18355032. BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION DETERMINING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION simplified abstract (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
Contents
- 1 BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION DETERMINING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION DETERMINING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Original Abstract Submitted
BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION DETERMINING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Ryusuke Kuroda of Tokyo-to (JP)
Hitoshi Kamada of Kawasaki-shi (JP)
Tetsuro Sugiura of Chofu-shi (JP)
Daisuke Hashimoto of Chofu-shi (JP)
BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION DETERMINING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18355032 titled 'BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION DETERMINING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a device that can determine if a vehicle ahead is braking by detecting a decrease in its speed and the activation of its brake light.
- Processor detects decrease in speed of vehicle ahead
- Processor uses sensor information to determine if brake light of vehicle ahead is activated
- Processor synchronizes timing of speed decrease detection and brake light activation to confirm braking of vehicle ahead
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- Potential Applications
- Automotive safety systems
- Collision avoidance systems
- Adaptive cruise control
- Problems Solved
- Improving reaction time to braking vehicles ahead
- Enhancing overall road safety
- Preventing rear-end collisions
- Benefits
- Increased driver awareness
- Enhanced vehicle safety features
- Reduced risk of accidents and injuries
Original Abstract Submitted
A brake light activation determining device has a processor configured to detect decrease in the speed of a vehicle ahead, which is located ahead of one's own vehicle, based on output information from a sensor that acquires information relating to the vehicle ahead, to discriminate whether the brake light of the vehicle ahead is activated based on an image representing the vehicle ahead, and to determine that the vehicle ahead is braking, when it has been discriminated that the brake light of the vehicle ahead has been activated, when the speed decrease timing at which reduction in the speed of the vehicle ahead has been detected and the activation timing at which brake light activation by the vehicle ahead was discriminated are synchronized for the vehicle ahead.
