US 12,077,192 B2
Automatic driving control device and automatic driving control method, and program
Eiji Oba, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/212,770.
Application 18/212,770 is a continuation of application No. 17/337,458, filed on Jun. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,718,329.
Application 17/337,458 is a continuation of application No. 16/416,748, filed on May 20, 2019, granted, now 11,054,824, issued on Jul. 6, 2021.
Application 16/416,748 is a continuation of application No. 15/527,728, granted, now 10,331,127, issued on Jun. 25, 2019, previously published as PCT/JP2015/006042, filed on Dec. 4, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 2014-251493 (JP), filed on Dec. 12, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0331261 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60K 28/00 (2006.01); B60K 28/06 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 30/182 (2020.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01)
CPC B60W 60/0053 (2020.02) [B60K 28/066 (2013.01); B60W 30/182 (2013.01); B60W 50/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 60/0051 (2020.02); B60W 60/0059 (2020.02); G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2540/22 (2013.01); B60W 2540/221 (2020.02); B60W 2540/223 (2020.02); B60W 2540/225 (2020.02); B60W 2540/229 (2020.02); B60W 2540/26 (2013.01); B60W 2555/60 (2020.02); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
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1. A method for switching modes for operating a vehicle, the method comprising:
determining, by circuitry of an information processing apparatus, whether a mode for operating the vehicle is to be switched between an autonomous driving mode and a manual driving mode;
obtaining a state of a driver of the vehicle when the mode for operating the vehicle is determined to be switched; and
switching, by the circuitry, the mode for operating the vehicle between the autonomous driving mode and the manual driving mode based on the obtained state of the driver.