AUTOMOBILE WARNING METHOD AND AUTOMOBILE WARNING SYSTEM UTILIZING THE SAME

• US 20140118130A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 05/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Inventors: CHANG, Tsai Wang, HSIAO, Hsin-Lung, CHEN, I-Shan, HSU, Cheng-Hsiung
• Application Number:
  US13/836,989
• Publication Number:
  US 20140118130A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/435
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/525 automatically indicating risk of collision between vehicles in traffic or with pedestrians, e.g. after risk assessment using the vehicle sensor data
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 5/006 indicating risk of collision between vehicles or with pedestrians
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/006 using a distance sensor
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/008 for anti-collision purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/163 involving continuous checking

Abstract

An automobile warning method and an automobile warning system are provided. The automobile warning method is disclosed, implemented by an automobile warning system on a vehicle, wherein the automobile warning system includes a microwave reflective detection device and a control device, including: emitting, by the microwave reflective detection device, a microwave signal for detecting whether a mobile object is present in a blind spot of the vehicle; and when the presence of the mobile object is detected, changing, by the control device, a state of a controlled device of the vehicle.

Claims

1. An automobile warning method, implemented by an automobile warning system on a vehicle, wherein the automobile warning system includes a microwave reflective detection device and a control device, the automobile warning method comprising:

emitting, by the microwave reflective detection device, a microwave signal for detecting whether a mobile object is present in a blind spot of the vehicle; and

when the presence of the mobile object is detected, changing, by the control device, a state of a controlled device of the vehicle.

2. The automobile warning method of claim 1, further comprising:

when the presence of the mobile object is detected, sending, by the control device, a warning signal to the mobile object.

3. The automobile warning method of claim 1, wherein the changing step comprises:

when the presence of the mobile object is detected, determining whether a hazardous condition has occurred based on information of the detected mobile object and the vehicle; and

when the hazardous condition has occurred, changing the state of a controlled device of the vehicle.

4. The automobile warning method of claim 3, wherein the hazardous condition comprises a blind spot hazardous condition, a door open warning hazardous condition and a rear cross hazardous condition.

5. The automobile warning method of claim 1, wherein the emitting the microwave signal step comprises:

only when a door of the vehicle senses the input of a touch, emitting the microwave signal for detecting the blind spot by the microwave reflective detection device.

6. The automobile warning method of claim 1, wherein the emitting the microwave signal step comprises:

only when the vehicle is reversing, emitting the microwave signal for detecting the blind spot by the microwave reflective detection device.

7. The automobile warning method of claim 1, wherein the emitting the microwave signal step comprises:

only when the vehicle is moving forward, emitting the microwave signal for detecting the blind spot by the microwave reflective detection device.

8. The automobile warning method of claim 1, wherein the controller device comprises a indicator light, a seat belt, a seat, a monitor, a buzzer, a signal light, a horn and a communication device.

9. An automobile warning system, implemented by a vehicle, comprising:

a microwave reflective detection device, configured to emit a microwave signal for detecting whether a mobile object is present in a blind spot of the vehicle; and

a control device, coupled to the microwave reflective detection device, configured to change a state of a controlled device of the vehicle when the presence of the mobile object is detected.

10. The automobile warning system of claim 9, further comprising a communication device, coupled to the control device, configured to send a warning signal to the mobile object when the presence of the mobile object is detected.

11. The automobile warning system of claim 9, wherein the control device is configured to:

when the presence of the mobile object is detected, determine whether a hazardous condition has occurred based on information of the detected mobile object and the vehicle; and

when the hazardous condition has occurred, change the state of a controlled device of the vehicle.

12. The automobile warning system of claim 11, wherein the hazardous condition comprises a blind spot hazardous condition, a door open warning hazardous condition and a rear cross hazardous condition.

13. The automobile warning system of claim 9, wherein the microwave reflective detection device is configured to emit the microwave signal for detecting the blind spot, only when a door of the vehicle senses the input of a touch.

14. The automobile warning system of claim 9, wherein the microwave reflective detection device is configured to emit the microwave signal for detecting the blind spot, only when the vehicle is reversing.

15. The automobile warning system of claim 9, wherein the microwave reflective detection device is configured to emit the microwave signal for detecting the blind spot, only when the vehicle is moving forward.

16. The automobile warning system of claim 9, wherein the controller device comprises a indicator light, a scat belt, a seat, a monitor, a buzzer, a signal light, a horn and a communication device.