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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
May. 26, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Hirokazu Kano, Nagoya, JP;
Masatoshi Hayashi, Nisshin, JP;
Reita Kamei, Nagoya, JP;
Namika Hara, Kameyama, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus which controls locking and unlocking of a vehicle, the information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to execute: in a case where there is an unlocking request from a first mobile terminal located outside the vehicle, receiving a first electronic key from the first mobile terminal to perform first authentication and unlocking the vehicle on condition that the first authentication is successful; and in a case where the first mobile terminal is located inside the vehicle, and there is an unlocking request from a second mobile terminal located outside the vehicle, receiving a second electronic key from the second mobile terminal to perform second authentication, receiving the first electronic key from the first mobile terminal located inside the vehicle to perform third authentication, and unlocking the vehicle on condition that both the second authentication and the third authentication are successful.