IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,849,832
Granted Patent B2
US 9,849,832 · App. 15/193,192 · Granted Dec 26, 2017

Information presentation system

Inventors: Hiroki Mori (Susono, JP); Ryuji Funayama (Yokohama, JP); Jun Sato (Susono, JP); Ayako Shimizu (Numazu, JP); Yuichi Kumai (Gotenba, JP); Yuma Kawamori (Susono, JP); Takeshi Matsumura (Numazu, JP); Tsukasa Shimizu (Nagakute, JP); Yasuo Sakaguchi (Nagakute, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60Q9/00B60R1/00B60R2300/302B60R2300/305
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Patent No.
US 9,849,832
App. No.
15/193,192
Granted
Dec 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for presenting information to an occupant of a vehicle mounted with an autonomous driving system, includes: a display unit configured to display the information; a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display information in any one of display modes among a setting status display mode in which setting information is displayed, an operation status display mode in which travel information is displayed, and a recognition status display mode in which recognition result information of the autonomous driving system is displayed; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire an occupant's display mode switching instruction for switching the display mode, wherein the display control unit configured to switch the display mode of the display unit when the acquisition unit acquires the occupant's display mode switching instruction.

Claims (10)

1. A vehicle comprising:

an internal sensor configured to detect a travelling state of the vehicle which includes at least one of a speed, an acceleration, a yaw rate, of the vehicle;

an external sensor configured to detect surrounding information of the vehicle;

an travel control unit configured to control a travel plan in an autonomous driving, wherein at least one of an speed and steering are controlled in the autonomous driving;

a display unit configured to display an information;

a display control unit configured to switch the display mode in response to an input by the occupant of the vehicle, among three modes, wherein the three modes are:

(A) a setting status display mode in which setting information for the travel plan determined by the occupant or the travel control unit is displayed,

(B) an operation status display mode in which information relating to a travel state resulting from a control by the travel control unit is displayed, and

(C) a recognition status display mode in which a recognition result by the external sensor is displayed.

2. The system vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein when the display unit is caused to display the information in the recognition status display mode, the display control unit is configured to cause the display unit to display a travel lane of the vehicle and a certainty level of recognizing the travel lane.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2016
From: MORI, HIROKI; FUNAYAMA, RYUJI; SATO, JUN; SHIMIZU, AYAKO; KUMAI, YUICHI; KAWAMORI, YUMA; MATSUMURA, TAKESHI; SHIMIZU, TSUKASA; SAKAGUCHI, YASUO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 039012/0036 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-144110 · Jul 21, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170021765A1 · Jan 26, 2017