US 12,130,146 B2
Travel plan proposal system
Takeo Shimada, Tokyo (JP); Kimihiko Asabe, Tokyo (JP); and Jun Kuroda, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Nomura Research Institute, Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Nomura Research Institute, Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/940,061.
Application 17/940,061 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/JP2020/013172, filed on Mar. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0304805 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/343 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3697 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A travel plan proposal system that proposes a travel plan to a user, the travel plan including a combination of one or more destination areas, accommodation facilities in the respective destination areas, and a route and transportation means for moving between the destination areas, the travel plan proposal system comprising:
a destination information recording unit configured to store information on all destination areas set in a travelable area;
an accommodation facility information recording unit configured to store information, including accommodation costs, concerning the accommodation facilities in the respective destination areas;
a destination deriving unit configured to extract a predetermined number of destination areas from a plurality of destination areas stored in the destination information recording unit on a basis of vacancy rates calculated for a plurality of accommodation facilities located in the destination areas for stay dates included in a schedule pattern for each schedule pattern obtained from a desired travel period and a number of nights to stay designated by the user, and derive one or more candidates for the travel plan including a combination of the schedule pattern and the destination areas for each of the stay dates; and
a route deriving unit configured to set, for each of the candidates for the travel plan, a predetermined route for sequentially moving from a departure place of the user to the respective destination areas included in the candidates for the travel plan and returning to the departure place on a basis of information including lines, a required time period, and a transit point included in predetermined transportation means, and transportation means to be used for moving, and derive, as a proposed candidate for the travel plan, the candidate for the travel plan in which a total of representative accommodation costs of the destination areas in the candidate for the travel plan and a total of traffic expenses required for the transportation means to be used for moving are within a budget designated by the user.