METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF A FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE

• US 20160170494A1
• Filed: 05/21/2014
• Published: 06/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Inventors: BONNET, Christophe, HILLER, Andreas, KUENZEL, Gerhard, MOSER, Martin, SCHIEMENZ, Heiko
• Application Number:
  US14/907,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20160170494A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1464 3D-gesture
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/797 at the vehicle exterior
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1464 3D-gesture
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/797 At the vehicle exterior
• 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 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/2045 by hand gestures
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0064 using a remote, e.g. cordless, transmitter or receiver unit, e.g. remote keypad or mobile phone
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/06 Automatic manoeuvring for parking
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/10 Interpretation of driver requests or demands
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0011 associated with a remote control arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method and a device for the remote control of a function of a vehicle is disclosed. A wireless communication connection is established between a portable operating device and the vehicle. A gesture executed by a user is detected by the portable operating device and transmitted, for controlling the function, to the vehicle by the communication connection. The function is executed if the detected gesture corresponds to a predefined gesture allocated to the function. The predefined gesture corresponds to a continuous movement and the function is executed only as long as the gesture executed by the user is detected.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A method for remote control of a driving safety relevant function of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

establishing a wireless communication connection between a portable operating device and the vehicle;

detecting a gesture executed by a user by the portable operating device and transmitting the gesture, for controlling the function, to the vehicle by the wireless communication connection; and

executing the function if the detected gesture corresponds to a predefined gesture allocated to the function;

wherein the predefined gesture corresponds to a continuous movement;

and wherein the function is executed only as long as the gesture executed by the user is detected.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the continuous movement corresponds to a circular movement of a finger or a swiping back and forth of the finger without stopping the finger.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the function is a function for controlling the vehicle during entering and exiting a parking space.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein:

the detected gesture is allocated to a gesture movement by the portable operating device and by the vehicle independently of each other;

the gesture movement allocated by the portable operating device in the vehicle and the gesture movement allocated by the vehicle are compared to each other; and

in a case where the gesture movement allocated by the portable operating device in the vehicle and the gesture movement allocated by the vehicle correspond, the function of the vehicle is executed which is allocated to the gesture.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the wireless communication connection is a Bluetooth connection or a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection.

16. The method according to claim 11, wherein during the transmitting a touch course traced on a touch-sensitive display and operating surface or a speed of the touch course or a directional change of the touch course or a gesture movement allocated by the portable operating device is transferred from the portable operating device to the vehicle.

17. A device for remote control of a driving safety relevant function, comprising:

a portable operating device, wherein the portable operating device is operable by a touch-sensitive display and operating surface and includes a gesture detection;

a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes;

a memory unit for storing a predefined gesture that corresponds to a continuous movement and that is allocated to the driving safety relevant function;

a control unit configured to execute the driving safety relevant function, if and as long as the gesture detection detects a gesture that corresponds to the predefined gesture; and

a communication device for establishing a wireless communication connection between the portable operating device and the vehicle.

18. The device according to claim 17, wherein:

the portable operating device includes a graphical guide to enter the gesture; and

the driving safety relevant function is executable if an executed gesture is entered in the graphical guide.

19. The device according to claim 18, wherein the graphical guide reproduces a symbolized shift gate.

20. The device according to claim 17, wherein the device includes a moveable image element and wherein the moveable image element symbolizes a gear lever of a gearbox of the vehicle.