Maintaining occupant awareness in vehicles
First Claim
1. A method of maintaining occupant awareness in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining, by one or more processors, a location at which an occupant within the vehicle is gazing;
generating, by the one or more processors and when the determined location indicates that the occupant is not gazing in a direction in which the vehicle is traveling, one or more contextual images visualizing a context in which the vehicle is currently operating; and
presenting, by a display and based on the determined location, the one or more contextual images at a location within the vehicle.
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Abstract
In general, techniques are described for maintaining occupant awareness in vehicles. A device configured to maintain occupant awareness in a vehicle comprising: a processor and a display may be configured to perform the techniques. The processor may determine a location at which an occupant is gazing, and generate, when the determined location indicates that the occupant is not focused on a direction in which the vehicle is traveling, one or more contextual images capable of assisting the occupant in maintaining awareness of a context in which the vehicle is currently operating. The display may present, based on the determined location, the one or more contextual images proximate to the determined position within the cabin of the vehicle to assist the occupant in assuming control of the vehicle when the vehicle is no longer able to autonomously control the operation of the vehicle.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of maintaining occupant awareness in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining, by one or more processors, a location at which an occupant within the vehicle is gazing; generating, by the one or more processors and when the determined location indicates that the occupant is not gazing in a direction in which the vehicle is traveling, one or more contextual images visualizing a context in which the vehicle is currently operating; and presenting, by a display and based on the determined location, the one or more contextual images at a location within the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device configured to maintain occupant awareness in a vehicle, the device comprising:
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one or more processors configured to; determine a location at which an occupant is gazing; and generate, when the determined location indicates that the occupant is not gazing in a direction in which the vehicle is traveling, one or more contextual images visualizing a context in which the vehicle is currently operating; and cause a display to present, based on the determined location, the one or more contextual images proximate to the determined position within the cabin of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A device configured to maintain occupant awareness in a vehicle, the device comprising:
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means for determining a location at which an occupant within the vehicle is gazing; means for generating, when the determined location indicates that the occupant is not gazing in a direction in which the vehicle is traveling, one or more contextual images visualizing a context in which the vehicle is currently operating; and means for presenting, based on the determined location, the one or more contextual images at a location within the vehicle.
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30. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to:
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determine a location at which an occupant within a vehicle is gazing; generate, when the determined location indicates that the occupant is not gazing in a direction in which the vehicle is traveling, one or more contextual images visualizing a context in which the vehicle is currently operating; and interface with a display to present, based on the determined location, the one or more contextual images at a location within the vehicle.
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