# US 11,308,713 B2 · Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer-readable medium, and control method for providing sightseeing information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,308,713 B2 - Document ID: US11308713B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/061,436 - Filed: 2020-10-01 - Published: 2021-04-22 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2019-10-18 - Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Kohei Miwa; Yuko Mizuno; Hirotaka Omisha; Tsuyoshi Okada; Hiromitsu Fujii; Shinsuke Ariga - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11308713B2 ## CPC - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - G06V 20/17: taken from planes or by drones - G06V 20/20: in augmented reality scenes - G06V 20/53: {Recognition of crowd images, e.g. recognition of crowd congestion} - G06V 40/176: {Dynamic expression} - G06V 40/20: Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition (recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16) - H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] - G06V 20/176: {Urban or other man-made structures} - G06V 40/174: {Facial expression recognition} - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The information processing apparatus is capable of following a user. The controller acquires position information, and provides, to the user, sightseeing information according to a sightseeing spot determined from the position information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing apparatus comprising a controller and being capable of following a user, wherein the controller is configured to: acquire position information; and provide, to the user, sightseeing information according to a sightseeing spot determined from the position information, wherein the controller is configured to change a distance from the user to the information processing apparatus, according to a status of the user, such that the controller is configured to move the information processing apparatus away from the user upon determining that the user is having a conversation, talking on a phone, eating, and/or drinking. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to acquire schedule of the user, and provide the sightseeing information according further to the schedule. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an imager, wherein the controller is further configured to: recognize, based on an image captured by the imager, a facial expression of the user; adjust the position of the information processing apparatus and capture another image of the user, using the imager, when the facial expression is determined to be a predetermined facial expression. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined facial expression includes a laughing facial expression or a surprised facial expression. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is capable of flying and further includes an imager, and the controller is configured to: capture an image from the air, using the imager; use the image to determine a degree of congestion around the user; and notify the degree of congestion to the user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a battery, wherein the controller is configured to adjust the content of sightseeing information to be provided, according to a remaining charge of the battery. ### Claim 7 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program configured to cause a computer as an information processing apparatus capable of following a user, to execute operations, the operations comprising: acquiring position information; providing sightseeing information according to a sightseeing spot determined from the position information, and change a distance from the user to the information processing apparatus, according to a status of the user, such that the information processing apparatus is programmed to move away from the user upon determining that the user is having a conversation, talking on a phone, eating, and/or drinking. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 7, wherein the providing includes acquiring schedule of the user and providing the sightseeing information according further to the schedule. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 7, wherein the information processing apparatus includes an imager, the operations further comprising: capturing an image using the imager; recognizing a facial expression of the user, from the image; and adjusting the position of the information processing apparatus and capturing another image of the user, using the imager, when the facial expression is determined to be a predetermined facial expression. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined facial expression includes a laughing facial expression or a surprised facial expression. ### Claim 11 A control method performed by an information processing apparatus capable of following a user, the control method comprising: acquiring position information; and providing, to the user, sightseeing information according to a sightseeing spot determined from the position information, wherein the controller is configured to change a distance from the user to the information processing apparatus, according to a status of the user, such that the controller is configured to move the information processing apparatus away from the user upon determining that the user is having a conversation, talking on a phone, eating, and/or drinking. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The control method according to claim 11, wherein the providing includes: acquiring schedule of the user and providing the sightseeing information to the user based further on the schedule. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The control method according to claim 11, wherein the information processing apparatus includes an imager, the method further comprising: recognizing a facial expression of the user from the image captured by the imager; and adjusting the position of the information processing apparatus and capturing another image of the user, using the imager, when the facial expression is determined as a predetermined facial expression. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The control method according to claim 13, wherein the predetermined facial expression includes a laughing facial expression or a surprised facial expression.