Moving object and driving support system for moving object

• US 10,262,533 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2018
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation (Kioxia Corporation)
• Inventors: Takada, Marie, Shirakawa, Masanobu
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Point, Rufus C
• Application Number:
  US15/906,378
• Publication Number:
  US 20180268692A1
• Time in Patent Office: 413 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30261 Obstacle
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/70 Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras camera calibration G06T7/80
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/58 Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0141 for traffic information dissemination
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/04 using optical or ultrasonic detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0967 Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/137 the indicator being in the form of a map

Abstract

A driving support system includes a first monitoring device on a first object, the first monitoring device having a first controller, a first camera, and a first display, a second monitoring device on a second object, the second monitoring device having a second controller and a second camera, and a server in communication with the first and second monitoring devices. The first and second controllers are each detect a target in images acquired from the respective first or second camera, calculate target information for the target, and transmit the target information to the server. The server generates list information including the target information from the first and second monitoring devices, and transmits the list information to the first and second monitoring devices. The first controller further generates a map according to the list information received from the server, and displays the map on the first display.

Claims

1. A driving support system, comprising:

a first monitoring device on a first object, the first monitoring device having a first controller, a first camera, and a first display;

a second monitoring device on a second object, the second monitoring device having a second controller and a second camera; and

a server in communication with the first and second monitoring devices,

wherein the first and second controllers are each configured to;

detect a target in images acquired from the respective first or second camera;

calculate target information for the target; and

transmit the target information to the server,

wherein the server is configured to;

generate list information including the target information from the first and second monitoring devices; and

transmit the list information to the first and second monitoring devices when the first and second objects are within a first monitoring area, and

wherein the first controller is further configured to;

generate a map according to the list information received from the server; and

display the map on the first display.

2. The driving support system according to claim 1, wherein the first object is a vehicle.

3. The driving support system according to claim 2, wherein the second object is an electronic apparatus that is installed adjacent to a road to monitor objects on the road and can communicate with the server.

4. The driving support system according to claim 2, wherein the second object is a cellphone.

5. The driving support system according to claim 2, wherein the second object is another vehicle.

6. The driving support system according to claim 2, wherein the display is projected onto a windshield of the vehicle.

7. The driving support system according to claim 1, wherein

when the first object moves from the first monitoring area to a second monitoring area, the first controller generates a map according to list information regarding the second monitoring area received from the server, and

the first monitoring area has an overlapping portion with the second monitoring area.

8. The driving support system according to claim 1, wherein the first controller generates the map of an area in the first monitoring area that includes targets detected according to the list information.

9. The driving support system according to claim 1, wherein a target detected according to the list information is displayed on the map.

10. The driving support system according to claim 1, wherein the list information includes weather information.

11. The driving support system according to claim 1, wherein the list information includes traffic information.

12. A driving support server, comprising:

a server; and

a communication interface through which the server communicates with a first monitoring device on a first object and a second monitoring device on a second object,

wherein the first and second monitoring devices each detect a target in images acquired from a respective first or second camera, calculate target information for the target, and transmit the target information to the server,

wherein the server is configured to;

generate list information including the target information from the first and second monitoring devices; and

transmit the list information to the first and second monitoring devices when the first and second objects are within a first monitoring area, and

wherein the first monitoring device generates a map according to the list information received from the server, and displays the map on a first display.

13. The driving support server according to claim 12, wherein the first object is a vehicle.

14. The driving support server according to claim 13, wherein the second object is an electronic apparatus that is installed adjacent to a road to monitor objects on the road and can communicate with the server.

15. The driving support server according to claim 13, wherein the second object is a cellphone.

16. The driving support server according to claim 15, wherein

when the first object moves from the first monitoring area to a second monitoring area, the server transmits list information regarding the second monitoring area to the first monitoring device, and

the first monitoring area has an overlapping portion with the second monitoring area.

17. A driving support monitoring device on a vehicle comprising:

a controller configured to establish communication with an external monitoring device;

a camera configured to capture images of a periphery of the vehicle; and

a display, wherein

the controller is configured to;

acquire images from the camera;

detect a target in images acquired from the camera;

calculate target information for the target;

receive target information from the external monitoring device;

generate list information including the calculated target information and the target information received from the external monitoring device;

generate a map according to the list information when the vehicle and the external monitoring device are within a first monitoring area; and

display the map on the display.

18. The driving support monitoring device according to claim 17, wherein the external monitoring device is an electronic apparatus that is installed adjacent to a road to monitor objects on the road and can communicate with the vehicle.

19. The driving support monitoring device according to claim 17, wherein the external monitoring device is a cellphone.

20. The driving support monitoring device according to claim 17, wherein

when the vehicle moves from the first monitoring area to a second monitoring area, the first controller generates a map according to list information regarding the second monitoring area, and

the first monitoring area has an overlapping portion with the second monitoring area.