IP Library Granted Patent US 12,535,329
Granted Patent B2
US 12,535,329 · App. 18/539,708 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Information processing device, information processing system, information processing method, and non-transitory storage medium storing information processing program

Inventors: Kyosuke Matsumoto (Miyoshi, JP); Osami Hashimoto (Mishima, JP); Hiroki Tashima (Fujisawa, JP); Toshihiko Inoue (Nagoya, JP); Kazuma Toya (Anjyo, JP); Takashi Tazoe (Nagoya, JP); Ryota Bingo (Nisshin, JP); Kosuke Sakakibara (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G01C21/3492G01C21/3461
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Patent No.
US 12,535,329
App. No.
18/539,708
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing device, comprising a processor that is configured to: receive, as preference information, information related to a specific category comprising at least one of a category of vehicle to avoid encountering or a category of vehicle for which an encounter is desired; acquire a satellite image of travel path surroundings of a host vehicle; detect another vehicle, which corresponds to the specific category, based on the preference information, from among other vehicles captured in the satellite image; and output, to a display region provided inside the vehicle cabin of the host vehicle, route information related to a route comprising at least one of a route having a low probability of encountering another vehicle, which corresponds to the category of vehicle to avoid encountering, or a route having a high probability of encountering another vehicle, which corresponds to the category of vehicle for which an encounter is desired.

Claims (23)

1 . An information processing device, comprising:

a processor that is configured to:

receive, as a user's preference information, information related to a specific category comprising at least one of a category of vehicle the user prefers to avoid encountering or a category of vehicle for which the user desires an encounter;

acquire a satellite image of travel path surroundings of a host vehicle;

detect another vehicle, which corresponds to the specific category, based on the user's preference information, from among other vehicles captured in the satellite image; calculate, based on the user's preference information, route information related to a route comprising at least one of a route having a low probability of encountering another vehicle, which corresponds to the category of vehicle to avoid encountering, or a route having a high probability of encountering another vehicle, which corresponds to the category of vehicle for which the encounter is desired; and

output, to a display region provided inside a vehicle cabin of the host vehicle, the calculated route information based on the user's preference information.

2 . The information processing device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

before commencement of travel to a destination, receive, from an input device, route request information indicating whether travel is desired on at least one standard route or a preferred route based on the user's preference information; and

perform route guidance based on the route request information.

3 . An information processing system, comprising:

the information processing device of claim 1 ; and

the host vehicle provided with an input device and the display region inside the vehicle cabin, wherein the information processing device is configured to receive the user's preference information from the input device and output the route information to the display region.

4 . The information processing device of claim 1 , wherein the specific category is a category related to at least one of a vehicle type, a vehicle model, a marking, or a vehicle size.

5 . An information processing method, comprising, by a processor:

receiving, as a user's preference information, information related to a specific category comprising at least one of a category of vehicle the user prefers to avoid encountering or a category of vehicle for which the user desires an encounter, from an input device provided inside a vehicle cabin of a host vehicle;

acquiring a satellite image of travel path surroundings of the host vehicle;

detecting another vehicle, which corresponds to the specific category, based on the user's preference information, from among other vehicles captured in the satellite image; calculating, based on the user's preference information, route information related to a route comprising at least one of a route having a low probability of encountering another vehicle, which corresponds to the category of vehicle to avoid encountering, or a route having a high probability of encountering another vehicle, which corresponds to the category of vehicle for which the encounter is desired; and

outputting, to a display region provided in the vehicle cabin of the host vehicle, the calculated route information based on the user's preference information.

6 . A non-transitory recording medium storing a program executable by a computer to perform processing, the processing comprising:

receiving, as a user's preference information, information related to a specific category comprising at least one of a category of vehicle the user prefers to avoid encountering or a category of vehicle for which the user desires an encounter, from an input device provided inside a vehicle cabin of a host vehicle;

acquiring a satellite image of travel path surroundings of the host vehicle;

detecting another vehicle, which corresponds to the specific category, based on the user's preference information, from among other vehicles captured in the satellite image; calculating based on the user's preference information, route information related to a route comprising at least one of a route having a low probability of encountering another vehicle, which corresponds to the category of vehicle to avoid encountering, or a route having a high probability of encountering another vehicle, which corresponds to the category of vehicle for which the encounter is desired; and

outputting, to a display region provided inside the vehicle cabin of the host vehicle, the calculated route information based on the user's preference information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2023
From: MATSUMOTO, KYOSUKE; HASHIMOTO, OSAMI; TASHIMA, HIROKI; INOUE, TOSHIHIKO; TOYA, KAZUMA; TAZOE, TAKASHI; BINGO, RYOTA; SAKAKIBARA, KOSUKE
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 065873/0021 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-207594 · Dec 23, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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