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US 2022/0055645 A1Published application
Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and program
AssigneeSony Group Corporation
InventorEiji OBA
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Abstract
A method for decelerating a vehicle, a non-transitory computer-readable medium for performing the method, and reception apparatuses. The method includes monitoring a state of a driver of the vehicle, and causing a notification to be output based on the monitored state of the driver. The method further includes determining, by circuitry of an information processing apparatus and when operating in a manual operation mode, whether to cause the vehicle to decelerate after the notification is output. The vehicle is caused by the circuitry to decelerate based on the determination of whether to cause the vehicle to decelerate.
Claims20
1:
- A method for decelerating a vehicle, the method comprising:
- monitoring a state of a driver of the vehicle;
- causing a notification to be output based on the monitored state of the driver;
- determining, by circuitry of an information processing apparatus and when operating in a manual operation mode, whether to cause the vehicle to decelerate after the notification is output;
- and
- causing, by the circuitry, the vehicle to decelerate based on the determination of whether to cause the vehicle to decelerate.
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2:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of causing the notification includes causing the notification to be presented to a person that is not the driver, and the notification indicates the state of the driver.
3:
- The method according to claim 2, wherein the notification is presented by a light that emits a predetermined color based on the monitored state of the driver.
4:
- The method according to claim 2, wherein the step of determining includes determining whether a first instruction to stop the vehicle is received from the person that is not the driver after the notification is output;
- and
- the step of causing the vehicle to decelerate includes causing the vehicle to decelerate based on a determination that the first instruction is received after the notification is output.
5:
- The method according to claim 4, further comprising:
- causing a warning to be provided inside the vehicle before causing the vehicle to decelerate.
6:
- The method according to claim 4, further comprising:
- determining whether a second instruction to stop the vehicle is received after the first instruction is received;
- and
- causing the vehicle to stop based on a determination that the second instruction is received.
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7:
- The method according to claim 4, further comprising:
- determining whether a third instruction to cancel the first instruction is received from the driver after the first instruction is received;
- and
- canceling the deceleration of the vehicle based on a determination that the third instruction is received after the first instruction.
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8:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein the notification includes feedback to the driver based on the monitored state of the driver, and
- the method further comprises:
- determining whether to cause the vehicle to perform an emergency stop,
- automatically causing the vehicle to perform an immediate stop based on a determination to cause the vehicle to perform the emergency stop, and
- causing the vehicle to perform a guided manual stop based on a determination that the emergency stop is not to be performed.
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9:
- The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
- limiting a top speed of the vehicle based on the monitored state of the driver.
10:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of monitoring comprises:
- monitoring eye movement or a sight line of the driver.
11:
- The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
- causing activation of at least one of hazard lights or a horn of the vehicle during the deceleration of the vehicle.
12:
- The method according to claim 11, wherein the hazard lights are activated such that a short period of light is emitted twice and a long period of light is emitted once.
13:
- A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method for decelerating a vehicle, the method comprising:
- monitoring a state of a driver of the vehicle;
- causing a notification to be output based on the monitored state of the driver;
- determining, when operating in a manual operation mode, whether to cause the vehicle to decelerate after the notification is output;
- and
- causing the vehicle to decelerate based on the determination of whether to cause the vehicle to decelerate.
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14:
- An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- circuitry configured to monitor a state of a driver of a vehicle;
- cause a notification to be output based on the monitored state of the driver;
- determine, when operating in a manual operation mode, whether to cause the vehicle to decelerate after the notification is output;
- and
- cause the vehicle to decelerate based on the determination of whether to cause the vehicle to decelerate.
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15:
- The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein
- the circuitry is configured to cause the notification to be presented to a person that is not the driver, and the notification indicates the state of the driver.
16:
- The information processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the notification is presented by a light that emits a predetermined color based on the monitored state of the driver.
17:
- The information processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the circuitry is configured to
- determine whether a first instruction to stop the vehicle is received from the person that is not the driver after the notification is output;
- and
- cause the vehicle to decelerate based on a determination that the first instruction is received after the notification is output.
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18:
- The information processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the circuitry is configured to
- cause a warning to be provided inside the vehicle before causing the vehicle to decelerate.
19:
- The information processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the circuitry is configured to
- determine whether a second instruction to stop the vehicle is received after the first instruction is received;
- and
- cause the vehicle to stop based on a determination that the second instruction is received.
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20:
- The information processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the circuitry is configured to
- determine whether a third instruction to cancel the first instruction is received from the driver after the first instruction is received;
- and
- cancel the deceleration of the vehicle based on a determination that the third instruction is received after the first instruction.
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