IP Library Granted Patent US 11,977,225
Granted Patent B2
US 11,977,225 · App. 17/590,205 · Granted May 7, 2024

Vehicle display control device and vehicle display control method for recognizing traffic regulation marks and displaying traffic regulation information

Inventors: Kenji Matsui (Tokyo To, JP); Masato Noguchi (Nara Ken, JP); Nobutoshi Higaki (Kyoto Fu, JP); Kazuomi Kato (Kyoto Fu, JP); Tetsuji Yamamoto (Osaka Fu, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
G02B27/0101B60K35/00G06F3/14G06V20/582G06V20/588B60K35/23B60K35/28B60K35/29B60K35/81B60K2360/169B60K2360/182G02B2027/014
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Patent No.
US 11,977,225
App. No.
17/590,205
Granted
May 7, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle display control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to: recognize a traffic regulation mark provided on a traveling path of a car, the traffic regulation mark indicating traffic regulation; specify a valid regulation range used as a valid range of regulation indicated by the traffic regulation mark based on the recognized traffic regulation mark; and control a display device mounted on the car to display regulations information on a display area, the regulations information including contents of regulation indicated by the recognized traffic regulation mark. The processor is configured to switch displaying the regulations information into another upon satisfying a predetermined condition in a case where the valid regulation range is not specified.

Claims (58)

1. A vehicle display control device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

recognize a traffic regulation mark provided on a traveling path of a car, the traffic regulation mark indicating a traffic regulation;

specify a valid regulation range used as a valid range of regulation indicated by the traffic regulation mark based on the recognized traffic regulation mark; and

control a display device mounted on the car to display regulations information on a first one of a plurality of display areas, the plurality of display areas having different positions, the regulations information including contents of regulation indicated by the recognized traffic regulation mark,

wherein the processor is configured to switch the first one of the plurality of display areas on which the regulations information is displayed to a second one of the plurality of display areas in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied in a case where the valid regulation range is not specified.

2. The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

specify a residual amount of at least one of a remaining travel distance or a remaining travel time taken from a vehicle position of the car to an end position of the valid regulation range;

control the display device to display the regulations information and residual amount information indicating the specified residual amount on the first one of the plurality of display areas; and

switch displaying the residual amount information into another one of the plurality of display areas upon satisfying the predetermined condition in the case where the valid regulation range is not specified.

3. The vehicle display control device according to claim 2 , wherein

the processor is configured to specify the valid regulation range based on an image captured by an image sensor having an imaging range covering at least a predetermined range in front of the car, and

the case where the valid regulation range is not specified includes the valid regulation range not being specified based on the image captured by the image sensor.

4. The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to specify the valid regulation range based on an image captured by an image sensor having an imaging range covering at least a predetermined range in front of the car, and

the case where the valid regulation range is not specified includes the valid regulation range not being specified based on the image captured by the image sensor.

5. The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined condition includes a travel distance from a start position of the valid regulation range to a vehicle position of the car being equal to or more than a set value.

6. The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined condition includes a time taken from a start position of the valid regulation range to a vehicle position of the car being equal to or more than a set value.

7. The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined condition includes a number of intersections or traffic signals existing between a start position of the valid regulation range and a vehicle position of the car being equal to or more than a set value.

8. The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined condition includes the car passing a boundary between prefectures or municipalities.

9. The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined condition includes a selection from a user being accepted.

10. The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined condition includes a determination on a user recognition of the regulations information being performed based on a detection result by a line-of-sight sensor configured to detect a direction of a line of sight of a user.

11. A vehicle display control method, comprising:

recognizing a traffic regulation mark provided on a traveling path of a car, the traffic regulation mark indicating a traffic regulation;

specifying a valid regulation range used as a valid range of regulation indicated by the traffic regulation mark based on the traffic regulation mark recognized in the recognizing; and

controlling a display device mounted on the car to display regulations information on a first one of a plurality of display areas, the plurality of display areas having different positions, the regulations information including contents of regulation indicated by the traffic regulation mark recognized in the recognizing,

wherein the controlling includes switching the first one of the plurality of display areas on which the regulations information is displayed to a second one of the plurality of display areas in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied in a case where the valid regulation range is not specified in the specifying.

12. A vehicle display control device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

recognize a traffic regulation mark provided on a traveling path of a car, the traffic regulation mark indicating traffic regulation;

specify a valid regulation range used as a valid range of regulation indicated by the traffic regulation mark based on the recognized traffic regulation mark; and

control a display device mounted on the car to display regulations information on a first one of a plurality of display areas, the plurality of display areas having different positions, the regulations information including contents of regulation indicated by the recognized traffic regulation mark,

wherein the processor is configured to switch the first one of the plurality of display areas on which the regulations information is displayed to a second one of the plurality of display areas in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied in a case where the valid regulation range is not specified, and

the predetermined condition indicates that a number of intersections or traffic signals existing between a start position of the valid regulation range and a vehicle position of the car is equal to or more than a set value.

13. The vehicle display control device according to claim 12 , wherein

the processor is further configured to switch one of the plurality of display areas used to display the regulations information to another one of the plurality of display areas upon satisfying the predetermined condition in the case where the valid regulation range is not specified.

14. The vehicle display control device according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to:

specify a residual amount of at least one of a remaining travel distance or a remaining travel time taken from a vehicle position of the car to an end position of the valid regulation range;

control the display device to display the regulations information and residual amount information indicating the specified residual amount on the one of the plurality of display areas; and

switch displaying the residual amount information to the another one of the plurality of display areas upon satisfying the predetermined condition in the case where the valid regulation range is not specified.

15. The vehicle display control device according to claim 13 , wherein

the processor is further configured to specify the valid regulation range based on an image captured by an image sensor having an imaging range covering at least a predetermined range in front of the car, and

the case where the valid regulation range is not specified includes the valid regulation range not being specified based on the image captured by the image sensor.

16. The vehicle display control device according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

specify a residual amount of at least one of a remaining travel distance or a remaining travel time taken from a vehicle position of the car to an end position of the valid regulation range;

control the display device to display the regulations information and residual amount information indicating the specified residual amount on one of the plurality of display areas; and

switch displaying the residual amount information to another one of the plurality of display areas upon satisfying the predetermined condition in the case where the valid regulation range is not specified.

17. The vehicle display control device according to claim 12 , wherein

the processor is further configured to specify the valid regulation range based on an image captured by an image sensor having an imaging range covering at least a predetermined range in front of the car, and

the case where the valid regulation range is not specified includes the valid regulation range not being specified based on the image captured by the image sensor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066709/0702 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2022
From: MATSUI, KENJI; NOGUCHI, MASATO; HIGAKI, NOBUTOSHI; KATO, KAZUOMI; YAMAMOTO, TETSUJI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059834/0175 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-058712 · Mar 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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