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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2019
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yuko Mizuno, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuhiko Nakanishi, Kariya, JP;
Masayuki Matsuda, Seto, JP;
Satoshi Shimada, Chiryu, JP;
Takuya Maekawa, Nisshin, JP;
Yorichika Ishiyama, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An onboard apparatus comprises a communication unit; and a controller configured to execute: detecting start of running of a vehicle provided for sharing a ride, detecting a driver at the start of running, detecting change of the driver after the start of running and measuring passage information including at least one of running time and running distance from the start of running until the change of the driver, and transmitting the measured passage information to an information processing apparatus via the communication unit along with identification information for identifying the driver detected before the change of the driver.