Information transmission apparatus, information transmission method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

1. An information transmission apparatus comprising:

at least one memory configured to store instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations, the operation comprising:

acquiring boarding stop information and getting-off stop information, the boarding stop information indicating a boarding stop where a passenger boards a vehicle and the getting-off stop information indicating a getting-off stop where the passenger gets off the vehicle;

determining route information based on the boarding stop information, the getting-off stop information and information on a plurality of stops included in a route for each of a plurality of the routes stored in a route information storage, the route information indicating a route of a vehicle that the passenger should board; and

determining a timing of transmitting information for a passenger based on the boarding stop information and a current position of a boarding target vehicle traveling on the route indicated by the route information, the information for a passenger including information on the boarding target vehicle; and

transmitting, at the determined timing, the information for a passenger to a terminal carried by the passenger.

2. The information transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the operations comprise transmitting the information for a passenger to the terminal in a case that a distance or an expected required time from a current position of the boarding target vehicle to a position of the boarding stop becomes equal to or less than a criterion.

3. The information transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the vehicle is a fixed-route bus, and

the information for a passenger includes at least one of a Route ID of the boarding target vehicle, an automobile registration number, and an image of the vehicle.

4. The information transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the information for a passenger includes a current position of the boarding target vehicle.

5. The information transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

storing the getting-off stop information in association with the boarding stop information for each of a plurality of the passengers; and

before the vehicle arrives at the stop, reading, from a passenger information storage, the getting-off stop information for the passenger who designates the stop as the boarding stop, and transmitting information for a vehicle including the getting-off stop information to the vehicle.

6. The information transmission apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the operations comprise including, in the information for a vehicle, the getting-off stop information for the passenger who does not board the boarding target vehicle.

7. The information transmission apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:

generating provision information based on the getting-off stop information read from the passenger information storage, the provision information provided to a passenger or a crew member inside the boarding target vehicle; and

including the provision information in the information for a vehicle, together with or instead of the getting-off stop information read from the passenger information storage.

8. The information transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operations comprise

repeatedly acquiring, after the passenger boards the boarding target vehicle, passenger position information indicating a position of the passenger, the terminal, or the boarding target vehicle, and

in a case that a difference between the position indicated by the passenger position information and a position of the getting-off stop satisfies a criterion, transmitting, to the terminal, information indicating that the getting-off stop is approaching.

9. An information transmission method performed by a computer, the method comprising:

acquiring boarding stop information and getting-off information, the boarding stop information indicating a boarding stop where a passenger boards a vehicle and the getting-off stop information indicating a getting-off stop where the passenger gets off the vehicle;

determining route information based on the boarding stop information, the getting-off stop information and information on a plurality of stops included in a route for each of a plurality of the routes stored in a route information storage, the route information indicating a route of a vehicle that the passenger should board; and

determining a timing of transmitting information for a passenger based on the boarding stop information and a current position of a boarding target vehicle traveling on the route indicated by the route information, the information for a passenger including information on the boarding target vehicle; and

transmitting, at the determined timing, the information for a passenger to a terminal carried by the passenger.

10. The information transmission method performed by the computer according to claim 9 , wherein

the information for a passenger is transmitted to the terminal in a case that a distance or an expected required time from a current position of the boarding target vehicle to a position of the boarding stop becomes equal to or less than a criterion.

11. The information transmission method according to claim 9 , wherein

the vehicle is a fixed-route bus, and

the information for a passenger includes at least one of a Route ID of the boarding target vehicle, an automobile registration number, and an image of the vehicle.

12. The information transmission method according to claim 9 , wherein

the information for a passenger includes a current position of the boarding target vehicle.

13. The information transmission method performed by the computer according to claim 9 , wherein

the computer is connectable to a passenger information storage that stores the getting-off stop information in association with the boarding stop information for each of a plurality of the passengers, the method further comprising:

before the vehicle arrives at the stop, reading, from the passenger information storage, the getting-off stop information for the passenger who designates the stop as the boarding stop, and transmitting information for a vehicle including the getting-off stop information to the vehicle.

14. The information transmission method performed by the computer according to claim 9 , wherein

after the passenger boards the boarding target vehicle, passenger position information indicating a position of the passenger, the terminal, or the boarding target vehicle is repeatedly acquired; and,

in a case that a difference between the position indicated by the passenger position information and a position of the getting-off stop satisfies a criterion, information is transmitted to the terminal, the information indicating that the getting-off stop is approaching.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to include: perform operations, the operations comprising:

acquiring boarding stop information and getting-off stop information, the boarding stop information, the boarding stop information indicating a boarding stop where a passenger boards a vehicle and the getting-off stop information indicating a getting-off stop where the passenger gets off the vehicle;

determining route information based on the boarding stop information, the getting-off stop information and information on a plurality of stops included in a route for each of a plurality of the routes stored in a route information storage, the route information indicating a route of a vehicle that the passenger should board; and

determining a timing of transmitting information for a passenger based on the boarding stop information and a current position of a boarding target vehicle traveling on the route indicated by the route information, the information for a passenger including information on the boarding target vehicle; and

transmitting, at the determined timing, the information for a passenger to a terminal carried by the passenger.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein the program further causes the computer to perform

transmitting the information for a passenger to the terminal in a case that a distance or an expected required time from a current position of the boarding target vehicle to a position of the boarding stop becomes equal to or less than a criterion.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein

the vehicle is a fixed-route bus, and

the information for a passenger includes at least one of a Route ID of the boarding target vehicle, an automobile registration number, and an image of the vehicle.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein

the information for a passenger includes a current position of the boarding target vehicle.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 17 , wherein

the computer is connectable to a passenger information storage unit that stores the getting-off stop information in association with the boarding stop information for each of a plurality of the passengers,

the program further causes the computer to perform

before the vehicle arrives at the stop, reading, from the passenger information storage, the getting-off stop information for the passenger who designates the stop as the boarding stop, and transmitting information for a vehicle including the getting-off stop information to the vehicle.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein the program further causes the computer to perform

repeatedly acquiring, after the passenger boards the boarding target vehicle, passenger position information indicating a position of the passenger, the terminal, or the boarding target vehicle, and

in a case that a difference between the position indicated by the passenger position information and a position of the getting-off stop satisfies a criterion, transmitting, to the terminal, information indicating that the getting-off stop is approaching.