Information processing apparatus, information processing system, storage medium, and information processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021027213-A1
Application number	US-202016935711-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 22, 2020
Priority date	Jul 22, 2019
Publication date	Jan 28, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller performs control to store service specifications received from a first terminal apparatus in association with a child-care facility corresponding to the first terminal apparatus. The controller performs control to store a child-care request received from a second terminal apparatus. The controller generates a pick-up route. The pick-up route is for navigating a vehicle to travel via a pick-up location of the child-care request within a pick-up time slot and reach a facility location at or after the child-care start time of the child-care facility. The controller sends, to a third terminal apparatus installed in a vehicle, the pick-up route.

First claim

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a controller configured to
perform control to store service specifications containing a facility location and a child-care start time, the service specifications being received from a first terminal apparatus, in association with a child care facility corresponding to the first terminal apparatus,
perform control to store a child-care request containing a pick-up location of a child and a pick-up time slot of the child, the child-care request being received from a second terminal apparatus,
generate a pick-up route for navigating a vehicle to travel via the pick-up location within the pick-up time slot and reach the facility location at or after the child-care start time of the child-care facility, and
perform control to send, to a third terminal apparatus installed in the vehicle, the outbound route.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller performs control to send, to the second terminal apparatus and the third terminal apparatus, authentication information generated for the pick-up location on the pick-up route.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the service specifications contain a child-care end time, the child-care request contains a drop-off location of the child and a drop-off time slot of the child, and the controller generates a drop-off route departing from the facility location at or before the child-care end time of the child-care facility and traveling via the drop-off location within the drop-off time slot and performs control to send, to the third terminal apparatus, the drop-off route.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller performs control to send, to the second terminal apparatus and the third terminal apparatus, authentication information generated for the drop-off location on the drop-off route.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller generates the pick-up route by using an upper limit of travel time of the child as a restriction.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
when a new child-care request is received from the second terminal apparatus, the controller performs control to send, to the second terminal apparatus, a child-care availability condition that is a determination result indicating whether a child-care service at the child-care facility with use of the vehicle is available or unavailable.

7 . An information processing system comprising:
the information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ; the first terminal apparatus configured to send the service specifications to the information processing apparatus; the second terminal apparatus configured to send the child-care request to the information processing apparatus; and the third terminal apparatus configured to receive the pick-up route from the information processing apparatus.

8 . The information processing system according to claim 7 , wherein
the controller of the information processing apparatus sends, to the second terminal apparatus and the third terminal apparatus, authentication information generated for the pick-up location on the pick-up route, and when the authentication information recognized for the second terminal apparatus is identical to the authentication information received by the third terminal apparatus, the third terminal apparatus allows the vehicle to pick up the child.

9 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program causing an information processing apparatus to execute a process, the process comprising:
receiving, from a first terminal apparatus, service specifications containing a facility location and a child-care start time; storing the service specifications in association with a child-care facility corresponding to the first terminal apparatus; receiving a child-care request containing a pick-up location of a child and a pick-up time slot of the child from a second terminal apparatus; storing the child-care request; generating a pick-up route for navigating a vehicle to travel via the pick-up location of the child-care request within the pick-up time slot and reach the facility location at or after the child-care start time of the child-care facility; and sending, to a third terminal apparatus, the pick-up route.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 9 , the process further comprising:
sending, to the second terminal apparatus and the third terminal apparatus, authentication information generated for the pick-up location on the pick-up route.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 9 , wherein
the service specifications contain a child-care end time, and the child-care request contains a drop-off location of the child and a drop-off time slot of the child; and
the process further comprising:
generating a drop-off route departing from the facility location at or before the child-care end time of the child-care facility and traveling via the drop-off location of the child-care request within the drop-off time slot; and
sending, to the third terminal apparatus, the drop-off route.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 11 , the process further comprising:
sending, to the second terminal apparatus and the third terminal apparatus, authentication information generated for the drop-off location on the drop-off route.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 9 , the process further comprising:
generating the pick-up route by using an upper limit of travel time of the child as a restriction.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 9 , the process further comprising:
when a new child-care request is received from the second terminal apparatus, sending, to the second terminal apparatus, a child-care availability condition that is a determination result indicating whether a child-care service at the child-care facility with use of the vehicle is available or unavailable.

15 . An information processing method implemented by an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:
receiving service specifications containing a facility location and a child-care start time from a first terminal apparatus; storing the service specifications in association with a child-care facility corresponding to the first terminal apparatus; receiving a child-care request containing a pick-up location of a child and a pick-up time slot of the child from a second terminal apparatus; storing the child-care request; generating a pick-up route for navigating a vehicle to travel via the pick-up location of the child-care request within the pick-up time slot and reach the facility location at or after the child-care start time of the child-care facility; and sending, to a third terminal apparatus, the pick-up route.

16 . The information processing method according to claim 15 , further comprising:
sending, to the second terminal apparatus and the third terminal apparatus, authentication information generated for the pick-up location on the pick-up route.

17 . The information processing method according to claim 15 , wherein
the service specifications contain a child-care end time, and the child-care request contains a drop-off location of

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hara Yusuke
• Aketa Shuhei
• Yanagida Toru
• Sakurada Shin
• Sugimura Tae
• Ujihara Yasutaka

Classifications

• G01C21/3438

  Rendezvous; Ride sharing · CPC title

• G01C21/3476

  using point of interest [POI] information, e.g. a route passing visible POIs · CPC title

• G06Q10/109

  Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting · CPC title

• G01C21/00

  Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 (measuring distance traversed on the ground by a vehicle G01C22/00; control of position, course, altitude or attitude of vehicles G05D1/00; traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968) · CPC title

• G06Q50/26

  Government or public services (business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40) · CPC title