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US 12,612,057 · App. 18/705,993 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Information processing device, information processing method, program, driving control device, driving control method, and program

Inventors: Tadashi Wakiyama (Tokyo, JP); Isao Kuwayama (Tokyo, JP); Kazuo Uchida (Tokyo, JP); Takao Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
B60W50/0225B60W2530/20B60W2556/45B60W2756/10
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Patent No.
US 12,612,057
App. No.
18/705,993
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to improve vehicle controllability, an information processing device 1 that is able to communicate with a vehicle 5 via a network includes a controller, the controller executing operations including acquiring tire-related information, calculating a driving control parameter based on the tire-related information, and transmitting the driving control parameter to the vehicle 5.

Claims (44)

1 . An information processing device able to communicate with a vehicle via a network, comprising a controller, the controller being configured to execute operations comprising:

acquiring tire-related information;

detecting a change in a tire gain based on the tire-related information;

calculating a driving control parameter based on the tire-related information to cope with the change in the tire gain; and

transmitting the driving control parameter to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to control driving based on the driving control parameter,

wherein the tire gain indicates a responsiveness of the vehicle to a driving operation.

2 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

acquiring the tire-related information and vehicle identification information from the vehicle; and

transmitting the driving control parameter to the vehicle identified by the vehicle identification information.

3 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise

acquiring the tire-related information from a tire of the vehicle.

4 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise

acquiring the tire-related information from an external information processing device.

5 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise,

when at least some of the tire-related information cannot be acquired, calculating the driving control parameter corresponding to a maximum risk tire situation.

6 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise

calculating the driving control parameter based on a vehicle factor of the vehicle to which the driving control parameter is to be transmitted.

7 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise

transmitting the driving control parameter to the vehicle in response to a request at a time to operating system (OS) startup in the vehicle.

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program configured to cause a computer to function as the information processing device according to claim 2 .

9 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise

acquiring the tire-related information from a tire of the vehicle.

10 . The information processing device according to claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise

acquiring the tire-related information from an external information processing device.

11 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise

acquiring the tire-related information from an external information processing device.

12 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise,

when at least some of the tire-related information cannot be acquired, calculating the driving control parameter corresponding to a maximum risk tire situation.

13 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise

calculating the driving control parameter based on a vehicle factor of the vehicle to which the driving control parameter is to be transmitted.

14 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise

transmitting the driving control parameter to the vehicle in response to a request at a time to operating system (OS) startup in the vehicle.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program configured to cause a computer to function as the information processing device according to claim 1 .

16 . An information processing method executable by an information processing device able to communicate with a vehicle via a network, the information processing method comprising:

acquiring tire-related information;

detecting a change in a tire gain based on the tire-related information;

calculating a driving control parameter based on the tire-related information to cope with the change in the tire gain; and

transmitting the driving control parameter to the vehicle,

wherein the tire gain indicates a responsiveness of the vehicle to a driving operation.

17 . A driving control device able to communicate with an information processing device via a network, the driving control device being configured to execute operations comprising:

acquiring from the information processing device a driving control parameter calculated based on tire-related information to cope with a change in a tire gain; and

controlling driving of a vehicle based on the driving control parameter,

wherein the tire gain indicates a responsiveness of the vehicle to a driving operation.

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program configured to cause a computer to function as the driving control device according to claim 17 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2024
From: WAKIYAMA, TADASHI; KUWAYAMA, ISAO; UCHIDA, KAZUO; KOBAYASHI, TAKAO
To: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067261/0670 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-194979 · Nov 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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