US Patent Application 18190942. FOLLOW-UP TRAVEL SUPPORT DEVICE AND FOLLOW-UP TRAVEL SUPPORT METHOD simplified abstract
Contents
FOLLOW-UP TRAVEL SUPPORT DEVICE AND FOLLOW-UP TRAVEL SUPPORT METHOD
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Hayato Shirai of Tagata-gun (JP)
Takashi Nishikiori of Numazu-shi (JP)
Sui Kurihashi of Sunto-gun (JP)
Takahiro Matsunaga of Mishima-shi (JP)
FOLLOW-UP TRAVEL SUPPORT DEVICE AND FOLLOW-UP TRAVEL SUPPORT METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18190942 titled 'FOLLOW-UP TRAVEL SUPPORT DEVICE AND FOLLOW-UP TRAVEL SUPPORT METHOD
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a travel support device that can communicate with multiple vehicles.
- Communication unit capable of communicating with multiple vehicles
- Storage unit that stores a list of vehicles that can be followed by other vehicles
- Processor that receives information from a vehicle performing follow-up travel and selects a suitable preceding vehicle to be followed based on the received information
- Information about the preceding vehicle is then transmitted to the follow-up vehicle.
Original Abstract Submitted
The follow-up travel support device includes a communication unit capable of communicating with a plurality of vehicles; a storage unit storing a list of follow-up permitted vehicles permitting being a follow-up target of another vehicle; and a processor configured to receive predetermined information from a follow-up execution vehicle that performs follow-up travel via the communication unit, select a preceding vehicle suitable as a follow-up target of the follow-up execution vehicle from among the follow-up permitted vehicles based on the predetermined information, and transmit information about the preceding vehicle to the follow-up execution vehicle via the communication unit.