IP Library Granted Patent US 12,643,401
Granted Patent B2
US 12,643,401 · App. 18/672,542 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Display apparatus for vehicle, display method, and display program

Inventors: Takahiro Kawano (Chofu, JP); Toshifumi Iwase (Tokyo, JP); Hisanobu Inoue (Kawasaki, JP); Hironori Ito (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60K35/22B60W50/14B60K2360/166B60K2360/167B60K2360/175B60K2360/178B60W2050/146
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Patent No.
US 12,643,401
App. No.
18/672,542
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus for vehicle is provided in a vehicle capable of executing vehicle control including drive assistance control and autonomous driving control. The display apparatus includes an ECU configured to: generate a trial course for the vehicle control based on map information and a virtual destination of the vehicle; acquire statistical information regarding a past operation of the vehicle control in which past operation information of the vehicle control and a position on a map are stored in association with each other; calculate a trial result regarding an operation of the vehicle control according to a trial setting value regarding the vehicle control when the vehicle is caused to virtually travel along the trial course; generate a trial image for causing an occupant of the vehicle to recognize alert information of the statistical information in advance; and cause a display unit of the vehicle to display the trial image.

Claims (31)

1 . A display apparatus for vehicle provided in a vehicle capable of executing vehicle control including drive assistance control and autonomous driving control, the display apparatus for vehicle comprising:

an electronic control unit configured to:

generate a trial course for the vehicle control based on map information and a virtual destination of the vehicle;

acquire statistical information regarding a past operation of the vehicle control in which past operation information of the vehicle control and a position on a map are stored in association with each other;

calculate a trial result regarding an operation of the vehicle control according to a trial setting value regarding the vehicle control when the vehicle is caused to virtually travel along the trial course, based on the trial setting value and the trial course;

generate a trial image for causing an occupant of the vehicle to recognize alert information of the statistical information in advance, based on the statistical information on the trial course and the trial result;

cause a display unit of the vehicle to display the trial image;

store notification information including an alert position on the trial course corresponding to the alert information, and the trial setting value;

generate a notification image including the trial setting value based on the notification information when the vehicle travels on the trial course as an actual course of the vehicle control; and

cause the display unit to display the notification image when a position of the vehicle approaches a position on the map corresponding to the alert position.

2 . The display apparatus for vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the trial setting value is a set vehicle speed regarding the autonomous driving control of the vehicle control, and

the alert information is information on temporary suspension of the autonomous driving control based on a vehicle speed of the vehicle executing the autonomous driving control when the vehicle travels on a curve.

3 . A display method using a display apparatus for vehicle provided in a vehicle capable of executing vehicle control including drive assistance control and autonomous driving control, the display method comprising:

generating a trial course for the vehicle control based on map information and a virtual destination of the vehicle;

acquiring statistical information regarding a past operation of the vehicle control in which past operation information of the vehicle control and a position on a map are stored in association with each other;

calculating a trial result regarding an operation of the vehicle control according to a trial setting value regarding the vehicle control when the vehicle is caused to virtually travel along the trial course, based on the trial setting value and the trial course;

generating a trial image for causing an occupant of the vehicle to recognize alert information of the statistical information in advance, based on the statistical information on the trial course and the trial result;

causing a display unit of the vehicle to display the trial image; and

storing notification information including an alert position on the trial course corresponding to the alert information, and the trial setting value; and

generating a notification image including the trial setting value based on the notification information when the vehicle travels on the trial course as an actual course of the vehicle control, and

causing the display unit to display the notification image when a position of the vehicle approaches a position on the map corresponding to the alert position.

4 . A non-transitory storage medium storing a display program for causing a computer to function as a display apparatus for vehicle provided in a vehicle capable of executing vehicle control including drive assistance control and autonomous driving control, the display program causing the computer to:

generate a trial course for the vehicle control based on map information and a virtual destination of the vehicle;

acquire statistical information regarding a past operation of the vehicle control in which past operation information of the vehicle control and a position on a map are stored in association with each other;

calculate a trial result regarding an operation of the vehicle control according to a trial setting value regarding the vehicle control when the vehicle is caused to virtually travel along the trial course, based on the trial setting value and the trial course;

generate a trial image for causing an occupant of the vehicle to recognize alert information of the statistical information in advance, based on the statistical information on the trial course and the trial result;

cause a display unit of the vehicle to display the trial image;

store notification information including an alert position on the trial course corresponding to the alert information, and the trial setting value;

generate a notification image including the trial setting value based on the notification information when the vehicle travels on the trial course as an actual course of the vehicle control; and

cause the display unit to display the notification image when a position of the vehicle approaches a position on the map corresponding to the alert position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2025
From: KAWANO, TAKAHIRO; IWASE, TOSHIFUMI; INOUE, HISANOBU; ITO, HIRONORI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-090241 · May 31, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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