Determination device and determination method

A determination method, comprising:

• receiving information on a sidewalk area and information on a target object recognized in the sidewalk area, the sidewalk area extending along and adjacent a side of a road or a side of a street and being between a position where a vehicle is present and the side of the road or the side of the street;
• dividing the sidewalk area into a plurality of partial areas including at least a first partial area and a second partial area based on the information on the sidewalk area, the second partial area extending along and adjacent the side of the road or the side of the street, the first partial area extending along and adjacent one of the plurality of partial areas, the first partial area and the second partial area each further extending perpendicular to a direction in which the vehicle is to cross the sidewalk area, the first partial area being closest to the vehicle among the plurality of partial areas, and the second partial area being adjacent to the side of the road or the side of the street;
• determining, based on the information on the target object, at least one partial area among the plurality of partial areas to be a range where the vehicle is allowed to enter;
• and
• controlling, by a processor, one of the vehicle to enter the at least one partial area or a display to indicate the vehicle is allowed to enter the at least one partial area.

A determination device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory including a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations, the operations including:
• receiving information on a sidewalk area and information on a target object recognized in the sidewalk area, the sidewalk area extending along and adjacent a side of a road or a side of a street and being between a position where a vehicle is present and the side of the road or the side of the street;
• dividing the sidewalk area into a plurality of partial areas including at least a first partial area and a second partial area based on the information on the sidewalk area, the second partial area extending along and adjacent the side of the road or the side of the street, the first partial area extending along and adjacent one of the plurality of partial areas, the first partial area and the second partial area each further extending perpendicular to a direction in which the vehicle is to cross the sidewalk area, the first partial area being closest to the vehicle among the plurality of partial areas, and the second partial area being adjacent to the side of the road or the side of the street;
• determining, based on the information on the target object, at least one partial area among the plurality of partial areas to be a range where the vehicle is allowed to enter;
• and
• controlling one of the vehicle to enter the at least one partial area or a display to indicate the vehicle is allowed to enter the at least one partial area.