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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
May. 18, 2006
Applicant:
Hiroaki Iida, Hashima, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroaki Iida, Hashima, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cruise control device executes a program including the steps of: when shift information transmitted from an ECT-ECU changes from fifth gear to fourth gear, and the time T () from a change in the shift information has elapsed, determining that down shifting to fourth gear has been conducted, effecting upshift inhibit control, and effecting throttle return control at elapse of the time T () from a change in the shift information transmitted from the ECT-ECU.