IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,248,669
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US 12,248,669 · App. 17/430,905 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Control device, system, and program

Inventors: Keiji Nomura (Aichi, JP); Toshihito Takai (Aichi, JP); Kenji Murata (Aichi, JP); Keita Nakane (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
G06F3/04847B60W50/16G06F3/03547G06F3/04842B60W2050/146
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Patent No.
US 12,248,669
App. No.
17/430,905
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

To allow a user to more intuitively grasp processing executed in accordance with an operation. There is provided a control device including: a reception unit that receives an operation on at least one operation unit, and a control unit that sets, as a specific function, a function of executing at least one processing in accordance with contents of the operation received by the reception unit, and controls a notification unit to perform a notification in accordance with each of processing executed by the specific function.

Claims (45)

1. A control device, comprising:

a controller, including at least a processor and a memory, configured to:

receive operations on at least one operator that includes at least a sensor;

set, as specific functions, functions of executing at least two processing in accordance with contents of the operations received; and

control a notifier, including at least an actuator, configured to perform a notification, among a plurality of different notifications, in accordance with each processing executed by the specific functions, each notification being different from at least one previous notification, and each notification including a combination of at least two different notification mechanisms, and

a display configured to display images including icons on a basis of signals input from the controller, the icons related to the processing executed by the specific functions,

wherein the specific functions include at least execution of a selection processing for selecting an item to be operated, a cancellation processing for cancelling a selected state of the selected item, and a determination processing for determining the selected item,

the controller is further configured to control the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, using a parameter in accordance with at least one of the selection processing, the cancellation processing and the determination processing executed by the specific functions,

the parameter for the selection processing, the cancellation processing and the determination processing are each a different parameter,

the controller is further configured to control the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, in accordance with whether the execution of processing by each of the specific functions is possible,

the controller is further configured to control, in a state in which the execution of the processing by each of the specific functions is not possible, the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, indicating that the execution of the specific functions is not possible,

the determination processing determines whether a setting value of a travelling speed adjusted by a user is possible, and the controller is further configured to control the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, if the determination processing is possible, or a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, if the determination processing is not possible, and

the controller is configured to control the notifier to perform the plurality of different notifications using the combination of the at least two different notification mechanisms, the different notification mechanisms including at least vibrations, sound, or light.

2. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the specific functions include a transition of processing executed in accordance with the operation, and

the controller is configured to control the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, in accordance with the transition of processing in accordance with the operation.

3. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the icons include at least an icon for changing a setting value of a traveling speed to an increasing direction, an icon for changing the setting value of the traveling speed to a decreasing direction, an icon for reflecting a change of the setting value of the traveling speed, and an icon for cancelling the reflection of the setting value of the traveling speed.

4. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the display is further configured to display a message indicating that the setting value is possible, in a state in which the setting value of the traveling speed can be realized, and a message indicating that the setting value is not possible, in a state in which the setting value of the traveling speed cannot be realized.

5. A system, comprising:

at least one operator that includes at least a sensor;

a notifier, including at least an actuator, configured to perform a notification, among a plurality of different notifications, to a user performing operations, each notification being different from at least one previous notification, and each notification including a combination of at least two different notification mechanisms;

a controller, including at least a processor and a memory, configured to:

receive the operations on the operator;

set, as specific functions, functions of executing at least two processing in accordance with contents of the operations received; and

control the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, in accordance with each processing executed by the specific functions, and

a display configured to display images including icons on a basis of signals input from the controller, the icons related to the processing executed by the specific functions,

wherein the specific functions include at least execution of a selection processing for selecting an item to be operated, a cancellation processing for cancelling a selected state of the selected item, and a determination processing for determining the selected item,

the controller is further configured to control the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, using a parameter in accordance with at least one of the selection processing, the cancellation processing and the determination processing executed by the specific functions, and

the parameter for the selection processing, the cancellation processing and the determination processing are each a different parameter,

the controller is further configured to control the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, in accordance with whether the execution of processing by each of the specific functions is possible,

the controller is further configured to control, in a state in which the execution of the processing by each of the specific functions is not possible, the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, indicating that the execution of the specific functions is not possible,

the determination processing determines whether a setting value of a travelling speed adjusted by a user is possible, and the controller is further configured to control the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, if the determination processing is possible, or a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, if the determination processing is not possible, and

the controller is configured to control the notifier to perform the plurality of different notifications using the combination of the at least two different notification mechanisms, the different notification mechanisms including at least vibrations, sound, or light.

6. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a program stored therein, the program causing a computer to achieve:

receiving operations on at least one operator that includes at least a sensor;

setting, as specific functions, functions of executing at least two processing in accordance with contents of the operations received;

controlling a notifier, including at least an actuator, to perform a notification, among a plurality of different notifications, in accordance with each processing executed by the specific functions, each notification being different from at least one previous notification, and each notification including a combination of at least two different notification mechanisms;

controlling the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, using a parameter in accordance with at least one of a selection processing, a cancellation processing and a determination processing executed by the specific functions; and

displaying images including icons on a basis of signals input from the computer, the icons related to the processing executed by the specific functions,

wherein the specific functions include at least execution of the selection processing for selecting an item to be operated, the cancellation processing for cancelling a selected state of the selected item, and the determination processing for determining the selected item, and

the parameter for the selection processing, the cancellation processing and the determination processing are each a different parameter,

controlling the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, in accordance with whether the execution of processing by each of the specific functions is possible,

controlling, in a state in which the execution of the processing by each of the specific functions is not possible, the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, indicating that the execution of the specific functions is not possible,

when the determination processing determines whether a setting value of a travelling speed adjusted by a user is possible, controlling the notifier to perform a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, if the determination processing is possible, or a notification, among the plurality of different notifications, if the determination processing is not possible, and

controlling the notifier to perform the plurality of different notifications using the combination of the at least two different notification mechanisms, the different notification mechanisms including at least vibrations, sound, or light.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2021
From: NOMURA, KEIJI; TAKAI, TOSHIHITO; MURATA, KENJI; NAKANE, KEITA
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
Reel/Frame 057173/0167 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2019-059341 · Mar 26, 2019 · national
JP 2020-033493 · Feb 28, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220137803A1 · May 5, 2022
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