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Notification system of a car and method of controlling therefor

US10235879B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 2015
Grant dateMar 19, 2019
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60Q2400/50
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A notification system of a vehicle includes a sensing unit that detects an object outside the vehicle or detects an operational status of a function of the vehicle; an output unit; and a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether a touch has been detected on an interior handle of a door of the vehicle. If a touch is detected on the interior handle, the controller determines that an object outside the vehicle detected by the sensor is within a predetermined distance in a rearward direction from the door on which the touch was detected, or determines that an operational status of a function of the vehicle detected by the sensor indicates that the function is not yet complete; and controls the output unit to output a notification corresponding to the detected object outside the vehicle or the detected operational status of the function of the vehicle.

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