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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2004
Keisuke Onishi, Tokyo, JP;
Shin Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Navitime Japan Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An unoccupied route search system for efficiently searching for a route (transportation means used) to the destination according to presence/absence of an unoccupied set of transportation means. An unoccupied seat route searching system () comprises an operation data DB () storing operation data on operation of transportation means, a search operation data DB () storing operation data for search, reservation information collecting means () for collecting reservation information on transportation means, condition input means () for inputting route search conditions including a seat condition, route search means () for searching transportation means constituting the route according to the reservation information collected by the reservation information collecting means () under the route search condition while referencing the search operation data DB (), and output means () for outputting the results of the route search. The route search means () extracts transportation means having reservation information matching the route search condition from the operation data DB () prior to route search, creates search operation data DB (), and searches for a route.