Driver assistance detection system
First Claim
1. A driver assistance detection system for a vehicle having a driver, the system comprising:
- a vision-based detection device, wherein the vision-based detection device is configured to visually detect an object and visually obtain data regarding a status of the object;
an interactive device having a first mode and a second mode, wherein the second mode is configured to have reduced functionality relative to the first mode;
a processing device, wherein the processing device is configured to receive data regarding the status of the object and output one of the first mode and the second mode for the operation of the interactive device based at least in part on the data regarding the status of the object obtained from the vision-based detection device; and
a speed detection device configured to provide data regarding a speed of the vehicle, and wherein the processing device is configured to receive the data regarding the speed of the vehicle from the speed detection device and switch the interactive device between the first mode and the second mode based further on the data regarding the speed of the vehicle;
wherein the object is a traffic signal and the status of the traffic signal to be obtained by the vision-based detection device is red, yellow, or green; and
wherein the processing device is configured to output the first mode for operation of the interactive device when the status of the traffic signal is red and the speed of the vehicle is about zero.
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Abstract
A driver assistance detection system and method for determining levels of functionality of an interactive device in a vehicle are provided. The driver assistance detection system comprises a vision-based detection device, a processing device, and an interactive device. The vision-based detection device is configured to visually detect objects, recognize whether the object is an object of interest, and then obtain data regarding a status of the object. The processing device is configured to receive data from the vision-based detection device, run a set of instructions and switch the interactive device between a first mode and a second mode. The interactive device is configured to have at least two modes, wherein the second mode has reduced functionality relative to the first mode.
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17 Claims
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1. A driver assistance detection system for a vehicle having a driver, the system comprising:
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a vision-based detection device, wherein the vision-based detection device is configured to visually detect an object and visually obtain data regarding a status of the object; an interactive device having a first mode and a second mode, wherein the second mode is configured to have reduced functionality relative to the first mode; a processing device, wherein the processing device is configured to receive data regarding the status of the object and output one of the first mode and the second mode for the operation of the interactive device based at least in part on the data regarding the status of the object obtained from the vision-based detection device; and a speed detection device configured to provide data regarding a speed of the vehicle, and wherein the processing device is configured to receive the data regarding the speed of the vehicle from the speed detection device and switch the interactive device between the first mode and the second mode based further on the data regarding the speed of the vehicle; wherein the object is a traffic signal and the status of the traffic signal to be obtained by the vision-based detection device is red, yellow, or green; and wherein the processing device is configured to output the first mode for operation of the interactive device when the status of the traffic signal is red and the speed of the vehicle is about zero. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A driver assistance detection system for a vehicle having a driver, the system comprising:
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a vision-based detection device, wherein the vision-based detection device is configured to visually detect an object and visually obtain data regarding a status of the object; an auxiliary receiving device, wherein the auxiliary receiving device is configured to receive a wireless signal encoded with auxiliary data regarding a status of the object from an object status transmitting device located proximate to the object; an interactive device having a first mode and a second mode, wherein the second mode is configured to have reduced functionality relative to the first mode; and a processing device, wherein the processing device is configured to receive data regarding the status of the object and auxiliary data regarding the status of the object and output one of the first mode and the second mode for operation of the interactive device based at least in part on the data regarding the status of the object or the auxiliary data regarding the status of the object.
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16. A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
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scanning the surroundings of the vehicle with a vision-based detection device for an object; visually detecting an object having more than one status; visually detecting a first status of the object with the vision-based detection device; determining if the first status of the object meets a predefined criteria; outputting one of a first mode and a second mode for operation of an interactive device based at least in part on the first status of the object wherein the second mode is configured to have reduced functionality relative to the first mode and, wherein the interactive device is enabled to operate in the first mode only if the first status of the object meets the predefined criteria; visually monitoring the object to detect a change in the status of the object from the first status to a second status; determining if the second status of the object meets the predefined criteria; and outputting one of the first mode and the second mode for operation of the interactive device based at least in part on the second status of the object, wherein the interactive device is enabled to operate in the first mode only if the second status of the object meets the predefined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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