Notification-needed information presenting apparatus, notification-needed information presenting method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium

• US 10,358,144 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2017
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yahoo Japan Corporation (A Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo Japan Corporation (A Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Kitagishi, Ikuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsvey, Gennadiy
• Application Number:
  US15/655,181
• Publication Number:
  US 20170318433A1
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3822 specially adapted for use in vehicles H04B1/3827 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/23 for mobile advertising

Abstract

A notification-needed information presenting apparatus that includes a plurality of display devices configured to display information to an occupant of a vehicle, at least one sensor included in each of the plurality of display devices that is configured to detect at least one of a position of the occupant and a behavior of the occupant, and a processor operatively coupled with the plurality of display devices and each of the at least one sensor that is programmed to determine behavior of the occupant toward the plurality of display devices, and control the plurality of display devices to present an advertisement to the occupant in accordance with at least one of: the determined behavior of the occupant, and a condition related to the vehicle.

Claims

1. A notification-needed information presenting apparatus comprising:

a plurality of display devices configured to display information to an occupant of a vehicle, the plurality of display devices including;

(i) installed devices on the vehicle, and (ii) at least one non-installed device on the vehicle, which are removable from the vehicle, the at least one non-installed device detecting a behavior of the occupant based on an operation state of the non-installed device;

at least one sensor included in each of the installed devices of the plurality of display devices, each sensor being configured to detect at least one of;

a position of the occupant, and the behavior of the occupant; and

a processor operatively coupled with the plurality of display devices and each of the at least one sensor, the processor being programmed to;

acquire notification-needed information, which is information that the occupant needs to be notified of through the plurality of display devices in relation to operation of the vehicle;

determine behavior of the occupant toward the plurality of display devices based on the position of the occupant and the behavior of the occupant detected by the installed devices and the behavior of the occupant detected by the at least one non-installed device;

determine a notification level of a plurality of notification levels of the notification-needed information to be displayed on the plurality of display devices, the plurality of notification levels indicating a degree to which the occupant needs to be notified of the notification-needed information; and

control the plurality of display devices to display an advertisement to the occupant in a subordinated manner as compared to the notification-needed information in accordance with (i) at least one of;

the determined behavior of the occupant, and a condition related to the vehicle, and (ii) the determined notification level of the plurality of notification levels.

2. The notification-needed information presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to:

acquire a presented-information category, which is a category of presented information, which is information that the plurality of display devices present to the occupant; and

control the plurality of display devices to present the advertisement in accordance with the acquired presented-information category.

3. The notification-needed information presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to:

acquire attribute and vehicle-related information, which is information including any one or more pieces of;

attribute information on users including the occupant, vehicle state information indicating a state of the vehicle, vehicle accessory equipment state information indicating states of accessory equipment of the vehicle, travel history information indicating travel history of the vehicle, and travel schedule Information indicating a travel schedule of the vehicle; and

control the plurality of display devices to present the advertisement in accordance with the acquired attribute and vehicle-related information.

4. The notification-needed information presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to:

acquire a vehicle condition, which is a condition related to the vehicle; and

control the plurality of display devices to present the advertisement in accordance with the acquired vehicle condition.

5. The notification-needed information presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to:

acquire a notification-needed information category, which is a category of the acquired notification-needed information; and

control the plurality of display devices to present the advertisement in accordance with the acquired notification-needed information category.

6. The notification-needed information presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to:

specify one of the plurality of display devices used by the occupant; and

control the specified one of the plurality of display devices to present the notification-needed information.

7. The notification-needed information presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to:

acquire a presented-information category, which is a category of presented information, which is information that the plurality of display devices present to the occupant; and

control the plurality of display devices to present the notification-needed information in accordance with the acquired presented-information category.

8. The notification-needed information presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to:

highlight the notification-needed information as compared to other information presented by the plurality of display devices; and

control the plurality of display devices to present, as a piece of the notification-needed information, an operational-control receiving graphic user interface (GUI) that receives operational control on the vehicle from the occupant.

9. A notification-needed information presenting method to be carried out in a notification-needed information presenting apparatus including (i) a plurality of display devices configured to display information to an occupant of a vehicle, the plurality of display devices including installed devices on the vehicle, and at least one non-installed device on the vehicle, which are removable from the vehicle, the at least one non-installed device detecting a behavior of the occupant based on an operation state of the non-installed device, and (ii) at least one sensor included in each of the installed devices of the plurality of display devices, each sensor being configured to detect at least one of:

a position of the occupant, and the behavior of the occupant, the notification-needed information presenting method comprising;

acquiring notification-needed information, which is information that the occupant needs to be notified of through the plurality of display devices in relation to operation of the vehicle;

determining a behavior of the occupant towards the plurality of display devices based on the position of the occupant and the behavior of the occupant detected by the installed devices and the behavior of the occupant detected by the at least one non-installed device;

determining a notification level of a plurality of notification levels of the notification-needed information to be displayed on the plurality of display devices, the plurality of notification levels indicating a degree to which the occupant needs to be notified of the notification-needed information; and

controlling the plurality of display devices to display an advertisement to the occupant in a subordinated manner as compared to the notification-needed information in accordance with (i) at least one of;

the determined behavior of the occupant, and a condition related to the vehicle, and (ii) the determined notification level of the plurality of notification levels.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein a notification-needed information presenting program that causes a notification-needed information presenting apparatus to operate, the notification-needed information presenting apparatus including:

(i) a plurality of display devices configured to display information to an occupant of a vehicle, the plurality of display devices including installed devices on the vehicle, and at least one non-installed device on the vehicle, which are removable from the vehicle, the at least one non-installed device detecting a behavior of the occupant based on an operation state of the non-installed device, and (ii) at least one sensor included in each of the installed devices of the plurality of display devices, each sensor being configured to detect at least one of;

a position of the occupant, and the behavior of the occupant, the notification-needed information presenting program causing the notification-needed information presenting apparatus to execute;

acquiring notification-needed information, which is information that the occupant needs to be notified of through the plurality of display devices in relation to operation of the vehicle;

determining behavior of the occupant towards the plurality of display devices based on the position of the occupant and the behavior of the occupant detected by the installed devices and the behavior of the occupant detected by the at least one non-installed device;

determining a notification level of a plurality of notification levels of the notification-needed information to be displayed on the plurality of display devices, the plurality of notification levels indicating a degree to which the occupant needs to be notified of the notification-needed information; and

controlling the plurality of display devices to display an advertisement to the occupant in a subordinated manner as compared to the notification-needed information in accordance with (i) at least one of;

the determined behavior of the occupant, and a condition related to the vehicle, and (ii) the determined notification level of the plurality of notification levels.