IP Library Patent Application 18104949
Patent Application
App. No. 18/104,949

TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT DEVICE, TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT METHOD

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App. No.
18/104,949
Abstract

A transport management device is configured to manage transport of a vehicle for rent. The transport management device includes: a memory; and a processor that is coupled to the memory, and when executing a program stored in the memory, performs operations. The operations include: determining, based on transporter information including information about one or more transporters who transport the vehicle between an owner of the vehicle and a renter of the vehicle, a first transporter from among the one or more transporters, the first transporter being capable of picking up the vehicle at a first point designated by the owner and transporting the vehicle picked up at the first point to a second point designated by the renter; and transmitting, to a terminal of the first transporter, first transport request information including information indicating the first point and the second point.

Claims (59)

1 . A transport management device configured to manage transport of a vehicle for rent, the transport management device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor that is coupled to the memory, and when executing a program stored in the memory, performs operations comprising:

determining, based on transporter information including information about one or more transporters who transport the vehicle between an owner of the vehicle and a renter of the vehicle, a first transporter from among the one or more transporters, the first transporter being capable of picking up the vehicle at a first point designated by the owner and transporting the vehicle picked up at the first point to a second point designated by the renter; and

transmitting, to a terminal of the first transporter, first transport request information including information indicating the first point and the second point.

2 . The transport management device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining the first transporter based on condition information contained in the transporter information, the condition information indicating conditions acceptable to the one or more transporters, respectively.

3 . The transport management device according to claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise:

extracting one or more transporter candidates from among the one or more transporters, the one or more transporter candidates matching the condition information;

transmitting information indicating the one or more transporter candidates to a terminal of the renter; and

determining, to be the first transporter, one of the one or more transporter candidates being selected by the renter through the terminal of the renter.

4 . The transport management device according to claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise:

extracting one or more transporter candidates from among the one or more transporters, the one or more transporter candidates matching the condition information;

transmitting information indicating the one or more transporter candidates to a terminal of the owner; and

determining, to be the first transporter, one of the one or more transporter candidates being selected by the owner through the terminal of the owner.

5 . The transport management device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting information indicating the first transporter to at least one of a terminal of the owner and a terminal of the renter.

6 . The transport management device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting information indicating a position of the vehicle to at least one of a terminal of the renter and a terminal of the owner during transporting of the vehicle by the first transporter.

7 . The transport management device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting first key information to the terminal of the first transporter, the first key information enabling unlock and start of the vehicle.

8 . The transport management device according to claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

deleting the first key information in response to delivery of the vehicle from the first transporter to the renter.

9 . The transport management device according to claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting second key information to a terminal of the renter in response to delivery of the vehicle from the first transporter to the renter, the second key information enabling unlock and start of the vehicle.

10 . The transport management device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining, based on the transporter information, a second transporter from among the one or more transporters, the second transporter being capable of picking up the vehicle at a third point designated by the renter and transporting the vehicle picked up at the third point to a fourth point designated by the owner; and

transmitting, to a terminal of the second determined transporter, second transport request information including information indicating the third point and the fourth point.

11 . The transport management device according to claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining the second transporter based on condition information contained in the transporter information, the condition information indicating conditions acceptable to the one or more transporters, respectively.

12 . The transport management device according to claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

extracting one or more transporter candidates from among the one or more transporters, the one or more transporter candidates matching the condition information;

transmitting information indicating the one or more transporter candidates to a terminal of the renter; and

determining, to be the second transporter, one of the one or more transporter candidates being selected by the renter through the terminal of the renter.

13 . The transport management device according to claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

extracting one or more transporter candidates from among the one or more transporters, the one or more transporter candidates matching the condition information;

transmitting information indicating the one or more transporter candidates to a terminal of the owner; and

determining, to be the second transporter, one of the one or more transporter candidates being selected by the owner through the terminal of the owner.

14 . The transport management device according to claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting information indicating the second transporter to at least one of a terminal of the owner and a terminal of the renter.

15 . The transport management device according to claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting information indicating a position of the vehicle to at least one of a terminal of the renter and a terminal of the owner during transporting of the vehicle by the second transporter.

16 . The transport management device according to claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting third key information to the terminal of the second transporter, the third key information enabling unlock and start of the vehicle.

17 . The transport management device according to claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:

deleting the second key information in response to pickup of the vehicle by the second transporter from the renter.

18 . The transport management device according to claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:

deleting the third key information in response to delivery of the vehicle from the second transporter to the owner.

19 . A transport management system configured to manage transport of a vehicle for rent, the transport management system comprising:

one or more terminals of respective one or more transporters who transport the vehicle between an owner of the vehicle and a renter of the vehicle; and

a transport management device,

wherein the transport management device comprises:

a memory; and

a processor that is coupled to the memory, and when executing a program stored in the memory, performs operations comprising:

determining, based on transporter information including information about the one or more transporters, a first transporter from among the one or more transporters, the first transporter being capable of picking up the vehicle at a first point designated by the owner and transporting the vehicle picked up at the first point to a second point designated by the renter; and

transmitting, to a terminal of the first transporter among the one or more terminals, first transport request information including information indicating the first point and the second point.

20 . A transport management method for managing transport of a vehicle for rent by a transport management device, the transport management method comprising:

determining, based on transporter information including information about one or more transporters who transport the vehicle between an owner of the vehicle and a renter of the vehicle, a first transporter from among the one or more transporters, the first transporter being capable of picking up the vehicle at a first point designated by the owner and transporting the vehicle picked up at the first point to a second point designated by the renter; and

transmitting, to a terminal of the first transporter, first transport request information including information indicating the first point and the second point.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066709/0752 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2023
From: TSUCHIYA, SATOSHI; JIN, YOHEI; FUJIKAWA, SATOSHI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064380/0488 →