Vehicle steering assist device
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240448
In a vehicle steering assist device that includes an electric power steering device that generates a control torque that modifies a return torque for urging a steering wheel to a neutral position, a steering assist ECU that controls the control torque, and a surrounding information detecting device (camera sensor, radar sensor) that detects at least information in front of a vehicle, the control torque is controlled such that a ratio of a change amount of the modified return torque to a…
Radio link control (RLC) enhancements for multicast and broadcast services
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12245303
A system, method and apparatus for wireless communications is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives control information including first configuration parameters and second configuration parameters. The UE receives a packet associated with the MBS radio bearer and determines a decoding result associated with the decoding the received packet. The UE processes a decoding result according to an acknowledgement mode.
Wireless communication apparatus and vehicle
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12244746
A wireless communication apparatus comprises a communication module configured to perform wireless communication with a network outside a vehicle; and a first antenna connected to the communication module, wherein the wireless communication apparatus is mounted inside an instrument panel of the vehicle.
Motor
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12244181
Provided is a motor capable of increasing a torque while suppressing an increase in the physical size of the motor. A motor includes a rotor. The rotor includes pairs of magnet slots evenly spaced in a circumferential direction, each pair of magnet slots being arranged in a V-shape, pairs of main magnets housed in the pairs of magnet slots, and a plurality of auxiliary magnets including an outer magnet housed in an outer end in the circumferential direction in each of the pairs of magnet…
Connector unit and wire harness
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12244097
A connector unit comprises: a connector having terminals connected to the terminal parts of wires, and a housing for holding the terminals; and a cylindrical connector cover that is made of an elastic material and that covers the housing. The connector has a connector position guarantee component for guaranteeing correct fitting into a counterpart connector. The connector cover has an open window for exposing the connector position guarantee component to the exterior of the connector…
Computer, vehicle, server, mobile terminal, and vehicle management method
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240476
A computer includes a diagnosis unit configured to, for a vehicle in which an abnormality has occurred and continuing traveling by autonomous driving is impossible, determine whether or not the vehicle is able to be restored on a spot and whether or not the vehicle is able to travel by manual driving. Such a computer may be mounted on a vehicle, a server, and a mobile terminal.
Systems and methods for optimizing coordination and communication resources between vehicles using models
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240471
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to coordinating and optimizing prediction by a model using intermediate data and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications that improves bandwidth utilization. In one embodiment, a method includes processing acquired data, by a subject vehicle using a prediction model, to execute a vehicle task associated with navigating a driving scene. The method also includes extracting processed data according to the acquired data from…
Apparatus, method, and computer program for monitoring driver
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240467
A driver monitor includes a processor configured to: detect the posture of a driver of a vehicle from an image of the interior of the vehicle generated by a camera provided on the vehicle, determine that the driver's condition is abnormal, when the detected posture satisfies an abnormality determining condition, detect an unusual sound made by the driver of the vehicle, based on a voice signal of the interior of the vehicle obtained by a microphone provided on the vehicle, and make the…
Apparatus, method, and computer program for generating map
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240463
An apparatus for generating a map includes a processor configured to: detect an intersection and roads connected to the intersection from a bird's-eye view image, detect, for each road, an entry lane for entering the intersection and an exit lane for exiting the intersection included in the road, detect, for each road, a road marking represented in the road or a road structure from the bird's-eye view image, the road marking and the road structure indicating a direction in which vehicles…
Driving support apparatus
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240461
The driving support apparatus performs deceleration control of the vehicle. The driving support apparatus includes: a sensitivity setting unit configured to set an actuation sensitivity of a deceleration control; a deceleration execution unit configured to execute the deceleration control based on the actuation sensitivity; and a brake operation detection unit configured to detect a brake operation by a driver. The sensitivity setting unit changes the actuation sensitivity based on a…
Front combination lamp for an automobile
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
D1065628
Vehicle information delivery device, vehicle information delivery method, and storage medium
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240442
A vehicle information delivery device includes an image processing unit configured to generate vehicle related images indicating the status of a vehicle moving unmanned in a predetermined target area based on camera images taken in the target area where unattended parking is performed, and an information sending unit configured to send delivery information including the vehicle related images to a display terminal visually recognized by a user of the vehicle.
Systems and methods for variable brake hold actuation and release
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240432
Systems and methods are provided for variable actuation and release of a vehicle's brake hold mechanism/function. A brake hold device may be implemented as a “tuner” or controller that can connect to and override, e.g., the default functionality of an existing brake hold mechanism of a vehicle. Delays in exiting a brake hold state, repetitive actuation of an accelerator to exit a brake hold state, and other shortcomings associated with the conventional operation of brake hold…
Brake state estimation device and vehicle equipped therewith, brake state estimating method, and recording medium storing program
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240429
A brake state estimation device includes: a position acquisition section that acquires a position of a subject vehicle; and a state estimation section that estimates a state of deterioration of brake fluid for operating a hydraulic brake device of the subject vehicle, on the basis of humidity information corresponding to the position of the subject vehicle, and duration information expressing a duration of staying in an area that includes the position of the subject vehicle.
Vehicle occupant restraint device
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240409
A vehicle occupant restraint device includes: a seatbelt configured to restrain an occupant on a vehicle seat, the occupant sitting in the vehicle seat; and an upper-body restraint air-bag configured to perform expanding spread between a shoulder belt of the seatbelt and a chest region of the occupant and to restrain at least the chest region of the occupant, by receiving supply of gas from an inflator, at a time of frontal collision of a vehicle.
Light emitting device
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240378
A light emitting device to be mounted on a mount surface of a vehicular compartment includes a housing including a first section having an air intake hole and a second section having an air discharge hole, a cooling fan device arranged in the first section, and a light emitter arranged in the second section. The housing further includes a discharge cavity having the discharge hole. The light emitter and the cooling fan device are arranged in a first arrangement direction laterally along…
Systems and methods for an integrated vehicle and structure charger
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240347
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to vehicle charging and supplying backup power to a structure while reducing system complexity (e.g., installation). In one embodiment, a system includes a charger including a charging circuit and a discharge circuit coupled to a charging connector for an electric vehicle (EV), and the charging connector is bi-directional. The system also includes that the charging circuit supplies an ingoing power from a main electric panel…
Power supply device
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240339
A power supply device includes a driving control device and an auxiliary control device, the vehicle including a main power source, an auxiliary power source, and a supply path, the supply path being a path configured to be opened and closed according to a state of a start switch of the vehicle. The driving control device is a device that controls a state of equipment installed in the vehicle and the auxiliary control device is a device that controls a state of the auxiliary power…
Display control device, display device, vehicle, method, and storage medium
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240324
A display control device installed in a vehicle includes a receiving unit that receives information concerning dirt of a vehicle-mounted sensor installed in the vehicle, and a control unit that controls display of a wash execution button displayed on a display device installed in the vehicle for executing washing of the vehicle-mounted sensor, based on the information concerning the dirt received by the receiving unit.
Movement assistance apparatus and movement assistance system
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12239599
A movement assistance apparatus to be provided in a movement assistance device and configured to execute a movement assistance operation for assisting movement of a user includes a mode switching control unit configured to switch, based on a magnitude of a surrounding risk on the movement of the user, a power mode between a normal mode in which the movement assistance operation is executable and a power saving mode in which a power consumption is smaller than a power consumption in the…
