Information processing device, information processing method, and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11760382-B2
Application number	US-202117162862-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2021
Priority date	Feb 20, 2020
Publication date	Sep 19, 2023
Grant date	Sep 19, 2023

Abstract

An information processing device for managing a vehicle including a toilet unit, a tank unit connected to the toilet unit for storing waste that flows from the toilet unit, and a traveling unit capable of moving the toilet unit and the tank unit. The information processing device performs control for disconnecting the traveling unit from the toilet unit and the tank unit when installing a toilet. The information processing device includes a control unit configured to acquire a storage amount of waste in the tank unit and to generate commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to replace the tank unit when the storage amount of waste becomes equal to or larger than a predetermined amount.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing device for managing a vehicle including a toilet unit, a tank unit connected to the toilet unit for storing waste that flows from the toilet unit, and a traveling unit capable of moving the toilet unit and the tank unit, the information processing device being a device for performing control for disconnecting the traveling unit from the toilet unit and the tank unit when installing a toilet, the information processing device comprising a control unit configured to
acquire a storage amount of waste in the tank unit,
generate commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to replace the tank unit when the storage amount of waste becomes equal to or larger than a predetermined amount
acquire an odor of the toilet unit, and
generate commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to replace the tank unit when an odor equal to or larger than a predetermined value is detected regardless of the storage amount of waste.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein, when the toilet is installed, the control unit is configured to generate commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to sequentially travel through a location of the tank unit and a location of the toilet unit and then to travel toward an installation place of the toilet.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein, when the tank unit is replaced, the control unit is configured to generate commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to travel through a location of the tank unit and then to travel toward the installation place of the toilet.

4. The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein, when the tank unit is replaced, the control unit is configured to generate commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to connect to the tank unit that is empty at the location of the tank unit and then to travel toward the installation place of the toilet.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein, when the tank unit is replaced, the control unit is configured to generate commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to connect to a tank unit having a storage amount of waste equal to or larger than the predetermined amount at the installation place of the toilet and then to leave the installation place of the toilet.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to acquire the storage amount of waste of the tank unit from a sensor provided in the tank unit.

7. An information processing method for managing a vehicle including a toilet unit, a tank unit connected to the toilet unit for storing waste that flows from the toilet unit, and a traveling unit capable of moving the toilet unit and the tank unit, the information processing method being a method for performing control for disconnecting the traveling unit from the toilet unit and the tank unit when installing a toilet, the information processing method performed by a computer and comprising:
acquiring a storage amount of waste in the tank unit;
generating commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to replace the tank unit when the storage amount of waste becomes equal to or larger than a predetermined amount;
acquiring an odor of the toilet unit; and
generating commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to replace the tank unit when an odor equal to or larger than a predetermined value is detected regardless of the storage amount of waste.

8. The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein, when the toilet is installed, commands are generated to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to sequentially travel through a location of the tank unit and a location of the toilet unit and then to travel toward an installation place of the toilet.

9. The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein, when the tank unit is replaced, commands are generated to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to travel through a location of the tank unit and then to travel toward the installation place of the toilet.

10. The information processing method according to claim 9 , wherein, when the tank unit is replaced, commands are generated to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to connect to the tank unit that is empty at the location of the tank unit and then to travel toward the installation place of the toilet.

11. The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein, when the tank unit is replaced, commands are generated to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to connect to a tank unit having a storage amount of waste equal to or larger than the predetermined amount at the installation place of the toilet and then to leave the installation place of the toilet.

12. The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein the storage amount of waste of the tank unit is acquired from a sensor provided in the tank unit.

13. A system comprising:
a vehicle including
a toilet unit,
a tank unit connected to the toilet unit for storing waste that flows from the toilet unit, and
a traveling unit capable of moving the toilet unit and the tank unit; and

a server including a control unit configured to perform control for disconnecting the traveling unit from the toilet unit and the tank unit when installing a toilet, wherein the control unit is configured to
acquire a storage amount of waste in the tank unit,
generate commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to replace the tank unit when the storage amount of waste becomes equal to or larger than a predetermined amount
acquire an odor of the toilet unit, and
generate commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to replace the tank unit when an odor equal to or larger than a predetermined value is detected regardless of the storage amount of waste.

14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein, when the toilet is installed, the control unit is configured to generate commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to sequentially travel through a location of the tank unit and a location of the toilet unit and then to travel toward an installation place of the toilet.

15. The system according to claim 13 , wherein, when the tank unit is replaced, the control unit is configured to generate commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to travel through a location of the tank unit and then to travel toward the installation place of the toilet.

16. The system according to claim 15 , wherein, when the tank unit is replaced, the control unit is configured to generate commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to connect to the tank unit that is empty at the location of the tank unit and then to travel toward the installation place of the toilet.

17. The system according to claim 13 , wherein, when the tank unit is replaced, the control unit is configured to generate commands to the traveling unit to cause the traveling unit to connect to a tank unit having a storage amount of waste equal to or larger than the predetermined amount at the installation place of the toilet and then to leave the installation place of the toilet.

18. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the control unit is configured to acquire the storage amount of waste of the tank unit from a sensor provided in the tank unit.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ohno Mitsuyoshi
• Kubo Daiki
• Nozaki Yosuke
• Nakanishi Tsukasa
• AOYAMA Hironori
• Yogo Seiji
• Sugimura Tae
• Kobatake Yasuhiro
• Kijima Shinya
• Fukawatase Osamu
• Yasui Koji
• Kobayashi Toshiyuki
• Nakatani Hitomi
• Ogawa Toshinari
• Tarao Kohta
• Jinnai Kuniaki
• Ninoyu Sayaka
• Yamada Takeshi
• Hayashi Nobuki
• Nagano Masahiro
• Sato Ryo
• Ito Akihiro

Classifications

• E03D7/00 Primary

  Wheeled lavatories (wheeled closets without flushing A47K11/00; construction of land vehicles B62) · CPC title

• B60R15/04 Primary

  Toilet facilities {(in railway vehicles B61D35/005)} · CPC title

• B60W60/0025 Primary

  specially adapted for specific operations · CPC title

• G01N33/0062

  concerning the measuring method or the display, e.g. intermittent measurement or digital display · CPC title

• B60W2300/00

  Indexing codes relating to the type of vehicle · CPC title