Title:
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/076793
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A vehicle identification device (100) is provided with: an acquisition means (11) that by means of communication, acquires a first behavior information item related to one or multiple communicating vehicles (21-25) that travel in the vicinity of a host vehicle (10) and are capable of communication with the host vehicle; and a detection means that detects a second behavior information item related to other vehicles (21-25, 31) traveling in the vicinity of the host vehicle. By comparing the acquired first behavior information item and the detected second behavior information item, the vehicle identification device identifies a preceding vehicle for the host vehicle. The vehicle identification device is also provided with a determination means (14) that, when an identified vehicle, a vehicle identified as the preceding vehicle, is detected by the detection means, determines whether to make the identified vehicle a preceding vehicle candidate, in accordance with whether detection of the identified vehicle by the detection means ended.
Inventors:
SHIDA MITSUHISA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/076809
Publication Date:
May 30, 2013
Filing Date:
November 21, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
SHIDA MITSUHISA (JP)
SHIDA MITSUHISA (JP)
International Classes:
G08G1/16; G08G1/09
Foreign References:
| JP2011221653A | 2011-11-04 | |||
| JP2007219743A | 2007-08-30 | |||
| JP2007241726A | 2007-09-20 | |||
| JP2008046873A | 2008-02-28 | |||
| JP2010231358A | 2010-10-14 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2784762A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
EGAMI, Tatsuo et al. (JP)
Tatsuo Egami (JP)
Tatsuo Egami (JP)
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