IP Library Granted Patent US 12,330,644
Granted Patent B2
US 12,330,644 · App. 18/529,662 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Driving support device

Inventor: Noriaki Kamiya (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60W30/143
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Patent No.
US 12,330,644
App. No.
18/529,662
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The driving support device includes: a vehicle speed controller configured to perform vehicle speed control, a system controller configured to perform at least one prerequisite control, and a storage device configured to store whether or not switching between enabling and disabling is permitted for each of the at least one prerequisite control, wherein the vehicle speed controller includes: determining whether each of the at least one prerequisite control is enabled or disabled in response to an operation of a driver of the vehicle for starting the vehicle speed control, determining, with reference to the storage device, whether or not enabling of the prerequisite control determined to be disabled is permitted, and in response to determining that enabling of the prerequisite control determined to be disabled is permitted, enabling the prerequisite control determined to be disabled and starting the vehicle speed control.

Claims (10)

1. A driving support device comprising:

a vehicle speed controller configured to perform vehicle speed control;

a system controller configured to perform at least one prerequisite control, wherein it is determined in advance that the at least one prerequisite control is enabled as a prerequisite for starting the vehicle speed control; and

a storage device connected to the vehicle speed controller and configured to store whether or not switching between enabling and disabling is permitted for each of the at least one prerequisite control,

wherein the vehicle speed controller comprises:

determining whether each of the at least one prerequisite control is enabled or disabled in response to an operation of a driver of a vehicle for starting the vehicle speed control;

determining, with reference to the storage device, whether or not enabling of the prerequisite control determined to be disabled is permitted; and

in response to determining that enabling of the prerequisite control determined to be disabled is permitted, enabling the prerequisite control determined to be disabled and starting the vehicle speed control.

2. The driving support device according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle speed controller is configured to disable the enabled prerequisite control when ending the vehicle speed control.

3. The driving support device according to claim 2 , wherein the vehicle speed controller is configured not to disable the enabled prerequisite control when the vehicle speed control is ended and an operation condition of the enabled prerequisite control is satisfied.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2023
From: KAMIYA, NORIAKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-196970 · Dec 9, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240190428A1 · Jun 13, 2024
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