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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya-city, JP;
Mitsuhiro Kinoshita, Mishima, JP;
Akihiro Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Shimizu, Susono, JP;
Ichiro Matsuyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaki Kishimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Masamichi Ohsugi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Masateru Udate, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Takeyasu, Saitama, JP;
Takahiro Doi, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Morimoto, Tokyo, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya-city, JP;
Abstract
A method includes: recognizing a signal candidate position around a vehicle by using a sensor mounted on the vehicle, the signal candidate position being a position a traffic light is possibly present, the vehicle including a light configured in such a manner that a light distribution state of the light changes; and performing a first light control process of controlling the light in response to recognition of the signal candidate position, the first light control process including at least one of: increasing an intensity of light emitted to the signal candidate position to a value higher than before the recognition of the signal candidate position; or making the intensity of the light emitted to the signal candidate position higher than an intensity of light emitted to an area other than the signal candidate position.