Information provision device, information provision method, and recording medium

• US 10,156,728 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2016
• Issued: 12/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Saisho, Kenichiroh, Suzuki, Yuuki, Kusanagi, Masato
• Primary Examiner(s): Sasinowski, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US15/136,088
• Publication Number:
  US 20160313562A1
• Time in Patent Office: 970 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/186 Displaying information according to relevancy
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/334 Projection means
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/654 the user being the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/30 characterised by the type of image processing
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0129 comprising devices for correcting parallax
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0181 Adaptation to the pilot/driver
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0183 Adaptation to parameters characterising the motion of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0185 Displaying image at variable distance
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/01 Head-up displays
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0101 characterised by optical features G02B27/0172 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0179 Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/002 to project the image of a two-dimensional display, such as an array of light emitting or modulating elements or a CRT
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/006 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/38 with means for controlling the display position

Abstract

An information provision device includes an image display to display a for-driver information image to a driver of a mobile object, an interface to obtain at least one of (i) movement information of the mobile object and (ii) position information of the mobile object, and a circuitry to control display of the for-driver information image based on a viewpoint position of the driver that is detected by a viewpoint detector. The circuitry changes a display position of the for-driver information image so as to change a perception distance of the for-driver information image for the driver due to motion parallax based on the at least one of movement information and position information of the mobile object that is obtained.

Claims

1. An information provision device comprising:

an image display to display a for-driver information image to a driver of a mobile object;

an interface to obtain at least one of movement information of the mobile object and position information of the mobile object; and

circuitry to

detect at least one viewpoint position of the driver that indicates at least one position of a single eye of the driver;

control display of the for-driver information image based on the detected at least one viewpoint position of the driver;

calculate a distance of movement of the at least one viewpoint position of the driver based on the detected at least one viewpoint position of the driver; and

change a display position of the for-driver information image in a direction opposite to a moving direction of the at least one viewpoint position of the driver by a distance based on the calculated distance of the movement of the at least one viewpoint position of the driver.

2. The information provision device of claim 1, wherein

the interface obtains moving-speed information of the mobile object as the movement information, and

the circuitry controls display of the for-driver information image based on the moving-speed information that is obtained, such that the perception distance is more distant as a moving speed of the mobile object is higher and the perception distance is shorter as the moving speed of the mobile object is lower.

3. The information provision device of claim 2, wherein

the interface obtains moving-speed information of the mobile object as the movement information, and

the circuitry controls display of the for-driver information image such that the perception distance becomes shorter when the obtained moving-speed information satisfies a predetermined speed-increase warning condition.

4. The information provision device of claim 1, wherein

the interface obtains the position information of the mobile object, and

the circuitry controls display of the for-driver information image such that the perception distance becomes shorter when the obtained position information satisfies a predetermined speed-increase warning condition.

5. The information provision device of claim 1, wherein

the interface obtains moving-speed information of the mobile object as the movement information, and

the circuitry controls display of the for-driver information image such that the perception distance becomes longer when the obtained moving-speed information satisfies a predetermined slowdown warning condition.

6. The information provision device of claim 1, wherein

the interface obtains the position information of the mobile object, and

the circuitry controls display of the for-driver information image such that the perception distance becomes longer when the obtained position information satisfies a predetermined slowdown warning condition.

7. The information provision device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry controls to change the perception distance in a time period equal to or longer than one second.

8. The information provision device of claim 1, wherein

the circuitry causes the image display to display a plurality of types of the for-driver information images each having a perception distance different from each other, and controls display of the plurality of types of the for-driver information images such that the perception distance of at least one type of the plurality of types of the for-driver information images is changed.

9. The information provision device of claim 1, wherein

the image display is an image-light projection device that projects an image light to a light transmission member of the mobile object so as to display the for-driver information image in a predetermined display area that the driver visually recognizes, ahead in a mobile object traveling direction, via the light transmission member.

10. The information provision device of claim 9, wherein

the image display includes a projector mirror to move the predetermined display area, and

the circuitry changes a position of the predetermined display area in addition to the display position of the for-driver information image, based on the detected at least one viewpoint position, so as to change the perception distance.

11. The information provision device of claim 9, wherein

the image-light projection device displays the for-driver information image with the projected image light as a virtual image in the predetermined display area, and the distance from the driver to the virtual image is equal to or greater than 5 m.

12. The information provision device of claim 9, wherein

the image-light projection device displays the for-driver information image in the predetermined display area by causing a light scanner to scan and project, onto the light transmission member, the image light emitted from a light emitter that emits image light based on image information of the for-driver information image.

13. The information provision device of claim 1, wherein

the circuitry performs abnormality handling operation in response to the result of the detection satisfying the predetermined abnormal condition.

14. The information provision device of claim 13, wherein the predetermined abnormal condition includes a condition that the detected at least one viewpoint position of the driver is a viewpoint position out of a predetermined viewpoint-moving range with respect to a viewpoint position having been detected in the past.

15. The information provision device of claim 13, wherein the predetermined abnormal condition includes a condition that the detected at least one viewpoint position in a predetermined period satisfies a predetermined viewpoint-abnormally-moving condition.

16. The information provision device of claim 13, wherein, while performing the abnormality handling operation, the circuitry keeps a display position of the for-driver information image unchanged from the display position of the for-driver information image that is obtained immediately before the determination indicating that the detected at least one viewpoint position satisfies the predetermined abnormal condition.

17. The information provision device of claim 13, wherein, while performing the abnormality handling operation, the circuitry changes the display position of the for-driver information image to a predetermined reference position.

18. The information provision device of claim 13, wherein

the circuitry controls display of the for-driver information image, based on the detected at least one viewpoint position when the detected at least one viewpoint position does not satisfy the predetermined abnormal condition after performing the abnormality handling operation.

19. The information provision device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to

change, in response to a result of the detection failing to satisfy a predetermined abnormal condition, the display position of the for-driver information image so as to change a perception distance of the for-driver information image for the driver due to motion parallax based on the at least one of movement information and position information of the mobile object that is obtained.

20. An information provision method, comprising:

displaying a for-driver information image to a driver of a mobile object;

obtaining at least one of movement information of the mobile object and position information of the mobile object;

detecting at least one viewpoint position of the driver that indicates at least one position of a single eye of the driver;

controlling display of the for-driver information image based on the detected at least one viewpoint position of the driver;

calculating a distance of movement of the at least one viewpoint position of the driver based on the detected at least one viewpoint position of the driver; and

changing a display position of the for-driver information image in a direction opposite to a moving direction of the at least one viewpoint position of the driver by a distance based on the calculated distance of the movement of the at least one viewpoint position of the driver.

21. The information provision method of claim 20, further comprising

changing, in response to a result of the detection failing to satisfy a predetermined abnormal condition, the display position of the for-driver information image so as to change a perception distance of the for-driver information image for the driver due to motion parallax based on the at least one of movement information and position information of the mobile object that is obtained.