IP Library Granted Patent US 10,503,167
Granted Patent B2
US 10,503,167 · App. 15/992,306 · Granted Dec 10, 2019

Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and storage medium

Inventors: Yoshitaka Mimura (Wako, JP); Fue Kubota (Wako, JP); Noboru Okajima (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,503,167
App. No.
15/992,306
Granted
Dec 10, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle control system includes a display unit configured to display an image, a vehicle control unit configured to perform a driving support by different degrees, and a display control unit configured to display an image indicating an action requested for an occupant at a display position corresponding to an image related to the degree of the driving support on the display unit.

Claims (30)

1. A vehicle control system comprising:

a display unit configured to display an image;

a vehicle control unit configured to perform a driving support 5 by different degrees; and

a display control unit configured to display an image a request for an action to be performed by an occupant at a display position corresponding to an image relating to the degree of the driving support on the display unit,

wherein the display control unit displays a plurality of images indicating the degree of the driving support that is executable by the vehicle control unit on the display unit, and displays an image indicating the degree of the driving support that is currently being executed by the vehicle control unit so that the image indicating the degree of the driving support that is currently being executed by the vehicle control unit is distinguishable from an image indicating the degree of another driving support.

2. The vehicle control system of claim 1 ,

wherein an image indicating a request for an action to be performed by the occupant may be an image indicating a driving operation element operated by the occupant at the time of manual driving of the vehicle or an image indicating a part of the occupant.

3. The vehicle control system of claim 2 ,

wherein the image indicating the driving operation element is an image indicating a steering wheel and the image indicating the portion of the occupant is an image indicating a hand of the occupant.

4. The vehicle control system of claim 2 ,

wherein the image indicating the driving operation element is an image indicating one or both of an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal and the image indicating the portion of the occupant is an image indicating a foot of the occupant.

5. The vehicle control system of claim 2 ,

wherein the display control unit displays a moving image indicating the action requested for the occupant on the display unit in a case where the degree of the driving support is switched by the vehicle control unit.

6. A vehicle control system comprising:

a display unit configured to display an image;

a vehicle control unit configured to perform a driving support by different degrees; and

a display control unit configured to display an image a request for an action to be performed by an occupant at a display position corresponding to an image relating to the degree of the driving support on the display unit,

wherein an image indicating a request for an action to be performed by the occupant may be an image indicating a driving operation element operated by the occupant at the time of manual driving of the vehicle or an image indicating a part of the occupant,

wherein the display control unit displays a moving image indicating the action requested for the occupant on the display unit in a case where the degree of the driving support is switched by the vehicle control unit,

wherein the display control unit displays information on the driving support executed by the vehicle control unit together with the moving image indicating the action requested for the occupant on the display unit in a case where an operation of the moving image is executed by the occupant.

7. A vehicle control method using an in-vehicle computer, comprising:

displaying an image related to a degree of a driving support on a display unit;

causing a vehicle control unit to perform the driving support by different degrees; and

displaying an image indicating a request for an action to be performed by an occupant at a display position corresponding to the image relating to the degree of the driving support on the display unit,

wherein the displaying of the image comprises displaying a plurality of images indicating the degree of the driving support that is executable by the vehicle control unit on the display unit, and displaying an image indicating the degree of the driving support that is currently being executed by the vehicle control unit so that the image indicating the degree of the driving support that is currently being executed by the vehicle control unit is distinguishable from an image indicating the degree of another driving support.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes an in-vehicle computer to:

display an image related to a degree of a driving support on a display unit;

cause a vehicle control unit to perform the driving support by different degrees; and

display an image indicating a request for an action to be performed by an occupant at a display position corresponding to the image relating to the degree of the driving support on the display unit,

wherein the display of the image comprises displaying a plurality of images indicating the degree of the driving support that is executable by the vehicle control unit on the display unit, and displaying an image indicating the degree of the driving support that is currently being executed by the vehicle control unit so that the image indicating the degree of the driving support that is currently being executed by the vehicle control unit is distinguishable from an image indicating the degree of another driving support.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2018
From: MIMURA, YOSHITAKA; KUBOTA, FUE; OKAJIMA, NOBORU
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-110189 · Jun 2, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180348756A1 · Dec 6, 2018
Cited By (1)
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