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US 12,205,067 · App. 18/473,254 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Information processing device, information processing method, image acquisition method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

Inventors: Masato Endo (Nagakute, JP); Yuichiro Haruna (Oyama, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G06Q10/0833G06Q10/0832G06T1/0007G06V20/10G06V20/59
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Patent No.
US 12,205,067
App. No.
18/473,254
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing device is configured to perform an operation of a delivery service in which an inside of a vehicle, a building, or a facility used by a user is designated as a delivery destination of a package, or perform a support of the operation. The information processing device includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on an accommodation situation of an object accommodated inside the vehicle, the building, or the facility, and an accommodation situation notification unit configured to notify the user of the accommodation situation based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit.

Claims (41)

1. An information processing device configured to perform an operation of a delivery service in which an inside of a vehicle used by a user is designated as a delivery destination of a package, or perform a support of the operation, the information processing device comprising:

a server including a plurality of functional units realized by executing one or more programs stored in memory of the server, the plurality of functional units including an information acquisition unit, an accommodation amount determination unit, and a delivery work procedure change unit, wherein:

the information acquisition unit is configured to acquire information on an accommodation situation of a package accommodated inside the vehicle;

the accommodation amount determination unit is configured to determine whether or not an accommodation amount of the package accommodated inside of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined criterion based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit; and

the delivery work procedure change unit is configured to, when the accommodation amount determination unit determines that the accommodation amount exceeds the predetermined criterion,

(i) provide a notification to a user's predetermined terminal, a user's email address, or a user's predetermined social networking service account such that at least a procedure change regarding a delivery work of the package is requested to a delivery service company, the change including a temporary suspension of the delivery work of the package yet to be delivered, a redelivery of the package yet to be delivered at a date and time different from a date and time currently set, and a change of the delivery destination of the package yet to be delivered, and

(ii) provide, to the predetermined terminal, the email address, or the user's predetermined social networking service account, a notification including information specifying all packages yet to be delivered, for which the inside of the vehicle is designated as the delivery destination, and wherein

when unlocking the inside of the vehicle, a mobile terminal of a deliverer is caused to transmit to a key electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle an unlock request including an authentication key and information designating only unlocking the inside of the vehicle, the mobile terminal of the deliverer is authenticated by the key ECU based on the authentication key delivered with the unlock request, the key ECU is caused to transmit to a body ECU of the vehicle an unlock signal, the body ECU is caused to output a control command to cause a door lock motor of the vehicle to only unlock the inside of the vehicle.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , the server further comprising a delivery completion notification unit configured to provide a notification of a delivery completion of the package to the predetermined terminal, the email address, or the user's predetermined social networking service account, when a capture image is acquired.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery work procedure change unit is configured to cause a display device of the predetermined terminal to display a website for the procedure change or a window of an application program which links to the website and is installed in the predetermined terminal, by the notification to the predetermined terminal.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery work procedure change unit is configured to provide, to the email address or the user's predetermined social networking service account, a notification including link information for causing a display device of a terminal in use which is used by the user to display a website for the procedure change or a window of an application program which links to the website and is installed in the terminal in use.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery work procedure change unit is configured to provide, to the predetermined terminal, the email address, or the user's predetermined social networking service account, a notification including information specifying all packages yet to be delivered, for which the inside of the vehicle is designated as the delivery destination.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the information acquisition unit is configured to acquire, from the mobile terminal that is carried by a deliverer of the package and is equipped with an imaging function, a capture image of the inside of the vehicle captured at a time of delivery of the package, or detection information on the accommodation amount output from a sensor provided inside the vehicle.

7. The image processing method according to claim 6 , wherein the capture image is transmitted to an external device that manages information on the vehicle by the transmitting.

8. The image processing method according to claim 6 , further comprising deleting the capture image in the mobile terminal, when the capture image has been transmitted to an external device by the transmitting.

9. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the information acquisition unit is configured to acquire information on a user's opening history of a door that allows access to the inside of the vehicle.

10. An information processing method executed by an information processing device configured to perform an operation of a delivery service in which an inside of a vehicle used by a user is designated as a delivery destination of a package, or perform a support of the operation, the information processing method comprising:

providing a server including a plurality of functional units realized by executing one or more programs stored in memory of the server, the plurality of functional units including an information acquisition unit, an accommodation amount determination unit, and a delivery work procedure change unit;

acquiring information on an accommodation situation of a package accommodated with the inside of the vehicle;

determining whether or not an accommodation amount of the package accommodated inside of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined criterion based on the information acquired; and

when it is determined that the accommodation amount exceeds the predetermined criterion,

(i) providing a notification to a user's predetermined terminal, a user's email address, or a user's predetermined social networking service account such that at least a procedure change regarding a delivery work of the package is requested to a delivery service company, the change including a temporary suspension of the delivery work of the package yet to be delivered, a redelivery of the package yet to be delivered at a date and time different from a date and time currently set, and a change of the delivery destination of the package yet to be delivered, and

(ii) providing, to the predetermined terminal, the email address, or the user's predetermined social networking service account, a notification including information specifying all packages yet to be delivered, for which the inside of the vehicle is designated as the delivery destination, and wherein

when unlocking the inside of the vehicle, a mobile terminal of a deliverer is caused to transmit to a key electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle an unlock request including an authentication key and information designating only unlocking the inside of the vehicle, the mobile terminal of the deliverer is authenticated by the key ECU based on the authentication key delivered with the unlock request, the key ECU is caused to transmit to a body ECU of the vehicle an unlock signal, the body ECU is caused to output a control command to cause a door lock motor of the vehicle to only unlock the inside of the vehicle.

11. The information processing method according to claim 10 , further comprising providing a notification of a delivery completion of the package to the predetermined terminal, the email address, or the user's predetermined social networking service account, when a capture image is acquired.

12. The information processing method according to claim 10 , further comprising causing a display device of the predetermined terminal to display a website for the procedure change or a window of an application program which links to the website and is installed in the predetermined terminal, by the notification to the predetermined terminal.

13. The information processing method according to claim 10 , further comprising providing, to the email address or the user's predetermined social networking service account, a notification including link information for causing a display device of a terminal in use which is used by the user to display a website for the procedure change or a window of an application program which links to the website and is installed in the terminal in use.

14. The information processing method according to claim 10 , further comprising providing, to the predetermined terminal, the email address, or the user's predetermined social networking service account, a notification including information specifying all packages yet to be delivered, for which the inside of the vehicle is designated as the delivery destination.

15. The information processing method according to claim 10 , wherein the information is acquired from the mobile terminal that is carried by a deliverer of the package and is equipped with an imaging function, a capture image of the inside of the vehicle captured at a time of delivery of the package, or detection information on the accommodation amount output from a sensor provided inside the vehicle.

16. The image processing method according to claim 15 , wherein the capture image is transmitted to an external device that manages information on the vehicle by the transmitting.

17. The image processing method according to claim 15 , further comprising deleting the capture image in the mobile terminal, when the capture image has been transmitted to an external device by the transmitting.

18. The information processing method according to claim 10 , wherein the information is acquired on a user's opening history of a door that allows access to the inside of the vehicle.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an information processing program causing an information processing device to execute a process, the information processing device being configured to perform an operation of a delivery service in which an inside of a vehicle used by a user is designated as a delivery destination of a package, or perform a support of the operation, the information processing device comprising:

a server including a plurality of functional units realized by executing one or more programs stored in memory of the server, the plurality of functional units including an information acquisition unit, an accommodation amount determination unit, and a delivery work procedure change unit, wherein the process comprising:

acquiring information on an accommodation situation of a package accommodated with the inside of the vehicle;

determining whether or not an accommodation amount of the package accommodated inside of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined criterion based on the information acquired; and

when it is determined that the accommodation amount exceeds the predetermined criterion,

(i) providing a notification to a user's predetermined terminal, a user's email address, or a user's predetermined social networking service account such that at least a procedure change regarding a delivery work of the package is requested to a delivery service company, the change including a temporary suspension of the delivery work of the package yet to be delivered, a redelivery of the package yet to be delivered at a date and time different from a date and time currently set, and a change of the delivery destination of the package yet to be delivered, and

(ii) providing, to the predetermined terminal, the email address, or the user's predetermined social networking service account, a notification including information specifying all packages yet to be delivered, for which the inside of the vehicle is designated as the delivery destination, and wherein

when unlocking the inside of the vehicle, a mobile terminal of a deliverer is caused to transmit to a key electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle an unlock request including an authentication key and information designating only unlocking the inside of the vehicle, the mobile terminal of the deliverer is authenticated by the key ECU based on the authentication key delivered with the unlock request, the key ECU is caused to transmit to a body ECU of the vehicle an unlock signal, the body ECU is caused to output a control command to cause a door lock motor of the vehicle to only unlock the inside of the vehicle.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 19 , the process further comprising acquiring, from the mobile terminal that is carried by a deliverer of the package and is equipped with an imaging function, a capture image of the inside of the vehicle captured at a time of delivery of the package, or detection information on the accommodation amount output from a sensor provided inside the vehicle.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-241020 · Dec 15, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16219491 · Dec 13, 2018
Related Publication 20240013135A1 · Jan 11, 2024
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