Information processing apparatus and information processing method

• US 10,640,127 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2018
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENSO Ten Limited (f/k/a Fujitsu Ten Ltd.) (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: DENSO Ten Limited (f/k/a Fujitsu Ten Ltd.) (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Chiharu, Kukimoto, Osamu
• Primary Examiner(s): McCormack, Thomas S
• Application Number:
  US16/233,478
• Publication Number:
  US 20190241196A1
• Time in Patent Office: 495 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0075 Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/143 Alarm means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/0098 Details of control systems ensuring comfort, safety or stability not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/06 Improving the dynamic response of the control system, e.g. improving the speed of regulation or avoiding hunting or overshoot
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/082 Selecting or switching between different modes of propelling
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention

Abstract

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes an adjusting unit and a driving-situation detecting unit. The adjusting unit executes an adjustment on pieces of notification information in accordance with priorities. The driving-situation detecting unit acquires drive controlling information. The drive controlling information is information for identifying whether driving control of a moving body is manual driving or autonomous driving. The adjusting unit executes the adjustment in accordance with the priorities that are different depending on the drive controlling information acquired by the driving-situation detecting unit.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an adjusting unit that executes an adjustment on pieces of notification information in accordance with priorities; and

a driving-situation detecting unit that acquires drive controlling information, the drive controlling information being information for identifying whether driving control of a moving body is manual driving or autonomous driving, wherein

when notification timings of the plurality of pieces of notification information are overlapped with each other, the adjusting unit executes the adjustment that decides a notification order of the pieces of notification information, in accordance with the priorities that are different depending on the drive controlling information acquired by the driving-situation detecting unit.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the notification information includes movement information on safety when the moving body travels, and

priorities of a first priority of the manual driving and a second priority of the autonomous driving of the movement information are higher than priorities of other notification information.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the notification information includes entertainment information on entertainment of an occupant in the moving body, and

a second priority of the autonomous driving is higher than a first priority of the manual driving in the entertainment information.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

a switch timing of the driving control is made different from a switch timing of the priority into a priority that is corresponding to the driving control.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the priority switch timing is decided based on situation information on a situation of the moving body.

6. An information processing method performed by a computer provided in a moving body, the method comprising:

executing an adjustment on pieces of notification information in accordance with priorities; and

acquiring drive controlling information, the drive controlling information being information for identifying whether driving control of a moving body is manual driving or autonomous driving, wherein

the executing includes;

when notification timings of the plurality of pieces of notification information are overlapped with each other, executing the adjustment that decides a notification order of the pieces of notification information, in accordance with the priorities that are different depending on the drive controlling information acquired in the acquiring.

7. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an adjusting unit that executes an adjustment on pieces of notification information in accordance with priorities; and

a driving-situation detecting unit that acquires drive controlling information, the drive controlling information being information for identifying whether driving control of a moving body is manual driving or autonomous driving, wherein

the adjusting unit executes the adjustment in accordance with the priorities that are different depending on the drive controlling information acquired by the driving-situation detecting unit, and

a switch timing of the driving control is made different from a switch timing of the priority into a priority that is corresponding to the driving control.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein

the notification information includes movement information on safety when the moving body travels, and

priorities of a first priority of the manual driving and a second priority of the autonomous driving of the movement information are higher than priorities of other notification information.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein

the notification information includes entertainment information on entertainment of an occupant in the moving body, and

a second priority of the autonomous driving is higher than a first priority of the manual driving in the entertainment information.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein

the priority switch timing is decided based on situation information on a situation of the moving body.

11. An information processing method performed by a computer provided in a moving body, the method comprising:

executing an adjustment on pieces of notification information in accordance with priorities; and

acquiring drive controlling information, the drive controlling information being information for identifying whether driving control of a moving body is manual driving or autonomous driving, wherein

the executing includes;

executing the adjustment in accordance with the priorities that are different depending on the drive controlling information acquired in the acquiring, and

a switch timing of the driving control is made different from a switch timing of the priority into a priority that is corresponding to the driving control.