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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2019
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yusuke Kaneko, Toyota, JP;
Junya Masui, Nagoya, JP;
Yui Nakamura, Nagoya, JP;
Ai Fujimura, Nisshin, JP;
Keisuke Tsujimoto, Toyota, JP;
Tomoyuki Kuriyama, Hadano, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus determines a pickup point and a drop-off point for a first user traveling to a destination in a vehicle carrying a plurality of unspecified users. The apparatus includes a controller that obtains information on the place of departure and the destination of the first user; determines a pickup point for the first user based on the place of departure of the first user; defines a predetermined field including the destination of the first user and determines a drop-off point for the first user from a plurality of points except the destination, the points being included in the predetermined field; and transmits the determined pickup point and drop-off point for the first user to a device associated with the vehicle.