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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kentaro Ichikawa, Nagaizumi-cho, JP;
Toshiki Kindo, Yokohama, JP;
Katsuhiro Sakai, Hadano, JP;
Masahiro Harada, Atsugi, JP;
Hiromitsu Urano, Numazu, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A method and device is provided for detecting a state change in an environment around a vehicle, and providing a notification in response to detecting a state change, wherein the detection involves determining a portion of the environment to capture, capturing a portion of the environment, detecting a state change in the captured portion, and the production of a notification in response to the change in the captured environment. Certain embodiments include traffic signal detection, vehicle detection, vehicle speed detection, and user adjustment of the detection.