Vehicle display control device, vehicle display control method, computer-readable storage medium, and vehicle display system for displaying action schedule item

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024367517-A1
Application number	US-202418776402-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 18, 2024
Priority date	Aug 31, 2020
Publication date	Nov 7, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

The action schedule item creation ECU creates action schedule items demanded of an ego vehicle capable of switching between autonomous driving and manual driving. The HUD and the meter display are provided inside a cabin of the ego vehicle. The display control ECU displays the action schedule items created by the action schedule item creation ECU on the HUD and the meter display, and emphasizes display of action schedule items to be performed by manual driving compared to display of action schedule items to be performed by autonomous driving.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle display control device for a display device provided on a vehicle, the vehicle being capable of switching between autonomous driving and manual driving, and capable of performing an action, which is to be performed either by autonomous driving or manual driving and is associated with each of a plurality of action schedule items created by a creation unit,
the vehicle display control device comprising: a display controller configured to,
in a state in which the plurality of action schedule items together with information about a distance to a site where the action associated with the respective action schedule item is to be performed is displayed sequentially on the display device,
emphasize display of an action schedule item to be performed by manual driving compared to display of an action schedule item to be performed by autonomous driving.

2 . The vehicle display control device of claim 1 , wherein the display controller is further configured to display the action schedule item on the display device using information including a text string indicating autonomous driving or manual driving, and to emphasize display of the action schedule item to be performed by manual driving relative to display of the action schedule item to be performed by autonomous driving by inverting a color of the text string and a color of a background portion of the text string.

3 . The vehicle display control device of claim 1 , wherein the display controller is further configured to display the action schedule item on the display device using information including a text string, and to emphasize display of the action schedule item to be performed by manual driving relative to display of the action schedule item to be performed by autonomous driving by setting a color of a background portion of the text string that is a portion inside a frame surrounding the text string differently from a color of the text string and differently from a color of a background of a display region of the display device in which the text string is displayed.

4 . The vehicle display control device of claim 1 , wherein:
the display device includes a meter display and a head-up display; and the display controller is further configured to
display the action schedule item on the display device using information including a text string, and
in the case of the meter display, emphasize display of the action schedule item to be performed by manual driving relative to display of the action schedule item to be performed by autonomous driving by changing a color of at least one out of the text string or a background portion of the text string, and
in the case of the head-up display, emphasize display of the action schedule item to be performed by manual driving relative to display of the action schedule item to be performed by autonomous driving by inverting a color of the text string and a color of a background portion of the text string.

5 . The vehicle display control device of claim 1 , wherein the display controller is further configured to display on the display device a display indicating an end to manual driving in cases in which a site of an action schedule item performed manually by an occupant has been passed or a duration of an action schedule item performed manually by the occupant has been exceeded.

6 . The vehicle display control device of claim 1 , wherein:
the creation unit is configured to create an action plan including a plurality of the action schedule items; the display device includes a meter display and a head-up display; and out of the action plan, the display controller is further configured to display on the meter display an action schedule item for which a distance to a site where the action is to be performed or a time until the action is to be performed is not greater than a first specified value, and to display on the head-up display an action schedule item for which a distance to a site where the action is to be performed or a time until the action is to be performed is not greater than a second specified value that is smaller than the first specified value.

7 . The vehicle display control device of claim 1 , wherein:
the creation unit is configured to create an action plan including a plurality of the action schedule items; and in cases in which there are a plurality of the action schedule items to display on the display device, the display controller is configured to perform enlarged display of an action schedule item having the shortest distance to a site where the action is to be performed or the shortest time until the action relative to other action schedule items.

8 . A vehicle display control method for a display device provided on a vehicle, the vehicle being capable of switching between autonomous driving and manual driving, and capable of performing an action, which is to be performed either by autonomous driving or manual driving, that is associated with each of a plurality of action schedule items created by a creation unit,
the vehicle display control method comprising:
in a state in which the plurality of action schedule items together with information about a distance to a site where the action associated with the respective action schedule item is to be performed is displayed sequentially on the display device,
emphasizing display of an action schedule item to be performed by manual driving compared to display of an action schedule item to be performed by autonomous driving.

9 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stored with a vehicle display control program that causes a computer to execute processing for a display device provided on a vehicle, the vehicle being capable of switching between autonomous driving and manual driving, and capable of performing an action, which is to be performed either by autonomous driving or manual driving, that is associated with each of a plurality of action schedule items created by a creation unit,
the processing comprising:
in a state in which the plurality of action schedule items together with information about a distance to a site where the action associated with the respective action schedule item is to be performed is displayed sequentially on the display device,
emphasizing display of an action schedule item to be performed by manual driving compared to display of an action schedule item to be performed by autonomous driving.

10 . A vehicle display system comprising:
a creation unit configured to create an action schedule item demanded of a vehicle capable of switching between autonomous driving and manual driving, the action schedule item being associated with an action that is to be performed either by autonomous driving or manual driving; a display device provided inside a cabin of the vehicle; and a display controller configured to,
in a state in which a plurality of action schedule items created by the creation unit together with information about a distance to a site where the action associated with the respective action schedule item is to be performed is displayed sequentially on the display device,
emphasize display of an action schedule item to be performed by manual driving compared to display of an action schedule item to be performed by autonomous driving.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• G06T11/10

  Texturing; Colouring; Generation of textures or colours (retouching, inpainting or scratch removal G06T5/77) · CPC title

• G06F3/1423 Primary

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