IP Library Granted Patent US 12,208,807
Granted Patent B2
US 12,208,807 · App. 17/869,498 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Information processing apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for granting an incentive to share vehicle history

Inventors: Toyokazu Nakashima (Nagoya, JP); Takeshi Takemoto (Nagoya, JP); Naoko Yamafuji (Nagoya, JP); Naoya Oka (Nagakute, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60W40/09G06Q30/0207B60W2040/0809B60W2540/045B60W2540/215B60W2540/30B60W2556/10
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Patent No.
US 12,208,807
App. No.
17/869,498
Granted
Jan 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A controller of an information processing apparatus acquires, in a case in which a previous user of a vehicle has not given consent to disclose history data for the vehicle, information indicating whether a current user of the vehicle has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, and determines to grant the current user an incentive in a case in which it is determined, based on the acquired information, that the current user has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle.

Claims (29)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising a controller configured to:

acquire, in a case in which a previous user of a vehicle has not given consent to disclose history data for the vehicle, information indicating whether a current user of the vehicle has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, the history data including at least data on distance traveled by the vehicle, and maintenance status information of the vehicle;

output a notification to a terminal device prompting the current user to consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, in a case in which it is determined that the current user has not given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, the notification including information on an incentive to be granted to the current user if the history data is disclosed;

determine to grant the current user the incentive in a case in which it is determined, based on the acquired information, that the current user has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle; and

transmit information regarding the incentive to another terminal device in the case in which it is determined that the current user has given consent to disclose the history data.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller determines to grant more of the incentive as a count of past users of the vehicle who have not given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle is lower.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller determines to grant more of the incentive in a case in which a user of the vehicle previous to the previous user has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle than in a case in which the user previous to the previous user has not given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller determines a granting rate of the incentive according to a degree of limiting of a reduction in price of the vehicle due to a past user before the previous user having given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle as compared to a case in which the past user has not given consent.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller determines a granting rate of the incentive according to an age of the vehicle.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the incentive includes a discount on costs related to maintenance of the vehicle or includes a predetermined coupon or points.

7. A method to be executed by an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

acquiring, in a case in which a previous user of a vehicle has not given consent to disclose history data for the vehicle, information indicating whether a current user of the vehicle has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, the history data including at least data on distance traveled by the vehicle, and maintenance status information of the vehicle;

outputting a notification to a terminal device prompting the current user to consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, in a case in which it is determined that the current user has not given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, the notification including information on an incentive to be granted to the current user if the history data is disclosed;

determining to grant the current user the incentive in a case in which it is determined, based on the acquired information, that the current user has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle; and

transmitting information regarding the incentive to another terminal device in the case in which it is determined that the current user has given consent to disclose the history data.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising determining to grant more of the incentive as a count of past users of the vehicle who have not given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle is lower.

9. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising determining to grant more of the incentive in a case in which a user of the vehicle previous to the previous user has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle than in a case in which the user previous to the previous user has not given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle.

10. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising determining a granting rate of the incentive according to a degree of limiting of a reduction in price of the vehicle due to a past user before the previous user having given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle as compared to a case in which the past user has not given consent.

11. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising determining a granting rate of the incentive according to an age of the vehicle.

12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the incentive includes a discount on costs related to maintenance of the vehicle or includes a predetermined coupon or points.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program configured to cause a computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

acquiring, in a case in which a previous user of a vehicle has not given consent to disclose history data for the vehicle, information indicating whether a current user of the vehicle has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, the history data including at least data on distance traveled by the vehicle, and maintenance status information of the vehicle;

outputting a notification to a terminal device prompting the current user to consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, in a case in which it is determined that the current user has not given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, the notification including information on an incentive to be granted to the current user if the history data is disclosed;

determining to grant the current user the incentive in a case in which it is determined, based on the acquired information, that the current user has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle; and

transmitting information regarding the incentive to another terminal device in the case in which it is determined that the current user has given consent to disclose the history data.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise determining to grant more of the incentive as a count of past users of the vehicle who have not given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle is lower.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise determining to grant more of the incentive in a case in which a user of the vehicle previous to the previous user has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle than in a case in which the user previous to the previous user has not given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a granting rate of the incentive according to a degree of limiting of a reduction in price of the vehicle due to a past user before the previous user having given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle as compared to a case in which the past user has not given consent.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the incentive includes a discount on costs related to maintenance of the vehicle or includes a predetermined coupon or points.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2022
From: NAKASHIMA, TOYOKAZU; TAKEMOTO, TAKESHI; YAMAFUJI, NAOKO; OKA, NAOYA
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 060569/0281 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-127804 · Aug 3, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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