TRAVEL EXPENSE ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND TRAVEL EXPENSE ADJUSTING METHOD
First Claim
1. A travel expense adjusting apparatus comprising:
- a control unit and a storage unit and connected communicably via a network to a first information processing terminal including;
an input unit and a display unit, whereinthe first information processing terminal is held by a member of a group who wishes an adjustment of travel expenses, andthe storage unit includes;
a route-search-information storage unit that stores route search information including timetable data, road network data, and usage fee data of transportation facilities;
an emission calculation-standard storage unit that stores a calculation standard of emissions of greenhouse gases per certain distance for each of the transportation facilities; and
an emission-credit amount storage unit that stores an amount of emission credits of the greenhouse gases for the group, andthe control unit includes;
a route creating unit that receives, from the first information processing terminal, travel-expense application information including a route search condition input by the member via the input unit of the first information processing terminal, and creates at least one route satisfying the received route search condition and covered by the travel expenses by using the route search information stored in the route-search-information storage unit;
a travel-expense calculating unit that calculates the travel expenses caused at a time of using the route created by the route creating unit by using the route search information stored in the route-search-information storage unit;
an emission calculating unit that calculates the emissions emitted at a time of using at least one route created by the route creating unit for each corresponding route by using the calculation standard stored in the emission calculation-standard storage unit;
an emission offsetting unit that offsets the emissions by subtracting the emissions calculated by the emission calculating unit from the amount of emission credits stored in the emission-credit amount storage unit;
an emission-offset determining unit that determines whether the emissions have been offset by the emission offsetting unit; and
a travel-expense-application rejection-notification displaying unit that transmits, when the emission-offset determining unit determines that the emissions have not been offset, a travel-expense-application rejection notification indicating that an application for an adjustment of the travel expenses applied by the member is rejected to the first information processing terminal, and causes the display unit of the first information processing terminal to display the travel-expense-application rejection notification.
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Abstract
According to the present invention, a route covered by travel expenses and satisfying a route search condition input by a member of a group who wishes an adjustment of travel expenses is created, and greenhouse gas emissions emitted at a time of using the created route are calculated. The greenhouse gas emissions are offset by subtracting the calculated greenhouse gas emissions from an amount of emission credits stored in a storage unit, and it is determined whether the greenhouse gas emissions have been offset. When it is determined that the greenhouse gas emissions have not been offset, a display unit is caused to display a travel-expense-application rejection notification indicating that an application for an adjustment of travel expenses applied by the member is rejected.
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6 Claims
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1. A travel expense adjusting apparatus comprising:
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a control unit and a storage unit and connected communicably via a network to a first information processing terminal including;
an input unit and a display unit, whereinthe first information processing terminal is held by a member of a group who wishes an adjustment of travel expenses, and the storage unit includes; a route-search-information storage unit that stores route search information including timetable data, road network data, and usage fee data of transportation facilities; an emission calculation-standard storage unit that stores a calculation standard of emissions of greenhouse gases per certain distance for each of the transportation facilities; and an emission-credit amount storage unit that stores an amount of emission credits of the greenhouse gases for the group, and the control unit includes; a route creating unit that receives, from the first information processing terminal, travel-expense application information including a route search condition input by the member via the input unit of the first information processing terminal, and creates at least one route satisfying the received route search condition and covered by the travel expenses by using the route search information stored in the route-search-information storage unit; a travel-expense calculating unit that calculates the travel expenses caused at a time of using the route created by the route creating unit by using the route search information stored in the route-search-information storage unit; an emission calculating unit that calculates the emissions emitted at a time of using at least one route created by the route creating unit for each corresponding route by using the calculation standard stored in the emission calculation-standard storage unit; an emission offsetting unit that offsets the emissions by subtracting the emissions calculated by the emission calculating unit from the amount of emission credits stored in the emission-credit amount storage unit; an emission-offset determining unit that determines whether the emissions have been offset by the emission offsetting unit; and a travel-expense-application rejection-notification displaying unit that transmits, when the emission-offset determining unit determines that the emissions have not been offset, a travel-expense-application rejection notification indicating that an application for an adjustment of the travel expenses applied by the member is rejected to the first information processing terminal, and causes the display unit of the first information processing terminal to display the travel-expense-application rejection notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A travel expense adjusting method executed by a travel expense adjusting apparatus including:
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a control unit and a storage unit and connected communicably via a network to a first information processing terminal including;
an input unit and a display unit, whereinthe first information processing terminal is held by a member of a group who wishes an adjustment of travel expenses, and the storage unit includes; a route-search-information storage unit that stores route search information including timetable data, road network data, and usage fee data of transportation facilities; an emission calculation-standard storage unit that stores a calculation standard of emissions of greenhouse gases per certain distance for each of the transportation facilities; and an emission-credit amount storage unit that stores an amount of emission credits of the greenhouse gases for the group, and the method comprising; a route creating step of receiving, from the first information processing terminal, travel-expense application information including a route search condition input by the member via the input unit of the first information processing terminal, and creating at least one route satisfying the received route search condition and covered by the travel expenses by using the route search information stored in the route-search-information storage unit; a travel-expense calculating step of calculating the travel expenses caused at a time of using the route created at the route creating step by using the route search information stored in the route-search-information storage unit; an emission calculating step of calculating the emissions emitted at a time of using at least one route created at the route creating step for each corresponding route by using the calculation standard stored in the emission calculation-standard storage unit; an emission offsetting step of offsetting the emissions by subtracting the emissions calculated at the emission calculating step from the amount of emission credits stored in the emission-credit amount storage unit; an emission-offset determining step of determining whether the emissions have been offset at the emission offsetting step; and a travel-expense-application rejection-notification displaying step of transmitting, when it is determined that the emissions have not been offset at the emission-offset determining step, a travel-expense-application rejection notification indicating that an application for an adjustment of the travel expenses applied by the member is rejected to the first information processing terminal, and causing the display unit of the first information processing terminal to display the travel-expense-application rejection notification, wherein the steps are executed by the control unit. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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