TERMINAL DEVICE

• US 20160148511A1
• Filed: 11/11/2015
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: TAKEMURA, HIROSHI, MIZUGUCHI, TAKAO, SHIBATA, TEPPEI
• Granted Patent: US 9,858,818 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0116 from roadside infrastructure, e.g. beacons
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/04 using optical or ultrasonic detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/056 with provision for distinguishing direction of travel
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0965 responding to signals from another vehicle, e.g. emergency vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096758 where no selection takes place on the transmitted or the received information
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096783 where the origin of the information is a roadside individual element
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/162 event-triggered
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/163 involving continuous checking
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes

Abstract

A first terminal device is disclosed that is mountable in a first vehicle. The first terminal device comprises: an acquirer that acquires first information on the first vehicle; a receiver that receives a packet signal from a second terminal device, the packet signal including second information on a second vehicle in which the second terminal device is mounted; a controller that selects a first plurality of driving supports that are capable of being provided to a driver of the first vehicle among a second plurality of driving supports, based on the first information and the second information; and a display that displays each of images representing each of the first plurality of the driving supports in more detail as priority given to each of the first plurality of the driving supports is higher.

Claims

1. A first terminal device that is mountable in a first vehicle, comprising:

an acquirer that acquires first information on the first vehicle in which the first terminal device is mounted;

a receiver that receives a packet signal from a second terminal device via inter-terminal-device communication, the packet signal including second information on a second vehicle in which the second terminal device is mounted;

a controller that selects a first plurality of driving supports that are capable of being provided to a driver of the first vehicle among a second plurality of driving supports, on the basis of the acquired first information and the second information included in the received packet signal, wherein the number of the second plurality of the driving supports is equal to or larger than the number of the first plurality of the driving supports; and

a display that displays each of images representing each of the first plurality of the driving supports in more detail as priority given to each of the first plurality of the driving supports is higher.

2. The first terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

the second information includes location information of the second vehicle, traveling direction information of the second vehicle, and speed information of the second vehicle.

3. The first terminal device according to claim 1, wherein,

the acquirer acquires, from a roadside device, third information on road environment on which the first vehicle is traveling, and

the controller selects the first plurality of driving supports among the second plurality of driving supports, on the basis of the acquired first information, the second information and the acquired third information.

4. The first terminal device according to claim 3, wherein

the third information includes i) road shape information indicative of a position of an intersection within a predetermined range from the roadside device and a road shape of the intersection, ii) signal information indicative of a current color of a traffic signal within the predetermined range from the roadside device, a remaining time for which the current color is displayed, and a next color of the traffic signal to be displayed next, iii) vehicle detection information indicative of a distance from the first vehicle to a third vehicle detected by the roadside device and a speed of the detected third vehicle, iv) pedestrian detection information indicative of a presence of a pedestrian detected by the roadside device, v) service information indicative of a provided service and a road to which the service is provided, and vi) emergency vehicle approaching information transmitted from an emergency vehicle.

5. The first terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

the first information includes location information of the first vehicle, traveling direction information of the first vehicle, speed information of the first vehicle, and direction information indicative of a direction indicated by an indicator of the first vehicle.

6. The first terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

among the first plurality of driving supports, the display displays an image representing a first driving support with a higher priority in a predetermined display area and displays an icon representing a second driving support with a priority lower than that of the first driving support.

7. The first terminal device according to claim 6, wherein

the icon represents a content of the second driving support.

8. The first terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

among the first plurality of driving supports, the display displays an image representing a first driving support with a highest priority in a predetermined display area and displays icons representing second driving supports with priorities lower than that of the first driving support.

9. The first terminal device according to claim 8, wherein

the icons represent contents of the second driving supports.

10. The first terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

the second plurality of the driving supports include i) a right-turn collision prevention support for the second vehicle, ii) a right-turn collision prevention support for pedestrian, iii) a left-turn collision prevention support for the second vehicle, iv) a left-turn collision prevention support for pedestrian, v) a crossing collision prevention support, vi) a rear-end collision prevention support, vii) an emergency brake notification support, viii) a signal recognition enhancement support, ix) an emergency vehicle approaching notification support, x) a surrounding event notification support, xi) a signal passing support, xii) a signal stopping support, xiii) an idling stop support, xvi) a signal change starting support, and xv) a moderate acceleration support.

11. The first terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

the controller is operative to:

classify the second plurality of the driving supports into a plurality of support groups in accordance with degrees of risk given to the second plurality of the driving supports;

acquire periods of time-to-collision (TTC) to occurrence of events corresponding to a plurality of driving supports classified in a first support group, wherein the first support group has the highest degree of the risk;

select the first plurality of the driving supports, wherein the first plurality of the driving supports correspond to events that occur within a predetermined period of time from a shortest period of time-to-collision among the acquired periods of time-to-collision; and

determine priorities of the selected first plurality of driving supports on the basis of i) a vehicle type of the first vehicle, ii) a vehicle type of the second vehicles, and iii) past collision logs at occurrence points of the events corresponding to the first plurality of the driving supports.

12. The first terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

one of the second plurality of the driving supports includes a notification of a presence of the second vehicle to the driver of the first vehicle, in a case where it is determined that the first vehicle makes a right turn and where the second vehicle is approaching to the first vehicle.

13. The first terminal device according to claim 3, wherein

one of the second plurality of the driving supports includes a notification of a presence of a pedestrian to the driver of the first vehicle, in a case where it is determined that there is a pedestrian who is about to cross on a crosswalk which the first vehicle makes a right turn.

14. The first terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

one of the second plurality of the driving supports includes a notification of a presence of the second vehicle to the driver of the first vehicle, in a case where it is determined that the first vehicle makes a left turn and where the second vehicle is approaching to the first vehicle.

15. The first terminal device according to claim 3, wherein

one of the second plurality of the driving supports includes a notification of a presence of a pedestrian to the driver of the first vehicle, in a case where it is determined that there is a pedestrian who is about to cross on a crosswalk which the first vehicle makes a left turn.

16. The first terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

one of the second plurality of the driving supports includes a notification of a presence of the second vehicle to the driver of the first vehicle, in a case where it is determined that the second vehicle is passing over a road on which the first vehicle is traveling straight and is approaching to the first vehicle.

17. The first terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

one of the second plurality of the driving supports includes a notification to the driver of the first vehicle of a presence of the second vehicle ahead to the first vehicle, in a case where it is determined that the first vehicle is about to collide with the second vehicle.