IP Library Patent Application 18197404
Patent Application
App. No. 18/197,404

ROAD SIDE MACHINE, VEHICLE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD

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18/197,404
Abstract

A vehicle communicating with first and second wireless communication terminal and second wireless communication terminals includes a manual driving mode and an autonomous driving mode. In the manual driving mode, when a predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is established, manual driving by the occupant is possible, and when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the manual driving is impossible, and when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is established, transition to the manual driving mode is possible. In the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the transition to the manual driving mode is impossible, and when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the transition to the manual driving mode is possible by a predetermined operation of the second wireless communication terminal.

Claims (73)

1 . A vehicle including a first wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with a first wireless communication terminal, and a second wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with a second wireless communication terminal different from the first wireless communication terminal, the vehicle comprising:

a manual driving mode in which an occupant of the vehicle manually drives the vehicle, and an autonomous driving mode in which the occupant is capable of autonomously moving the vehicle without boarding the vehicle, wherein

in the manual driving mode, when a predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is established, manual driving by the occupant is possible,

in the manual driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the manual driving by the occupant is impossible,

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is established, transition to the manual driving mode is possible,

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the transition to the manual driving mode is impossible, and

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the transition to the manual driving mode is possible by a predetermined operation of the second wireless communication terminal.

2 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a control circuit, wherein

the control circuit is coupled to at least the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit.

3 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an opening and closing portion that allows the occupant to enter and exit and includes a lock circuit, wherein

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is established, the opening and closing portion is openable and closable,

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the opening and closing portion is not opened by the lock circuit, and

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the opening and closing portion is openable and closable by the predetermined operation of the second wireless communication terminal.

4 . The vehicle according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a display circuit, wherein

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is established, the display circuit performs a first display,

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the display circuit performs a second display, and

in the autonomous driving mode, in a case in which the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, when the opening and closing portion is openable and closable by the predetermined operation of the second wireless communication terminal, the display circuit performs a third display different from the first display.

5 . The vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein

the second display and the third display are the same.

6 . The vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein

the display circuit is an in-vehicle display circuit that performs a display toward an inside of the vehicle or an out-of-vehicle display circuit that performs a display toward an outside of the vehicle.

7 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the second wireless communication terminal includes a display circuit, and

when the vehicle is capable of transitioning to the manual driving mode by the predetermined operation of the second wireless communication terminal, the display circuit of the second wireless communication terminal displays that the vehicle is capable of transitioning to the manual driving mode.

8 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a vehicle body, and

a first wheel and a second wheel which are coupled to the vehicle body, wherein

the vehicle is movable using the first wheel and the second wheel.

9 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the first wireless communication circuit includes a first antenna, and

the second wireless communication circuit includes a second antenna.

10 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit are the same.

11 . A control device mountable on a vehicle including a first wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with a first wireless communication terminal, and a second wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with a second wireless communication terminal different from the first wireless communication terminal, the control device comprising:

a manual driving mode in which an occupant of the vehicle manually drives the vehicle, and an autonomous driving mode in which the occupant is capable of autonomously moving the vehicle without boarding the vehicle, wherein

in the manual driving mode, when a predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is established, manual driving by the occupant is possible,

in the manual driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the manual driving by the occupant is impossible,

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is established, transition to the manual driving mode is possible,

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the transition to the manual driving mode is impossible, and

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the transition to the manual driving mode is possible by a predetermined operation of the second wireless communication terminal.

12 . The control device according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a control circuit, wherein

the control circuit is coupled to at least the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit.

13 . The control device according to claim 11 , wherein

the vehicle further includes an opening and closing portion that allows the occupant to enter and exit and includes a lock circuit,

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is established, the opening and closing portion is openable and closable,

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the opening and closing portion is not opened by the lock circuit, and

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the opening and closing portion is openable and closable by the predetermined operation of the second wireless communication terminal.

14 . The control device according to claim 13 , wherein

the vehicle further includes a display circuit,

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is established, the display circuit performs a first display,

in the autonomous driving mode, when the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, the display circuit performs a second display, and

in the autonomous driving mode, in a case in which the predetermined relationship with the first wireless communication terminal is not established, when the opening and closing portion is openable and closable by the predetermined operation of the second wireless communication terminal, the display circuit performs a third display different from the first display.

15 . The control device according to claim 14 , wherein

the second display and the third display are the same.

16 . The control device according to claim 14 , wherein

the display circuit is an in-vehicle display circuit that performs a display toward an inside of the vehicle or an out-of-vehicle display circuit that performs a display toward an outside of the vehicle.

17 . The control device according to claim 11 , wherein

the second wireless communication terminal includes a display circuit, and

when the vehicle is capable of transitioning to the manual driving mode by the predetermined operation of the second wireless communication terminal, the display circuit of the second wireless communication terminal displays that the vehicle is capable of transitioning to the manual driving mode.

18 . The control device according to claim 11 , wherein

the vehicle further includes

a vehicle body, and

a first wheel and a second wheel which are coupled to the vehicle body, and

the vehicle is movable using the first wheel and the second wheel.

19 . The control device according to claim 11 , wherein

the first wireless communication circuit of the vehicle includes a first antenna, and

the second wireless communication circuit of the vehicle includes a second antenna.

20 . The control device according to claim 11 , wherein

the first wireless communication circuit of the vehicle and the second wireless communication circuit of the vehicle are the same.

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 066709/0752 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2023
From: CHO, EUNHYE; NAGUMO, AKIYOSHI; ARIMA, TAKENOBU; DUAN, JINSONG; TAMURA, HIDEKI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064770/0404 →