Toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha (20240203257). INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE simplified abstract
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INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE
Organization Name
toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
Inventor(s)
Masataka Okuda of Toyota-shi (JP)
Masatoshi Kakutani of Miyoshi-shi (JP)
Kaoru Yoshida of Nisshi-shi (JP)
Kanade Kuriyama of Toyota-shi (JP)
Toshiki Shinohara of Toyota-shi (JP)
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240203257 titled 'INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE
The patent application describes an information processing device for remotely controlling a vehicle.
- Acquisition unit acquires requests related to vehicle control from multiple applications.
- Processing unit arbitrates the requests acquired by the acquisition unit.
- Communication unit transmits control instructions to the target vehicle based on the arbitration result.
- Processing unit assigns permission levels to requests based on surrounding objects near the target vehicle.
- Arbitration of requests is done based on the assigned permission levels.
- Key Features and Innovation:**
- Centralized control of vehicle commands from multiple applications. - Dynamic permission assignment based on surrounding objects. - Efficient arbitration of control requests for the target vehicle.
- Potential Applications:**
- Autonomous vehicles - Fleet management systems - Remote control of industrial vehicles
- Problems Solved:**
- Streamlining control commands from various sources. - Enhancing safety by considering surrounding objects. - Improving efficiency in managing multiple control requests.
- Benefits:**
- Increased safety in vehicle operations. - Enhanced coordination of control commands. - Optimized utilization of vehicle resources.
- Commercial Applications:**
- Automotive industry for autonomous vehicles. - Logistics companies for fleet management. - Industrial sector for remote control of machinery.
- Questions about the Technology:**
1. How does the device prioritize control requests from different applications? 2. What measures are in place to ensure the accuracy of surrounding object detection?
- Frequently Updated Research:**
- Ongoing studies on improving the efficiency of arbitration algorithms in information processing devices for vehicle control.
Original Abstract Submitted
an information processing device for remotely controlling a vehicle, the information processing device comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of requests related to control of a target vehicle from a plurality of applications; a processing unit that arbitrates the plurality of requests acquired by the acquisition unit; and a communication unit that transmits an instruction for control based on a result of arbitration by the processing unit to the target vehicle, wherein the processing unit assigns a level indicating a percentage of permission to each of the plurality of requests based on a range set according to a surrounding object that is an object existing in the vicinity of the target vehicle, and arbitrates the plurality of requests based on the level.
