# US 2023/0056485 A1 · Server apparatus, information provision system, and method of operating information provision system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0056485 A1 - Document ID: US20230056485A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/820,743 - Filed: 2022-08-18 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-18 - Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA; Takeshi TAKEMOTO; Naoko YAMAFUJI; Naoya OKA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230056485A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0278: {Product appraisal} - G06Q 30/0201: Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A server apparatus includes a communication interface and a controller configured to communicate using the communication interface. The controller receives, from a terminal apparatus, information indicating an item of history information that affects appraisal of a first vehicle among history information regarding a condition of the first vehicle and transmits, to a second vehicle, information for presentation to a user when the item of history information regarding a condition of the second vehicle exhibits a predetermined form. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A server apparatus comprising: a communication interface; and a controller configured to communicate using the communication interface, wherein the controller receives, from a terminal apparatus, information indicating an item of history information that affects appraisal of a first vehicle among history information regarding a condition of the first vehicle; and transmits, to a second vehicle, information for presentation to a user when the item of history information regarding a condition of the second vehicle exhibits at least one predetermined form. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller transmits the history information for the first vehicle to a terminal apparatus that provides information to an appraiser of the first vehicle on condition that a user of the first vehicle has consented to disclosure of the history information for the first vehicle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case in which the item includes time spent in coastal areas, the predetermined form is an increase in time spent in coastal areas by the second vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case in which the item includes a count of occurrences of flooding, the predetermined form is an increase in the count of occurrences of flooding in the second vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case in which the item includes a count of occurrences of proximity to another object, the predetermined form is an increase in the count of occurrences of proximity to another object by the second vehicle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case in which the item includes time elapsed since an oil change, the predetermined form is an increase in time elapsed since an oil change in the second vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one predetermined form comprises a plurality of predetermined forms, and the controller transmits information to the second vehicle for presentation to the user for each predetermined form in the plurality of predetermined forms. ### Claim 8 An information provision system comprising a vehicle and a server apparatus configured to communicate with the vehicle, wherein the server apparatus receives, from a terminal apparatus, information indicating an item of history information that affects appraisal of a first vehicle among history information regarding a condition of the first vehicle and transmits, to a second vehicle, information for presentation to a user when the item of history information regarding a condition of the second vehicle exhibits at least one predetermined form, and the second vehicle outputs the information for presentation to the user. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The information provision system according to claim 8, wherein the server apparatus transmits the history information for the first vehicle to a terminal apparatus that provides information to an appraiser of the first vehicle on condition that a user of the first vehicle has consented to disclosure of the history information for the first vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The information provision system according to claim 8, wherein in a case in which the item includes time spent in coastal areas, the predetermined form is an increase in time spent in coastal areas by the second vehicle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The information provision system according to claim 8, wherein in a case in which the item includes a count of occurrences of flooding, the predetermined form is an increase in the count of occurrences of flooding in the second vehicle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The information provision system according to claim 8, wherein in a case in which the item includes a count of occurrences of proximity to another object, the predetermined form is an increase in the count of occurrences of proximity to another object by the second vehicle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The information provision system according to claim 8, wherein in a case in which the item includes time elapsed since an oil change, the predetermined form is an increase in time elapsed since an oil change in the second vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The information provision system according to claim 8, wherein the at least one predetermined form comprises a plurality of predetermined forms, and the server apparatus transmits information to the second vehicle for presentation to the user for each predetermined form in the plurality of predetermined forms. ### Claim 15 A method of operating an information provision system comprising a vehicle and a server apparatus configured to communicate with the vehicle, the method comprising: receiving from a terminal apparatus, by the server apparatus, information indicating an item of history information that affects appraisal of a first vehicle among history information regarding a condition of the first vehicle; transmitting to a second vehicle, by the server apparatus, information for presentation to a user when the item of history information regarding a condition of the second vehicle exhibits a predetermined form; and outputting, by the second vehicle, the information for presentation to the user. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of operating an information provision system according to claim 15, wherein the server apparatus transmits the history information for the first vehicle to a terminal apparatus that provides information to an appraiser of the first vehicle on condition that a user of the first vehicle has consented to disclosure of the history information for the first vehicle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of operating an information provision system according to claim 15, wherein in a case in which the item includes time spent in coastal areas, the predetermined form is an increase in time spent in coastal areas by the second vehicle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of operating an information provision system according to claim 15, wherein in a case in which the item includes a count of occurrences of flooding, the predetermined form is an increase in the count of occurrences of flooding in the second vehicle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of operating an information provision system according to claim 15, wherein in a case in which the item includes a count of occurrences of proximity to another object, the predetermined form is an increase in the count of occurrences of proximity to another object by the second vehicle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of operating an information provision system according to claim 15, wherein in a case in which the item includes time elapsed since an oil change, the predetermined form is an increase in time elapsed since an oil change in the second vehicle.