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Granted Patent B2
US 11,829,134 · App. 17/485,451 · Granted Nov 28, 2023

Display control device and display control method

Inventor: Hideki Matsunaga (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
G05D1/0038G05D1/0027G05D2201/0213
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Patent No.
US 11,829,134
App. No.
17/485,451
Granted
Nov 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described is a display control device that acquires a difficulty level of an automated traveling control of a mobile object. A display device for visual recognition by a person outside the mobile object whose difficulty level has been acquired is caused to perform display according to the acquired difficulty level.

Claims (30)

1. A display control device, comprising:

at least one processor circuit with a memory comprising instructions, that when executed by the processor circuit, cause the at least one processor circuit to at least:

acquire a difficulty level of an automated traveling control of a mobile object;

cause a display device for visual recognition by a user of a remote driving device that provides a remote driving service to the mobile object whose difficulty level has been acquired to:

display an image related to the mobile object in any one of a first display mode used when the user of the remote driving device monitors the mobile object or a second display mode used when the user of the remote driving device remotely operates the mobile object; and

display the image related to the mobile object in the second display mode in a case where the difficulty level of the automated traveling control of the mobile object is higher than a threshold; and

in a case where a difficulty level of a first vehicle exceeds the threshold while an image related to a second vehicle is displayed in the second display mode, inquire of the user which one of the first and second vehicles is to be displayed in the second display mode.

2. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the difficulty level of the automated traveling control of the mobile object is higher than the threshold, the instructions, when executed by the processor circuit, further cause the at least one processor circuit to at least increase a size of a display region of the image related to the mobile object as compared with a case where the difficulty level is lower than the threshold.

3. The display control device according to claim 2 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor circuit, further cause the at least one processor circuit to at least

cause the image related to the mobile object to be displayed in a first region of the display device in a case where the difficulty level of the automated traveling control of the mobile object is higher than the threshold, and

cause the image related to the mobile object to be displayed in a second region of the display device in a case where the difficulty level of the automated traveling control of the mobile object is lower than the threshold.

4. The display control device according to claim 3 , wherein the first region is larger than the second region.

5. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor circuit, further cause the at least one processor circuit to at least acquire the difficulty level determined by the mobile object.

6. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor circuit, further cause the at least one processor circuit to at least acquire the difficulty level determined by a remote driving device that provides a remote driving service to the mobile object.

7. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor circuit, further cause the at least one processor circuit to at least:

acquire a difficulty level of an automated traveling control of each of a plurality of mobile objects; and

cause the display device to perform display according to the difficulty level in association with each mobile object.

8. The display control device according to claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor circuit, further cause the at least one processor circuit to at least cause the display device to highlight a mobile object whose difficulty level of the automated traveling control is higher than a threshold among the plurality of mobile objects.

9. The display control device according to claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor circuit, further cause the at least one processor circuit to at least cause a mobile object whose difficulty level of the automated traveling control is higher than a threshold among the plurality of mobile objects to be displayed in a first region of the display device, and cause a mobile object whose difficulty level of the automated traveling control is lower than the threshold to be displayed in a second region of the display device.

10. The display control device according to claim 9 , wherein the first region is larger than the second region.

11. The display control device according to claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor circuit, further cause the at least one processor circuit to at least:

acquire a position of each of the plurality of mobile objects; and

cause the display device to perform display according to the difficulty level in association with the position of each mobile object.

12. A non-transitory storage medium comprising a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the display control device according to claim 1 .

13. A display control method, comprising:

acquiring a difficulty level of an automated traveling control of a mobile object; and

causing a display device for visual recognition by a user of a remote driving device that provides a remote driving service to the mobile object whose difficulty level has been acquired to:

display an image related to the mobile object in any one of a first display mode used when the user of the remote driving device monitors the mobile object or a second display mode used when the user of the remote driving device remotely operates the mobile object; and

display the image related to the mobile object in the second display mode in a case where the difficulty level of the automated traveling control of the mobile object is higher than a threshold; and

in response to the determination that a difficulty level of a first vehicle exceeds the threshold while an image related to a second vehicle is displayed in the second display mode, inquiring of the user which one of the first and second vehicles is to be displayed in the second display mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2022
From: MATSUNAGA, HIDEKI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061310/0253 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019014307 · Mar 29, 2019
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