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Granted Patent B2
US 11,397,435 · App. 16/848,387 · Granted Jul 26, 2022

Automatic driving vehicle and program for automatic driving vehicle

Inventors: Masahiro Suzuki (Tokyo, JP); Yoichiro Sako (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MICOLATTA INC.
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Patent No.
US 11,397,435
App. No.
16/848,387
Granted
Jul 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An automatic driving vehicle includes an automatic driving mode in which autonomous traveling is carried out. The automatic driving vehicle receives information for estimating a setup for a destination and a time. The information is input by a driver or a user when the driver or the user gets out of the automatic driving vehicle. The automatic driving vehicle is controlled to move to the destination on a basis of the destination and the time.

Claims (82)

1. A controller for an automatic driving vehicle, the automatic driving vehicle including an automatic driving mode in which autonomous traveling is carried out, the controller comprising:

a control circuit; and

a memory including a set of executable instructions, that when executed by the control circuit, causes the control circuit to perform operations including:

receiving information for estimating a setup for a destination and a time, the information being input by a driver or a user when the driver or the user gets out of the automatic driving vehicle; and

controlling the automatic driving vehicle to move to the destination on a basis of the destination and the time.

2. The controller according to claim 1 , wherein the setup for the destination is determined as a getting-off location, when the setup of the destination cannot be estimated from the information while the driver or the user that gets out of the automatic driving vehicle does not set up the destination.

3. The controller according to claim 2 , wherein, when the destination is determined as the getting-off location, the driver or the user getting out of the automatic driving vehicle at the getting-off location, the automatic driving vehicle is controlled to return to the getting-off location in the controlling.

4. The controller according to claim 3 ,

wherein the setup includes a time period, and

in the controlling, the automatic driving vehicle is controlled to go to the destination after an elapse of the time period from when the driver or the user gets out of the automatic driving vehicle.

5. The controller according to claim 4 ,

wherein the setup includes a specific time, and

in the controlling, the automatic driving vehicle is controlled to go to the destination at the specific time.

6. The controller according to claim 5 , wherein

in the receiving, the information includes a voice input, and

the operations further include:

determining the time from the voice input.

7. The controller according to claim 6 , wherein

the voice input includes an event, and

in the determining, the time is determined based on the event.

8. The controller according to claim 7 , wherein, in the determining, the time is determined based on a termination time of the event.

9. The controller according to claim 8 , wherein

the operations further include:

obtaining a broadcast of the event, and

the termination time of the event is determined from the broadcast of the event.

10. The controller according to claim 9 , wherein, in the obtaining, the broadcast is obtained from a site via the Internet.

11. The controller according to claim 7 , wherein the operations further include:

changing the time based on a progress of the event.

12. The controller according to claim 7 , wherein, in the determining, the time is determined based on a type of the event and an approximate time associated with the type of the event.

13. The controller according to claim 12 , wherein, in the determining, the approximate time associated with the type of the event is a sum of plural approximate times, each of the plural approximate times being associated with a specific portion of the event.

14. The controller according to claim 7 , wherein, in the determining, the time is further determined based on a state of the driver or the user, the state of the driver or the user being determined based on the event.

15. The controller according to claim 7 , wherein, in the determining, the time is further determined based on a presence or an absence of parking at the getting-off location.

16. The controller according to claim 4 , wherein

in the receiving, the information includes a voice input, and

the operations further include:

determining the time from the voice input.

17. The controller according to claim 3 ,

wherein the setup includes a specific time, and

in the controlling, the automatic driving vehicle is controlled to go to the destination at the specific time.

18. The controller according to claim 3 , wherein

in the receiving, the information includes a voice input, and

the operations further include:

determining the time from the voice input.

19. The controller according to claim 2 ,

wherein the setup includes a time period, and

in the controlling, the automatic driving vehicle is controlled to go to the destination after an elapse of the time period from when the driver or the user gets out of the automatic driving vehicle.

20. The controller according to claim 2 ,

wherein the setup includes a specific time, and

in the controlling, the automatic driving vehicle is controlled to go to the destination at the specific time.

21. The controller according to claim 2 , wherein

in the receiving, the information includes a voice input, and

the operations further include:

determining the time from the voice input.

22. The controller according to claim 2 , wherein

in the receiving, the information includes a selection of an errand from a list of predetermined errands, and

the operations further include:

determining the time based on the selection of the errand.

23. The controller according to claim 22 , wherein each of the predetermined errands in the list is associated with a predetermined time.

24. The controller according to claim 23 , wherein, in the determining, the time is further determined based on at least one of a state of the driver or the user or a presence or an absence of parking at the getting-off location.

25. The controller according to claim 1 ,

wherein the setup includes a time period, and

in the controlling, the automatic driving vehicle is controlled to go to the destination after an elapse of the time period from when the driver or the user gets out of the automatic driving vehicle.

26. The controller according to claim 1 ,

wherein the setup includes a specific time, and

in the controlling, the automatic driving vehicle is controlled to go to the destination at the specific time.

27. The controller according to claim 1 , wherein

in the receiving, the information includes a voice input, and

the operations further include:

determining the time from the voice input.

28. The controller according to claim 1 , wherein

in the receiving, the information includes a selection of an errand from a list of predetermined errands, and

the operations further include:

determining the time based on the selection of the errand.

29. The controller according to claim 28 , wherein each of the predetermined errands in the list is associated with a predetermined time.

30. An automatic driving vehicle including an automatic driving mode in which autonomous traveling is carried out, the automatic driving vehicle comprising:

a control circuit; and

a memory including a set of executable instructions, that when executed by the control circuit, causes the control circuit to perform operations including:

receiving information for estimating a setup for a destination and a time, the information being input by a driver or a user when the driver or the user gets out of the automatic driving vehicle; and

controlling the automatic driving vehicle to move to the destination on a basis of the destination and the time.

31. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a program for an automatic driving vehicle, the automatic driving vehicle including an automatic driving mode in which autonomous traveling is carried out, the automatic driving vehicle including a computer, the program causing the computer to perform operations including:

receiving information for estimating a setup for a destination and a time, the information being input by a driver or a user when the driver or the user gets out of the automatic driving vehicle; and

controlling the automatic driving vehicle to move to the destination on a basis of the destination and the time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2024
From: MICO LATTA INC.
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066161/0595 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-093515 · Apr 30, 2014 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16157797 · Oct 11, 2018
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