Information processing system, information processing device, and method

An information processing device, comprising:

• at least one memory storing program code;
• and
• at least one processor configured to access the program code and operate as instructed by the program code,
• wherein the program code includes:
• control code configured to cause the at least one processor to, based on determining a delivery request of a first transportable object is accepted, perform control to cause an autonomous delivery vehicle having a plurality of storage boxes to deliver the first transportable object;
• acquisition code configured to cause the at least one processor to, based on detecting that a user has accessed the information processing device, acquire a delivery destination set or estimated with respect to the user;
• extraction code configured to cause the at least one processor to, based on determining one or more of the plurality of storage boxes are vacant, extract a vicinity route having an end point located at the acquired delivery destination of the user or within a vicinity of the delivery destination from among delivery routes of transportable objects stored in one or more of the plurality of storage boxes, the transportable objects stored in the one or more of the plurality of storage boxes including the first transportable object;
• and
• identification code configured to cause the at least one processor to identify a pickup point at which the autonomous delivery vehicle is able to pick up a second transportable object before the autonomous delivery vehicle reaches the end point of the extracted vicinity route,
• wherein the information processing device further comprises a communication circuit configured to receive a succeeding request later than reception of a preceding request, the preceding request being the delivery request, the succeeding request being a delivery request requesting pick up of the second transportable object at the identified pickup point and delivery of the second transportable object,
• wherein the identification code is configured to cause the at least one processor to, based on determining the succeeding request is accepted, identify the pickup point that is located at
• a location at which a movement time required for the autonomous delivery vehicle to move along a non-order sequence route is shorter than a movement time required for the autonomous delivery vehicle to move autonomously along an order sequence route in accordance with the LiDAR sensor data indicating one or more objects on the non-order sequence route that the autonomous delivery vehicle avoids based on the LiDAR sensor data,
• wherein the order sequence route is a route for performing (i) delivery to the end point of the vicinity route in accordance with the preceding request, (ii) pickup at the pickup point in accordance with the succeeding request, and (iii) delivery in accordance with the succeeding request in this order,
• wherein the non-order sequence route is a route for performing (i) the pickup in accordance with the succeeding request, (ii) the delivery in accordance with the preceding request, and (iii) the delivery in accordance with the succeeding request in this order, and
• wherein the control code is configured to cause the at least one processor to perform control to, based on determining the succeeding request is accepted, (i) send a stop command to a data communication circuit of the autonomous delivery vehicle that causes one or more processors of the autonomous delivery vehicle to interpret the stop command and cause the autonomous delivery vehicle to stop while on the order-sequence route and (ii) send a start command to the data communication circuit of the autonomous delivery vehicle that causes the one or more processors of the autonomous delivery vehicle to interpret the start command and cause the autonomous delivery vehicle to autonomously move along the non-order sequence route in accordance with the LiDAR sensor data indicating one or more objects on the non-order sequence route that the autonomous delivery vehicle avoids based on the LiDAR sensor data.

A method that an information processing system or an information processing device executes, the method comprising:

• based on determining a delivery request of a first transportable object is accepted, performing control to cause an autonomous delivery vehicle having a plurality of storage boxes to deliver the first transportable object;
• based on detecting that a user has accessed the information processing system or the information processing device, acquiring a delivery destination set or estimated with respect to the user;
• based on determining one or more of the plurality of storage boxes are vacant, extracting a vicinity route having an end point located at the acquired delivery destination of the user or within a vicinity of the delivery destination from among delivery routes of transportable objects stored in one or more of the plurality of storage boxes, the transportable objects stored in the one or more of the plurality of storage boxes including the first transportable object;
• identifying a pickup point at which the autonomous delivery vehicle is able to pick up a second transportable object before the autonomous delivery vehicle reaches the end point of the extracted vicinity route;
• receiving a succeeding request later than reception of a preceding request, the preceding request being the delivery request, the succeeding request being a delivery request requesting pick up of the second transportable object at the identified pickup point and delivery of the second transportable object;
• based on determining the succeeding request is accepted, identifying the pickup point that is located at
• a location at which a movement time required for the autonomous delivery vehicle to move along a non-order sequence route is shorter than a movement time required for the autonomous delivery vehicle to autonomously move along an order sequence route in accordance with light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor data indicating one or more objects on the order sequence route that the autonomous delivery vehicle avoids based on the LiDAR sensor data,
• wherein the order sequence route is a route for performing (i) delivery to the end point of the vicinity route in accordance with the preceding request, (ii) pickup at the pickup point in accordance with the succeeding request, and (iii) delivery in accordance with the succeeding request in this order,
• wherein the non-order sequence route is a route for performing (i) the pickup in accordance with the succeeding request, (ii) the delivery in accordance with the preceding request, and (iii) the delivery in accordance with the succeeding request in this order;
• and
• based on determining the succeeding request is accepted, (i) send a stop command to a data communication circuit of the autonomous delivery vehicle that causes one or more processors of the autonomous delivery vehicle to interpret the stop command and cause the autonomous delivery vehicle to stop while on the order-sequence route and (ii) send a start command to the data communication circuit of the autonomous delivery vehicle that causes the one or more processors of the autonomous delivery vehicle to interpret the start command and cause the autonomous delivery vehicle to autonomously move along the non-order sequence route in accordance with the LiDAR sensor data indicating one or more objects on the non-order sequence route that the autonomous delivery vehicle avoids based on the LiDAR sensor data.