Information processing device, information processing method and vehicle

Abstract

To shorten a time required until air conditioning is executed.SOLUTION: An information processing device performs remote air conditioning by selecting either one air conditioning mode of a first air conditioning mode that is a mode of remote air conditioning by using an engine of a vehicle and a second air conditioning mode that is a mode of remote air conditioning by using electric power stored in the battery of the vehicle, and includes a control section that selects the second air conditioning mode and starts the air conditioning in response to acquisition of a request for remote air conditioning transmitted from a user terminal. When a condition for performing the air conditioning in the first air conditioning mode is satisfied, the control section switches the air conditioning from the second air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a vehicle. [Background technology]

[0002] There is known a technology for preheating the interior of a vehicle by remote control in a first air conditioning mode that utilizes exhaust heat from the operation of an internal combustion engine, or in a second air conditioning mode that utilizes an electric heat pump (for example, Patent Document 1). For example, if it is predicted that the temperature inside the vehicle can be raised to a target temperature in the second air conditioning mode by the scheduled start time of driving, preheating is performed in the second air conditioning mode. On the other hand, if it is predicted that the temperature inside the vehicle cannot be raised to the target temperature in the second air conditioning mode by the scheduled start time of driving, preheating is performed in the first air conditioning mode. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2021-160645 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] An object of the present disclosure is to shorten the time until air conditioning is performed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] One aspect of the present disclosure is An information processing device that performs remote air conditioning by selecting one of a first air conditioning mode, which is a mode for performing remote air conditioning using an engine of a vehicle, and a second air conditioning mode, which is a mode for performing remote air conditioning using power stored in a battery of the vehicle, and a control unit that selects the second air conditioning mode and starts the air conditioning in response to receiving a request to perform the remote air conditioning transmitted from a user terminal. It is an information processing device.

[0006] Another aspect of the present disclosure is An information processing method for performing remote air conditioning by selecting one of a first air conditioning mode, which is a mode for performing remote air conditioning using an engine of a vehicle, and a second air conditioning mode, which is a mode for performing remote air conditioning using power stored in a battery of the vehicle, The computer Selecting the second air conditioning mode and starting the air conditioning in response to receiving the request to perform the remote air conditioning transmitted from the user terminal. It is an information processing method.

[0007] Another aspect of the present disclosure is The engine, A battery; a control unit that selects one of a first air conditioning mode, which is a mode for performing remote air conditioning using the engine, and a second air conditioning mode, which is a mode for performing remote air conditioning using power stored in the battery, and performs remote air conditioning; A vehicle equipped with The control unit selects the second air conditioning mode and starts the air conditioning in response to acquiring the request to perform the remote air conditioning transmitted from the user terminal. It is a vehicle.

[0008] Another aspect of the present disclosure is a program for causing a computer to execute the above-described information processing method, or a storage medium that non-temporarily stores the program. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to reduce the time until air conditioning is started. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a vehicle, a user terminal, and a center server that constitute a system according to an embodiment. FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional components of an ECU according to an embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing the overall processing of the system according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 5] 4 is a flowchart of a process of remote air conditioning in the vehicle according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system according to a second embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing the overall processing of the system according to the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] An information processing device according to one aspect of the present disclosure performs remote air conditioning by selecting one of a first air conditioning mode, which is a mode in which air conditioning is performed remotely using an engine of a vehicle, and a second air conditioning mode, which is a mode in which air conditioning is performed remotely using power stored in a battery of the vehicle. Remote air conditioning is air conditioning performed by a user remotely operating the vehicle from outside, and is performed when the user transmits a request for air conditioning using a user terminal from outside the vehicle. The destination of the request may be the information processing device of the vehicle, or may be an external information processing device that issues a command to the vehicle. The first air conditioning mode is a mode in which air conditioning is performed using energy generated by operating the engine. In the first air conditioning mode, for example, air conditioning is performed by using coolant whose temperature rises due to heat generated by the engine, or air conditioning is performed by operating a compressor using the rotational force of the output shaft of the engine. On the other hand, the second air conditioning mode is a mode in which air conditioning is performed by using power stored in a battery, for example, by operating a heat pump or a heater.

[0012] Here, the heat available in the second air conditioning mode may be less than the heat available in the first air conditioning mode. In such a case, if the second air conditioning mode is selected, it becomes difficult to sufficiently raise the temperature inside the vehicle. Therefore, it is conceivable to select the first air conditioning mode and the second air conditioning mode, for example, according to the outside air temperature. However, it takes, for example, several seconds to detect the temperature and select the air conditioning mode. For example, when transmitting information to a user terminal that remote air conditioning has started, the information cannot be transmitted to the user terminal for several seconds until the temperature is detected and the air conditioning mode is selected. Therefore, the user has to wait from the time of making a request for remote air conditioning until it is known that remote air conditioning has started. Such a waiting time results in a lack of convenience for the user.

[0013] Therefore, in response to receiving the request for remote air conditioning transmitted from the user's terminal, the control unit selects the second air conditioning mode and starts the air conditioning. That is, without determining whether to select the first air conditioning mode or the second air conditioning mode, the control unit first selects the second air conditioning mode and starts the air conditioning. This allows the user terminal to Therefore, the user's waiting time can be reduced.

[0014] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The configurations of the following embodiments are examples, and the present disclosure is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments. In addition, the following embodiments can be combined as much as possible.

[0015] First Embodiment 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system 1 according to a first embodiment. The system 1 is a system capable of remotely operating an air conditioner of a vehicle 10 (hereinafter, referred to as an air conditioner) in accordance with a request transmitted from a user terminal 20 to a server 30.

[0016] In the example of FIG. 1, the system 1 includes a vehicle 10, a user terminal 20, and a server 30. The user terminal 20 is a mobile terminal carried by a user. The vehicle 10 is a vehicle associated with the user terminal 20. The vehicle 10, the user terminal 20, and the server 30 are connected to each other by a network N1. The network N1 is a global public communication network such as the Internet, and may be a WAN (Wide Area Network) or other communication network. The network N1 may include a telephone communication network such as a mobile phone, or a wireless communication network such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark). The vehicle 10 may be connected to the user terminal 20 via a network N2 including short-range wireless communication. Although one vehicle 10 is illustrated in FIG. 1 as an example, there may be a plurality of vehicles 10. There may also be a plurality of users and user terminals 20 according to the number of vehicles 10.

[0017] The hardware configuration and functional configuration of the vehicle 10, the user terminal 20, and the server 30 will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the vehicle 10, the user terminal 20, and the server 30 that constitute the system 1 according to the present embodiment.

[0018] The server 30 has a computer configuration, and includes a processor 301, a main memory unit 302, an auxiliary memory unit 303, and a communication unit 304. These are connected to each other via a bus.

[0019] The processor 301 is a central processing unit (CPU) or a digital signal processor (DSP), etc. The processor 301 controls the server 30 and performs various information processing operations. The main memory unit 302 is a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), etc. The auxiliary memory unit 303 is an EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), Hard disk drives (HDDs), removable media, etc. The auxiliary storage unit 303 stores an operating system (OS), various programs, various tables, and the like. The processor 301 loads the programs stored in the auxiliary storage unit 303 into a working area of ​​the main storage unit 302 and executes them, and each component unit, etc. is controlled through the execution of the programs. This allows the server 30 to realize a function that meets a predetermined purpose. The main storage unit 302 and the auxiliary storage unit 303 are computer-readable recording media. The server 30 may be a single computer or a combination of multiple computers. The information stored in the auxiliary storage unit 303 may be stored in the main storage unit 302. The information stored in the main storage unit 302 may be stored in the auxiliary storage unit 303.

[0020] The communication unit 304 is a means for communicating with the vehicle 10 and the user terminal 20 via the network N1. The communication unit 304 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) interface. The LAN interface board and the wireless communication circuit are connected to the network N1.

[0021] The series of processes executed by the server 30 can be executed by hardware, but can also be executed by software.

[0022] Next, the user terminal 20 will be described. The user terminal 20 is a small computer such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a personal information terminal, a wearable computer (such as a smart watch), or a personal computer (PC). The user terminal 20 has a processor 201, a main memory unit 202, an auxiliary memory unit 203, an input unit 204, a display 205, and a communication unit 206. These are connected to each other by a bus. The processor 201, the main memory unit 202, and the auxiliary memory unit 203 are similar to the processor 301, the main memory unit 302, and the auxiliary memory unit 303 of the server 30, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

[0023] The input unit 204 is a means for accepting an input operation performed by a user, and is, for example, a touch panel, a mouse, a keyboard, or a push button. The display 205 is a means for presenting information to a user, and is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an EL (Electroluminescence) panel. 05 may be configured as a single touch panel display.

[0024] The communication unit 206 is a communication means for connecting the user terminal 20 to the network N1 or the network N2. The communication unit 206 is, for example, a mobile communication service (for example, 5G (5th Generation), 4G (4th Generation), 3G (3rd Generation), LTE (Long Term Evolution), etc. Term Evolution), Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth ( The network N1 and the network N2 are circuits for communicating with other devices (such as the vehicle 10 or the server 30) via a wireless communication network such as IEEE 802.11b (registered trademark).

[0025] Next, the vehicle 10 will be described. The vehicle 10 is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) equipped with an electric motor and an engine 41, and capable of charging a battery 42 from an external power source. The vehicle 10 is configured with an electronic control unit. The vehicle includes an ECU 100, an engine 41, a battery 42, an internal temperature sensor 43, an external temperature sensor 44, and an air conditioner 50. These components are connected to each other via a CAN bus, which is a bus for an in-vehicle network. Although the vehicle includes one ECU 100 in this embodiment, the vehicle may instead include controllers for communication with the outside, control of the engine 41, and control of the air conditioner 50, respectively.

[0026] The ECU 100 has the configuration of a computer. The ECU 100 includes a processor 101, a main memory unit 102, an auxiliary memory unit 103, and a communication unit 104. These are connected to each other via a bus. The processor 101, the main memory unit 102, the auxiliary memory unit 103, and the communication unit 104 are similar to the processor 201, the main memory unit 202, the auxiliary memory unit 203, and the communication unit 206 of the user terminal 20, and therefore a description thereof will be omitted. The processor 101 is an example of a control unit.

[0027] The engine 41 is, for example, a gasoline engine or a diesel engine, and its output can be used to charge the battery 42 or to drive the vehicle 10. The cooling water of the engine 41 can also be used as a heat source for heating. The battery 42 is a secondary battery that can be repeatedly charged and discharged. The battery 42 can also supply power to, for example, an electric motor that drives the vehicle 10, the engine 41, the air conditioner 50, and the ECU 100. To charge the battery 42, a generator is operated by the engine 41. It is possible to use the power generated when the device is activated, or to use power supplied from an external power source.

[0028] The internal temperature sensor 43 is a sensor that detects the temperature inside the vehicle 10 (interior temperature). The external temperature sensor 44 is a sensor that detects the temperature outside the vehicle 10 (exterior temperature). The air conditioner 50 is a device that adjusts the temperature inside the vehicle 10. The air conditioner 50 is equipped with a heat pump 51. The heat pump 51 is a system that operates by receiving a supply of power from the battery 42, and collects atmospheric heat and uses it for heating. Note that in this embodiment, heating may be performed by an electric heater instead of the heat pump 51.

[0029] Next, functional components of the ECU 100 will be described. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of functional components of the ECU 100 according to the embodiment. The ECU 100 includes a control unit 110 as a functional component. A processor 101 of the ECU 100 executes the processing of the control unit 110 according to a computer program stored in a main storage unit 102. However, any of the functional components or a part of the processing may be executed by a hardware circuit.

[0030] When the control unit 110 receives an air conditioning command transmitted from the server 30, it operates the engine 41, the heat pump 51, etc. based on this air conditioning command. This starts remote air conditioning of the vehicle 10. Here, the air conditioning command is a command to operate the air conditioner 50 of the vehicle 10 by remote control. Remote air conditioning is to operate the air conditioner 50 by remote control when the user is not in the vehicle 10, to prepare the in-vehicle environment.

[0031] When heating is performed in the remote air conditioning, either a first air conditioning mode in which air conditioning is performed by operating the engine 41 or a second air conditioning mode in which air conditioning is performed by operating the heat pump 51 by supplying power to the heat pump 51 from the battery 42 is executed. The first air conditioning mode is executed when the outside air temperature is, for example, -10°C or lower, and the second air conditioning mode is executed when the outside air temperature is, for example, higher than -10°C.

[0032] Here, when remote air conditioning starts, the control unit 110 executes the second air conditioning mode regardless of the temperature outside the vehicle. After that, based on the detection value of the external temperature sensor 44, it determines whether to execute the first air conditioning mode or the second air conditioning mode, and if the determination is to execute the first air conditioning mode, it switches from the second air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode.

[0033] If it is decided whether to execute the first or second air conditioning mode based on the outside air temperature when remote air conditioning is started, air conditioning is executed through a process of acquiring the detection value of the external temperature sensor 44 and a process of selecting the air conditioning mode based on that temperature. At this time, it takes several seconds, for example, to select the air conditioning mode. For example, when notifying the user terminal 20 that remote air conditioning has started, the notification is delayed by the time it takes to select the air conditioning mode in the vehicle 10. This means that the user has to wait, which is inconvenient for the user.

[0034] On the other hand, when remote air conditioning is started, the second air conditioning mode is executed first, so that the remote air conditioning can be started without obtaining the detection value of the external temperature sensor 44. This reduces the user's waiting time. Also, for example, if the second air conditioning mode is executed when the outside air temperature is below -10°C, there is a risk that the temperature inside the vehicle cannot be raised sufficiently due to insufficient heating capacity. However, since the air conditioning mode is switched immediately based on the detection value of the external temperature sensor 44, the delay in the rise in the temperature inside the vehicle is small. Also, when remote air conditioning is executed, it is considered that there is a certain amount of time before the user gets in the car. Compared to the delay until the air conditioning mode is switched, the time until the user gets in is sufficiently long, so even if remote air conditioning is started in the first air conditioning mode when the temperature is below -10°C, the temperature will not be immediately switched to the second air conditioning mode. Once switched over, the impact of the delay in temperature rise in the first air conditioning mode is small.

[0035] Next, the overall processing of the system 1 will be described. Fig. 4 is a sequence diagram showing the overall processing of the system 1 according to the first embodiment. The vehicle 10 and user terminal 20 shown in Fig. 4 are linked in advance and registered in the server 30. When a user starts a specific application software on the user terminal 20 and performs an operation to start remote air conditioning, an air conditioning request is generated in the user terminal 20 and transmitted to the server 30 (S11). The server 30 that receives the air conditioning request generates an air conditioning command, which is a command for executing remote air conditioning, for the corresponding vehicle 10, and transmits it to the vehicle 10 (S12).

[0036] The control unit 110 of the vehicle 10 that has received the air conditioning command executes the second air conditioning mode (S13). This allows remote air conditioning to start immediately. When the second air conditioning mode is executed, an air conditioning start notification is sent from the vehicle 10 to the server 30 (S14). The air conditioning start notification is a notification to inform the user that remote air conditioning has started. The server 30 sends the air conditioning start notification to the user terminal 20 (S15). In the user terminal 20 that has received the air conditioning start notification, an image indicating that remote air conditioning has started is displayed on the display 205. This allows the user to know that remote air conditioning has started.

[0037] Furthermore, the control unit 110 of the vehicle 10 acquires the outside vehicle temperature after sending the air conditioning start notification (S17). Furthermore, the control unit 110 of the vehicle 10 determines the air conditioning mode based on the outside vehicle temperature (S18). That is, the air conditioning mode corresponding to the outside vehicle temperature is determined. Then, if the air conditioning mode corresponding to the outside vehicle temperature is the first air conditioning mode, the control unit 110 of the vehicle 10 switches to the first air conditioning mode (S19). On the other hand, if the air conditioning mode corresponding to the outside vehicle temperature is the second air conditioning mode, the second air conditioning mode continues to be executed. The remote air conditioning is stopped when a predetermined stop condition is met.

[0038] Next, a description will be given of the processing of remote air conditioning in the vehicle 10. Fig. 5 is a flowchart of the processing of remote air conditioning in the vehicle 10 according to the first embodiment. The processing shown in Fig. 5 is executed by the ECU 100 at predetermined time intervals.

[0039] In step S101, the control unit 110 determines whether or not an air conditioning command has been received from the server 30. The air conditioning command may include information on a target temperature. If the determination in step S101 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S102, and if the determination is negative, the routine is terminated. In step S102, the control unit 110 determines whether or not the remaining charge of the battery 42 is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount. In this step S102, it is determined whether or not the condition for performing air conditioning in the second air conditioning mode is satisfied. The predetermined amount is a remaining charge amount at which the influence on the running of the vehicle 10 is within an acceptable range even if remote air conditioning is performed in the second air conditioning mode. In other words, if the remaining charge amount is less than the predetermined amount, there is a risk that the remaining charge of the battery 42 will be insufficient after performing remote air conditioning in the second air conditioning mode, which may affect the running of the vehicle 10. In such a case, air conditioning in the second air conditioning mode is not performed. The predetermined amount is stored in the auxiliary storage unit 103. In addition, the remaining charge amount is acquired based on, for example, the voltage of the battery 42. If the determination in step S102 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S103, and if the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S104.

[0040] In step S103, the control unit 110 executes the second air conditioning mode. If remote air conditioning has not been started, air conditioning is started by operating the heat pump 51. If remote air conditioning has been started and air conditioning in the second air conditioning mode is already being performed, the second air conditioning mode is continued. At this time, the remaining charge of the battery 42 is sufficiently high, so that the remote air conditioning can be started by starting air conditioning using the heat pump 51. In step S104, the control unit 110 executes the first air conditioning mode. If air conditioning is already being performed in the second air conditioning mode, the control unit 110 switches from the second air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode to perform air conditioning. In step S104, the engine 41 is started to circulate the coolant and air conditioning is started using the heat of the coolant. At this time, there is a risk that the remaining charge of the battery 42 will be insufficient, so that the decrease in the remaining charge of the battery 42 is suppressed by performing air conditioning using the heat generated by the engine 41 while suppressing the power consumption of the battery 42. In addition, the remaining charge of the battery 42 can be increased by starting the engine 41. Note that well-known technology can be used for the control when performing air conditioning in the first air conditioning mode and the second air conditioning mode. At this time, for example, control is performed so that the temperature inside the vehicle approaches the target temperature. Note that the processing in step S102 and the processing in step S104 can be omitted.

[0041] In step S105, the control unit 110 transmits an air conditioning start notification to the server 30. The air conditioning start notification includes information that air conditioning has started and a vehicle ID, which is information for identifying the vehicle 10. The air conditioning start notification may further include information that makes it possible to determine whether the first air conditioning mode or the second air conditioning mode is being executed. In step S106, the control unit 110 acquires the outside-vehicle temperature. The control unit 110 acquires the outside-vehicle temperature by reading the detection value of the external temperature sensor 44.

[0042] In step S107, the control unit 110 determines whether the temperature outside the vehicle is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature. The predetermined temperature is a temperature that is a boundary when determining whether to execute the first air conditioning mode or the second air conditioning mode. This temperature may be set, for example, according to the capacity of the heat pump 51, or may be set based on regulations. For example, it is possible that the capacity of the heat pump 51 is insufficient even if the second air conditioning mode is executed, and therefore the temperature inside the vehicle cannot be sufficiently high. In such a case, the predetermined temperature is set so that the first air conditioning mode is executed. In addition, for example, it is possible that there is a regulation that the first air conditioning mode cannot be executed unless the temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature. In such a case, the first air conditioning mode may be set only when the temperature is equal to or lower than the predetermined temperature. However, the first air conditioning mode may be executed when the remaining charge of the battery 42 is less than a predetermined amount so that the first air conditioning mode is executed in step S104. The predetermined temperature is stored in the auxiliary storage unit 103. If the determination in step S107 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S108, and if the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S109. If a negative determination is made in step S107, the air conditioning mode executed in step S103 or step S104 continues.

[0043] In step S108, the control unit 110 executes the first conditioning mode. If the second conditioning mode was executed in step S103, the second conditioning mode is switched to the first conditioning mode. If the first conditioning mode was executed in step S104, the first conditioning mode is continued.

[0044] In step S109, the control unit 110 judges whether or not the condition for stopping the remote air conditioning is satisfied. The condition for stopping the remote air conditioning is satisfied, for example, when the user gets into the vehicle 10 and starts the vehicle 10. In this case, for example, when it is detected that the door of the vehicle 10 is opened, it may be judged that the condition for stopping the remote air conditioning is satisfied. Also, when an operation related to running the vehicle 10 is performed, such as stepping on the accelerator pedal or operating the steering wheel, the remote air conditioning is stopped. In addition, it may be judged that the condition for stopping the remote air conditioning is satisfied when the remaining amount of fuel in the engine 41 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount while the first air conditioning mode is being executed. The predetermined amount here is the amount of fuel that may make it difficult for the engine 41 to operate. If the judgment in step S109 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S110, and if the judgment is negative, the process returns to step S102. In step S110, the control unit 110 stops the remote air conditioning. At this time, the control unit 110 The server 30 may be notified that the remote air conditioning has been stopped.

[0045] As described above, according to this embodiment, remote air conditioning can be started immediately regardless of the temperature outside the vehicle when remote air conditioning is started, so that a notification that remote air conditioning has started can be quickly sent to the user terminal 20. This makes it possible to shorten the time the user has to wait.

[0046] <Second embodiment> Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system 1 according to the second embodiment. In the first embodiment, an air conditioning request is transmitted from a user terminal 20 to a server 30 via a network N1, but in the second embodiment, an air conditioning request is transmitted directly from a user terminal 20 to a vehicle 10 via a network N2. The hardware configuration is the same as that shown in Fig. 2, so a description thereof will be omitted.

[0047] Next, the overall processing of the system 1 will be described. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing the overall processing of the system 1 according to the second embodiment. Steps in which the same processing as in the sequence diagram shown in FIG. 4 is executed are given the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. When a user starts a predetermined application software on the user terminal 20 and performs an operation to start remote air conditioning, an air conditioning request is generated on the user terminal 20 and transmitted to the vehicle 10 (S21). When the control unit 110 of the vehicle 10 selects the second air conditioning mode and starts air conditioning, an air conditioning start notification is transmitted from the vehicle 10 to the user terminal 20 (S22). This allows the user to know that remote air conditioning has started.

[0048] The processing in the vehicle 10 is the same as that shown in FIG. 5, except that the server 30 is replaced with the user terminal 20, and therefore a description thereof will be omitted.

[0049] In this way, even when remote air conditioning is performed by direct communication between the vehicle 10 and the user terminal 20, the time required for the vehicle 10 to send an air conditioning start notification to the user terminal 20 can be shortened, thereby shortening the user's waiting time.

[0050] <Other embodiments> The above-described embodiment is merely an example, and the present disclosure can be modified and implemented as appropriate without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

[0051] The processes and means described in this disclosure can be freely combined and implemented as long as no technical contradiction occurs.

[0052] Furthermore, a process described as being performed by one device may be shared and executed by multiple devices. Alternatively, a process described as being performed by different devices may be executed by one device. In a computer system, the hardware configuration (server configuration) by which each function is realized can be flexibly changed.

[0053] The present disclosure can also be realized by supplying a computer program implementing the functions described in the above embodiments to a computer, and having one or more processors of the computer read and execute the program. Such a computer program may be provided to the computer by a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium connectable to the system bus of the computer, or may be provided to the computer via a network. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, any type of disk, such as a magnetic disk (floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk drive (HDD), etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD disk, Blu-ray disk, etc.), a read-only medium, etc. This includes read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), electronic programmable read only memory (EPROM), electronic read only memory (EEPROM), magnetic cards, flash memory, optical cards, and any type of medium suitable for storing electronic instructions. [Explanation of symbols]

[0054] 1 System 10 Vehicles 20 User terminal 30 Servers 41 Engine 42 Battery 43 Internal temperature sensor 44 External Temperature Sensor 50 Air Conditioner 51 Heat Pump 100 ECU 101 Processor 102 Main memory 103 Auxiliary storage 104 Communications Department

Claims

1. An information processing device that performs air conditioning by selecting one of a first air conditioning mode, which is a mode for performing air conditioning using an engine of a vehicle, and a second air conditioning mode, which is a mode for performing air conditioning using power stored in a battery of the vehicle, a control unit that starts the air conditioning in the second air conditioning mode when a request for air conditioning transmitted from a user terminal is received, The control unit switches the air conditioning from the second air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode when a condition for performing air conditioning in the first air conditioning mode is satisfied. Information processing device.

2. The control unit starts air conditioning in the second air conditioning mode and then switches the air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode even if the condition is satisfied when the request is acquired. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

3. the condition is a condition regarding a remaining charge of the battery, The control unit switches from the second air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode when the remaining charge of the battery is less than a predetermined amount.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. the condition is a condition regarding information about a temperature outside the vehicle, The control unit switches from the second air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode when the outside temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

5. An information processing method for selecting one of a first air conditioning mode, which is a mode for performing air conditioning using an engine of a vehicle, and a second air conditioning mode, which is a mode for performing air conditioning using power stored in a battery of the vehicle, The computer When a request for air conditioning transmitted from a user's terminal is received, the air conditioning is started in the second air conditioning mode; When a condition for performing air conditioning in the first air conditioning mode is satisfied, the air conditioning is switched from the second air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode. Information processing methods.

6. the computer starts air conditioning in the second air conditioning mode when receiving the request, and then switches the air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode even if the condition is met; The information processing method according to claim 5.

7. the condition is a condition regarding a remaining charge of the battery, the computer switches from the second air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode when the remaining charge of the battery is less than a predetermined amount.

7. The information processing method according to claim 5 or 6.

8. the condition is a condition regarding information about a temperature outside the vehicle, The computer switches from the second air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode when the outside temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature. The information processing method according to any one of claims 5 to 7.

9. The engine, A battery; a control unit that selects one of a first air conditioning mode, which is a mode for performing air conditioning using the engine, and a second air conditioning mode, which is a mode for performing air conditioning using the power stored in the battery, and performs air conditioning; A vehicle equipped with The control unit is When a request for air conditioning transmitted from a user's terminal is received, the air conditioning is started in the second air conditioning mode; When a condition for performing air conditioning in the first air conditioning mode is satisfied, the air conditioning is switched from the second air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode. vehicle.

10. The control unit starts air conditioning in the second air conditioning mode and then switches the air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode even if the condition is satisfied when the request is acquired.

10. The vehicle of claim 9.

11. the condition is a condition regarding a remaining charge of the battery, The control unit switches from the second air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode when the remaining charge of the battery is less than a predetermined amount. A vehicle according to claim 9 or 10.

12. the condition is a condition regarding information about a temperature outside the vehicle, The control unit switches from the second air conditioning mode to the first air conditioning mode when the outside temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature. A vehicle according to any one of claims 9 to 11.

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