Vehicle and mobile device traffic hazard warning techniques
First Claim
1. An system comprising:
- memory storing predetermined criteria for detecting objects in an environment external to a vehicle;
one or more sensors configured to monitor the environment and capture images of the environment from a location within the vehicle; and
one or more processors configured to;
receive the captured images from the one or more sensors;
perform image recognition on the captured images in order to detect one or more objects, andidentify selected ones of the one or more detected objects as traffic indicators that are marginally discernible or indiscernible to a vehicle operator using the predetermined criteria; and
provide a notification to the vehicle operator via an output device identifying the selected ones of the one or more detected objects.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes monitoring an environment external to a vehicle via a sensor of the vehicle or a mobile device. The monitoring includes recording audio or video signals based on an output of the sensor. Audio or image recognition is performed via the mobile device based on the audio or video signals. Based on results of the audio or image recognition, objects in an area through which the vehicle is to pass are detected. The method includes determining which ones of the detected objects satisfy a predetermined criteria. The predetermined criteria includes object features that are indiscernible or marginally discernible to a vehicle operator with a perception deficiency. Selected ones of the detected objects that satisfy the predetermined criteria are monitored. The vehicle operator is alerted of the selected ones of the detected objects with an alert predetermined to be discernible to the vehicle operator.
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20 Claims
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1. An system comprising:
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memory storing predetermined criteria for detecting objects in an environment external to a vehicle; one or more sensors configured to monitor the environment and capture images of the environment from a location within the vehicle; and one or more processors configured to; receive the captured images from the one or more sensors; perform image recognition on the captured images in order to detect one or more objects, and identify selected ones of the one or more detected objects as traffic indicators that are marginally discernible or indiscernible to a vehicle operator using the predetermined criteria; and provide a notification to the vehicle operator via an output device identifying the selected ones of the one or more detected objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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accessing, by one or more processors, predetermined criteria for detecting objects in an environment external to a vehicle; receiving, by the one or more processors, captured images from one or more sensors; performing, by the one or more processors, image recognition on the captured images in order to detect one or more objects, and identifying, by the one or more processors, selected ones of the one or more detected objects as traffic indicators that are marginally discernible or indiscernible to a vehicle operator using the predetermined criteria; and providing, by the one or more processors, a notification to the vehicle operator via an output device identifying the selected ones of the one or more detected objects. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause one or more processors of a computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:
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accessing predetermined criteria for detecting objects in an environment external to a vehicle; receiving captured images from one or more sensors; performing image recognition on the captured images in order to detect one or more objects, and identifying selected ones of the one or more detected objects as traffic indicators that are marginally discernible or indiscernible to a vehicle operator using the predetermined criteria; and providing a notification to the vehicle operator via an output device identifying the selected ones of the one or more detected objects. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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