Patent ID: 11922813
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An alert control apparatus comprising:
at least one processor;
an alert control unit configured to issue a first alert if an object in a particular category is present within a region to which a moving body is headed, and issue a second alert if an object in a category other than the particular category is present within the region to which the moving body is headed, using the at least one processor;
a reception control unit configured to perform, when the moving body enters a new movement section on a movement route, control for receiving a category of an object present within the new movement section from an external apparatus for determining categories of objects on a basis of movement history information of terminals, using the at least one processor; and
a determination unit configured to determine, on a basis of an image acquired by an image capturing apparatus equipped in the moving body, whether there is an object for which an alert is to be issued while the moving body is moving within the new movement section, using the at least one processor, wherein
when the moving body enters the new movement section, the reception control unit is configured to perform control for receiving, from the external apparatus, a position and a category of the terminal within the new movement section,
the determination unit is configured to determine, on a basis of the image, whether an object for which an alert is to be issued is present at the position received from the external apparatus, and
if the determination unit determines that an object for which an alert is to be issued is present at the position received from the external apparatus, the alert control unit is configured to perform, on a basis of the category received from the external apparatus, control as to which of the first and second alerts is to be issued.