Assistance controlling apparatus, assistance controlling method, and computer readable storage medium

An assistance controlling apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• an obtaining unit that uses the at least one processor to obtain locational information of a user terminal;
• a determining unit that uses the at least one processor to determine, based on a history of the locational information of the user terminal, whether a user associated with the user terminal tends to cross a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided;
• a storage controlling unit that uses the at least one processor to cause identification information of the user to be stored as crossing user information indicating a user crossing a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided, when it is determined by the determining unit that the user tends to cross a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided;
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• an assistance controlling unit that uses the at least one processor to perform control regarding assistance for a traffic participant on a condition that the identification information of the user is stored as the crossing user information, when the user terminal is at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided, wherein
• the determining unit determines, based on the history of the locational information of the user terminal and on map information with an installed location of a pedestrian crosswalk stored therein, whether the user associated with the user terminal tends to cross a road at a location outside a pedestrian crosswalk within a predetermined range from a pedestrian crosswalk, and
• the assistance controlling unit performs control regarding assistance for a traffic participant on a condition that the identification information of the user is stored as the crossing user information, when the user terminal is at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided and the user terminal is within a predetermined range from a pedestrian crosswalk.

An assistance controlling apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• an obtaining unit that uses the at least one processor to obtain locational information of a user terminal;
• a determining unit that uses the at least one processor to determine, based on a history of the locational information of the user terminal, whether a user associated with the user terminal tends to cross a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided;
• a storage controlling unit that uses the at least one processor to cause identification information of the user to be stored as crossing user information indicating a user crossing a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided, when it is determined by the determining unit that the user tends to cross a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided;
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• an assistance controlling unit that uses the at least one processor to perform control regarding assistance for a traffic participant on a condition that the identification information of the user is stored as the crossing user information, when the user terminal is at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided, wherein
• the obtaining unit obtains locational information of a moving body moving on a road,
• the determining unit determines, based on the history of the locational information of the user terminal, a history of the locational information of the moving body, and on map information with an installed location of a pedestrian crosswalk stored therein, whether the user associated with the user terminal tends to cross a road even when the moving body is approaching the user at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is within a predetermined range, and
• the assistance controlling unit performs control regarding assistance for a traffic participant on a condition that the identification information of the user is stored as the crossing user information, when the user terminal is at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided, no pedestrian crosswalk is within a predetermined range from a location of the user terminal, and the moving body is approaching the user.

An assistance controlling apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• an obtaining unit that uses the at least one processor to obtain locational information of a user terminal;
• a determining unit that uses the at least one processor to determine, based on a history of the locational information of the user terminal, whether a user associated with the user terminal tends to cross a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided;
• a storage controlling unit that uses the at least one processor to cause identification information of the user to be stored as crossing user information indicating a user crossing a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided, when it is determined by the determining unit that the user tends to cross a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided;
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• an assistance controlling unit that uses the at least one processor to perform control regarding assistance for a traffic participant on a condition that the identification information of the user is stored as the crossing user information, when the user terminal is at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided, wherein
• when causing the identification information of the user to be stored as the crossing user information, the storage controlling unit causes the identification information of the user to be stored as the crossing user information in association with a width or a type of a road, and
• the assistance controlling unit performs control regarding assistance for a traffic participant on an additional condition that a width or a type of a road near the user terminal matches a width or a type associated with the identification information of the user.

An assistance controlling method comprising:

• obtaining locational information of a user terminal;
• determining, based on a history of the locational information of the user terminal, whether a user associated with the user terminal tends to cross a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided;
• causing identification information of the user to be stored as crossing user information indicating a user crossing a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided, when it is determined that the user tends to cross a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided;
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• performing control regarding assistance for a traffic participant on a condition that the identification information of the user is stored as the crossing user information, when the user terminal is at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided, wherein
• the performing control includes refraining from assistance for a traffic participant, when the identification information of the user is not stored as the crossing user information, if the user terminal is at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a program that causes a computer to function as:

• an obtaining unit that uses the computer to obtain locational information of a user terminal;
• a determining unit that uses the computer to determine, based on a history of the locational information of the user terminal, whether a user associated with the user terminal tends to cross a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided;
• a storage controlling unit that uses the computer to cause identification information of the user to be stored as crossing user information indicating a user crossing a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided, when it is determined by the determining unit that the user tends to cross a road at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided;
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• an assistance controlling unit that uses the computer to perform control regarding assistance for a traffic participant on a condition that the identification information of the user is stored as the crossing user information, when the user terminal is at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided, wherein
• the assistance controlling unit refrains from assistance for a traffic participant, when the identification information of the user is not stored as the crossing user information, if the user terminal is at a place where no pedestrian crosswalk is provided.