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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Yui Sugie, Nagoya, JP;
Koichi Suzuki, Miyoshi, JP;
Naoki Uenoyama, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroki Takeda, Okazaki, JP;
Hirohiko Morikawa, Toyota, JP;
Genshi Kuno, Kasugai, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/44 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method that is performed by an information processing device that communicates with a plurality of vehicles includes identifying any vehicle located in a disaster area out of the plurality of vehicles, sending a first message asking a user of the identified vehicle whether the vehicle is being used as an evacuation spot for spending the night, and determining whether the vehicle is being used as the evacuation spot, based on a first response to the first message.