DRIVER CUSTOMIZABLE BLIND SPOT DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A method of displaying blind spots of a vehicle via a screen equipped in a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving, by a controller, information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes from a driver state monitoring system;
receiving, by the controller, current mirror setting information on a per in-vehicle mirror basis from a mirror drive unit;
calculating, by the controller, blind spots and viewable spots using the information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes and the current mirror setting information; and
outputting, by the controller, a current blind spot coverage screen that displays the calculated blind spots and viewable spots.
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Abstract
A driver customizable blind spot display method and apparatus are provided. The method of displaying blind spots of a vehicle via a screen mounted within a vehicle includes receiving information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes from a driver state monitoring system and receiving current mirror setting information on a per in-vehicle mirror basis from a mirror drive unit. Blind spots and viewable spots are then calculated using the information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes and the current mirror setting information. Further, a current blind spot coverage screen is output that displays the calculated blind spots and viewable spots.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of displaying blind spots of a vehicle via a screen equipped in a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving, by a controller, information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes from a driver state monitoring system; receiving, by the controller, current mirror setting information on a per in-vehicle mirror basis from a mirror drive unit; calculating, by the controller, blind spots and viewable spots using the information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes and the current mirror setting information; and outputting, by the controller, a current blind spot coverage screen that displays the calculated blind spots and viewable spots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus of displaying blind spots of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory configured to store program instructions; and a processor configured to execute the program instructions, the program instructions when executed configured to; receive information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes from a driver state monitoring system; receive current mirror setting information on a per in-vehicle mirror basis from a mirror drive unit; calculate blind spots and viewable spots using the information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes and the current mirror setting information; and output a current blind spot coverage screen that displays the calculated blind spots and viewable spots. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor or controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
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program instructions that receive information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes from a driver state monitoring system; program instructions that receive current mirror setting information on a per in-vehicle mirror basis from a mirror drive unit; program instructions that calculate blind spots and viewable spots using the information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes and the current mirror setting information; and program instructions that output a current blind spot coverage screen that displays the calculated blind spots and viewable spots. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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