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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Naoki Taki, Okazaki, JP;
Atsushi Watanabe, Anjo, JP;
Mayumi Otsuka, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A remote control method for remotely controlling the operation of equipment furnished in a vehicle in response to a remote control request generated by a remote controller is provided. The method comprises the steps of (a) acquiring vehicle status information from the vehicle; (b) determining whether to operate particular vehicle equipment designated by the remote control request based on the vehicle status information; and (c) regulating the remote control request based on the determination result representing acceptability of remote-control operation of the requested vehicle equipment.