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Patent No.:

US 11040658 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2019

Vehicle obstacle informing device

Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Inventors:

Satoshi Yasue, Toyota, JP;

Kihiro Kato, Toyota, JP;

Satoshi Yamamichi, Nagoya, JP;

Hiroshi Hiraiwa, Toyota, JP;

Assignee:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Attorney:

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jeffrey J Chow

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06K 9/00805 (2013.01); G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0141 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0212 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle obstacle informing device includes: an obstacle detection section configured to detect an obstacle in surroundings of a vehicle; a gaze detection section configured to detect a gaze direction of an occupant seated in a driving seat; and an informing section configured to make the occupant aware of the obstacle using at least one of display or audio in cases in which the gaze of the occupant as detected by the gaze detection section is directed toward the obstacle during self-driving of the vehicle.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Yasue, Satoshi. (2021). Vehicle obstacle informing device (U.S. Patent No. 11040658). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11040658

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