US 12,346,989 B2
Safety performance evaluation apparatus, safety performance evaluation method, information processing apparatus, and information processing method
Shinichiro Tsuda, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/621,967
Filed by SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Jun. 30, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/025720
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 22, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/002368, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-123177 (JP), filed on Jul. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0238019 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01)
CPC G06Q 50/40 (2024.01) [G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A safety performance evaluation apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
acquire information regarding a driving assistance function of a mobile object, wherein
the information regarding the driving assistance function of the mobile object includes identification information of a driving assistance processor mounted on the mobile object;
control reception of a specific message from one of a base station or a roadside unit (RSU), wherein
the specific message is transmitted by the mobile object to the one of the base station or the RSU, and
the specific message is transmitted based on an output of a sensor mounted on the mobile object;
measure a number of times the specific message is transmitted by the driving assistance processor within a specific time period, wherein
the specific message includes information related to object detection;
evaluate safety performance of the driving assistance function of the mobile object based on the measured number of times and the identification information of the driving assistance processor; and
control transmission of control information to the mobile object based on the evaluated safety performance, wherein the control information causes the driving assistance processor to limit an autonomous driving function of the mobile object.
 
13. A safety performance evaluation method, comprising:
acquiring information regarding a driving assistance function of a mobile object, wherein
the information regarding the driving assistance function of the mobile object includes identification information of a driving assistance processor mounted on the mobile object;
controlling reception of a specific message from one of a base station or a roadside unit (RSU), wherein
the specific message is transmitted by the mobile object to the one of the base station or the RSU, and
the specific message is transmitted based on an output of a sensor mounted on the mobile object;
measuring a number of times the specific message is transmitted by the driving assistance processor within a specific time period, wherein
the specific message includes information related to object detection;
evaluating safety performance of the driving assistance function of the mobile object based on the measured number of times and the identification information of the driving assistance processor; and
controlling transmission of control information to the mobile object based on the evaluated safety performance, wherein the control information causes the driving assistance processor to limit an autonomous driving function of the mobile object.