Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10703384-B2
Application number	US-201916516585-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2019
Priority date	Jul 26, 2018
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

An information processing apparatus is provided with a controller comprising at least one processor. The controller is configured to execute: displaying presentation information to be presented to a user of a vehicle at an inside or an outside of a window formed in a vehicle; switching over between displaying and non-displaying of the presentation information displayed at the inside of the window according to an instruction received from the user; and displaying the presentation information at the outside of the window in cases where the vehicle is located in a specific place.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus including a controller comprising at least one processor, the controller configured to execute:
displaying presentation information to be presented to a user of a vehicle at an inside or an outside of a window formed in the vehicle;
switching over between displaying and non-displaying of the presentation information displayed at the inside of the window according to an instruction received from the user; and
displaying the presentation information at the outside of the window in cases where the vehicle is located in a specific place.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller displays the presentation information at the inside of the window in cases where the vehicle is out of the specific place.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller switches over between the displaying and non-displaying of the presentation information, according to whether the user is sitting on a seat adjacent to the window.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the controller switches over between the displaying and non-displaying of the presentation information, according to whether the user is sitting on a seat adjacent to the window.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller changes a content of the presentation information according to an attribute of the user, in cases where the user is sitting on the seat adjacent to the window.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
the controller changes a content of the presentation information according to an attribute of the user, in cases where the user is sitting on the seat adjacent to the window.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the window is a transparent display.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
transparency of the window changes with application of a voltage, and the window displays the presentation information projected from a projector in an opaque state.

9. An information processing method causing a computer to execute:
a step of displaying presentation information to be presented to a user of a vehicle at an inside or an outside of a window formed in the vehicle;
a step of switching over between displaying and non-displaying of the presentation information displayed at the inside of the window according to an instruction received from the user; and
a step of displaying the presentation information at the outside of the window in cases where the vehicle is located in a specific place.

10. A non-transitory storage medium stored with an information processing program configured to cause a computer to execute:
a step of displaying presentation information to be presented to a user of a vehicle at an inside or an outside of a window formed in the vehicle;
a step of switching over between displaying and non-displaying of the presentation information displayed at the inside of the window according to an instruction received from the user; and
a step of displaying the presentation information at the outside of the window in cases where the vehicle is located in a specific place.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hadano Hiroyasu
• Kaneko Yusuke
• Goto Jun
• Tsujimura Hiroko
• Otsuka Miho
• Hasegawa Hideo

Classifications

• B60K35/81

  for controlling displays · CPC title

• B60K35/60

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B60K35/29 Primary

  Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions · CPC title

• G09F21/048 Primary

  Advertisement panels on sides, front or back of vehicles · CPC title

• B60W50/14 Primary

  Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention · CPC title