Vehicle display control device, vehicle display control method, computer-readable storage medium, and vehicle display system for displaying action schedule item

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12090852-B2
Application number	US-202218085181-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2022
Priority date	Aug 31, 2020
Publication date	Sep 17, 2024
Grant date	Sep 17, 2024

Abstract

The action schedule item creation ECU creates action schedule items demanded of an ego vehicle capable of switching between autonomous driving and manual driving. The HUD and the meter display are provided inside a cabin of the ego vehicle. The display control ECU displays the action schedule items created by the action schedule item creation ECU on the HUD and the meter display, and emphasizes display of action schedule items to be performed by manual driving compared to display of action schedule items to be performed by autonomous driving.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle display control device for a vehicle that is capable of switching between autonomous driving, in which the vehicle travels autonomously without requiring an occupant of the vehicle to perform a driving operation, and manual driving, in which a system on the vehicle performs a part of driving operations while remaining driving operations are executed by the occupant,
the vehicle display control device comprising:
a processor that is configured to:
when a destination of the vehicle is set, search a route to the destination using map information;
divide the found route into a plurality of segments;
display, on a display device, the plurality of segments in a state in which segments associated with a first set of actions requiring manual driving and segments associated with a second set of actions requiring autonomous driving can be distinguished from each other, wherein

first information indicating whether manual driving or autonomous driving is required is displayed together with display of second information, the second information being taken from the first set of actions when the first information indicates that manual driving is required or the second set of actions when the first information indicates that autonomous driving is required; and
the segments requiring manual driving are segments not suitable for autonomous driving; and
emphasize, on the display device, display of the segments requiring the manual driving.

2. The vehicle display control device of claim 1 , wherein the processor comprises a first processor and a second processor, and
the first processor is configured to display, on the display device, an action schedule item related to one of the first and second set of actions created by a second processor configured to create an action schedule item, and to emphasize display of the action schedule item to be performed by manual driving compared to display of the action schedule item to be performed by autonomous driving.

3. The vehicle display control device of claim 2 , wherein the first processor is further configured to display the action schedule item on the display device using information including a text string, and to emphasize display of the action schedule item to be performed by manual driving relative to display of the action schedule item to be performed by autonomous driving by inverting a color of the text string and a color of a background portion of the text string.

4. The vehicle display control device of claim 3 , wherein the first processor is further configured to emphasize display of the action schedule item to be performed by manual driving relative to display of the action schedule item to be performed by autonomous driving by setting a color of a background portion of the text string that is a portion inside a frame surrounding the text string differently from a color of the text string and differently from a color of a background of at least a region of a display region of the display device in which the text string is displayed.

5. The vehicle display control device of claim 2 , wherein:
the display device includes a meter display and a head-up display; and
the first processor is further configured to
display the action schedule item on the display device using information including a text string, and
in the case of the meter display, emphasize display of the action schedule item to be performed by manual driving relative to display of the action schedule item to be performed by autonomous driving by changing a color of at least one out of the text string or a background portion of the text string, and
in the case of the head-up display, emphasize display of the action schedule item to be performed by manual driving relative to display of the action schedule item to be performed by autonomous driving by inverting a color of the text string and a color of a background portion of the text string.

6. The vehicle display control device of claim 2 , wherein the first processor is further configured to display on the display device a display indicating an end to manual driving in cases in which a site of an action schedule item performed manually by an occupant has been passed or a duration of an action schedule item performed manually by the occupant has been exceeded.

7. The vehicle display control device of claim 3 , wherein the first processor is further configured to display on the display device a display indicating an end to manual driving in cases in which a site of an action schedule item performed manually by an occupant has been passed or a duration of an action schedule item performed manually by the occupant has been exceeded.

8. The vehicle display control device of claim 4 , wherein the first processor is further configured to display on the display device a display indicating an end to manual driving in cases in which a site of an action schedule item performed manually by an occupant has been passed or a duration of an action schedule item performed manually by the occupant has been exceeded.

9. The vehicle display control device of claim 2 , wherein:
the second processor is configured to create an action plan including a plurality of the action schedule items;
the display device includes a first display device and a second display device; and
out of the action plan, the first processor is further configured to display on the first display device an action schedule item for which a distance to a site where the action is to be performed or a time until the action is to be performed is not greater than a first specified value, and to display on the second display device an action schedule item for which a distance to a site where the action is to be performed or a time until the action is to be performed is not greater than a second specified value that is smaller than the first specified value.

10. The vehicle display control device of claim 3 , wherein:
the second processor is configured to create an action plan including a plurality of the action schedule items;
the display device includes a first display device and a second display device; and
out of the action plan, the first processor is further configured to display on the first display device an action schedule item for which a distance to a site where the action is to be performed or a time until the action is to be performed is not greater than a first specified value, and to display on the second display device an action schedule item for which a distance to a site where the action is to be performed or a time until the action is to be performed is not greater than a second specified value that is smaller than the first specified value.

11. The vehicle display control device of claim 4 , wherein:
the second processor is configured to create an action plan including a plurality of the action schedule items;
the display device includes a first display device and a second display device; and
out of the action plan, the first processor is further configured to display on the first display device an action schedule item for which a distance to a site where the action is to be performed or a time until the action is to be performed is not greater than a first specified value, and to display on the second display device an action schedule item for which a distance to a site where the action is to be performed or a time until the action is to be performed is not greater than a second specified value that is smaller than the first specified value.

12. The vehicle display control device of claim 9 , wherein the first display device is a meter display, and the second display device is a head-up display.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• G06T11/10

  Texturing; Colouring; Generation of textures or colours (retouching, inpainting or scratch removal G06T5/77) · CPC title

• G06F3/1423 Primary

  controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display · CPC title

• B60K35/81

  for controlling displays · CPC title

• B60K35/10

  Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title