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US 12,725,514 · App. 18/950,174 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Roadside device

Inventors: Toshiki Kashiwakura (Tokyo, JP); Chihiro Inaba (Tokyo, JP); Shoi Suzuki (Tokyo, JP); Tsuyoshi Okada (Nagoya, JP); Yasuhiro Kobatake (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G08G1/005G08G1/0116
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Patent No.
US 12,725,514
App. No.
18/950,174
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A roadside device provided at a position where a pedestrian crosses a road, wherein the control unit acquires information including a plurality of items related to approach of an automated driving vehicle approaching the position and information indicating whether a preceding vehicle of the automated driving vehicle has stopped in front of the position, notifies the pedestrian of the entirety of the plurality of items when the preceding vehicle is not stopped in front of the position, and notifies the pedestrian of a part of the plurality of items when the preceding vehicle is stopped in front of the position.

Claims (25)

1 . A roadside device provided at a position where a pedestrian crosses a road, the roadside device comprising a processor and a display, wherein:

the processor is configured to:

acquire first information indicating an approach of an automated driving vehicle approaching the position, and

acquire second information indicating whether a preceding vehicle of the automated driving vehicle has stopped before arriving at the position;

the first information includes a plurality of items, the plurality of items including at least one of:

a remaining distance until the automated driving vehicle arrives at the position,

a remaining time until the automated driving vehicle arrives at the position, or

a direction from which the automated driving vehicle is approaching the position; and

the processor is further configured to:

notify the pedestrian of the first information by displaying all items of the plurality of items in a case where the preceding vehicle has not stopped before arriving at the position, and

notify the pedestrian of the first information by displaying less than all items of the plurality of items in a case where the preceding vehicle has is stopped before arriving at the position.

2 . The roadside device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the remaining distance until the automated driving vehicle arrives at the position is included with the plurality of items, and

the processor is configured to notify the pedestrian of the first information excluding the remaining distance in a case where the preceding vehicle has stopped before arriving at the position.

3 . The roadside device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the remaining time until the automated driving vehicle arrives at the position is included with the plurality of items, and

the processor is configured to notify the pedestrian of the first information excluding the remaining time in a case where the preceding vehicle has stopped before arriving at the position.

4 . The roadside device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the direction from which the automated driving vehicle is approaching the position is included with the plurality of items, and

the processor is configured to notify the pedestrian of the first information excluding the direction in a case where the preceding vehicle has stopped before arriving at the position.

5 . The roadside device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

acquire third information indicating whether the automated driving vehicle recognizes the pedestrian; and

notify the pedestrian of the first information including less than all items of the plurality of items in a case where:

the preceding vehicle has stopped before arriving at the position, and

the automated driving vehicle has recognized the pedestrian.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2024
From: KASHIWAKURA, TOSHIKI; INABA, CHIHIRO; SUZUKI, SHOI; OKADA, TSUYOSHI; KOBATAKE, YASUHIRO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069294/0813 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2024-023070 · Feb 19, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
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