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Granted Patent B2
US 12,676,934 · App. 18/398,407 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Information processing device

Inventors: Takeshi Fujiki (Tokyo, JP); Keiko Nakano (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04M3/5235H04W4/40
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,676,934
App. No.
18/398,407
Filed
Dec 28, 2023
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2624
USPC
455/414.1
Abstract

An information processing device includes a control unit configured to: receive information indicating that a specific user is requesting a start of a telephone conversation with an operator, and specific information including at least one of information on details of an interaction between the specific user and a specific device before the specific user requests the telephone conversation and information on a status of a specific vehicle before the specific user requests the start of the telephone conversation; presume details of the telephone conversation desired by the specific user based on the specific information; determine, among a plurality of operators, a specific operator associated with the presumed details of the telephone conversation; and connect a first device for the specific user to make the telephone conversation with the specific operator and a second device for the specific operator to make the telephone conversation with the specific user.

Claims (15)

1 . An information processing device comprising:

a control unit configured to

receive information indicating that a specific user in a specific vehicle is requesting a start of a telephone conversation with an operator, and specific information including at least one of information on details of an interaction between the specific user and a specific device mounted on the specific vehicle before the specific user requests the telephone conversation and information on a status of the specific vehicle before the specific user requests the start of the telephone conversation;

presume details of the telephone conversation desired by the specific user based on the specific information;

determine, among a plurality of operators, a specific operator associated with the presumed details of the telephone conversation; and

connect a first device for the specific user to make the telephone conversation with the specific operator and a second device for the specific operator to make the telephone conversation with the specific user, wherein

the control unit is configured to presume the details of the telephone conversation desired by the specific user based on the specific information and a trained model that has been trained about relationships between at least one of details of interactions between a plurality of users and devices mounted on vehicles of the users before the users request a start of telephone conversations with the operators and statuses of the vehicles of the users before the users request the start of the telephone conversations with the operators, and details of the telephone conversations that have been made afterwards.

2 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a storage unit configured to store record information indicating relationships between at least one of the details of the interactions associated with the users and the statuses of the vehicles associated with the users and the details of the actual telephone conversations that have been made by the users, wherein the control unit is further configured to

update the record information based on at least one of the details of the interaction associated with the specific user and the status of the specific vehicle associated with the specific user, and the details of the actual telephone conversation that has been made between the specific user and the specific operator; and

generate the trained model based on the updated record information.

3 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the information on the details of the interaction between the specific user and the specific device includes at least one of information on an operation performed by the specific user on the specific device and information on details of information output by the specific device to the specific user.

4 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the information on the status of the specific vehicle includes at least one of information on a current position of the specific vehicle, information on whether the specific vehicle is traveling, and information on a history of use of the specific vehicle by the specific user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2024
From: FUJIKI, TAKESHI; NAKANO, KEIKO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 067813/0465 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-003923 · Jan 13, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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