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US 11,752,869 B2Granted
Outside information display control device, outside information display control method, and program
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTatsuya Shimizu, Hideyuki Sakurai
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Abstract
An outside information display control device limits operation of at least one of onboard devices including a wiper, an electronic mirror, and a defroster at the time of automated driving of a vehicle. An interest determining unit determines whether an occupant is interested in outside information. The limitation on operation of the onboard device is released when the interest determining unit determines that the occupant is interested in the outside information in a state in which the operation of the onboard device has been limited.
Claims8
An outside information display control device, comprising:
- an onboard device limiting unit configured to limit operation of at least one of onboard devices including a wiper, an electronic mirror, and a defroster at a time of automated driving of a vehicle;
- an interest determining unit configured to determine whether an occupant is interested in outside information based on at least one of a sight direction of the occupant and a predetermined operation performed by the occupant;
- a limitation releasing unit configured to release limitation on the operation of the at least one of onboard devices by the onboard device limiting unit when the interest determining unit determines that the occupant is interested in the outside information in a state in which the operation of the at least one of onboard devices has been limited by the onboard device limiting unit;
- and
- a seat direction control unit configured to turn a direction of a vehicular seat to the sight direction of the occupant when the limitation on the operation of the at least one of onboard devices is released by the limitation releasing unit, wherein
- the interest determining unit is configured to determine that the occupant is interested in the outside information when a predetermined time has elapsed in a state in which the sight direction of the occupant is outward of the vehicle.
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An outside information display control method comprising:
- limiting operation of at least one of onboard devices including a wiper, an electronic mirror, and a defroster at a time of automated driving of a vehicle;
- determining whether an occupant is interested in outside information based on at least one of a sight direction of the occupant and a predetermined operation performed by the occupant;
- and
- releasing the limitation on the operation of the at least one of onboard devices when it is determined that the occupant is interested in the outside information in a state in which the operation of the at least one of onboard devices has been limited, wherein
- in the determining of whether the occupant is interested in the outside information, the occupant is determined to be interested in the outside information when a predetermined time has elapsed in a state in which the sight direction of the occupant is outward of the vehicle, and
- a direction of a vehicular seat is turned to the sight direction of the occupant when the limitation on the operation of the at least one of onboard devices is released.
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A program causing a computer to perform a process, the process comprising:
- limiting operation of at least one of onboard devices including a wiper, an electronic mirror, and a defroster at a time of automated driving of a vehicle;
- determining whether an occupant is interested in outside information based on at least one of a sight direction of the occupant and a predetermined operation performed by the occupant;
- and
- releasing the limitation on the operation of the at least one of onboard devices when it is determined that the occupant is interested in the outside information in a state in which the operation of the at least one of onboard devices has been limited, wherein
- in the determining of whether the occupant is interested in the outside information, the occupant is determined to be interested in the outside information when a predetermined time has elapsed in a state in which the sight direction of the occupant is outward of the vehicle, and
- a direction of a vehicular seat is turned to the sight direction of the occupant when the limitation on the operation of the at least one of onboard devices is released.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.