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Granted Patent B2
US 12,578,723 · App. 18/466,504 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Vehicle

Inventors: Eisuke Ando (Nagoya, JP); Takehito Fujii (Anjyo, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G05D1/0077
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Patent No.
US 12,578,723
App. No.
18/466,504
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ADK determines whether or not a subject device has stopped operation due to control interference caused by a user operation and an ADK operation that were simultaneously performed. When the ADK determines that the subject device has stopped operation due to control interference caused by the user operation and the ADK operation that were simultaneously performed, the ADK transmits to a VP (VCIB), a control request (an operation command) indicating “no request (No request)” corresponding to the subject device that has stopped operation.

Claims (50)

1 . A vehicle comprising:

an autonomous driving system;

a base vehicle on which the autonomous driving system is mountable; and

a vehicle control interface box that interfaces between the base vehicle and the autonomous driving system, wherein

when a device of the base vehicle has stopped operation due to control interference caused by a user operation and an autonomous driving system operation that were simultaneously performed, the autonomous driving system transmits an operation command indicating a reset signal to the vehicle control interface box, and wherein the vehicle control interface box resumes processing by generating a control command in accordance with an operation command received from the autonomous driving system only after the vehicle control interface box has received the operation command indication of the reset signal.

2 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the autonomous driving system transmits an operation command indicating an opening operation or a closing operation to the vehicle control interface box after the autonomous driving system transmitted the operation command indicating the reset signal to the vehicle control interface box.

3 . The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the vehicle control interface box

transmits the control command to the base vehicle.

4 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the device is a second left door of the base vehicle,

the autonomous driving system transmits an operation command that requests an automatic opening and closing operation of the second left door to the vehicle control interface box, and

when the second left door has stopped operation due to control interference caused by the user operation for the second left door and the autonomous driving system operation based on the operation command that were simultaneously performed, the autonomous driving system transmits the operation command indicating the reset signal to the vehicle control interface box.

5 . The vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein

when the second left door has stopped operation due to the control interference, the vehicle control interface box

generates a control command in accordance with an operation command received from the autonomous driving system after the vehicle control interface box received the operation command indicating the reset signal, and

transmits the control command to the base vehicle.

6 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the device is a second right door of the base vehicle,

the autonomous driving system transmits an operation command that requests an automatic opening and closing operation of the second right door to the vehicle control interface box, and

when the second right door has stopped operation due to control interference caused by the user operation for the second right door and the autonomous driving system operation based on the operation command that were simultaneously performed, the autonomous driving system transmits the operation command indicating the reset signal to the vehicle control interface box.

7 . The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein

when the second right door has stopped operation due to the control interference, the vehicle control interface box

generates a control command in accordance with an operation command received from the autonomous driving system after the vehicle control interface box received the operation command indicating the reset signal, and

transmits the control command to the base vehicle.

8 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the device is all windows of the base vehicle,

the autonomous driving system transmits an operation command that requests an automatic opening and closing operation of the all windows to the vehicle control interface box, and

when the all windows have stopped operation due to control interference caused by the user operation for the all windows and the autonomous driving system operation based on the operation command that were simultaneously performed, the autonomous driving system transmits the operation command indicating the reset signal to the vehicle control interface box.

9 . The vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein

when the all windows have stopped operation due to the control interference, the vehicle control interface box

generates a control command in accordance with an operation command received from the autonomous driving system after the vehicle control interface box received the operation command indicating the reset signal, and

transmits the control command to the base vehicle.

10 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the device is a driver's seat window of the base vehicle,

the autonomous driving system transmits an operation command that requests an automatic opening and closing operation of the driver's seat window to the vehicle control interface box, and

when the driver's seat window has stopped operation due to control interference caused by the user operation for the driver's seat window and the autonomous driving system operation based on the operation command that were simultaneously performed, the autonomous driving system transmits the operation command indicating the reset signal to the vehicle control interface box.

11 . The vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein

when the driver's seat window has stopped operation due to the control interference, the vehicle control interface box

generates a control command in accordance with an operation command received from the autonomous driving system after the vehicle control interface box received the operation command indicating the reset signal, and

transmits the control command to the base vehicle.

12 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the device is other windows that are windows other than a driver's seat window of the base vehicle,

the autonomous driving system transmits an operation command that requests an automatic opening and closing operation of the other windows to the vehicle control interface box, and

when the other windows have stopped operation due to control interference caused by the user operation for the other windows and the autonomous driving system operation based on the operation command that were simultaneously performed, the autonomous driving system transmits the operation command indicating the reset signal to the vehicle control interface box.

13 . The vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein

when the other windows have stopped operation due to the control interference, the vehicle control interface box

generates a control command in accordance with an operation command received from the autonomous driving system after the vehicle control interface box received the operation command indicating the reset signal, and

transmits the control command to the base vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2023
From: ANDO, EISUKE; FUJII, TAKEHITO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 064893/0486 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-158507 · Sep 30, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240152141A1 · May 9, 2024
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