Information providing system, information providing method and program recording medium

1 . An information providing system, comprising:

at least a processor; and

a memory in circuit communication with the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to execute program instructions stored in the memory to implement:

detecting an evaluation target person who is a potential user of a public transportation based on image input from a camera,

calculating at least one of a first evaluation value indicating a possibility of use of public transportation by the evaluation target person and a second evaluation value indicating a possibility of use of an alternative transportation by the evaluation target person based on a timetable of a public transportation geographically nearest to a current location of the evaluation target person, and

transmitting at least one of the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value to a predetermined terminal apparatus,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

prospect weather of a location of the evaluation target person based on a background image of the evaluation target person captured by the camera so as to correct the second evaluation value based on the prospected weather; and

dispatch an alternative transportation vehicle to the evaluation target person if the second evaluation value is above a threshold and not dispatch the alternative transportation vehicle if the first evaluation value is above a threshold.

2 . The information providing system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor calculates a possibility of use of the public transportation by the evaluation target person based on a length of time from a current time to an arrival time of a next vehicle of the public transportation indicated in the timetable.

3 . The information providing system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor determines that it starts raining in a case where the color of a road surface in image captured by the camera is darker, a case where an umbrella in an open state appears in the image, or a case where windshield wipers of a vehicle in the image are activated, and corrects the second evaluation value so as to be higher.

4 . The information providing system according to claim 1 , wherein the public transportation is a bus and the alternative transportation is a taxi.

5 . An information providing method, wherein the method comprises:

detecting an evaluation target person who is a potential user of a public transportation based on an image input from a camera;

calculating at least one of a first evaluation value indicating a possibility of use of a public transportation by the evaluation target person and a second evaluation value indicating a possibility of use of an alternative transportation by the evaluation target person based on a timetable of a public transportation geographically nearest to a current location of the evaluation target person; and

transmitting at least one of the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value to a predetermined terminal apparatus

wherein the method further comprises:

prospecting weather of a location of the evaluation target person based on a background image of the evaluation target person captured by the camera so as to correct the second evaluation value based on the prospected weather; and

dispatching an alternative transportation vehicle to the evaluation target person if the second evaluation value is above a threshold and not dispatching the alternative transportation vehicle if the first evaluation value is above a threshold.

6 . A non-transitory program recording medium, which stores program that causes a computer configuring an information providing system to execute:

detecting an evaluation target person who is a potential user of a public transportation based on image input from a camera;

calculating at least one of a first evaluation value indicating a possibility of use of a public transportation by the evaluation target person and a second evaluation value indicating a possibility of use of an alternative transportation by the evaluation target person based on a timetable of a public transportation geographically nearest to a current location of the evaluation target person;

transmitting at least one of the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value to a predetermined terminal apparatus;

prospecting weather of a location of the evaluation target person based on a background image of the evaluation target person captured by the camera so as to correct the second evaluation value based on the prospected weather; and

dispatching an alternative transportation vehicle to the evaluation target person if the second evaluation value is above a threshold and not dispatching the alternative transportation vehicle if the first evaluation value is above a threshold.

7 . The information providing method according to claim 5 , wherein the method further comprises:

calculating a possibility of use of the public transportation by the evaluation target person based on a length of time from a current time to an arrival time of a next vehicle of the public transportation indicated in the timetable.

8 . The information providing method according to claim 5 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining that it starts raining in a case where the color of a road surface in image captured by the camera is darker, a case where an umbrella in an open state appears in the image, or a case where windshield wipers of a vehicle in the image are activated, and corrects the second evaluation value so as to be higher.

9 . The information providing method according to claim 5 , wherein the public transportation is a bus and the alternative transportation is a taxi.

10 . The program recording medium according to claim 6 , wherein the computer calculates a possibility of use of the public transportation by the evaluation target person based on a length of time from the current time to an arrival time of a next vehicle of the public transportation indicated in a timetable.

11 . The program recording medium according to claim 6 , wherein the computer determines that it starts raining in a case where the color of a road surface in image captured by the camera is darker, a case where an umbrella in an open state appears in the image, or a case where windshield wipers of a vehicle in the image are activated, and corrects the second evaluation value so as to be higher.

12 . The program recording medium according to claim 6 , wherein the public transportation is a bus and the alternative transportation is a taxi.