US Patent Application 18317412. CLEANING NOTIFICATION DEVICE, CLEANING NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH CLEANING NOTIFICATION PROGRAM IS RECORDED simplified abstract
CLEANING NOTIFICATION DEVICE, CLEANING NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH CLEANING NOTIFICATION PROGRAM IS RECORDED
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Ryusuke Shimizu of Nisshin-shi (JP)
CLEANING NOTIFICATION DEVICE, CLEANING NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH CLEANING NOTIFICATION PROGRAM IS RECORDED - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18317412 titled 'CLEANING NOTIFICATION DEVICE, CLEANING NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH CLEANING NOTIFICATION PROGRAM IS RECORDED
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a cleaning notification device for a vehicle's imaging device.
- The device detects when the imaging device has been cleaned.
- It also detects the line of sight of the user inside the vehicle.
- If the user is looking at a display device showing images from the imaging device, the device sends a notification indicating that the cleaning has been done.
Original Abstract Submitted
There is provided a cleaning notification device including: a detection unit which, in a case where cleaning of an imaging device that is installed on a vehicle and captures images of the environment external to the vehicle has been performed, detects the line of sight of a user riding in the vehicle; and a processing unit which, in a case where the user is looking at a first display device that displays captured images that have been captured by the imaging device, executes a process relating to an implementation notification indicating that cleaning of the imaging device has been implemented.