SURVEILLANCE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

    公开(公告)号:US20200271462A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-27

    申请号:US16066220

    申请日:2016-11-21

    申请人: NEC Corporation

    摘要: A surveillance apparatus (2000) includes a first calculation unit (2020), an extraction unit (2040), and a notification unit (2060). The first calculation unit (2020) calculates a risk index value in a first region (40) on a current route (20). The risk index value of the first region (40) indicates a degree of concern that a risk (such as crowd confusion) caused by congestion of people occurs in the first region (40). For calculation of the risk index value in the first region (40), a captured image generated by a camera (50) is used. The extraction unit (2040) extracts a bypass route (30) when the risk index value of the first region (40) is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. The notification unit (2060) notifies a user that a route through which a person is caused to pass is to be switched to the extracted bypass route (30).

    Vehicle to person communication with interaction-modes selected based on hesitation by the person

    公开(公告)号:US10726716B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-28

    申请号:US15989258

    申请日:2018-05-25

    摘要: A system for operating an automated vehicle includes an output-device, a perception-device and a controller-circuit. The output-device is configured to convey a message from a host-vehicle to a person. The perception-device is configured to detect a reaction to the message by the person. The controller-circuit is in communication with the output-device and the perception-device. The controller-circuit is configured to operate the output-device in accordance with a first-interaction-mode to convey the message, determine that the reaction corresponds to hesitation by the person, and in response to hesitation by the person, operate the output-device in accordance with a second-interaction-mode to convey the message in accordance with a second-interaction-mode, said second-interaction-mode characterized as different from the first-interaction-mode.

    Traffic signal indicating method, apparatus and system, and machine-readable medium

    公开(公告)号:US10706719B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-07

    申请号:US16045882

    申请日:2018-07-26

    摘要: Embodiments of the application relate to the field of traffic, more particularly to a method, apparatus and system for indicating a traffic signal. An embodiment is directed to a traffic signal indicating method effective on a pedestrian and/or vehicle. A traffic signal indicating system of an embodiment includes a traffic signal indicating apparatus, configured to acquire a traffic control state of a traffic management area; and a projection apparatus, configured to project first visual information for indicating the traffic control state to a first-segment pavement of the traffic management area. By projecting visual information for indicating a current traffic control state to a pavement of a traffic management area, a purpose of reminding a pedestrian and a vehicle is achieved. The projected visual information may transfer rich information. Further, it is unnecessary to modify existing traffic lights.

    Guidance assistance apparatus, guidance assistance method, and storage medium for storing program

    公开(公告)号:US10687170B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US16546649

    申请日:2019-08-21

    申请人: NEC CORPORATION

    发明人: Yoshiharu Maeno

    摘要: A guidance assistance apparatus includes: a memory that stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: acquire a guidance route through which a guided person is to be guided from routes from a start-point position to an endpoint position; calculate, based on information relating to the routes, an influence level on the guided person in a case in which the guided person deviates from the acquired guidance route, with respect to each of branch places at which the guidance route branches into a route different from the guidance route; and output the calculated influence level.

    Detecting the number of vehicle passengers

    公开(公告)号:US10677602B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US15914843

    申请日:2018-03-07

    摘要: An automated ridesharing dispatch system includes a communications interface configured to electronically receive ride requests from a plurality of users and a memory configured to store a capacity threshold for each of a plurality of ridesharing vehicles. The system also includes at least one processor configured to process the ride requests received from the communications interface and to assign to a single ridesharing vehicle the plurality of users for pick up at a plurality of differing pick-up locations and for delivery to a plurality of differing drop-off locations, determine a route for the ridesharing vehicle, receive from at least one sensor within the ridesharing vehicle, information indicative of a current number of passengers in the ridesharing vehicle, and determine whether to assign additional users to the ridesharing vehicle based on the received information from the sensor and the capacity threshold associated with the ridesharing vehicle.