Mobile body, interaction providing system, and interaction providing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12103465-B2
Application number	US-202117457043-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2021
Priority date	Dec 14, 2020
Publication date	Oct 1, 2024
Grant date	Oct 1, 2024

Abstract

A mobile body includes a steering unit that is displaced according to an operation by a driver, and an operation terminal holding unit that detachably holds, in the steering unit, an operation terminal including an attitude change detection unit that detects an attitude change.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile body that is a vehicle, a flying body, or a ship, the mobile body comprising:
a steering unit configured to be displaced according to an operation by a driver; and
an operation terminal holding unit configured to detachably hold, in the steering unit, an operation terminal which includes an attitude change detection unit configured to detect an attitude change and which is detachably attached to a terminal device as a controller of the terminal device,
the operation terminal includes an operation terminal connector, and when the operation terminal is attached to the terminal device, the operation terminal connector is connected to a terminal device connector provided to the terminal device, and
the operation terminal holding unit includes an operation terminal holding unit connector, and when the operation terminal is held by the operation terminal holding unit, the operation terminal connector is connected to the operation terminal holding unit connector.

2. The mobile body according to claim 1 , further comprising
a terminal device holding unit configured to detachably hold, at a predetermined position of the mobile body, the terminal device that includes a display.

3. The mobile body according to claim 1 , wherein
the operation terminal holding unit detachably holds, in the steering unit, one or a plurality of the operation terminal.

4. An interaction providing system for providing interaction in a mobile body that is a vehicle, a flying body, or a ship, the mobile body including a steering unit configured to be displaced according to an operation by a driver, and an operation terminal holding unit configured to detachably hold, in the steering unit, an operation terminal which includes an attitude change detection unit configured to detect an attitude change and which is to be detachably attached to a terminal device as a controller of the terminal device, wherein
the operation terminal includes an operation terminal connector, and when the operation terminal is attached to the terminal device, the operation terminal connector is connected to a terminal device connector provided to the terminal device,
the operation terminal holding unit includes an operation terminal holding unit connector, and when the operation terminal is held by the operation terminal holding unit, the operation terminal connector is connected to the operation terminal holding unit connector, and
the interaction providing system comprises a processor that includes:
an operation terminal holding recognition unit configured to recognize that the operation terminal is held in the operation terminal holding unit; and
an interaction control unit configured to execute interaction control to determine information to be output from an output device used in the mobile body based on a situation of detecting the attitude change of the operation terminal by the attitude change detection unit when the operation terminal holding recognition unit recognizes that the operation terminal is held in the operation terminal holding unit.

5. The interaction providing system according to claim 4 , wherein
the operation terminal is a controller detachably attached to a terminal device including a display and a speaker,
the mobile body includes a terminal device holding unit configured to detachably hold the terminal device at a predetermined position of the mobile body,
the processor further includes a terminal device holding recognition unit configured to recognize that the terminal device is held in the terminal device holding unit, and
the interaction control unit executes the interaction control using at least one of the display and the speaker as the output device in a case where the operation terminal holding recognition unit recognizes that the operation terminal is held in the operation terminal holding unit and the terminal device holding recognition unit recognizes that the terminal device is held in the terminal device holding unit.

6. The interaction providing system according to claim 5 , wherein
the operation terminal holding recognition unit, the terminal device holding recognition unit, and the interaction control unit are included in the terminal device.

7. The interaction providing system according to claim 4 , wherein
the processor further includes a content information output unit configured to output, from the output device, information on content that can be used by installing a predetermined application in the terminal device when the operation terminal holding recognition unit recognizes that the operation terminal is held in the operation terminal holding unit.

8. The interaction providing system according to claim 4 , wherein
the operation terminal holding unit detachably holds one or a plurality of the operation terminals,
the operation terminal holding recognition unit recognizes a number of the operation terminals held in the operation terminal holding unit, and
the interaction control unit changes content of processing by the interaction control according to the number of the operation terminals recognized by the operation terminal holding recognition unit.

9. The interaction providing system according to claim 4 , wherein
the processor further includes a movement state recognition unit configured to recognize a movement state of the mobile body, wherein
the interaction control unit determines, in the interaction control, the information to be output from the output device based on the attitude change of the operation terminal detected by the attitude change detection unit and the movement state of the mobile body recognized by the movement state recognition unit.

10. An interaction providing method executed by a computer to provide interaction in a mobile body that is a vehicle, a flying body, or a ship, the mobile body including a steering unit configured to be displaced according to an operation by a driver, and an operation terminal holding unit configured to detachably hold, in the steering unit, an operation terminal which includes an attitude change detection unit configured to detect an attitude change and which is detachably attached to a terminal device as a controller of the terminal device, wherein
the operation terminal includes an operation terminal connector, and when the operation terminal is attached to the terminal device, the operation terminal connector is connected to a terminal device connector provided to the terminal device,
the operation terminal holding unit includes an operation terminal holding unit connector, and when the operation terminal is held by the operation terminal holding unit, the operation terminal connector is connected to the operation terminal holding unit connector, and
the interaction providing method comprises:
recognizing that the operation terminal is held in the operation terminal holding unit; and
executing interaction control to determine information to be output from an output device used in the mobile body based on a situation of detecting the attitude change of the operation terminal by the attitude change detection unit when it is recognized that the operation terminal is held in the operation terminal holding unit.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shimizu Katsumi
• Yasuhara Shinya
• Fukasawa Kayoko
• Ide Daisuke

Classifications

• A63F13/24

  Constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles · CPC title

• A63F13/803

  Driving vehicles or craft, e.g. cars, airplanes, ships, robots or tanks · CPC title

• B60R2011/001

  Vehicle control means, e.g. steering-wheel or column · CPC title

• A63F13/211 Primary

  using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes · CPC title

• A63F13/98

  Accessories, i.e. detachable arrangements optional for the use of the video game device, e.g. grip supports of game controllers · CPC title