Vehicle display control device, vehicle display control system, and vehicle display control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023166755-A1
Application number	US-202318161883-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 30, 2023
Priority date	Aug 21, 2020
Publication date	Jun 1, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle is configured to perform automated driving in which a vehicle-side system is capable of performing all driving tasks. A condition identification unit is configured to identify whether a condition for performing the automated driving is satisfied. A display control unit is configured to cause a display device, which is to be used in an interior of the vehicle, to display a condition presentation image that is at least one of an image, which indicates that the vehicle satisfies the condition for performing the automated driving, or an image, which indicates that the vehicle does not satisfy the condition for performing the automated driving, according to an identification result of the condition identification unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle display control device to be used in a vehicle, the vehicle configured to perform automated driving in which a vehicle-side system is capable of performing all driving tasks, the vehicle display control device comprising:
a condition identification unit configured to identify whether a condition for performing the automated driving is satisfied; and a display control unit configured to cause a display device, which is to be used in an interior of the vehicle, to display a condition presentation image, which is an image indicating that the vehicle satisfies the condition for performing the automated driving, according to an identification result of the condition identification unit.

2 . The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the condition identification unit is configured to identify whether the condition for performing the automated driving is satisfied for each of conditions classified into a plurality of types, and the display control unit is configured to cause to display the condition presentation image of each of the conditions classified into the plurality of types.

3 . A vehicle display control device to be used in a vehicle, the vehicle configured to perform automated driving in which a vehicle-side system is capable of performing all driving tasks, the vehicle display control device comprising:
a condition identification unit configured to identify whether a condition for performing the automated driving is satisfied; and a display control unit configured to cause a display device, which is to be used in an interior of the vehicle, to display a condition presentation image that is at least one of an image, which indicates that the vehicle satisfies the condition for performing the automated driving, or an image, which indicates that the vehicle does not satisfy the condition for performing the automated driving, according to an identification result of the condition identification unit, wherein the condition identification unit is configured to identify whether the condition for performing the automated driving is satisfied for each of conditions classified into a plurality of types, and the display control unit is configured to cause to display the condition presentation image of each of the conditions classified into the plurality of types.

4 . A vehicle display control device to be used in a vehicle, the vehicle configured to perform automated driving in which a vehicle-side system performs at least a part of driving tasks, the vehicle display control device comprising:
a condition identification unit configured to identify whether a condition for performing the automated driving is satisfied for each of conditions classified into a plurality of types; and a display control unit configured to cause a display device, which is to be used in an interior of the vehicle, to display a condition presentation image that is at least one of an image, which indicates that the vehicle satisfies the condition for performing the automated driving, or an image, which indicates that the vehicle does not satisfy the condition for performing the automated driving, for each of the conditions classified into the plurality of types, according to an identification result of the condition identification unit.

5 . The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the display control unit is configured to cause the display device to display a foreground image that is an image showing a foreground of the vehicle, and the display control unit is configured to display, as the condition presentation image, a change in display of a portion of the foreground image that corresponds to the condition.

6 . A vehicle display control device to be used in a vehicle, the vehicle configured to perform automated driving in which a vehicle-side system is capable of performing all driving tasks, the vehicle display control device comprising:
a condition identification unit configured to identify whether a condition for performing the automated driving is satisfied; and a display control unit configured to cause a display device, which is to be used in an interior of the vehicle, to display a condition presentation image that is at least one of an image, which indicates that the vehicle satisfies the condition for performing the automated driving, or an image, which indicates that the vehicle does not satisfy the condition for performing the automated driving, according to an identification result of the condition identification unit, wherein the display control unit is configured to cause the display device to display a foreground image that is an image showing a foreground of the vehicle, and the display control unit is configured to display, as the condition presentation image, a change in display of a portion of the foreground image that corresponds to the condition.

7 . The vehicle display control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the display control unit is configured to cause to display the condition presentation image side by side for each of the conditions classified into the plurality of types.

8 . The vehicle display control device according to claim 7 , wherein
the display control unit is configured to cause to display, as the condition presentation image, an image of an icon side by side for each of the conditions classified into the plurality of types.

9 . The vehicle display control device according to claim 8 , wherein
the display control unit is configured to, when a state, in which the vehicle satisfies the condition for performing the automated driving, transitions to or has transitioned to a state, in which the vehicle does not satisfy the condition for performing the automated driving, display, as the condition presentation image, the image of an icon indicating that the vehicle does not satisfy the condition for the automated driving about a condition that has caused transition to the state where the vehicle does not satisfy the condition for performing the automated driving.

10 . The vehicle display control device according to claim 7 , wherein
the display control unit is configured to display, as the condition presentation image, an image of a graph, which indicates a degree by which each of conditions is satisfied and arranged side by side as items about the conditions classified into the plurality of types.

11 . The vehicle display control device according to claim 10 , wherein
the display control unit is configured to display, in the image of a graph, the degree by which each of the conditions is satisfied about the conditions classified into the plurality of types.

12 . The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the display control unit is configured to start display of the condition presentation image in at least one of a state, in which the vehicle does not perform the automated driving, or a state, in which the vehicle ends the automated driving.

13 . The vehicle display control device according to claim 12 , wherein
the display control unit is configured to start display of the condition presentation image at least in a state, in which the vehicle does not perform the automated driving, the condition identification unit is configured to identify whether the condition for performing the automated driving is satisfied for each of conditions classified into a plurality of types, the display control unit is configured to cause to display the condition presentation image for each of the conditions classified into the plurality of types, and the display control unit is configured to start display of the con

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Nojiri Shota
• FUKUI Shuntaro
• Shiratsuchi Toshiharu
• MANEYAMA Shiori
• Izumi Kazuki

Classifications

• B60K35/60

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B60K35/81

  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

• G01C21/26

  specially adapted for navigation in a road network · CPC title