US 12,286,075 B2
Vehicle control method and vehicle control device
Junya Kobayashi, Kanagawa (JP); Yasuhiro Sakurai, Kanagawa (JP); Yasuhiro Suzuki, Kanagawa (JP); and Yoshitsugu Takafuji, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama (JP)
Appl. No. 18/560,949
Filed by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama (JP)
PCT Filed May 28, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/020468
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 15, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/249463, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0262314 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60W 30/06 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01)
CPC B60R 25/24 (2013.01) [B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60W 30/06 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02); G07C 2009/00507 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00793 (2013.01); G07C 2209/08 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A vehicle control method for controlling movement of a vehicle based on an operation of a terminal device located outside the vehicle, the vehicle control method comprising:
providing the terminal device with a first button that is a single button;
receiving from the terminal device that transmits a first signal when the first button has been pressed; and
unlocking vehicle doors based on reception of the first signal that places the vehicle in a state in which remote movement control of the vehicle in a forward direction or a backward direction is permitted based on operation of the terminal device.