Notification managing apparatus and notification managing method for vehicle
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1. An apparatus for managing a notification from an in-vehicle device of a vehicle to a person to be notified, the apparatus comprising:
- a notification-request receiving unit that receives a notification request from the in-vehicle device;
an information acquiring unit that acquires information on the person, the information including at least a relative position of the person with respect to the vehicle; and
a means selecting unit that selects from a plurality of notification means each having different characteristics based on the information acquired and urgency of the notification request and an amount of information that should be in the notification request.
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Abstract
An apparatus for managing a notification from an in-vehicle device to a person to be notified includes an information acquiring unit that acquires information on the person; and a means selecting unit that selects a notification means based on the information acquired. The information includes at least a relative position of the person with respect to a vehicle.
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1. An apparatus for managing a notification from an in-vehicle device of a vehicle to a person to be notified, the apparatus comprising:
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a notification-request receiving unit that receives a notification request from the in-vehicle device; an information acquiring unit that acquires information on the person, the information including at least a relative position of the person with respect to the vehicle; and a means selecting unit that selects from a plurality of notification means each having different characteristics based on the information acquired and urgency of the notification request and an amount of information that should be in the notification request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
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8. An apparatus for managing a notification from an in-vehicle device of a vehicle to a person to be notified, the apparatus comprising:
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an information acquiring unit that acquires information on the person, the information including at least a relative position of the person with respect to the vehicle; a means selecting unit that selects from a plurality of notification means each having different characteristics based on the information acquired; and an imaging unit that takes an image around the vehicle, wherein the information acquiring unit identifies from the image at least one of a distance between the person and the vehicle, and a direction of the person.
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10. An apparatus for managing a notification from an in-vehicle;
- device of a vehicle to a person to be notified, the apparatus comprising;
an information acquiring unit that acquires information on the person, the information including at least a relative position and a direction of the person with respect to the vehicle; a situation acquiring unit that acquires at least one of time information and location information of the vehicle; and a priority setting unit that sets a priority among the relative position of the person with respect to the vehicle, the direction of the person with respect to the vehicle, and the at least one of time information and location information, wherein means selecting unit that selects from a plurality of notification means each having different characteristic based on the priority.
- device of a vehicle to a person to be notified, the apparatus comprising;
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11. An apparatus for managing a notification from an in-vehicle device of a vehicle to a person to be notified, the apparatus comprising:
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an information acquiring unit that acquires information on the person, the information including at least a relative position of the person with respect to the vehicle; an area setting unit that sets an area within which the person can recognize the notification from the in-vehicle device; and an imaging unit that takes an image around the vehicle, wherein the information acquiring unit identifies from the image at least one of a distance between the personal and the vehicle and a direction of the person.
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12. A method of managing a notification from an in-vehicle device of a vehicle to a person to be notified, the method comprising:
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receiving a notification request from the in-vehicle device; acquiring information on the person, the information including at least a relative position of the person with respect to the vehicle; and selecting from a plurality of notification means each having different characteristics based on the information acquired and urgency of the notification request and an amount of information that should be in the notification request. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. A method of managing a notification from an in-vehicle device of a vehicle to a person to be notified, the method comprising:
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acquiring information on the person, the information including at least a relative position of the person with respect to the vehicle; selecting from a plurality of notification means each having different characteristics based on the information acquired; and taking an image around the vehicle, wherein the acquiring includes identifying at least one of a distance between the person and the vehicle and a direction of the person from the image.
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