IP Library Granted Patent US 11,760,201
Granted Patent B2
US 11,760,201 · App. 17/032,828 · Granted Sep 19, 2023

Vehicle display device, vehicle display method and recording medium recording vehicle display program

Inventors: Ryo Ogata (Toyota, JP); Satoaki Takabatake (Nissin, JP); Koji Kimura (Nagoya, JP); Junji Miyazaki (Nagoya, JP); Yuki Yoshida (Toyota, JP); Tadashi Morishita (Kariya, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60K35/00B60W50/14B60W60/001B60W60/0053G06F3/1423B60K2370/1529B60K2370/16B60W2050/146
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Patent No.
US 11,760,201
App. No.
17/032,828
Granted
Sep 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle display device, that includes: a first display device provided inside a vehicle cabin; a second display device provided inside the vehicle cabin and separately from the first display device; a memory; and a processor connecting to the memory and being configured to: set a running plan of a vehicle, to display a scheduled action of the vehicle on the first display device based on the running plan, and to display the scheduled action on the second display device in a case in which at least one of a distance to, or a time interval until, the scheduled action has reached a prescribed value or less.

Claims (42)

1. A vehicle display device, comprising:

a first display device provided inside a cabin of a vehicle;

a second display device provided above the first display device, inside the cabin, and separately from the first display device;

wherein the vehicle is switchable between autonomous and manual driving modes;

a memory; and

a processor connecting to the memory and being configured to:

set a running plan of the vehicle;

display a plurality of scheduled actions of the vehicle based on the running plan on the first display device,

display a part of the plurality of scheduled actions on the second display device in a case in which at least one of a distance to or a time interval until, a scheduled action of the plurality of scheduled actions has reached a prescribed value or less,

further display on the display devices whether the part of plurality of the scheduled action and plurality of the scheduled action are to be manually performed by a driver or to be performed by autonomous driving; and

wherein the plurality of scheduled actions of the vehicle is displayed in an end part of the first display and the part of the plurality of scheduled actions is displayed in an end part of the second display corresponding to the end part of the first display.

2. The vehicle display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first display device is provided at an instrument panel in front of a driving seat; and

the second display device is a heads-up display device configured to project onto a projection surface.

3. The vehicle display device of claim 1 , wherein an earliest of the plurality of scheduled actions is displayed more emphatically than another of the plurality of scheduled actions.

4. The vehicle display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to further display on the display devices the distance to the scheduled action and a scheduled running path of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle display device of claim 1 , wherein the scheduled action of the part of the plurality of scheduled actions is cleared from the second display device in a case in which a location or a timing of the scheduled action has been passed.

6. The vehicle display device of claim 1 , the processor is configured to display the part of the plurality of scheduled actions on the second display device in the case in which the time interval until, the scheduled action of the plurality of scheduled actions has reached the prescribed value or less.

7. A vehicle display method, comprising:

by a processor,

setting a running plan of a vehicle;

displaying a plurality of scheduled actions of the vehicle on a first display device provided inside a vehicle cabin based on the running plan;

wherein the vehicle is switchable between autonomous and manual driving modes; and

displaying a part of the plurality of scheduled actions on a second display device in a case in which at least one of a distance to or a time interval until a scheduled action of the plurality of scheduled actions has reached a prescribed value or less,

further displaying on the display devices whether the part of plurality of the scheduled action and plurality of the scheduled action are to be manually performed by a driver or to be performed by autonomous driving; and

wherein the second display device is provided at above the first display device, inside the vehicle cabin, and separately from the first display device,

wherein the plurality of scheduled actions of the vehicle is displayed in an end part of the first display and the part of the plurality of scheduled actions is displayed in an end part of the second display corresponding to the end part of the first display.

8. The vehicle display method of claim 7 , wherein an earliest of the plurality of scheduled actions is displayed more emphatically than another of the plurality of scheduled actions.

9. The vehicle display method of claim 7 , wherein the display devices further display the distance to the scheduled action and a scheduled running path of the vehicle.

10. The vehicle display method of claim 7 , wherein the scheduled action of the part of the plurality of scheduled actions is cleared from the second display device in a case in which a location or a timing of the scheduled action has been passed.

11. The vehicle display method of claim 7 , wherein displaying the plurality of scheduled actions on the second display device comprises displaying the plurality of scheduled actions in a case in which the time interval until the scheduled action of the plurality of scheduled actions has reached the prescribed value or less.

12. A non-transitory recording medium that records a program that is executable by a computer to perform processing, the processing comprising:

setting a running plan of a vehicle;

displaying a plurality of scheduled actions of the vehicle on a first display device provided inside a vehicle cabin based on the running plan;

wherein the vehicle is switchable between autonomous and manual driving modes; and

displaying a part of the plurality of scheduled actions on a second display device in a case in which at least one of a distance or a time interval until a scheduled action of the plurality of scheduled actions has reached a prescribed value or less, wherein the second display device is provided above the first display device, inside the vehicle cabin, and separately from the first display device,

further displaying on the display devices whether the part of plurality of the scheduled action and plurality of the scheduled action are to be manually performed by a driver or to be performed by autonomous driving; and

wherein the plurality of scheduled actions of the vehicle is displayed in an end part of the first display and the part of the plurality of scheduled actions is displayed in an end part of the second display corresponding to the end part of the first display.

13. The non-transitory recording medium of claim 12 , wherein an earliest of the plurality of scheduled actions is displayed more emphatically than another of the plurality of scheduled actions.

14. The non-transitory recording medium of claim 12 , wherein the display devices further display the distance to the scheduled action and a scheduled running path of the vehicle.

15. The non-transitory recording medium of claim 12 , wherein the scheduled action of the part of the plurality of scheduled actions is cleared from the second display device in a case in which a location or a timing of the scheduled action has been passed.

16. The non-transitory recording medium of claim 12 , wherein displaying the plurality of scheduled actions on the second display device comprises displaying the plurality of scheduled action in a case in which the time interval until the scheduled action of the plurality of scheduled actions has reached the prescribed value or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2020
From: OGATA, RYO; TAKABATAKE, SATOAKI; KIMURA, KOJI; MIYAZAKI, JUNJI; YOSHIDA, YUKI; MORISHITA, TADASHI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-218243 · Dec 2, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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