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Granted Patent B2
US 12,361,450 · App. 18/436,059 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Dynamic vehicle tags

Inventors: Paul Li (Mountain View, CA); John F. Daly (Frisco, TX); Rohit Gupta (Santa Clara, CA); Satoshi Nagashima (Long Island, NY); Adrian Lombard (New York, NY)
Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G06Q30/0265
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Patent No.
US 12,361,450
App. No.
18/436,059
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of receiving an opt-in request to display information on a display of a vehicle configured to be viewed from outside of the vehicle, authenticating the request to allow displaying information on the display, determining information associated with the vehicle to be displayed on the display, determining misuse of the information displayed on the display based on a notification from another vehicle, and flagging the misuse.

Claims (70)

1. A method, comprising:

sending, by a server, first information associated with, and corresponding to, an opt-in request for display on an external display of a first vehicle;

receiving, by the server, an image, captured by a second vehicle, of second information displayed on the external display of the first vehicle;

identifying, by the server, a misuse based on the second information not matching the first information; and

automatically controlling, by the server, the external display to correct the misuse.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

identifying a level of importance of the opt-in request.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

generating a penalty for the misuse based on a level of importance.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

sending an instruction to blank the external display;

sending an instruction to display the first information; or

sending an instruction to reduce an amount of the displayed second information.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

identifying a change in the level of importance; and

changing a color to be used in displaying the first information by the external display in response to the changing in the level of importance.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

authenticating the opt-in request;

validating an identity of a vehicle occupant initiating the opt-in request; and

responsive to the validating, determining that the opt-in request corresponds to an allowed category.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending an instruction to the first vehicle to correct the misuse;

providing a time frame in which the misuse is to be corrected; and

removing an indication of the misuse if the misuse is corrected within the time frame.

8. A system, comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor that when executing the instructions is configured to:

send first information associated with an opt-in request for display on an external display of a first vehicle;

receive an image, captured by a second vehicle, of second information displayed on the external display of the first vehicle;

identify a misuse based on the second information that does not match the first information; and

automatically control the external display to correct the misuse.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

identify a level of importance of the opt-in request.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

generate a penalty for the misuse based on a level of importance.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

send an instruction to blank the external display;

send an instruction to display the first information; or

send an instruction to reduce an amount of the displayed second information.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to:

identify a change in the level of importance; and

change a color to be used in the display of the first information by the external display in response to the change in the level of importance responsive to the level of importance above a threshold, display the information on a commensurate number of displays.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

authenticate the opt-in request;

validate an identity of a vehicle occupant who initiates the opt-in request; and

responsive to the instructions validate the identity, determine that the opt-in request corresponds to an allowed category.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

send an instruction to the first vehicle to correct the misuse;

provide a time frame in which the misuse is to be corrected; and

remove an indication of the misuse if the misuse is corrected within the time frame.

15. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a server, cause the processor to perform:

sending first information associated with, and corresponding to, an opt-in request for display on an external display of a first vehicle;

receiving an image, captured by a second vehicle, of second information displayed on the external display of the first vehicle;

identifying a misuse based on the second information not matching the first information; and

automatically controlling the external display to correct the misuse.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

identifying a level of importance of the opt-in request.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

generating a penalty for the misuse based on a level of importance.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

sending an instruction to blank the external display;

sending an instruction to display the first information; or

sending an instruction to reduce an amount of the displayed second information.

19. The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:

identifying a change in the level of importance; and

changing a color to be used in displaying the first information by the external display in response to the changing in the level of importance.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:

authenticating the opt-in request;

validating an identity of a vehicle occupant initiating the opt-in request; and

responsive to the validating, determining that the opt-in request corresponds to an allowed category.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2025
From: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 072863/0210 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: LI, PAUL; DALY, JOHN F.; GUPTA, ROHIT; NAGASHIMA, SATOSHI; LOMBARD, ADRIAN
To: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 067161/0662 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 18171352 · Feb 19, 2023
Related Publication 20240281849A1 · Aug 22, 2024
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