IP Library Granted Patent US 10,846,723
Granted Patent B2
US 10,846,723 · App. 15/518,526 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Point calculation device, boat, point calculation method, and program

Inventors: Kuniaki Yamato (Tokyo, JP); Ryoichi Takei (Tokyo, JP); Shinichi Taniguchi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
G06Q30/0207B63B79/00G01C9/02G01P15/14G01P15/18G06Q50/30G07C5/008
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Patent No.
US 10,846,723
App. No.
15/518,526
Granted
Nov 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A point calculation device includes a shaking determination unit configured to acquire weather information or detection information of a vibration sensor mounted on a vehicle and determine a shaking of the vehicle according to the acquired information and a point calculation unit configured to calculate use points for the vehicle according to a determination of the shaking determination unit from a departure location to an arrival location of the vehicle.

Claims (60)

1. A point calculation system comprising:

a vibration sensor mounted on a boat, which is configured to detect a shaking of the boat;

a point calculation device connected to the vibration sensor, the point calculation device comprising:

a storage unit,

an acquisition unit configured to

acquire information including a boarding time of a user on the boat, a deboarding time of the user from the boat, and detection information detected by the vibration sensor at predetermined time intervals from boarding to deboarding of the user together with a detection time thereof, the detection information including a magnitude of shaking of the boat, and

record the acquired information to the storage unit,

a shaking determination unit configured to

read the detection information of the vibration sensor from the storage unit when the deboarding time of the user from the boat is recorded to the storage unit, and

determine the shaking of the boat according to the acquired information by comparing each detection information for each time from boarding to deboarding of the user with a predetermined threshold value, and

a point calculation unit configured to perform point calculation of points to be granted to the user, the points including first use points for the boat according to a determination of the shaking determination unit from a departure location to an arrival location of the boat;

a terminal device configured to

acquire and determine identification information of the user through a network, the identification information stored in the storage unit of the point calculation device, and

record the identification information to a card; and

a transmission device configured to, in response to reading the recorded identification information on the card, transmit the boarding time and the deboarding time of the user to the point calculation device through the network, wherein

the shaking determination unit is configured to, in response to the magnitude of shaking of the boat being equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value, determine the boat to be in a shaken state,

the shaking determination unit is configured to output the number of shakings determined in the departure location of the user to the point calculation unit, and

the point calculation unit is configured to

perform the point calculation of the points by further calculating the first use points according to the number of shakings at the departure location, and

perform the point calculation of the points including second use points in a case in which the user has not boarded the boat at the departure location of the boat and has not deboarded the boat at the arrival location of the boat based on weather.

2. The point calculation system according to claim 1 , wherein the point calculation unit is configured to further calculate the first use points according to a time period in which the shaking determination unit determines that the boat is in the shaken state.

3. The point calculation system according to claim 2 , wherein the point calculation unit is configured to further calculate the first use points according to the magnitude of the shaking determined by the shaking determination unit.

4. The point calculation system according to claim 1 , wherein the point calculation unit is configured to further calculate the first use points according to the shaking for each place for the user on board in different places of the boat.

5. The point calculation system according to claim 1 , wherein the point calculation unit is configured to further calculate the second use points calculated according to at least one of a grade of the card in which the identification information of the user is recorded to be used by the user to record boarding on the boat, a grade of a passenger room used by the user in the boat, the number of times that the user boards the boat, the number of users pre-registered as users on board with the user when the user he/she boards the boat, a level of crowdedness of boats vehicles in a section in which users board the boat, and a case in which the user has not deboarded the boat in a scheduled deboarding place.

6. The point calculation system according to claim 1 , wherein, when the boat is not operated, the point calculation unit is configured to calculate the calculates points regarding a fact that the boat is not operated.

7. The point calculation system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an output unit configured to output the first use points calculated by the point calculation unit,

wherein, when the point calculation unit has calculated the second use points, the output unit is configured to output the second use points in addition to the first use points by distinguishing the second use points from the first use points.

8. A boat comprising:

a point calculation system comprising:

a vibration sensor mounted on a boat, which is configured to detect a shaking of the boat, and

a point calculation device connected to the vibration sensor, the point calculation device comprising:

a storage unit,

an acquisition unit configured to

acquire information including a boarding time of a user on the boat, a deboarding time of the user from the boat, and detection information detected by the vibration sensor at predetermined time intervals from boarding to deboarding of the user together with a detection time thereof, the detection information including a magnitude of shaking of the boat, and

record the acquired information to the storage unit,

a shaking determination unit configured to

read the detection information of the vibration sensor from the storage unit when the deboarding time of the user from the boat is recorded to the storage unit, and

determine the shaking of the boat according to the acquired information by comparing each detection information for each time from boarding to deboarding of the user with a predetermined threshold value; and

a point calculation unit configured to perform point calculation of points to be granted to the user, the points including calculate first use points for the boat according to a determination of the shaking determination unit from a departure location to an arrival location of the boat;

a terminal device configured to

acquire and determine identification information of the user through a network, the identification information stored in the storage unit of the point calculation device, and

record the identification information to a card; and

a transmission device configured to, in response to reading the recorded identification information on the card, transmit the boarding time and the deboarding time of the user to the point calculation device through the network, wherein

the shaking determination unit is configured to, in response to the magnitude of shaking of the boat being equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value, determine the boat to be in a shaken state,

the shaking determination unit is configured to output the number of shakings determined in the departure location of the user to the point calculation unit, and

the point calculation unit is configured to

perform the point calculation of the points by further calculating the first use points according to the number of shakings at the departure location, and

perform the point calculation of the points including second use points in a case in which the user has not boarded the boat at the departure location of the boat and has not deboarded the boat at the arrival location of the boat based on weather.

9. A point calculation method comprising:

acquiring and determining, by a terminal device, identification information of a user through a network, the identification information stored in a storage unit of a point calculation device;

recording, by the terminal device, the identification information to a card;

transmitting, by a transmission device, a boarding time and a deboarding time of the user to the point calculation device through the network in response to reading the recorded identification information on the card;

outputting, by a shaking determination unit of the point calculation device, the number of shakings determined in a departure location of the user to a point calculation unit of the point calculation device;

detecting by a vibration sensor mounted on a boat and connected to the point calculation device, a shaking of the boat;

acquiring, by an acquisition unit of the point calculation device, information including the boarding time of the user on the boat, the deboarding time of the user from the boat, and detection information detected by the vibration sensor at predetermined time intervals from boarding to deboarding of the user together with a detection time thereof, and recording the acquired information to the storage unit, the detection information including a magnitude of shaking of the boat;

reading, by the shaking determination unit of the point calculation device, the detection information of the vibration sensor from the storage unit when the deboarding time of the user from the boat is recorded to the storage unit, and determining the shaking of the vehicle boat from departure to arrival according to the acquired information by comparing each detection information for each time from boarding to deboarding of the user with a predetermined threshold value, wherein the boat is determined to be in a shaken state in response to the magnitude of shaking of the boat being equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value;

performing, by the point calculation unit of the point calculation device, point calculation of points to be granted to the user, the points including first use points for the boat according to a determination of the shaking determination unit from the departure location to an arrival location of the boat;

performing, by the point calculation unit, the point calculation of the points by further calculating the first use points according to the number of shakings at the departure location; and

performing, by the point calculation unit, the point calculation of the points including second use points in a case in which the user has not boarded the boat at the departure location of the boat and has not deboarded the boat at the arrival location of the boat based on weather.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2018
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046203/0638 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2017
From: YAMATO, KUNIAKI; TAKEI, RYOICHI; TANIGUCHI, SHINICHI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 041987/0987 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-210861 · Oct 15, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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