Information processing device, information processing method, and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021181735-A1
Application number	US-202017083879-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 29, 2020
Priority date	Dec 16, 2019
Publication date	Jun 17, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing device includes a controller. The controller is configured to generate, when information related to a request to use a cabin unit is acquired from a terminal of a first user who intends an activity in the cabin unit rather than traveling by the cabin unit, a command for causing a traveling unit to pick up the first user. The traveling unit is connected to and carrying a predetermined cabin unit associated with the activity of the first user. The controller is configured to generate, to the traveling unit connected to the predetermined cabin unit where a predetermined number of the first users or more is riding, a command for placing the predetermined cabin unit at a predetermined location.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing device comprising a controller configured to:
generate, when information related to a request to use a cabin unit is acquired from a terminal of a first user who intends an activity in the cabin unit rather than traveling by the cabin unit, a command for causing a traveling unit to pick up the first user, the traveling unit being connected to a predetermined cabin unit and carrying the predetermined cabin unit, the predetermined cabin unit being associated with the activity of the first user; and generate, to the traveling unit connected to the predetermined cabin unit where a predetermined number of the first users or more is riding, a command for placing the predetermined cabin unit at a predetermined location.

2 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the controller is configured to generate, when the information related to the request to use the cabin unit is acquired from the terminal of the first user, a command for causing the traveling unit to pick up the first user in a state where the predetermined cabin unit is connected, the number of the first users who use the predetermined cabin unit is smaller than the predetermined number, and a second user does not use the predetermined cabin unit; and the second user is a user who intends the traveling on the cabin unit rather than the activity in the cabin unit

3 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to generate, when the number of the first users riding on the predetermined cabin unit is smaller than the predetermined number, a command for causing the traveling unit to travel while the traveling unit is keeping connection to the predetermined cabin unit.

4 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the controller is configured to generate, to the traveling unit connected to the cabin unit and carrying the cabin unit where a second user is riding, a command for causing the traveling unit to travel through a destination of the second user; and the second user is a user who intends the traveling on the cabin unit rather than the activity in the cabin unit.

5 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to generate, after the traveling unit places the predetermined cabin unit at the predetermined location, a command for causing the traveling unit to travel while being connected to another cabin unit.

6 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the activity is exercise; and the predetermined cabin unit is a cabin unit including exercise equipment.

7 . The information processing device according to claim 6 , wherein the exercise equipment is available for a second user who intends the traveling on the cabin unit rather than the activity in the cabin unit.

8 . An information processing method to be executed by a computer when information related to a request to use a cabin unit is acquired from a terminal of a first user who intends an activity in the cabin unit rather than traveling on the cabin unit, the information processing method comprising:
generating a command for causing a traveling unit to pick up the first user, the traveling unit being connected to a predetermined cabin unit and carrying the predetermined cabin unit, the predetermined cabin unit being associated with the activity of the first user; and generating, to the traveling unit connected to the predetermined cabin unit where a predetermined number of the first users or more is riding, a command for placing the predetermined cabin unit at a predetermined location.

9 . The information processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising generating, when the information related to the request to use the cabin unit is acquired from the terminal of the first user, a command for causing the traveling unit to pick up the first user in a state where the predetermined cabin unit is connected, the number of the first users who use the predetermined cabin unit is smaller than the predetermined number, and a second user does not use the predetermined cabin unit, wherein the second user is a user who intends the traveling on the cabin unit rather than the activity in the cabin unit.

10 . The information processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising generating, when the number of the first users riding on the predetermined cabin unit is smaller than the predetermined number, a command for causing the traveling unit to travel while the traveling unit is keeping connection to the predetermined cabin unit.

11 . The information processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising generating, to the traveling unit connected to the cabin unit and carrying the cabin unit where a second user is riding, a command for causing the traveling unit to travel through a destination of the second user, wherein the second user is a user who intends the traveling on the cabin unit rather than the activity in the cabin unit.

12 . The information processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising generating, after the traveling unit places the predetermined cabin unit at the predetermined location, a command for causing the traveling unit to travel while being connected to another cabin unit.

13 . The information processing method according to claim 8 , wherein:
the activity is exercise; and the predetermined cabin unit is a cabin unit including exercise equipment.

14 . The information processing method according to claim 13 , wherein the exercise equipment is available for a second user who intends the traveling on the cabin unit rather than the activity in the cabin unit.

15 . A system comprising:
a cabin unit configured such that a user rides on the cabin unit; a traveling unit configured to be connected to the cabin unit and configured to carry the cabin unit, the traveling unit being able to travel without being connected to the cabin unit; a terminal to be carried by the user; and a controller configured to control the traveling unit, wherein the controller is configured to
generate, when information related to a request to use the cabin unit is acquired from the terminal of a first user who intends an activity in the cabin unit rather than traveling by the cabin unit, a command for causing the traveling unit to pick up the first user, the traveling unit being connected to a predetermined cabin unit and carrying the predetermined cabin unit, the predetermined cabin unit being associated with the activity of the first user, and
generate, to the traveling unit connected to the predetermined cabin unit where a predetermined number of the first users or more is riding, a command for placing the predetermined cabin unit at a predetermined location.

16 . The system according to claim 15 , wherein:
the controller is configured to generate, when the information related to the request to use the cabin unit is acquired from the terminal of the first user, a command for causing the traveling unit to pick up the first user in a state where the predetermined cabin unit is connected, the number of the first users who use the predetermined cabin unit is smaller than the predetermined number, and a second user does not use the predetermined cabin unit, and the second user is a user who intends the traveling on the cabin unit rather than the activity in the cabin unit.

17 . The system according to claim 15 , wherein the controller is configured to generate, when the number of the fi

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• G06Q10/02 Primary

  Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events · CPC title

• G06Q10/0631

  Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations · CPC title

• A63B26/00

  Exercising apparatus not covered by groups A63B1/00 - A63B25/00 · CPC title

• B60P3/00

  Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects (ambulances or other vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00; hearses A61G21/00; fire-fighting land vehicles A62C27/00; refuse-collecting vehicles B65F3/00, B65F7/00; snow-removing vehicles E01H; armoured or armed vehicles F41H7/00; self-propelled mine-clearing vehicles F41H11/16) · CPC title

• G05D2201/0213

  Physics · mapped topic