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Granted Patent B2
US 12,515,658 · App. 18/469,797 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Moving body operation system

Inventors: Kosuke Akatsuka (Mishima, JP); Rio Suda (Toyota, JP); Hirofumi Momose (Numazu, JP); Yuki Suehiro (Susono, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60W30/143B60W10/08B60W10/20B60W50/14B60W2050/146B60W2556/45B60W2756/10
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Patent No.
US 12,515,658
App. No.
18/469,797
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A moving body operation system including a mobile terminal communicatively connected to a moving body that a user can ride in, the mobile operation system comprising: an inclination detection unit that detects an inclination direction and an inclination angle of the mobile terminal; a movement setting unit that sets a traveling direction of the moving body based on an inclination direction of the mobile terminal, and sets a target speed or a target acceleration of the moving body based on an inclination angle of the mobile terminal; and a movement control unit that performs steering control of the moving body based on the traveling direction, and performs speed control of the moving body based on the target speed or the target acceleration.

Claims (30)

1 . A mobile terminal comprising:

a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor that detect an inclination direction and an inclination angle of the mobile terminal;

a processor configured to:

set a traveling direction of a moving body based on the inclination direction of the mobile terminal, and set a target speed based on map data in which the inclination angle and the target speed are associated in advance;

cause the moving body to travel in the set traveling direction, and at the set target speed;

prohibit an operation of the mobile terminal with respect to the moving body in response to detection of an impact by the acceleration sensor while the mobile terminal is in communication connection with the moving body.

2 . The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising a camera,

wherein the processor is configured to allow a communication connection with the moving body for a certain period of time in response to reading a two-dimensional barcode displayed on a display of the moving body by the camera.

3 . The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein when a distance between the mobile terminal and the moving body is equal to or greater than a certain distance, the operation of the mobile terminal with respect to the moving body is prohibited.

4 . The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein when the mobile terminal is located outside the moving body, the moving body is prohibited from moving in a direction away from the mobile terminal that is in communication connection with the moving body.

5 . The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to allow the communication connection with the moving body in response to no detection of the impact to the mobile terminal for a predetermined period after prohibiting the operation with respect to the moving body.

6 . The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to allow the communication connection with the moving body in response to a user's operation of releasing a prohibition on the mobile terminal.

7 . The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to set the target speed with a predetermined delay after a start of an inclination of the mobile terminal.

8 . The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to change the target speed in a plurality of stages.

9 . The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to continuously change the target speed in accordance with a change of the detected inclination angle.

10 . A mobile terminal comprising:

a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor that detect an inclination direction and an inclination angle of the mobile terminal;

a camera; and

a processor configured to:

set a traveling direction of a moving body based on the inclination direction of the mobile terminal, and set a target speed based on map data in which the inclination angle and the target speed are associated in advance;

cause the moving body to travel in the set traveling direction, and at the set target speed; and

allow a communication connection with the moving body for a certain period of time in response to reading a two-dimensional barcode displayed on a display of the moving body by the camera.

11 . A mobile terminal comprising:

a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor that detect an inclination direction and an inclination angle of the mobile terminal;

a touch display;

a processor configured to;

set a traveling direction of a moving body based on the inclination direction of the mobile terminal, and set a target speed based on map data in which the inclination angle and the target speed are associated in advance;

determine whether a user touches the touch display;

cause the moving body to travel in the set traveling direction, and at the set target speed; and

prohibit an operation of the mobile terminal with respect to the moving body in response to the user not touching the mobile terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2023
From: AKATSUKA, KOSUKE; SUDA, RIO; MOMOSE, HIROFUMI; SUEHIRO, YUKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 064951/0720 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-184817 · Nov 18, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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