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Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 18, 2024
Applicant:

Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Takafumi Tokuhiro, Kanagawa, JP;

Masashi Hoshino, Tokyo, JP;

Satoshi Fukumoto, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/06 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/06 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2540/215 (2020.02); B60W 2556/10 (2020.02);
Abstract

A parking assistance method according to the present disclosure is a method of performing autonomous travel of a vehicle based on a travel route generated using teaching travel by a driver. The parking assistance method includes: acquiring a position of the vehicle and an azimuth in a travel direction of the vehicle; outputting, based on the position and the azimuth in the travel direction, when the vehicle is located and oriented with a prescribed azimuth in a prescribed position, a notification to a user to prompt an operation to start parking assistance; and receiving the operation by the user to start the parking assistance. The prescribed position is located within a range of a prescribed distance from a start position of the travel route.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Tokuhiro, Takafumi. (2026). Parking assistance method and parking assistance device (U.S. Patent No. 12686382). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12686382

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