ROUTE RETRIEVAL APPARATUS, ROUTE RETRIEVAL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING ROUTE RETRIEVAL PROGRAM

• US 20200132480A1
• Filed: 10/16/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: MAJIMA, Hiroshi, AMANO, Nariaki, YAMANE, Yukiya, KATO, Kazuki
• Granted Patent: US 11,385,065 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3423 Multimodal routing, i.e. combining two or more modes of transportation, where the modes can be any of, e.g. driving, walking, cycling, public transport
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3476 using point of interest [POI] information, e.g. a route passing visible POIs
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3614 through interaction with a road map, e.g. selecting a POI icon on a road map

Abstract

A route retrieval apparatus includes a route retrieval unit configured to perform route retrieval from a departure place to a destination, the route retrieval retrieving a route using one or two or more pieces of moving means among a plurality of pieces of moving means including sharing type moving means in which a vehicle with a relatively small riding capacity is used by unspecified people, and perform the route retrieval from the departure place to the destination, the route retrieval retrieving a route including usage of the sharing type moving means, such that the usage of the sharing type moving means is restricted to at least one of usage from the departure place or a periphery of the departure place and usage for reaching the destination or a periphery of the destination.

Claims

1. A route retrieval apparatus comprising a route retrieval unit configured to

perform route retrieval from a departure place to a destination, the route retrieval retrieving a route using one or two or more pieces of moving means among a plurality of pieces of moving means including sharing type moving means in which a vehicle with a relatively small riding capacity is used by unspecified people, and

perform the route retrieval from the departure place to the destination, the route retrieval retrieving the route including usage of the sharing type moving means, such that the usage of the sharing type moving means is restricted to at least one of usage from the departure place or a periphery of the departure place and usage for reaching the destination or a periphery of the destination.

2. The route retrieval apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sharing type moving means includes at least one of a rental car, car sharing, cycle sharing, ride sharing, and a taxi.

3. The route retrieval apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the route retrieval unit is configured to perform the route retrieval from the departure place to the destination, the route retrieval retrieving the route including the usage of the sharing type moving means, such that usage of the rental car, the car sharing, and the cycle sharing is restricted to at least one of usage from an access point to a corresponding vehicle in the periphery of the departure place and usage to the access point in the periphery of the destination.

4. The route retrieval apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the route retrieval unit is configured to perform the route retrieval from the departure place to the destination, the route retrieval retrieving the route including the usage of the sharing type moving means, such that usage of the ride sharing and the taxi is restricted to at least one of usage from the departure place and usage to the destination.

5. The route retrieval apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the route retrieval unit is configured to perform the route retrieval from the departure place to the destination, the route retrieval retrieving the route including the usage of the sharing type moving means, such that usage of the ride sharing and the taxi is restricted to at least one of usage from the departure place and usage to the destination.

6. The route retrieval apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a retrieval result delivery unit configured to cause a display to display a result of the route retrieval performed by the route retrieval unit.

7. The route retrieval apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sharing type moving means is a moving means in which the vehicle with the relatively small riding capacity compared with a public transportation is shared by the unspecified people.

8. A route retrieval method executed by a route retrieval apparatus, the route retrieval method comprising performing route retrieval from a departure place to a destination, the route retrieval retrieving a route using one or two or more pieces of moving means among a plurality of pieces of moving means including sharing type moving means in which a vehicle with a relatively small riding capacity is used by unspecified people,

wherein, in the route retrieval, the route retrieval from the departure place to the destination, the route retrieval retrieving the route including usage of the sharing type moving means, is performed such that the usage of the sharing type moving means is restricted to at least one of usage from the departure place or a periphery of the departure place and usage for reaching the destination or a periphery of the destination.

9. The route retrieval method according to claim 8, wherein the sharing type moving means includes at least one of a rental car, car sharing, cycle sharing, ride sharing, and a taxi.

10. The route retrieval method according to claim 9, wherein the performing route retrieval includes perform the route retrieval from the departure place to the destination, the route retrieval retrieving the route including the usage of the sharing type moving means, such that usage of the rental car, the car sharing, and the cycle sharing is restricted to at least one of usage from an access point to a corresponding vehicle in the periphery of the departure place and usage to the access point in the periphery of the destination.

11. The route retrieval method according to claim 9, wherein the performing route retrieval includes perform the route retrieval from the departure place to the destination, the route retrieval retrieving the route including the usage of the sharing type moving means, such that usage of the ride sharing and the taxi is restricted to at least one of usage from the departure place and usage to the destination.

12. The route retrieval method according to claim 10, wherein the performing route retrieval includes perform the route retrieval from the departure place to the destination, the route retrieval retrieving the route including the usage of the sharing type moving means, such that usage of the ride sharing and the taxi is restricted to at least one of usage from the departure place and usage to the destination.

13. The route retrieval method according to claim 8 further comprising causing a display to display a result of the route retrieval.

14. The route retrieval method according to claim 8, wherein the sharing type moving means is a moving means in which the vehicle with the relatively small riding capacity compared with a public transportation is shared by the unspecified people.

15. A non-transitory storage medium storing a route retrieval program causing a route retrieval apparatus to execute performing route retrieval from a departure place to a destination, the route retrieval retrieving a route using one or two or more pieces of moving means among a plurality of pieces of moving means including sharing type moving means in which a vehicle with a relatively small riding capacity is used by unspecified people,

wherein, in the route retrieval, the route retrieval from the departure place to the destination, the route retrieval retrieving the route including usage of the sharing type moving means, is performed such that the usage of the sharing type moving means is restricted to at least one of usage from the departure place or a periphery of the departure place and usage for reaching the destination or a periphery of the destination.

16. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the sharing type moving means includes at least one of a rental car, car sharing, cycle sharing, ride sharing, and a taxi.

17. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the performing route retrieval includes perform the route retrieval from the departure place to the destination, the route retrieval retrieving the route including the usage of the sharing type moving means, such that usage of the rental car, the car sharing, and the cycle sharing is restricted to at least one of usage from an access point to a corresponding vehicle in the periphery of the departure place and usage to the access point in the periphery of the destination.

18. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the performing route retrieval includes perform the route retrieval from the departure place to the destination, the route retrieval retrieving the route including the usage of the sharing type moving means, such that usage of the ride sharing and the taxi is restricted to at least one of usage from the departure place and usage to the destination.

19. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the performing route retrieval includes perform the route retrieval from the departure place to the destination, the route retrieval retrieving the route including the usage of the sharing type moving means, such that usage of the ride sharing and the taxi is restricted to at least one of usage from the departure place and usage to the destination.

20. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the route retrieval program is configured to execute causing a display to display a result of the route retrieval.