Route guidance device, system and route guidance method

A system comprising a route guidance device configured to guide a user along a movement route, and a communication device capable of communicating with the route guidance device, the route guidance device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• acquire, from the communication device, location information including a departure location and a destination location of the user;
• search for a plurality of movement routes from the departure location to the destination location, based on the acquired location information;
• and
• provide the communication device with the searched plurality of movement routes, wherein
• each of the plurality of movement routes includes the departure location and the destination location designated by the user, and
• the plurality of movement routes includes:
• a first movement route using a first moving body of a riding type capable of traveling on a roadway;
• and
• a second movement route using a second moving body of a self-propelled type capable of traveling on a sidewalk,
• the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
• search the plurality of movement routes in consideration of different traveling range capabilities of the first moving body and the second moving body,
• perform an arithmetic operation to obtain a first time which is a time for the first moving body to travel along the first movement route, a second time which is a time for the second moving body to travel along the second movement route, and a difference between the first time and the second time,
• simultaneously provide the first movement route and the second movement route, together with the first time, the second time, and the difference, in an identifiable manner on a display of the communication device;
• and
• causing at least one of the first moving body and the second moving body to travel along the first or second movement routes, respectively, upon selection of the first or second movement routes on the display of the communication device.

A route guidance method for guiding a user along a movement route, the method comprising:

• acquiring, from a communication device, location information including a departure location and a destination location of the user;
• searching for a plurality of movement routes from the departure location to the destination location, based on the acquired location information;
• providing the communication device with the plurality of movement routes from the searching, wherein
• each of the plurality movement routes includes the departure location and the destination location designated by the user, and
• the plurality of movement routes includes:
• a first movement route using a first moving body of a riding type capable of traveling on a roadway;
• and
• a second movement route using a second moving body of a self-propelled type capable of traveling on a sidewalk;
• and
• the method further comprising:
• searching the plurality of movement routes in consideration of different traveling range capabilities of the first moving body and the second moving body,
• performing an arithmetic operation to obtain a first time which is a time for the first moving body to travel along the first movement route, a second time which is a time for the second moving body to travel along the second movement route, and a difference between the first time and the second time,
• simultaneously providing the first movement route and the second movement route, together with the first time, the second time, and the difference, in an identifiable manner on a display of the communication device;
• and
• causing at least one of the first moving body and the second moving body to travel along the first or second movement routes, respectively, upon selection of the first or second movement routes on the display of the communication device.