Trunk-sharing system, information processing device for trunk-sharing, information processing method for trunk-sharing, and recording medium having program stored therein

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11270535-B2
Application number	US-202016934810-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2020
Priority date	Dec 28, 2017
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

A trunk-sharing system that controls an user's authority to use a predetermined area of a vehicle by issuing a predetermined authentication information to a user terminal, the trunk-sharing system including a server configured to: acquire a first information on a permission of using the predetermined area of the vehicle from a first user who owns the vehicle; provide the first information such that the first information acquired from the first user of each of a plurality of vehicles is able to be detected by a second user other than the first user; acquire a second information on a request for a use of the predetermined area which is an information from the second user who has accessed the provided first information; and issue an authentication information for locking and unlocking the predetermined area to a terminal of the second user based on the first information and the second information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A server, comprising:
circuitry programmed to:
acquire request information on a request for a use of a predetermined area, the predetermined area being owned by a first user, the first user permitting the use of the predetermined area, and the request being issued by a second user;
issue authentication information for locking and unlocking the predetermined area to the second user based on the request information; and
permit only unlocking of the predetermined area using the authentication information issued to the second user after the second user has unlocked and locked the predetermined area.

2. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to prohibit the locking and unlocking of the predetermined area by users other than the second user after the second user locks and unlocks the predetermined area.

3. The server according to claim 1 , wherein
the circuitry is configured to acquire information on a permission of the use of the predetermined area from the first user, and
the information at least includes a location of the predetermined area when the use of the predetermined area is permitted, a time at which the permission of the use starts, and a time at which the permission of the use ends.

4. The sever according to claim 3 , wherein the request information includes a use limitation for limiting use in a predetermined form.

5. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to notify current position information of the predetermined area to the second user when the predetermined area moves while the second user is using the predetermined area.

6. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to allow the second user and the first user to communicate with each other when the predetermined area moves while the second user is using the predetermined area.

7. A method, comprising:
acquiring request information on a request for a use of a predetermined area, the predetermined area being owned by a first user, the first user permitting the use of the predetermined area, and the request being issued by a second user;
issuing authentication information for locking and unlocking the predetermined area to the second user based on the request information; and
permitting only unlocking of the predetermined area using the authentication information issued to the second user after the second user has unlocked and locked the predetermined area.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising prohibiting the locking and unlocking of the predetermined area by users other than the second user after the second user locks and unlocks the predetermined area.

9. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising acquiring information on a permission of the use of the predetermined area from the first user, wherein the information at least includes a location of the predetermined area when the use of the predetermined area is permitted, a time at which the permission of the use starts, and a time at which the permission of the use ends.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the request information includes a use limitation for limiting use in a predetermined form.

11. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising notifying current position information of the predetermined area to the second user when the predetermined area moves while the second user is using the predetermined area.

12. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising allowing the second user and the first user to communicate with each other when the predetermined area moves while the second user is using the predetermined area.

13. A vehicle comprising:
circuitry programmed to:
acquire request information on a request for a use of a predetermined area in the vehicle, the predetermined area being owned by a first user, the first user permitting the use of the predetermined area, and the request being issued by a second user;
issue authentication information for locking and unlocking the predetermined area to the second user based on the request information; and
permit only unlocking of the predetermined area using the authentication information issued to the second user after the second user has unlocked and locked the predetermined area.

14. The vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the circuitry is configured to prohibit the locking and unlocking of the predetermined area by users other than the second user after the second user locks and unlocks the predetermined area.

15. The vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein
the circuitry is configured to acquire information on a permission of the use of the predetermined area from the first user, and
the information at least includes a location of the vehicle when the use of the predetermined area is permitted, a time at which the permission of the use starts, and a time at which the permission of the use ends.

16. The vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein the request information includes a use limitation for limiting use in a predetermined form.

17. The vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the circuitry is configured to notify current position information of the vehicle to the second user when the vehicle moves while the second user is using the predetermined area.

18. The vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the circuitry is configured to allow the second user and the first user to communicate with each other when the vehicle moves while the second user is using the predetermined area.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sakurada Shin
• Ando Koichi
• Matsuura Mutsumi
• Endo Masato
• Fujita Koki

Classifications

• G07C9/00309 Primary

  operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks · CPC title

• G07C9/215

  the system having a variable access-code, e.g. varied as a function of time · CPC title

• B60R25/241

  whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers · CPC title

• G07C9/00896

  specially adapted for particular uses · CPC title

• G07C9/27

  with central registration · CPC title