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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Shin Sakurada, Toyota, JP;
Koichi Ando, Nagoya, JP;
Mutsumi Matsuura, Okazaki, JP;
Masato Endo, Nagakute, JP;
Koki Fujita, Tokyo-to, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
Convenience regarding movement of a vehicle requiring servicing/maintenance is increased. A support apparatus includes acquirer configured to acquire necessity information about necessity/non-necessity of provision of a service related to a vehicle from a terminal of a user of the vehicle, and information manager configured to issue, when the necessity information indicates that the provision of the service is necessary, authentication information for temporarily using the vehicle to an agency providing the service.