METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING DRIVER SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

• US 20180141437A1
• Filed: 01/02/2018
• Published: 05/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Corp.
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Beattie, JR., James G., Chan, Jesse
• Granted Patent: US 10,269,244 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0809 Driver authorisation; Driver identity check
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/089 Driver voice
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/105 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3691 Retrieval, searching and output of information related to real-time traffic, weather, or environmental conditions arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions G08G1/09
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/305 by remotely controlling device operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/00 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/56 exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/59 inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0129 for creating historical data or processing based on historical data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0141 for traffic information dissemination
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/04 using optical or ultrasonic detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0967 Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 : where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 : Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 : for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 : for in-vehicle communication

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining, by a system comprising a processor, a driver profile according to a driver identity for a driver of a vehicle, selecting a driver-specific enforcement scenario for the vehicle according to the driver profile and traffic enforcement information that is associated with a vehicle location, and presenting an in-vehicle alert to convey the driver-specific enforcement scenario to the driver. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, identifying information regarding occupancy of a vehicle, wherein the identifying information comprises data captured by a first communications device located in the vehicle;

determining, by the processing system, an occupancy identity based on the identifying information;

determining, by the processing system, a location of the vehicle;

retrieving, by the processing system in accordance with the occupancy identity, event information relating to an event associated with the location of the vehicle; and

transmitting, by the processing system to a second communication device accessible at the vehicle, a notification regarding the event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication device is different from the second communication device, the first communication device is associated with the vehicle, and the second communication device is associated with an occupant of the vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the occupancy identity comprises comparing the captured data to a database external to the processing system and remote from the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the captured data comprises biometric data.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the biometric data comprises a facial image, a fingerprint image, an eye image, a retinal image, a voice sample, or a combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying information comprises a password input to the first communication device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second communication device comprises a presentation device integral to the vehicle.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving, by the processing system, a profile based on the occupancy identity, wherein the profile includes preferences regarding presentation of the notification.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the preferences include a selection of the second communication device, the second communication device accordingly presenting the notification.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the preferences include a preferred type of notification, and further comprising filtering, by the processing system, the notification in accordance with the preferred type.

11. A device comprising:

a processing system including a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising;

obtaining identifying information regarding occupancy of a vehicle, wherein the identifying information comprises data captured by a first communications device located in the vehicle;

determining an occupancy identity based on the identifying information;

determining a location of the vehicle;

retrieving a profile based on the occupancy identity;

retrieving, in accordance with the occupancy identity, event information relating to an event associated with the location of the vehicle; and

transmitting, to a second communication device accessible at the vehicle, a notification regarding the event.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the first communication device is different from the second communication device, the first communication device is associated with the vehicle, and the second communication device is associated with an occupant of the vehicle.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the determining the occupancy identity comprises comparing the captured data to a database external to the processing system and remote from the vehicle.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the captured data comprises biometric data, the biometric data comprising a facial image, a fingerprint image, an eye image, a retinal image, a voice sample, or a combination thereof.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the profile includes preferences including a selection of the second communication device, the second communication device accordingly presenting the notification.

16. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:

obtaining identifying information regarding occupancy of a vehicle, wherein the identifying information comprises data captured by a first communications device located in the vehicle;

determining an occupancy identity based on the information;

determining a location of the vehicle;

retrieving a profile based on the occupancy identity;

retrieving, in accordance with the occupancy identity, event information relating to an event associated with the location of the vehicle; and

transmitting, to a second communication device accessible at the vehicle, a notification regarding the event, wherein the profile includes preferences regarding presentation of the notification.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the first communication device is different from the second communication device, the first communication device is associated with the vehicle, and the second communication device is associated with an occupant of the vehicle.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the determining the occupancy identity comprises comparing the captured data to a database external to the processing system and remote from the vehicle.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the captured data comprises biometric data, the biometric data comprising a facial image, a fingerprint image, an eye image, a retinal image, a voice sample, or a combination thereof.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the preferences include a selection of the second communication device and a preferred type of notification, and wherein the operations further comprise filtering the notification in accordance with the preferred type.