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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Elkins, Framingham, MA (US);
Daniel Brooks, Arlington, MA (US);
Selina Pan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/16 (2020.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02);
Abstract
A method for alerting a driver includes detecting an object in a spatial environment adjacent to a vehicle and identifying a set of output devices located within a cabin of the vehicle. Each one of the set of output devices may be located at a different location of the cabin. The method also includes selecting an output device of the set of output devices based on a location of the object in relation to the vehicle and generating a notification via the selected output device.