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Automated dynamic vehicle blind spot determination

  • US 8,489,284 B2
  • Filed: 08/21/2008
  • Issued: 07/16/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • monitoring, via a computing device, a driver'"'"'s orientation within a first vehicle;

    detecting a change in the driver'"'"'s orientation;

    calculating, in response to detecting the change in the driver'"'"'s orientation, a change to a rear blind spot dimensional area of the first vehicle, where the rear blind spot dimensional area comprises coordinates and dimensions of an area behind a peripheral view area of the driver and outside of rear viewable areas of viewable mirrors of the vehicle;

    applying the calculated change to the rear blind spot dimensional area to a statistical model of dangerous vehicle situations, where the statistical model to which the calculated change to the rear blind spot dimensional area is applied comprises a probabilistic function comprising at least one of a Gaussian distribution and a uniform distribution of at least one of the dangerous blind spot coordinates, dangerous information about the first vehicle, and dangerous characteristics of a vehicular environment surrounding the first vehicle; and

    predicting a dangerous situation associated with the first vehicle based upon a result of the calculated change to the rear blind spot dimensional area applied to the statistical model of the dangerous vehicle situations.

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