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Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 02, 2010
Applicants:

Tomoyuki Zaitsu, Okazaki, JP;

Kenji Nagase, Okazaki, JP;

Kazunori Watanabe, Toyota, JP;

Tooru Yamazaki, Kariya, JP;

Inventors:

Tomoyuki Zaitsu, Okazaki, JP;

Kenji Nagase, Okazaki, JP;

Kazunori Watanabe, Toyota, JP;

Tooru Yamazaki, Kariya, JP;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A vehicle guidance device includes: an inter- vehicle distance specification unit that specifies an inter-vehicle distance, which is an inter-vehicle distance in a prescribed lane, between vehicles up to a reference point of a lane change; a recommended section specification unit that ,based on the specified inter-vehicle distance, specifies a recommended section in which a lane change to the prescribed lane should be made before reaching the reference point; and a communication unit that, based on the specified recommended section, outputs guidance information pertaining to the lane change to the prescribed lane.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Zaitsu, Tomoyuki. (2014). Vehicle guidance device, vehicle guidance method, and vehicle guidance program (U.S. Patent No. 8666646). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8666646

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