US 11,941,991 B2
Platooning operation system and platooning operation method
Megumi Kobayashi, Kodaira (JP); Yasuto Hatafuku, Kawasaki (JP); Hideki Kubo, Fuchu (JP); Motokazu Iwasaki, Chiba (JP); Yoko Ikeda, Bunkyo (JP); Shinsuke Iuchi, Yokohama (JP); Kiyoshi Takemoto, Setagaya (JP); Kaori Kitami, Kunitachi (JP); Keishi Higashi, Hino (JP); Tatsuki Shiraishi, Tama (JP); Michiyo Sato, Yokohama (JP); and Masaru Watabiki, Yokohama (JP)
Assigned to TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kawasaki (JP)
Filed by TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kawasaki (JP)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/014,124.
Application 17/014,124 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2019/008723, filed on Mar. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-042202 (JP), filed on Mar. 8, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0402408 A1, Dec. 24, 2020
Int. Cl. G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2023.01); G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); G06Q 50/26 (2012.01); G07C 5/02 (2006.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.01)
CPC G08G 1/22 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0291 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); G06Q 50/265 (2013.01); G07C 5/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.02); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0284 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A platooning operation system of organizing a platoon by causing a plurality of vehicles each of which runs at least a first section from a first base to second base to cooperate in the first section, the system comprising:
an application acceptance processor which is located at a service center which accepts an application of a vehicle for admission to the platoon, the application including an application item to specify whether or not a driver rides in the vehicle after the vehicle is admitted to the platoon, the driver being a person that drives the vehicle to the first base; and
a platoon organization processor which is located at the service center and which selects a platoon to which the vehicle is to be admitted or determines possibility of admission of the vehicle to the platoon, based on whether or not the driver rides in the vehicle specified by the application item included in the application, and at least one of information on a driver driving the vehicle and information on the vehicle.