Notification system, notification device, and notification method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10657812-B2
Application number	US-201816190326-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2018
Priority date	Nov 28, 2017
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

A notification system includes a notification unit configured to notify a second person of position information relating to a parking position of a vehicle and auxiliary information to help the second person to find the vehicle after the vehicle is moved and parked by a first person.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A notification system comprising:
a first terminal for use by a first person; and
a second terminal for use by a second person and configured to notify the second person of position information relating to a parking position of a vehicle and auxiliary information to help the second person to find the vehicle after the vehicle is moved and parked by the first person,
wherein the second terminal notifies the second person of the position information by displaying a map image indicating the position information,
wherein when the second person enters a predetermined area, the second terminal displays information indicating a distance to the vehicle,
wherein the auxiliary information includes an image of the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle, and
wherein when the second person enters the predetermined area, the second terminal displays the image of the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle.

2. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary information includes at least any of a voice relating to the parking position of the vehicle, a photograph relating to the parking position of the vehicle, or a text relating to the parking position of the vehicle.

3. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the auxiliary information includes predetermined information relating to a transmitter configured to output a predetermined signal to a predetermined area around the parking position of the vehicle; and
the second terminal notifies the second person of information based on the predetermined signal when the second person enters the predetermined area.

4. The notification system according to claim 3 , wherein the information based on the predetermined signal is information relating to a distance between the second person and the transmitter.

5. The notification system according to claim 3 , wherein:
the transmitter transmits a beacon; and
the predetermined information is a beacon ID.

6. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the second terminal performs guidance to the parking position of the vehicle based on the position information.

7. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the second terminal is configured to demand parking of the vehicle of the first person based on a request from the second person.

8. The notification system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first receiver configured to acquire the position information after the vehicle is parked by the first person; and
a second receiver configured to acquire the auxiliary information after the vehicle is parked by the first person.

9. The notification system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a server that is communicable with the first terminal and the second terminal,
wherein the first terminal sends the position information and the auxiliary information to the second terminal through the server after the vehicle is parked by the first person.

10. A notification device comprising:
a first terminal for use by a first person; and
a second terminal for use by a second person and configured to notify the second person of position information relating to a parking position of a vehicle and auxiliary information to help the second person to find the vehicle after the vehicle is moved and parked by the first person,
wherein the second terminal notifies the second person of the position information by displaying a map image indicating the position information,
wherein when the second person enters a predetermined area, the second terminal displays information indicating a distance to the vehicle,
wherein the auxiliary information includes an image of the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle, and
wherein when the second person enters the predetermined area, the second terminal displays the image of the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle.

11. A notification method comprising:
determining position information relating to a parking of a vehicle by a first person;
notifying a second person of the position information relating to the parking position of the vehicle and auxiliary information to help the second person to find the vehicle after the vehicle is moved and parked by the first person,
wherein the notifying the second person of the position information is by displaying a map image indicating the position information,
wherein when the second person enters a predetermined area, information is displayed indicating a distance to the vehicle,
wherein the auxiliary information includes an image of the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle, and
wherein when the second person enters the predetermined area, the second terminal displays the image of the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yanagida Tohru
• Kubo Chikage
• Fujimura Ai
• Noda Shunsuke
• Usui Satoshi

Classifications

• G08G1/205

  Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental · CPC title

• G08G1/123 Primary

  indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles; {Managing passenger vehicles circulating according to a fixed timetable, e.g. buses, trains, trams}(transmission of navigation instructions to vehicles G08G1/0968) · CPC title

• G08G1/005 Primary

  including pedestrian guidance indicator · CPC title