Vehicle display control device, vehicle display system, vehicle display control method, and vehicle display control program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11987258-B2
Application number	US-202117372719-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2021
Priority date	Aug 31, 2020
Publication date	May 21, 2024
Grant date	May 21, 2024

Abstract

A vehicle display control device, includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to cause a display unit provided in a vehicle cabin to display an inducement image requesting that an occupant grip a steering wheel in a case in which it is necessary for the occupant to grip the steering wheel, and cause the display unit to display the inducement image more prominently in a case of requesting that the occupant grip the steering wheel before the vehicle switches from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode as the vehicle is continuing to drive autonomously, than in a case of requesting that the occupant continue to grip the steering wheel as the vehicle is continuing to drive autonomously.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle display control device, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to:
cause a display unit provided in a vehicle cabin to display an inducement image requesting that an occupant grip a steering wheel in a case in which it is necessary for the occupant to grip the steering wheel, wherein:
the processor determines whether or not the occupant is gripping the steering wheel before the vehicle switches from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode,
the processor causes the display unit to display an inducement image in a first manner for requesting that the occupant continues to grip the steering wheel based on the determination that the occupant is gripping the steering wheel, and
the processor causes the display uint to display the inducement image in a second manner different from the first manner based on the determination that the occupant does not grip the steering wheel.

2. The vehicle display control device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to cause the display unit to display the inducement image in a third manner, the third manner different from the first manner, in a case of requesting that the occupant grip the steering wheel before an occurrence of a vehicle event as the vehicle is continuing to drive autonomously, than in a case of requesting that the occupant continue to grip the steering wheel as the vehicle is continuing to drive autonomously.

3. The vehicle display control device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to cause the display unit to display the inducement image in the second manner, the second manner different from the third manner, in a case of requesting that the occupant grip the steering wheel before the vehicle switches from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode as the vehicle is continuing to drive autonomously, than in a case of requesting that the occupant grip the steering wheel before an occurrence of a vehicle event.

4. The vehicle display control device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
calculate at least one of a distance or a time until the vehicle switches from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode; and
cause the display unit to display the inducement image in a fourth manner, the fourth manner different from the second manner in a case in which the at least one of the distance or the time has become shorter, than a preset threshold value, than in a case in which the at least one of the distance or the time is longer than the threshold value.

5. The vehicle display control device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to cause the display unit to display the inducement image in the second manner in a case of requesting that the occupant grip the steering wheel, than in a case of requesting that the occupant continue to grip the steering wheel by increasing a size of the inducement image, increasing a brightness of the inducement image, or displaying the inducement image in a conspicuous position.

6. A vehicle display system, comprising:
the vehicle display control device of claim 1 ; and
a display unit that is provided in the vehicle cabin and displays an inducement image requesting that the occupant grip the steering wheel.

7. A vehicle display control device, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to:
cause a display unit provided in a vehicle cabin to display an inducement image requesting that an occupant grip a steering wheel in a case in which it is necessary for the occupant to grip the steering wheel, wherein:
the processor determines whether or not the occupant is gripping the steering wheel before an occurence of a vehicle event,
the processor causes the display unit to display an inducement image in a first way for requesting that the occupant continues to grip the steering wheel based on the determination that the occupant is gripping the steering wheel, and
the processor causes the display unit to display the inducement image in a second way different from the first way based on the determination that the occupant does not grip the steering wheel.

8. The vehicle display control device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to:
calculate at least one of a distance or a time until an occurrence of a vehicle event; and
cause the display unit to display the inducement image in a third way, the third way different from the second way, in a case in which the at least one of the distance or the time has become shorter than a preset threshold value, than in a case in which the at least one of the distance of the time is longer than the threshold value.

9. The vehicle display control device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to cause the display unit to display the inducement image in the second way, in a case of requesting that the occupant grip the steering wheel, then in a case of requesting that the occupant continue to rip the steering wheel by increasing a size of the inducement image, increasing a brightness of the inducement image, or displaying the inducement image in a conspicuous position.

10. A vehicle display system, comprising:
the vehicle display control device of claim 7 ; and
a display unit that is provided in the vehicle cabin and displays an inducement image requesting that the occupant grip the steering wheel.

11. A vehicle display control method, comprising executing processing by a computer, the processing including displaying an inducement image in a second manner different from a first manner in a case of requesting that an occupant grip a steering wheel before the vehicle switches from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode as the vehicle is continuing to drive autonomously, than in a case of requesting that the occupant continue to grip the steering wheel, wherein the processing further includes:
determining whether or not the occupant is gripping the steering wheel before displaying the inducement image,
displaying the inducement image in the first manner for requesting that the occupant continues to grip the steering wheel based on the determination that the occupant is gripping the steering wheel, and
displaying the inducement image in the second manner based on the determination that the occupant does not grip the steering wheel.

12. A vehicle display control method, comprising executing processing by a computer, the processing including displaying an inducement image in a second way different from a first way in a case of requesting that an occupant grip a steering wheel before the occurrence of a vehicle event as the vehicle is continuing to drive autonomously, than in a case of requesting that the occupant continue to grip the steering wheel, wherein the processing further includes:
determining whether or not the occupant is gripping the steering wheel before displaying the inducement image,
displaying the inducement image in the first way for requesting that the occupant continues to grip the steering wheel based on the determination that the occupant is gripping the steering wheel, and
displaying the inducment image in the second way based on the determination that the occupant does not grip the steering wheel.

13. A non-transitory storage medium storing a vehicle display control program executable by a computer to perform processing, the processing including displaying an inducement image in a second manner different from a first manner in a case of requesting that an occupant grip a steering wheel before the vehicle switches from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode as

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Takabatake Satoaki
• Kimura Koji
• Miyazaki Junji
• Ogata Ryo
• Yoshida Yuki
• Morishita Tadashi

Classifications

• B60K35/652

  for left- or right-hand drive · CPC title

• B60K35/22 Primary

  Display screens · CPC title

• B60K35/81

  for controlling displays · CPC title

• B60K35/28

  characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver · CPC title

• B60K2360/349

  Adjustment of brightness · CPC title