IP Library Granted Patent US 12,198,538
Granted Patent B2
US 12,198,538 · App. 18/376,270 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Notifying device and notifying system

Inventor: Satoshi Fukumoto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
G08G1/005B60Q1/507B60Q1/547B60R21/34G08G1/16B60Q2400/50
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Patent No.
US 12,198,538
App. No.
18/376,270
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A notifying method includes detecting an object existing in a periphery of the vehicle, and emitting a visible light to irradiate at least a part of the periphery of the vehicle in a direction of the object with an irradiation pattern. A color of the visible light irradiated is a complementary color of a color of a road surface.

Claims (14)

1. A notifying method comprising:

detecting an object existing in a periphery of a vehicle; and

emitting a visible light to irradiate at least a part of the periphery of the vehicle in a direction of the object with an irradiation pattern,

wherein a color of the visible light irradiated is a complementary color of a color of a road surface,

the complementary color indicates one of a pair of colors that are opposite each other,

the color of the visible light irradiated is a color that is opposite to the color of the road surface, and

the notifying method further comprises:

capturing an image of the periphery of the vehicle;

extracting the color of the road surface from the captured image; and

changing the color of the visible light irradiated to the complementary color of the extracted color of the road surface.

2. The notifying method according to claim 1 , wherein changing the color of the visible light irradiated according to the color of the road surface.

3. The notifying method according to claim 1 , wherein the irradiation pattern includes a pattern having a band-shaped area.

4. The notifying method according to claim 1 , wherein the irradiation pattern includes an icon indicating a virtual stop line irradiated in front of the vehicle.

5. The notifying method according to claim 1 , wherein the irradiation pattern includes an image showing a route on which the vehicle advances to a virtual stop line.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066709/0727 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-225351 · Nov 18, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17212572 · Mar 25, 2021
Continuation 16348959
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