Information processing apparatus, system, and method for operating system

Abstract

The invention provides an information processing apparatus, a system, and a method for operating the system. The information processing apparatus includes: a communication apparatus; a memory that stores identification information of a specified vehicle and identification information of a terminal device of a purchaser of the specified vehicle in association with each other; and a controller that acquires, from an imaging device via the communication device, an image captured during transportation of the specified vehicle and transmits the captured image to the terminal device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, a system, and a method for operating the system. Background Art

[0002] There is known a technique of presenting to a user a transportation state of a product, such as a product purchased by the user, until the product is delivered to the user. For example, since it takes a certain amount of time to deliver a vehicle to a user who has purchased the vehicle, a technique of presenting a progress state until the delivery of the vehicle to the user has been proposed. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-297954 discloses a system that provides information on a progress state of a vehicle before delivery of the vehicle to a user terminal, and the information is stored in a progress management DB. Summary of the Invention

[0003] There is room to stimulate the sense of anticipation of users waiting for the delivery of their vehicles and to increase their interest.

[0004] An information processing apparatus and the like that can stimulate the sense of anticipation of users waiting for the delivery of their vehicles and increase their interest will be described below.

[0005] An information processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: a communication device; a memory configured to store identification information of a designated vehicle and identification information of a terminal device of a purchaser of the designated vehicle, the identification information of the designated vehicle being associated with the identification information of the terminal device; and a controller configured to obtain, via the communication device, an image taken during transportation of the designated vehicle from an imaging device and send the taken image to the terminal device.

[0006] In the information processing apparatus according to the above aspect, under the condition that the designated vehicle is located at a predetermined transportation base, the controller may cause the imaging device to take an image of the designated vehicle.

[0007] In the information processing apparatus according to the above aspect, under the condition that a request is received from the terminal device, the controller may cause the imaging device to take an image of the designated vehicle.

[0008] In the information processing apparatus according to the above aspect, the controller may send information indicating a process of transporting the designated vehicle to the terminal device.

[0009] In the information processing apparatus according to the above aspect, the taken image may include an appearance of the designated vehicle taken at a transportation base of the designated vehicle.

[0010] In the information processing apparatus according to the above solution, the captured image may include the appearance of the packaging style of the specified vehicle captured at the transportation base of the specified vehicle.

[0011] In the information processing apparatus according to the above solution, the appearance of the packaging style may include the identification information of the specified vehicle.

[0012] The system according to the second solution of the present invention includes an information processing apparatus and a terminal apparatus. The information processing apparatus stores the identification information of the specified vehicle and the identification information of the terminal apparatus of the purchaser of the specified vehicle. The identification information of the specified vehicle and the identification information of the terminal apparatus are associated with each other. Wherein, the information processing apparatus obtains an image captured during the transportation of the specified vehicle from the imaging apparatus, and sends the captured image to the terminal apparatus, and the terminal apparatus outputs the captured image.

[0013] In the system according to the above solution, under the condition that the specified vehicle is located at a predetermined transportation base, the information processing apparatus may cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image of the specified vehicle.

[0014] In the system according to the above solution, under the condition of receiving a request from the terminal apparatus, the information processing apparatus may cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image of the specified vehicle.

[0015] In the system according to the above solution, the information processing apparatus may send information indicating the process of transporting the specified vehicle to the terminal apparatus, and the terminal apparatus may output the information indicating the process.

[0016] In the system according to the above solution, the captured image may include the appearance of the specified vehicle captured at the transportation base of the specified vehicle.

[0017] In the system according to the above solution, the captured image may include the appearance of the packaging style of the specified vehicle captured at the transportation base of the specified vehicle.

[0018] In the system according to the above solution, the appearance of the packaging style may include the identification information of the specified vehicle.

[0019] A method for operating a system according to a third aspect of the present invention, the system including an information processing device and a terminal device, the information processing device storing identification information of a specified vehicle and identification information of the terminal device of a purchaser of the specified vehicle, the identification information of the specified vehicle being associated with the identification information of the terminal device, the method including: obtaining, by the information processing device, an image captured during transportation of the specified vehicle from an imaging device and sending the captured image to the terminal device; and outputting, by the terminal device, the captured image.

[0020] In the method for operating a system according to the above aspect, under the condition that the specified vehicle is located at a predetermined transportation base, the information processing device may cause the imaging device to capture an image of the specified vehicle.

[0021] In the method for operating a system according to the above aspect, under the condition of receiving a request from the terminal device, the information processing device may cause the imaging device to capture an image of the specified vehicle.

[0022] The method for operating a system according to the above aspect may further include sending, by the information processing device, information indicating a process to the terminal device, the specified vehicle being transported in the process; and outputting, by the terminal device, the information indicating the process.

[0023] In the method for operating a system according to the above aspect, the captured image may include an appearance of the specified vehicle captured at a transportation base of the specified vehicle.

[0024] In the method for operating a system according to the above aspect, the captured image may include an appearance of a packaging style of the specified vehicle captured at a transportation base of the specified vehicle.

[0025] The information processing device and the like according to the present disclosure can stimulate the sense of anticipation of users waiting for vehicle delivery and increase the users' interest. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] Features, advantages, and technical and industrial significance of exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals represent like elements, and in which:

[0027] Figure 1 A diagram showing a configuration example of an information providing system;

[0028] Figure 2 A timing diagram showing an operation example of an information providing system;

[0029] Figure 3A diagram showing an example of the display screen of the terminal device; and

[0030] Figure 4 A timing diagram showing an operation example of a modified example of the information providing system. Detailed implementation manners

[0031] Embodiments will be described below.

[0032] Figure 1 A diagram showing a configuration example of the information providing system in the embodiment. The information providing system 1 includes one or more server devices 10, a plurality of terminal devices 12, and one or more imaging devices 13 that are connected to each other via a network 11, enabling communication of information therebetween. The server device 10 is, for example, a server computer belonging to a cloud computing system or other computing system and serves as a server that implements various functions. In the present embodiment, the server device 10 corresponds to the "information processing device". The terminal device 12 is an information processing device having a communication function used by a purchaser (hereinafter referred to as a user) of the vehicle 15 or a person in charge of transporting the vehicle 15, and is, for example, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, etc. The imaging device 13 includes a camera for imaging the vehicle 15 to be transported and a control device having a communication function for transmitting the captured image. The imaging device 13 is installed at a transportation base on the transportation route of the vehicle 15. The transportation base includes a loading base and a maintenance base. At the loading base, the vehicle 15 is loaded onto a car transporter, a ship, etc. At the maintenance base, the vehicle 15 is maintained during the transportation process. The network 11 is, for example, the Internet, but may also be an ad hoc network, a LAN, a metropolitan area network (MAN), or other networks, or any combination thereof.

[0033] In the present embodiment, the information providing system 1 assists in enhancing the user's interest until the vehicle 15 purchased by the user is delivered to a store of, for example, an automobile dealer. Specifically, the server device 10 includes a communication unit (communication device) 101, a storage unit (memory) 102, and a control unit (controller) 103. The storage unit 102 stores the identification information of the designated vehicle (hereinafter referred to as the purchased vehicle) 15 purchased by the user and the corresponding identification information of the purchaser of the purchased vehicle 15 (i.e., the terminal device 12 of the user) as vehicle purchase information 107. The control unit 103 acquires, via the communication unit 101, an image captured during the transportation of the purchased vehicle 15 from the imaging device 13 and transmits it to the terminal device 12. The user can view the image of the purchased vehicle 15 during the transportation process of the purchased vehicle 15, enabling the excitement of the user's sense of anticipation while waiting for the delivery of the vehicle 15. Therefore, the user's interest can be enhanced.

[0034] Configuration example of the server device 10

[0035] The server device 10 includes a communication unit 101, a storage unit 102, and a control unit 103. The server device 10 may be configured by one server computer, or may be configured by two or more computers that are communicatively connected to each other and cooperate with each other. In this case, the configurations shown here are appropriately arranged in two or more server computers.

[0036] The communication unit 101 includes one or more communication interfaces. The communication interface is, for example, a LAN interface. The communication unit 101 receives information used in the operation of the server device 10, and transmits information obtained through the operation of the server device 10. The server device 10 is connected to the network 11 through the communication unit 101, and communicates information with other devices via the network 11.

[0037] The storage unit 102 includes, for example, one or more semiconductor memories, one or more magnetic memories, or one or more optical memories used as a main storage device, an auxiliary storage device, or a cache memory, or a combination of at least two of these memories. The semiconductor memory is, for example, a random access memory (RAM) or a read-only memory (ROM). The RAM is, for example, a static RAM (SRAM) or a dynamic RAM (DRAM). The ROM is, for example, an electrically erasable programmable ROM. The storage unit 102 stores information for the operation of the server device 10, and information obtained through the operation of the server device 10. The storage unit 102 stores vehicle purchase information 107. The vehicle purchase information 107 includes identification information of the purchased vehicle 15 and identification information of the terminal device 12 that are associated with each other.

[0038] The control unit 103 includes one or more processors, one or more dedicated circuits, or a combination of these units. The processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor such as a central processing unit (CPU), or a dedicated processor such as a graphics processing unit (GPU) dedicated to specific processing. The dedicated circuit is, for example, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), etc. The control unit 103 performs information processing related to the operation of the server device 10 while controlling each part of the server device 10.

[0039] The functions of the server device 10 are implemented by executing a control program in a processor included in the control unit 103. The control program is a program for causing a server computer to execute processing including steps in the operations of the server device 10, thereby causing the server computer to implement functions corresponding to the processing of these steps. In other words, the control program is a program for causing a computer to function as the server device 10. In addition, some or all of the functions of the server device 10 can be implemented by a dedicated circuit included in the control unit 103. Further, the control program can be stored in a non-transitory recording / storage medium readable by the server device 10 and can be read by the server device 10 from the medium.

[0040] Configuration example of the terminal device 12

[0041] The terminal device 12 includes a communication unit 121, a storage unit 122, a control unit 123, an input unit 125, and an output unit 126. The terminal device 12 may further include a positioning unit 124.

[0042] The communication unit 121 includes one or more communication interfaces corresponding to wired or wireless LAN standards. The communication interfaces include interfaces corresponding to mobile communication standards such as Long-Term Evolution (LTE), Fourth Generation (4G), or Fifth Generation (5G). In addition, the communication interfaces also include interfaces corresponding to short-range radio communication standards such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or infrared communication. The terminal device 12 is connected to the network 11 via the communication unit 121 through a nearby router device or a base station for mobile communication and communicates information with other devices via the network 11.

[0043] The storage unit 122 includes one or more semiconductor memories, one or more magnetic memories, one or more optical memories, or a combination of at least two of these memories. The semiconductor memory is, for example, a RAM or a ROM. The RAM is, for example, an SRAM or a DRAM. The ROM is, for example, an EEPROM. The storage unit 122 is used, for example, as a main storage device, an auxiliary storage device, or a cache memory. The storage unit 102 stores information for the operation of the control unit 123 and information obtained through the operation of the control unit 123.

[0044] The control unit 123 includes, for example, one or more general-purpose processors such as a CPU or a microprocessing unit (MPU), or one or more dedicated processors specialized for specific processing. Alternatively, the control unit 123 may have one or more dedicated circuits such as an FPGA or an ASIC. The control unit 123 comprehensively controls the operation of the terminal device 12 by operating according to a control / processing program or according to an operation sequence implemented as a circuit. The control unit 123 transmits various information to the server device 10 etc. via the communication unit 121 and receives various information from the server device 10 etc., and performs operations related to the embodiment.

[0045] The positioning unit 124 includes one or more Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. GNSS includes at least one of Global Positioning System (GPS), Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), Beidou, Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), and Galileo system. The positioning system 124 acquires the position information of the terminal device 12 and transmits the position information to the control unit 123.

[0046] The input unit 125 includes one or more input interfaces. The input interface is, for example, a physical key, a capacitive key, a pointer device, a touch screen integrally provided with a display, or a microphone that receives voice input. The input interface may also include a camera that accepts a captured image or an image code, or an IC card reader. The input unit 125 receives an operation for inputting information for controlling the operation of the control unit 123 and transmits the input information to the control unit 123.

[0047] The output unit 126 includes one or more output interfaces. The output interface is, for example, a display or a speaker. The display is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an electroluminescent (EL) display. The output unit 126 outputs the information obtained through the operation of the control unit 123.

[0048] The processor included in the control unit 123 executes a control program to implement the functions of the control unit 123. The control program is a program for causing the processor to function as the control unit 123. In addition, some or all of the functions of the control unit 123 may be implemented by a dedicated circuit included in the control unit 123.

[0049] Figure 2 It is a timing chart showing the operation sequence of the information providing system 1 in this embodiment. Figure 2Shows the sequence of cooperation of the server device 10, the terminal device 12 (hereinafter, the terminal devices 12 used by the user and the transporter are respectively referred to as terminal devices 12a and 12b), and the imaging device 13 when the user checks the current status of the purchased vehicle 15 while waiting for delivery. Steps related to various information processing of the server device 10 and the terminal devices 12a and 12b are executed by their respective control units 103 and 123. In addition, steps related to the transmission and reception of various information between the server device 10 and the terminal devices 12a and 12b are executed by transmitting and receiving information via the communication units 101 and 121 by their respective control units 103 and 123. In the server device 10 and the terminal devices 12a and 12b, their respective control units 103 and 123 appropriately store the information to be transmitted and received or to be processed in the storage units 102 and 122, respectively. In addition, in the terminal devices 12a and 12b, the control unit 123 receives the input of various information through the input unit 125 and outputs various information through the output unit 126.

[0050] In step S200, the server device 10 receives information about the vehicle delivery status from the terminal device 12b. The vehicle delivery status is information about the vehicle delivery status of the purchased vehicle 15. The vehicle delivery status is, for example, information indicating which stage the purchased vehicle 15 is in during the vehicle delivery process from the factory to the store of the car dealership, and includes the identification information of the purchased vehicle 15 and the identification information of the transportation base where the purchased vehicle 15 is located. The information about the vehicle delivery status may include information about the packaging style of the purchased vehicle 15. The packaging style indicates, for example, the type of packaging for packaging the purchased vehicle 15. The terminal device 12b transmits the information about the vehicle delivery status input through the operation of the transporter of the purchased vehicle 15 to the server device 10 via the network 11, and the server device 10 receives the information transmitted from the terminal device 12b.

[0051] In step S201, the server device 10 updates the vehicle delivery status. When the server device 10 obtains information about the new vehicle delivery status, the server device 10 updates the existing vehicle delivery information to the newly obtained information.

[0052] In step S202, the server device 10 determines whether to perform imaging. The server device 10 determines whether the vehicle delivery status is in a situation where imaging should be performed. The situation where imaging should be performed is the situation where the purchased vehicle 15 is at the transportation base on the transportation route where the imaging device 13 is installed on the purchased vehicle 15. The server device 10 prestores information indicating the presence or absence of the imaging device 13 at each transportation base, and determines whether imaging should be performed based on this information. When the server device 10 determines that the vehicle delivery status is in a situation where imaging should be performed, the server device 10 executes step S202 and the subsequent steps forward. When the server device 10 does not determine that the vehicle delivery status is in a situation where imaging should be performed, the steps starting from step S202 are omitted.

[0053] In step S203, the server device 10 sends an imaging instruction to the imaging device 13. The imaging device 13 to which the imaging instruction is sent is the imaging device 13 installed at the transportation base where the purchased vehicle 15 is located. The server device 10 prestores the identification information of the imaging device 13 installed at each transportation base and the identification information of each transportation base in association with each other and stores them, and based on the information about the vehicle delivery status, the server device 10 identifies the imaging device 13 at the transportation base where the purchased vehicle 15 is located, and sends an imaging instruction to the imaging device 13.

[0054] In step S204, the imaging device 13 that has received the imaging instruction performs imaging. The imaging device 13 is installed at a position where it can image the purchased vehicle 15 transported at each transportation base. Alternatively, the imaging device 13 can be movable and can be operated by an operator. The imaging device 13 can perform imaging in response to the imaging instruction under the control of the control device, or can output a notification according to the imaging instruction, and perform imaging by the operation of the operator in response to the notification. The imaging device 13 performs imaging at an arbitrary frame rate to generate the captured image. A moving image can be generated from a plurality of consecutive captured images. Hereinafter, when referring to the captured image, it also includes a moving image.

[0055] In step S205, the server device 10 receives the captured image sent by the imaging device 13. For example, the captured image has a timestamp.

[0056] In step S206, the server device 10 stores the captured image.

[0057] In step S207, the server device 10 transmits information indicating the vehicle delivery status to the terminal device 12a. The server device 10 identifies the terminal device 12 associated with the purchased vehicle 15 based on the vehicle purchase information 107, and transmits information indicating the vehicle delivery status to the terminal device 12. The terminal device 12a receives the information transmitted from the server device 10.

[0058] In step S208, the terminal device 12a presents the vehicle delivery status. For example, the terminal device 12a displays text information, charts, etc. indicating the vehicle delivery status to the user. For example, it displays a screen 30 as shown below. Figure 3 The screen 30 includes, for example, a chart 31 indicating the vehicle delivery status. By changing the display style such as color, the chart 31 indicates the transportation bases to which the purchased vehicle 15 has been transported among transportation bases such as "factory", "port A", "port B", "base C", and "dealer's store". Here, the chart 31 indicates that the purchased vehicle 15 is located at "port B".

[0059] In Figure 2 step S209, the terminal device 12a transmits a confirmation request to the server device 10. The confirmation request is information for requesting a captured image of the purchased vehicle 15, and it is generated by the terminal device 12a according to a user operation, for example. For example, on the Figure 3 screen 30, the user 33 clicks the "Check Vehicle Delivery Status" button icon 32 to perform the confirmation request operation. In this case, the confirmation request is information for requesting a captured image of the purchased vehicle 15 located at "port B".

[0060] In step S210, the server device 10 transmits the captured image to the terminal device 12a in response to the confirmation request. The terminal device 12a receives the information transmitted from the server device 10.

[0061] In step S211, the terminal device 12a displays the captured image. For example, as shown in Figure 3As shown, the screen 34 that has been switched from the screen 30 is displayed. The screen 34 includes a captured image of the purchased vehicle 15. In this case, an example of a captured image of the purchased vehicle 15 being loaded onto the car transporter 35 / being unloaded from the car transporter 35 will be shown. The captured image may be a moving image. In addition, for example, the captured image may be a captured image showing the purchased vehicle 15 being loaded onto a ship / being unloaded from a ship. In addition, the captured image may also be a captured image showing the purchased vehicle 15 undergoing work such as maintenance work in a factory. In addition, the captured image may be a captured image of the goods 36 such as a container packaging the purchased vehicle 15. In this case, the identification information 37 of the purchased vehicle 15 is attached to the outer surface of the goods 36 so that the user can recognize it as an image of the purchased vehicle 15 being transported. Such identification information and information about the packaging style are extracted from the information about the vehicle delivery status stored in the server device 10 and sent to the terminal device 12a. The user operates the terminal device 12a and identifies it by displaying the identification information of the purchased vehicle 15, etc., and checks the identification information by using the identification information 37 attached to the goods 36 such as the container in the captured image, thereby identifying the captured image as a captured image of the purchased vehicle 15.

[0062] In this way, while waiting for the vehicle delivery of the purchased vehicle 15, the user can check the current state in the transportation process of the purchased vehicle 15 as a specific item that the user has purchased. Therefore, the sense of anticipation of the user while waiting for the vehicle delivery is stimulated, thereby increasing the user's interest. Therefore, an information providing system is set up, which allows the tracking of a specific vehicle as a specific item purchased by the user and provides an image of the specific vehicle showing the current state.

[0063] Figure 4 An example of the operation sequence of the information providing system 1 in the variant example is shown. Figure 4 The sequence in Figure 2 is different from Figure 2 the sequence in Figure 2 in that the steps S207, S208, and S209 in

[0064] In this modified example, when the server device 10 updates the vehicle delivery status in step S201, the server device 10 sends information regarding the vehicle delivery status to the terminal device 12a in step S207'. The terminal device 12a presents the vehicle delivery status to the user in step S208' and sends a confirmation request to the server device 10 in step S209'. On the condition that the server device 10 receives the confirmation request, the server device 10 determines in step S202 that imaging should be performed and sends an imaging instruction to the imaging device 13 in step S203.

[0065] According to this modified example, imaging is started in response to a request from the terminal device 12a, enabling the captured image to be provided to the user with a high degree of immediacy, thereby enhancing the user's interest.

[0066] In the above-described embodiment, the processing / control program for controlling the operation of the terminal device 12 is stored in the storage unit 102 of the server device 10 or in the storage unit of another server device, and can be downloaded to each device via the network 11, or can be stored in a non-transitory recording / storage medium readable by each device and can be read out by each device from the medium.

[0067] In the above description, the embodiments have been described based on the drawings and examples, but it should be noted that those skilled in the art will easily be able to make various modifications and corrections based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these modifications and corrections are included within the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the functions etc. included in each device, step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to cause logical inconsistency, and multiple devices, steps, etc. can be combined into one or divided.

Claims

1. An information processing device, characterized in that include: communication devices; a memory configured to store identification information of a specified vehicle and identification information of a terminal device of a purchaser of the specified vehicle, the identification information of the specified vehicle and the identification information of the terminal device being associated with each other; as well as A controller is configured to obtain images captured during transportation of the designated vehicle from an imaging device via the communication device, and transmit the captured images to the terminal device.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that The controller causes the imaging device to capture an image of the designated vehicle under the condition that the designated vehicle is located at a predetermined transportation base.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that The controller causes the imaging device to capture an image of the designated vehicle upon receipt of a request from the terminal device.

4. The information processing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The controller transmits information indicating a procedure for transporting the designated vehicle to the terminal device.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that The captured image includes an appearance of the designated vehicle captured at a transportation base of the designated vehicle.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that The captured image includes an appearance of a packaging style of the designated vehicle captured at a transportation base of the designated vehicle.

7. The information processing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The appearance of the wrapping style includes the identification information of the designated vehicle.

8. A system, characterized in that An information processing device and a terminal device are included, wherein the information processing device stores identification information of a specified vehicle and identification information of the terminal device of a purchaser of the specified vehicle, the identification information of the specified vehicle and the identification information of the terminal device are associated with each other, wherein The information processing device obtains an image captured during transportation of the designated vehicle from an imaging device and transmits the captured image to the terminal device, and The terminal device outputs the captured image.

9. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that The information processing device causes the imaging device to capture an image of the designated vehicle under the condition that the designated vehicle is located at a predetermined transportation base.

10. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that The information processing device causes the imaging device to capture an image of the specified vehicle under the condition that a request from the terminal device is received.

11. The system according to claim 10, characterized in that The information processing device transmits information indicating a process of transporting the designated vehicle to the terminal device, and The terminal device outputs the information indicating the process.

12. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that The captured image includes an appearance of the designated vehicle captured at a transportation base of the designated vehicle.

13. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that The captured image includes an appearance of a packaging style of the designated vehicle captured at a transportation base of the designated vehicle.

14. The system according to claim 13, characterized in that The appearance of the wrapping style includes the identification information of the designated vehicle.

15. A method for operating a system including an information processing device and a terminal device, the information processing device storing identification information of a specified vehicle and identification information of the terminal device of a purchaser of the specified vehicle, the identification information of the specified vehicle and the identification information of the terminal device being associated with each other, the method being characterized by comprising: obtaining, by the information processing device, images captured during transportation of the designated vehicle from an imaging device, and transmitting the captured images to the terminal device; as well as The captured image is outputted by the terminal device.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The information processing device causes the imaging device to capture an image of the designated vehicle under the condition that the designated vehicle is located at a predetermined transportation base.

17. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The information processing device causes the imaging device to capture an image of the specified vehicle under the condition that a request from the terminal device is received.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that Also includes: transmitting, by the information processing device, to the terminal device, information indicating a process in which the designated vehicle is transported; and Information indicating the process is outputted by the terminal device.

19. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The captured image includes an appearance of the designated vehicle captured at a transportation base of the designated vehicle.

20. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The captured image includes an appearance of a packaging style of the designated vehicle captured at a transportation base of the designated vehicle.

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