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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kyosuke Matsumoto, Miyoshi, JP;
Osami Hashimoto, Mishima, JP;
Hiroki Tashima, Fujisawa, JP;
Toshihiko Inoue, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuma Toya, Anjyo, JP;
Takashi Tazoe, Nagoya, JP;
Ryota Bingo, Nisshin, JP;
Kosuke Sakakibara, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An information processing device, comprising a processor that is configured to: receive, as preference information, information related to a specific category comprising at least one of a category of vehicle to avoid encountering or a category of vehicle for which an encounter is desired; acquire a satellite image of travel path surroundings of a host vehicle; detect another vehicle, which corresponds to the specific category, based on the preference information, from among other vehicles captured in the satellite image; and output, to a display region provided inside the vehicle cabin of the host vehicle, route information related to a route comprising at least one of a route having a low probability of encountering another vehicle, which corresponds to the category of vehicle to avoid encountering, or a route having a high probability of encountering another vehicle, which corresponds to the category of vehicle for which an encounter is desired.