Information processing apparatus, vehicle controlling system, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

A vehicle controlling system comprising:

• a biometric authentication apparatus configured to execute biometric authentication;
• and
• an information processing apparatus,
• wherein the information processing apparatus includes
• at least one memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
• cause the biometric authentication apparatus to execute, based on a first captured image generated by capturing an image of a scene surrounding a vehicle, biometric authentication of a person included in the first captured image and determine whether the person included in the first captured image is a registered user,
• if the person included in the first captured image is determined to be the registered user, transmit a first control signal for executing first control related to unlocking of an opening and closing body of the vehicle,
• based on a second captured image generated by capturing an image of a scene surrounding the vehicle or an image of an interior of the vehicle, control a gesture determination of whether a gesture of a person included in the second captured image is a registered gesture, and
• if the gesture of the person included in the second captured image is the registered gesture, transmit a second control signal for executing second control different from the first control, the second control corresponding to the gesture of the person and performed on a predetermined opening and closing body of the vehicle or on a power source of the vehicle.

An information processing method comprising:

• a first authentication step of, based on a first captured image generated by capturing an image of a scene surrounding a vehicle, controlling biometric authentication of a person included in the first captured image and determining whether the person included in the first captured image is a registered user;
• a first vehicle controlling step of, if the person included in the first captured image is determined to be the registered user, transmitting a first control signal for executing first control related to unlocking of an opening and closing body of the vehicle;
• a gesture determining step of, based on a second captured image generated by capturing an image of a scene surrounding the vehicle or an image of an interior of the vehicle, controlling a gesture determination of whether a gesture of a person included in the second captured image is a registered gesture;
• and
• a second vehicle controlling step of, if the gesture of the person included in the second captured image is the registered gesture, transmitting a second control signal for executing second control different from the first control, the second control corresponding to the gesture of the person and performed on a predetermined opening and closing body of the vehicle or on a power source of the vehicle.