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Apparatus for determining arrangement of mobile shop vehicles, method for determining arrangement, and computer-readable storage medium
US2019253851A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2019253851-A1 |
| Application number | US-201916274482-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2019 |
| Priority date | Feb 14, 2018 |
| Publication date | Aug 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | — |
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The present disclosure makes it possible to properly arrange mobile shop vehicles. An apparatus for determining arrangement of mobile shop vehicles comprises a controller configured to set a user of a shop group formed by the plurality of mobile shop vehicles; and determine the arrangement of the plurality of mobile shop vehicles on the basis of information that represents at least one of an attribute, a taste, and a purchase history of the user.
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What is claimed is: 1 . An apparatus for determining arrangement of mobile shop vehicles, comprising a controller configured to: set a user of a shop group formed by the plurality of mobile shop vehicles; and determine the arrangement of the plurality of mobile shop vehicles on the basis of information that represents at least one of an attribute, a taste, and a purchase history of the user. 2 . The apparatus for determining the arrangement of the mobile shop vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine the arrangement of the plurality of mobile shop vehicles on the basis of information that represents a reputation concerning the plurality of mobile shop vehicles. 3 . The apparatus for determining the arrangement of the mobile shop vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine the arrangement of the plurality of mobile shop vehicles depending on a predetermined period classification. 4 . The apparatus for determining the arrangement of the mobile shop vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine arrangement of at least one mobile non-shop vehicle to be arranged together with the plurality of mobile shop vehicles for forming the shop group. 5 . The apparatus for determining the arrangement of the mobile shop vehicles according to claim 1 , further configured to: generate movement control information for the plurality of mobile shop vehicles respectively depending on the arrangement of the plurality of mobile shop vehicles; and supply the movement control information to the plurality of mobile shop vehicles respectively. 6 . A method for determining arrangement of mobile shop vehicles, comprising: setting a user of a shop group formed by the plurality of mobile shop vehicles; and determining the arrangement of the plurality of mobile shop vehicles on the basis of information that represents at least one of an attribute, a taste, and a purchase history of the user. 7 . A computer-readable storage medium stored with a program to allow a computer to execute: a step of setting a user of a shop group formed by a plurality of mobile shop vehicles; and a step of determining the arrangement of the plurality of mobile shop vehicles on the basis of information that represents at least one of an attribute, a taste, and a purchase history of the user.
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the object being a vending stall, restaurant or food kiosk · CPC title
based on location or geographical consideration · CPC title
- G06Q30/0639Primary
Locating goods or services, e.g. based on physical position of the goods or services within a shopping facility · CPC title
Buying, selling or leasing transactions · CPC title
- H04W4/44Primary
for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H] · CPC title
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- The present disclosure makes it possible to properly arrange mobile shop vehicles. An apparatus for determining arrangement of mobile shop vehicles comprises a controller configured to set a user of a shop group formed by the plurality of mobile shop vehicles; and determine the arrangement of the plurality of mobile shop vehicles on the basis of information that represents at least one of an at…
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- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
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- Primary CPC classification G06Q30/0639. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Thu Aug 15 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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