US 11,752,929 B2
Notification device
Junichi Morimura, Sunto-gun Shizuoka-ken (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed on May 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/748,642.
Application 17/748,642 is a continuation of application No. 17/089,173, filed on Nov. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,364,842.
Application 17/089,173 is a continuation of application No. 16/594,511, filed on Oct. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,857,939, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-191841 (JP), filed on Oct. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0274524 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08G 1/005 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 1/525 (2013.01) [B60Q 5/005 (2013.01); G08G 1/005 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for notifying a road participant of information using a notification device provided in a vehicle, the method comprising:
recognizing a first road participant based on a result of detection performed by a sensor;
determining whether to make a stop or pass by the recognized first road participant; and
outputting a notification to outside of the vehicle using the notification device indicating that the vehicle is passing by the recognized first road participant in response to determining that the vehicle will pass by the recognized first road participant.