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Granted Patent B2
US 12,325,441 · App. 18/382,595 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Cabin management apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Inventors: Yu Nagata (Chofu, JP); Tomoyuki Kozuka (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60W50/14B60W30/146B60W40/08B60W60/00253B60W2040/0881B60W2540/043B60W2540/049B60W2540/227
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Patent No.
US 12,325,441
App. No.
18/382,595
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cabin management apparatus according to the present disclosure is a cabin management apparatus configured to manage a cabin of a vehicle, the cabin management apparatus including an acquisition interface, a communication interface, an output interface, and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to acquire, by the acquisition interface, passenger information including a characteristic and/or a boarding position of a passenger in the cabin, receive, by the communication interface, travel event information regarding a travel event that can occur during travel of the vehicle, and provide, by the output interface based on the travel event information, a notification that is different depending on the passenger information, in the cabin.

Claims (36)

1. A cabin management apparatus configured to manage a cabin of a vehicle, the cabin management apparatus comprising:

an acquisition interface;

a communication interface;

an output interface; and

a controller,

wherein the controller is configured to:

acquire, by the acquisition interface, passenger information including posture information of a passenger in the cabin;

receive, by the communication interface, travel event information regarding a travel event that can occur during travel of the vehicle; and

provide, by the output interface based on the travel event information, a notification that is different depending on the posture information, in the cabin.

2. The cabin management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to acquire, by the acquisition interface, the passenger information each time the vehicle starts traveling after the vehicle stops with opening and closing of a door.

3. The cabin management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the communication interface is configured to be communicable with an automated driving apparatus configured to perform control related to automated driving of the vehicle, and

the controller is configured to, upon receiving the travel event information with the passenger information satisfying a first condition, transmit, by the communication interface to the automated driving apparatus, a first request to change a travel state of the vehicle so as to avoid the travel event.

4. The cabin management apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the first condition is a condition indicating that a predetermined number or more passengers are standing.

5. A cabin management apparatus configured to manage a cabin of a vehicle, the cabin management apparatus comprising:

an acquisition interface;

a communication interface configured to be communicable with a travel assistance apparatus configured to set a travel route for the vehicle;

an output interface; and

a controller, wherein:

the controller configured to:

acquire, by the acquisition interface, passenger information including a characteristic and/or a boarding position of a passenger in the cabin;

receive, by the communication interface, travel event information regarding a travel event that can occur during travel of the vehicle; and

provide, by the output interface based on the travel event information, a notification that is different depending on the passenger information, in the cabin,

upon receiving the travel event information with the passenger information satisfying a condition, transmit, by the communication interface to the travel assistance apparatus, a request to change the travel route for the vehicle so as to prioritize a road at which the vehicle can stop, and

the condition is a condition indicating that a predetermined number or more passengers satisfy a predetermined characteristic of the passengers.

6. A cabin management apparatus configured to manage a cabin of a vehicle, the cabin management apparatus comprising:

an acquisition interface;

a communication interface;

an output interface; and

a controller, wherein:

the controller configured to:

acquire, by the acquisition interface, passenger information including a characteristic and/or a boarding position of a passenger in the cabin;

receive, by the communication interface, travel event information regarding a travel event that can occur during travel of the vehicle; and

provide, by the output interface based on the travel event information, a notification that is different depending on the passenger information, in the cabin,

the output interface is configured to be capable of providing multiple patterns of notifications that are different depending on the passenger information, and

the controller is configured to provide, by the output interface by priority, a notification to which a larger number of passengers correspond, among the multiple patterns of notifications.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2023
From: NAGATA, YU; KOZUKA, TOMOYUKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 065418/0756 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-172744 · Oct 27, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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