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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Issei Nakashima, Tokyo-to, JP;
Toru Miyagawa, Seto, JP;
Hideo Hasegawa, Nagoya, JP;
Yusuke Kinoshita, Tokyo-to, JP;
Morihiro Masada, Nagoya, JP;
Tomoaki Sakaguchi, Tokyo-to, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A package hand-over apparatus, a package hand-over method, and a program that can efficiently hand over an item that is preferably handed over to a receiver after a face-to-face confirmation are provided. A package hand-over apparatus includes a video call control unit configured to carry out a video call with a terminal apparatus of a sender by using a video call device, and a lock control unit configured to unlock a lock prohibiting hand-over of a package based on whether or not an input approving the hand-over is made to the terminal apparatus of the sender after a start of the video call.