, the mobile object control device 10 may acquire position information of the mobile object in addition to image data from the mobile object. The position information of the mobile object is acquired, for example, by an antenna for a positioning system such as GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) and a positioning information receiving device on the mobile object.

Next, the mobile object control device 10 causes the authentication device to perform face authentication (step S12). More specifically, the mobile object control device 10 supplies the image data received from the mobile object to the authentication device and requests the authentication device to perform authentication. The authentication device stores the identification information and facial feature information of multiple users in association with each other. The authentication device extracts, for example, a predetermined feature amount from a user's facial image contained in the image data, and associates the extracted feature amount with the user's identification information. Furthermore, if authentication is successful, the authentication device supplies the user's identification information associated with the received image data to the mobile object control device 10.

Next, the mobile body control device 10 determines whether the authentication has been successful (step S13). Whether the authentication has been successful is determined, for example, by a signal sent from the authentication device. For example, if a signal indicating that the authentication has been successful is not obtained from the authentication device within a predetermined period of time after transmitting a request signal for authentication, the mobile body control device 10 does not determine that the authentication has been successful (step S13: NO). In this case, the mobile body control device 10 ends the processing.

On the other hand, for example, if a signal indicating that authentication has been successful is received from the authentication device within a predetermined period of time after the request signal for authentication is transmitted, the mobile control device 10 determines that authentication has been successful (step S13: YES). In this case, the mobile control device 10 obtains attribute information of the user related to the successful authentication from the storage device (step S14).

Next, the mobile body control device 10 judges whether or not to have the mobile body transport the user based on the acquired attribute information and the requirement information acquired from the memory unit 120 (step S15). If it is not judged that the user is to be transported by the mobile body (step S15: NO), the mobile body control device 10 ends the processing. On the other hand, if it is judged that the user is to be transported by the mobile body (step S15: YES), the mobile body control device 10 transmits instruction information to the mobile body instructing the mobile body to transport the user (step S16). After transmitting the instruction information to the mobile body, the mobile body control device 10 ends the processing.

The above describes the mobile body control device 10 according to the first embodiment. The mobile body control device 10 has a processor and a storage device as components not shown. The storage unit 120 of the mobile body control device 10 includes a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory or SSD (Solid State Drive). In this case, the storage unit 120 may store attribute information in addition to the above-mentioned requirement information. In this case, the mobile body control device 10 can read the attribute information of the user related to the successful face authentication from the storage unit 120.

The storage unit 120 also stores a computer program (hereinafter, simply referred to as a program) for executing the mobile object control method according to this embodiment. The processor loads the computer program from the storage unit 120 into the memory and executes the program.

Each component of the mobile control device 10 may be realized by dedicated hardware. In addition, some or all of the components may be realized by general-purpose or dedicated circuits, processors, etc., or a combination of these. These may be configured by a single chip, or by multiple chips connected via a bus. Some or all of the components of each device may be realized by a combination of the above-mentioned circuits, etc., and programs. In addition, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), FPGA (field-programmable gate array), etc. can be used as a processor.

In addition, when some or all of the components of the mobile body control device 10 are realized by multiple information processing devices, circuits, etc., the multiple information processing devices, circuits, etc. may be centrally arranged or distributed. For example, the information processing devices, circuits, etc. may be realized as a client-server system, cloud computing system, etc., in which each is connected via a communication network. In addition, the functions of the mobile body control device 10 may be provided in the form of SaaS (Software as a Service).

The above describes embodiment 1. Note that the moving body according to embodiment 1 has an autonomous driving function, but the autonomous driving function is not limited to fully autonomous driving. In other words, the moving body according to embodiment 1 may assist with part of the driving function when the user drives the vehicle.

The above-mentioned mobile body control device 10 acquires attribute information of the user by performing face authentication of the user, and determines whether or not to have the mobile body transport the user from the acquired attribute information. Therefore, the user can receive a transportation service by the mobile body by having the mobile body take a facial image. In addition, a transportation system having a mobile body and a mobile body control device 10 can execute a transportation service that is reliably linked to the user himself/herself by performing face authentication of the user who is a customer. Therefore, such a transportation system can suppress the fraudulent use of transportation services such as vehicles with automatic driving functions. As described above, according to the present embodiment, a mobile body control device, system, method, and program that suitably realize the transportation of a user by a mobile body with automatic driving functions can be provided.

<Embodiment 2>
Next, a description will be given of embodiment 2. The mobile object control device according to embodiment 2 differs from embodiment 1 in that it includes a reservation receiving unit and a plan presenting unit.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile body control device according to embodiment 2. The mobile body control device 20 shown in Figure 3 has, as its main components, an image data acquisition unit 110, an authentication control unit 111, an attribute information acquisition unit 112, a judgment unit 113, an instruction transmission unit 114, a reservation reception unit 115, a plan presentation unit 116, and a memory unit 120.

In the mobile control device 20, the reservation reception unit 115 receives reservation information regarding the use of a mobile device from a user in advance. The reservation information may include, for example, a user identifier, and the location and time at which the user boards the mobile device to receive the transportation service. The reservation information may also include information about the destination desired by the user. The reservation information may also include information for determining whether or not to provide the transportation service to the user from the user's attribute information and requirement information at the time of reservation. In this case, when the mobile control device 20 receives the reservation information, it determines whether or not to provide the transportation service to the user from the attribute information and requirement information, and accepts the reservation depending on the result of the determination. The above-mentioned determination of the reservation information may also be made without delay when the reservation information is received, or may be made at the time the transportation service related to the reservation is started.

In the mobile body control device 20, the determination unit 113 may include the above-mentioned reservation information in the requirements for determining whether to have the user transported by the mobile body. For example, the determination unit 113 may determine whether or not a user identifier included in the attribute information is also included in the reservation information as at least one of the requirements for determining whether to have the user transported by the mobile body. The determination unit 113 may determine whether or not a process included in the reservation information is executable from the information accepted by the reservation acceptance unit 115. The determination unit 113 may perform such a process without delay after accepting the reservation information, or may perform it at the time of starting the transportation service related to the reservation.

In addition, the mobile body control device 20 may be able to, for example, direct the mobile body to a location specified by the user according to the reservation information received from the user. In addition, the determination unit 113 in this embodiment may determine whether or not the reservation can be executed based on the received reservation information and the operation status of the mobile body when the reservation reception unit 115 receives reservation information. In this case, for example, the determination unit 113 compares the information included in the reservation information with the location information of the mobile body and determines whether or not the mobile body can be moved to the date, time, and location desired by the user. In addition, when the mobile body is executing an arbitrary operation plan or when there is an operation plan already scheduled, the determination unit 113 makes such a determination in consideration of these. When the mobile body control device 20 controls multiple mobile bodies, it determines whether or not the user's reservation can be executed based on the status of each of the multiple mobile bodies. Then, for example, when the determination unit 113 determines that it is possible to execute the operation plan according to the user's reservation information, the mobile body control device 20 accepts the user's reservation. In addition, in this embodiment, when the reservation receiving unit 115 receives reservation information, the judgment unit 113 may determine whether or not the reservation can be executed based on the attribute information and requirement information of the user related to the reservation.

When the result of the determination is that the user should be transported by the mobile body, the plan presentation unit 116 generates an operation plan based on the attribute information and outputs the generated operation plan to the mobile body. In addition, when the image data acquisition unit 110 acquires the position information of the mobile body together with the image data, the plan presentation unit 116 may generate an operation plan using the position information of the mobile body. For example, the plan presentation unit 116 can set a route using the acquired position information of the mobile body as a starting point and a destination desired by the user included in the reservation information as a destination.

The plan presentation unit 116 may have a function of outputting the generated operation plan to the mobile body and confirming the generated operation plan by obtaining approval of the operation plan from the user via the mobile body. In this case, the instruction transmission unit 114 transmits instruction information to the mobile body when the operation plan is confirmed. The plan presentation unit 116 may also have a function of outputting the generated operation plan to the mobile body and receiving an instruction to change the operation plan from the user via the mobile body.

In the mobile control device 20, the memory unit 120 stores attribute information 122 in addition to requirement information 121. The hardware configuration of the memory unit 120 may be an integrated memory or a distributed memory. The requirement information 121 and the attribute information 122 may be stored in different storage areas of the same memory, or may be stored in different memories.

Next, the processing performed by the mobile body control device 20 will be described with reference to Figure 4. Figure 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a mobile body control method according to embodiment 2. In the flowchart in Figure 4, a part of the processing after step S13 differs from the flowchart in embodiment 1. Note that in the subsequent flowcharts, explanations of processing equivalent to the processing in the above-mentioned flowchart will be omitted as appropriate.

In step S13, the mobile body control device 10 determines whether or not the authentication was successful (step S13). If it is not determined that the user authentication was successful (step S13: NO), the mobile body control device 20 proceeds to step S24. On the other hand, if it is determined that the user authentication was successful (step S13: YES), the mobile body control device 10 acquires attribute information of the user related to the successful authentication from the storage device (step S14), and proceeds to step S15.

In step S15, the mobile body control device 20 determines whether or not to have the mobile body transport the user based on the acquired attribute information and the requirement information acquired from the memory unit 120 (step S15). If it is not determined that the user is to be transported by the mobile body (step S15: NO), the mobile body control device 10 proceeds to step S24. On the other hand, if it is determined that the user is to be transported by the mobile body (step S15: YES), the mobile body control device 10 proceeds to step S21.

In step S21, the plan presentation unit 116 of the mobile body control device 20 generates an operation plan and transmits the generated operation plan to the mobile body (step S21). Furthermore, the mobile body control device 20 judges whether or not there is a request for change to the transmitted operation plan (step S22). If it is not judged that there is no request for change to the transmitted operation plan, that is, if the operation plan is to be changed (step S22: NO), the mobile body control device 20 returns to step S21 and generates an operation plan again. In this case, the plan presentation unit 116 changes the operation plan for the item corresponding to the instruction for change. On the other hand, if it is judged that there is no request for change to the transmitted operation plan (step S22: YES), the instruction transmission unit 114 of the mobile body control device 20 instructs the mobile body to transport the user (step S23). After transmitting instruction information instructing the mobile body to transport the user, the mobile body control device 20 ends the processing.

In step S24, the mobile body control device 20 sends an instruction to the mobile body not to transport the user. That is, the instruction sending unit 114 of the mobile body control device 20 instructs the mobile body to suppress a predetermined function (step S24). After transmitting instruction information instructing the mobile body to suppress a predetermined function, the mobile body control device 20 ends the processing.

The flowchart in Figure 4 has been explained above. In the mobile body control method in Figure 4, when the mobile body control device 20 and multiple mobile bodies are connected so that they can communicate with each other, the image data acquisition unit 110 also acquires identification information of the mobile bodies. The mobile body control device 20 then sends instruction information to the mobile bodies related to the acquired identification information. This allows the mobile body control device 20 to control multiple mobile bodies.

As described above, the mobile body control device 20 can link a mobile body having an automatic driving function with a user who wishes to receive a transportation service by the mobile body, and can suitably provide the transportation service desired by the user. Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a mobile body control device, system, method, and program that suitably realizes transportation of a user by a mobile body having an automatic driving function.

<Embodiment 3>
Next, a third embodiment will be described. The mobile object control device according to the third embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that it has an information receiving unit and a reporting unit. Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile object control device according to the third embodiment. The mobile object control device 30 shown in Fig. 5 has, as its main components, an image data acquisition unit 110, an authentication control unit 111, an attribute information acquisition unit 112, a determination unit 113, an instruction transmission unit 114, an information receiving unit 117, a reporting unit 118, and a storage unit 120.

The information receiving unit 117 receives event information from the mobile body. The event information is information indicating that a specified event related to the insurance for the transportation service has occurred to the mobile body. The specified event is, for example, an incident such as a breakdown or accident that occurs to the mobile body. The mobile body detects an event that occurs to the mobile body itself using functions such as an acceleration sensor, camera, and fault diagnosis device possessed by the mobile body. The event information includes the date and time when the event occurred, the location, identification information of the mobile body, the occurrence status of the incident detected by the mobile body, etc. The event information may also include an identifier of the user receiving the transportation service, the contents of the transportation service, etc.

When the information receiving unit 117 receives event information from a mobile body, the reporting unit 118 reports the occurrence of the event to the reporting destination for the event. The reporting destination for the event may be, for example, the reception desk of a company that manages insurance. Alternatively, the reporting destination for the event may be an individual or corporation that handles breakdowns and accidents of mobile bodies. The reporting destination for the event may also be a public institution such as the police. The reporting unit 118 may report at least a part of the attribute information of the user together with the event information to the reporting destination. For example, when the reporting destination is the reception desk of a company that manages insurance, the reporting unit 118 reports the user's identification information and information on the contract contents of the insurance to which the user subscribes. In this case, the mobile body control device 30 may receive information on the scope of insurance coverage, insurance money, etc., that the insurance company, etc., that received the report from the reporting unit 118 decided upon receiving the report from the insurance company, etc. The reporting unit 118 may report the occurrence of the event to multiple reporting destinations. The reporting unit 118 may also set the reporting destination according to the contents included in the event information.

In addition to the above-mentioned requirement information 121 and attribute information 122, the memory unit 120 stores report destination information 123. The report destination information 123 is information relating to a report destination to report when event information is received. When the mobile body control device 30 sends an email to the report destination, the report destination information includes the email address of the report destination. When the mobile body control device 30 reports to the report destination using a specified IP address, the report destination information includes the IP address of the report destination and a specified communication protocol.

Next, the processing executed by the mobile body control device 30 will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing a mobile body control method according to embodiment 3. The flowchart shown in Fig. 6 starts after user authentication is successful and the instruction sending unit 114 sends instruction information for transporting the user to the mobile body.

First, the mobile body control device 30 starts a transportation service using a mobile body (step S31). Next, the mobile body control device 30 determines whether or not event information has been received from the mobile body (step S32). If it is determined that event information has not been received from the mobile body (step S32: NO), the mobile body control device 30 repeats step S32. On the other hand, if it is determined that event information has been received from the mobile body (step S32: YES), the mobile body control device 30 acquires the report destination information 123 from the memory unit 120 (step S33).

Next, the mobile body control device 30 uses the acquired notification destination information to notify the specified notification destination of the event information (step S34). Note that the event information that the mobile body control device 30 receives from the mobile body and the event information that the mobile body control device 30 notifies the notification destination may be the same or different.

The above describes the processing of the mobile body control device 30 according to embodiment 3. Note that the mobile body control device 30 according to embodiment 3 may include the configuration according to embodiment 2.

When a specified event occurs in a mobile body having an automatic driving function, the mobile body control device 30 can report the occurrence of the event to a specified reporting destination. This allows the mobile body control device 30 to provide transportation services while suppressing a decrease in the safety of the user. Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a mobile body control device, system, method, and program that suitably realizes the transportation of a user by a mobile body having an automatic driving function.

<Embodiment 4>
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. The fourth embodiment is an example of a system including the mobile body control device 10 according to the first embodiment described above. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile body control system 700 according to the fourth embodiment. The mobile body control system 700 has a mobile body control device 10, an authentication device 200, a mobile body 600, and a user terminal 400. Each of the above-mentioned configurations is connected via a network 500. In this embodiment, the mobile body control device 10 includes a storage unit 120. Also, descriptions that overlap with the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate.

The mobile object control device 10 is an information processing device that, when authentication of an image captured of the user U1 is successful, determines from the attribute information of the user U1 whether or not to transport the user in the mobile object, and transmits instruction information to the mobile object 600 according to the result of the determination. The mobile object control device 10 is, for example, a server device realized by a computer.

The authentication device 200 is a device that performs face authentication. The authentication device 200 has a facial feature DB 210. The facial feature DB 210 is a facial feature database that stores a user ID and the facial feature information of the user in association with each other. The facial feature DB 210 is an example of a facial feature information storage unit.

The mobile body 600 has a terminal device 300. The terminal device 300 is a computer installed in the mobile body 600, and includes an arithmetic unit, a memory, a communication unit, etc. The terminal device 300 also includes a photographing device that photographs a facial image of the user. The terminal device 300 may be in a form in which each component is distributed and arranged inside the mobile body 600 so as to be able to communicate with each other, or may be integrated like a tablet or smartphone. The terminal device 300 may be the mobile body 600 itself.

The terminal device 300 includes the imaging device described in embodiment 1. The terminal device 300 captures an image of the face of the user U1 approaching the moving body 600, and transmits a face recognition request including the captured image to the moving body control device 10. After the face recognition, the terminal device 300 also receives instruction information from the moving body control device 10, and supplies the received instruction information to an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) of the moving body 600. The moving body controls a predetermined function in the moving body according to the received instruction information.

The user terminal 400 is an information processing device operated by the user U1. The user terminal 400 is, for example, a mobile terminal having a communication function such as a smartphone, a tablet, or a notebook PC. The user terminal 400 may receive a portion of the information received by the terminal device 300.

Next, the configuration of the authentication device 200 will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the authentication device 200. The authentication device 200 has a face feature DB 210, a face detection unit 220, a feature point extraction unit 230, a registration unit 240, and an authentication unit 250.

The facial feature DB 210 is a facial feature database that stores a user ID in association with the facial feature information of the user. The face detection unit 220 detects the facial area contained in the captured image and outputs it to the feature point extraction unit 230. The feature point extraction unit 230 extracts feature points from the facial area detected by the face detection unit 220 and outputs the facial feature information to the registration unit 240. The facial feature information is a collection of the extracted feature points.

The registration unit 240 issues a new user ID when registering facial feature information. The registration unit 240 associates the issued user ID with the facial feature information extracted from the registration image and registers it in the facial feature DB 210. The authentication unit 250 compares the facial feature information extracted from the face image with the facial feature information in the facial feature DB 210. If the facial feature information matches, the authentication unit 250 determines that the facial authentication has been successful, and if the facial feature information does not match, the authentication unit 250 determines that the facial authentication has failed. The authentication unit 250 returns the success or failure of the facial authentication to the mobile body control device 10. The presence or absence of a match in the facial feature information corresponds to the success or failure of the authentication. In addition, if the facial authentication is successful, the authentication unit 250 identifies the user ID associated with the successful facial feature information, and returns the authentication result including the identified user ID and a notice of successful authentication to the mobile body control device 10.

With reference to Figure 9, the operation of the authentication device 200 when registering a user ID and facial feature information in the facial feature DB 210 will be described. Figure 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the facial feature information registration process.

When registering facial feature information, a facial information registration terminal (not shown) captures an image including the user's face as a registration image and makes a facial feature information registration request to the authentication device 200 via the network 500. The facial information registration terminal is, for example, an information processing device such as a personal computer, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal. The facial information registration terminal is, for example, a user terminal 400. The facial feature information registration request includes the registration image. First, the authentication device 200 obtains the registration image included in the facial feature information registration request from the facial information registration terminal via the network 500 (step S301).

Next, the face detection unit 220 detects a face area included in the registration image (step S302) and outputs the detected face area to the feature point extraction unit 230. Next, the feature point extraction unit 230 extracts feature points from the face area and outputs facial feature information to the registration unit 240 (step S303). Next, the registration unit 240 issues a user ID corresponding to the output facial feature information, and associates the user ID with the facial feature information and registers it in the facial feature DB 210 (step S304).

With reference to Figure 10, the operation of the authentication device 200 when performing face authentication will be described. Figure 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of face authentication processing. When performing face authentication, the terminal device 300 takes an image including the user's face as an authentication image, and makes a face authentication request to the mobile body control device 10 via the network 500. The face authentication request includes the authentication image. First, the mobile body control device 10 transmits a face area or face feature information extracted from the authentication image to the authentication device 200. The feature point extraction unit 230 acquires face feature information by extracting face feature information from the received face area, or by receiving face feature information (step S401).

Next, the authentication unit 250 compares the acquired facial feature information with the facial feature DB 210 (step S402). If the facial feature information matches (step S403: YES), the authentication unit 250 identifies the user ID of the user whose facial feature information matches (step S404) and replies to the mobile body control device 10 with the identified user ID and the fact that facial authentication was successful (step S405). If there is no matching facial feature information (step S403: NO), the authentication unit 250 replies to the mobile body control device 10 with the fact that facial authentication has failed (step S406). The authentication device 200 can estimate the age and gender of the user based on the facial feature information. In step S406, the authentication unit 250 replies to the mobile body control device 10 with the estimated age and gender.

Next, the configuration of the terminal device 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 11. The terminal device 300 has, as its hardware configuration, a photographing device such as a camera, a display device, and a computer. The terminal device 300 is a device that makes a face recognition request by face recognition. Examples of the terminal device 300 include, but are not limited to, a terminal that makes a payment by face recognition, a terminal that controls admission by face recognition, and a digital signage that presents information in response to face recognition.

Figure 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device 300. The terminal device 300 has an imaging device 310, a memory unit 320, a communication unit 330, a display unit 340, and a control unit 350. The imaging device 310 is an imaging device that captures images.

The memory unit 320 is a storage device in which programs for realizing each function of the terminal device 300 are stored. The communication unit 330 is a communication interface with the network 500. The communication unit 330 also serves as a communication interface with the ECU of the mobile object 600. The display unit 340 is a display device that displays the facial recognition results and information on the transportation service to the user. The control unit 350 controls the hardware equipped in the terminal device 300. The control unit 350 has an imaging unit 352, a registration unit 353, and an authentication unit 354.

The photographing unit 352 issues a photographing request to the photographing device 310. The photographing device 310 photographs an image including the user's face. The image photographed by the photographing device 310 is used as a registration image and an authentication image. The registration unit 353 transmits a facial feature information registration request to the authentication device 200 via the network 500. The facial feature information registration request includes the registration image photographed by the photographing device 310. The authentication unit 354 transmits a facial authentication request to the mobile body control device 10 via the network 500. The facial authentication request includes the authentication image photographed by the photographing device 310. The authentication unit 354 receives the success or failure of facial authentication from the mobile body control device 10 and causes the display unit 340 to display the result.

Next, the configuration of the user terminal 400 will be described in detail with reference to Figure 12. Figure 12 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the user terminal 400. The user terminal 400 has a camera 410, a memory unit 420, a communication unit 430, a display unit 440, and a control unit 450. The control unit 450 has a photographing unit 452, a registration unit 453, and an authentication unit 454. The functions of each component of the user terminal 400 are similar to those of the terminal device 300, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the configuration of the mobile body control device 10 will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 13. Fig. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile body control device 10. The mobile body control device 10 has a control unit 100, a storage unit 120, a buffer memory 130, and a communication unit 140.

The memory unit 120 is a non-volatile storage device that stores at least requirement information 121, attribute information 122, and program 124. Requirement information 121 is information that is a requirement for a mobile object to transport a user.

Attribute information 122 is a collection of user IDs of each user and attribute information associated with each user. The user ID is identification information that can identify a user, such as a name, a telephone number, an email address, or an arbitrary identification number. Each user ID 122b, 122c is associated with personal attribute information 122d, 122e. In other words, the storage unit 120 is associated with the identification information of multiple users and the personal attribute information of each user. The personal attribute information 122d, 122e is, for example, gender, age, hobbies, or physical information, but is not limited to these. The program 124 is a computer program in which the information control processing related to this embodiment is implemented.

The buffer memory 130 is a storage area that temporarily stores the processing contents of the control unit 100, and is a volatile storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory). The communication unit 140 is an interface that communicates with the outside of the mobile body control device 10.

The control unit 100 has a registration unit 101, an area detection unit 103, an image data acquisition unit 110, an authentication control unit 111, an attribute information acquisition unit 112, a judgment unit 113, and an instruction transmission unit 114. The control unit 100 is a control device that controls the operation of the mobile object control device 10, and includes a processor such as a CPU. The control unit 100 loads the program 124 from the storage unit 120 into the buffer memory 130 and executes it. In this way, the control unit 100 realizes the functions of each block that the control unit 100 has.

The registration unit 101 receives a registration request from the terminal device 300 or the user terminal 400 via the network 500. The registration unit 101 issues a user ID corresponding to the user ID included in the received registration request. The registration unit 101 links the user ID with personal attribute information corresponding to each individual user ID to generate attribute information 122, and registers the generated attribute information 122 in the storage unit 120.

The area detection unit 103 detects a face area from the image data. For example, the area detection unit 103 analyzes the image data to recognize the face area of the user. When a face area is identified in the image data, the authentication control unit 111 causes the authentication device 200 to perform face authentication using facial feature information for each identified face area.

The above describes embodiment 4, but the mobile body control system 700 according to embodiment 4 may be configured with the above-mentioned mobile body control device 20 or mobile body control device 30 instead of the mobile body control device 10.

Next, a screen displayed by the display unit 340 of the terminal device 300 will be described with reference to Figure 14. Figure 14 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal device. Figure 14 shows an example in which the moving object 600 is a taxi with an automatic driving function.

14 shows a screen 341 displayed by the display unit 340 of the terminal device 300. The screen 341 includes an information display 342 relating to the administrator and the vehicle number of the mobile unit 600, an image 343 relating to facial authentication of the user U1, a facial authentication result display 344, an attribute information display 345, an operation plan display 346, a plan change instruction button 347, and a departure permission button 348.

In the example shown in Figure 14, the administrator of the terminal device 300 is a company called **** Taxi. **** Taxi transports user U1 to his/her desired destination by having user U1 board the vehicle 600. The attribute information display 345 includes the user's authentication number, name, type of insurance subscribed, and payment method. The operation plan display 346 includes an indication of the destination of the vehicle 600, intermediate points, and whether expressways can be used.

If user U1 does not agree with the above-mentioned displayed content and wants to change the operation plan, user U1 presses plan change instruction button 347, which is displayed as "Change plan." By pressing plan change instruction button 347, terminal device 300 displays an interface for user U1 to realize the change of the operation plan.

If user U1 agrees to the above-mentioned display contents and wishes to receive the transportation service, he/she presses the departure permission button 348, which is displayed as "Depart". When the departure permission button 348 is pressed, the mobile body 600 supplies a signal indicating that the operation plan has been accepted to the mobile body control device 10. The mobile body control device 10 then instructs the mobile body 600 to transport the user.

The above describes embodiment 4. The mobile body control system 700 according to embodiment 4 may have the mobile body control device 20 according to embodiment 2 or the mobile body control device 30 according to embodiment 3 instead of the mobile body control device 10. In the mobile body control system 700, the mobile body control device 10 may include the authentication device 200. In the mobile body control system 700, the mobile body control device 10 may be included in the authentication device 200. According to embodiment 4, it is possible to provide a mobile body control device, system, method, and program that suitably realizes the transportation of a user by a mobile body having an automatic driving function.

The above-mentioned program can be stored and supplied to a computer using various types of non-transitory computer-readable media. Non-transitory computer-readable media include various types of tangible recording media. Examples of non-transitory computer-readable media include magnetic recording media (e.g., flexible disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), magneto-optical recording media (e.g., magneto-optical disks), CD-ROMs (Read Only Memory), CD-Rs, CD-R/Ws, and semiconductor memories (e.g., mask ROMs, PROMs (Programmable ROMs), EPROMs (Erasable PROMs), flash ROMs, and RAMs (Random Access Memory)). The program may also be supplied to a computer by various types of temporary computer-readable media. Examples of temporary computer-readable media include electrical signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves. The temporary computer-readable media can supply the program to a computer via wired communication paths such as electric wires and optical fibers, or wireless communication paths.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and may be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

A part or all of the above-described embodiments can be described as, but is not limited to, the following supplementary notes.
(Appendix 1)
an image data acquisition means for acquiring image data including a face image of the user captured by a photographing device installed in a mobile body having a function of transporting the user;
an authentication control means for causing an authentication device storing facial feature information of the user to perform face authentication on the image data;
an attribute information acquiring means for acquiring, when the face authentication is successful, the attribute information related to the face authentication from a storage device that stores the attribute information of the user;
A storage means for storing requirement information which is information regarding requirements for transporting the user by the mobile body;
a determination means for determining whether or not to have the user transported by the mobile body based on the attribute information and the requirement information;
an instruction transmission means for transmitting instruction information based on a result of the determination to the moving object;
A mobile control device comprising:
(Appendix 2)
the determination means determines, as at least one of the requirements for determining whether to transport the user to the mobile body, whether an identifier of the user included in the attribute information is also included in the requirement information;
2. The mobile object control device according to claim 1.
(Appendix 3)
The determination means determines whether or not the user related to the face authentication has insurance for transportation by the mobile body, as at least one of the requirements for determining to transport the user by the mobile body.
3. The mobile object control device according to claim 1 or 2.
(Appendix 4)
an information receiving means for receiving, from the mobile object, event information indicating that a predetermined event related to the insurance has occurred in the mobile object;
4. The mobile object control device according to claim 3, further comprising: a reporting unit that, when receiving the event information, reports the occurrence of the event to a reporting destination related to the event.
(Appendix 5)
The reporting means reports at least a part of the attribute information of the user to the reporting destination.
5. The mobile object control device according to claim 4.
(Appendix 6)
The instruction transmission means outputs, to the mobile body, instruction information instructing the mobile body to move when the result of the determination is to cause the mobile body to transport the user.
A mobile object control device according to any one of appendix 1 to 5.
(Appendix 7)
a plan presentation means for generating an operation plan based on the attribute information and outputting the generated operation plan to the mobile body when the result of the determination is to transport the user to the mobile body;
The instruction transmission means transmits the instruction information to the moving body when the operation plan is finalized.
A mobile object control device according to any one of appendix 1 to 6.
(Appendix 8)
The image data acquisition means acquires position information of the moving object together with the image data,
The plan presentation means generates the operation plan based on the position information of the moving object.
8. The mobile object control device according to claim 7.
(Appendix 9)
The instruction transmission means outputs, to the mobile body, instruction information for instructing the mobile body to suppress a predetermined function when the result of the determination is not to determine that the mobile body should transport the user.
A mobile object control device according to any one of appendix 1 to 8.
(Appendix 10)
The instruction transmission means outputs, to the moving body, instruction information for instructing the moving body to suppress movement of the moving body as the instruction information.
10. The mobile object control device according to claim 9.
(Appendix 11)
The instruction transmission means outputs, to the moving body, instruction information for instructing the moving body to inhibit a door for the user from opening, as the instruction information.
10. The mobile object control device according to claim 9.
(Appendix 12)
a reservation receiving means for receiving reservation information regarding the use of the moving object from the user in advance,
the determination means determines, as at least one of the requirements for determining whether to transport the user to the mobile body, whether an identifier of the user included in the attribute information is also included in the reservation information;
A mobile object control device according to any one of appendix 1 to 11.
(Appendix 13)
A mobile object control device according to any one of appendices 1 to 12,
The authentication device receives the image data from the mobile control device and performs the face authentication.
(Appendix 14)
A mobile object control device according to any one of appendices 1 to 12,
a storage device that associates the user with the attribute information and stores the associated information;
A mobile control system comprising:
(Appendix 15)
Acquire image data including a facial image of the user captured by a photographing device installed in a mobile body having a function of transporting the user;
having an authentication device that stores facial feature information of the user perform face authentication on the image data;
If the face authentication is successful, the attribute information related to the face authentication is acquired from a storage device that stores the attribute information of the user;
storing requirement information which is information regarding requirements for transporting the user by the mobile body;
determining whether or not to have the mobile unit transport the user based on the attribute information and the requirement information;
outputting instruction information to the moving body based on a result of the determination;
A mobile object control method.
(Appendix 16)
The computer
A process of acquiring image data including a facial image of the user captured by a photographing device installed in a mobile body having a function of transporting the user;
A process of causing an authentication device that stores facial feature information of the user to perform face authentication on the image data;
When the face authentication is successful, a process of acquiring attribute information related to the face authentication from a storage device that stores attribute information of the user;
A process of storing requirement information, which is information regarding requirements for transporting the user to the mobile body;
A process of determining whether or not to have the mobile body transport the user based on the attribute information and the requirement information;
a process of outputting instruction information to the moving object based on a result of the determination;
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a mobile control program for causing a computer to execute the above.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 Mobile object control device 20 Mobile object control device 30 Mobile object control device 101 Registration unit 103 Area detection unit 110 Image data acquisition unit 111 Authentication control unit 112 Attribute information acquisition unit 113 Determination unit 114 Instruction transmission unit 115 Reservation reception unit 116 Plan presentation unit 117 Information reception unit 118 Report unit 120 Storage unit 121 Requirement information 122 Attribute information 123 Report destination information 130 Buffer memory 140 Communication unit 200 Authentication device 210 Face feature DB
220 Face detection unit 230 Feature point extraction unit 240 Registration unit 250 Authentication unit 300 Terminal device 310 Photographing device 320 Storage unit 330 Communication unit 340 Display unit 350 Control unit 400 User terminal 410 Camera 420 Storage unit 430 Communication unit 440 Display unit 500 Network 600 Mobile object 700 Mobile object control system

Claims (14)

an image data acquisition means for acquiring image data including a face image of the user captured by a photographing device installed in a mobile body having a function of transporting the user;
an authentication control means for causing an authentication device storing facial feature information of the user to perform face authentication on the image data;
an attribute information acquiring means for acquiring attribute information of the user whose face authentication has been successful from a storage device that stores attribute information of the user when the authentication device has succeeded in face authentication of image data including a face image of the user;
A storage means for storing requirement information which is information regarding requirements for transporting the user by the mobile body;
a determination means for determining whether or not the user satisfies the requirements for receiving a transportation service by the mobile object based on the attribute information and the requirement information;
an instruction transmission means for transmitting instruction information based on a result of the determination to the moving object;
Equipped with
The attribute information includes first information that is information configured using a history of transportation services received by the user in the past,
The determination means determines whether or not the first information of the user included in the attribute information is also included in the requirement information as at least one of the requirements for determining whether or not the user satisfies the requirements for receiving the transportation service by the mobile object.
Mobile control device. an image data acquisition means for acquiring image data including a face image of the user captured by a photographing device installed in a mobile body having a function of transporting the user;
an authentication control means for causing an authentication device storing facial feature information of the user to perform face authentication on the image data;
an attribute information acquiring means for acquiring attribute information of the user whose face authentication has been successful from a storage device that stores attribute information of the user when the authentication device has succeeded in face authentication of image data including a face image of the user;
A storage means for storing requirement information which is information regarding requirements for transporting the user by the mobile body;
a determination means for determining whether or not the user satisfies the requirements for receiving a transportation service by the mobile object based on the attribute information and the requirement information;
an instruction transmission means for transmitting instruction information based on a result of the determination to the moving object;
Equipped with
The attribute information includes information on insurance to which the user subscribes,
The requirement information includes information about the user's subscription to a preset insurance policy,
The determination means determines whether or not the user related to the face authentication has subscribed to the insurance set in advance as at least one of the requirements for the user to receive the transportation service by the moving object.
Mobile control device. an information receiving means for receiving, from the mobile object, event information indicating that a predetermined event related to the insurance has occurred in the mobile object;
The mobile object control device according to claim 2 , further comprising: a notification unit that, when the event information is received, notifies a notification destination related to the event of the occurrence of the event. The reporting means reports at least a part of the attribute information of the user to the reporting destination.
The mobile object control device according to claim 3 . The determination means determines whether an identifier of the user included in the attribute information is also included in the requirement information as at least one of the requirements for determining whether the user satisfies the requirements for receiving the transportation service by the mobile object.
The mobile object control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. When the result of the determination is that the user satisfies the requirements for receiving a transportation service by the mobile object, the instruction sending means outputs, to the mobile object, instruction information for instructing the mobile object to move.
The mobile object control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The method further includes a plan presentation means for generating an operation plan based on the attribute information and outputting the generated operation plan to the mobile body when the result of the judgment is that the user satisfies the requirements for receiving a transportation service by the mobile body,
the instruction transmission means transmits, to the moving body, the instruction information for instructing the moving body to move based on the operation plan when the operation plan is finalized.
The mobile object control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . The image data acquisition means acquires position information of the moving object together with the image data,
The plan presentation means generates the operation plan based on the position information of the moving object.
The mobile object control device according to claim 7 . The instruction sending means outputs, to the mobile body, the instruction information instructing the mobile body to suppress a predetermined function when the result of the judgment does not determine that the user satisfies the requirements for receiving a transportation service by the mobile body.
The mobile object control device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 . The instruction transmission means outputs, to the moving body, instruction information for instructing the moving body to suppress movement of the moving body as the instruction information.
The mobile object control device according to claim 9 . The instruction transmission means outputs, to the moving body, instruction information for instructing the moving body to inhibit a door for the user from opening.
The mobile object control device according to claim 9 . a reservation receiving means for receiving reservation information regarding the use of the moving object from the user in advance,
the determination means determines whether an identifier of the user included in the attribute information is also included in the reservation information as at least one of the requirements for determining whether the user satisfies the requirements for receiving the transportation service by the mobile object;
The mobile object control device according to any one of claims 1 to 11 . Acquire image data including a facial image of the user captured by a photographing device installed in a mobile body having a function of transporting the user;
having an authentication device that stores facial feature information of the user perform face authentication on the image data;
When the authentication device has succeeded in face authentication of image data including a face image of the user, the authentication device acquires attribute information of the user whose face authentication has succeeded from a storage device that stores attribute information of the user;
storing requirement information which is information regarding requirements for transporting the user by the mobile body;
execute a determination process for determining whether or not the user satisfies the requirements for receiving a transportation service by the mobile object based on the attribute information and the requirement information;
outputting instruction information based on a result of the determination to the moving body,
The attribute information includes first information that is information configured using a history of transportation services received by the user in the past,
The determination process determines whether or not the first information of the user included in the attribute information is also included in the requirement information as at least one of the requirements for determining whether or not the user satisfies the requirements for receiving the transportation service by the mobile object.
The mobile object control method is carried out by a computer. A process of acquiring image data including a facial image of the user captured by a photographing device installed in a mobile body having a function of transporting the user;
A process of causing an authentication device that stores facial feature information of the user to perform face authentication on the image data;
When the authentication device has succeeded in face authentication of image data including a face image of the user, acquiring attribute information of the user whose face authentication has succeeded from a storage device that stores attribute information of the user;
A process of storing requirement information, which is information regarding requirements for transporting the user to the mobile body;
a determination process for determining whether or not the user satisfies the requirements for receiving a transportation service by the mobile object based on the attribute information and the requirement information;
outputting instruction information to the moving object based on a result of the determination;
A process comprising:
The attribute information includes first information that is information configured using a history of transportation services received by the user in the past,
The determination process determines whether or not the first information of the user included in the attribute information is also included in the requirement information as at least one of the requirements for determining whether or not the user satisfies the requirements for receiving the transportation service by the mobile object.
A mobile control program that causes a computer to execute processing .

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