US 12,437,641 B2
Control device, automatic valet parking facility, and method for performing action according to characteristics of vehicle
Masatake Wada, Kariya (JP); Kodai Yamaura, Kariya (JP); and Takamasa Hidaka, Kariya (JP)
Assigned to DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed by DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/360,728.
Application 18/360,728 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2021/037164, filed on Oct. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-014564 (JP), filed on Feb. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0368668 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G08G 1/14 (2006.01); G06V 20/54 (2022.01); G06V 20/62 (2022.01); G08G 1/017 (2006.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01)
CPC G08G 1/143 (2013.01) [G06V 20/54 (2022.01); G06V 20/625 (2022.01); G08G 1/017 (2013.01); G08G 1/149 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); G06V 2201/08 (2022.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control device for an automatic valet parking facility, the control device comprising:
an in-advance obtainment unit configured to obtain, before a vehicle arrives at a specific position on a route to a parking area where automated driving for parking is performed according to a guidance of the control device, (i) characteristics information indicating characteristics of the vehicle that is about to enter the parking area and (ii) identification information of the vehicle;
a specific obtainment unit configured to obtain the identification information from the vehicle located at the specific position;
a determination unit configured to determine based on the characteristics information, whether the vehicle satisfies an entry requirement to the parking area, and
an action unit configured to perform an action for a driver of the vehicle located at the specific position according to the characteristics information, among the characteristics information that has been obtained, corresponding to the identification information obtained from the vehicle located at the specific position,
wherein
the action unit instructs a display device installed at a position visible to the driver of the vehicle located at the specific position to display an indication, and
the action unit, when the vehicle satisfies the entry requirement, instructs the display device to display an entry-possible indication, and when the vehicle does not meet the entry requirements, instructs the display device to display an entry-not-possible indication.