US 12,175,860 B2
Road safety warning system for pedestrian
Tom Rycken, Brussels (BE)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Appl. No. 17/925,158
Filed by TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE, Brussels (BE)
PCT Filed May 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/063576
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/228405, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0182640 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. G08G 1/005 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/005 (2013.01) [B60Q 1/0023 (2013.01); B60Q 1/525 (2013.01); B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process for warning a first road user present on a first exterior side of an object, of a second road user's presence on a second exterior side of the object, the second side being different from the first side and the object being situated between the first road user and the second road user, comprising:
detecting the first road user on the first exterior side of the object;
detecting the second road user on the second exterior side of the object, the first road user and the second road user being detected to be moving or ready to move relative to the object;
classifying the first road user and the second road user as one or more road user archetypes based on received sensor data;
upon determination that a first one of the first road user or the second road user is a human or a non-human animal, determine that the first one of the first road user or the second road user is ready to move;
upon determination that a second one of the first road user or the second road user is a vehicle, determine that the second one of the first road user is ready to move when it is not parked; and
signaling detection of the second road user to the first road user.