Method for graphically representing a danger for the driver of a motor vehicle

• US 20100283591A1
• Filed: 09/04/2007
• Published: 11/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Schick, Jens
• Application Number:
  US12/308,334
• Publication Number:
  US 20100283591A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/436
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/785 on or in relation to the windshield or windows
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/785 on or in relation to the windshield or windows
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/008 for anti-collision purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/304 using merged images, e.g. merging camera image with stored images
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/308 by overlaying the real scene, e.g. through a head-up display on the windscreen
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/60 characterised by monitoring and displaying vehicle exterior scenes from a transformed perspective
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/70 characterised by an event-triggered choice to display a specific image among a selection of captured images
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/802 for monitoring and displaying vehicle exterior blind spot views
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/8093 for obstacle warning
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2420/408 Radar; Laser, e.g. lidar
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2420/52 Radar, Lidar
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/165 for passive traffic, e.g. including static obstacles, trees
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes

Abstract

A method for informing the driver of a motor vehicle via a driver information system, which has at least one detection unit, at least one evaluation unit, and at least one optical display unit. The display unit displays the motor vehicle having the driver information system as a graphical representation, an aura representation surrounding the graphical representation when, based on the evaluation of data from the detection unit, the evaluation unit determines that there is no immediate danger. If an imminent danger is ascertained in a corresponding manner, the aura representation changes or disappears, and at least one supplementary information item for avoiding danger is displayed.

Claims

1-7. -7. (canceled)

8. A method for informing a driver of a motor vehicle via a driver information system, which has at least one detection unit, at least one evaluation unit, and at least one optical display unit, the method comprising:

displaying, with the display unit, the motor vehicle having the driver information system as a graphical representation, an aura representation surrounding the graphical representation when, based on evaluation of data from the detection unit, the evaluation unit determines that there is no immediate danger;

if an imminent danger is ascertained in a corresponding manner, changing or making disappear the aura representation changes; and

displaying at least one supplementary information item for avoiding danger.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein an optical marking identifying an area of the graphically represented vehicle that is at risk is provided as supplementary information.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein a vehicle-control instruction linked to the graphical representation of the motor vehicle is indicated to the driver as supplementary information.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein it is indicated whether the graphically represented area of the motor vehicle that is at risk is endangered by at least one of other objects and by a driving maneuver of the driver.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the supplementary information item includes at least one of a suggested driving maneuver for the driver and a suggested preparation for a driving maneuver for the driver to execute.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the suggested driving maneuver is indicated by at least one arrow extending out from the graphically represented motor vehicle.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the display unit displays at least one supplementary information item on a status of the motor vehicle.