INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON

• US 20150012313A1
• Filed: 12/28/2011
• Published: 01/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rakuten, Inc. (Rakuten Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rakuten, Inc. (Rakuten Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Yoshioka, Takumi
• Application Number:
  US14/368,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20150012313A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/025 Coordination of plural reservations, e.g. plural trip segments, transportation combined with accommodation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/14 Travel agencies

Abstract

Disclosed are an information processing device etc. whereby, when the genre of a plurality of locations to be visited and the period for visiting each location are provided, combinations of locations to be visited that could be respectively selected from each specified genre in the specified period can be specified. The genres of locations to be visited and the period over which visits may be made are acquired. Based on the acquired periods and positional information of the various locations to be visited belonging to each genre stored by storage means, combinations of locations to be visited that could be respectively selected from each specified genre in the specified period can be specified.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus characterized in that the information processing apparatus comprises:

an acquiring means that acquires information indicating a plurality of genres of visit points and a period of visiting; and

a specifying means that specifies, on the basis of the period indicated by the acquired information and position information of each visit point belonging to each genre, the position information being stored in a storage means that stores position information indicating at least a position of visit points belonging to a genre of visit points for each genre, a combination which is a combination of visit points, each of which is respectively selected from each genre indicated by the acquired information, and is a combination of visit points, which can be visited within the period of visiting.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 characterized in that, wherein

the specifying means specifies the combination by deciding an area from which visit points to be included in the combination are selected based on at least either one of the number of the genres or the period of visiting which are acquired by the acquiring means and selecting visit points to be included in the combination from the decided area.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 characterized in that, wherein

the specifying means decides, based on the number of genres acquired by the acquiring means, the area so that the greater the number of the genres, the smaller the area, and the smaller the number of the genres, the larger the area.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 characterized in that, wherein

the specifying means decides, based on the period of visiting acquired by the acquiring means, the area so that the shorter the period of visiting, the smaller the area, and the longer the period of visiting, the larger the area.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 characterized in that, wherein

the specifying means specifies the combination of visit points by prioritizing genres where the number of visit points belonging to each of the genres is small.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 characterized in that, wherein

the acquiring means further acquires information indicating a visit time slot for each visit point, and

the specifying means specifies a traveling time required to travel between each visit point and specifies the combination where each visit point can be respectively visited in each visit time slot based on the specified traveling time and the acquired information indicating a visit time slot for each visit point.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 characterized in that, wherein

the specifying means specifies the combination by shifting at least any one of the acquired visit time slots forward or backward by a predetermine time.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 characterized in that the information processing apparatus further comprises:

a generating means that generates information indicating how much the number of the specified combinations is changed by shifting the visit time slot forward or backward by a predetermined time on the basis of the combinations specified by the specifying means by shifting the visit time slot forward or backward by the predetermined time and the combinations specified by the specifying means without shifting the visit time slot forward or backward by the predetermined time.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 characterized in that, wherein

the acquiring means further acquires information indicating a visit time slot for each visit point, and

in a case in which a visit time slot for any one of visit points indicated by the acquired information is included in a visit time slot for another visit point, the specifying means specifies the two visit points, where one visit point corresponding to one visit time slot including the other visit time slot includes the other visit point corresponding to the other visit time slot included in the one visit time slot, as at least a part of the combination of visit points.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 characterized in that, wherein

the acquiring means further acquires information indicating an allowable traveling time allowed to travel between each visit point, and

the specifying means specifies a traveling time required to travel between each visit point and specifies the combination where it is possible to travel between each visit point within each allowable traveling time indicated by the acquired information.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 characterized in that, wherein

the acquiring means further acquires information indicating a scheduled staying time for each visit point, and

the specifying means specifies the combination based on information indicating a standard staying time for each visit point stored in the storage means and the acquired information indicating the scheduled staying time.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 characterized in that, wherein

the specifying means specifies the combination including visit points where the standard staying time is longer than or equal to the scheduled staying time.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 characterized in that, wherein

the specifying means specifies the combination including visit points where the standard staying time is included in a predetermined time range from the scheduled staying time.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 characterized in that, wherein

the specifying means specifies the combination by shortening or extending the scheduled staying time indicated by the acquired information.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 characterized in that, the information processing apparatus further comprises:

a generating means that generates information indicating how much the number of the combinations is changed by shortening or extending the scheduled staying time on the basis of the combinations specified by the specifying means by shortening or extending the scheduled staying time and the combinations specified by the specifying means without shortening or extending the scheduled staying time.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 characterized in that, wherein

the acquiring means further acquires information indicating a visiting order of each visit point, and

the specifying means specifies a traveling time required to travel between each visit point and specifies the combination where each visit point can be visited in the visiting order based on the specified traveling time and the acquired information indicating the visiting order.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 characterized in that, wherein

the specifying means specifies the combination where each visit point can be visited in a visiting order obtained by changing at least a part of the visiting order.

18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17 characterized in that, the information processing apparatus further comprises:

a generating means that generates information indicating how much the number of the combinations is changed by changing the visiting order of visit points on the basis of the combinations specified by changing at least a part of the visiting order and the combinations specified without changing the visiting order.

19. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 characterized in that, wherein

the acquiring means further acquires information indicating a visit date and time of each visit point, and

the specifying means specifies the combination including visit points that can be reserved on the basis of information which is stored in the storage means and indicates reservation availability of each visit point and the acquired information indicating the visit date and time.

20. An information processing method performed by a computer, the method characterized in that the method comprises:

an acquisition step of acquiring information indicating a plurality of genres of visit points and a period of visiting; and

a specifying step of specifying, on the basis of the period indicated by the acquired information and position information of each visit point belonging to each genre, the position information being stored in a storage means that stores position information indicating at least a position of visit points belonging to a genre of visit points for each genre, a combination which is a combination of visit points, each of which is respectively selected from each genre indicated by the acquired information, and is a combination of visit points, which can be visited within the period of visiting.

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