Patent ID: 11912152
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A control device for a vehicle, the vehicle including an electric power storage device and configured to charge the electric power storage device with an electric power supplied from a charger provided outside the vehicle, the control device comprising:
an input and output circuit configured to input a predetermined signal and to output the predetermined signal, the predetermined signal being a signal transmitted and received between the vehicle and the charger; and
a control circuit configured to, prior to starting charging of the electric power storage device, prepare for charging of the electric power storage device by controlling transmission and reception of signals through the input and output circuit according to a predefined communication sequence, the predefined communication sequence being defined that a second signal is transmitted to the charger when the vehicle receives a first signal at a predetermined timing,
the control circuit being configured to proceed with the predefined communication sequence by transmitting the second signal to the charger even when the vehicle does not receive the first signal after the second signal is transmitted.