公开(公告)号：US20230306092A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18121930

申请日：2023-03-15

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hiroshi Yahata ,  Tomoyuki Hirota ,  Takahiro Nishi ,  Tadamasa Toma ,  Toshiyasu Sugio

IPC: G06F21/31 ,  G07C5/12 ,  G06Q40/08 ,  B60R25/24 ,  B60R25/01

CPC classification number: G06F21/31 ,  G07C5/12 ,  G06Q40/08 ,  B60R25/24 ,  B60R25/01

Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure is a control method in a first computer configured to access a database managing information on vehicles and electronic keys. The control method includes receiving, from a terminal of a user, authentication information including an electronic key and an identification for a vehicle; after determining that the authentication information is valid, transmitting, to the vehicle, a signal indicating that the user is permitted to use the vehicle; after the user starts using the vehicle, acquiring use information indicating a status of use of the vehicle from the vehicle; transmitting, when the electronic key is a company key correlated with a business entity, at least a part of the use information to a second computer related to the business entity; and not transmitting the use information when the electronic key is a personal key of the user.