Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110090094 | IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION PROCESSOR - In an in-vehicle information processor | 04-21-2011 |
20110093178 | DIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - A driving support apparatus which performs driving support regarding a traffic signal includes: a communication device which acquires time-series traffic signal information regarding the lighting state of the traffic signal; a time calculating unit which calculates the time remaining until the lighting state changes on the basis of the traffic signal information; and an output device which notifies a driver of lighting time information regarding the time remaining. When the time remaining is equal to or smaller than a threshold value, the output device does not perform notification of the lighting time information so that it can be difficult for the driver to predict the timing at which a red lighting state of the traffic signal will change. Accordingly, it becomes possible to suppress unsafe action by the driver based on the traffic signal information notification received. | 04-21-2011 |
20110106444 | MOBILE OBJECT POSITION DETECTING DEVICE - A mobile object position detecting device | 05-05-2011 |
20110133956 | DRIVE ASSIST DEVICE AND METHOD - A drive assist device and method capable of preventing the confusion of a driver at a traffic signal with an arrow lamp are provided. An ECU has a section for determining whether or not it is possible to pass a signal, which determines whether or not a vehicle can pass a signal, and a signal waiting time notification control section, which determines a signal waiting time of the vehicle and displays it on a display unit when the section for determining whether or not it is possible to pass a signal determines that the vehicle cannot pass a signal. The section for determining whether or not it is possible to pass a signal determines not only a lighting time of only a red signal but also a lighting time of a red signal and an arrow lamp and a lighting time of a yellow signal subsequent thereto are determined as a no-pass time. | 06-09-2011 |
20110313609 | VEHICLE DRIVE SUPPORT DEVICE - A GPS and a map information database acquire information regarding an arrow light which displays a signal for prohibiting travel in a particular direction, such as a red arrow light. A display and a loudspeaker supply information to a motorist of a host vehicle based on the information acquired by the GPS and the map information database, or a brake ECU and a brake actuator brake the host vehicle without depending on the manipulation by the motorist based on the information acquired by the GPS and the map information database. As a result, it is possible to correctly support driving even when a red arrow light or the like for prohibiting travel in a right turn direction. | 12-22-2011 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090076698 | DRIVING ASSISTING APPARATUS - A driving assisting apparatus acquires a stoppable condition for allowing a vehicle to stop at a stop position and a driver characteristic concerning a driving operation for stopping the vehicle, and determines whether to determine the condition for starting assisting the driving operation according to the stoppable condition or driver characteristic depending on a running state of the vehicle. This sets the start condition for assisting the driving operation in view of the driver characteristic as well, thus making it possible to assist the driving operation in conformity to the driver's feelings. | 03-19-2009 |
20100076682 | VEHICLE POSITION CALCULATING DEVICE AND VEHICLE POSITION CALCULATING METHOD - A vehicle position calculating apparatus and vehicle position calculating method which can accurately calculate a current position of a vehicle regardless of the orientation of the vehicle at the time when acquiring positional information. An advancing direction detecting section in a vehicle position calculating ECU detects an advancing direction of a vehicle in a receiving area according to receiving area form information issued from a receiving area form acquiring section, moving distance information issued from a moving distance calculating section, and course change information issued from a course changing action detecting section. A vehicle position calculating section sets a reference position according to reference positional information issued from a reference position acquiring section, and calculates the current vehicle position by taking account of the advancing direction in addition to a relative change based on relative change information issued from the relative position change detecting section. | 03-25-2010 |
20110029195 | DRIVE ASSISTANCE DEVICE - Disclosed is a drive assistance device capable of performing proper drive assistance by reducing unnecessary drive assistance operations. The drive assistance device performs drive assistance relative to stopping of a vehicle at an intersection. When the vehicle approaches the intersection where an arrow lamp device is installed at a traffic signal, if the necessity of drive assistance for stimulating a driver to stop at the signal according to lighting of the arrow lamp device differs depending on a route of the vehicle, the start timing of the drive assistance operation is delayed and drive assistance is executed. Therefore, an unnecessary drive assistance operation can be suppressed. | 02-03-2011 |
20110254701 | DRIVING ASSISTING DEVICE - In a driving assisting device in which a receiver acquires the time-series traffic signal information regarding a lighting state of the traffic signal and a display and a speaker provide the lighting time information regarding a time remaining until a red signal of the traffic signal changes, the display and the speaker provide the lighting time information regarding the time remaining until the red signal of the traffic signal changes only when it is confirmed from the traffic signal information that a signal after change of the red signal permits traveling of the host vehicle. Accordingly, for example, for a light color change or the like in which an arrow lamp other than the traveling direction lights up after a red signal, a red signal waiting time is not displayed. This makes it possible to suppress factors inducing a careless driver to start driving. | 10-20-2011 |
20110254702 | DRIVE SUPPORT DEVICE - Disclosed is a drive support device in which a receiver acquires time-series signal information relating to the lighting state of a signal, and a display and a speaker provide the signal information acquired by the receiver through at east one of screen display and voice. The display and the speaker provide information created on the basis of the signal information while preventing at least any timing of the start of providing the information created on the basis of the signal information, the end of providing the information created on the basis of the signal information, and changing the information created on the basis of the signal information to be provided from being synchronized with the timing at which the lighting state of the signal changes. Thus, the timing becomes inconsistent with the change of the lighting state of the signal, making it impossible for a driver to estimate the lighting state of the signal from information to be provided. Therefore, it becomes possible to prevent the driver from neglecting the confirmation of the signal. | 10-20-2011 |
20110279251 | ON-VEHICLE INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, AND VEHICLE INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A road-side support device which provides support information to a vehicle includes a device-side receiver unit that receives equipment information on equipment of the vehicle or detectable information detectable by a sensor unit of the vehicle, a priority calculating unit that calculates a priority of a support using the support information on the basis of the equipment information or the detectable information, and a device-side transmitter unit that transmits the support information to the vehicle on the basis of the priority. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the efficiency of processes necessary for vehicle control, driving support, or the like in the road-side support device and the vehicle. | 11-17-2011 |
20110313592 | VEHICLE DRIVE SUPPORT DEVICE - In a vehicle drive support device | 12-22-2011 |
20120143395 | DRIVE SUPPORTING DEVICE - A drive supporting device includes a GPS, a front camera, and a communication device that acquire traffic signal information related to the time-series on/off state of a traffic signal and an ECU that supports the driving of a vehicle on the basis of the traffic signal information acquired by, for example, the communication device. The ECU changes a driver support aspect on the basis of the level of proficiency of the driver of the vehicle in a region in which the vehicle is currently located. In this way, even when the driver is in a strange place, it is possible to appropriately support the driving of the vehicle. | 06-07-2012 |
20130066611 | DRIVING MODEL CREATING APPARATUS AND DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - Provided is a driving model creating apparatus that can create a more desirable driving model for practical use, even when creating the driving model on the basis of driving track records, and a driving support apparatus that can execute a more appropriate driving support based on the driving model. The driving model creating apparatus creates a driving model for indicating the driving state of a vehicle ( | 03-14-2013 |
20130127640 | DRIVE ASSIST DEVICE AND METHOD - A drive assist device and method capable of preventing the confusion of a driver at a traffic signal with an arrow lamp are provided. An ECU has a section for determining whether or not it is possible to pass a signal, which determines whether or not a vehicle can pass a signal, and a signal waiting time notification control section, which determines a signal waiting time of the vehicle and displays it on a display unit when the section for determining whether or not it is possible to pass a signal determines that the vehicle cannot pass a signal. The section for determining whether or not it is possible to pass a signal determines not only a lighting time of only a red signal but also a lighting time of a red signal and an arrow lamp and a lighting time of a yellow signal subsequent thereto are determined as a no-pass time. | 05-23-2013 |
20130246421 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND DATABASE - An electronic control unit (ECU) and a database (DB) of a travel assist device specify and store a deceleration end point of a vehicle on the basis of information relating to an absolute position independent from a structure on the ground. Further, the ECU and the DB of the travel assist device stores a deceleration end area which is an area within a predetermined range from the deceleration end point. | 09-19-2013 |
20140077766 | CHARGING/DISCHARGING SUPPORT DEVICE - A charging/discharging support center provides normal power sales/purchase price information, including a power purchase price of power purchased to charge a battery of a vehicle and a power sales price of power discharged from the battery for sale, depending on whether it is busy hours during which a large-scale store is crowded or slow hours during which the large-scale store is not crowded, based on the past record. When the traffic volume in the surrounding area of the large-scale store is predicted to increase, the charging/discharging support center changes the power sales/purchase price information and provides, to a user of the vehicle, power sales/purchase price information in which the power purchase price of power purchased to charge the battery at the store is increased and set high, whereas the power sales price of power discharged from the battery for sale is reduced and set cheap. | 03-20-2014 |
20150046055 | DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - A driving support apparatus which performs driving support regarding a traffic signal includes: a communication device which acquires time-series traffic signal information regarding the lighting state of the traffic signal; a time calculating unit which calculates the time remaining until the lighting state changes on the basis of the traffic signal information; and an output device which notifies a driver of lighting time information regarding the time remaining. When the time remaining is equal to or smaller than a threshold value, the output device does not perform notification of the lighting time information so that it can be difficult for the driver to predict the timing at which a red lighting state of the traffic signal will change. Accordingly, it becomes possible to suppress unsafe action by the driver based on the traffic signal information notification received. | 02-12-2015 |