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Patent No.:

US 12528495 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 08, 2024

Vehicle control device and vehicle control method

Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Inventors:

Koichi Fujita, Toyota, JP;

Jun Tohyama, Nisshin, JP;

Daisuke Akaho, Nagoya, JP;

Yuta Maniwa, Susono, JP;

Natsumi Izawa, Kariya, JP;

Shunichiroh Sawai, Tokyo-to, JP;

Masahiko Nakamura, Okazaki, JP;

Kenichiro Aoki, Machida, JP;

Assignee:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;

Attorney:

Oliff PLC

Primary Examiner:

Anh V La

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60R 25/04 (2013.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60R 25/04 (2013.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.02); B60K 2360/566 (2024.01); B60K 2360/589 (2024.01); B60R 2325/205 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2540/043 (2020.02);
Abstract

A vehicle control device includes at least one processor, the processor being configured to: in a vehicle configured to enable autonomous travel control that permits a driver to behave in a manner in which it is not possible to check surroundings of the vehicle, determine whether or not a portable terminal configured to receive notification of vehicle information is present inside a vehicle cabin before the autonomous travel control is executed; and in a case in which it has been determined that the portable terminal is not present inside the vehicle cabin, provide notification, via an onboard unit, that notification of the vehicle information cannot be provided from the portable terminal.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Fujita, Koichi. (2026). Vehicle control device and vehicle control method (U.S. Patent No. 12528495). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12528495

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