IP Library Granted Patent US 12,534,098
Granted Patent B2
US 12,534,098 · App. 18/239,945 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Control apparatus, control method, and storage medium

Inventor: Yuji Takeuchi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B60W50/14B60W2530/00G08C17/02
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Patent No.
US 12,534,098
App. No.
18/239,945
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided with a control apparatus. A first obtaining unit obtains position information of a vehicle. A first setting unit sets a remote operation permitted range of the vehicle on a basis of movement information of the vehicle in a first predetermined period based on the position information. A determination unit determines whether or not to restrict a remote operation input to the vehicle from an associated user terminal that is a user terminal associated with the vehicle on a basis of a stop position of the vehicle based on the position information and the remote operation permitted range. The movement information includes the position information of the vehicle and a visit situation to the position in the first predetermined period.

Claims (45)

1 . A control apparatus comprising:

a first obtaining unit configured to obtain position information of a vehicle;

a first setting unit configured to set a remote operation permitted range of the vehicle on a basis of movement information of the vehicle in a first predetermined period based on the position information; and

a determination unit configured to determine whether or not to restrict a remote operation input to the vehicle from an associated user terminal that is a user terminal associated with the vehicle on a basis of a stop position of the vehicle based on the position information and the remote operation permitted range, wherein

the movement information includes the position information of the vehicle and a visit situation to the position in the first predetermined period.

2 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first setting unit sets the remote operation permitted range to a predetermined range centered on a position where the vehicle is continuously stopped for a second predetermined period during the first predetermined period.

3 . The control apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the second predetermined period is a predetermined number of days, and the predetermined number of days is calculated by a number of times of crossing a day.

4 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first setting unit sets the remote operation permitted range to a predetermined range centered on a position where a number of stops in the first predetermined period is equal to or more than a predetermined number of times.

5 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first setting unit sets the remote operation permitted range to a predetermined range set on a basis of a region where a number of times of passage in the first predetermined period is equal to or more than a predetermined number of times.

6 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first setting unit sets the remote operation permitted range to a predetermined range set on a basis of a region in which a number of times a specific operation for performing a remote operation input to the vehicle from the user terminal is performed by the user terminal is equal to or more than a predetermined number of times in a first predetermined period.

7 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first setting unit sets the remote operation permitted range in such a manner as to exclude a predetermined range based on map information.

8 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the determination unit determines to restrict the remote operation input in a case where a stop position of the vehicle is present outside the remote operation permitted range during a third predetermined period.

9 . The control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the stop position is a position where the vehicle has stopped activation last time.

10 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a controlling unit configured to restrict the remote operation input by invalidating a remote operation input from the associated user terminal or stopping an input of a remote operation in the associated user terminal when the determination unit determines to restrict the remote operation input.

11 . The control apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising

an update unit configured to update the remote operation permitted range set by the first setting unit in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, wherein

the controlling unit further restricts the remote operation input until a specific operation is performed by the associated user terminal when the update unit updates the remote operation permitted range.

12 . The control apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the update unit updates the remote operation permitted range when a position where the vehicle is stopped for a period equal to or more than a stop period at a stop position of the vehicle used for setting the remote operation permitted range in an immediately previous update is newly detected in the first predetermined period.

13 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a notifying unit configured to cause a notification unit inside the vehicle to give a notification of identification information in a case where the vehicle is in an unlocked state; and

a registering unit configured to register the user terminal as the associated user terminal in a case where an input of the identification information in the user terminal is confirmed.

14 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second obtaining unit configured to obtain information indicating an associated user terminal present inside the vehicle before at a time when the vehicle is stopped, wherein

the first setting unit sets the remote operation permitted range for an associated vehicle for each of associated user terminals, and

the determination unit determines whether or not to restrict the remote operation input from the associated user terminal on a basis of the stop position and the remote operation permitted range set for the associated user terminal obtained by the second obtaining unit.

15 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising

a third obtaining unit configured to obtain information indicating a position after getting off the vehicle of an associated user terminal present inside the vehicle before, wherein

the determination unit determines not to restrict the remote operation input from the associated user terminal present inside the vehicle before when the position after getting off the vehicle of the associated user terminal present inside the vehicle before continues to be within a predetermined range from the vehicle.

16 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising

a second setting unit configured to set a second user terminal associated with the associated user terminal, wherein

the determination unit further restricts the remote operation input from the second user terminal to the vehicle when it is determined to restrict the remote operation input from the associated user terminal.

17 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising

a deciding unit configured to decide whether or not the associated user terminal and a key capable of unlocking of the vehicle are communicable with each other, wherein

the determination unit determines not to restrict the remote operation input when the deciding unit decides that the associated user terminal and the key capable of unlocking the vehicle are communicable with each other.

18 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when it is not possible to obtain the position information of the vehicle from the vehicle, the first obtaining unit obtains, as the position information of the vehicle, position information of an associated user terminal present in the vehicle before at a time when the vehicle is stopped.

19 . A control method comprising:

obtaining position information of a vehicle;

setting a remote operation permitted range of the vehicle on a basis of movement information of the vehicle in a first predetermined period based on the position information; and

determining whether or not to restrict a remote operation input to the vehicle from an associated user terminal that is a user terminal associated with the vehicle on a basis of a stop position of the vehicle based on the position information and the remote operation permitted range, wherein

the movement information includes the position information of the vehicle and a visit situation to the position in the first predetermined period.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program which, when executed by a computer comprising a processor and a memory, causes the computer to:

obtain position information of a vehicle;

set a remote operation permitted range of the vehicle on a basis of movement information of the vehicle in a first predetermined period based on the position information; and

determine whether or not to restrict a remote operation input to the vehicle from an associated user terminal that is a user terminal associated with the vehicle on a basis of a stop position of the vehicle based on the position information and the remote operation permitted range, wherein

the movement information includes the position information of the vehicle and a visit situation to the position in the first predetermined period.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2023
From: TAKEUCHI, YUJI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064753/0061 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-155265 · Sep 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240101134A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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