METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A DRIVER USING A PORTABLE DEVICE IN A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle while driving the vehicle, wherein a sound signal indicating an information generated by a driver assistance system of the vehicle is output by a sound output device of the driver assistance system, the method comprising:
- receiving acoustic sound by a microphone of a portable communication device and checking by the portable communication device whether or not the received acoustic sound comprises the sound signal of the driver assistance system; and
upon detecting the sound signal of the driver assistance system, generating a display on a display means of the portable communication device in dependence on the information extracted from the sound signal.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle (2) while driving the vehicle (2), wherein a sound signal indicating an information generated by a driver assistance system (3) of the vehicle (2) is output by a sound output device (7, 8) of the driver assistance system (3). The method comprises receiving acoustic sound by a microphone of a portable communication device (9) and checking by the portable communication device (9) whether or not the received acoustic sound comprises the sound signal of the driver assistance system (3) as well as, upon detecting the sound signal of the driver assistance system (3), generating a display (15) on a display means (14) of the portable communication device (9) in dependence on the information extracted from the sound signal.
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1. A method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle while driving the vehicle, wherein a sound signal indicating an information generated by a driver assistance system of the vehicle is output by a sound output device of the driver assistance system, the method comprising:
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receiving acoustic sound by a microphone of a portable communication device and checking by the portable communication device whether or not the received acoustic sound comprises the sound signal of the driver assistance system; and upon detecting the sound signal of the driver assistance system, generating a display on a display means of the portable communication device in dependence on the information extracted from the sound signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable communication device comprising:
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a microphone for receiving acoustic sound; a controller for processing the received sound; and a display means, wherein the controller is adapted to detect in the received acoustic sound a predefined sound signal of a driver assistance system of a vehicle, to extract information from the sound signal generated by the driver assistance system and to generate a display on the display means in dependence on the information. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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