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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Kenichi Yamada, Nisshin, JP;
Toshiki Kashiwakura, Tokyo, JP;
Akane Umezu, Nagoya, JP;
Kayo Tsumoto, Nisshin, JP;
Yuta Shishime, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Komamine, Nagoya, JP;
Kenji Ishiyama, Kasugai, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02);
Abstract
The determination device includes an acquisition unit and a control unit. The acquisition unit acquires sensor information output by a sensor that detects an obstacle around the vehicle to be charged. The control unit identifies an obstacle located around the vehicle based on the sensor information, and determines whether or not the vehicle can be charged by the power supply vehicle.