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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Shun Ota, Susono, JP;
Taro Hasegawa, Toyota, JP;
Tomoya Takeda, Toyota, JP;
Yuka Nishiyama, Toyota, JP;
Hiroya Chiba, Fuji, JP;
Tatsuya Sugano, Sunto-gun, JP;
Taizo Masuda, Yokohama, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A method for operating an air conditioner installed in a vehicle is provided. The method includes a step of operating the air conditioner according to an operation instruction for the air conditioner when the operation instruction is received from a mobile terminal of an operator of the vehicle, and a step of displaying a notification related to an operation of the air conditioner on a screen of the mobile terminal while the air conditioner is operated according to the operation instruction, the step being a step in which the notification related to the operation of the air conditioner is continuously displayed on the screen without being deleted by a predetermined operation of the mobile terminal by the operator when the mobile terminal is located outside the vehicle.