VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION METHOD

Organization Name

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Ryuji Okamura of Gotemba-shi Shizuoka-ken JP

Tatsuya Sugano of Sunto-gun Shizuoka-ken JP

Koji Morita of Gotemba-shi Shizuoka-ken JP

Daisuke Kakuma of Susono-shi Shizuoka-ken JP

Nobutsugu Maruiwa of Mishima-shi Shizuoka-ken JP

Hiroya Chiba of Fuji-shi Shizuoka-ken JP

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION METHOD

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18892676 titled 'VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION METHOD

Original Abstract Submitted

A vehicle identification method for identifying a target vehicle includes the following first to sixth steps. The first step is, in a management system, generating information indicating a second action from information indicating a first action using a first key. The second step is transmitting the information indicating the second action from the management system to the target vehicle. The third step is, in the target vehicle, restoring the information indicating the first action from the information indicating the second action using a second key. The fourth step is causing the target vehicle to perform the first action. The fifth step is, in the management system, detecting an action performed by a vehicle. The sixth step is, in the management system, identifying the vehicle performing the first action as the target vehicle and not identifying the vehicle performing the second action as the target vehicle.