US 12,337,648 B2
Vehicle control device and vehicle control method
Masayasu Suzuki, Kanagawa (JP); Keiko Shishido, Kanagawa (JP); and Tomoki Hirabayashi, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Kanagawa (JP)
Appl. No. 18/716,108
Filed by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 6, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IB2021/000847
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 3, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/105256, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 15, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0033431 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); B60H 3/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); G06Q 10/083 (2023.01)
CPC B60H 1/00378 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00021 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00135 (2013.01); B60H 3/0085 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/083 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle control device used for a vehicle that transports a user and a package, the vehicle control device comprising a controller,
wherein the controller is configured to:
acquire an attribute of the user including information registered in advance on an odor in an interior of the vehicle and an attribute of the package including information registered in advance on an odor of the package;
partition a space in the vehicle into spaces prior to loading of at least one of the user and the package into the vehicle; and
perform air conditioning control according to the attribute of the user and the attribute of the package, the user and the package being objects each for loading in at least one of the partitioned spaces,
wherein the controller is configured to receive the information from a communication device via a communication network,
wherein the communication device is configured to receive the information as an input from the user, and
wherein the communication device comprises a communication interface.