minimise the total distance to a hyperbolic curve from two fixed points

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The point $C$ moves along the hyperbolic curve which is given by $\frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}-\frac{z^2}{c^2}=1$.

The distances $d_{0}$ and $d_{1}$ in from $A$ to $C$ and $B$ to $C$ respectively.

How to find the point $C$ such that minimize the total length $d_{0}+d_{1}$?