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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2021
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Yu Nagata, Chofu, JP;
Shin Sakurada, Toyota, JP;
Satoshi Komamine, Nagoya, JP;
Yusuke Sato, Nagoya, JP;
Hiromitsu Fujii, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/22 (2020.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/22 (2020.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01);
Abstract
An information processing apparatus disclosed has a controller. The controller forecasts whether an intended user will go to a restroom area in a facility. The intended user being a user who is eligible for using a multipurpose restroom stall. When it is forecast that the intended user will go to the restroom area, the controller reserves a multipurpose restroom stall provided in the restroom area by locking the door of the multipurpose restroom stall.