IP Library Granted Patent US 12,578,722
Granted Patent B2
US 12,578,722 · App. 18/121,008 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Operation assistance method, operation assistance system, and operation assistance program

Inventors: Shogo Suzuki (Okayama, JP); Shinnosuke Miyamoto (Okayama, JP); Keisuke Iwamura (Okayama, JP); Dai Uehara (Okayama, JP)
Assignee: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
G05D1/0044B60K35/22B60K35/29B60K35/60B60K35/80G05D1/0016G05D1/0088
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Patent No.
US 12,578,722
App. No.
18/121,008
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display processing unit causes displays a work screen on an operation device that is used for autonomous travel of a work vehicle. The display processing unit displays travel information on a location of the work vehicle in a display area included in the work screen. A setting processing unit switches between a setting to display travel information on a travel state of the work vehicle in display areas included in the work screen and a setting not to display the travel information in the display areas.

Claims (38)

1 . An operation assistance method executing:

displaying a display screen on an operation terminal that is used for a travel operation of a work vehicle;

displaying first information on a location of the work vehicle in a first display area included in the display screen; and

switching between a setting to display second information on a travel state of the work vehicle in a second display area included in the display screen and a setting not to display the second information in the second display area, wherein

the display screen includes a plurality of the second display areas, and

mutually different pieces of the second information on the travel state of the work vehicle are able to be each be displayed in respective one of the plurality of second display areas.

2 . The operation assistance method according to claim 1 further executing:

accepting, from an operator, a first setting operation for the setting to display the second information in the second display area or a second setting operation for the setting not to display the second information in the second display area; and

displaying the first information in the first display area and displaying the second information in the second display area when accepting the first setting operation from the operator, and displaying the first information in the first display area and not displaying the second information in the second display area when accepting the second setting operation from the operator.

3 . The operation assistance method according to claim 2 , wherein

the second information includes information that corresponds to each of plural setting items for a travel state of the work vehicle, and

when the first setting operation to select any one of the plural setting items is accepted from the operator, the second information that corresponds to the selected setting item is displayed in the second display area.

4 . The operation assistance method according to claim 2 , wherein

the second information includes at least one of information on a travel status of the work vehicle, information on a work status of the work vehicle, and operation guidance information.

5 . The operation assistance method according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of second display areas are arranged in the first display area.

6 . The operation assistance method according to claim 5 further executing:

displaying the first information at a center of the display screen in the first display area; and

displaying the second information on each side of the center of the display screen in the first display area.

7 . The operation assistance method according to claim 1 , wherein

a display content of the second information to be displayed in the second display area can be changed according to the number of the second display area.

8 . The operation assistance method according to claim 1 further comprising:

displaying an icon image that corresponds to the second information in a third display area included in the display screen; and

changing a display mode of the icon image according to the travel state of the work vehicle.

9 . The operation assistance method according to claim 1 further comprising:

determining the second information to be displayed in the second display area on the basis of setting history information by the operator.

10 . An operation assistance system comprising:

a first display processing unit that displays a display screen on an operation terminal used for a travel operation of a work vehicle;

a second display processing unit that displays first information on a location of the work vehicle in a first display area included in the display screen; and

a setting processing unit that switches between a setting to display second information on a travel state of the work vehicle in a second display area included in the display screen and a setting not to display the second information in the second display area, wherein

the display screen includes a plurality of the second display areas, and

mutually different pieces of the second information on the travel state of the work vehicle are able to be each be displayed in respective one of the plurality of second display areas.

11 . An operation assistance program for causing one or plural processors to:

display a display screen on an operation terminal that is used for a travel operation of a work vehicle;

display first information on a location of the work vehicle in a first display area included in the display screen; and

switch between a setting to display second information on a travel state of the work vehicle in a second display area included in the display screen and a setting not to display the second information in the second display area, wherein

the display screen includes a plurality of the second display areas, and

mutually different pieces of the second information on the travel state of the work vehicle are able to be each be displayed in respective one of the plurality of second display areas.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2024
From: SUZUKI, SHOGO; MIYAMOTO, SHINNOSUKE; IWAMURA, KEISUKE; UEHARA, DAI
To: YANMAR HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-059515 · Mar 31, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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