Information processing apparatus and information processing method
An information processing apparatus determines a pickup point and a drop-off point for a first user traveling to a destination in a vehicle carrying a plurality of unspecified users. The apparatus includes a controller that obtains information on the place of departure and the destination of the first user; determines a pickup point for the first user based on the place of departure of the first user; defines a predetermined field including the destination of the first user and determines a drop-off point for the first user from a plurality of points except the destination, the points being included in the predetermined field; and transmits the determined pickup point and drop-off point for the first user to a device associated with the vehicle.
1. An information processing apparatus for determining a pickup point and a drop-off point for a first user traveling to a destination in a vehicle carrying a plurality of unspecified users, the apparatus comprising:
a controller configured to:
obtain information on a place of departure and a destination of the first user;
determine a pickup point for the first user based on the place of departure of the first user;
define a predetermined field including the destination of the first user and determine a drop-off point for the first user from a plurality of points except the destination, the points being included in the predetermined field;
give an evaluation value to a point on a road within the predetermined field based on a criterion selected by the first user, and determine the drop-off point based on the given evaluation value; and
transmit the determined pickup point and drop-off point for the first user to a device associated with the vehicle.
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the device associated with the vehicle is a terminal owned by a second user driving the vehicle or an on-vehicle terminal incorporated in the vehicle to designate a traveling route of the vehicle.
3. An information processing method implemented by an information processing apparatus for determining a pickup point and a drop-off point for a first user traveling to a destination in a vehicle carrying a plurality of unspecified users, the method comprising:
obtaining user information including information on a place of departure and a destination of the first user;
determining a pickup point for the first user based on the place of departure of the first user;
defining a predetermined field including the destination of the first user and determining a drop-off point for the first user from a plurality of points except the destination, the points being included in the predetermined field;
giving an evaluation value to a point on a road within the predetermined field based on a criterion selected by the first user, and determining the drop-off point based on the given evaluation value; and
transmitting the determined pickup point and drop-off point for the first user to a device associated with the vehicle.
4. A non-transitory computer readable storing medium recording a computer program for causing an information processing apparatus for determining a pickup point and a drop-off point for a first user traveling to a destination in a vehicle carrying a plurality of unspecified users, to perform a method comprising the steps of:
obtaining user information including information on a place of departure and a destination of the first user;
determining a pickup point for the first user based on the place of departure of the first user;
defining a predetermined field including the destination of the first user and determining a drop-off point for the first user from a plurality of points except the destination, the points being included in the predetermined field;
giving an evaluation value to a point on a road within the predetermined field based on a criterion selected by the first user, and determining the drop-off point based on the given evaluation value; and
transmitting the determined pickup point and drop-off point for the first user to a device associated with the vehicle.