Vehicle display device, vehicle display method and recording medium recording vehicle display program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12208689-B2
Application number	US-202318342748-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2023
Priority date	Dec 2, 2019
Publication date	Jan 28, 2025
Grant date	Jan 28, 2025

Abstract

A vehicle display device, that includes: a first display device provided inside a vehicle cabin; a second display device provided inside the vehicle cabin and separately from the first display device; a memory; and a processor connecting to the memory and being configured to: set a running plan of a vehicle, to display a scheduled action of the vehicle on the first display device based on the running plan, and to display the scheduled action on the second display device in a case in which at least one of a distance to, or a time interval until, the scheduled action has reached a prescribed value or less.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle display device comprising:
a first display in a cabin of a vehicle;
a second display in the cabin, the second display device being separate from the first display; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to:
instruct the first display to display a first number of a plurality of scheduled actions of the vehicle, wherein each of the scheduled actions includes an illustration that indicates a motion of the vehicle for a corresponding scheduled action of the plurality of scheduled actions and an indication whether a driver is expected to control the vehicle, and
instruct the second display to display a second number of the plurality of scheduled actions, the second number is less than the first number, each of the second number of the plurality of scheduled actions occurs within a threshold distance from the vehicle, wherein each of the second number of the plurality of scheduled actions indicates whether the driver is expected to control the vehicle, and a first scheduled action of the second number of the plurality of scheduled actions is displayed differently relative to a second scheduled action of the second number of the plurality of scheduled actions.

2. The vehicle display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to instruct the second display to display the illustration, and the illustration includes a shape that indicates the motion of the vehicle associated with the corresponding scheduled action of the plurality of scheduled actions.

3. The vehicle display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to instruct the second display to display a most proximate scheduled action among the plurality of the scheduled actions of the vehicle that are displayed on the first display, and the most proximate scheduled action is the first scheduled action.

4. The vehicle display device of claim 3 , wherein the most proximate scheduled action is determined based on a distance between the vehicle and a point at which the most proximate scheduled action is to be performed.

5. The vehicle display device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to alter the illustration on the second display in response to a current position of the vehicle being within the threshold distance from a point at which the most proximate scheduled action is to be performed.

6. The vehicle display device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to alter the illustration by increasing a size of the illustration in the second display.

7. The vehicle display device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
instruct the second display to display the altered illustration of the most proximate scheduled action; and
instruct the second display to display a second scheduled action of the second number of the plurality of scheduled action in an unaltered state.

8. The vehicle display device of claim 1 , wherein the illustration further includes information indicating whether the corresponding scheduled action is to be performed manually or via autonomous driving.

9. The vehicle display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of scheduled actions is part of a running plan for the vehicle to travel from a current position to a destination.

10. A vehicle display method comprising:
displaying, on a first display in a vehicle cabin, a first number of a plurality of scheduled actions of a vehicle, wherein each of the scheduled actions includes an illustration that indicates a motion of the vehicle for a corresponding scheduled action of the plurality of scheduled actions, wherein each of the first number of the plurality of scheduled actions indicates whether a driver is expected to control the vehicle,
displaying, on a second display, a second number of the plurality of scheduled actions, wherein each of the second number of the plurality of scheduled actions indicates whether the driver is expected to control the vehicle, the second number is less than the first number, the second display is separated from the first display, each of the second number of the plurality of scheduled actions occurs within a predetermined threshold distance from the vehicle, and in response to multiple of the plurality of scheduled actions occurring within the predetermined threshold distance:
displaying a first scheduled action of the second number of the plurality of scheduled actions in a first manner; and
displaying a second scheduled action of the second number of the plurality of scheduled actions in a second manner different from the first manner; and
in response to a single scheduled action of the plurality of scheduled actions occurring within the predetermined threshold distance:
displaying the single scheduled action of the second number of the plurality of scheduled action in the first manner.

11. The vehicle display method of claim 10 , further comprising displaying, on the second display, the illustration, wherein the illustration includes a shape that indicates the motion of the vehicle associated with the corresponding scheduled action of the plurality of scheduled actions.

12. The vehicle display method of claim 10 , further comprising displaying, on the second display, a most proximate scheduled action among the plurality of the scheduled actions of the vehicle that are displayed on the first display.

13. The vehicle display method of claim 12 , further comprising determining, using a processor, the most proximate scheduled action based on a distance between the vehicle and a point at which the most proximate scheduled action is to be performed.

14. The vehicle display method of claim 12 , further comprising altering the illustration on the second display in response to a current position of the vehicle being within the threshold distance from a point at which the most proximate scheduled action is to be performed.

15. The vehicle display method of claim 14 , wherein the altering the illustration comprises increasing a size of the illustration in the second display.

16. The vehicle display method of claim 14 , further comprising:
displaying, on the second display, the altered illustration of the most proximate scheduled action; and
displaying, on the second display, a second scheduled action of the second number of the plurality of scheduled action in an unaltered state.

17. The vehicle display method of claim 10 , wherein the illustration further includes information indicating whether the corresponding scheduled action is to be performed manually or via autonomous driving.

18. The vehicle display method of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of scheduled actions is part of a running plan for the vehicle to travel from a current position to a destination.

19. A vehicle, comprising:
a cabin;
a first display device in the cabin;
a second display device in the cabin, and separate from the first display device;
a memory; and
a processor connecting to the memory and being configured to:
instruct the first display device to display a plurality of scheduled actions of the vehicle based on a running plan of the vehicle and further display information for each of the plurality of scheduled actions which includes whether the action is to be manually performed or to be performed by autonomous driving,
instruct a second display device to display a part of the plurality of scheduled actions on the second display device in a case in which at least one of a distance to or a time interval until, a sched

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• G06F3/1423 Primary

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

• B60K35/80

  Arrangements for controlling instruments · 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

  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

• B60K35/85

  Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data · CPC title