US Patent Application 18232878. CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND PEDESTRIAN SUPPORT METHOD simplified abstract
Contents
CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND PEDESTRIAN SUPPORT METHOD
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Shin Sakurada of Toyota-shi (JP)
Kazuya Nishimura of Anjo-shi (JP)
Soutaro Kaneko of Nagoya-shi (JP)
CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND PEDESTRIAN SUPPORT METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18232878 titled 'CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND PEDESTRIAN SUPPORT METHOD
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a control device that can display crosswalks on a roadway and conceal them when pedestrians are crossing.
- Control unit can display a first crosswalk on one side of the road and a second crosswalk on the opposite side.
- The first crosswalk is concealed from the first side to the second side while a pedestrian is crossing the road.
- The second crosswalk is concealed after the pedestrian has crossed the road.
- This control device aims to improve pedestrian safety by minimizing distractions and potential confusion for drivers.
Original Abstract Submitted
A control device includes a control unit configured to execute controls of displaying, on a roadway, a first crosswalk toward a first side of a roadway and displaying, on the roadway, a second crosswalk toward a second side of the roadway, and concealing the first crosswalk from the first side toward the second side while a pedestrian is crossing the roadway from the first side to the second side through the first crosswalk and the second crosswalk and concealing the second crosswalk after the pedestrian has crossed the roadway. The second side is opposite to the first side.
