IP Library Granted Patent US 12,728,875
Granted Patent B2
US 12,728,875 · App. 18/783,422 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Driving assistance apparatus

Inventor: Tomoyuki Doi (Susono, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Patent No.
US 12,728,875
App. No.
18/783,422
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driving assistance apparatus includes a controller programmed to perform a deceleration assistance process of assisting in decelerating a vehicle before the vehicle arrives at a deceleration object, and to control a display apparatus to display, in a first display area, first notification information for notifying an occupant of the vehicle of the deceleration object that is a target for the deceleration assistance process. When a first object and a second object that is different from the first object are both detected as the deceleration object and the second object is the target for the deceleration assistance process but the first object is not the target for the deceleration assistance process, the controller is programmed to control the display apparatus to display, in a second display area, second notification information for notifying the occupant of the first object, the second display area is different from the first display area.

Claims (70)

1 . A driving assistance apparatus, comprising:

a controller configured to:

detect an object ahead of a vehicle,

in response to the object being a target for a deceleration assistance process which needs control to decelerate the vehicle to a target speed,

control a display apparatus to display information indicating the object in a first display area of the display apparatus, and

control the display apparatus to not display the information in a second display area of the display apparatus different from the first display area, and

in response to the object being not the target for the deceleration assistance process,

control the display apparatus to display the information indicating the object in the second display area, and

control the display apparatus to not display the information in the first display area.

2 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the object includes a road sign or a traffic light.

3 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to control a configuration of the first display area to be different from that of the second display area, the configuration including at least one of visibility, luminance, brightness, or resolution.

4 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to control a visibility of the second display area to be lower than that of the first display area.

5 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to, in response to a traffic indicator being detected ahead of the vehicle, control the display apparatus to display, in the second display area, notification information for notifying an occupant of the vehicle of the traffic indicator, and

the traffic indicator includes a road sign or a traffic light.

6 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the controller is configured to, in response to the traffic indicator being detected as the object and the traffic indicator being the target for the deceleration assistance process, control the display apparatus to display the notification information in the first display area but not display the notification information in the second display area.

7 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the controller is configured to, in response to an object being different from the traffic indicator is detected as the object, control the display apparatus to display the information indicating the object in the first display area and to display the notification information for notifying the occupant of the vehicle of the traffic indicator in the second display area.

8 . A driving assistance apparatus, comprising:

a controller configured to:

detect an object ahead of a vehicle, and

in response to the object being a target for a deceleration assistance process which needs control to decelerate the vehicle to a target speed,

control a display apparatus to display information indicating the object in a first display area of the display apparatus, and

control the display apparatus to not display the information in a second display area of the display apparatus different from the first display area,

wherein

the controller is configured to, in response to the object being not the target for the deceleration assistance process,

select the second display area,

control the display apparatus to display the information indicating the object in the second display area, and

control the display apparatus to not display the information in a display area of the display apparatus different from the second display area,

the controller is configured to, in response to a traffic indicator being detected ahead of the vehicle, control the display apparatus to display, in the second display area, notification information for notifying an occupant of the vehicle of the traffic indicator,

the traffic indicator includes a road sign or a traffic light, and

the controller is configured to, in response to the traffic indicator being detected as the object and the traffic indicator being the target for the deceleration assistance process, control the display apparatus to display the notification information in the first display area but not display the notification information in the second display area.

9 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the controller is configured to:

in response to the object being the target for the deceleration assistance process, control the display apparatus to not display the information in a display area of the display apparatus different from the first display area,

in response to a traffic indicator being detected ahead of the vehicle, control the display apparatus to display, in the display area different from the first display area, notification information for notifying an occupant of the vehicle of the traffic indicator, and

in response to the traffic indicator being detected as the object and the traffic indicator being the target for the deceleration assistance process, control the display apparatus to display the notification information in the first display area but not display the notification information in the display area different from the first display area.

10 . A driving assistance apparatus, comprising:

a controller configured to:

detect an object ahead of a vehicle,

in response to the object being a target for a deceleration assistance process which needs control to decelerate the vehicle to a target speed,

control a display apparatus to display information indicating the object in a first display area of the display apparatus, and

control the display apparatus to not display the information in a second display area of the display apparatus different from the first display area,

in response to a traffic indicator being detected ahead of the vehicle as the object and the traffic indicator being the target for the deceleration assistance process, control the display apparatus to display notification information for notifying the traffic indicator in the first display area but not display the notification information in the second display area, and

in response to the traffic indicator being detected and the traffic indicator not being the target for the deceleration assistance process, control the display apparatus to display the notification information in the second display area but not display the notification information in the first display area.

11 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

the controller is configured to:

in response to the object being the target for the deceleration assistance process, control the display apparatus to not display the information in a display area of the display apparatus different from the first display area,

in response to a traffic indicator being detected ahead of the vehicle as the object and the traffic indicator being the target for the deceleration assistance process, control the display apparatus to display notification information for notifying the traffic indicator in the first display area but not display the notification information in the display area different from the first display area, and

in response to the traffic indicator being detected and the traffic indicator not being the target for the deceleration assistance process, control the display apparatus to display the notification information in the display area different from the first display area.

12 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

the controller is configured to, in response to the object being not the target for the deceleration assistance process,

select the second display area,

control the display apparatus to display the information indicating the object in the second display area, and

control the display apparatus to not display the information in a display area of the display apparatus different from the second display area.

13 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

the traffic indicator includes a road sign or a traffic light.

14 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

the controller is configured to control a configuration of the first display area to be different from that of the second display area, the configuration including at least one of visibility, luminance, brightness, or resolution.

15 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

the controller is configured to control a visibility of the second display area to be lower than that of the first display area.

16 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

the controller is configured to, in response to the traffic indicator being detected and the traffic indicator not being the target for the deceleration assistance process, control the display apparatus to display, in the second display area, the notification information for notifying an occupant of the vehicle of the traffic indicator, and

the traffic indicator includes a road sign or a traffic light.

17 . The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein

the controller is configured to, in response to an object being different from the traffic indicator is detected as the object, control the display apparatus to display the information indicating the object in the first display area and to display the notification information for notifying the occupant of the vehicle of the traffic indicator in the second display area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2024
From: DOI, TOMOYUKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 068077/0149 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-030637 · Feb 26, 2020 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18314140 · May 9, 2023
Continuation 17135837 · Dec 28, 2020
Related Publication 20240375675A1 · Nov 14, 2024
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