US 12,403,747 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. 18/716,413
Filed by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 6, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IB2021/000848
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 4, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/105257, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 15, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0108676 A1, Apr. 3, 2025
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00742 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00821 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle control device used for a vehicle that simultaneously transports a user and a package, the vehicle control device comprising a controller,
wherein the controller is configured to:
acquire an attribute of the package;
determine whether the attribute of the package may affect the user;
determine that the attribute of the package may not affect the user in a case where the attribute of the package is not registered;
upon determining that the attribute of the package may affect the user, acquire an attribute of the user and determine whether the attribute of the user matches the attribute of the package;
determine whether the user and the package are loaded in the vehicle;
upon determining that the attribute of the package may not affect the user and upon determining that the user and the package are loaded in the vehicle, perform a normal air conditioning control; and
upon determining that the attribute of the user matches the attribute of the package and upon determining that the user and the package are loaded in the vehicle, perform air conditioning control according to the attribute of the user and the attribute of the package.