Methods and systems for providing alerts to a connected vehicle driver and/or a passenger via condition detection and wireless communications
First Claim
1. A method for alerting a vehicle passenger via wireless communications, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:
- monitoring at least one condition external to a vehicle while the vehicle is in operation and a passenger in the vehicle is located in a passenger seat of the vehicle and the vehicle is temporarily stopped;
detecting a change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle while monitoring the at least one condition when the vehicle is temporarily stopped;
transmitting a signal wirelessly to a computing device, the signal being indicative of the change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle; and
alerting the passenger of the change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle after transmission of the signal to the computing device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for alerting a vehicle driver and/or a passenger via wireless communications. One or more conditions with respect to a vehicle are monitored. A change in the condition(s) is detected and a signal automatically and wirelessly transmitted to a computing device, wherein the signal is indicative of the change in condition(s). The driver and/or the passenger is then alerted to the change in condition(s) in response to transmitting the signal to the computing device (e.g., a tablet computing device, smartphone, smartwatch, other wearable device, in-vehicle system, etc.) associated with the driver and/or the vehicle passenger.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for alerting a vehicle passenger via wireless communications, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:
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monitoring at least one condition external to a vehicle while the vehicle is in operation and a passenger in the vehicle is located in a passenger seat of the vehicle and the vehicle is temporarily stopped; detecting a change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle while monitoring the at least one condition when the vehicle is temporarily stopped; transmitting a signal wirelessly to a computing device, the signal being indicative of the change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle; and alerting the passenger of the change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle after transmission of the signal to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An autonomous vehicle that provides alerts to a passenger of the autonomous vehicle via wireless communications, the autonomous vehicle comprising:
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a passenger compartment with a passenger seat; at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions the, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; monitor at least one condition external to the autonomous vehicle while the autonomous vehicle is in operation and a passenger in the autonomous vehicle is located in the passenger seat of the autonomous vehicle and the autonomous vehicle is temporarily stopped; detect a change in the at least one condition external to the autonomous vehicle while monitoring the at least one condition when the autonomous vehicle is temporarily stopped; transmit a signal wirelessly to a computing device, the signal being indicative of the change in the at least one condition external to the autonomous vehicle; and alert the passenger of the change in the at least one condition external to the autonomous vehicle after transmission of the signal to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for alerting a passenger of a vehicle via wireless communications, comprising:
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at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; monitor at least one condition external to the vehicle while the vehicle is in operation and a passenger in the vehicle is located in a passenger seat of the vehicle and the vehicle is temporarily stopped; detect a change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle while monitoring the at least one condition when the vehicle is temporarily stopped; transmit a signal wirelessly to a computing device, the signal being indicative of the change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle; and alert the passenger of the change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle after transmission of the signal to the computing device.
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