Patent ID: 11938785
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. An information processing method executed by a computer, the method comprising:
executing a predetermined determination process of determining whether a user is present within a predetermined range from a vehicle at a predetermined timing when a predetermined operating time has elapsed from a start of pre-air conditioning inside the vehicle by an air conditioner provided in the vehicle; and
extending, in the predetermined determination process, an operating time of the air conditioner when the user is determined to be present within the predetermined range from the vehicle, wherein
whether the user is present within the predetermined range from the vehicle is determined based on whether an electronic key associated with the vehicle is present within the predetermined range from the vehicle, and
the predetermined range is a range where snow removal operation is performed by the user for removing snow accumulated around the vehicle,
further comprising:
during the extended operation time of the air conditioner, increasing a first set temperature of the air conditioner inside the vehicle from a second set temperature of the air conditioner, wherein
the second set temperature is a temperature of the air conditioner set during a normal period of the operating time of the air conditioner from the start of the pre-air conditioning to the predetermined timing.