Information-processing device, vehicle control device, information-processing method, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11475767-B2
Application number	US-202016857207-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2020
Priority date	May 15, 2019
Publication date	Oct 18, 2022
Grant date	Oct 18, 2022

Abstract

An information-processing device includes a first controller configured to determine the number of users using a vehicle that enters or leaves a parking lot or a weight of the vehicle and a second controller configured to determine a position where the vehicle is stopped within a predetermined area of the parking lot on the basis of the number of users or the weight determined by the first controller.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information-processing device, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
determining:
a number of users that are using a vehicle, wherein the vehicle enters or leaves a parking lot, or
a weight of the vehicle; and

determining a position where the vehicle is stopped within a predetermined area of the parking lot on the basis of:
the number of users, or
the weight.

2. The information-processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of lanes are provided in the predetermined area, and wherein the operations further comprise:
determining a first lane as a stop position of the vehicle when the number of users or the weight is less than a threshold value, and
determining a second lane having a longer stop time period of the vehicle than the first lane as the stop position of the vehicle when the number of users or the weight is greater than or equal to the threshold value.

3. The information-processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of lanes are provided in the predetermined area, and wherein the operations further comprise:
determining a first lane as a stop position of the vehicle when a stop time period of the vehicle according to the number of users or the weight is less than a threshold value, and
determining a second lane having a longer stop time period than the first lane as the stop position of the vehicle when the stop time period of the vehicle according to the number of users or the weight is greater than or equal to the threshold value.

4. The information-processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining that a penalty is to be given to a user of a vehicle that has performed a delay action in the first lane or the second lane.

5. The information-processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining that the penalty is to be given to the user of the vehicle that has performed the delay action in which at least a stop time period on the first lane is longer than or equal to a predetermined time period.

6. The information-processing device according to claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:
restricting the penalty from being given to a user of a vehicle that has performed the delay action in the first lane when there is no other vehicle following a vehicle stopped in the first lane.

7. The information-processing device according to claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining that a heavier penalty is to be given to a user of a vehicle that has performed the delay action when a stop time period on the first lane is longer.

8. The information-processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining that a penalty heavier than a penalty given to a user of a vehicle that has performed the delay action in the second lane is to be given to a user of a vehicle that has performed the delay action in the first lane.

9. The information-processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining a ratio between a number of first lanes and a number of second lanes among the plurality of lanes on the basis of a use situation of each of the plurality of lanes.

10. The information-processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining threshold values of a stop time period on the first lane and a stop time period on the second lane on the basis of a use situation of each of the plurality of lanes.

11. The information-processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining the number of users or the weight on the basis of first information in response to receiving, from an external device, the first information, wherein the first information comprises information about a weight of a vehicle that enters the parking lot.

12. The information-processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining the number of users on the basis of second information in response to receiving, from an external device, the second information, wherein the second information comprises information about the number of users scheduled to get into a vehicle that enters the parking lot.

13. The information-processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining a position where the vehicle is stopped within the predetermined area on the basis of a time period required when a user gets into the vehicle or a time period required when the user gets out of the vehicle at a timing before the vehicle enters the parking lot.

14. A vehicle control device, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
recognizing a surrounding situation of a host vehicle;
causing the host vehicle to stop in a predetermined area of a parking lot by controlling, on the basis of the surrounding situation, at least one of:
steering of the host vehicle, or
a speed of the host vehicle; and

determining a position where the host vehicle is stopped within the predetermined area on the basis of:
a number of users that are using the host vehicle, or
a weight of the host vehicle.

15. The vehicle control device according to claim 14 ,
wherein a plurality of lanes are provided in the predetermined area, and wherein the operations further comprise:
causing the host vehicle to stop in a first lane when the number of users or the weight is less than a threshold value; and
causing the host vehicle to stop in a second lane having a longer stop time period of the vehicle than the first lane when the number of users or the weight is greater than or equal to the threshold value.

16. An information-processing method, comprising:
determining, by a computer,
a number of users that are using a vehicle, wherein the vehicle enters or leaves a parking lot,
or a weight of the vehicle; and

determining, by the computer, a position where the vehicle is stopped within a predetermined area of the parking lot on the basis of:
the number of users, or
the weight that has been determined.

17. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to:
determine:
a number of users using a vehicle, wherein the vehicle enters or leaves a parking lot, or
a weight of the vehicle; and

determine a position where the vehicle is stopped within a predetermined area of the parking lot on the basis of:
the number of users, or
the weight that has been determined.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Noguchi Junpei
• Sugihara Chie
• Taguchi Ryoma
• Takada Yuta

Classifications

• G08G1/146 Primary

  where the parking area is a limited parking space, e.g. parking garage, restricted space · CPC title

• G08G1/142

  external to the vehicles · CPC title

• G08G1/01

  Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled (G08G1/07 - G08G1/14 take precedence) · CPC title

• G08G1/149

  coupled to means for restricting the access to the parking space, e.g. authorization, access barriers, indicative lights · CPC title

• G08G1/0137 Primary

  for specific applications · CPC title