Information processing device

Abstract

To improve a technique related to opening / closing control of a powered window of a vehicle.SOLUTION: Information processing device 10 comprises a control part 11 which associates attribute information on an occupant who may get in a vehicle 1 with setting information on a powered window and stores them, and which acquires the attribute information on the occupant sitting on a seat of the vehicle 1, and performs drive control of the powered window corresponding to the seat, by using the setting information corresponding to the acquired attribute information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, techniques related to opening and closing control of power windows of vehicles have been known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that when the ignition is on, opening and closing control and opening degree setting of the power window are automatically performed based on temperature, aerosol amount, air quality, weather, and the like.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, Patent Document 1 has not considered control of the power window according to the occupant. That is, there has been room for improvement in the technology related to opening and closing control of the power window of the vehicle.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure made in view of such circumstances is to improve the technology related to opening and closing control of the power window of the vehicle.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure stores, in association with each other, attribute information of an occupant who can board the vehicle and setting information of the power window, acquires attribute information of an occupant seated on the seat of the vehicle, and a control unit that performs drive control of the power window corresponding to the seat using the setting information corresponding to the acquired attribute information. is provided.

Effects of the Invention

[0007] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the technology related to the opening and closing control of the power window of a vehicle is improved.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described.

[0010] (Overview of the Embodiment) With reference to FIG. 1, the overview of the technology according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. The technology according to the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a vehicle 1 and an information processing apparatus 10 mounted on the vehicle 1.

[0011] The vehicle 1 is, for example, an automobile, but is not limited thereto and may be any vehicle. The automobile is, for example, a gasoline automobile, an electric vehicle (EV), a hybrid vehicle (HV), a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV), or a fuel cell vehicle (FCV), etc., but is not limited to these.

[0012] The information processing device 10 is an arbitrary device used by the occupants of the vehicle 1. For example, a dedicated in-vehicle device can be adopted as the information processing device 10. Note that the information processing device 10 may be a general-purpose electronic device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal.

[0013] First, the outline of this embodiment will be described, and the details will be described later. The information processing device 10 stores in advance the attribute information of the occupants who can board the vehicle in association with the setting information of the power window. The information processing device 10 acquires the attribute information of the occupant seated in the vehicle seat. Then, the information processing device 10 performs drive control of the power window corresponding to the seat using the setting information corresponding to the acquired attribute information.

[0014] As described above, according to this embodiment, the information processing device 10 acquires the attribute information of the occupants who can board the vehicle, and uses the setting information corresponding to the attribute information to drive and control the power window corresponding to the seat. Therefore, the technology related to the opening and closing control of the power window of the vehicle is improved in that the drive control of the power window can be adaptively executed according to the attributes of the occupants who can board the vehicle.

[0015] Next, each configuration of the information processing device 10 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail.

[0016] (Configuration of Information Processing Device) As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing device 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input unit 13, a display unit 14, and a communication unit 15.

[0017] The control unit 11 includes at least one processor, at least one dedicated circuit, or a combination thereof. The processor is a general-purpose processor such as a CPU (central processing unit) or a GPU (graphics processing unit), or a dedicated processor specialized for specific processing. The dedicated circuit is, for example, an FPGA (field-programmable gate array) or an ASIC (application specific integrated circuit). The control unit 11 executes processing related to the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 while controlling each part of the information processing apparatus 10.

[0018] The storage unit 12 includes at least one semiconductor memory, at least one magnetic memory, at least one optical memory, or a combination of at least two of these. The semiconductor memory is, for example, a RAM (random access memory) or a ROM (read only memory). The RAM is, for example, an SRAM (static random access memory) or a DRAM (dynamic random access memory). The ROM is, for example, an EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read only memory). The storage unit 12 functions as, for example, a main storage device, an auxiliary storage device, or a cache memory. The storage unit 12 stores data used for the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 and data obtained by the operation of the information processing apparatus 10.

[0019] The input unit 13 includes at least one input interface. The input interface is, for example, a physical key, a capacitive key, a pointing device, or a touch screen provided integrally with a display. The input interface may also be, for example, a sound sensor that accepts voice input, or a camera that accepts gesture input. The input unit 13 accepts an operation of inputting data used for the operation of the information processing apparatus 10. Instead of being provided in the information processing apparatus 10, the input unit 13 may be connected to the information processing apparatus 10 as an external input device. As the connection method, for example, any method such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), HDMI (registered trademark) (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), or Bluetooth (registered trademark) can be used.

[0020] The display unit 14 includes at least one display output interface. The output interface is, for example, a display that outputs information as video. The display is, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display) or an organic EL (electro luminescence) display. The display unit 14 displays and outputs data obtained by the operation of the information processing apparatus 10. Instead of being provided in the information processing apparatus 10, the display unit 14 may be connected to the information processing apparatus 10 as an external output device. As the connection method, for example, any method such as USB, HDMI (registered trademark), or Bluetooth (registered trademark) can be used. The display unit 14 may be provided at a position visible from the driver's seat of the vehicle 1.

[0021] The communication unit 15 includes at least one interface for external communication. The communication interface may be either a wired communication interface or a wireless communication interface. In the case of wired communication, the communication interface is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) interface or a USB (Universal Serial Bus). In the case of wireless communication, the communication interface is, for example, an interface corresponding to a mobile communication standard such as LTE (Long Term Evolution), 4G (4th generation), or 5G (5th generation), or an interface corresponding to short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). The communication unit 15 receives data used for the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 and transmits data obtained by the operation of the information processing apparatus 10.

[0022] The functions of the information processing apparatus 10 are realized by executing a program according to this embodiment on a processor corresponding to the information processing apparatus 10. That is, the functions of the information processing apparatus 10 are realized by software. The program causes a computer to execute the operations of the information processing apparatus 10, thereby causing the computer to function as the information processing apparatus 10. That is, the computer functions as the information processing apparatus 10 by executing the operations of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the program.

[0023] In this embodiment, the program can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium, and for example, a magnetic recording device, an optical disk, a magneto-optical recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. The distribution of the program is performed, for example, by selling, transferring, or lending a portable recording medium such as a DVD (digital versatile disc) or a CD-ROM (compact disc read only memory) on which the program is recorded. The distribution of the program may also be performed by storing the program in the storage of an external server and transmitting the program from the external server to another computer. The program may also be provided as a program product.

[0024] Some or all of the functions of the information processing apparatus 10 may be realized by a dedicated circuit corresponding to the control unit 11. That is, some or all of the functions of the information processing apparatus 10 may be realized by hardware.

[0025] (Operation of the information processing apparatus) With reference to FIG. 3, the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 according to this embodiment will be described. The storage unit 12 of the information processing apparatus 10 stores in advance the attribute information of the passengers who can board the vehicle in association with the setting information of the power window. Here, the attribute information includes any information of the passengers related to the setting of the power window. For example, the attribute information may include identification information such as a user name, and category information of the user such as an adult, a child, a pet, etc. The setting information of the power window includes setting of the opening upper limit value of the power window, setting that allows manual opening and closing operations only from the driver's seat, notification setting, etc.

[0026] Step S100: The control unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 10 acquires the attribute information of the passengers seated in the seats of the vehicle 1. The seats for which the attribute information is to be acquired may be all seats or some of the seats of the vehicle 1. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the control unit 11 acquires the attribute information for all the seats of the vehicle 1. In other words, in the present embodiment, the control unit 11 acquires the attribute information of each passenger seated in each seat of the vehicle 1.

[0027] Any method can be adopted to acquire the attribute information of the passengers. For example, the control unit 11 may automatically acquire the attribute information of the passengers from a sensor or the like via the communication unit 15. Alternatively, the control unit 11 may acquire the attribute information of the passengers based on a user input operation on the input unit 13.

[0028] For example, any user interface can be adopted for the input operation. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of such a user interface 100. The user interface 100 includes objects 110, 120, 130, 140 indicating the power windows corresponding to the respective seats of the vehicle 1. Each object is displayed so as to be selectable by a tap operation or the like. In FIG. 4, the object 130 is selected. When the object 130 is selected, the attribute information of the passenger in the seat (rear right seat) corresponding to the power window can be input. For example, when the object 130 is selected, a pop-up 131 is displayed, and the attribute information of the passenger may be input by the pop-up 131. The pop-up 131 includes icons 132, 133, 134, 135 corresponding to the attribute information of the passenger. When the icon 132 is selected, "adult" is set as the attribute information of the passenger in the seat. When the icon 133 is selected, "child" is set as the attribute information of the passenger in the seat. When the icon 134 is selected, "pet" is set as the attribute information of the passenger in the seat. When the icon 134 is selected, the attribute information of the passenger in the seat can be arbitrarily customized. For example, a user name can be set as the attribute information of the passenger.

[0029] Step S200: The control unit 11 performs drive control of the power window corresponding to the seat using the setting information corresponding to the attribute information acquired in Step S100.

[0030] Here, the correspondence relationship between the attribute information and the setting information of the power window may be stored in the storage unit 12 in the form of a table, for example. Table 1 shows an example of the correspondence table.

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Table 1

[0032] When the correspondence table shown in Table 1 is stored in the storage unit 12, the control unit 11 performs drive control of the power window corresponding to the seat using the setting information corresponding to the attribute information based on the correspondence table. For example, when the attribute information is "adult", the control unit 11 performs drive control of the power window without restrictions. That is, in this case, the occupant of the seat can freely operate the opening degree of the power window. Also, for example, when the attribute information is "child", the control unit 11 performs drive control with the upper limit value of the opening degree of the power window being the first predetermined value and notification setting being enabled. The first predetermined value may be arbitrarily set and may be, for example, 50%. By doing so, the opening degree of the power window is restricted and drive-controlled, and the risk of a child putting their face, hand, etc. out of the power window can be reduced. The notification setting includes, for example, a setting to notify before driving the power window. With such a notification setting, the driver, etc. can be aware that such an operation is being performed before a child, etc. opens the power window.

[0033] Also, for example, when the attribute information is "pet", the control unit 11 performs drive control of the power window with the upper limit value of the opening degree of the power window being the second predetermined value and notification setting being enabled. The second predetermined value may be the same as or different from the first predetermined value. By doing so, the opening degree of the power window is restricted and drive-controlled, and the risk of a pet jumping out of the power window can be reduced.

[0034] Also, for example, when the attribute information is a specific user name (here, user A), the control unit 11 performs drive control of the power window while allowing a manual opening / closing operation only from the driver's seat.

[0035] As described above, according to the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the attribute information of the passengers who can board the vehicle is acquired, and the power window corresponding to the seat is drive-controlled using the setting information corresponding to the attribute information. Therefore, the technology related to the opening / closing control of the power window of the vehicle is improved in that the drive control of the power window can be adaptively executed according to the attributes of the passengers who can board the vehicle.

[0036] Although the present disclosure has been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art may make various modifications and alterations based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these modifications and alterations are included in the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the functions etc. included in each component or each step etc. can be rearranged so as not to be logically contradictory, and it is possible to combine or divide a plurality of components or steps etc. into one.

[0037] Here, the control unit 11 may visually display the situation of the rear seat by the display unit 14. For example, the control unit 11 may cause the display unit 14 to display the opening degree of the power window, or whether a child or a pet is near the power window. By doing so, the state of the rear seat can be easily grasped from the driver's seat.

[0038] Here, the association between the attribute information and the setting information may be manually executable by the user according to the screen display. In other words, the user may be able to set the association between the attribute information and the setting information. For example, a user interface showing a correspondence table may be displayed on the display unit 14. Also, the setting information corresponding to each attribute information may be arbitrarily editable.

[0039] For example, specific setting information may be automatically associated with specific attribute information. Such specific attribute information may include a child or a pet. The specific setting information may be a setting of an upper limit value of the opening degree of a power window. The specific setting information may also be a setting that allows a manual opening / closing operation only from the driver's seat, a setting to notify before driving the power window when a child or a pet is near the power window, etc.

[0040] For example, when a predetermined object is detected near the vehicle 1, the control unit 11 may control to open the power window of the seat closest to the object. The predetermined object may include a parking ticket dispenser or a barrier gate. In this case, the control unit 11 may drive and control the power window according to the setting information corresponding to the attribute information of the occupant of the seat of the power window. Alternatively, the control unit 11 may control the power window to be fully opened regardless of the attribute information of the occupant of the seat of the power window. That is, in this case, as an exception process, the control unit 11 may control to open the power window of the seat closest to the object.

Explanation of Signs

[0041] 1 Vehicle 10 Information processing device 11 Control unit 12 Storage unit 13 Input unit 14 Display unit 15 Communication unit 100 User interface 110, 120, 130, 140 Object 131 Pop-up 132, 133, 134, 135 Icon

Claims

1. storing attribute information of occupants who may ride in the vehicle and setting information of the power windows in association with each other; Acquire attribute information of a passenger seated in a seat of the vehicle; A control unit that performs drive control of a power window corresponding to the seat using setting information corresponding to the acquired attribute information. An information processing device comprising:

2. The information processing device includes a display unit, The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit causes the display unit to display a situation in a rear seat.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the association between the attribute information and the setting information is set by a user.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein specific setting information is automatically associated with specific attribute information.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the specific setting information is a setting of an upper limit value of an opening degree of a power window.

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