TWI668642B - Server and route planning method - Google Patents

Abstract

A trip planning method, the trip planning method includes the following steps: acquiring user demand information and user location information; obtaining location information of a service place that matches the demand information; and obtaining location information and information according to the user Determining the location information of the service place to perform route planning and travel time estimation, and transmitting the route to the user; and obtaining the user's calendar, and providing the calendar according to the calendar and the travel time A recommendation of a user's travel date and time period, which is a date and time period during which the user's calendar is free to go to the service place. The invention also provides a server.

Description

Server and trip planning method

The present invention relates to the field of shopping systems and methods thereof, and more particularly to a server and a trip planning method.

With the increase of the current types of goods, users' shopping demand is more and more frequent, especially during holidays. The traffic of major shopping malls is large. Many users will find that there are no parking spaces, crowds, and preferential time for items to be purchased. Various problems such as the purchase of goods have been sold out or the items to be purchased have not been purchased, thus reducing the user's shopping experience and affecting the user's shopping efficiency.

At present, the population is increasing. When users go to the hospital for medical treatment, they often meet the doctor's appointments on the same day, or there are too many queues in front, no parking spaces, etc. Users often go to government agencies to meet appointments that need to be handled on the same day. The number of seats is full, or there are too many people queued in front, which seriously affects the user's medical treatment and efficiency.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a shopping trip planning method and a server, which can know the user demand information and location information and the location information of the service place in advance, and give the best travel date and time period suggestions according to the user calendar. Improve user efficiency.

A server comprising at least one processor and a memory, the server further comprising a plurality of modules, the plurality of modules being stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the at least one processor The plurality of modules include: a first acquisition module, configured to acquire a user's demand information and location information; and a second acquisition module, configured to acquire location information of the service location that matches the demand information; a route planning module, configured to perform route planning and travel time estimation according to location information of the user and location information of the service place, and transmit the route to the user, where the route includes from the use a traffic route to a location of the service location, the travel time including a travel time required from the user location to a location of the service venue; and a trip suggestion module for obtaining the user's a calendar, and providing a recommendation of the user's travel date and time period according to the calendar and the travel time, wherein the travel date and time period are free for the user's calendar Go to the date and time of the service establishments.

A shopping trip planning method includes the steps of: obtaining user demand information and location information; obtaining location information of a service location that matches the demand information; and determining location information of the user and location information of the service location according to the location information of the service location Performing route planning and travel time estimation, and transmitting the route to the user, the route including a traffic route from the user location to a location of the service venue, the travel time including from the user a traffic time required to locate the location of the service location; obtaining a calendar of the user, and providing suggestions for the user's travel date and time period based on the calendar and the travel time, the travel date and The time period is the date and time period during which the user's calendar is free to go to the service place.

The above-mentioned server and the route planning method can know the user demand information and the location information and the location information of the service place in advance, and give the best travel date and time period suggestions according to the user calendar, thereby improving the user's work efficiency.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

100‧‧‧Travel Planning System

11‧‧‧ Processor

12‧‧‧ memory

13‧‧‧Server

14‧‧‧First acquisition module

15‧‧‧Second acquisition module

16‧‧‧Screening module

17‧‧‧Promotion module

18‧‧‧ Estimation module

19‧‧‧Judgement module

20‧‧‧Travel Planning Module

21‧‧‧Travel Suggestion Module

1 is a diagram showing an operating environment of an electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a functional block diagram of a trip planning system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart showing the steps of a trip planning method in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown an architectural diagram of a preferred embodiment of the electronic device 10 and the server 13 of the present invention. The electronic device 10 can be in communication with the server 13. In this embodiment, the electronic device 10 may be a device such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer. The server 13 can be a device such as a computer, a workstation, a cloud server, or the like that can store and execute code and materials. The server 13 includes, but is not limited to, at least one processor 11 and memory 12.

The processor 11 can be a central processing unit, a microprocessor or other wafer with data processing functions.

The memory 12 may be the memory of the server 13 itself, or may be an external memory such as a Smart Media Card, a Secure Digital Card, or a Flash Card. Wait. The memory 12 stores a trip planning system 100.

Referring to FIG. 2 at the same time, the trip planning system 100 can be divided into one or more modules, and the one or more modules are stored in the memory 12 and configured to be 11 is read and executed to complete the present invention. For example, the trip planning system 100 includes a first acquisition The module 14, the second acquisition module 15, the screening module 16, the promotion module 17, the estimation module 18, the determination module 19, the travel planning module 20, and the travel suggestion module 21. The module referred to in the present invention may be a program segment that performs a specific function.

The first acquisition module 14 obtains user demand information and user location information. The user requirement information and the user location information may be obtained by the first acquisition module 14 from the communication data of the server 13 and the electronic device 10. The user demand information may be a service demand of the user, for example, shopping, medical treatment or work. The user can input and edit the user demand information by using an input device of the electronic device 10, such as a touch screen or a keyboard. The user location information may be location information such as a user's home address, company address, and the like. The user location information may also be obtained by the electronic device 10 by a positioning module (not shown), for example, by a Global Positioning System (GPS). It can be understood that the user can also input and/or edit the location information commonly used by the user, such as a home address, a company address, etc., and store it in the electronic device 10.

The second obtaining module 15 acquires location information of the service location that matches the user demand information. The location information of the service place and the service place is stored in the memory 12. The service place may be a shopping mall, a hospital, and/or a government agency. For example, when the user demand information is shopping, the second obtaining module 15 acquires location information of the shopping mall that matches the demand information. When the user demand information is for medical treatment, the second obtaining module 15 acquires the location information of the hospital that matches the demand information. When the user demand information is a service, the second obtaining module 15 acquires location information of a government agency that matches the demand information. The location information of the service place and the service place, the correspondence between the service place and the user demand information are stored in the memory 12.

The screening module 16 is configured to filter, according to the user location information, a service that is closest to the user in the service location when there are multiple service locations that match the user demand information. The location is the service location acquired by the second acquisition module 15 .

In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the user demand information is shopping, and correspondingly, the service place is a shopping mall. The user demand information further includes a list of users to be purchased. The second obtaining module 15 can obtain the user's purchase list and the selected shopping mode by communicating with the electronic device 10. The user's purchase list includes, but is not limited to, the name and quantity information of the product that the user wants to purchase. In other embodiments, the price information of the item may also be included in the user's purchase list. The shopping mode may be a self-going shopping mode or a delivery home mode. The user inputs and edits the purchase list and the shopping mode by an input device (not shown) of the electronic device 10, such as a touch screen or a keyboard. Users can switch their shopping mode to delivery-to-home mode at any time without going to their own shopping. The second obtaining module 15 acquires location information of the shopping mall that matches the user demand information “shopping”. The at least one mall that can be purchased that matches the user demand information "shopping" may be a mall that meets at least one of the user demand information in accordance with the name, quantity, and price of the item.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second obtaining module 15 can also acquire at least one of the service time, the parking space information and the quota information of the shopping mall. The service time is the business hours of the shopping mall, the parking space information is the number of free parking spaces of the shopping mall, and the quota information is the number of customers of the shopping mall. The service time may be stored in the memory 12 in advance, or may be acquired by the server 13 in communication with the server of the mall. The shopping mall may set a camera to detect the number of instant customers at the mall entrance and exit. The quota information is obtained by the server 13 in communication with a server of the mall. The quota information may also be the average number of customers in the mall in each time period before the statistics. The second obtaining module 15 can also communicate with the server of the shopping mall to obtain the parking space information of the shopping mall. The parking space information can be generated by the mall in the parking lot entrance and exit setting camera.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the screening module 16 is configured to filter out a plurality of the shopping malls according to the user location information when there are multiple shopping malls that match the user demand information. The shopping mall nearest to the user is the shopping mall acquired by the second acquisition module 15 .

In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the promotion module 17 pushes the preferential information related to the user's purchase list. The memory 12 stores the preferential information of each mall. The server 13 can communicate with the servers of the malls to obtain the preferential information of the malls and store them in the memory 12. The promotion module 17 searches for the preferential information related to the name and/or price information of the product in the purchase list of the user in the preferential information of the shopping mall nearest to the user that is filtered by the screening module 16 to obtain The related preferential information is sent to the electronic device 10 . The related preferential information may be a preferential price and a preferential time period. The keyword may be the name and price information of the item.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the estimating module 18 estimates the purchase amount based on the to-purchase list and the related preferential information.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the determining module 19 determines whether the to-be-purchased list is modified or whether the preferential information is updated. If the to-be-purchased list is modified, the promotion module 17 pushes the related preferential information according to the modified to-purchase list. If the offer information is updated, the promotion module 17 is further configured to re-push the updated offer information. The estimating module 18 is configured to re-estimate the purchase amount according to the modified purchase list after the to-be-purchased list is modified, and the estimating module 18 is further configured to: after the preferential information is updated, according to The updated offer information re-estimates the purchase amount.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the route planning module 20 is configured to perform route planning and travel time estimation according to the user location information and the location information of the service place, and transmit the route to the a user, the route including a traffic route from the user location to a location of the service venue, the travel time including a location from the user location to the service location The required travel time. The route further includes a movement route of the user in the service place according to the user demand information, and the travel time further includes the user in the service place according to the user demand information. Move time.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the route planning module 20 performs route planning and travel time estimation according to the location information of the user and the location information of the shopping mall acquired by the second acquisition module 15 The route is transmitted to the user. The user can choose a variety of transportation modes such as driving, walking or riding. The trip planning module 20 performs travel time estimation of different modes of transportation according to the mode of transportation selected by the user. The user inputs the selected transportation mode by using the input device of the electronic device 10, such as a touch screen or a keyboard. The trip planning module 20 may further perform a mobile route planning and a moving travel time estimation of the user in the shopping mall according to the current location information of the user and the location information of the commodity in the shopping mall in the to-be-purchased list. The current location information of the user is obtained by the server 13 in communication with the electronic device 10. The electronic device 10 also locates the current location information of the user by using the positioning module. The location information of the goods in the shopping mall and the mobile route information in the shopping mall are obtained by the server 13 and the server of the shopping mall, and are stored in the memory 12. The trip planning module 20 also transmits the route plan and travel time to the electronic device 10. The electronic device 10 can generate a corresponding road map according to the received trip planning request. When the user selects to drive, the trip planning module 20 may plan a driving route according to the location information of the shopping mall. When the user chooses to walk, the trip planning module 20 may plan a walking route according to the location information of the shopping mall. When the user selects to ride (for example, by bus or subway), the trip planning module 20 can search for the most convenient route by the network according to the location of the user and the mall.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the trip suggestion module 21 communicates with the electronic device 10 to obtain the calendar of the user, and provides suggestions for the user's travel date and time period according to the calendar and the travel time. The travel date and time period is a date and time period when the user's calendar is idle and can go to the service place. The trip suggestion module 21 is further configured to use the calendar and the location The travel time is described, and the recommendation of the travel date and time period is given according to at least one of the service time, the parking space information, and the quota information. This will prevent users from going to the mall but can't find a parking space or encounter too many people. When the calendar of the user changes, the trip suggestion module 21 may, according to the changed calendar and the travel time, and according to the parking space information, the service time, and the quota information. Suggestions for the date and time of the trip.

In the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the user demand information is medical treatment, and correspondingly, the service place is a hospital, and the user demand information further includes, but is not limited to, the doctor selected by the user, Department and / or inspection items. The second acquisition module 15 can obtain the doctor, the department, and the examination item selected by the user by communicating with the electronic device 10. The department selected by the user may be, but is not limited to, a pediatric, surgical or internal medicine, and the like. The user inputs and edits a doctor, a department, and an examination item through an input device (not shown) of the electronic device 10, such as a touch screen or a keyboard. The second obtaining module 15 acquires location information of the hospital that matches the user demand information “medical treatment”. The at least one hospital that can be consulted with the user demand information "medical treatment" may be a hospital that meets at least one of the demand information, such as a doctor, a department, and an examination item.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second obtaining module 15 can also acquire at least one of the service time, the parking space information and the quota information of the hospital. The service time is the business hours of the hospital, the parking space information is the number of free parking spaces of the hospital, and the quota information is the remaining medical consultation quota of the doctor or department selected by the user. The service time may be stored in the memory 12 in advance, or may be acquired by the server 13 in communication with the server of the hospital. The quota information is obtained by the server 13 in communication with the server of the hospital. The quota information may also be the average number of doctors in the hospital in each time period before the statistics. The second obtaining module 15 can also communicate with the server of the hospital to obtain the number information of the hospital. The number of people information may be generated by the hospital at the hospital entrance and exit setting camera detection.

In the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the screening module 16 is configured to: when there are multiple hospitals that match the user demand information, obtain the location information of the user according to the first obtaining module 14 And the location information of the hospital in the second acquisition module 15 is used to select a hospital that is closest to the user among the plurality of hospitals as the hospital acquired by the second acquisition module 15.

In the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the route planning module 20 performs route planning and travel time estimation according to the location information of the user and the location information of the hospital acquired by the second acquisition module 15 The route is transmitted to the user. The user can choose a variety of transportation modes such as driving, walking or riding. The trip planning module 20 performs travel time estimation of different modes of transportation according to the mode of transportation selected by the user. The user inputs the selected transportation mode by using the input device of the electronic device 10, such as a touch screen or a keyboard. The trip planning module 20 can also perform the mobile route planning and the travel travel time estimation in the hospital according to the current location information of the user and the location information of the doctor's office and the department in the hospital. The current location information of the user is obtained by the server 13 in communication with the electronic device 10. The electronic device 10 also locates the current location information of the user by using the positioning module. The location information of the doctor's office and the department in the hospital is obtained by the server 13 in communication with the server of the hospital, and is stored in the memory 12. The trip planning module 20 also transmits the mobile route plan and travel time to the electronic device 10. The electronic device 10 can generate a corresponding road map according to the received trip planning request. When the user selects to drive, the trip planning module 20 may plan a driving route according to the location information of the hospital. When the user chooses to walk, the trip planning module 20 may plan a walking route according to the location information of the hospital. When the user selects to ride, the trip planning module 20 can search for the most convenient riding route by the network according to the location of the user and the hospital.

In the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the trip suggestion module 21 communicates with the electronic device 10 to obtain the calendar of the user, and according to the calendar and the travel time, and according to the service At least one of the time, the parking space information, and the quota information gives a recommendation of the travel date and time period.

In a third preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the user demand information is a service, correspondingly, the service place is a government agency, and the user demand information further includes the user's to-do list and selection. The mode of doing business. The second obtaining module 15 can obtain the to-do list and the service mode by communicating with the electronic device 10. The user's to-do list may include, but is not limited to, various application procedures and/or various change procedures. The user inputs and edits the to-do list and the service mode by using an input device (not shown) of the electronic device 10, such as a touch screen or a keyboard. The second obtaining module 15 acquires location information of a government agency that matches the user demand information “doing things”. When the government agency provides the mailing mode, the service mode may be a self-going service mode or a mailing mode. The user can switch to the mailing mode at any time without going to the service by himself. The at least one operative government agency that matches the user demand information "service" may be a government agency that accepts at least one of the user demand information, such as the to-do list and the service mode.

In the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second obtaining module 15 can also acquire at least one of the service time, the parking space information and the quota information of the government agency. The quota information is the number of people in the government agency. The service time may be stored in the memory 12 in advance, or may be acquired by the server 13 in communication with a server of the government agency. The government agency sets up a camera to detect the number of immediate tasks at the entrance and exit of the government agency. The quota information is obtained by the server 13 in communication with a server of the government agency. The quota information may also be the average number of agents of the government agencies in each time period before the statistics. The second obtaining module 15 can also communicate with the server of the government agency to obtain the parking space meta information of the government agency. The parking space information can be generated by the government agency at the parking lot entrance and exit setting camera.

In the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, the screening module 16 is configured to filter a plurality of the user locations according to the user location information when there are multiple government agencies that match the user demand information. The government agency closest to the user in the government agency is the government agency acquired by the second acquisition module 15.

In the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, the route planning module 20 performs route planning and travel time estimation according to the location information of the user and the location information of the government agency acquired by the second acquisition module 15. The trip planning module 20 can also perform mobile route planning and mobile travel time estimation according to the current location information of the user and the location information of the department within the government agency. The current location information of the user is obtained by the server 13 in communication with the electronic device 10. The electronic device 10 also locates the current location information of the user by using the positioning module. The location information of the department within the government agency and the route information of the government agency are obtained by the server 13 in communication with the server of the government agency, and are stored in the memory 12. The trip planning module 20 also transmits the outdoor route plan and the outdoor travel time to the electronic device 10. The electronic device 10 can generate a corresponding road map according to the received trip planning request. When the user selects to drive, the trip planning module 20 may plan a driving route according to the location information of the government agency. When the user chooses to walk, the trip planning module 20 may plan a walking route according to the location information of the government agency. When the user selects to ride, the trip planning module 20 can search for the most convenient route by the network according to the location of the user and the government agency.

In the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, the trip suggestion module 21 is based on the calendar and the travel time, and according to at least one of the parking space information, the service time, and the quota information. Give suggestions for the date and time of the trip.

As shown in FIG. 3, a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the travel planning method of the present invention. The trip planning method includes the following steps.

In step S301, the first obtaining module 14 obtains user demand information and user location information.

Step S302, the second obtaining module 15 acquires location information of the service place that matches the user demand information.

In step S303, the screening module 16 is configured to filter, according to the user location information, a plurality of the service sites that are closest to the user according to the user location information. The service place is the service place acquired by the second acquisition module.

In step S304, the second obtaining module 15 is further configured to acquire at least one of a service time, a parking space meta information, and a quota information of the service place.

In step S305, when the service place is a shopping mall, the user demand information may be a list of the user to be purchased, and the promotion module 17 pushes the preferential information related to the to-be-purchased list.

Step S306, the estimating module 18 estimates the purchase amount according to the to-purchase list and the preferential information.

In step S307, the determining module 19 determines whether the to-be-purchased list is modified, and whether the preferential information is updated. When the to-be-purchased list is modified and/or the offer information is updated, the process proceeds to step S3071. If the to-be-purchased list has not been modified and the offer information has not been updated, the process proceeds to step S308.

In step S3071, the estimation module 18 re-estimates the purchase amount according to the modified purchase list after the to-be-purchased list is modified, and the estimation module 18 is further configured to: after the preferential information is updated, The purchase amount is re-estimated based on the updated offer information, and then proceeds to step S308.

Step S308, the trip planning module 20 performs route planning and travel time estimation according to the location information of the user and the location information of the service place, and transmits the route to the user.

Step S309, the trip suggestion module 21 acquires the calendar of the user, and according to the calendar and the travel time, and according to at least one of the service time, the parking space information and the quota information. Provide suggestions for the user's travel date and time period.

In other embodiments, steps S305, S306, S307, and S3071 may be omitted to simplify the method of trip planning.

The above-mentioned server and the route planning method can know the user demand information and the location information and the location information of the service place in advance, and give the best travel date and time period suggestions according to the user calendar, thereby improving the user's work efficiency.

In summary, the creation meets the requirements of the invention patent, and the patent application is filed according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be equivalently modified or changed according to the spirit of the present invention. It should be covered by the following patent application.

Claims (10)

A server comprising at least one processor and a memory, the improvement comprising: the server further comprising a plurality of modules, the plurality of modules being stored in the memory and configured to be processed by the Executing, the plurality of modules include: a first obtaining module, configured to acquire user demand information and user location information; and a second obtaining module, configured to obtain a service that matches the user demand information Location information of the location; the route planning module is configured to perform route planning and travel time estimation according to the user location information and the location information of the service place, and transmit the route to the user, where the route includes a traffic route from the user location to a location of the service venue, the travel time including a travel time required from the user location to a location of the service venue, wherein the route further includes the The travel time of the user in the service place according to the user demand information, the travel time further includes the user in the service place according to the user Obtaining a travel time of the information; and a trip suggestion module, configured to obtain a calendar of the user, and provide suggestions for the date and time of the user according to the calendar and the travel time, the travel date and The time period is a date and a time period of the user's calendar that is free to go to the service place, wherein the travel planning module further determines a to-be-purchased list according to the user's current location information and the user demand information. The location information of the goods in the service place is used to estimate the movement route and the travel time of the user within the service place. The server of claim 1, wherein the server further comprises: a screening module, configured to use the plurality of service locations matching the user demand information according to the use The location information is used to filter out a service location that is closest to the user among the plurality of service locations as the service location acquired by the second acquisition module. The server of claim 1, wherein when the service place is a shopping mall, the server further includes: a promotion module, configured to push a discount related to the user's purchase list; And an estimation module, configured to estimate a purchase amount according to the to-purchase list and the preferential information. The server of claim 3, wherein the server further comprises: a determining module, configured to determine whether the to-be-purchased list is modified or whether the preferential information is updated; The group is further configured to re-estimate the purchase amount according to the modified purchase list after the to-be-purchased list is modified, and the estimating module is further configured to: after the discount information is updated, according to the updated The offer information re-estimates the purchase amount. The server of claim 1, wherein the second acquisition module is further configured to acquire at least one of a service time, a parking space information, and a quota information of the service place, where the travel recommendation mode is The group is further configured to provide a recommendation of the travel date and time period based on the calendar and the travel time, and based on at least one of the service time, the parking space information, and the quota information. A trip planning method, the trip planning method comprising the steps of: acquiring user demand information and user location information; obtaining location information of a service place that matches the user demand information; and according to the user location information and the The location information of the service place performs route planning and travel time estimation, and transmits the route to the user, the route including a traffic route from the user location to a location of the service venue, the travel time including a transit time required from a location of the user to a location of the service location, wherein the route further includes a travel route of the user in the service location according to the user demand information, the trip The time further includes a travel time of the user in the service place according to the user demand information, wherein the current location information of the user and the user demand information are The location information of the product in the to-be-purchased list in the service place is used to estimate the movement route of the user in the service place and the travel time estimate; and obtain the calendar of the user, and according to the calendar And the travel time providing a suggestion of the user travel date and time period, the travel date and time period being a date and time period when the user's calendar is idle and can go to the service place. The travel planning method according to claim 6, wherein the travel planning method further comprises the step of: according to the user location information when there are multiple service places matching the user demand information; The service place closest to the user among the plurality of service places is selected as the obtained service place. The travel planning method of claim 6, wherein the travel planning method further comprises the steps of: pushing the preferential information related to the user's purchase list; and The purchase amount is estimated based on the to-be-purchased list and the offer information. The trip planning method according to claim 8, wherein the trip planning method further comprises the steps of: determining whether the to-be-purchased list is modified or whether the preferential information is updated; After the modification, the purchase amount is re-estimated according to the modified purchase list; and the purchase amount is re-estimated according to the updated offer information after the discount information is updated. The travel planning method according to claim 6, wherein the travel planning method further comprises the steps of: acquiring at least one of service time, parking space information, and quota information of the service place, and acting according to the And the travel time, and the travel date is given according to at least one of the service time, the parking space information, and the quota information. Suggestions for periods and time periods.