# US 2019/0244167 A1 · Information processing apparatus, pick-up and delivery system, pick-up and delivery method, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium

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- Number: US 2019/0244167 A1
- Document ID: US20190244167A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/266,375
- Filed: 2019-02-04
- Published: 2019-08-08
- Earliest claimed: 2018-02-06
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Yusuke Kaneko; Masato Endo; Shinji Sassa; Takahiro Shiga; Yohei Tanigawa
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190244167A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/0832: Special goods or special handling procedures, e.g. handling of hazardous or fragile goods
- G05D 1/0212: {with means for defining a desired trajectory (involving a plurality of land vehicles G05D1/0287)}
- G06Q 10/0833: Tracking
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES

## Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit and a managing unit. The receiving unit receives a delivery request including a pick-up paint and a drop-off point for a package. The managing unit selects one of a first delivery procedure for transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by using a single mobile object and a second delivery procedure for transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by transshipping the package between a plurality of mobile objects, and instructs a control unit configured to control transportation via the mobile object such that the package is delivered in accordance with the selected delivery procedure.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An information processing apparatus comprising:
a receiving unit configured to receive a delivery request including a pick-up point and a drop-off point for a package; and
a managing unit configured to select one of a first delivery procedure for transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by using a single mobile object and a second delivery procedure for transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by transshipping the package between a plurality of mobile objects, and to instruct a control unit configured to control transportation via the mobile object such that the package is delivered in accordance with the selected delivery procedure.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the managing unit, is configured to select one of the first delivery procedure and the second delivery procedure depending on whether the pick-up point and the drop-off point satisfy a predetermined condition.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined condition is a condition that information on an area which is included in an address of the pick-up point overlaps with information on an area which is included in an address of the drop-off point, or a condition that the pick-up point and drop-off point are located within a predetermined distance,

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the managing unit is configured to receive a user's selection for the delivery procedure from a user at a delivery request point and select the first delivery procedure or the second delivery procedure by prioritizing, the user's selection.

### Claim 5

A pick-up and delivery system comprising:
a plurality of mobile objects; and
an information processing apparatus,
wherein the information processing apparatus includes:
a receiving unit configured to receive a delivery request including a pick-up point and a drop-off point for a package; and
a managing unit configured to select one of a first delivery procedure for transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by using a single mobile object and a second delivery procedure for transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by transshipping the package between the plurality of mobile objects, and to instruct a control unit configured to control transportation via the mobile object such that the package is delivered in accordance with the selected delivery procedure.

### Claim 6

A pick-up and delivery method comprising:
receiving, by a computer, a delivery request including a pick-up point and a drop-off point for a package; and
selecting, by the computer, one of a first delivery procedure liar transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by using a single mobile object and a second delivery procedure for transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by transshipping the package between a plurality of mobile objects, and instructing a control unit configured to control transportation via the mobile object such that the package is delivered in accordance with the selected delivery procedure.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The pick-up and delivery method according to claim 6, wherein the computer selects one of the first delivery procedure and the second delivery procedure depending on whether the pick-up point and the drop-off point satisfy a predetermined condition.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The pick-up and delivery method according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined condition is a condition that information on an area which is included in an address of the pick-up point overlaps with information on an area which is included in an address of the drop-off point, or a condition that the pick-up point and drop-off point are located within a predetermined distance.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The pick-up and delivery method according to claim 6, further comprising receiving, by the computer, a user's selection for the delivery procedure from a user who requests a delivery before selecting one of the first delivery procedure and the second delivery procedure, wherein the computer selects the first delivery procedure or the second delivery procedure by prioritizing the user's selection.

### Claim 10

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium with a program recorded thereon, wherein the program comprises commands for causing a computer:
to receive a delivery request including a pick-up point and a drop-off point for a package; and
to select one of a first delivery procedure for transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by using a single mobile object and a second delivery procedure for transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by transshipping the package between a plurality of mobile objects and to instruct a control unit configured to control transportation via the mobile object such that the package is delivered in accordance with the selected delivery procedure.