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Patent No.:

US 12071164 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2021

Control apparatus, system, vehicle, and control method

Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Inventors:

Ryo Murakami, Susono, JP;

Yuji Tachibana, Nisshin, JP;

Minoru Nakadori, Toyota, JP;

Daiki Kaneichi, Shinagawa-ku, JP;

Assignee:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;

Attorney:

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, and Dunner, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Aniss Chad

Assistant Examiner:

Jennifer M Anda

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G01G 19/52 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G06V 10/70 (2022.01); G06V 10/80 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00253 (2020.02); G01G 19/52 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G06V 10/809 (2022.01); G06V 10/87 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); B60W 2540/041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4029 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02);
Abstract

A control apparatus includes a communication unit configured to receive motion data indicating motion of at least one user outside a vehicle that moves along a route including at least one road, and a controller configured to make a boarding determination of determining whether the at least one user will board the vehicle based on the motion data received by the communication unit and execute, upon determining in the boarding determination that the at least one user will board the vehicle, control for opening a door of the vehicle.

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