Communication method for vehicle dispatch system, vehicle dispatch system, and communication device

A vehicle dispatch system comprising:

• a first apparatus capable of information exchange with another apparatus;
• a second apparatus carried by a user;
• and
• a communication apparatus configured to control communication between the first apparatus and the second apparatus,
• the communication apparatus including a processor, the processor operating to:
• acquire a position of a boarding point for the user and a current position of a target vehicle to be dispatched to the user;
• at identification timing at which a determination is made that the current position of the target vehicle belongs to a predetermined area defined with reference to the position of the boarding point, generate target vehicle information using a captured image captured by one or more cameras of the target vehicle;
• and
• transmit the target vehicle information to the second apparatus,
• the second apparatus operating to display the received target vehicle information on a display.

A communication apparatus comprising:

• a boarding point acquisition unit configured to acquire a position of a boarding point for a user;
• a vehicle information acquisition unit configured to acquire a current position of a target vehicle to be dispatched to the user and a captured image captured by one or more cameras of the target vehicle;
• a target vehicle information generation unit configured to generate target vehicle information using the captured image at identification timing at which a determination is made that the current position of the target vehicle belongs to a predetermined area defined with reference to the position of the boarding point;
• and
• a communication control unit configured to perform control so as to transmit the target vehicle information to a user terminal.