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Granted Patent B2
US 11,553,052 · App. 17/149,237 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Information processing apparatus, system, and in-vehicle device

Inventors: Josuke Yamane (Nisshin, JP); Naoya Oka (Nagakute, JP); Ryosuke Yamamoto (Nagoya, JP); Kaori Okuda (Ogaki, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04L67/52H04W4/021
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Patent No.
US 11,553,052
App. No.
17/149,237
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A controller is provided which performs extracting a post related to a vehicle washing machine from posts to a social networking service, and transmitting, to a terminal of a user using the social networking service, information on a position of the vehicle washing machine and a type of the vehicle washing machine specified based on the extracted post.

Claims (30)

1. An information processing apparatus including a controller configured to perform:

extracting a post related to a vehicle washing machine from posts to a social networking service; and

transmitting, to a terminal of a user using the social networking service, information on a position of the vehicle washing machine and information on a type of the vehicle washing machine specified based on the post thus extracted, the information processing apparatus further comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium configured to store a relation between data detected by a sensor mounted on a vehicle associated with the user and the type of the vehicle washing machine;

wherein the controller specifies the type of the vehicle washing machine based on the data detected by the sensor mounted on the vehicle corresponding to the extracted post,

wherein the non-transitory storage medium further stores a relation between the data detected by the sensor mounted on the vehicle and an evaluation of the vehicle washing machine, and the controller transmits the evaluation of the vehicle washing machine based on the data detected by the sensor to the terminal of the user.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller specifies the position of the vehicle washing machine based on position information associated with the extracted post.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller specifies the position of the vehicle washing machine based on position information of a vehicle that is associated with the user and corresponds to the extracted post.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller specifies the type of the vehicle washing machine based on information on the type of the vehicle washing machine included in the extracted post.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a camera, and the controller specifies the type of the vehicle washing machine based on an image photographed by the camera.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a vibration sensor, and the controller specifies the type of the vehicle washing machine based on a detection value of the vibration sensor.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a microphone for detecting sound, and the controller specifies the type of the vehicle washing machine based on a detection value of the microphone.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller transmits the evaluation of the vehicle washing machine generated based on the extracted post to the terminal of the user.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller transmits, to the terminal of the user, a command to display the position of the vehicle washing machine and the type of the vehicle washing machine on a map displayed on a screen of the terminal of the user.

10. A system comprising:

a terminal of a user capable of using a social networking service; and

a server with a controller configured to manage the social networking service, wherein the controller includes a memory and a processor;

a vehicle associated with the user and having a sensor mounted thereon,

wherein the controller performs:

extracting a post related to a vehicle washing machine from posts submitted from the terminal of the user to the social networking service; and

transmitting, to the terminal of the user using the social networking service, information on a position of the vehicle washing machine and information on a type of the vehicle washing machine specified based on the post thus extracted,

wherein the server further comprises a non-transitory storage medium configured to store a relation between data detected by the sensor and the type of the vehicle washing machine; and

the controller specifies the type of the vehicle washing machine based on the data detected by the sensor mounted on the vehicle corresponding to the extracted post,

wherein the non-transitory storage medium further stores a relation between the data detected by the sensor mounted on the vehicle and an evaluation of the vehicle washing machine; and

the controller transmits, to the terminal of the user, the evaluation of the vehicle washing machine based on the data detected by the sensor.

11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the controller specifies the position of the vehicle washing machine based on position information associated with the extracted post.

12. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the controller specifies the position of the vehicle washing machine based on position information of a vehicle that is associated with the user and corresponds to the extracted post.

13. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the controller specifies the type of the vehicle washing machine based on information on the type of the vehicle washing machine included in the extracted post.

14. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the controller transmits, to the terminal of the user, the evaluation of the vehicle washing machine generated based on the extracted post.

15. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the controller transmits, to the terminal of the user, a command to display the position of the vehicle washing machine and the type of the vehicle washing machine on a map displayed on a screen of the terminal of the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2021
From: YAMANE, JOSUKE; OKA, NAOYA; YAMAMOTO, RYOSUKE; OKUDA, KAORI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 054985/0970 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-042069 · Mar 11, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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