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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018

Filed:

May. 27, 2015
Applicant:

Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;

Inventors:

Masao Oooka, Gamagori, JP;

Takahiro Narita, Nagoya, JP;

Noriyasu Noto, Toyota, JP;

Assignee:

DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/10 (2006.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/10 (2013.01); B60W 30/14 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A driving assistance apparatus includes a position obtaining unit, an evaluation value obtaining unit, and a notifying unit. The position obtaining unit obtains a position of an own vehicle. The evaluation value obtaining unit obtains an evaluation value indicating a degree by which driving assistance can be suitably performed on the own vehicle in a travelling area through which the own vehicle is presumed to travel based on the position of the own vehicle obtained by the position obtaining unit. The notifying unit gives notification in advance to a notification apparatus, of the evaluation value obtained by the evaluation value obtaining unit before the own vehicle enters the travelling area.


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