DISTRACTED DRIVER NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A distracted driver notification system comprising:
- a communication system comprising at least one of an antenna and a plurality of sensors, the communication system configured to acquire data that provides indicia of actual or expected vehicular movement in a traffic situation;
a computer signally cooperative with the communication system to process data received therefrom, the computer configured to make a determination whether a driver is distracted by comparing a change in status of the traffic situation that is conducive to the movement of a vehicle that is equipped with the system with whether such vehicle is undertaking such movement; and
a human-machine interface responsive to the computer and configured to alert the distracted driver to start moving such vehicle, wherein such alert is not provided when the vehicle is not in a traffic situation or when the system determines that the driver is not distracted.
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Abstract
A distracted driver notification system, a vehicle and a method of notifying a distracted driver. The system includes a communication system made up of one or both of an antenna and numerous sensors such that the communication system acquires data that is indicative of actual or expected vehicular movement in a traffic situation. The acquired data is conveyed to a computer for processing to determine if a traffic situation is present, as well as a change in status of such situation. The acquired or processed data may also be used to determine if a driver should be moving the vehicle in response to a change in the status of the traffic condition. A human-machine interface may include one or more of visual, haptic and audio configured to alert a distracted driver to start moving a vehicle that is equipped with the system, the alert based on a change in status of the traffic situation as acquired by the communication system and processed by the computer where such change is conducive to the movement of the vehicle, the system configured such that such alert is not provided when the vehicle is not in a traffic situation.
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20 Claims
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1. A distracted driver notification system comprising:
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a communication system comprising at least one of an antenna and a plurality of sensors, the communication system configured to acquire data that provides indicia of actual or expected vehicular movement in a traffic situation; a computer signally cooperative with the communication system to process data received therefrom, the computer configured to make a determination whether a driver is distracted by comparing a change in status of the traffic situation that is conducive to the movement of a vehicle that is equipped with the system with whether such vehicle is undertaking such movement; and a human-machine interface responsive to the computer and configured to alert the distracted driver to start moving such vehicle, wherein such alert is not provided when the vehicle is not in a traffic situation or when the system determines that the driver is not distracted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle comprising:
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a platform comprising a wheeled chassis defining passenger compartment and an engine compartment comprising an engine disposed therein, a control apparatus cooperative with the wheeled chassis and the engine in order to provide motive control; and a distracted driver notification system comprising; a communication system comprising at least one of an antenna and a plurality of sensors, the communication system configured to acquire data that provides indicia of actual or expected vehicular movement in a traffic situation; a computer signally cooperative with the communication system to process data received therefrom, the computer configured to make a determination that a driver is distracted by comparing a change in status of the traffic situation that is conducive to the movement of the vehicle with whether the vehicle is undertaking such movement; and a human-machine interface responsive to the computer and configured to alert the distracted driver to start moving the vehicle, wherein such alert is not provided when the vehicle is not in a traffic situation or when the system determines that the driver is not distracted. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of notifying a distracted driver, the method comprising:
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acquiring data with a communication system comprising at least one of an antenna and a plurality of sensors, the data providing indicia of actual or expected movement of the vehicle in a traffic situation; processing the data received from the communication system in a computer; ascertaining with the computer whether the driver of the vehicle is distracted by comparing a change in status of the traffic situation that is conducive to the movement of the vehicle with whether the vehicle is undertaking such movement; and if the system determines that the driver is distracted, alerting the distracted driver to start moving the vehicle, but not to alert the driver if either the vehicle is not in a traffic situation or the system determines that the driver is not distracted. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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