Information processing device, method of controlling terminal device, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium

A method of controlling a terminal device including a communication unit, a display unit, and an input unit, the communication unit being configured to communicate with an information processing device installed in a vehicle that notifies a user of the vehicle of an abnormality in a state of the vehicle using an abnormality detection signal, the terminal device being portable and configured to be located separate from the vehicle when the user is not located in the vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the communication unit, the abnormality detection signal when the information processing device determines that a position of the user is included in a second region that is a distance farther from the vehicle than a first region based on a communication state of the terminal device possessed by the user, the abnormality detection signal indicating an operating state of the vehicle is in an abnormal state;
• displaying, by the display unit, content of the abnormality based on the abnormality detection signal to notify the user of the abnormality;
• detecting, by the input unit, an instruction of the user for the abnormality;
• and
• transmitting, by the communication unit, a user instruction signal indicating content of the instruction of the user to the information processing device.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program causing a terminal device including a communication unit, a display unit, and an input unit to execute a process, the communication unit being configured to communicate with an information processing device installed in a vehicle that notifies a user of the vehicle of an abnormality in a state of the vehicle using an abnormality detection signal, the terminal device being portable and configured to be located separate from the vehicle when the user is not located in the vehicle, the process comprising:

• receiving, by the communication unit, the abnormality detection signal when the information processing device determines that a position of the user is included in a second region that is a distance farther from the vehicle than a first region based on a communication state of the terminal device possessed by the user, the abnormality detection signal indicating an operating state of the vehicle is in an abnormal state;
• displaying, by the display unit, content of the abnormality based on the abnormality detection signal to notify the user of the abnormality;
• detecting, by the input unit, an instruction of the user for the abnormality;
• and
• transmitting, by the communication unit, a user instruction signal indicating content of the instruction of the user to the information processing device.

An information processing device configured to be installed in a vehicle that notifies a user of the vehicle of an abnormality in a state of the vehicle, the information processing device comprising:

• a first communication unit configured to communicate with a first terminal device using a first communication scheme;
• a second communication unit configured to communicate with a second terminal device using a second communication scheme, the first terminal device and the second terminal device each being portable and each configured to be located separate from the vehicle when the user is not located in the vehicle;
• and
• a controller operatively coupled with the first communication unit and the second communication unit, the controller being configured to:
• generate an abnormality detection signal indicating an operating state of the vehicle is in an abnormal state, when an abnormality of the operating state of the vehicle is detected based on acquired vehicle information regarding the vehicle,
• determine a position of the user based on a communication state of the first terminal device and a communication state of the second terminal device possessed by the user,
• cause the first communication unit to notify the first terminal device by transmitting the abnormality detection signal to the first terminal device when the controller determines that the position of the user is included in a first region and the abnormality is a predetermined content, and
• cause the second communication unit to notify the second terminal device by transmitting the abnormality detection signal to the second terminal device when the controller determines that the position of the user is included in the first region and the abnormality is not the predetermined content.