Management device, vehicle, management system, method, and storage medium storing a program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11993182-B2
Application number	US-202117521077-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 8, 2021
Priority date	Dec 24, 2020
Publication date	May 28, 2024
Grant date	May 28, 2024

Abstract

A management device includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire setting information for onboard equipment used by a user in a vehicle, vehicle model information for the vehicle, and identification information for the user, convert the setting information that has been acquired into new setting information based on the vehicle model information, and provide the new setting information to onboard equipment used by the user corresponding to the identification information in a new vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A management device, comprising:
a processor configured to:
acquire, from a first vehicle, first setting information for first onboard equipment used by a user in the first vehicle, first vehicle model information for the first vehicle, and identification information for the user;
in a case in which the user operates a second vehicle, acquire at least the identification information from the second vehicle;
convert the first setting information into second setting information for second onboard equipment used by the user in the second vehicle based on the at least the identification information;
provide the second setting information to the second onboard equipment;
acquire information regarding a movable range of the first onboard equipment as the first vehicle model information; and
convert the first setting information to the second setting information by applying a proportional ratio, defined as a parameter of the first setting information with respect to the movable range of the first onboard equipment, to a movable range of the second onboard equipment.

2. The management device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
acquire second vehicle model information of the second vehicle; and
convert the first setting information into the second setting information by employing the second vehicle model information.

3. A vehicle, comprising:
the management device of claim 1 .

4. A management system, comprising:
the management device of claim 1 ; and
a plurality of the first vehicle, which perform communication with the management device,
the processor being configured to:
acquire the first vehicle model information, the first setting information, and the identification information from the plurality of first vehicles by communication with the plurality of first vehicles,
acquire second vehicle model information for the second vehicle and the identification information from second new vehicle by communication with the second vehicle, and
provide the second onboard equipment with the second setting information by communication with the second vehicle.

5. The management device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, after converting the first setting information to the second setting information and in a case in which a position of the second onboard equipment is modified by the user, correct a conversion logic for conversion to the second setting information.

6. The management device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to correct the conversion logic by an instruction for feedback from the user.

7. The management device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to correct the conversion logic in a case in which a result has been stored for a predetermined number of times, the result being that a same combination of the first vehicle model information and second vehicle model information and movement in a same movement direction of the second onboard equipment is stored.

8. A method by which a computer executes processing, the processing comprising:
acquisition processing to acquire, from a first vehicle, first setting information for first onboard equipment used by a user in the first vehicle, first vehicle model information for the first vehicle, and identification information for the user;
in a case in which the user operates a second vehicle, acquisition processing to acquire at least the identification information from the second vehicle;
conversion processing to convert the first setting information into second setting information for second onboard equipment used by the user in the second vehicle based on the at least the identification information;
provision processing to provide the second setting information to the second onboard equipment;
acquisition processing to acquire information regarding a movable range of the first onboard equipment as the first vehicle model information; and
conversion processing to convert the first setting information to the second setting information by applying a proportional ratio, defined as a parameter of the first setting information with respect to the movable range of the first onboard equipment, to a movable range of the second onboard equipment.

9. A non-transitory storage medium storing a program executable by a computer to perform processing, the processing comprising:
acquisition processing to acquire, from a first vehicle, first setting information for first onboard equipment used by a user in the first vehicle, first vehicle model information for the first vehicle, and identification information for the user;
in a case in which the user operates a second vehicle, acquisition processing to acquire at least the identification information from the second vehicle;
conversion processing to convert the first setting information into second setting information for second onboard equipment used by the user in the second vehicle based on the at least the identification information;
provision processing to provide the second setting information to the second onboard equipment;
acquisition processing to acquire information regarding a movable range of the first onboard equipment as the first vehicle model information; and
conversion processing to convert the first setting information to the second setting information by applying a proportional ratio, defined as a parameter of the first setting information with respect to the movable range of the first onboard equipment, to a movable range of the second onboard equipment.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sugimoto Tsuyoshi
• Ikeda Jun

Classifications

• B60N2/0248

  with memory of positions · CPC title

• B60N2/0273 Primary

  taking into account user data, e.g. knee height or physical state · CPC title

• B60R16/037 Primary

  for occupant comfort {, e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel} · CPC title

• B62D1/181

  with power actuated adjustment, e.g. with position memory · CPC title

• B60N2/0272

  using sensors or detectors for detecting the position of seat parts · CPC title