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AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsNORIHIKO KOBAYASHI, HIROKI KAWAHARA
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A demand responsive operation system includes: a user terminal; an on-demand vehicle that operates based on a use request from the user terminal; and an operation management center that manages an operation of the on-demand vehicle. The operation management center includes a use receiver and an operation plan generator. The use receiver receives the use request from the user terminal. The operation plan generator generates an operation plan within a permissible range of a reference operation schedule based on the reference operation schedule and the use request received by the use receiver, the reference operation schedule having an operation section, a departure place departure time and a final destination arrival time preset, and provides the generated operation plan to the on-demand vehicle and the user terminal. The user terminal presents this operation plan to a user, and the on-demand vehicle operates according to this operation plan.
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A method for controlling a demand responsive operation management system including a vehicle operating according to an operation plan, a first user terminal, a second user terminal, and an operation management apparatus communicably connected to the vehicle, the first user terminal and the second user terminal, the method comprising
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