Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Ryohei Obara

Mutsumi Matsuura

Masaki Ito

Hiroaki Sugiyama

Makoto Kakuchi

Yuichi Tashiro

Xin Jin

A patrol system includes a vehicle and a server. The server includes: a first decision unit that decides a priority of each of a plurality of patrol points to be patrolled and located in a prescribed area, based on resident data including data of the number of residents living in the prescribed area and addresses of the residents; a second decision unit that decides a patrol route for patrolling the patrol points, based on map information of the prescribed area and the priorities; and a transmission unit that transmits the patrol route to the vehicle.

Patrol system and server for patrol system

The search system includes a vehicle and a server. The server includes: a first determination unit that determines a search route for searching for a user who rides on transportation based on a timetable of the transportation and map information; a second determination unit that determines a time for the vehicle to start moving from a current position of the vehicle to a boarding point of the transportation based on the current position, a current time, a location of the boarding point, and a departure time of the transportation; a third determination unit that determines a travel route to move from the current position to the boarding point based on the map information; and a transmitter unit that transmits the search route and the travel route to the vehicle.

Search system, vehicle, and server

An information processing device includes a storage unit configured to store area information for designating an area in which a lighting device is to be illuminated and illuminating time period information for designating a time period in which the lighting device is to be illuminated; and a first processor configured to acquire a current position of each of a plurality of vehicles, to extract at least one vehicle of which the current position is in the area from among the plurality of vehicles, and to instruct the at least one extracted vehicle to illuminate the lighting device in the time period.

Information processing device, lighting system, vehicle, and lighting control method

A vehicle includes a supply unit supplying electric power to a target apparatus, a first reception unit receiving settlement information including an amount of charge to be charged to a user as value for a service provided by the target apparatus, from the target apparatus being supplied with electric power, a first transmission unit transmitting the settlement information and a user identifier to a settlement apparatus, a second reception unit receiving a notification indicating that settlement of the amount of charge is possible or settlement of the amount of charge has been completed from the settlement apparatus, and a second transmission unit transmitting information indicating that settlement of the amount of charge is possible or settlement of the amount of charge has been completed to the target apparatus so as to cause the target apparatus to execute the service in a case where the notification is received.

Vehicle and settlement system

A display device includes a display, a position detector, a storage device and an electronic control unit that are provided in a vehicle. The electronic control unit is configured to control the display such that a map view is shown on the display on the basis of a map information, control the display such that an image indicating a position of the vehicle, detected by the position detector, is superimposed on the map view shown on the display, acquire information about a traveling status of the vehicle, determine whether a user of the vehicle is getting lost on the basis of the information about the traveling status of the vehicle and the map information, and, when the electronic control unit determines that the user is getting lost, control the display such that the scale of the map view shown on the display is set to a predetermined value or larger.

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Nagakute, Japan

Ryohei Obara