Vehicle periphery monitoring device and vehicle periphery monitoring system
First Claim
1. A vehicle periphery monitoring system comprising a vehicle and a server external to the vehicle, whereinthe vehicle comprises:
- a vehicle-mounted camera configured to capture an image of the exterior of the vehicle;
a display configured to display the image;
a server communication unit configured to send an acquired vehicle location information to the server; and
a processor and a memory configured to act as;
a location information acquisition unit configured to acquire the acquired vehicle location information on the vehicle; and
a control unit configured to determine whether or not to carry out vehicle exterior image display to output the image acquired from the vehicle-mounted camera to the display, on the basis of information received from the server, andthe server comprises;
a caution point information storage unit configured to store;
(i) information relating to a plurality of caution points, each of which is a location where use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended, and (ii) a camera recommendation level, each of the plurality of caution points associated with a corresponding camera recommendation level;
a camera recommendation level determination unit configured to acquire the acquired vehicle location information on the vehicle, and to determine the camera recommendation level, which is information relating to the extent to which use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended at a caution point, among the plurality of caution points, corresponding to the acquired vehicle location information; and
a vehicle communication unit configured to send the determined camera recommendation level to the vehicle, wherein;
the caution point information storage unit stores the caution point and the camera recommendation level for the caution point in association with each other; and
the control unit carries out vehicle exterior image display, when the camera recommendation level is greater than a prescribed value,the camera recommendation level corresponding to the caution point is determined on the basis of the number of times drivers of a plurality of vehicles have carried out vehicle exterior image display manually at the caution point.
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Abstract
A vehicle periphery monitoring device includes a location information acquisition unit configured to acquire a current location of the vehicle; a vehicle-mounted camera configured to capture an image of the exterior of the vehicle; a display device configured to display the image; a caution point information storage unit configured to store information relating to a caution point, which is a location where use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended; and a control unit configured to carry out vehicle exterior image display to output the image acquired by the vehicle-mounted camera to the display device, wherein the control unit carries out the vehicle exterior image display when it is determined that the caution point is present near the acquired current location.
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1. A vehicle periphery monitoring system comprising a vehicle and a server external to the vehicle, wherein
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a vehicle-mounted camera configured to capture an image of the exterior of the vehicle; a display configured to display the image; a server communication unit configured to send an acquired vehicle location information to the server; and a processor and a memory configured to act as; a location information acquisition unit configured to acquire the acquired vehicle location information on the vehicle; and a control unit configured to determine whether or not to carry out vehicle exterior image display to output the image acquired from the vehicle-mounted camera to the display, on the basis of information received from the server, and the server comprises; a caution point information storage unit configured to store;
(i) information relating to a plurality of caution points, each of which is a location where use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended, and (ii) a camera recommendation level, each of the plurality of caution points associated with a corresponding camera recommendation level;a camera recommendation level determination unit configured to acquire the acquired vehicle location information on the vehicle, and to determine the camera recommendation level, which is information relating to the extent to which use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended at a caution point, among the plurality of caution points, corresponding to the acquired vehicle location information; and a vehicle communication unit configured to send the determined camera recommendation level to the vehicle, wherein; the caution point information storage unit stores the caution point and the camera recommendation level for the caution point in association with each other; and the control unit carries out vehicle exterior image display, when the camera recommendation level is greater than a prescribed value, the camera recommendation level corresponding to the caution point is determined on the basis of the number of times drivers of a plurality of vehicles have carried out vehicle exterior image display manually at the caution point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A server external to a vehicle, the server being configured with a processor and a memory and configured to act as:
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a caution point information storage unit configured to store;
(i) information relating to a plurality of caution points, each of which is a location where use of a vehicle-mounted camera capturing an image of the exterior of a vehicle is recommended, and (ii) a camera recommendation level, each of the plurality of caution points associated with a corresponding camera recommendation level;a camera recommendation level determination unit configured to acquire current location information on the vehicle, and to determine the camera recommendation level, which is information relating to the extent to which use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended at a caution point, among the plurality of caution points, corresponding to the acquired current location information; and a vehicle communication unit configured to send the determined camera recommendation level to the vehicle, wherein; a control unit carries out vehicle exterior image display, when the camera recommendation level is greater than a prescribed value, and the camera recommendation level corresponding to the caution point is determined on the basis of a number of times drivers of a plurality of vehicles have carried out vehicle exterior image display manually at the corresponding caution point. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A vehicle periphery monitoring method performed by:
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a vehicle provided with a vehicle-mounted camera configured to capture an image of the exterior of the vehicle, and a display; and a server external to the vehicle and configured to store;
(i) information relating to a plurality of caution points, each of which is a location where use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended, and (ii) a camera recommendation level, each of the plurality of caution points associated with a corresponding camera recommendation level,the method implemented by the vehicle comprising; a step of acquiring location information on the vehicle; a step of sending the acquired vehicle location information to the server; and a step of determining whether or not vehicle exterior image display to output the image acquired from the vehicle-mounted camera to the display is necessary, on the basis of information received from the server, and the method implemented by the server comprising; a step of acquiring the acquired vehicle location information on the vehicle, and determining the camera recommendation level, which is information relating to the extent to which use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended at a caution point, among the plurality of caution points, corresponding to the acquired position information; and a step of sending the determined camera recommendation level to the vehicle, wherein; a step of displaying an exterior of the vehicle is performed when the camera recommendation level is greater than a prescribed value, and the camera recommendation level corresponding to the caution point is determined on the basis of a number of times drivers of a plurality of vehicles have carried out vehicle exterior image display manually at the caution point, among the plurality of caution points.
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