18448413. INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD simplified abstract (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

Organization Name

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Kazumi Aono of Nagoya-shi (JP)

Hiroyasu Hadano of Toyota-shi (JP)

Takaaki Inokuchi of Nagoya-shi (JP)

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18448413 titled 'INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a controller that can remotely operate an air conditioner in a vehicle based on the location of the vehicle and the time of day.

  • Obtaining information about the location of the vehicle where the air conditioner is to be operated.
  • Obtaining information about the current time.
  • Selecting an appropriate air conditioning mode based on the location and time information.
  • Transmitting a command to the vehicle to operate the air conditioner in the selected mode.

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      1. Potential Applications
  • Remote operation of vehicle air conditioning systems.
  • Energy efficiency optimization in vehicle climate control.
      1. Problems Solved
  • Inconvenience of entering a hot or cold vehicle.
  • Energy wastage from running the air conditioner unnecessarily.
      1. Benefits
  • Improved comfort for vehicle occupants.
  • Energy savings by optimizing air conditioning usage.


Original Abstract Submitted

There is provided a controller configured to perform: obtaining, in response to receiving a request to remotely operate an air conditioner in a vehicle, information about a place where the vehicle is parked; obtaining information about a time point; selecting an air conditioning mode in the vehicle based on the information about the place and the information about the time point; and transmitting to the vehicle a command to operate the air conditioning in the air conditioning mode thus selected.

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