# US 11,897,492 B2 · Information processing apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,897,492 B2 - Document ID: US11897492B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/110,107 - Filed: 2023-02-15 - Published: 2023-06-22 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-30 - Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Ikuma Suzuki; Wataru Kanda; Kaiji Itabashi; Yoshihisa Yamada; Kazuki Miyake; Tamotsu Kondoh - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11897492B2 ## CPC - B60W 10/06: including control of combustion engines - B60W 50/087: {where the control system corrects or modifies a request from the driver} - B60W 10/184: with wheel brakes - B60W 10/20: including control of steering systems - B60W 40/107: Longitudinal acceleration - B60W 40/109: Lateral acceleration - B60W 40/114: Yaw movement - B60W 50/12: Limiting control by the driver depending on vehicle state, e.g. interlocking means for the control input for preventing unsafe operation - B60W 2050/0006: {Digital architecture hierarchy} - B60W 2050/0027: {Minimum/maximum value selectors} - B60W 2050/009: {Priority selection} - B60W 2050/0091: {of control inputs} - B60W 2050/0094: {of control units} - B60W 2050/0295: {Inhibiting action of specific actuators or systems} - B60W 2540/10: Accelerator pedal position - B60W 2540/12: Brake pedal position - B60W 2540/18: Steering angle - B60W 2720/106: Longitudinal acceleration - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT ## Abstract An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a data set including a requested acceleration as information representing movement of a vehicle in a front-rear direction and any one of a steering angle, a yaw rate, and a rotation radius as information representing movement of the vehicle in a lateral direction from each of a plurality of applications, an arbitration unit configured to perform arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the front-rear direction and arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the lateral direction based on a plurality of the data sets received by the receiver, and a first output unit configured to output instruction information for driving an actuator based on an arbitration result of the arbitration unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing apparatus mounted in a vehicle comprising: an ECU programmed to: receive a plurality of first requests respectively from a plurality of drive assistance applications; arbitrate the plurality of first requests; calculate a second request based on the arbitration; distribute the second request to at least one of a plurality of actuator systems; and inform at least one of the drive assistance applications of: results of the arbitration; and information representing an operation of a driver of the vehicle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle comprising the information processing apparatus of claim 1. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein a driver requested acceleration is not included in the plurality of first requests. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ECU is programmed to: select one of the drive assistance applications; and inform at least one of the drive assistance applications that is not the selected drive assistance application of the selected drive assistance application. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information representing an operation of a driver of the vehicle is a driver-requested acceleration. ### Claim 6 A manager mounted in a vehicle comprising: an ECU programmed to: receive a plurality of first requests respectively from a plurality of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) applications; arbitrate the plurality of first requests; calculate a second request based on the arbitration; distribute the second request to at least one of a plurality of actuator systems; and inform at least one of the ADAS applications of: results of the arbitration; and driver's operation information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The vehicle comprising the manager of claim 6. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The manager of claim 6, wherein a driver requested acceleration is not included in the plurality of first requests. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The manager of claim 6, further comprising: selecting one of the ADAS applications; and informing at least one of the ADAS applications that is not the selected ADAS application of the selected ADAS application. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The manager of claim 6, wherein the driver's operation information is a driver-requested acceleration. ### Claim 11 A system comprising: a plurality of actuator systems; and an information processing apparatus mounted in a vehicle, the information processing apparatus including an ECU programmed to: receive a plurality of first requests respectively from a plurality of ADAS applications; arbitrate the plurality of first requests; calculate a second request based on the arbitration; distribute the second request to at least one of the plurality of actuator systems; and inform at least one of the ADAS applications of: results of the arbitration; and information representing an operation of a driver of the vehicle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The vehicle comprising the system of claim 11. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein a driver requested acceleration is not included in the plurality of first requests. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the ECU is programmed to: select one of the ADAS applications; and inform at least one of the ADAS applications that is not the selected ADAS application of the selected ADAS application. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the information representing an operation of a driver of the vehicle is a driver-requested acceleration. ### Claim 16 A control method performed by an ECU mounted in a vehicle, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of first requests respectively from a plurality of ADAS applications; arbitrating the plurality of first requests; calculating a second request based on the arbitration; distributing the second request to at least one of a plurality of actuator systems; and informing at least one of the ADAS applications of: results of the arbitration; and information representing an operation of a driver of the vehicle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein a driver requested acceleration is not included in the plurality of first requests. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising: selecting one of the ADAS applications; and informing at least one of the ADAS applications that is not the selected ADAS application of the selected ADAS application. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the information representing an operation of a driver of the vehicle is a driver-requested acceleration.