US 12,454,220 B2
Getting-out assistance apparatus
Tasuku Kawai, Toyota (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi (JP)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/424,864.
Claims priority of application No. 2023-013908 (JP), filed on Feb. 1, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0253561 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60Q 3/217 (2017.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 9/008 (2013.01) [G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60Q 3/217 (2017.02); B60R 1/12 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A getting-out assistance apparatus, comprising an electronic control unit which is configured to perform alerting to an occupant of a vehicle by an alerting device of the vehicle to inform the occupant of a presence of a moving object when a predetermined alerting condition becomes satisfied,
the moving object being an object which is approaching the vehicle and has a probability of coming into contact with at least one door of the vehicle if the at least one door is opened,
wherein the electronic control unit is configured to determine a manner of the alerting performed by the alerting device depending on at least one of alerting device type information, vehicle destination information, and control unit specification information,
the alerting device type information corresponds to information on a type of the alerting device installed in the vehicle,
the vehicle destination information corresponds to information on a destination of the vehicle, and
the control unit specification information corresponds to information specifications of the electronic control unit which activates the alerting device.