| CPC G08G 1/123 (2013.01) [G06V 40/166 (2022.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A communication method for a vehicle dispatch system comprising a communication apparatus configured to control communication between a first apparatus and a second apparatus, the first apparatus and the second apparatus being capable of information exchange with each other,
the communication apparatus including a processor, the processor operating to:
acquire a position of a boarding point for a user inputted by the user to the second apparatus and a current position of a target vehicle to be dispatched to the user;
input electronic commands to one or more cameras mounted on the target vehicle to execute an imaging operation at an identification timing at which a determination is made that the target vehicle enters a range of the predetermined distance from the user's boarding point, and causing the one or more cameras to execute the imaging operation,
generate target vehicle information using a captured image captured by one or more cameras of the target vehicle at current position of the target vehicle at the identification timing; and
transmit the target vehicle information at the identification timing to the second apparatus which is carried by the user and operated by the user for input,
the second apparatus operating to display the received target vehicle information at the identification timing on a display,
wherein the processor operates to generate the target vehicle information including an imaging direction,
wherein the processor operates to:
refer to facility information included in map information to search for a facility existing in a vicinity of the boarding point; and
generate the target vehicle information using the captured image in a direction in which the facility is located with respect to the target vehicle.
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