US 12,128,918 B2
In-vehicle sensor cleaning system, method, and storage medium
Ryusuke Shimizu, Nisshin (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/150,252.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-032985 (JP), filed on Mar. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0278577 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/14 (2013.01) [B60S 1/56 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0083 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2540/043 (2020.02); B60W 2556/10 (2020.02)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An in-vehicle sensor cleaning system installed in a vehicle, the in-vehicle sensor cleaning system comprising:
a cleaning unit configured to automatically or manually perform cleaning of an in-vehicle sensor installed in the vehicle;
a setting unit configured to set an automatic cleaning function to on and off, the automatic cleaning function causing the cleaning unit to automatically perform the cleaning of the in-vehicle sensor;
a notification unit configured to provide a notification about switching a setting of the automatic cleaning function, based on information on past cleaning of the in-vehicle sensor, when the automatic cleaning function is set to off by the setting unit; and
an acquisition unit configured to acquire the information on the past cleaning by another vehicle, wherein the notification unit provides the notification about switching the setting of the automatic cleaning function, based on the number of times of the past cleaning that has been automatically performed in the predetermined traveling area by the other vehicle, the number of times of the past cleaning being acquired by the acquisition unit.