Authentication information issuing apparatus, delivery system and authentication information issuing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11276260-B2
Application number	US-202017100175-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2020
Priority date	Apr 24, 2018
Publication date	Mar 15, 2022
Grant date	Mar 15, 2022

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory is in communication with the processor, where the memory stores computer-readable instructions that are executed by the processor. The processor performs operations including storing, in association with each other, vehicle position information with which a vehicle is identified, and parcel receipt information with which the vehicle is specified instead of an address or a name. The operations further include specifying the vehicle based on the parcel receipt information. The operations further include acquiring authentication information with which the vehicle is unlocked. The operations further include sending the authentication information to a device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing computer-readable instructions that are executed by the processor and that perform operations including:
storing, in association with each other, vehicle position information with which a vehicle is identified, and parcel receipt information with which the vehicle is specified instead of an address or a name,
specifying the vehicle based on the parcel receipt information,
acquiring authentication information with which the vehicle is unlocked, and
sending the authentication information to a device.

2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
position information acquiring circuitry configured to acquire the vehicle position information of the vehicle,
wherein the processor is further configured to send the vehicle position information of the vehicle to the device.

3. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the memory is configured to further store characteristic information as information relevant to a characteristic with which the vehicle is identified, in association with the parcel receipt information and the vehicle position information, and
the processor is further configured to send the characteristic information to the device.

4. The information processing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the characteristic information includes at least one of a vehicle model of the vehicle, a color of the vehicle, number plate information of the vehicle, a parking section of the vehicle, and an address of a parking place of the vehicle.

5. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory is further configured to update information associating the parcel receipt information and the vehicle position information, based on information acquired from a consignee of a parcel.

6. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive the parcel receipt information from the device.

7. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the acquiring the authentication information includes the processor being configured to (i) send, to a server, an authentication information request that includes the parcel receipt information, and (ii) receive, from the server in response to the authentication information request, the authentication information.

8. An information processing method comprising:
storing, in a memory of an information processing apparatus, in association with each other, vehicle position information with which a vehicle is identified, and parcel receipt information with which the vehicle is specified instead of an address or a name;
specifying, by processing circuitry of the information processing apparatus, the vehicle based on the parcel receipt information;
acquiring, by the processing circuitry of the information processing apparatus, authentication information with which the vehicle is unlocked; and
sending the authentication information to a device.

9. The information processing method of claim 8 , further comprising:
acquiring, by position information acquiring circuitry of the information processing apparatus, the vehicle position information of the vehicle; and
sending, by the processing circuitry of the information processing apparatus, the vehicle position information of the vehicle to the device.

10. The information processing method of claim 8 , further comprising:
storing, in the memory of the information processing apparatus, characteristic information as information relevant to a characteristic with which the vehicle is identified, in association with the parcel receipt information and the vehicle position information, and
sending, by the processing circuitry of the information processing apparatus, the characteristic information to the device.

11. The information processing method of claim 10 , wherein the characteristic information includes at least one of a vehicle model of the vehicle, a color of the vehicle, number plate information of the vehicle, a parking section of the vehicle, and an address of a parking place of the vehicle.

12. The information processing method of claim 8 , wherein information associating the parcel receipt information and the vehicle position information is updated based on information acquired from a consignee of a parcel.

13. The information processing method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving the parcel receipt information from the device.

14. The information processing method of claim 8 , wherein the acquiring the authentication information further includes:
sending, by the processing circuitry of the information processing apparatus to a server, an authentication information request that includes the parcel receipt information; and
receiving, by the processing circuitry of the information processing apparatus from the server in response to the authentication information request, the authentication information.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having in instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor in an information processing apparatus cause the processor to execute a method comprising:
storing, in association with each other, vehicle position information with which a vehicle is identified, and parcel receipt information with which the vehicle is specified instead of an address or a name;
specifying the vehicle based on the parcel receipt information;
acquiring authentication information with which the vehicle is unlocked; and
sending the authentication information to a device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising:
acquiring the vehicle position information of the vehicle; and
sending the vehicle position information of the vehicle to the device.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising:
storing characteristic information as information relevant to a characteristic with which the vehicle is identified, in association with the parcel receipt information and the vehicle position information; and
sending the characteristic information to the device.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the characteristic information includes at least one of a vehicle model of the vehicle, a color of the vehicle, number plate information of the vehicle, a parking section of the vehicle, and an address of a parking place of the vehicle.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein information associating the parcel receipt information and the vehicle position information is updated based on information acquired from a consignee of a parcel.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the acquiring the authentication information further includes:
sending, to a server, an authentication information request that includes the parcel receipt information; and
receiving, from the server in response to the authentication information request, the authentication information.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakajima Etsuko
• Uenoyama Naoki
• Masui Junya
• Hoshino Akira
• Hasegawa Hideo
• Nakano Keiko

Classifications

• G06Q10/0832 Primary

  Special goods or special handling procedures, e.g. handling of hazardous or fragile goods · CPC title

• G06F21/44

  Program or device authentication · CPC title

• B60R25/34

  of conditions of vehicle components, e.g. of windows, door locks or gear selectors · CPC title

• B60R25/20

  Means to switch the anti-theft system on or off · CPC title

• B60R25/01

  operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens · CPC title