METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DIRECTING ATTENTION OF AN OCCUPANT OF AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE TO A VIEWPORT
First Claim
1. A method for directing attention of an occupant of an automotive vehicle to a viewport, the method comprising:
- receiving, via an input device, interaction information for monitoring an operator of an automotive vehicle that includes a first viewport as a first source of visual input for the operator and that includes a second viewport as a second source of visual input for the operator;
detecting, based on the interaction information, that a first attention criterion is met for the first viewport and that a second attention criterion is met for the second viewport;
determining, in response to detecting that the first attention criterion is met and that the second attention criterion is met, that the first viewport has a higher priority than the second viewport; and
sending, in response to determining that the first viewport has the higher priority, first attention information to present a first priority indicator, to the operator, via a first output device, to identify the first viewport as a higher priority source of visual input for the operator than the second viewport.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for directing attention of an occupant of an automotive vehicle to a viewport. Interaction information is received for monitoring an operator of an automotive vehicle that includes a first viewport as a first source of visual input for the operator and a second viewport as a second source of visual input for the operator. A detection is made that a first attention criterion is met for the first viewport and that a second attention criterion is met for the second viewport. In response to the detection, a determination is made that the first viewport has a higher priority than the second viewport. In response to the determination, first attention information is sent to present a first priority indicator, via a first output device, to identify the first viewport as a higher priority source of visual input for the operator than the second viewport.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for directing attention of an occupant of an automotive vehicle to a viewport, the method comprising:
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receiving, via an input device, interaction information for monitoring an operator of an automotive vehicle that includes a first viewport as a first source of visual input for the operator and that includes a second viewport as a second source of visual input for the operator; detecting, based on the interaction information, that a first attention criterion is met for the first viewport and that a second attention criterion is met for the second viewport; determining, in response to detecting that the first attention criterion is met and that the second attention criterion is met, that the first viewport has a higher priority than the second viewport; and sending, in response to determining that the first viewport has the higher priority, first attention information to present a first priority indicator, to the operator, via a first output device, to identify the first viewport as a higher priority source of visual input for the operator than the second 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 of an occupant of an automotive vehicle to a viewport, the system comprising:
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an interaction monitor component, a viewport monitor component, an attention priority component, and an attention director component adapted for operation in an execution environment; the interaction monitor component configured for receiving, via an input device, interaction information for monitoring an operator of an automotive vehicle that includes a first viewport as a first source of visual input for the operator and that includes a second viewport as a second source of visual input for the operator; the viewport monitor component configured for detecting, based on the interaction information, that a first attention criterion is met for the first viewport and that a second attention criterion is met for the second viewport; the attention priority component configured for determining, in response to detecting that the first attention criterion is met and that the second attention criterion is met, that the first viewport has a higher priority than the second viewport; and the attention director component configured for sending, in response to determining that the first viewport has the higher priority, first attention information to present a first priority indicator, to the operator, via a first output device, to identify the first viewport as a higher priority source of visual input for the operator than the second viewport
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20. A computer-readable medium embodying a computer program, executable by a machine, for directing attention of an occupant of an automotive vehicle to a viewport, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:
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receiving, via an input device, interaction information for monitoring an operator of an automotive vehicle that includes a first viewport as a first source of visual input for the operator and that includes a second viewport as a second source of visual input for the operator; detecting, based on the interaction information, that a first attention criterion is met for the first viewport and that a second attention criterion is met for the second viewport; determining, in response to detecting that the first attention criterion is met and that the second attention criterion is met, that the first viewport has a higher priority than the second viewport; and sending, in response to determining that the first viewport has the higher priority, first attention information to present a first priority indicator, to the operator, via a first output device, to identify the first viewport as a higher priority source of visual input for the operator than the second viewport.
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