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Out-of-vehicle notification device

US10864852B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 22, 2019
Grant dateDec 15, 2020
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/103
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An out-of-vehicle notification device includes a traveling state detecting unit configured to detect a traveling state of the host vehicle, a first output unit configured to output a sound to an outside of the host vehicle, and a notification control unit configured to cause the first output unit to output a traveling notification sound indicating that the host vehicle is traveling when the host vehicle is traveling and to output a vehicle stoppage notification sound indicating that the host vehicle is stopped when the host vehicle is stopped. The traveling notification sound is a continuous sound continuously output. The vehicle stoppage notification sound is an intermittent sound intermittently output or a repetitive sound of which an intensity is repeatedly changed.

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