System, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11172070-B2
Application number	US-202017099949-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2020
Priority date	Nov 21, 2019
Publication date	Nov 9, 2021
Grant date	Nov 9, 2021

Abstract

A system includes a traveling unit provided with a movement mechanism; a plurality of types of main body units equipped with different facilities, each main body unit being configured to form an emergency vehicle by being coupled with the traveling unit; and an information processing apparatus configured to manage the traveling unit and the plurality of types of main body units. The information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to analyze details of a first emergency call made to a fire-fighting organization, select a main body unit of a first type equipped with a facility matching the details of the first emergency call from the plurality of types of main body units, and dispatch an emergency vehicle coupling the main body unit of the first type and the traveling unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a traveling unit provided with a movement mechanism;
a plurality of types of main body units equipped with different facilities, each main body unit being configured to form an emergency vehicle by being coupled with the traveling unit; and
an information processing apparatus configured to manage the traveling unit and the plurality of types of main body units, wherein
the information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to:
analyze details of a first emergency call made to a fire-fighting organization;
select a main body unit of a first type equipped with a facility matching the details of the first emergency call from the plurality of types of main body units;
dispatch an emergency vehicle coupling the main body unit of the first type and the traveling unit; and
when there is a shortage, at a first fire department having jurisdiction over an occurrence site of an emergency situation corresponding to the first emergency call, regarding at least one of the main body unit of the first type and the traveling unit to be dispatched, transmit a dispatch command to at least one of the main body unit of the first type and the traveling unit stationed at a fire department near the first fire department.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
analyze a captured image of a camera existing in a periphery of the occurrence site of the emergency situation corresponding to the first emergency call to check a state of the occurrence site; and
select the main body unit of the first type based on an analysis result of the details of the first emergency call and an analysis result of the captured image of the camera.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
acquire medical record information of a target person of emergency transport that is based on the first emergency call; and
select the main body unit of the first type based on the medical record information of the target person of the emergency transport.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to analyze a captured image of a camera provided on at least one of the main body unit of the first type and the traveling unit, the captured image capturing surroundings of the occurrence site of the emergency situation corresponding to the first emergency call to determine additional dispatch of an emergency vehicle.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein
the information processing apparatus further includes a memory configured to store correspondence between a type of details of an emergency call and a type of a main body unit to be dispatched, and
the processor is configured to determine the main body unit of the first type matching the details of the first emergency call based on the correspondence stored in the memory.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to input a parameter obtained from the details of the first emergency call to a learning model learned using a parameter obtained from an emergency call and a type of a main body unit to be dispatched, and determines the main body unit of the first type.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
collect a captured image of an on-board camera or a fixed camera existing within a jurisdictional range, and monitor occurrence of a second emergency situation within the jurisdictional range;
select, when there is occurrence of the second emergency situation within the jurisdictional range, a main body unit of a second type equipped with a facility matching the second emergency situation from the plurality of types of main body units; and
dispatch an emergency vehicle coupling the main body unit of the second type and the traveling unit.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein, when the traveling unit and the main body unit of the first type that are coupled together as the emergency vehicle are separated, the processor is configured to cause the traveling unit to perform a predetermined process according to a new demand for dispatch, according to the new demand for dispatch of the traveling unit.

9. An information processing apparatus comprising a processor configured to:
analyze details of a first emergency call made to a fire-fighting organization;
select a main body unit of a first type equipped with a facility matching the details of the first emergency call, from a plurality of types of main body units equipped with different facilities, each main body unit being configured to form an emergency vehicle by being coupled with a traveling unit provided with a movement mechanism;
dispatch an emergency vehicle coupling the main body unit of the first type and the traveling unit; and
when there is a shortage, at a first fire department having jurisdiction over an occurrence site of an emergency situation corresponding to the first emergency call, regarding at least one of the main body unit of the first type and the traveling unit to be dispatched, transmit a dispatch command to at least one of the main body unit of the first type and the traveling unit stationed at a fire department near the first fire department.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to:
analyze a captured image of a camera existing in a periphery of the occurrence site of the emergency situation corresponding to the first emergency call to check a state of the occurrence site: and
select the main body unit of the first type based on an analysis result of the details of the first emergency call and an analysis result of the captured image of the camera.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to:
acquire medical record information of a target person of emergency transport that is based on the first emergency call; and
select the main body unit of the first type based on the medical record information of the target person of the emergency transport.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to analyze a captured image of a camera provided on at least one of the main body unit of the first type and the traveling unit, the captured image capturing surroundings of the occurrence site of the emergency situation corresponding to the first emergency call to determine additional dispatch of an emergency vehicle.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the information processing apparatus further comprises a memory configured to store correspondence between a type of details of an emergency call and a type of a main body unit to be dispatched, and
the processor is configured to determine the main body unit of the first type matching the details of the first emergency call based on the correspondence stored in the memory.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to input a parameter obtained from the details of the first emergency call to a learning model learned using a parameter obtained from an emergency call and a type of a main body unit to be dispatched, and determine the main body unit of the first type.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to:
collect a captured image of an on-board camera or a fixed camera existing within a jurisdictional range, and monitor occurrence of a second emergency situation within the jurisdictional range;
select, when there is occurrence of

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakano Yuki
• Ura Masato
• Takao Koji
• Sakurai Hideyuki
• Hotta Keisuke
• Masutani Rieko
• Hanawa Atsushi
• Ohmi Masanobu
• Hayashi Takashi
• Nabata Atsushi
• Sakaguchi tetsuro

Classifications

• H04M11/04 Primary

  with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems · CPC title

• H04N7/18

  Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast · CPC title

• G16H40/20 Primary

  for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms · CPC title