# US 11,307,041 B2 · Vehicle information providing device, vehicle information providing method, and program

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- Number: US 11,307,041 B2
- Document ID: US11307041B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/624,995
- Filed: 2018-06-29
- Published: 2020-05-14
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2017-06-29
- Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Naotoshi Fujimoto
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11307041B2

## CPC

- G01C 21/3415: {Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents}
- G01C 21/3438: {Rendezvous; Ride sharing}
- G01C 21/3605: {Destination input or retrieval}
- G06Q 10/047: Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
- G06Q 20/0855: {involving a third party}
- G06Q 20/145: {Payments according to the detected use or quantity}
- G06Q 30/0239: {Online discounts or incentives}
- G06Q 50/10: Services
- G06Q 50/40: Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083)
- G08G 1/00: Traffic control systems for road vehicles (arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00 {; automatic vehicle control B62D})
- G05D 1/0212: {with means for defining a desired trajectory (involving a plurality of land vehicles G05D1/0287)}
- G06Q 2240/00: Transportation facility access, e.g. fares, tolls or parking
- G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93})
- G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES

## Abstract

A vehicle information providing device (300) includes an acquisition unit (320) that acquires a destination input by a user and a plan setting unit (330) that sets a plan for a vehicle to travel toward the destination acquired by the acquisition unit, and the plan setting unit (330) sets a first travel plan for moving a first user to a first destination set as a destination on a first route and sets a second travel plan for moving the first user and a second user in a second route which allows the second user to ride by changing the first route in a case in which the second user also rides in the vehicle traveling in accordance with the first travel plan.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vehicle information providing device comprising:
an acquisition unit that acquires a destination input by a user; and
a plan setting unit that sets a plan for a vehicle to travel toward the destination acquired by the acquisition unit,
wherein the plan setting unit:
sets a first travel plan for moving a first user to a first destination set as a destination on a first route before a first time;
sets a second travel plan for moving the first user and a second user on a second route which allows the second user to ride by changing the first route in a case in which the second user desires co-riding in the vehicle traveling in accordance with the first travel plan; and
determines whether or not the first user will be able to be moved to the first destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan and sets the second travel plan to the travel plan instead of the first travel plan in a case in which it is determined that the first user will be able to be moved to the first destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan,
wherein the vehicle information providing device further comprises a communicator that communicates with a plurality of terminal devices,
wherein the plan setting unit causes the communicator to transmit information for inquiring about whether or not permission for co-riding of the second user is accepted to a terminal device used by the first user at the time of setting the second travel plan to the travel plan, and
wherein the plan setting unit sets a fare for the user, discounts the fare for the first user who has permitted co-riding of the second user by a first discount amount, and discounts the fare for the first user who has permitted co-riding of the second user by a second discount amount that is a discount amount larger than the first discount amount that is the discount amount in a case in which the vehicle arrives at the destination before the first time in a case in which it is determined that the first user cannot be moved to the first destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan, and the communicator receives information indicating that the first user permits co-riding of the second user.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The vehicle information providing device according to claim 1,
wherein, in a case in which the second user desires co-riding, the plan setting unit determines whether or not the first user will be able to be moved to the first destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan and causes the communicator to transmit information for inquiring about whether or not permission for co-riding of the second user is accepted to the terminal device used by the first user in a case in which it is determined that the first user will be able to be moved to the first destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The vehicle information providing device according to claim 1,
wherein, in a case in which the second user desires co-riding, the plan setting unit determines whether or not the first user will be able to be moved to the first destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan and causes the communicator to transmit information for inquiring about whether or not permission for co-riding of the second user is accepted to the terminal device used by the first user in a case in which it is determined that the first user cannot be moved to the first destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The vehicle information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the second travel plan is set to the travel plan instead of the first travel plan in a case in which the communicator receives information indicating that the first user permits co-riding of the second user.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The vehicle information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the plan setting unit sets the first travel plan with a desired arrival time at the destination acquired from the first user set as the first time.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The vehicle information providing device according to claim 5, wherein the plan setting unit selects a vehicle that is determined to be able to arrive before the desired arrival time among vehicles that can be allocated to the destination acquired by the acquisition unit and sets a travel plan of the selected vehicle.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The vehicle information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the plan setting unit discounts the fare for the user in a case in which a time is required for any one of fuel filling, charging of a power supply, and car washing of the vehicle.

### Claim 8

A vehicle information providing device comprising:
an acquisition unit that acquires a destination input by a user;
a plan setting unit that sets a plan for a vehicle to travel toward the destination acquired by the acquisition unit; and
a communicator that communicates with a plurality of terminal devices,
wherein the plan setting unit:
sets a first travel plan for moving a first user to a first destination set as a destination on a first route before a desired arrival time at the destination acquired from the first user;
sets a second travel plan for moving the first user and a second user on a second route which allows the second user to ride by changing the first route in a case in which the second user desires co-riding in the vehicle traveling in accordance with the first travel plan;
determines whether or not the first user will be able to be moved to the first destination before the desired arrival time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan,
sets the travel plan on the basis of a result of the determination,
causes the communicator to transmit, to a terminal device used by the first user, information that inquires whether or not permission for co-riding of the second user is acceptable, and
sets a fare for the travel plan, discounts the fare for the first user that permitted co-riding of the second user by a first discount amount based on the vehicle arriving at the destination before the desired arrival time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan, and discounts the fare for the first user that permitted co-riding of the second user by a second discount amount based on the vehicle arriving at the destination after the desired arrival time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan, wherein the second discount amount is more than the first discount amount, and
wherein the communicator receives information indicating the first user permits co-riding of the second user.

### Claim 9

A vehicle information providing method using a computer, the method comprising:
acquiring a destination input by a user;
setting a plan for a vehicle to travel toward the acquired destination;
setting a first travel plan for moving a first user to a first destination set as a destination on a first route before a first time;
setting a second travel plan for moving the first user and a second user in a second route which allows the second user to ride by changing the first route in a case in which the second user desires co-riding in the vehicle traveling in accordance with the first travel plan;
determining whether or not the first user will be able to be moved to the first destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan and setting the second travel plan to the travel plan instead of the first travel plan in a case in which it is determined that the first user will be able to be moved to the first destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan;
communicating, to a terminal device used by the first user, information related to whether or not permission for co-riding of the second user is acceptable;
setting a fare for the travel plan, wherein the setting comprises;
discounting the fare for the first user by a first discount amount based on the vehicle arriving at the destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan, and
discounting the fare for the first user by a second discount amount based on the vehicle failing to arrive at the destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan, wherein the second discount amount is larger than the first discount amount; and
receiving, from the terminal device used by the first user, information indicating the first user permits co-riding by the second user.

### Claim 10

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program causing a computer to execute:
acquiring a destination input by a user;
setting a plan for a vehicle to travel toward the acquired destination;
setting a first travel plan for moving a first user to a first destination set as a destination on a first route before a first time;
setting a second travel plan for moving the first user and a second user in a second route which allows the second user to ride by changing the first route in a case in which the second user desires co-riding in the vehicle traveling in accordance with the first travel plan;
determining whether or not the first user will be able to be moved to the first destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan and setting the second travel plan to the travel plan instead of the first travel plan in a case in which it is determined that the first user will be able to be moved to the first destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan,
setting a fare for the plan, wherein the setting comprises;
discounting the fare for the first user by a first discount amount based on the vehicle arriving at the destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan, and
discounting the fare for the first user by a second discount amount based on the vehicle failing to arrive at the destination before the first time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan, wherein the second discount amount is larger than the first discount amount; and
receiving, in response to an inquiry related to co-riding of the second user, information indicating that the first user permits co-riding by the second user.

### Claim 11

A vehicle information providing method using a computer, the method comprising:
acquiring a destination input by a user;
setting a plan for a vehicle to travel toward the acquired destination;
setting a first travel plan for moving a first user to a first destination set as a destination on a first route before a desired arrival time at the destination acquired from the first user;
setting a second travel plan for moving the first user and a second user in a second route which allows the second user to ride by changing the first route in a case in which the second user desires co-riding in the vehicle traveling in accordance with the first travel plan;
determining whether or not the first user will be able to be moved to the first destination before the desired arrival time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan;
setting the travel plan on the basis of a result of the determination;
setting a fare for the travel plan;
discounting the fare by a first amount in a case where arrival of the vehicle at the first destination is before the desired arrival time, and by a second amount, larger than the first amount, in a case where arrival of the vehicle at the first destination is after the desired arrival time and based on the first user permitting co-riding of the second user; and
receiving information that the first user permits the co-riding of the second user.

### Claim 12

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program causing a computer to execute:
acquiring a destination input by a user;
setting a plan for a vehicle to travel toward the acquired destination;
setting a first travel plan for moving a first user to a first destination set as a destination on a first route before a desired arrival time at the destination acquired from the first user;
setting a second travel plan for moving the first user and a second user in a second route which allows the second user to ride by changing the first route in a case in which the second user desires co-riding in the vehicle traveling in accordance with the first travel plan;
determining whether or not the first user will be able to be moved to the first destination before the desired arrival time in a case in which the vehicle travels in accordance with the second travel plan;
setting the travel plan on the basis of a result of the determination,
setting a fare for the plan;
discounting the fare by a first amount in a case where arrival of the vehicle at the first destination is before the desired arrival time based on the first user permitting co-riding of the second user;
discounting the fare by a second amount, larger than the first amount, in a case where arrival of the vehicle at the first destination is after the desired arrival time based on the first user permitting co-riding of the second user; and
receiving information that the first user permits the co-riding of the second user.