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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yuko Terasawa, Tokyo-to, JP;
Makoto Kakuchi, Toyota, JP;
Toshiaki Karasawa, Tokyo-to, JP;
Takeshi Higashi, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshihiko Endo, Tokyo-to, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A server is configured to communicate with a vehicle. The vehicle includes a battery and a storage unit for storing software. The server includes a communication device and a processing device. The communication device is configured to perform wireless communication with the vehicle. The processing device is configured to be capable of executing update processing for updating the software via the wireless communication. A first owner (user) as an owner of the vehicle has entered into a first lease contract for leasing the battery. When the owner has been changed from the first owner to a second owner and the second owner enters into a second lease contract for leasing the battery, the processing device permits the update processing.