IP Library Granted Patent US 11,295,704
Granted Patent B2
US 11,295,704 · App. 16/984,194 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Display control device, display control method, and storage medium capable of performing appropriate luminance adjustment in case where abnormality of illuminance sensor is detected

Inventor: Ryohei Tokuda (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
G09G5/10B60K35/00G01J1/0228G01J1/58G02B27/0101B60K2370/1529B60K2370/349G09G2320/0626G09G2360/141G09G2360/144G09G2380/10
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Patent No.
US 11,295,704
App. No.
16/984,194
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display control device includes: an illuminance acquisition unit configured to acquire surrounding illuminance of a display unit on the basis of one or both of first illuminance detected by a first illuminance sensor and second illuminance detected by a second illuminance sensor; a storage unit configured to store correspondence information in which illuminance is associated with target luminance; a luminance control unit configured to control luminance of a screen of the display unit on the basis of the acquired illuminance and the correspondence information; and an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality of at least the first illuminance sensor. The luminance control unit acquires the target luminance associated with the surrounding illuminance of the display unit from the correspondence information on the basis of the surrounding illuminance when the abnormality of the first illuminance sensor is not detected. The luminance control unit acquires the target luminance on the basis of information in which one or both of the second illuminance and the correspondence information is corrected and performs control such that the luminance of the screen of the display unit becomes the target luminance when the abnormality of the first illuminance sensor is detected.

Claims (55)

1. A display control device comprising a processor configured to function as:

an illuminance acquisition unit configured to acquire surrounding illuminance of a display unit on the basis of one or both of first illuminance detected by a first illuminance sensor and second illuminance detected by a second illuminance sensor;

a storage unit configured to store correspondence information in which illuminance is associated with target luminance;

a luminance control unit configured to control luminance of a screen of the display unit on the basis of the illuminance acquired by the illuminance acquisition unit and the correspondence information stored in the storage unit; and

an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormal operation of at least the first illuminance sensor,

wherein the luminance control unit

acquires the target luminance associated with the surrounding illuminance of the display unit from the correspondence information on the basis of the surrounding illuminance of the display unit when the abnormality detection unit does not detect the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor,

acquires the target luminance on the basis of information in which one or both of the second illuminance and the correspondence information is corrected when the abnormality detection unit detects the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor, and

performs control such that the luminance of the screen of the display unit becomes the target luminance,

wherein the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormal operation of the second illuminance sensor, and

wherein the luminance control unit acquires the target luminance from the correspondence information based on the first illuminance when the abnormality detection unit detects the abnormal operation of the second illuminance sensor and does not detect the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor.

2. The display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display unit is mounted in a vehicle, and

wherein the second illuminance sensor detects illuminance by light on a rear side in front and rear directions of the vehicle.

3. The display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display unit is mounted in a vehicle, and

wherein the first illuminance sensor is installed at a position at which illuminance by light transmitted through a front windshield of the vehicle is detected more easily than the second illuminance sensor inside the vehicle.

4. The display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display unit is mounted in a vehicle, and

wherein the second illuminance sensor is installed near the display unit and is installed so that a detection region on a rear side of the vehicle in front and rear directions of the vehicle is broader than a detection region on a front side of the vehicle.

5. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the luminance control unit acquires the target luminance from the correspondence information on the basis of a value obtained by correcting the second illuminance by a predetermined factor when the abnormality detection unit detects the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor.

6. The display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the storage unit stores first correspondence information in which the surrounding illuminance of the display unit is associated with the target luminance and second correspondence information in which the second illuminance is associated with the target luminance, and

wherein the luminance control unit acquires the target luminance associated with the surrounding illuminance of the display unit from the first correspondence information on the basis of the surrounding illuminance of the display unit when the abnormality detection unit does not detect the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor, and

the luminance control unit acquires the target luminance associated with the second illuminance from the second correspondence information on the basis of the second illuminance when the abnormality detection unit detects the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor.

7. A display control device comprising a processor configured to function as:

an illuminance acquisition unit configured to acquire surrounding illuminance of a display unit on the basis of one or both of first illuminance detected by a first illuminance sensor and second illuminance detected by a second illuminance sensor;

a storage unit configured to store correspondence information in which illuminance is associated with target luminance;

a luminance control unit configured to control luminance of a screen of the display unit on the basis of the illuminance acquired by the illuminance acquisition unit and the correspondence information stored in the storage unit; and

an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormal operation of at least the first illuminance sensor,

wherein the luminance control unit

acquires the target luminance associated with the surrounding illuminance of the display unit from the correspondence information on the basis of the surrounding illuminance of the display unit when the abnormality detection unit does not detect the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor,

acquires the target luminance on the basis of information in which one or both of the second illuminance and the correspondence information is corrected when the abnormality detection unit detects the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor, and

performs control such that the luminance of the screen of the display unit becomes the target luminance,

wherein the display unit is mounted in a vehicle,

wherein the display control device further comprises a backlight determination unit configured to determine whether an interior environment of the vehicle is a backlight state, and

wherein the luminance control unit does not correct the second illuminance or the correspondence information when the backlight determination unit detects the interior environment is the backlight state and the abnormality detection unit detects the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor.

8. A display control method causing a computer to perform:

acquiring surrounding illuminance of a display unit on the basis of one or both of first illuminance detected by a first illuminance sensor and second illuminance detected by a second illuminance sensor;

controlling luminance of a screen of the display unit on the basis of the acquired illuminance and correspondence information in which illuminance stored in a storage unit is associated with target luminance;

detecting an abnormal operation of at least the first illuminance sensor;

acquiring the target luminance associated with the surrounding illuminance of the display unit from the correspondence information on the basis of the surrounding illuminance of the display unit when the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor is not detected;

acquiring the target luminance on the basis of information in which one or both of the second illuminance and the correspondence information is corrected when the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor is detected; and

performing control such that the luminance of the screen of the display unit becomes the target luminance;

detecting an abnormal operation of the second illuminance sensor, and

acquiring the target luminance from the correspondence information based on the first illuminance in response to detecting the abnormal operation of the second illuminance sensor and does not detect the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor.

9. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium that stores a program causing a computer to perform:

acquiring surrounding illuminance of a display unit on the basis of one or both of first illuminance detected by a first illuminance sensor and second illuminance detected by a second illuminance sensor;

controlling luminance of a screen of the display unit on the basis of the acquired illuminance and correspondence information in which illuminance stored in a storage unit is associated with target luminance;

detecting an abnormal operation of at least the first illuminance sensor;

acquiring the target luminance associated with the surrounding illuminance of the display unit from the correspondence information on the basis of the surrounding illuminance of the display unit when the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor is not detected;

acquiring the target luminance on the basis of information in which one or both of the second illuminance and the correspondence information is corrected when the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor is detected; and

performing control such that the luminance of the screen of the display unit becomes the target luminance;

detecting an abnormal operation of the second illuminance sensor, and

acquiring the target luminance from the correspondence information based on the first illuminance in response to detecting the abnormal operation of the second illuminance sensor and does not detect the abnormal operation of the first illuminance sensor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2020
From: TOKUDA, RYOHEI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054320/0213 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-147938 · Aug 9, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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