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Title:
WARNING SOUND PROCESSING DEVICE, WARNING SOUND PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/235031
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention provides technology whereby it is possible to assist a driver in the operation of a vehicle when a warning sound indicating that a train is approaching a railroad crossing is being emitted. This warning sound processing device comprises: a sound monitoring sensor that generates a monitored sound signal from monitored sound or vibrations associated with monitored sound; a warning sound detection unit that generates, from the monitored sound signal, a warning sound detection result indicating whether the monitored sound includes a warning sound for a railroad crossing; and a warning sound response unit that executes processing for issuing a warning to the driver that a train is approaching the railroad crossing and/or processing for applying the brake of the vehicle being driven by the driver in cases when the warning sound detection result indicates that the monitored sound includes a warning sound.

Inventors:
KOBAYASHI KAZUNORI (JP)
ITO HIROAKI (JP)
MURATA SHIN (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2019/020214
Publication Date:
November 26, 2020
Filing Date:
May 22, 2019
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Assignee:
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE (JP)
International Classes:
G08G1/16; G08G1/00
Foreign References:
JP2003312461A2003-11-06
JP2008149917A2008-07-03
JP2009037326A2009-02-19
JPS62259072A1987-11-11
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NAKAO, Naoki et al. (JP)
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