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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2022
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Plano, TX (US);
Satyajit P. Patne, The Colony, TX (US);
Ryan N. Wilson, Melissa, TX (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An example operation includes setting a mode of a vehicle based on an operation of the vehicle, a characteristic of the vehicle, a time, and/or a location of the vehicle. The mode is any of a service mode wherein personal information of a user of the vehicle is inaccessible; a development mode wherein a functionality of the vehicle is able to be modified, tested and/or validated, and wherein a security control of the vehicle is limited; and a normal mode wherein the functionality of the vehicle is enabled and the personal information of the user of the vehicle is accessible and modifiable.