US 11,989,018 B2
Remote operation device and remote operation method
Masamitsu Tsuchiya, Wako (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/485,409.
Application 17/485,409 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2019/014301, filed on Mar. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0011770 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0038 (2013.01) [H04Q 9/00 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A remote operation device for remotely operating a target vehicle, the remote operation device comprising at least one processor circuit and a memory comprising instructions, that when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to at least:
acquire a quality of communication between the target vehicle and the remote operation device;
set an authority of the remote operation device related to an operation of the target vehicle based on the quality of communication;
display, on a display device, an image of a surrounding environment of the target vehicle; and
for a predetermined operation, make the authority in a first situation in which the quality of communication is first quality and the target vehicle is in an environment where entry of pedestrians is restricted broader than the authority in a second situation in which the quality of communication is the first quality and the target vehicle is in an environment where entry of pedestrians is allowed.