PICK-UP/DROP-OFF POSITION DETERMINATION METHOD, PICK-UP/DROP-OFF POSITION DETERMINATION DEVICE, AND PICK-UP/DROP-OFF POSITION DETERMINATION SYSTEM

A method for determining boarding and alighting positions, a device for determining boarding and alighting positions, and a system for determining boarding and alighting positions are provided that calculate boarding and alighting position candidates around a geographical point where a request was made by the user in a vehicle dispatch system for dispatching a vehicle in accordance with a vehicle dispatch request from the user, calculate a total trip time for each of the boarding and alighting position candidates, and determines the boarding and alighting positions from among the boarding and alighting position candidates based on the total trip time.