IP Library Granted Patent US 11,280,917
Granted Patent B2
US 11,280,917 · App. 16/458,444 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Information processing system, storage medium storing information processing program, and control method

Inventors: Kazuya Nishimura (Okazaki, JP); Yoshihiro Oe (Kawasaki, JP); Hirofumi Kamimaru (Fukuoka, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G01S19/423G01S19/258G01S19/41G01S19/425G01S19/45G08G1/20
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,280,917
App. No.
16/458,444
Filed
Jul 1, 2019
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3664
USPC
701/482
Abstract

An information processing system includes a server and a first vehicle acquiring a combination of first and second position information of the first vehicle. The first position information is calculated using a positioning signal from the first satellite system. The second position information is obtained by correcting an error of the first position information using a positioning reinforcement signal from the second satellite system. The first vehicle or the server calculates difference information between the first and second position information for each combination thereof. The server estimates a calculation accuracy for the first position information in a road section on a road map based on one or more pieces of difference information in which one or more positions indicated by the second position information corresponding to the difference information are within the road section and to output the calculation accuracy for the first position information in the road section.

Claims (36)

1. An information processing system comprising:

a first vehicle configured to receive signals from a first satellite system and a second satellite system;

a server comprising a processor and a memory and being configured to communicate with the first vehicle; and

a second vehicle configured to communicate with the server, wherein

the first vehicle is configured to acquire a combination of first position information and second position information of the first vehicle, the first position information being information which is calculated using a positioning signal from the first satellite system, the second position information being information which is obtained by correcting an error of the first position information using a positioning reinforcement signal from the second satellite system,

the first vehicle or the server is configured to calculate difference information between the first position information and the second position information for each combination of the first position information and the second position information which are acquired by the first vehicle,

the server is configured to estimate a calculation accuracy for the first position information in a road section on a road map based on one or more pieces of the difference information in which one or more positions indicated by the second position information corresponding to the difference information are within the road section and to output the calculation accuracy for the first position information in the road section, and

the second vehicle is configured to:

receive the calculation accuracy for the first position information in the road section which is output from the server;

perform an operation based on the calculation accuracy during travel in the road section;

be capable of receiving a positioning signal from the first satellite system and not be capable of receiving a positioning reinforcement signal from the second satellite system;

perform a first operation during travel in the road section when the calculation accuracy received from the server is equal to or greater than a reference calculation accuracy, the first operation requiring position information of the second vehicle with a high accuracy satisfying a predetermined reference; and

perform a second operation or a third operation during travel in the road section when the calculation accuracy received from the server is less than the reference calculation accuracy, the second operation being performed using position information of the second vehicle with a low accuracy not satisfying the predetermined reference, the third operation being performed without using position information of the second vehicle.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to estimate the calculation accuracy for the first position information in the road section based on an average value of the one or more pieces of the difference information.

3. The information processing system according to claim 2 , wherein the server is configured to estimate one of the calculation accuracy which are a plurality of levels of from a high level to a low level based on the average value of the one or more pieces of the difference information as the calculation accuracy.

4. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first satellite system includes a global constellation and the second satellite system includes a local constellation.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an information processing program to perform operations of an information processing device configured to communicate with a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the first vehicle being configured to receive signals from a first satellite system and a second satellite system, the operations comprising:

receiving a combination of first position information and second position information of the first vehicle from the first vehicle, the first position information being information which is calculated using a positioning signal from the first satellite system, the second position information being information which is obtained by correcting an error of the first position information using a positioning reinforcement signal from the second satellite system;

calculating difference information between the first position information and the second position information for each combination of the first position information and the second position information which are received from the first vehicle;

estimating a calculation accuracy for the first position information in a road section on a road map based on one or more pieces of the difference information in which one or more positions indicated by the second position information corresponding to the difference information are within the road section;

outputting the calculation accuracy for the first position information in the road section;

receiving the calculation accuracy for the first position information in the road section which is output;

performing an operation based on the calculation accuracy during travel in the road section;

being capable of receiving a positioning signal from the first satellite system and not being capable of receiving a positioning reinforcement signal from the second satellite system;

performing a first operation during travel in the road section when the received calculation accuracy is equal to or greater than a reference calculation accuracy, the first operation requiring position information of the second vehicle with a high accuracy satisfying a predetermined reference; and

performing a second operation or a third operation during travel in the road section when the received calculation accuracy is less than the reference calculation accuracy, the second operation being performed using position information of the second vehicle with a low accuracy not satisfying the predetermined reference, the third operation being performed without using position information of the second vehicle.

6. A control method for an information processing device that is configured to communicate with a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the first vehicle being configured to receive signals from a first satellite system and a second satellite system, the control method comprising:

receiving a combination of first position information and second position information of the first vehicle from the first vehicle, the first position information being information which is calculated using a positioning signal from the first satellite system, the second position information being information which is obtained by correcting an error of the first position information using a positioning reinforcement signal from the second satellite system;

calculating difference information between the first position information and the second position information for each combination of the first position information and the second position information which are received from the first vehicle;

estimating a calculation accuracy for the first position information in a road section on a road map based on one or more pieces of the difference information in which one or more positions indicated by the second position information corresponding to the difference information are within the road section;

outputting the calculation accuracy for the first position information in the road section;

receiving the calculation accuracy for the first position information in the road section which is output;

performing an operation based on the calculation accuracy during travel in the road section;

being capable of receiving a positioning signal from the first satellite system and not being capable of receiving a positioning reinforcement signal from the second satellite system;

performing a first operation during travel in the road section when the received calculation accuracy is equal to or greater than a reference calculation accuracy, the first operation requiring position information of the second vehicle with a high accuracy satisfying a predetermined reference; and

performing a second operation or a third operation during travel in the road section when the received calculation accuracy is less than the reference calculation accuracy, the second operation being performed using position information of the second vehicle with a low accuracy not satisfying the predetermined reference, the third operation being performed without using position information of the second vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2019
From: NISHIMURA, KAZUYA; OE, YOSHIHIRO; KAMIMARU, HIROFUMI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 049640/0252 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-143767 · Jul 31, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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