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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Takahiro Aoki, Saitama, JP;
Ibuki Shimada, Miyoshi, JP;
Hirohito Ide, Nagoya, JP;
Seiji Suyama, Nagakute, JP;
Kiyotaka Moriizumi, Nisshin, JP;
Kazuyuki Inoue, Nagoya, JP;
Tomokazu Maya, Nagoya, JP;
Naoya Oka, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An information processing device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit is capable of communicating with a plurality of vehicles. The control unit calculates the switching timing of the hand signal based on the traffic amount in the vicinity of the intersection, identifies the head vehicle stopped at the intersection, and controls the in-vehicle device capable of recognizing the operation from the outside of the head vehicle provided in the head vehicle via the communication unit based on the switching timing.