	US 12,103,553 B2
	Object detection system
Emrah Akin Sisbot, Menlo Park, CA (US); Seyhan Ucar, Mountain View, CA (US); Takamasa Higuchi, Mountain View, CA (US); Yongkang Liu, Mountain View, CA (US); and Kentaro Oguchi, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US); and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Aichi-ken (JP)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/963,460.
Prior Publication US 2024/0116530 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); B60W 50/16 (2020.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)

CPC B60W 50/16 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 40/04 (2013.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 2360/176 (2024.01); B60K 2360/178 (2024.01); B60K 2360/188 (2024.01); B60W 2050/0083 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02); B60W 2556/10 (2020.02)]

20 Claims

1. An object detection system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory communicably coupled to the processor and storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:

receive a priority assignment set by an occupant of a vehicle, the priority assignment corresponding to a customization of at least one warning characteristic, the at least one warning characteristic including a distance threshold;

detect an object in an external environment of the vehicle;

classify the object to identify an object classification;

apply the priority assignment to the object based on the object classification; and

issue a warning according to the at least one warning characteristic, wherein according to the distance threshold, the warning is issued when a distance from the vehicle to the object meets the distance threshold.