IP Library Granted Patent US 12,654,652
Granted Patent B2
US 12,654,652 · App. 18/456,898 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and system

Inventor: Shinichi Yamamoto (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60R25/33B60R25/24G07C9/00309B60R2325/205G07C2009/00793G07C2209/63
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Patent No.
US 12,654,652
App. No.
18/456,898
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A controller is provided that is configured to perform: identifying a first user who is a user using a vehicle that is associated with a plurality of users; and transmitting, to a terminal of the first user, information about a parking position of the vehicle when the vehicle is parked, and not transmitting the information about the parking position of the vehicle to a terminal of a second user, who is a user other than the first user among the plurality of users.

Claims (48)

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

identifying a first user who is a user using a vehicle associated with a plurality of users;

transmitting, to a terminal of the first user, information about a parking position of the vehicle when the vehicle is parked, and not transmitting the information about the parking position of the vehicle to a terminal of a second user, who is a user other than the first user among the plurality of users; and

transmitting the information about the parking position of the vehicle to the terminal of the second user when the terminal of the second user exists within a predetermined range from the vehicle.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to identify, as the first user, a user associated with an electronic key used for using the vehicle at the time when the vehicle was parked.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to identify, as the first user, a user associated with a user terminal present in the vehicle at the time when the vehicle was parked.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to identify, as the first user, a user associated with an electronic key when the vehicle was operated by the electronic key.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to reset information about the first user at the time of starting the vehicle.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to:

obtain, from the vehicle, information about position information of the vehicle and the user using the vehicle; and

receive a request for confirming the position of the vehicle from a terminal of the user using the vehicle.

7 . An information processing method for causing a computer to perform:

identifying a first user who is a user using a vehicle associated with a plurality of users;

transmitting, to a terminal of the first user, information about a parking position of the vehicle when the vehicle is parked, and not transmitting the information about the parking position of the vehicle to a terminal of a second user, who is a user other than the first user among the plurality of users; and

transmitting the information about the parking position of the vehicle to the terminal of the second user when the terminal of the second user exists within a predetermined range from the vehicle.

8 . The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein

the method causes the computer to identify, as the first user, a user associated with an electronic key used for using the vehicle at the time when the vehicle was parked.

9 . The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein

the method causes the computer to identify, as the first user, a user associated with a user terminal present in the vehicle at the time when the vehicle was parked.

10 . The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein

the method causes the computer to identify, as the first user, a user associated with an electronic key when the vehicle was operated by the electronic key.

11 . The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein

the method causes the computer to reset information about the first user at the time of starting the vehicle.

12 . The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein

the method causes the computer to:

obtain, from the vehicle, information about position information of the vehicle and the user using the vehicle; and

receive a request for confirming the position of the vehicle from a terminal of the user using the vehicle.

13 . A system comprising:

a server;

a vehicle associated with a plurality of users; and

a terminal associated with each of the plurality of users,

wherein the server includes a controller configured to perform:

identifying a first user, who is a user using the vehicle, based on information transmitted from the vehicle to the server;

transmitting, to a terminal of the first user, information about a parking position of the vehicle when the vehicle is parked, and not transmitting the information about the parking position of the vehicle to a terminal of a second user, who is a user other than the first user among the plurality of users; and

transmitting the information about the parking position of the vehicle to the terminal of the second user when the terminal of the second user exists within a predetermined range from the vehicle.

14 . The system according to claim 13 , wherein

the controller is configured to identify, as the first user, a user associated with an electronic key used for using the vehicle at the time when the vehicle was parked.

15 . The system according to claim 13 , wherein

the controller is configured to identify, as the first user, a user associated with a user terminal present in the vehicle at the time when the vehicle was parked.

16 . The system according to claim 13 , wherein

the controller is configured to identify, as the first user, a user associated with an electronic key when the vehicle was operated by the electronic key.

17 . The system according to claim 13 , wherein

the controller is configured to reset information about the first user at the time of starting the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2023
From: YAMAMOTO, SHINICHI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 064723/0915 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-151545 · Sep 22, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240101068A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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