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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Ryo Igarashi, Chofu, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A method includes processing an inquiry to identify an object outside a vehicle, wherein the inquiry is made by an occupant of the vehicle. The method also includes determining a direction of occupant focus at a time of receiving the inquiry. The method further includes detecting a quantity of lanes of a road upon which the vehicle is travelling. The method additionally includes setting one or more search areas extending from the vehicle in response to the inquiry and based on a determined quantity of lanes between the vehicle and a side of the road, wherein the side of the road is ahead in the direction of occupant focus. The method also includes causing one or more geographical fences corresponding to the one or more search areas to be set with respect to the vehicle on a geographical map in response to the inquiry.