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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Shin Sakurada, Toyota, JP;
Kazuya Nishimura, Toyota, JP;
Masaru Ando, Seto, JP;
Toshinari Honda, Anjo, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0645 (2023.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0645 (2013.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a system for renting vehicles to users, the operation rate of the vehicles is improved. An information processing apparatus for managing the rental of vehicles to users is configured to perform: generating a rental schedule of a vehicle for a first user; obtaining demand data related to a demand for the vehicle; and changing, based on the demand data, a vehicle return point included in the rental schedule, the vehicle return point being a point at which the first user returns the vehicle.