Granted Patent B2

US 12,545,238 · App. 18/418,692 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Inventor: Keisuke Hotta (Kariya, JP)

Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

B60W30/06B60W2556/10

Abstract

Claims (38)

1 . A park assist device configured to execute automatic parking of a vehicle, the park assist device comprising:

a memory configured to store location information of a parking place in response to the vehicle being parked in the parking place; and

one or more processors configured to

determine whether the vehicle is in a frequently used parking place based on current location information of the vehicle detected by a positioning sensor of the vehicle, the frequently used parking place being a parking place where the vehicle has been parked at a predetermined frequency or more out of parking places corresponding to the location information stored in the memory,

in response to determining that the vehicle is in the frequently used parking place, execute a preparation process including generating a parking route to a target space in the frequently used parking place,

after executing the preparation process, display information on starting the automatic parking of the vehicle to the target space, and

in a situation that the one or more processors display the information, in response to receiving an instruction to start the automatic parking of the vehicle from an occupant of the vehicle, execute the automatic parking to the target space based on the generated parking route.

2 . The park assist device according to claim 1 , wherein the frequently used parking place is a parking place where the vehicle has been parked a predetermined number of times or more during a predetermined period before a current time.

3 . The park assist device according to claim 1 , wherein the frequently used parking place is a parking place where the vehicle has been automatically parked at a predetermined frequency or more out of the parking places stored in the memory.

4 . The park assist device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the one or more processors are further configured to store direction information on a direction in which the vehicle is parked in the parking place in the memory; and

the information on starting the automatic parking includes the direction information indicating a direction in which the vehicle is to be parked in the frequently used parking place based on the direction information stored in the memory.

5 . The park assist device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the target space is an empty parking space in the frequently used parking place; and

the one or more processors are configured to determine the target space based on a size of the empty parking space and a size of the vehicle.

6 . The park assist device according to claim 1 , wherein the preparation process includes:

detecting an empty parking space in the frequently used parking place; and

generating the parking route that does not include cutting a steering wheel from a current location of the vehicle to the target space.

7 . The park assist device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to display, as the information on starting the automatic parking:

buttons for selecting whether to start the automatic parking; and

surroundings of the vehicle including the target space.

8 . A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that are executable by one or more processors and that cause the one or more processors to perform functions comprising:

storing location information of a parking place in a memory in response to a vehicle being parked in the parking place;

determining whether the vehicle is in a frequently used parking place based on current location information of the vehicle detected by a positioning sensor of the vehicle, the frequently used parking place being a parking place where the vehicle has been parked at a predetermined frequency or more out of parking places corresponding to the location information stored in the memory;

in response to determining that the vehicle is in the frequently used parking place, executing a preparation process including generating a parking route to a target space in the frequently used parking place;

after executing the preparation process, displaying information on starting automatic parking of the vehicle to the target space; and

in a situation that the one or more processors display the information, in response to receiving an instruction to start the automatic parking of the vehicle from an occupant of the vehicle, executing the automatic parking to the target space based on the generated parking route.

9 . A vehicle comprising:

a sensor configured to detect location of the vehicle;

an actuator configured to control an operation of the vehicle;

a display;

a memory configured to store location information of a parking place in response to the vehicle being parked in the parking place; and

one or more processors configured to execute automatic parking of the vehicle by using the sensor and the actuator, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

communicate with the sensor, the actuator, the display, and the memory;

determine whether the vehicle is in a frequently used parking place based on current location information of the vehicle detected by the sensor, the frequently used parking place being a parking place where the vehicle has been parked at a predetermined frequency or more out of parking places corresponding to the location information stored in the memory;

in response to determining that the vehicle is in the frequently used parking place, execute a preparation process including generating a parking route to a target space in the frequently used parking place;

after executing the preparation process, display information on starting the automatic parking of the vehicle to the target space, on the display; and

in a situation that the one or more processors display the information, in response to receiving an instruction to start the automatic parking of the vehicle from an occupant of the vehicle, execute the automatic parking to the target space based on the generated parking route by using the actuator.

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