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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Ryota Osumi, Nagoya, JP;
Noriaki Saito, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01W 1/14 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); B60S 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01W 1/14 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); B60S 1/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A precipitation index estimation apparatus includes a data collection unit and an estimation processing unit. The data collection unit is configured to collect rainfall amount data that is detected by a rainfall amount sensor in one or more vehicles positioned in a predetermined area within a predetermined period. The estimation processing unit is configured to estimate a precipitation index indicating an intensity of precipitation in the predetermined area within the predetermined period, based on the collected rainfall amount data.