Patent ID: 11893652
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. A control method executed by a control device that is communicably connected to a vehicle, the control method comprising:
acquiring sensor information from a sensor including at least one of a seating sensor, a door open-close sensor, a vehicle height sensor, a seatbelt fastening detection sensor, an image sensor, and a motion sensor provided in the vehicle;
determining whether the vehicle is parked based on the sensor information;
determining whether a user is staying in the vehicle based on the sensor information;
estimating that the user is staying in the vehicle when a parking time of the vehicle exceeds a first reference value and a staying time of the user exceeds a second reference value, the parking time of the vehicle being different than the staying time of the user;
determining a number of users staying in the vehicle based on the sensor information;
determining whether the determined number of users exceeds a third reference value corresponding to a vehicle class; and
dispatching, based on the determination of whether the determined number of users exceeds the third reference value, an accommodation vehicle or arranging an evacuation center for an excess number of users.