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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Changyi Luo, Kokubunji, JP;
Ayana Takeshita, Kasugai, JP;
Yuhei Suzuki, Kariya, JP;
Michael C. Edwards, McKinney, TX (US);
Chris Risberg, Flower Mound, TX (US);
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus is communicably connected to a vehicle and a user terminal, the control apparatus including a controller configured to: in response to a service request from the user terminal, determine at least a service content, a provision time, and a provision location; identify a vehicle capable of performing the service content; cause the vehicle to perform the service content inside the vehicle by the provision time; and cause the vehicle to move to the provision location by the provision time.