18451239. INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM simplified abstract (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Chikage Kubo of Chofu-shi (JP)
Kenichi Yamada of Nisshin-shi (JP)
Yuki Tatsumoto of Seto-shi (JP)
Hiromitsu Fujii of Kariya-shi (JP)
Mitsuhiro Naito of Okazaki-shi (JP)
INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18451239 titled 'INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a method for predicting the number of users gathering at a specific time at a boarding/alighting point based on positional information of users over time, and determining a vehicle dispatch schedule accordingly.
- Acquiring positional information indicating changes in positions of multiple users over time
- Predicting the number of users gathering at a specific time at a boarding/alighting point based on the positional information
- Determining a vehicle dispatch schedule for the vehicle to the boarding/alighting point based on the predicted number of users
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- Potential Applications
- Public transportation systems
- Ride-sharing services
- Event management for crowd control
- Problems Solved
- Efficient allocation of resources
- Minimizing wait times for users
- Optimizing vehicle dispatch schedules
- Benefits
- Improved user experience
- Reduced congestion at boarding/alighting points
- Cost savings for transportation providers
Original Abstract Submitted
An information processing method, for an information processing apparatus including a controller, includes a first step, by the controller, of acquiring positional information indicating a change over time in positions of a plurality of users, a second step, by the controller, of predicting a number of the users who will gather at a specific time at a boarding/alighting point to board/alight from a vehicle based on the change over time in the positions of the plurality of users indicated by the positional information, and a third step, by the controller, of determining a vehicle dispatch schedule for the vehicle to the boarding/alighting point based on the number of users predicted to gather at the specific time at the boarding/alighting point.
