IP Library Granted Patent US 12,462,621
Granted Patent B2
US 12,462,621 · App. 17/830,903 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Vehicle

Inventors: Kazuki Umeda (Tokyo, JP); Yuuji Tanaka (Tokyo, JP); Shuji Maeda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
G07C5/04G07C5/008
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,462,621
App. No.
17/830,903
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes at least one driving operation unit configured to receive a driving operation of a driver of the vehicle; at least one sensor configured to detect a driving operation performed on the driving operation unit; and a control device configured to receive a signal input from the at least one sensor. The control device includes one or more processors; and one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to derive driving result information for evaluating the driving operation, based on at least the signal input from the at least one sensor; execute processing for storing the derived driving result information in a storage device as history information; read the history information stored in the storage device; and output output information based on a comparison result between the derived driving result information and the read history information.

Claims (30)

1 . A vehicle comprising:

at least one driving operation unit that is a vehicle control configured to allow a driver to operate the vehicle for driving;

at least one sensor configured to detect a driver input to the at least one driving operation unit for driving the vehicle; and

a measurement device configured to obtain physical information of the driver; and

a control device coupled to the at least one sensor and the measurement device,

wherein the control device comprises:

one or more processors; and

a storage device including one or more memories that are coupled to the one or more processors and store instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the one or more processors to be configured to:

generate, based on i) a delay period of time of the driver input to the at least one driving operation unit from an appropriate timing of the driver input to the at least one driving operation unit, and ii) a number of times the driver input to the at least one driving operation unit is considered inappropriate, driving result information for evaluating control of the vehicle performed by the driver;

store the driving result information in the storage device, as new history information, in association with the physical information measured by the measurement device;

read previously stored history information from the storage device, based on the physical information; and

compare the new history information with the previously stored history information and generate output information based on a comparison result,

wherein the output information comprises proposal information of a vehicle type, and

wherein the one or more processors are configured to vary the vehicle type proposed by the proposal information according to the driving result information or the comparison result, and

wherein the previously stored history information is associated with the physical information that most similar to the physical information associated with the new history information.

2 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one driving operation unit comprises at least one of a steering wheel, an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, or a shift lever.

3 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising

an input device configured to receive an input of information on a scene exterior to the vehicle, wherein

the one or more processors are configured to:

receive a signal input relating to the input from the input device;

based on the signal input from the input device, generate appropriateness information comprising at least one of the appropriate timing of the driver input to the at least one driving operation unit, the number of times the driver input to the at least one driving operation unit, or a time period during which the driver input is continued to the at least one driving operation unit; and

generate the driving result information based on the appropriateness information and the signal input from the at least one sensor.

4 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the driving result information is a score, and

the output information comprises at least one of the score, a transition of the score, or a ranking based on the score.

5 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the physical information comprises at least one of a body temperature of the driver, a heart rate of the driver, or a blood pressure of the driver.

6 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the physical information comprises at least one of a body temperature of the driver, a heart rate of the driver, or a blood pressure of the driver.

7 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the output information comprises information indicating an inappropriate driving operation performed on the at least one driving operation unit.

8 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to output the output information to an external device through wireless communication.

9 . The vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the external device comprises a terminal of a user different from the driver.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2022
From: UMEDA, KAZUKI; TANAKA, YUUJI; MAEDA, SHUJI
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060092/0648 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021013888 · Mar 31, 2021
Related Publication 20220319249A1 · Oct 6, 2022
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