JP2008123270A - Reduction consideration calculation device, reduction consideration calculation system, and reduction consideration calculation method - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a reduced price calculation device that increases the number of users in a commercial facility and provides a fair service to users using a public transportation network so that the user does not feel unfairness. .
A reduction consideration calculating device 1 makes each user a target of reduction of usage fee for each use of a highway network based on passage information notified from a road network management device 2 and credit transaction information. It is determined whether or not the event is a reduction target. Further, when it is determined that the return consideration calculation device 1 is an event to be returned, the amount of consideration to be returned to the user is calculated, and this is notified to the road network management device 2.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a reduction consideration calculation device for calculating consideration to be paid back to a user of a public transportation network such as an expressway network or a railway network, a reduction consideration calculation system to which the reduction consideration calculation device is applied, and corresponding to these The present invention relates to a method for calculating reduction consideration.

Conventionally, a toll road such as an expressway network and a commercial facility cooperate with each other and a system for discounting a charge for using the expressway network has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). This system is intended to increase the number of visitors at commercial facilities and promote the use of the highway network by increasing the number of users visiting the commercial facilities using the highway network. Patent Document 1 is a system using a known ETC system. Specifically, a user who uses the highway network is identified by detecting a vehicle that has passed through the entrance and exit of the highway network (that is, a vehicle using the highway network) with the ETC system. Further, the user who has made a transaction at the commercial facility is identified from the identification code such as a credit card used for the transaction at the commercial facility. In addition, the ETC gate device provided at the entrance / exit of the parking lot of the commercial facility is used to identify a user who uses the commercial facility by detecting a vehicle that has entered / exited the parking lot. And the user who went to the commercial facility is identified using the expressway network, and the usage fee of the expressway network is discounted for each identified user. This relieves the user's resistance to visiting commercial facilities using the highway network.
JP 2003-216990 A

  However, the system proposed in Patent Document 1 is based on the condition that a user who is subject to a discount on the usage fee of the expressway network has used the expressway network and has visited a commercial facility. For this reason, even if you are not aiming to visit a commercial facility, when you use the expressway network, you must exit the expressway network and go to the target location (a place other than a commercial facility). If you stop by a commercial facility, you can get a discount on the highway network. In other words, even users who are not intended to go to commercial facilities can receive a discount on the usage fee for the expressway network. Therefore, there has been a problem that a service for discounting the usage fee of the expressway network to the user cannot be properly performed and the user who has aimed to go to a commercial facility feels unfairness. In addition, the management company that manages the operation and maintenance of the expressway network was merely a reduction in usage fees, and the effect of increasing the number of users in commercial facilities was small.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a reduced consideration calculation apparatus that increases the number of users in a commercial facility and provides a fair service to users using a public transportation network so that the user does not feel unfairness. Is to provide.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a reduction consideration calculation system and a reduction consideration calculation method to which the reduction consideration calculation device is applied.

  The reduction consideration calculation apparatus of the present invention has the following configuration in order to solve the above problems.

(1) a reduction consideration calculating means for calculating a consideration to be returned to a user of a public transportation network provided with a plurality of entrance points and exit points;
For each of the entrance point and the exit point, passage information storage means for acquiring and storing passage information of a user whose passage is detected by a gate device installed at the point;
Transaction information storage means for acquiring and storing transaction information relating to transactions performed by a user of the public transport network at a commercial facility;
Target commercial facility storage means for storing target commercial facility information that associates the commercial facility that is the target of reduction of the consideration for each exit point;
For each user, the passage information stored in the passage information storage means, the transaction information stored in the transaction information storage means, and the target commercial facility information stored in the target commercial facility storage means. The transaction is performed at the commercial facility that is subject to reduction of the price associated with this exit point after the passage of the exit point is detected and until the next entry point is detected. A reduction target event extracting means for extracting a current event as a reduction target event,
The reduction consideration calculation means is means for calculating the amount of consideration to be returned to the corresponding user based on the reduction target event extracted by the reduction target event extraction means.

  In this configuration, the passage information storage means stores passage information of a user whose passage is detected by a gate device installed at an entrance point or an exit point of a public transport network such as an expressway network or a railway network. For example, an entrance point and an exit point in an expressway network are interchanges, and a gate device is an ETC gate device. In addition, entrance points and exit points in the railway network are ticket gates of each station, and the gate device is an automatic ticket gate. Passing information includes, for example, information for identifying a user who has passed the point (identification code of ETC card, identification code of commuter pass or SF card), entry / exit distinction, passage date / time, etc. Is included. Further, the transaction information storage means stores transaction information relating to transactions performed at commercial facilities. This transaction information includes, for example, information for identifying the user who performed the transaction (identification code such as a credit card or a point card used in the transaction), a commercial facility (store, theme park, Parking code etc.), transaction amount, transaction date and time. The reduction target event extraction means passes through the exit point for each user, then conducts a transaction at a commercial facility associated with the exit point, and further extracts the event that has passed the entrance point as a reduction target event. . In other words, an event using a public transportation network is taken to a commercial facility, and then an event using the public transportation network is extracted as an event to be returned. Then, the reduction consideration calculation means calculates the amount of consideration to be returned to the corresponding user for each reduction target event extracted for each user. The consideration of the amount calculated here is returned to each user.

  In this way, since it was configured not to be extracted as an event to be returned only by visiting a commercial facility using the public transport network, the consideration was paid to users who temporarily stopped at the commercial facility using the public transport network. There is no reduction. In other words, when a user whose purpose is to go to a commercial facility uses the public transportation network, the consideration is reduced to the user. Therefore, a fair service can be provided to users using the public transport network, and the user does not feel unfairness. In addition, the management company that manages the operation and maintenance of the public transport network can increase the number of users who go to the commercial facilities efficiently without simply reducing the usage fee.

  (2) The reduction consideration calculation means uses the applicable amount based on the transaction amount of the transaction performed at the commercial facility associated with the exit point in the reduction target event extracted by the reduction target event extraction means. It is a means for calculating the amount of consideration to be returned to the person.

  In this configuration, since the amount of consideration to be returned to the user is calculated based on the transaction amount at the commercial facility, a more fair service can be provided to the user.

  (3) The return consideration calculation means is means for calculating the amount of consideration to be returned to the user with the use amount of the public transportation network as an upper limit.

  In this configuration, since the upper limit of the amount of consideration to be returned to the user is set to the amount of use of the public transportation network, the amount of consideration to be returned to the user does not exceed the usage fee of the public transportation network.

  (4) The reduction target event extracting means is configured to reduce the reduction target event for an event in which the time from passing through the exit point to passing through the entry point next exceeds a predetermined first determination time. It is a means not to extract as.

  In this configuration, the time from passing through the exit point to the next passing through the entrance point is added to the condition of whether or not to qualify for the public transportation network usage fee. For users who spend time in places other than commercial facilities, it is possible to prevent the reduction of consideration. As a result, it is possible to provide a more equitable service to the user.

  (5) A first determination time storage unit that stores first determination time information in which the first determination time for each entry point is registered is provided for each exit point.

  In this configuration, the properties of the commercial facilities subject to reduction of the price associated with the exit points (such as the time that general users spend at the commercial facilities), exit points, commercial facilities, and entrance points are The first determination time can be set according to the distance of the route that goes around in order. Thereby, a better service can be provided to the user.

  (6) The event subject to reduction target extraction means for an event in which the time from when the last transaction is made at a commercial facility until the next passing through the entry point exceeds a predetermined second determination time. Is a means which is not extracted as the reduction target event.

  In this configuration, since the time from the last transaction at the commercial facility to the next passing through the entrance point is added to the condition of whether to qualify for the public transportation network usage fee, The reward will be reduced for users who spend time in places other than the commercial facility that is the target of reduction after leaving the commercial facility that is the target of the return after passing through the entrance point Can be suppressed. That is, similar to the above (4), it is possible to suppress the reduction of the value for the user who spent time in a place other than the commercial facility that is the target of the price reduction. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a more equitable service to the user.

  (7) Second determination time storage means for storing second determination time information in which the second determination time for each commercial facility is registered for each entrance point.

  In this configuration, the second determination time can be set according to the property of the commercial facility that is the target of the reduction of the price associated with the exit point, the distance of the route from the commercial facility to the entrance point, and the like. it can. Therefore, a better service can be provided to the user.

  (8) For the event that the time until the first transaction at the commercial facility is performed after passing through the exit point exceeds the predetermined third determination time. This means is not extracted as a reduction target event.

  In this configuration, since the time from passing the exit point to the first transaction at the commercial facility is added to the condition of whether or not to qualify for the public transportation network usage fee, the exit point is Controls the reduction of consideration for users who spend time in places other than commercial facilities that are subject to compensation reductions, after passing through to the facility that is subject to compensation reduction. It is done. That is, similar to the above (4) and (6), it is possible to suppress the reduction of the consideration for the user who has spent time in a place other than the commercial facility that is the reduction target of the consideration. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a more equitable service to the user.

  (9) A third determination time storage unit that stores third determination time information in which the third determination time for each commercial facility is registered is provided for each exit point.

  In this configuration, the third determination time can be set according to the property of the commercial facility that is the target of the reduction of the price associated with the exit point, the distance of the route from the exit point to the commercial facility, and the like. it can. Therefore, a better service can be provided to the user.

  According to the present invention, a fair service can be provided to a user who uses a public transportation network, and the user does not feel unfairness. In addition, the management company that manages the operation and maintenance of the public transport network can increase the number of users who go to the commercial facilities efficiently without simply reducing the usage fee.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  First, an outline of the reduction consideration calculation system of this embodiment will be briefly described. The reduction consideration calculation system of this embodiment is for the use of the expressway network when a user visiting a commercial facility (store, theme park, parking lot, etc.) is using the expressway network. This is a system that calculates the amount of consideration to be returned and returns the calculated amount of compensation to the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a highway network usage fee is paid to a user who goes to a commercial facility that has partnered using the highway network and returns from the commercial facility using the highway network again. Part of the reduction. In this way, the user's resistance to going to commercial facilities using the expressway network is eased, and the number of users going to the commercial facilities is increased. Although FIG. 1 illustrates a user who entered at exit A and entered at entrance A via an affiliated commercial facility, a similar service is provided to users who enter at entrance B or the like. provide. In addition, as shown in Fig. 2, when driving on the highway network toward the destination, once participating in the highway network and using affiliated commercial facilities for meals, refueling, etc. After that, a part of the use fee of the expressway network is returned to the user who entered the expressway network again and moved to the target location. Thereby, even if there is no space for providing a service area or a parking area on the expressway network, services such as meals and refueling can be provided to users at commercial facilities outside the expressway network. In this system, regardless of whether the interchange that entered the expressway network and the interchange that entered the expressway network are the same, a part of the usage fee of the expressway network is returned to the user. . In addition, for the purpose of reducing the usage fee of the expressway network, a restriction function is provided to prevent the usage fee from being reduced for users of the expressway network who have only temporarily stopped at commercial facilities that are affiliated. It provides a fair service to users and does not make users feel unfair. In addition, it is not a mere reduction in the usage fee of the expressway network, and the number of users who go to commercial facilities can be increased efficiently. Details of this restriction function will be described later.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a reduction consideration calculation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the reduction consideration calculation system of this embodiment includes a reduction consideration calculation device 1, an expressway network management device 2, a credit transaction management device 3, and a transaction processing device 4. The return consideration calculation device 1 calculates the amount of money to be returned to the user of the highway network. The expressway network management device 2 performs management related to the operation and maintenance of the expressway network. The highway network management device 2 includes an ETC gate device 2a provided at an interchange serving as an entrance and a display panel 2b for displaying guidance for users of the highway network. It is connected via a center or the like. The credit transaction management device 3 is a device of a credit card company, and authenticates whether each credit transaction is possible or manages transaction information related to credit transactions (hereinafter referred to as credit transaction information). The transaction processing device 4 is a POS terminal or CAT installed in a commercial facility. When processing a transaction using a credit card (that is, a credit transaction), the transaction processing device 4 issues an authentication request for whether or not the transaction is possible to the credit transaction management device 3 as is well known. Further, the transaction processing device 4 processes a transaction permitted by the credit transaction management device 3 and notifies the credit management device 3 of credit transaction information relating to the transaction. Reference numeral 6 in FIG. 1 denotes a user's vehicle. The vehicle 6 is equipped with an in-vehicle device (not shown) that performs wireless communication with the ETC gate device 2a.

  Here, the flow of data and the like in the reduction consideration calculation system will be briefly described. When the user's vehicle passes through the interchange of the highway network, wireless communication is performed between the ETC gate device 2a and the in-vehicle device. At this time, the ETC gate device 2a acquires an identification code of an ETC card (not shown) inserted in the in-vehicle device, and notifies the road network management device 2 of entrance information or exit information about the passing vehicle. The entrance information notified by the ETC gate device 2a to the road network management device 2 includes an identification code of an interchange that has entered (identification code of an interchange in which the ETC gate device 2a is installed), an identification code of an ETC card, Includes admission date and time. In addition, the participation information includes an identification code of an interchange that has participated (identification code of an interchange in which the ETC gate device 2a is installed), an identification code of an ETC card, an entry date and time, a use section, and the like. The expressway network management device 2 notifies the return consideration calculation device 1 of the entry information and the participation information notified from the ETC gate device 2a (hereinafter referred to as passing information when collectively referred to). . The reduction consideration calculation device 1 and the road network management device 2 are connected via a dedicated line, a public line, or the like so as to allow data communication.

  Further, when the user performs a credit transaction at a commercial facility, the transaction processing device 4 notifies the credit transaction management device 3 of credit transaction information related to the credit transaction. This credit transaction information includes a commercial facility code for identifying the commercial facility that performed the transaction, an identification code of the credit card used for the transaction, a transaction amount, a transaction date and time, and the like. As is well known, the commercial facility receives the transaction amount for the credit transaction from the credit card company. The credit card company charges the transaction amount to the user who has performed the credit transaction. The credit transaction management device 3 and the transaction processing device 4 are connected via a dedicated line, a public line, or the like so that data communication is possible.

  Further, the credit transaction management device 3 notifies the credit transaction information notified from the transaction processing device 4 to the reduction consideration calculation device 1. Here, the credit transaction management device 3 may be configured to transmit credit transaction information only for a credit transaction using a predetermined credit card, or only for a credit transaction performed at a predetermined commercial facility. It is good also as a structure which notifies credit transaction information, Furthermore, it is good also as a structure which notifies credit transaction information only about the credit transaction performed in the predetermined commercial facility where a predetermined credit card is used. The reduction consideration calculation device 1 and the credit transaction management device 3 are connected so that data communication is possible using a dedicated line or a public line.

  In FIG. 3, only one credit transaction management device 3 connected to the return consideration management device 1 is shown. However, a configuration in which credit transaction management devices 3 of a plurality of credit card companies are connected to the return consideration management device 1. It may be.

  The reduction consideration calculation device 1 uses the passing information notified from the road network management device 2 and the credit transaction information notified from the credit transaction management device 3 to calculate the usage fee for each use of the expressway network of each user. It is determined whether or not the event is a reduction target event (hereinafter referred to as a reduction target event). In addition, when the reduction consideration calculation device 1 determines that the event is a reduction target event, it calculates the amount of consideration to be returned to the user (in this embodiment, a discount amount for use of the expressway network), and returns this The road network management device 2 is notified as a price notification. The road network management device 2 creates, for each user, a usage statement related to the use of the expressway network based on the passing information of the user and the return consideration notification notified from the return consideration calculation device 1. The credit transaction management device 3 is notified. The road network management device 2 and the credit transaction management device 3 are connected so that data communication is possible using a dedicated line or a public line. The management company that manages the operation and maintenance of the expressway network receives from the credit card company the usage fees for each user's use of the expressway network. The credit card company charges a usage fee for using the highway network by each user.

  Next, the structure of the reduction consideration calculation apparatus 1 is demonstrated. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a main part of the reduction consideration calculation apparatus. The reduction consideration calculation device 1 includes a control unit 11, a user database 12 (user DB 12), a passage information storage unit 13, a transaction information storage unit 14, a condition storage unit 15, and a communication unit 16. ing. The control unit 11 controls the operation of each part of the main body of the reduction consideration calculation device 1. In the user database 12, for each user, a user table (see FIG. 5) in which the identification code of the user's ETC card and the identification code of one or more credit cards are associated is registered. . In general, when an expressway network is used in an ETC system, a credit card used to settle a fee for using the expressway network is required. Recently, there is also a card in which an ETC card and a credit card are integrated. Some integrated cards have different identification codes for ETC cards and credit cards, while others have the same. For this reason, some users have the same ETC card identification code and credit card identification code registered in the user database (circles × thick in FIG. 5).

  The passage information storage unit 13 stores the passage information notified from the expressway network management device 2. The transaction information storage unit 14 stores the credit transaction information notified from the credit transaction management device 3. The condition storage unit 15 stores information for determining whether or not the usage form of the expressway network is a reduction target event that is a discount target for the fee. Here, various information stored in the condition storage unit 15 will be described. The condition storage unit 15 stores a commercial facility table associating the exit of the expressway network and the commercial facility near the exit shown in FIG. Commercial facilities registered in this commercial facility table are affiliated with a discount service for highway network usage fees. In addition, the condition storage unit 15 stores a first determination time table in which the first determination time between each exit of the expressway network and each entrance shown in FIG. 7 is registered. This first determination time is a table that defines an upper limit of time from entering the highway network at the corresponding exit until entering the highway network at the corresponding entrance. This first determination time is based on the nature of the commercial facility associated with the exit of the expressway network (the time that general users spend in the commercial facility), the exit of the expressway network, the commercial facility, and the expressway network. Is set according to the distance of the route that goes around the entrance in this order. In addition, exits and entrances where entry from the expressway network and entry to the next expressway network are considered not to be a series of use of the expressway network by the user, such as the exit and entrance being far apart. The first determination time for is set to zero. In addition, the condition storage unit 15 stores a second determination time table in which the second determination time between each entrance of the highway network and each commercial facility shown in FIG. 8 is registered. This second determination time is a table that defines the upper limit of the time from the last credit transaction performed at the corresponding commercial facility until the entry to the highway network at the corresponding entrance. The second determination time is set based on the property of the commercial facility, the distance from the commercial facility to the expressway network entrance (travel time), and the like. In addition, there is a second reason for commercial facilities and entrances that are considered to be unrelated to the use of commercial facilities and the use of the expressway network by entering the next expressway network. The determination time is set to zero. Further, the condition storage unit 15 stores a third determination time table in which the third determination time between each exit of the expressway network and each commercial facility shown in FIG. 9 is registered. This third determination time is a table that defines the upper limit of the time from entering the highway network at the corresponding exit until the first credit transaction performed at the corresponding commercial facility. This third determination time is set based on the nature of the commercial facility, the distance (travel time) from the exit of the expressway network to the commercial facility, and the like. In addition, the third judgment time for the exit and the commercial facility considered to be unrelated to the use of the current expressway network and the use of the commercial facility, such as the exit of the expressway network and the commercial facility being far apart. Is set to 0.

  The communication unit 16 controls data communication with the highway network management device 2, the credit transaction management device 3, and the like.

  The expressway network management device 2 is configured to perform data communication with the return consideration calculation device 1 and the credit transaction management device 3, and pass information about each user of the expressway network is given to the return consideration calculation device 1. Notification is received from the reduction consideration calculation device 1 for the return consideration for the usage fee of the expressway network for each user. Moreover, the memory | storage part which memorize | stores cumulatively the passage information notified from each ETC gate apparatus 2a is provided. Further, the highway network management device 2 creates a highway network usage statement that charges the credit card company using the return price notification for each user received from the return price calculation device 1. The credit transaction management device 3 has substantially the same configuration as that of a credit card company server device used in a known credit transaction processing system, and has a configuration for performing data communication with the reduction consideration calculation device 1. It is different in point. Further, the credit transaction management device 3 has a function of notifying credit transaction information notified from the transaction processing device 4 to the reduction consideration calculating device 1. Since the transaction processing device 4 and the ETC gate device 2a are known, a description thereof is omitted here.

  Next, the operation of the reduction consideration calculation system of this embodiment will be described.

  The ETC gate device 2a installed at each entrance / exit of the expressway network acquires the identification code of the ETC card by wireless communication with the in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle passing through the gate, and the passing information about the vehicle Is generated and notified to the expressway network management device 2. The expressway network management device 2 stores the passing information notified from the ETC gate device 2a in the storage unit and notifies the return consideration calculation device 1 of the passing information. The highway network management device 2 may be configured to notify the return value calculation device 1 of the passing information every time it receives the passing information from the ETC gate device 2a. It may be configured to collectively notify the passing information notified inside. In this embodiment, the highway network management device 2 will be described as having a configuration in which, for each fixed period, the passing information notified within the fixed period is collected and notified to the return consideration calculating apparatus 1.

  Moreover, every time the transaction processing device 4 processes a credit transaction, the transaction processing device 4 transmits credit transaction information related to the credit transaction to the credit transaction management device 3. The credit transaction management device 3 stores the credit transaction information notified from the transaction processing device 4 and notifies the reduction consideration calculation device 1 of the credit transaction information that satisfies a predetermined condition. For example, the following conditions (1) to (3) are conceivable.

(1) Transaction information related to credit transactions performed at affiliated commercial facilities (commercial facilities registered in the commercial facility table stored in the condition storage unit 15) (2) Registered in the user database 12 (3) Transaction information related to a credit transaction that satisfies the AND conditions of (1) and (2) (3) is a credit transaction management device. Notification of unnecessary credit transaction information from 3 to the reduction consideration calculation device 1 can be minimized. It is desirable to determine the conditions (1) to (3) in consideration of not only the amount of communication between the credit transaction management device 3 and the reduction consideration calculation device 1, but also the load of the credit transaction management device 3. Further, every time the credit transaction management device 3 receives the credit transaction information from the transaction processing device 4, whether or not the credit transaction information should be notified to the return consideration calculation device 1 (predetermined conditions are determined). The credit transaction information to be satisfied), and may be notified if it should be notified to the reduction consideration calculation device 1, or credits notified within a certain period every certain period The configuration may be such that, in the transaction information, credit transaction information that should be notified to the reduction consideration calculation device 1 is collectively notified. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the credit transaction information that should be notified to the reduction consideration calculation device 1 is collectively notified for every predetermined period in the credit transaction information notified within the predetermined period. .

  In addition, about the timing when the expressway network management device 2 notifies the return information to the reduction consideration calculation device 1 and the timing when the credit transaction management device 3 notifies the credit transaction information to the reduction consideration calculation device 1, the reduction consideration calculation device 1 May be determined so that the passing information and credit transaction information required when performing the reduction consideration calculation process described later are notified.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the reduction consideration calculation apparatus. Upon receiving notification of passing information from the expressway network management device 2 in the communication unit 16 (s1), the reduction consideration calculating device 1 stores the passing information notified this time in the passing information storage unit 13 (s2). In addition, when the communication unit 16 receives the notification of credit transaction information from the credit transaction management device 3 (s3), the reduction consideration calculation device 1 stores the credit transaction information notified this time in the transaction information storage unit 14 (s4). ). The reduction consideration calculation device 1 performs a reduction consideration calculation process for calculating the reduction consideration at the timing for calculating the reduction consideration of the usage fee for the user of the highway (s5). The reduction consideration calculation processing according to s6 may be performed at a timing instructed from the expressway network management device 2, for example.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a reduction consideration calculation process according to s6. The reduction consideration calculation device 1 determines a period during which the usage fee for using the highway network is reduced for each user (s11). This period may be, for example, a period that coincides with the current settlement for use of the highway network. The reduction consideration calculation device 1 extracts all passage information for the period determined in s11 from the passage information storage unit 13 (s12). Further, all credit transaction information for the period determined in s11 is extracted from the transaction information storage unit 14 (s13). The reduction consideration calculation apparatus 1 selects one piece of passage information from the passage information extracted in s12 (s14). Then, from the passage information extracted in s12, all passage information having the same identification code of the ETC card as the passage information selected in s14 is extracted (s15). By executing the processes related to s14 and s15, the passage information related to the use of the highway network in the period determined in s11 is extracted for one user.

The reduction consideration calculating device 1 searches the user database 12 and extracts all the credit card identification codes associated with the ETC card identification code of the passing information extracted this time (s16). The reduction consideration calculating device 1 extracts all the credit transaction information that matches the identification code of the credit card extracted in s16 from the transaction information extracted in s13 (s17). The reduction consideration calculation device 1 sorts the passage information extracted in s15 and the credit transaction information extracted in s17 in time series (s18). From the sorted information, the reduction consideration calculating device 1 extracts a reduction target event that is a target for reducing the usage fee of the highway network (s19). In s19, in the information sorted in s18,
(1) There is credit transaction information between the entry information and the next entry information,
(2) Credits made at commercial facilities associated with the exit of the expressway network included in the entry information in the credit transaction information between the entry information and the next entry information There is transaction information,
(3) The time difference between the entry date and time in the entry information and the entry date and time in the entry information is within the first determination time set for the exit and entrance of the corresponding highway network,
(4) The time difference between the last credit transaction performed at the commercial facility associated with the exit of the expressway network included in the entry information and the entry date / time in the entrance information is the same as that of the corresponding commercial facility. Within the second judgment time set for the entrance to the road network,
(5) The time difference between the entry date and time in the entry information and the first credit transaction conducted at the commercial facility associated with the exit of the expressway network included in the entry information Within the third judgment time set for the exit and the commercial facility,
An event is extracted as a reduction target event.

  In addition, about the conditions of said (3), (4), (5), it is good also as a structure which extracts the event which satisfy | fills arbitrary one conditions as a reduction | restoration object event, and the event which satisfy | fills two arbitrary conditions May be extracted as a reduction target event.

  As a result, when a user who does not intend to go to a commercial facility uses the expressway network, he / she exits the expressway network before going to the target location (a place other than the commercial facility). It is possible to prevent an event such as a temporary stoppage from being extracted as a reduction target event. For example, according to the condition of (4) above, the time between the user leaving the affiliated commercial facility and entering the expressway network in the place other than the affiliated commercial facility. Can be prevented from being extracted as a reduction target event. In addition, according to the condition (5) above, there is a period of time at a place other than the affiliated commercial facility after the user enters the exit of the expressway network until the user goes to the affiliated commercial facility. Can be prevented from being extracted as a reduction target event.

  The reduction consideration calculation device 1 calculates the amount to be returned to the user for the usage fee of the expressway network for each reduction target event extracted in s19 (s20). In s20, a predetermined amount for each return target event may be returned to the user, or the credit transaction information included in the return target event may be used for credit transactions at affiliated commercial facilities. A total of 5% of the transaction amount may be returned to the user. In addition, when determining the amount to be returned to the user from the total transaction amount for credit transactions at affiliated commercial facilities, the amount to be returned up to the usage fee of the expressway network in the event subject to return May be calculated.

  The reduction consideration calculation apparatus 1 returns to s14 and repeats the above-described processing if there is passage information extracted in s12 (if there is an unprocessed user) (s21) that has not performed the above-described processing relating to s14 to s20. . The reduction consideration calculation apparatus 1 ends this process when the processes related to s14 to s20 described above are completed for all users.

  Upon completion of the processing related to s6, the reduction consideration calculation device 1 creates a reduction consideration notification associated with the reduction target event and the amount to be reduced for each user (s7). The road network management device 2 is notified (s8).

  The expressway network management device 2 uses the expressway network for each user based on the passing information stored for each user and the return consideration notification for each user notified from the return price calculation device 1. Create usage details for. The expressway network management device 2 notifies the credit transaction management device 3 of usage details relating to the use of the expressway network for each user created here. As a result, the management company that operates and maintains the expressway network receives usage charges for the use of each user's expressway network from the credit card company. The credit card company charges each user a usage fee for using the highway network.

  The credit card company also charges the user for a credit transaction used at a commercial facility or the like. The creation of the usage details of the expressway network for each user and the processing for notifying the usage details of the usage details to the credit transaction management device 3 may be performed by the reduction consideration calculation device 1.

  Thus, according to the reduction price calculation system of this embodiment, the highway network is used for a user who goes to the commercial facility using the highway network and returns from the commercial facility using the highway network again. A part of the usage fee can be reduced. Thereby, it is possible to relieve the user's resistance to going to the commercial facilities using the highway network, and to increase the number of users who go to the commercial facilities. Also, when driving on the expressway network toward the destination, once enter the expressway network for meals, refueling, etc., use the commercial facility, and then enter the expressway network again. A part of the usage fee of the highway network can be returned to the user who moves to the target location. Thereby, even if there is no space for providing a service area or a parking area on the expressway network, services such as meals and refueling can be provided to users at commercial facilities outside the expressway network. Therefore, it is possible to improve services for users of the expressway network. In addition, the purpose is to reduce the usage fee of the expressway network, and it is possible to suppress the return of the usage fee to users of the expressway network who have only temporarily stopped at commercial facilities that are affiliated. There is no sense of fairness for users. In addition, it is not a mere reduction in the usage fee of the expressway network, and the number of users who go to commercial facilities can be increased efficiently.

  In addition, on the display panel 2b installed near the exit of the expressway network, a configuration for displaying the degree of congestion of the affiliated commercial facilities associated with the exit is configured as the expressway network management device 2, You may install in the control center of the area. In this way, it is possible to recognize the degree of congestion of affiliated commercial facilities before the user enters the highway network, and the service for the user can be further improved.

  The present invention can be applied not only to a highway network but also to a system that returns charges to users of other public transportation networks such as a railway network.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although it was the structure which judges that the user went to the commercial facility which has partnered by the credit transaction performed at the commercial facility, other cards, such as a point card, were used. You may make it judge by adding dealings. In this case, the point card identification code may be registered in the user database 12. In addition, when the affiliated commercial facility is a parking lot or the like, an ETC gate device 2a may be installed at the entrance or exit, and the user's entrance to this parking lot may be detected. .

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1-Reduction consideration calculation device 2-Expressway network management device 2a-ETC gate device 2b-Display panel 3-Credit transaction management device 4-Transaction processing device 6-Vehicle 11-Control unit 12-User database 13-Passage information storage Unit 14-transaction information storage unit 15-condition storage unit 16-communication unit

Claims (12)

A return consideration calculating means for calculating a return to a user of a public transportation network having a plurality of entrance points and exit points;
For each of the entrance point and the exit point, passage information storage means for acquiring and storing passage information of a user whose passage is detected by a gate device installed at the point;
Transaction information storage means for acquiring and storing transaction information relating to transactions performed by a user of the public transport network at a commercial facility;
Target commercial facility storage means for storing target commercial facility information that associates the commercial facility that is the target of reduction of the consideration for each exit point;
For each user, the passage information stored in the passage information storage means, the transaction information stored in the transaction information storage means, and the target commercial facility information stored in the target commercial facility storage means. The transaction is performed at the commercial facility that is subject to reduction of the price associated with this exit point after the passage of the exit point is detected and until the next entry point is detected. A reduction target event extracting means for extracting a current event as a reduction target event,
The reduction consideration calculating means is means for calculating the amount of consideration to be returned to the corresponding user based on the reduction target event extracted by the reduction target event extraction means.
Reduction consideration calculation device. The reduction consideration calculation means returns to the corresponding user based on the transaction amount of the transaction performed at the commercial facility associated with the exit point in the reduction target event extracted by the reduction target event extraction means. A means of calculating the amount of consideration
The reduction consideration calculation apparatus according to claim 1. The return consideration calculation means is means for calculating the amount of consideration to be returned to the user, with the use amount of the public transport network as an upper limit.
The reduction consideration calculation apparatus of Claim 1 or 2.   The reduction consideration calculation device according to claim 1, wherein the public transportation network is an expressway network. The reduction target event extracting means does not extract an event whose time from passing through the exit point to passing through the entry point next exceeds a predetermined first determination time as the reduction target event. Means,
The reduction consideration calculation apparatus in any one of Claims 1-4. For each exit point, the first determination time storage means for storing first determination time information in which the first determination time for each entry point is registered,
The reduction consideration calculation apparatus according to claim 5. The reduction target event extracting means is configured to perform the reduction for an event in which the time from the last transaction at a commercial facility to the next passing through the entrance point exceeds a predetermined second determination time. It is a means not to extract as a target event,
The reduction consideration calculation apparatus in any one of Claims 1-6. A second determination time storage means for storing second determination time information in which the second determination time for each commercial facility is registered for each entrance point;
The reduction consideration calculation apparatus according to claim 7. The event subject to redemption is the event subject to redemption for an event in which the time from passing the exit point until the first transaction at a commercial facility is performed exceeds a predetermined third determination time. Is a means not to extract as
The reduction consideration calculation apparatus in any one of Claims 1-8. For each of the exit points, a third determination time storage means for storing third determination time information in which the third determination time for each commercial facility is registered is provided.
The reduced consideration calculation apparatus according to claim 9. A passage information management device for managing passage information relating to a user's passage detected by a gate device provided at an entrance point and an exit point of a public transport network;
A transaction information management device for managing transaction information related to transactions performed by users at commercial facilities;
A reduction consideration calculating device for calculating a consideration to be returned to a user of the public transport network,
The reduction consideration calculation device
From the passage information management device, for each of the entrance point and the exit point, passage information storage means for acquiring and storing passage information of a user whose passage is detected at the point;
Transaction information storage means for acquiring and storing transaction information relating to transactions conducted by a user of the public transport network at a commercial facility from the transaction information management device;
Target commercial facility storage means for storing target commercial facility information that associates the commercial facility that is the target of reduction of the consideration for each exit point;
For each user, the passage information stored in the passage information storage means, the transaction information stored in the transaction information storage means, and the target commercial facility information stored in the target commercial facility storage means. The transaction is performed at the commercial facility that is subject to reduction of the price associated with this exit point after the passage of the exit point is detected and until the next entry point is detected. A reduction target event extracting means for extracting a current event as a reduction target event;
Based on the reduction target event extracted by the reduction target event extraction means, a reduction consideration calculation means for calculating the amount of consideration to be returned to the corresponding user,
Reduction consideration calculation system. A reduction consideration calculation method for causing a computer to calculate a return consideration to a user of a public transportation network in which a plurality of entrance points and exit points are provided,
For each of the entrance point and the exit point, a first step of storing in the passage information storage means passage information of a user whose passage is detected by a gate device installed at the point;
A second step of storing, in a transaction information storage means, transaction information relating to a transaction performed by a user of the public transport network at a commercial facility;
For each user, the passage information stored in the passage information storage means, the transaction information stored in the transaction information storage means, and the exit points and compensation stored in the target commercial facility storage means Using the target commercial facility information that correlates with the commercial facility that is the target of return, the exit point is associated with the exit point after the passage of the exit point is detected. A third step of extracting, as a reduction target event, an event that is being conducted at a commercial facility subject to reduction of
A reduction consideration calculation method comprising: a fourth step of calculating an amount of consideration to be returned to the corresponding user based on the reduction target event extracted in the third step.

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