US 12,227,197 B2
Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and program
Eiji Oba, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Nov. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/519,600.
Application 17/519,600 is a continuation of application No. 16/744,930, filed on Jan. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,186,296.
Application 16/744,930 is a continuation of application No. 16/544,908, filed on Aug. 20, 2019, granted, now 10,562,543, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 16/544,908 is a continuation of application No. 16/213,196, filed on Dec. 7, 2018, granted, now 10,427,694, issued on Oct. 1, 2019.
Application 16/213,196 is a continuation of application No. 15/520,495, granted, now 10,166,997, issued on Jan. 1, 2019, previously published as PCT/JP2015/005971, filed on Dec. 1, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 2014-251492 (JP), filed on Dec. 12, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0055645 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 50/14 (2013.01) [B60W 50/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2300/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for decelerating a vehicle, the method comprising:
determining, by circuitry of an information processing apparatus and when operating in a manual operation mode, whether to cause the vehicle to decelerate based on a state of a driver of the vehicle;
based on the determining indicating to cause the vehicle to decelerate:
causing, by the circuitry, the vehicle to decelerate and enter a deceleration operation mode;
causing first notification devices to output first audio and visual notifications within the vehicle; and
causing second notification devices to output second audio and visual notifications outside of the vehicle;
causing the vehicle to cease decelerating in response to a signal, from an input device located to be available to the driver, while the vehicle is operating in the deceleration operation mode, wherein the input device is different from a brake pedal of the vehicle; and
storing, by the circuitry, undeletable records indicating information about an operation of the input device for the ceasing the decelerating.