ELECTRONIC DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY MODIFICATION BASED ON SAFETY PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN OPERATING STATE OF A VEHICLE

• US 20140081517A1
• Filed: 09/20/2012
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenny Insurance Limited (TATA Motors Limited)
• Original Assignee: CloudCar, Inc.
• Inventors: Barrett, Peter, Othmer, Konstantin, Leak, Bruce
• Application Number:
  US13/623,683
• Publication Number:
  US 20140081517A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/122 Instrument input devices with reconfigurable control functions, e.g. reconfigurable menus
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/182 Distributing information between displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/186 Displaying information according to relevancy
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1868 according to driving situations
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/195 Blocking or enabling display functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/566 Mobile devices displaying vehicle information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments

Abstract

In an example, a method of modifying functionality of an electronic device associated with a vehicle may include assessing one or more safety parameters associated with an operating state of a vehicle. The method may further include modifying functionality of an electronic device associated with the vehicle based on the one or more safety parameters.

Claims

1. A method of modifying functionality of an electronic device associated with a vehicle comprising:

assessing one or more safety parameters associated with an operating state of a vehicle; and

modifying functionality of an electronic device associated with the vehicle based on the one or more safety parameters.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a presence of a potentially dangerous situation associated with the operating state of the vehicle based on the one or more safety parameters.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising restricting the functionality of the electronic device based on the one or more safety parameters.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more safety parameters comprise at least one of speed of the vehicle, traffic congestion surrounding the vehicle, a weather condition, a road condition, a proximate location of an emergency vehicle, a proximate location of a school zone, a road type, presence of a passenger in the vehicle, a proximate location of a pedestrian, a proximate location of a cyclist, a proximate location of another vehicle, a proximate location of a road hazard, a proximate location of a construction cone, a proximate location of a barrier and a proximate location of an animal.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether a passenger is present within the vehicle; and

modifying the functionality of the electronic device based on whether the passenger is present.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a built-in electronic device of the vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a mobile electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the functionality of the electronic device comprises modifying functionality of a user interface of the electronic device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a warning on a user interface of the electronic device based on the one or more safety parameters.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising analyzing an environment surrounding the vehicle and assessing the one or more safety parameters based on the analysis of the environment.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling the functionality of the electronic device based on the one or more safety parameters.

12. A processor configured to execute computer instructions to cause a system to perform operations for modifying functionality of an electronic device associated with a vehicle, the operations comprising:

assessing one or more safety parameters associated with an operating state of a vehicle; and

modifying functionality of an electronic device associated with the vehicle based on the one or more safety parameters.

13. The processor of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise determining a presence of a potentially dangerous situation associated with the operating state of the vehicle based on the one or more safety parameters.

14. The processor of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise restricting the functionality of the electronic device based on the one or more safety parameters.

15. The processor of claim 12, wherein the one or more safety parameters comprise at least one of speed of the vehicle, traffic congestion surrounding the vehicle, a weather condition, a road condition, a proximate location of an emergency vehicle, a proximate location of a school zone, a road type, presence of a passenger in the vehicle, a proximate location of a pedestrian, a proximate location of a cyclist, a proximate location of another vehicle, a proximate location of a road hazard, a proximate location of a construction cone, a proximate location of a barrier and a proximate location of an animal.

16. The processor of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining whether a passenger is present within the vehicle; and

modifying the functionality of the electronic device based on whether the passenger is present.

17. The processor of claim 12, wherein the electronic device comprises a built-in electronic device of the vehicle.

18. The processor of claim 12, wherein the electronic device comprises a mobile electronic device.

19. The processor of claim 12, wherein modifying the functionality of the electronic device comprises modifying functionality of a user interface of the electronic device.

20. The processor of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise displaying a warning on a user interface of the electronic device based on the one or more safety parameters.

21. The processor of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise analyzing an environment surrounding the vehicle and assessing the one or more safety parameters based on the analysis of the environment.

22. The processor of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise enabling the functionality of the electronic device based on the one or more safety parameters.