FARE DETERMINATION METHOD, FARE DETERMINATION SYSTEM, AND FARE DETERMINATION APPARATUS

To provide a fare determination method for determining a well-balanced fare in consideration of utilization of users and financial condition of a transport company, a fare determination system, and a fare determination apparatus.SOLUTION: In a fare determination system comprising a fare calculation apparatus, an external system, and an external server, a fare determination method implemented by the fare calculation apparatus includes: calculating a fare fluctuation constant for determining the amount of fare fluctuation, using occupancy in each of sections in each time zone, the sections being based on boarding and exiting places of a public transportation, and a constant associated with the occupancy; and determining fare fluctuation, which is the amount of fare fluctuation, on the basis of the calculated fare fluctuation constant and desired revenue of a transportation company.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10 【課題】利用者の利用状況と、交通事業者の経営状態と、の双方を考慮して、バランスの取れた運賃を決定することができる運賃決定方法、運賃決定システムおよび運賃決定装置を提供する。【解決手段】運賃計算装置と、外部システムと、外部サーバと、を備える運賃決定システムにおいて、運賃計算装置による運賃決定方法であって、公共交通機関の乗降場所が区間の基準とされた、各時間帯における各区間の乗車率と、乗車率に対応付けた定数と、を用いて、運賃の変動量を決定するための運賃変動定数を計算し、計算した運賃変動定数と、交通事業者の目標収入と、に基づいて、運賃の変動量である運賃変動量を決定する。【選択図】図１０