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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kosuke Akatsuka, Mishima, JP;
Shuichi Tamagawa, Kitanagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
The portable terminal is operated by an operator to operate the vehicle, and performs wireless communication with the vehicle. The portable terminal includes a sensor, a touch panel, and a processor. The sensor detects an inclination direction and an inclination angle of the portable terminal. The touch panel includes a display screen and detects touch of an operator on the display screen. The processor selects one of the first and second operation methods corresponding to the first and second holding methods of the portable terminal by the operator based on orientation information, generates travel control information for vehicle travel control based on the tilting operation of tilting the portable terminal during selection of the first operation method, and generates travel control information based on the tilting operation and the touch operation to a predetermined position on the display screen during selection of the second operation method.