Information providing device
JP7828373B2Active Publication Date: 2026-03-11HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-01-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-11
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing systems require dedicated vehicles equipped with flying snow particle counters for visibility impairment measurements, making it inefficient to grasp the occurrence of visibility impairments.
Method used
An information providing device that acquires driving, map, and weather information to calculate average vehicle speed during snowfall or strong winds, generating visibility impairment information when the average speed drops below a previous period's average, indicating impaired visibility.
Benefits of technology
Accurately predicts visibility impairment with a simple configuration, improving traffic safety by providing timely information for road management and driver notification.
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Abstract
To enable an occurrence status of visibility disturbance to be accurately assessed with a simple configuration.SOLUTION: An information provision device 10 comprises: information acquisition section 111 which acquires positional information of a vehicle traveling within a predetermined region, operation information indicating either an operation state or a stopped state of a predetermined device operated during snowfall or when snow has accumulated, map information including road information, and weather information for the predetermined region; a prediction section 112 which generates visibility disturbance information indicating an occurrence status of visibility disturbance to a driver of a vehicle traveling in the predetermined region based on the operation information when the weather information indicates that snowfall or strong wind after snowfall has occurred within a first predetermined period from a certain time in the past to the present time and when an average travel speed in the predetermined region calculated based on the positional information acquired by the information acquisition section 111 is lower than the average travel speed in the predetermined region during a second predetermined period earlier than the first predetermined period; and an output section 113 which outputs the visibility disturbance information generated by the prediction section 112 in association with the road information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
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