ALERT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE
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1. A method of alerting a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving conditions data from one or more collision avoidance systems;
selectively coordinating an alert pattern for at least one of a haptic alert device, a visual alert device, and an auditory alert device based on the conditions data;
receiving interior vehicle conditions data indicating conditions within the vehicle; and
selectively generating infotainment system signals based on the alert pattern and the interior vehicle conditions data.
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Abstract
A method of alerting a driver of a vehicle is provided. The method includes: receiving conditions data from one or more collision avoidance systems; selectively coordinating an alert pattern for at least one of a haptic alert device, a visual alert device, and an auditory alert device based on the conditions data; receiving interior vehicle conditions data indicating conditions within the vehicle; and selectively generating infotainment system signals based on the alert pattern and the interior vehicle conditions data.
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1. A method of alerting a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving conditions data from one or more collision avoidance systems; selectively coordinating an alert pattern for at least one of a haptic alert device, a visual alert device, and an auditory alert device based on the conditions data; receiving interior vehicle conditions data indicating conditions within the vehicle; and selectively generating infotainment system signals based on the alert pattern and the interior vehicle conditions data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A control system for alerting a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
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a first module that receives conditions data from one or more collision avoidance systems; a second module that selectively coordinates an alert pattern for at least one of a haptic alert device, a visual alert device, and an auditory alert device based on the conditions data; and a third module that receives interior vehicle conditions data indicating conditions within the vehicle, and that selectively generates infotainment system signals based on the alert pattern and the interior vehicle conditions data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle, comprising:
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one or more collision avoidance system that generates conditions data; and a control module that receives conditions data from one or more collision avoidance systems, that selectively coordinates an alert pattern for at least one of a haptic alert device, a visual alert device, and an auditory alert device based on the conditions data, that receives interior vehicle conditions data indicating conditions within the vehicle, and that selectively generates infotainment system signals based on the alert pattern and the interior vehicle conditions data. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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