Information processing device, system, and method

An information processing device comprising:

• at least one memory storing computer program code;
• and
• at least one processor configured to operate as instructed by the computer program code,
• wherein the computer program code comprises:
• acquirer code configured to cause at least one of the at least one processor to acquire weather information indicating weather in an area in which a vehicle is scheduled to move;
• determiner code configured to cause at least one of the at least one processor to:
• from a storage (i) that stores (a) type information indicating a first type and condition information indicating a first condition that changes a state of an article of the first type to a state different from a deliverable state in association with each other and (b) type information indicating a second type and condition information indicating a second condition that changes a state of an article of the second type to a state different from a deliverable state in association with each other, and (ii) that stores (a) weather information indicating first weather and condition information indicating a third condition generated by the first weather in association with each other and (b) weather information indicating second weather and condition information indicating a fourth condition generated by the second weather in association with each other:
• when the weather in the area indicated by the acquired weather information is a same weather as the first weather, acquire the condition information indicating the third condition that is associated with the weather information indicating the first weather, and
• when the third condition indicated by the acquired condition information is a same condition as the second condition, acquire the type information indicating the second type that is associated with the condition information indicating the second condition, and
• determine, out of the first type and the second type that are each indicated by the type information stored in the storage, as a type of article that is transportable by the vehicle in the area for which the first weather is forecasted, the first type that is different from the second type indicated by the acquired type information;
• and
• controller code configured to cause at least one of the at least one processor to perform control of causing the vehicle to transport the article of the determined type.

A system comprising:

• a first vehicle;
• at least one memory storing computer program code;
• and
• at least one processor configured to operate as instructed by the computer program code,
• wherein the computer program code comprises:
• acquirer code configured to cause at least one of the at least one processor to acquire weather information indicating forecasted weather during a first period of time in an area in which the first vehicle is scheduled to move;
• and
• determiner code configured to cause at least one of the at least one processor to, based on vehicle performance of the first vehicle scheduled to move during the first period of time and the acquired weather information for the first period of time, determine a first type that is a type of an article that is transportable by the first vehicle during the first period of time in the area,
• wherein the acquirer code is further configured to cause at least one of the at least one processor to acquire weather information for the first period of time again,
• wherein the determiner code is further configured to cause at least one of the at least one processor to, when the weather information for the first period of time that is previously acquired and the weather information for the first period of time that is acquired again are different, determine the first type again based on the weather information for the first period of time that is acquired again and the vehicle performance of the first vehicle, and
• wherein the computer program code further comprises controller code configured to cause at least one of the at least one processor to, when (i) an order specifying transport during a second period of time immediately after the first period of time is accepted, a second vehicle that is a vehicle that is different from or a same vehicle as the first vehicle being scheduled to move during the second period of time, and (ii) a type of an article targeted by the order is not included in the first type that is previously determined and included in the first type that is determined again, perform control of causing the first vehicle or the second vehicle to transport the article targeted by the order during the first period of time.