# US 12,378,810 B2 · System and method for opening boarding door > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,378,810 B2 - Document ID: US12378810B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/827,086 - Filed: 2022-05-27 - Published: 2023-01-12 - Granted: 2025-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2021-07-12 - Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Rika Oike - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12378810B2 ## CPC - B60R 25/24: using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user - E05F 15/73: responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects - B60J 5/101: {for non-load transporting vehicles, i.e. family cars including vans} - B60R 25/01: operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens - E05F 15/76: responsive to devices carried by persons or objects, e.g. magnets or reflectors (E05F15/77 takes precedence) - E05F 2015/767: {using cameras} - E05Y 2400/42: for multiple openings - E05Y 2400/816: Voice - E05Y 2400/82: Images; Symbols - E05Y 2400/8505: User authentication, e.g. biometric - E05Y 2400/8515: Smart phones; Tablets - E05Y 2400/854: Switches - E05Y 2900/531: Doors - E05Y 2900/546: Tailboards, tailgates or sideboards opening upwards - E05Y 2900/548: Trunk lids - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - E05F: DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING - B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05) - E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF ## Abstract The present disclosure provides a method of opening a boarding door of a vehicle that provides use of a trunk room to a passenger reserving the trunk room. The method comprises keeping the boarding door closed until both a first condition and a second condition are satisfied and opening the boarding door or enabling the boarding door to be opened in response to both the first condition and the second condition being satisfied. Here, the first condition is that the passenger is in the vicinity of the boarding door. The second condition is that the trunk door is closed or that a reservation of the trunk room is cancelled. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for opening a boarding door of a vehicle that provides use of a trunk room to a passenger reserving the trunk room, the system comprising: at least one memory storing at least one program, and at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory, wherein the at least one program is configured to cause the at least one processor to: keep the boarding door closed until both a first condition and a second condition are satisfied; and open the boarding door or enable the boarding door to be opened in response to both the first condition and the second condition being satisfied, wherein the first condition is that the passenger is in the vicinity of the boarding door, and the second condition is that a trunk door is closed and locked such that the trunk door cannot open or that a reservation of the trunk room is cancelled, and wherein the boarding door and the trunk door are spaced from each other, the boarding door is on a side of the vehicle and the trunk door is at a rear of the vehicle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one program is configured to cause the at least one processor to confirm an intention of the passenger to cancel the reservation of the trunk room if the passenger is not detected in the vicinity of the trunk door after the vehicle arrives at the passenger. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one program is configured to cause the at least one processor to guide the passenger to the trunk door by voice or display if the passenger is not detected in the vicinity of the trunk door after the vehicle arrives at the passenger. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one program is configured to cause the at least one processor to: automatically open the trunk door upon detecting that an opening/closing switch provided in the vehicle is pressed; and close the trunk door upon detecting that the opening/closing switch is pressed again. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one program is configured to cause the at least one processor to: unlock the trunk door when authentication is performed between the vehicle and the passenger; and lock the trunk door upon closure of the trunk door. ### Claim 6 A method of opening a boarding door of a vehicle that provides use of a trunk room to a passenger reserving the trunk room, the method comprising: keeping the boarding door closed until both a first condition and a second condition are satisfied; and opening the boarding door or enabling the boarding door to be opened in response to both the first condition and the second condition being satisfied, wherein the first condition is that the passenger is in the vicinity of the boarding door and the second condition is that a trunk door is closed and locked such that the trunk door cannot open or that a reservation of the trunk room is cancelled, and wherein the boarding door and the trunk door are spaced from each other, the boarding door is on a side of the vehicle and the trunk door is at a rear of the vehicle. ### Claim 7 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program of opening a boarding door of a vehicle that provides use of a trunk room to a passenger reserving the trunk room, the program being configured to cause a computer to execute processing comprising: keeping the boarding door closed until both a first condition and a second condition are satisfied; and opening the boarding door or enabling the boarding door to be opened in response to both the first condition and the second condition being satisfied, wherein the first condition is that the passenger is in the vicinity of the boarding door and the second condition is that a trunk door is closed and locked such that the trunk door cannot open or that a reservation of the trunk room is cancelled, and wherein the boarding door and the trunk door are spaced from each other, the boarding door is on a side of the vehicle and the trunk door is at a rear of the vehicle.