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Granted Patent B2
US 12,093,593 · App. 18/374,338 · Granted Sep 17, 2024

Control device, information terminal, control method, and storage medium

Inventors: Jumpei Noguchi (Tokyo, JP); Takeshi Iijima (Tokyo, JP); Gaku Shimamoto (Tokyo, JP); Ayumu Mitomo (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Nakamura (Tokyo, JP); Tatsuro Fujiwara (Tokyo, JP); Mizuki Owada (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
G06F3/14B60L53/36G05D1/021
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Patent No.
US 12,093,593
App. No.
18/374,338
Granted
Sep 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control device for a moving body includes a control unit configured to communicate with an information terminal which is portable for a user of the moving body, and perform movement control on the moving body and charge control on a power supply device. The control unit is configured to start the moving body and the charge control, and, in response to receiving an action plan, if a progress state of the charge control does not reach a predetermined state, cause a display unit of the information terminal to display a third display image indicating the progress state, and if the progress state reaches the predetermined state, cause the display unit not to display the third display image, or cause the display unit to display it in an inconspicuous manner in comparison to a case where the progress state does not reach the predetermined state.

Claims (58)

1. A control device for a moving body, comprising:

a control unit configured to communicate with an information terminal which is portable for a user of the moving body, perform movement control on the moving body, and perform charge control on a power supply device for the movement control, wherein

the control unit is configured to:

cause a display unit of the information terminal to display a first display image for starting the moving body,

start the moving body and start the charge control based on an operation by the user on the first display image,

cause the display unit to display a second display image for receiving an action plan of the movement control along with the start of the moving body,

receive the action plan based on an operation by the user on the second display image, and

in response to receiving the action plan,

in a case where a progress state of the charge control does not reach a predetermined state, cause the display unit to display a third display image indicating the progress state, and

in a case where the progress state reaches the predetermined state, cause the display unit not to display the third display image, or cause the display unit to display the third display image in an inconspicuous manner in comparison to a case where the progress state does not reach the predetermined state.

2. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the progress state includes at least any one of a progress rate of the charge control, a time until the charge control is completed, a charge amount of the power supply device, or a charge rate of the power supply device.

3. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the third display image includes an image indicating a time until the charge control is completed.

4. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the third display image includes a progress bar indicating the progress state.

5. The control device according to claim 4 , wherein

the progress bar indicates the progress state at a current time with the progress state at a start time of the charge control as a starting point.

6. The control device according to claim 4 , wherein

the progress bar indicates the progress state at a current time with the progress state at a start time of displaying the third display image as a starting point.

7. The control device according to claim 4 , wherein

the progress state is a ratio of an elapsed time at a current time to a time required for the charge control.

8. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit restricts the movement control when at least any one of the power supply device and the charge control has abnormality.

9. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit causes the display unit to display a fourth display image for receiving a movement control instruction after the charge control is completed.

10. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the power supply device is a sub-power supply for decelerating or stopping the moving body when a main power supply of the moving body fails.

11. A control method performed by a control device including a control unit configured to communicate with an information terminal which is portable for a user of a moving body, perform movement control on the moving body, and perform charge control on a power supply device for the movement control, the control method comprising

causing, by the control unit, a display unit of the information terminal to display a first display image for starting the moving body,

starting, by the control unit, the moving body and start the charge control based on an operation by the user on the first display image,

causing, by the control unit, the display unit to display a second display image for receiving an action plan of the movement control along with the start of the moving body,

receiving, by the control unit, the action plan based on an operation by the user on the second display image, and

in response to receiving the action plan,

in a case where a progress state of the charge control does not reach a predetermined state, causing, by the control unit, the display unit to display a third display image indicating the progress state, and

in a case where the progress state reaches the predetermined state, causing, by the control unit, the display unit not to display the third display image, or causing, by the control unit, the display unit to display the third display image in an inconspicuous manner in comparison to a case where the progress state does not reach the predetermined state.

12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a control program for a control device to execute the control method according to claim 11 .

13. An information terminal which is portable for a user of a moving body, the information terminal comprising:

a control unit configured to communicate with a control device of the moving body; and

a display unit, wherein

the moving body is configured to perform movement control on the moving body and perform charge control on a power supply device for the movement control, and

the control unit is configured to:

cause the display unit to display a first display image for starting the moving body,

start the moving body and start the charge control with respect to the control device based on an operation by the user on the first display image,

cause the display unit to display a second display image for receiving an action plan of the movement control along with the start of the moving body,

receive the action plan based on an operation by the user on the second display image, and

in response to receiving the action plan,

in a case where a progress state of the charge control does not reach a predetermined state, cause the display unit to display a third display image indicating the progress state, and

in a case where the progress state reaches the predetermined state, cause the display unit not to display the third display image, or cause the display unit to display the third display image in an inconspicuous manner in comparison to a case where the progress state does not reach the predetermined state.

14. A control method performed by an information terminal which is portable for a user of a moving body and includes a control unit configured to communicate with a control device of the moving body, and a display unit, the moving body being configured to perform movement control on the moving body and perform charge control on a power supply device for the movement control, the control method comprising:

causing, by the control unit, a display unit to display a first display image for starting the moving body,

starting, by the control unit, the moving body and start the charge control with respect to the control device based on an operation by the user on the first display image,

causing, by the control unit, the display unit to display a second display image for receiving an action plan of the movement control along with the start of the moving body,

receiving, by the control unit, the action plan based on an operation by the user on the second display image, and

in response to receiving the action plan,

in a case where a progress state of the charge control does not reach a predetermined state, causing, by the control unit, the display unit to display a third display image indicating the progress state, and

in a case where the progress state reaches the predetermined state, causing, by the control unit, the display unit not to display the third display image, or causing, by the control unit, the display unit to display the third display image in an inconspicuous manner in comparison to a case where the progress state does not reach the predetermined state.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a control program for an information terminal to execute the control method according to claim 14 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2024
From: NOGUCHI, JUMPEI; IIJIMA, TAKESHI; SHIMAMOTO, GAKU; MITOMO, AYUMU; NAKAMURA, SATOSHI; FUJIWARA, TATSURO; OWADA, MIZUKI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-156590 · Sep 29, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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