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US 9,868,389 B2Granted
Vehicle state indication system
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsBlair Williams, Melissa Cefkin
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Abstract
A vehicle state indication system includes a detection system and a text display. The detection system is configured to sense an external moving object. The text display is disposed on a vehicle so as to be capable of selectively externally indicating a first state of the vehicle and a second state of the vehicle in a forward direction of the vehicle.
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A vehicle state indication system, comprising:
- a detection system configured to sense an external moving object;
- a controller programed to determine a first state of the vehicle based on a first action of the external moving object detected, and further programmed to determine the second state of the vehicle based on a second action of the external moving object detected, subsequent to the first state, while the detection system detects the external moving object;
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- a text display disposed on a vehicle and capable of externally indicating an intent to enter the first state of the vehicle based on the first action of the external moving object detected in a forward direction of the vehicle, and capable of externally indicating an intent to enter the second state of the vehicle after the second action of the external moving object is detected in a forward direction of the vehicle, and upon the controller determining that the external moving object has transitioned from the first action to the second action.
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A vehicle state indication system, comprising:
- a detection system configured to sense an external moving object;
- a controller programed to determine the first state of the vehicle based on a first action of the external moving object detected, and further programmed to determine the second state of the vehicle based on a second action of the external moving object detected, subsequent to the first state, while the detection system detects the external moving object;
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- a text display disposed on a vehicle so as to be capable of selectively externally indicating an intent to enter the first state of the vehicle in a forward direction of the vehicle based on the first action of the external moving object detected, and capable of externally indicating an intent to enter the second state of the vehicle after the second action of the external moving object is detected, and when it is determined that the second action of the external moving object is different from the first action of the external moving object.
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A vehicle state indication system, comprising:
- a detection system configured to sense an external moving object;
- a text display disposed on a vehicle so as to be capable of selectively externally indicating a first state of the vehicle and a second state of the vehicle in a forward direction of the vehicle;
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- a controller programed to determine the first state of the vehicle based on a first action of the external moving object detected, and cause the text display to indicate the first state of the vehicle, and further programmed to determine the second state of the vehicle based on a second action of the external moving object detected, subsequent to the first state, while the detection system detects the external moving object, and while the text display indicates the first state of the vehicle, and further programmed to cause the text display to indicate an intent to enter the second state of the vehicle after the second action of the external moving object detected, and cause the text display to indicate the vehicle intends to enter the second state of the vehicle by displaying advancing soon on the text display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.