Information processing apparatus and information processing method
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSatoshi Shimada, Kazuhiko Nakanishi, Yuko Mizuno, Masayuki Matsuda, Takuya Maekawa, Yorichika Ishiyama
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to acquire information for identifying a vehicle conducting ride-sharing; and instruct a management apparatus of a toll road to apply preferential treatment when the vehicle conducting the ride-sharing travels along the toll road.
Claims11
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a controller configured to:
- acquire ride-share identification data identifying that occupants of a vehicle are participating in a ride-share service of ride-sharing provided by a driver of the vehicle;
- acquire electronic toll data related to the vehicle, which indicates identification information of the vehicle and whether the vehicle is operating on a toll road;
- and
- in response to the acquired ride-share identification data indicating that all occupants of the vehicle are participating in the ride-share service, and the acquired electronic toll data indicating that the vehicle is operating on the toll road, instruct a management apparatus of the toll road to apply an incentive to reduce fees incurred by operating the vehicle on the toll road.
An information processing method comprising:
- acquiring ride-share identification data identifying that occupants of a vehicle are participating in a ride-share service provided by a driver of the vehicle;
- acquiring electronic toll data related to the vehicle, which indicates identification information of the vehicle and whether the vehicle is operating on a toll road;
- and
- in response to the acquired ride-share identification data indicating that all occupants of the vehicle are participating in the ride-share service, and the acquired electronic toll data indicating that the vehicle is operating on the toll road, instructing a management apparatus of the toll road to apply an incentive to reduce fees incurred by operating the vehicle on the toll road.
A non-transitory computer readable storing medium recording a computer program for causing a computer to perform an information processing method comprising:
- acquiring ride-share identification data identifying that occupants of a vehicle are participating in a ride-share service provided by a driver of the vehicle;
- acquiring electronic toll data related to the vehicle, which indicates identification information of the vehicle and whether the vehicle is operating on a toll road;
- and
- in response to the acquired ride-share identification data indicating that all occupants of the vehicle are participating in the ride-share service, and the acquired electronic toll data indicating that the vehicle is operating on the toll road, instructing a management apparatus of the toll road to apply an incentive to reduce fees incurred by operating the vehicle on the toll road.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.