METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DIRECTING ATTENTION TO A SEQUENCE OF VIEWPORTS OF AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for directing attention to a sequence of viewports of an automotive vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving attention-sequence information identifying a first viewport and a second viewport that provide, to an operator of an automotive vehicle, respective views of space external to the automotive vehicle;
identifying, based on the attention-sequence information, a sequence that includes the first viewport preceding the second viewport;
sending, in response to identifying the sequence, first attention information to present a first attention output, via an output device, for instructing the operator to attend to the first viewport; and
sending second attention information to present a second attention output, via an output device, for instructing the operator to attend to the second viewport subsequent to attending to the first viewport.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for directing attention to a sequence of viewports of an automotive vehicle. In one aspect, attention-sequence information is received that identifies a first viewport and a second viewport that provide, to an operator of an automotive vehicle, respective views of space external to the automotive vehicle. A sequence, that includes the first viewport preceding the second viewport, is identified based on the attention-sequence information. In response to identifying the sequence, first attention information is sent to present a first attention output, via an output device, for instructing the operator to attend to the first viewport. Second attention information is sent to present a second attention output, via an output device, for instructing the operator to attend to the second viewport subsequent to attending to the first viewport.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for directing attention to a sequence of viewports of an automotive vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving attention-sequence information identifying a first viewport and a second viewport that provide, to an operator of an automotive vehicle, respective views of space external to the automotive vehicle; identifying, based on the attention-sequence information, a sequence that includes the first viewport preceding the second viewport; sending, in response to identifying the sequence, first attention information to present a first attention output, via an output device, for instructing the operator to attend to the first viewport; and sending second attention information to present a second attention output, via an output device, for instructing the operator to attend to the second viewport subsequent to attending to the first viewport. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for directing attention to a sequence of viewports of an automotive vehicle, the system comprising:
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an attention policy component, a policy executive component, and a attention director component adapted for operation in an execution environment; the attention policy component configured for receiving attention-sequence information identifying a first viewport and a second viewport that provide, to an operator of an automotive vehicle, respective views of space external to the automotive vehicle; the policy executive component configured for identifying, based on the attention-sequence information, a sequence that includes the first viewport preceding the second viewport; the attention director component configured for sending, in response to identifying the sequence, first attention information to present a first attention output, via an output device, for instructing the operator to attend to the first viewport; and the attention director component configured for sending second attention information to present a second attention output, via an output device, for instructing the operator to attend to the second viewport subsequent to attending to the first viewport
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20. A computer-readable medium embodying a computer program, executable by a machine, for directing attention to a sequence of viewports of an automotive vehicle, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:
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receiving attention-sequence information identifying a first viewport and a second viewport that provide, to an operator of an automotive vehicle, respective views of space external to the automotive vehicle; identifying, based on the attention-sequence information, a sequence that includes the first viewport preceding the second viewport; sending, in response to identifying the sequence, first attention information to present a first attention output, via an output device, for instructing the operator to attend to the first viewport; and sending second attention information to present a second attention output, via an output device, for instructing the operator to attend to the second viewport subsequent to attending to the first viewport
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