Managing alerts for a wearable device in a vehicle

• US 10,351,058 B2
• Filed: 04/08/2016
• Issued: 07/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Dakroub, Husein
• Primary Examiner(s): Lu, Shirley
• Application Number:
  US15/094,593
• Publication Number:
  US 20170291542A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,194 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/008 for anti-collision purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/167 Driving aids for lane monitoring, lane changing, e.g. blind spot detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/168 Driving aids for parking, e.g. acoustic or visual feedback on parking space
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A method, system, and a variety of electronic circuits are provided herein that manage advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for passengers in a vehicle wearing a wearable device. The aspects disclosed herein allow the passenger/occupant/driver to receive ADAS messages/alerts, and receive haptic, video, audio notifications providing the same. As such, the passenger/occupant/driver is notified by the ADAS message in a passive manner.

Claims

1. A system for managing an alert for a wearable device in a vehicle, the system comprising:

a data store comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the managing of the alert;

a processor configured to execute the program of instructions to perform a process, the process comprising;

receiving a message based on a sensed parameter associated with the vehicle;

determining whether the message is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) alert type;

in response to the message being of the ADAS alert type, generating an ADAS alert;

transmitting the ADAS alert to the wearable device, the wearable device being configured to be worn by an occupant in the vehicle, wherein the wearable device is configured to receive the ADAS alert from the system, determine whether the ADAS alert is a message of the ADAS type, in response to the message being of the ADAS type, generating a notification via the wearable device, and in response to the message being not of the ADAS type, the wearable device is placed in a state to receive a subsequent message.

2. The system according to claim 1, the process further comprising:

prior to transmitting the ADAS alert, determining whether the wearable device and the vehicle are in a pairing relationship; and

in response to being in the pairing relationship, transmitting the ADAS alert, and

in response to not being in the pairing relationship, not transmitting the ADAS alert.

3. The system according to claim 1, the process further comprising:

prior to transmitting the ADAS alert, determining whether the ADAS alert is predefined as a transmittable message, and

in response to the ADAS alert being a predefined transmittable message, transmitting the ADAS alert, and

in response to the ADAS alert being not a predefined transmitting message, not transmitting the ADAS alert.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the wearable device is configured to be worn on a wrist of the occupant of the vehicle, wherein the occupant is a passenger of the vehicle.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein upon receiving the ADAS alert, the wearable device is configured to provide a haptic notification.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein upon receiving the ADAS alert, the wearable device is configured to provide a sound notification.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein upon receiving the ADAS alert, the wearable device is configured to provide a visual notification.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein only data of an ADAS alert type is transmitted to the wearable device.

9. A system for embedding in a wearable device, to manage an alert message received from a vehicle'"'"'s electronic system, the system comprising:

a data store comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the managing of the alert message;

a processor configured to execute the program of instructions to perform a process, the process comprising;

receiving a message from the vehicle'"'"'s electronic system, wherein the electronic system is configured to receive a message based on a sensed parameter associated with the vehicle, determine whether the message is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) alert type, in response to the message being of the ADAS alert type, generate the ADAS alert in the message, and transmit the message;

determining whether the message is of the ADAS type;

in response to the message being of the ADAS type, generating a notification via the wearable device, and

in response to the message being not of the ADAS type, the system being placed in a state to receive a subsequent message,

wherein the receiving the message comprises receiving the ADAS alert transmitted to the wearable device, the wearable device being configured to be worn by an occupant in the vehicle.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the notification is a haptic notification.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the notification is a sound notification.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein the notification is a visual notification.

13. The system according to claim 9, wherein the wearable device is configured to be worn around a wrist of a passenger of the vehicle.

14. The system according to claim 9, wherein the ADAS alert is generated in response to a deployment of an airbag, and the notification instigates a communication to a third-party.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the third-party is an emergency responder.

16. A method for receiving advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) type messages, comprising:

receiving a message from the vehicle'"'"'s electronic system, wherein the electronic system is configured to receive a message based on a sensed parameter associated with the vehicle, determine whether the message is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) alert type, in response to the message being of the ADAS alert type, generate the ADAS alert in the message, and transmit the message;

determining whether the message is of the ADAS type;

in response to the message being of the ADAS type, generating a notification via the wearable device, and

in response to the message being not of the ADAS type, the system being placed in a state to receive a subsequent message,

wherein the receiving the message comprises receiving the ADAS alert transmitted to the wearable device, the wearable device being configured to be worn by an occupant in the vehicle, and

wherein the determining whether the message is of an ADAS type comprises determining whether the ADAS alert message is of a predefined category, and

wherein the generating comprises, in response to the ADAS alert message being of the predefined category, initiating a communication with a third-party, wherein the communication comprises the notification.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the predefined category includes a deployment of the vehicle'"'"'s airbag.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the initiating of the communication is contingent on the wearable device being configured to pair with a mobile device capable of network communication with the third-party.

19. The method according to claim 16, wherein the third-party is an emergency responder.