INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An information providing apparatus for a vehicle provided in the vehicle and providing notification to a driver driving the vehicle, the information providing apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of in-vehicle devices;
a communication network connected to each of the plurality of in-vehicle devices;
a storage portion that stores a signal change pattern based on a condition of each of the plurality of in-vehicle devices in associated state for each previously conceived situation around the vehicle;
a situation determining portion that determines the situation around the vehicle based on a signal change in at least one in-vehicle device of the plurality of in-vehicle devices and the signal change pattern stored in the storage portion;
an information acquiring portion that acquires, through the communication network, information on a condition of, of the plurality of in-vehicle devices, the in-vehicle device related to the situation around the vehicle determined by the situation determining portion;
an information generating portion that generates notification information on a recommended operation recommended to the driver based on the information on the condition of the related in-vehicle device acquired by the information acquiring portion; and
an information presenting portion that presents to the driver the notification information on the recommended operation generated by the information generating portion.
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Abstract
An information providing apparatus for a vehicle includes in-vehicle devices, a communication network connected to each of the in-vehicle devices, a storage portion in which a signal change pattern based on the condition of each of the in-vehicle devices is stored in associated state for each situation around the vehicle, a situation determining portion that determines the situation around the vehicle based on the signal change of at least one in-vehicle device and the stored signal change pattern, an information acquiring portion that acquires information on the condition of the in-vehicle device related to the determined situation around the vehicle, an information generating portion that generates notification information on a recommended operation based on the information on the condition of the related in-vehicle device, and an information presenting portion that presents the notification information on the recommended operation.
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7 Claims
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1. An information providing apparatus for a vehicle provided in the vehicle and providing notification to a driver driving the vehicle, the information providing apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of in-vehicle devices; a communication network connected to each of the plurality of in-vehicle devices; a storage portion that stores a signal change pattern based on a condition of each of the plurality of in-vehicle devices in associated state for each previously conceived situation around the vehicle; a situation determining portion that determines the situation around the vehicle based on a signal change in at least one in-vehicle device of the plurality of in-vehicle devices and the signal change pattern stored in the storage portion; an information acquiring portion that acquires, through the communication network, information on a condition of, of the plurality of in-vehicle devices, the in-vehicle device related to the situation around the vehicle determined by the situation determining portion; an information generating portion that generates notification information on a recommended operation recommended to the driver based on the information on the condition of the related in-vehicle device acquired by the information acquiring portion; and an information presenting portion that presents to the driver the notification information on the recommended operation generated by the information generating portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An information providing apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
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a situation determining portion that determines a current traveling situation based on a vehicle signal transmitted and received in the vehicle and a behavior model obtained by previously modeling a pattern of the vehicle signal for each traveling situation; a passenger condition determining portion that performs guiding control promoting a passenger'"'"'s awareness by working on the passenger'"'"'s sense and determines a passenger'"'"'s condition in response to the guiding control; and a dialogue control portion that provides information to the passenger based on the current traveling situation determined by the situation determining portion and the passenger'"'"'s condition determined by the passenger condition determining portion. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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Specification