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Patent No.:

US 12612038 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2023

Vehicle drive assist apparatus

Applicant:

Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Reo Harada, Tokyo, JP;

Seiya Sato, Tokyo, JP;

Hiroaki Kuramochi, Tokyo, JP;

Hiroki Maniwa, Tokyo, JP;

Wataru Munemura, Tokyo, JP;

Shigeki Mukai, Tokyo, JP;

Kazuyuki Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP

Primary Examiner:

Peter D Nolan

Assistant Examiner:

Demetra R Smith-Stewart

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/095 (2012.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02);
Abstract

A vehicle drive assist apparatus is to be applied to a vehicle. The vehicle drive assist apparatus includes an object recognizer, a dispersion area extractor, and a risk area setter. The object recognizer is configured to recognize an object in front of the vehicle. The dispersion area extractor is configured to extract a dispersion area where luminance values are dispersed around the recognized object. The risk area setter is configured to set, as a risk area where small objects are distributed, an area including the dispersion area.

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Harada, Reo. (2026). Vehicle drive assist apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12612038). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12612038

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