The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program which are capable of improving operability of a vehicle.

The information processing apparatus includes a function setting unit that sets a function to be carried out by an operation unit, on the basis of a setting condition based on at least one of the state of a vehicle and the state of an occupant of the vehicle, and a display control unit that controls display, on the operation unit, of function information regarding the function set for the operation unit. The present technology is applicable to, for example, vehicles.

This disclosure provides systems, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for selecting and implementing automobile system function selectable by an eye gaze of a driver of a vehicle. In some implementations, the method can include receiving, via gaze sensors, gaze data indicative of the eye gaze of the driver of the vehicle. Additionally, the method can include determining, based on the gaze data, that the driver of the vehicle is looking at a selectable graphical user interface element (GUI). The method can additionally include capturing eyelid movement of the driver. The method can further include analyzing captured eyelid movement to determine whether to perform an automobile system function associated with the GUI element. The method can furthermore include performing the automobile system function associated with the GUI element upon determining that analysis of the captured eyelid movement indicates the automobile system function is to be performed.

When a driver of a vehicle is not recognized by a driver monitoring camera during autonomous driving, it is determined whether a notification relaxation condition is satisfied based on a driver status and a driving status of the vehicle. When it is determined that the notification relaxation condition is not satisfied, normal notification processing is executed in which an output device notifies the driver in a first manner. When it is determined that the notification relaxation condition is satisfied, relaxation notification processing is executed in which the output device notifies the driver in a second manner that is more relaxed than the first mode.

A host, a user identification system, and a user identification method are described herein. The host includes a storage circuit and a processor. The storage circuit is configured to store a program code. The processor is coupled to the storage circuit and configured to access the program code. The processor is configured to receive a touch signal from a touch screen. The processor is configured to determine an identification result indicating that whether the touch signal comprises a user identification signal or not. The processor is configured to determine a current operator of the touch screen based on the identification result. The processor is configured to perform an operation on the touch screen based on the current operator.

A display control device includes: an obtainer that obtains a driving status of a vehicle; a determiner that determines, on the basis of the driving status obtained by the obtainer, whether to enlarge a first image cropped from a captured image of a rearward area of the vehicle and displayed on a display located in the vehicle; and a controller that, when the determiner determines that the first image is to be enlarged, enlarges the first image by enlarging a cropping area to crop the first image from the captured image, and causes the display to display the enlarged first image.

Disclosure relates to a dual-viewing mode motor vehicle display system. The display system may comprise at least one displaying portion operable to display contents and a processor having a memory. The processor may have a set of instructions stored thereon, retrievable from the memory. The at least one displaying portion may further comprise at least one illumination unit. The at least one illumination unit may comprise a plurality of micro fin structures. The plurality of micro fin structures may be configured to provide a wide viewing mode and a narrow viewing mode. The processor may be operable to kinematically change a position of the at least one displaying portion about a rotation axis. In response to the kinematically changed position, the at least one displaying portion may switch between a public mode position to display public mode contents and a private mode position to display private mode contents.

A system for controlling a vehicle display based on an occupant's gaze includes: a first occupant gaze recognition unit to recognize a gaze of a first occupant in a vehicle; a second occupant gaze recognition unit to recognize a gaze of a second occupant in the vehicle; an interest information display area crossover confirmation and priority determination unit to determine interest information from the gaze of the first occupant and the gaze of the second occupant, to confirm whether areas for displaying interest information on a windshield are mutually crossover with each other, and to determine a priority for display; and a display control unit to control a display in accordance with the priority for display.

Given that an intersection point of a straight line, which connects a relatively moving body and an eyeball reference position of a driver of a vehicle, and a virtual surface, which includes a virtual display region and is wider than the virtual display region, is defined as a first intersection point, and an intersection point between the virtual display region and a straight line, which connects the eyeball reference position and an AR image, is defined as a second intersection point, a position of the second intersection point is controlled such that a second distance, which is a distance between the first intersection point and the second intersection point, is longer when a first distance, which is a distance between the relatively moving body and the vehicle, is longer than a predetermined value, than when the first distance is the predetermined value.

An example operation includes one or more of analyzing data related to content being delivered to occupant devices in a vehicle; and notifying the devices of additional functionality related to the vehicle based on the analyzing.

A vehicle and a method are provided for adjusting a position of a display in the vehicle. The vehicle includes a seat, a display, particularly a touch display, a drive and an evaluation unit. The seat is disposed in the passenger compartment of the vehicle and has a base and a backrest, which can be inclined relative to the base and can be transferred at least between a first angle of inclination and a second angle of inclination with respect to the base. The drive is designed to transfer the display between a first position and a second position. The display is disposed in the passenger compartment remote from the backrest. The evaluation unit is designed to determine an angle of inclination of the backrest and to control the drive in order to transfer the display to the first position if the angle of inclination of the backrest corresponds to the first angle of inclination and to transfer the display to the second position if the angle of inclination of the backrest corresponds to the second angle of inclination.