IP Library Granted Patent US 12682759
Granted Patent B2
US 12682759 · App. 18/708,638 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Alert message display device, alert message display method, and program recording medium

Inventors: Sawaka Seki (Tokyo, JP); Yoko Tanaka (Tokyo, JP); Hitomi Ito (Tokyo, JP); Nozomi Matsumoto (Tokyo, JP); Masaru Yanai (Tokyo, JP); Kosei Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
G08G1/167B60K35/28G08G1/162G08G1/166B60K2360/178B60K2360/1868B60K2360/5915B60K2360/797
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12682759
App. No.
18/708,638
Filed
May 9, 2024
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3668
USPC
701/301
Abstract

To suppress the occurrence of accidents when a large passenger vehicle is stopped. This alert message display device is provided with: a stopped time prediction unit that predicts a stopped time for a large passenger vehicle that is stopped or scheduled to be stopped; a sensing unit that senses the surrounding conditions of the large passenger vehicle; and a display control unit that, on the basis of the stopped time and the surrounding conditions of the large passenger vehicle, causes a prescribed display device to display an alert message based on the surrounding conditions of the large passenger vehicle.

Claims (46)

1 . An alert message display device, comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:

predict a stoppage time for a large passenger vehicle that is stopped or scheduled to be stopped;

sense, by one or more sensors, a surrounding condition of the large passenger vehicle during the stoppage time;

determine whether a vehicle is approaching from an opposite lane during the stoppage time; and

display, when it is determined that the vehicle is approaching from the opposite lane, a predetermined alert message on a first display device that is disposed at a position visually recognizable from a rear side of the large passenger vehicle.

2 . The alert message display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first display device is a display device installed on an outer surface of the large passenger vehicle.

3 . The alert message display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

predict the stoppage time based on a number of passengers scheduled to get on and off at a next stoppage position.

4 . The alert message display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

transmit an alert message to a following vehicle of the large passenger vehicle or a vehicle traveling in an opposite lane.

5 . The alert message display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

determine whether there is a pedestrian crossing a road in front of the large passenger vehicle during the stoppage time; and

display a predetermined alert message on the first display device when it is determined that there is the pedestrian crossing the road in front of the large passenger vehicle.

6 . The alert message display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a second display device is disposed at a position visually recognizable from a front side of the large passenger vehicle, and

the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

determine whether overtaking the large passenger vehicle is performed during the stoppage time; and

display a predetermined alert message on the second display device when it is determined that the overtaking the large passenger vehicle is performed.

7 . The alert message display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a second display device is disposed at the position visually recognizable from the front side of the large passenger vehicle, and

the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

determine whether there is a pedestrian crossing a road behind the large passenger vehicle during the stoppage time; and

display a predetermined alert message on the second display device when it is determined that there is the pedestrian crossing the road behind the large passenger vehicle.

8 . The alert message display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

store information on whether a bus bay is installed at a stop on a traveling route of the large passenger vehicle

determine whether a bus bay is installed at a next stop at which the large passenger vehicle stops; and

display a message for notifying a presence of the bus bay on the first display device when it is determined that the bus bay is installed at the next stop at which the large passenger vehicle stops.

9 . The alert message display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

transmit the predetermined alert message to a surrounding vehicle instead of displaying the predetermined alert message on the first display device.

10 . An alert message display method, comprising:

predicting a stoppage time for a large passenger vehicle that is stopped or scheduled to be stopped;

sensing, by one or more sensors, a surrounding condition of the large passenger vehicle during the stoppage time;

determining whether a vehicle is approaching from an opposite lane during the stoppage time; and

displaying, when it is determined that the vehicle is approaching from the opposite lane, a predetermined alert message on a first display device disposed at a position visually recognizable from a rear side of the large passenger vehicle.

11 . A program recording medium non-transitorily recording a program for causing a computer to execute processes of:

predicting a stoppage time for a large passenger vehicle that is stopped or scheduled to be stopped;

sensing, by one or more sensors, a surrounding condition of the large passenger vehicle during the stoppage time;

determining whether a vehicle is approaching from an opposite lane during the stoppage time; and

displaying, when it is determined that the vehicle is approaching from the opposite lane, a predetermined alert message on a first display device disposed at a position visually recognizable from a rear side of the large passenger vehicle.