Information processing device, information processing method, and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021163044-A1
Application number	US-202016953954-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 20, 2020
Priority date	Nov 28, 2019
Publication date	Jun 3, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing device includes a control unit configured to: acquire information on a destination of a user who uses a resting unit including equipment on which the user is able to sleep, information on an arrival time at the destination, and information on a place in which the user uses the resting unit; transmit a command to a traveling unit configured to be coupled to the resting unit and carry the resting unit such that the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit and arrives at the destination at the arrival time; and transmit a command to a stimulation device configured to stimulate the user who is using the resting unit such that the stimulation device is activated before the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit or before the traveling unit departs for the destination after being coupled to the resting unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing device comprising a control unit configured to:
acquire information on a destination of a user who uses a resting unit including equipment on which the user is able to sleep, information on an arrival time at the destination, and information on a place in which the user uses the resting unit; transmit a command to a traveling unit configured to be coupled to the resting unit and carry the resting unit such that the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit and arrives at the destination at the arrival time, the traveling unit being configured to be movable even while not coupled to the resting unit; and transmit a command to a stimulation device configured to stimulate the user who is using the resting unit such that the stimulation device is activated before the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit or before the traveling unit departs for the destination after being coupled to the resting unit.

2 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to transmit a command to the stimulation device to start to provide the user with stimulation smaller than stimulation that the user receives when the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit or stimulation smaller than stimulation that the user receives after the traveling unit departs for the destination, before the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit or before the traveling unit departs for the destination.

3 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to transmit a command to the stimulation device such that stimulation provided to the user is gradually increased.

4 . The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit is configured to transmit, when the stimulation device provides the user with stimulation including vibration, a command to the stimulation device such that an intensity of the vibration is gradually increased.

5 . The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit is configured to transmit, when the stimulation device provides the user with stimulation including sound, a command to the stimulation device such that a volume of the sound is gradually increased.

6 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to transmit, when the stimulation device starts to provide the user with stimulation before the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit, a command to the stimulation device to stop providing the user with the stimulation after the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit.

7 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to transmit, when the stimulation device starts to provide the user with stimulation before the traveling unit departs for the destination after being coupled to the resting unit, a command to the stimulation device to stop providing the user with the stimulation after the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit and departs for the destination.

8 . An information processing method comprising:
acquiring, by a computer, information on a destination of a user who uses a resting unit including equipment on which the user is able to sleep, information on an arrival time at the destination, and information on a place in which the user uses the resting unit; transmitting, by the computer, a command to a traveling unit configured to be coupled to the resting unit and carry the resting unit such that the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit and arrives at the destination at the arrival time, the traveling unit being configured to be movable even while not coupled to the resting unit; and transmitting, by the computer, a command to a stimulation device configured to stimulate the user who is using the resting unit such that the stimulation device is activated before the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit or before the traveling unit departs for the destination after being coupled to the resting unit.

9 . The information processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising transmitting a command to the stimulation device to start to provide the user with stimulation smaller than stimulation that the user receives when the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit or stimulation smaller than stimulation that the user receives after the traveling unit departs for the destination, before the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit or before the traveling unit departs for the destination.

10 . The information processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising transmitting a command to the stimulation device such that stimulation provided to the user is gradually increased.

11 . The information processing method according to claim 10 , further comprising transmitting, when the stimulation device provides the user with stimulation including vibration, a command to the stimulation device such that an intensity of the vibration is gradually increased.

12 . The information processing method according to claim 10 , further comprising transmitting, when the stimulation device provides the user with stimulation including sound, a command to the stimulation device such that a volume of the sound is gradually increased.

13 . The information processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising transmitting, when the stimulation device starts to provide the user with stimulation before the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit, a command to the stimulation device to stop providing the user with the stimulation after the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit.

14 . The information processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising transmitting, when the stimulation device starts to provide the user with stimulation before the traveling unit departs for the destination after being coupled to the resting unit, a command to the stimulation device to stop providing the user with the stimulation after the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit and departs for the destination.

15 . A system comprising:
a resting unit including equipment on which a user is able to sleep; a traveling unit configured to be coupled to the resting unit and carry the resting unit, and to be movable even while not coupled to the resting unit; a terminal owned by the user; and a control unit configured to:
acquire, from the resting unit or the terminal, information on a destination of the user who uses the resting unit, information on an arrival time at the destination, and information on a place in which the user uses the resting unit;
transmit a command to the traveling unit such that the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit and arrives at the destination at the arrival time; and
transmit a command to a stimulation device configured to stimulate the user who is using the resting unit such that the stimulation device is activated before the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit or before the traveling unit departs for the destination after being coupled to the resting unit.

16 . The system according to claim 15 , wherein the control unit is configured to transmit a command to the stimulation device to start to provide the user with stimulation smaller than stimulation that the user receives when the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit or stimulation smaller than stimulation that the user receives after the traveling unit departs for the destination, before the traveling unit is cou

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ohno Mitsuyoshi
• Kubo Daiki
• Nozaki Yosuke
• Nakanishi Tsukasa
• AOYAMA Hironori
• Yogo Seiji
• Sugimura Tae
• Kobatake Yasuhiro
• Yamada Takeshi
• Sato Ryo
• Ninoyu Sayaka

Classifications

• H04L67/52

  specially adapted for the location of the user terminal · CPC title

• G08G1/096816

  where the complete route is transmitted to the vehicle at once · CPC title

• H04L67/12 Primary

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• G08B21/06

  indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms · CPC title

• G08B7/06

  using electric transmission {, e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources} · CPC title