Movable body monitoring apparatus, and vehicle control system and traffic system using the movable body monitoring apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020105129-A1
Application number	US-201916520773-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 24, 2019
Priority date	Sep 27, 2018
Publication date	Apr 2, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A movable body monitoring apparatus is configured to receive movement data related to movements of a movable body. The apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a memory, a detector, and a non-support managing unit. The acquiring unit acquires movement data on a non-support movable body from a support movable body. The memory stores and records the acquired movement data. The detector detects passing of a movable body from the host vehicle. The non-support managing unit manages the movement data on the non-support movable body recorded in the memory. When it is determined that the non-support movable body the movement data on which has been recorded in the memory has passed by based on detection data by the detection of the detector, the non-support managing unit invalidates or deletes the movement data on the non-support movable body from the memory on a movable-body by movable-body basis.

First claim

1 . A movable body monitoring apparatus configured to receive movement data related to movements of a movable body, the movable body monitoring apparatus comprising:
an acquiring unit configured to acquire movement data on a non-support movable body incapable of transmitting and receiving movement data to and from a host vehicle, from a support movable body capable of transmitting and receiving the movement data to and from the host vehicle; a memory configured to store and record therein the movement data acquired by the acquiring unit; a detector configured to detect passing of a movable body from the host vehicle; and a non-support managing unit configured to manage the movement data on the non-support movable body recorded in the memory, wherein the non-support managing unit is configured to, when it is determined that the non-support movable body the movement data on which has been recorded in the memory has passed by on a basis of detection data by the detection of the detector, invalidate or delete the movement data on the non-support movable body from the memory on a movable-body by movable-body basis.

2 . The movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit the detection data to the support movable body, wherein the non-support managing unit is configured to, when it is determined in the support movable body that the non-support movable body the movement data on which has been recorded in the memory has passed by on the basis of the detection data, invalidate or delete the movement data on the non-support movable body from the memory on the movable-body by movable-body basis.

3 . The movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the acquiring unit is configured to acquire, together with movement data on the support movable body, the movement data on the non-support movable body travelling ahead of the host vehicle.

4 . The movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the acquiring unit is configured to acquire, together with movement data on the support movable body, the movement data on the non-support movable body travelling ahead of the host vehicle.

5 . A movable body monitoring apparatus configured to receive movement data related to movements of a movable body, the movable body monitoring apparatus comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit movement data on a non-support movable body travelling ahead of a host vehicle and incapable of transmitting and receiving the movement data; a receiver configured to receive, from another movable body having received the movement data on the non-support movable body, detection data indicating that passing of a movable body has been detected; a detector configured to detect another movable body travelling ahead of the host vehicle; and a determining unit configured to
compare the received detection data with detection data by the detector, and
determine whether the other movable body the passing of which has been detected is the non-support movable body, wherein
the transmitter is configured to transmit a determination result as to whether the other movable body the passing of which has been detected is the non-support movable body.

6 . The movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the determining unit is configured to compare a plurality of features and attributions related to the movable body included in the detection data.

7 . The movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a memory configured to store the determination result by the determining unit, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the determination result stored in the memory.

8 . The movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a memory configured to store the determination result by the determining unit, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the determination result stored in the memory.

9 . The movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display configured to display the other movable bodies, wherein the display is configured to switch a display form in which the display displays the non-support movable body the passing of which has been detected, between before and after the detection of the passing.

10 . The movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a display configured to display the other movable bodies, wherein the display is configured to switch a display form in which the display displays the non-support movable body the passing of which has been detected, between before and after the detection of the passing.

11 . A vehicle control system comprising:
the movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 1 ; and a vehicle control apparatus configured to control a vehicle on a basis of monitoring by the movable body monitoring apparatus.

12 . A vehicle control system comprising:
the movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 2 ; and a vehicle control apparatus configured to control a vehicle on a basis of monitoring by the movable body monitoring apparatus.

13 . A traffic system comprising:
the movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 1 ; and a server apparatus configured to transmit and receive the movement data related to the movements of the movable bodies to and from the movable body monitoring apparatus.

14 . A traffic system comprising:
the movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 2 ; and a server apparatus configured to transmit and receive the movement data related to the movements of the movable bodies to and from the movable body monitoring apparatus.

15 . A movable body monitoring apparatus configured to receive movement data related to movements of a movable body, the movable body monitoring apparatus comprising circuitry configured to
acquire movement data on a non-support movable body incapable of transmitting and receiving movement data to and from a host vehicle, from a support movable body capable of transmitting and receiving the movement data to and from the host vehicle, store and record therein the acquired movement data, detect passing of a movable body from the host vehicle, and manage the recorded movement data on the non-support movable body, wherein the circuitry is configured to, when it is determined that the non-support movable body the movement data on which has been recorded has passed by on a basis of detection data by the detection, invalidate or delete the movement data on the non-support movable body on a movable-body by movable-body basis.

16 . A movable body monitoring apparatus configured to receive movement data related to movements of a movable body, the movable body monitoring apparatus comprising circuitry configured to
transmit movement data on a non-support movable body travelling ahead of a host vehicle and incapable of transmitting and receiving the movement data, receive, from another movable body having received the movement data on the non-support movable body, detection data indicating that passing of a movable body has been detected, detect another movable body travelling ahead of the host vehicle, and compare the received detection data with detection data, and determine whether the other movable body the passing of which has been detected is the non-support movable body, wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a determination result as to whether the other movable body the passing of which has been detected is the non-

Assignees

• Subaru Corp

Inventors

• Ikeda Satoru
• Miyakawa Haruyo
• Choi Hyoungwook

Classifications

• B60W2554/00

  Input parameters relating to objects · CPC title

• B60W2556/45

  External transmission of data to or from the vehicle · CPC title

• G08G1/0112 Primary

  from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD] · CPC title

• B60W30/0956

  the prediction being responsive to traffic or environmental parameters · CPC title

• H04W4/40 Primary

  for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] · CPC title