Vehicle traveling simulation system, vehicle traveling simulation method and activation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020233992-A1
Application number	US-202015929199-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 3, 2020
Priority date	Jan 23, 2019
Publication date	Jul 23, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

In a vehicle traveling simulation system, a multimedia device has at least a test target function among in-vehicle media functions. An activation device activates the multimedia device. A plurality of external terminal devices is respectively provided at different positions from the multimedia device. A data acquisition unit of the activation device is able to acquire vehicle state data simulating a vehicle state when a vehicle is traveling from the plurality of external terminal devices. An input unit inputs, to the multimedia device, activation data corresponding to the vehicle state data. The multimedia device is activated based on the input activation data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle traveling simulation system, comprising:
a multimedia device having at least a test target function out of in-vehicle media functions; an activation device configured to activate the multimedia device; and a plurality of external terminal devices, each of which is provided at a different position from the multimedia device, wherein:
the activation device includes:
a data acquisition unit configured to acquire vehicle state data simulating a vehicle state when a vehicle is traveling from the plurality of external terminal devices; and
an input unit configured to input, to the multimedia device, activation data corresponding to the vehicle state data, and

the multimedia device is activated based on the input activation data.

2 . The vehicle traveling simulation system according to claim 1 , wherein the activation device further includes a management unit configured to store the vehicle state data used for input to the multimedia device in a storage device and allow the vehicle state data to be used again.

3 . The vehicle traveling simulation system according to claim 1 , wherein the activation device is configured to set, for each test, whether each of a plurality of functions executable by the multimedia device is activated or not.

4 . The vehicle traveling simulation system according to claim 1 , wherein the activation device is configured to transmit an output result of the multimedia device to an external terminal device that transmits the vehicle state data for test, among the plurality of external terminal devices.

5 . The vehicle traveling simulation system according to claim 4 , wherein the external terminal device includes a detection unit configured to detect a malfunction in the output result by comparing the output result with evaluation data stored in advance.

6 . A vehicle traveling simulation method executed by a multimedia device having at least a test target function among in-vehicle media functions, an activation device configured to activate the multimedia device, and a plurality of external terminal devices, each of which is provided at a different position from the multimedia device, the vehicle traveling simulation method comprising:
acquiring, by the activation device, vehicle state data simulating a vehicle state when a vehicle is traveling from the plurality of external terminal devices; inputting, by the activation device, to the multimedia device, activation data corresponding to the vehicle state data; and activating, by the activation device, the multimedia device based on the input activation data.

7 . An activation device configured to activate a multimedia device having at least a test target function out of in-vehicle media functions, the activation device comprising:
a data acquisition unit configured to acquire vehicle state data simulating a vehicle state when a vehicle is traveling from a plurality of external terminal devices, each of which is provided at a different position from the multimedia device; and an input unit configured to input, to the multimedia device, activation data corresponding to the vehicle state data such that the multimedia device is activated in response to the vehicle state data.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Agari Takashi
• Suzuki Youichi
• Watanabe Atsushi
• Kawano kentaro
• Mori Ryosuke

Classifications

• B60K35/85

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

• B60K35/90

  Calibration of instruments, e.g. setting initial or reference parameters; Testing of instruments, e.g. detecting malfunction · CPC title

• B60K35/10

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

• G06F30/15

  Vehicle, aircraft or watercraft design · CPC title