Control system for vehicle and method for controlling in-vehicle apparatus
First Claim
1. A control system for a vehicle, the control system comprising:
- a plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses of the vehicle;
an obtaining unit configured to obtain information about a position of the vehicle;
a detection unit configured to detect at least one of a voice and an action of an occupant of the vehicle;
a determination unit configured toestimate an in-vehicle apparatus from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses to be a controlled target according to the position of the vehicle, anddetermine an in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses and a control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus in consideration of the detected at least one of a voice and an action of the occupant;
a notification unit configured to notify the occupant of the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled determined by the determination unit and the control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus; and
a control unit configured to control the determined in-vehicle apparatus according to the determination of the determination unit when receiving a response to the notification of the notification unit from the occupant to permit the control of the determined in-vehicle apparatus, whereinthe information about the condition where the vehicle is placed includes environment information about an environment of an interior of the vehicle,the determination unit is configured to determine whether the environment information satisfies a first condition, which specifies that an in-vehicle environment control apparatus for controlling the environment of the interior of the vehicle need to be controlled,the determination unit is further configured to determine whether the environment information satisfies a second condition, which specifies that the in-vehicle environment control apparatus need not be controlled,when the environment information satisfies neither the first condition nor the second condition, the determination unit estimates the in-vehicle environment control apparatus to be the controlled target, andwhen the detection unit detects at least one of a voice and an action specifying that the occupant prefers a control of the environment of the interior of the vehicle, the determination unit determines that the in-vehicle environment control apparatus is the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled according to the detected at least one of a voice and an action, and the determination unit determines the control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus according to the detected at least one of a voice and an action.
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Abstract
An obtaining unit obtains information about a condition where a vehicle is placed. A detection unit detects at least one of a voice and an action of an occupant of the vehicle. An estimation unit estimates an in-vehicle apparatus to be a controlled target according to the condition where the vehicle is placed. A determination unit determines an in-vehicle apparatus to be a controlled in-vehicle apparatus and determines a control content thereof in consideration of the at least one of a voice and an action. A notification unit notifies the occupant of the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled and the control content thereof determined by the determination unit. A control unit controls the in-vehicle apparatus according to the determination of the determination unit when receiving a response to the notification of the notification unit from the occupant to permit the control of the in-vehicle apparatus.
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30 Claims
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1. A control system for a vehicle, the control system comprising:
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a plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses of the vehicle; an obtaining unit configured to obtain information about a position of the vehicle; a detection unit configured to detect at least one of a voice and an action of an occupant of the vehicle; a determination unit configured to estimate an in-vehicle apparatus from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses to be a controlled target according to the position of the vehicle, and determine an in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses and a control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus in consideration of the detected at least one of a voice and an action of the occupant; a notification unit configured to notify the occupant of the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled determined by the determination unit and the control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus; and a control unit configured to control the determined in-vehicle apparatus according to the determination of the determination unit when receiving a response to the notification of the notification unit from the occupant to permit the control of the determined in-vehicle apparatus, wherein the information about the condition where the vehicle is placed includes environment information about an environment of an interior of the vehicle, the determination unit is configured to determine whether the environment information satisfies a first condition, which specifies that an in-vehicle environment control apparatus for controlling the environment of the interior of the vehicle need to be controlled, the determination unit is further configured to determine whether the environment information satisfies a second condition, which specifies that the in-vehicle environment control apparatus need not be controlled, when the environment information satisfies neither the first condition nor the second condition, the determination unit estimates the in-vehicle environment control apparatus to be the controlled target, and when the detection unit detects at least one of a voice and an action specifying that the occupant prefers a control of the environment of the interior of the vehicle, the determination unit determines that the in-vehicle environment control apparatus is the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled according to the detected at least one of a voice and an action, and the determination unit determines the control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus according to the detected at least one of a voice and an action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A control system for a vehicle, the control system comprising:
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a plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses of the vehicle; an obtaining unit configured to obtain information about a condition where the vehicle is placed; a detection unit configured to detect at least one of a voice and an action of an occupant of the vehicle; a determination unit configured to estimate an in-vehicle apparatus from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses to be a controlled target according to the condition where the vehicle is placed and determine an in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses and a control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus in consideration of the detected at least one of a voice and an action of the occupant; a notification unit configured to notify the occupant of the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled determined by the determination unit and the control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus; and a control unit configured to control the determined in-vehicle apparatus according to the determination of the determination unit when receiving a response to the notification of the notification unit from the occupant to permit the control of the determined in-vehicle apparatus, wherein the information about the condition where the vehicle is placed includes diagnostic information obtained from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses, the determination unit is configured to estimate an in-vehicle communication apparatus, which is configured to perform communication with a call center via phone call, to be the controlled target when diagnostic information is obtained from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses, when the detection unit detects at least one of a voice and an action of an occupant specifying a malfunction, the determination unit determines that the in-vehicle communication apparatus is the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled according to the detected at least one of a voice and an action, the in-vehicle communication apparatus is configured to perform data communications with a call center and configured to transmit vehicle information including the diagnostic information to a call center, the in-vehicle communication apparatus is configured to inquire an occupant of the vehicle whether the occupant permits transmission of personal information including at least one of a vehicle identification number of the vehicle, a registered name of an owner of the vehicle, a current position of the vehicle, and a traveling path of the vehicle, and the in-vehicle communication apparatus transmits the vehicle information including the personal information to a call center when obtaining a response, which specifies that the occupant permits transmission of the personal information, from the occupant.
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15. A control system for a vehicle, the control system comprising:
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a plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses of the vehicle; an obtaining unit configured to obtain information about a position of the vehicle; a detection unit configured to detect at least one of a voice and an action of an occupant of the vehicle; a determination unit configured to estimate an in-vehicle apparatus from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses to be a controlled target according to the position of the vehicle and determine an in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses and a control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus in consideration of the detected at least one of a voice and an action of the occupant; a notification unit configured to notify the occupant of the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled determined by the determination unit and the control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus; and a control unit configured to control the determined in-vehicle apparatus according to the determination of the determination unit when receiving a response to the notification of the notification unit from the occupant to permit the control of the determined in-vehicle apparatus, wherein the information about the position of the vehicle includes environment information about an environment of an interior of the vehicle in the position of the vehicle, the determination unit is configured to determine whether the environment information satisfies a first condition, which specifies that an in-vehicle environment control apparatus for controlling the environment of the interior of the vehicle need to be controlled, the determination unit is further configured to determine whether the environment information satisfies a second condition, which specifies that the in-vehicle environment control apparatus need not be controlled, when the environment information does not satisfy both the first and second conditions, the determination unit estimates the in-vehicle environment control apparatus to be the controlled target, and when the detection unit detects at least one of a voice and an action specifying that the occupant prefers a control of the environment of the interior of the vehicle, the determination unit determines that the in-vehicle environment control apparatus is the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled according to the detected at least one of a voice and an action, and the determination unit determines the control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus according to the detected at least one of a voice and an action. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A control system for a vehicle, the control system comprising:
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a plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses of the vehicle; an obtaining unit configured to obtain information about a position of the vehicle; a detection unit configured to detect at least one of a voice and an action of an occupant of the vehicle; a determination unit configured to estimate an in-vehicle apparatus from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses to be a controlled target according to the position of the vehicle and determine an in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses and a control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus in consideration of the detected at least one of a voice and an action of the occupant; a notification unit configured to notify the occupant of the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled determined by the determination unit and the control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus; and a control unit configured to control the determined in-vehicle apparatus according to the determination of the determination unit when receiving a response to the notification of the notification unit from the occupant to permit the control of the determined in-vehicle apparatus, wherein the information about the position of the vehicle includes diagnostic information obtained from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses in the position of the vehicle, the determination unit is configured to estimate an in-vehicle communication apparatus, which is configured to perform communication with a call center via phone call, to be the controlled target when diagnostic information is obtained from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses, when the detection unit detects at least one of a voice and an action of an occupant specifying a malfunction, the determination unit determines that the in-vehicle communication apparatus is the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled according to the detected at least one of a voice and an action, the in-vehicle communication apparatus is configured to perform data communications with a call center and configured to transmit vehicle information including the diagnostic information to a call center, the in-vehicle communication apparatus is configured to inquire an occupant of the vehicle whether the occupant permits transmission of personal information including at least one of a vehicle identification number of the vehicle, a registered name of an owner of the vehicle, a current position of the vehicle, and a traveling path of the vehicle, and the in-vehicle communication apparatus transmits the vehicle information including the personal information to a call center when obtaining a response, which specifies that the occupant permits transmission of the personal information, from the occupant.
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29. A control system for a vehicle, the control system comprising:
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a plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses of the vehicle; an obtaining unit configured to obtain information about a position of the vehicle; a detection unit configured to detect at least one of a voice and an action of an occupant of the vehicle; a determination unit configured to estimate an in-vehicle apparatus from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses to be a controlled target according to the position of the vehicle and determine an in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled from the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses and a control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus in consideration of the detected at least one of a voice and an action of the occupant; a notification unit configured to notify the occupant of the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled determined by the determination unit and the control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus; and a control unit configured to control the determined in-vehicle apparatus according to the determination of the determination unit when receiving a response to the notification of the notification unit from the occupant to permit the control of the determined in-vehicle apparatus, wherein the determination unit is configured to determine the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled and the control content of the determined in-vehicle apparatus in consideration of the estimated controlled target and the at least one of a voice and an action of an occupant. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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Specification