System and method for controlling a vehicle display based on driver behavior
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for controlling a vehicle display in a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving contact data from a steering wheel, the contact data indicating driver contact with the steering wheel;
determining a head vector based on information received from a head tracking device, the head vector defining a line originating from a head reference point, the line extending in a direction towards a viewing point;
determining a fixation duration of the head vector towards the viewing point based on the head vector and the information received from the head tracking device, wherein the fixation duration of the head vector is a period of time in which the head vector is directed in the direction towards the viewing point; and
upon determining contact of a right hand on the steering wheel based on the contact data, controlling the vehicle display is based on the head vector, and upon determining contact of a left hand on the steering wheel based on the contact data, controlling the vehicle display is based on the head vector and the fixation duration of the head vector.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system for controlling a vehicle display in a vehicle. The method includes receiving contact data from a steering wheel, the contact data indicating driver contact with the steering wheel. The method includes determining a head vector based on information received from a head tracking device, the head vector defining a line originating from a head reference point, the line extending in a direction towards a viewing point. The method includes determining a fixation duration towards the viewing point based on the head vector and the information received from the head tracking device. Further, the method includes controlling the vehicle display based on the contact data, the head vector, and the fixation duration.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for controlling a vehicle display in a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving contact data from a steering wheel, the contact data indicating driver contact with the steering wheel; determining a head vector based on information received from a head tracking device, the head vector defining a line originating from a head reference point, the line extending in a direction towards a viewing point; determining a fixation duration of the head vector towards the viewing point based on the head vector and the information received from the head tracking device, wherein the fixation duration of the head vector is a period of time in which the head vector is directed in the direction towards the viewing point; and upon determining contact of a right hand on the steering wheel based on the contact data, controlling the vehicle display is based on the head vector, and upon determining contact of a left hand on the steering wheel based on the contact data, controlling the vehicle display is based on the head vector and the fixation duration of the head vector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for controlling a vehicle display in a vehicle, comprising:
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a steering wheel including sensors for sensing contact data, the contact data indicating driver contact of a left hand or a right hand with the steering wheel; a head tracking device for determining a head vector of a driver with respect to the vehicle and the vehicle display, wherein the head vector defines a line originating from a head reference point of the driver, the line extending in a direction towards a viewing point of the driver for a fixation duration of the head vector, wherein the fixation duration of the head vector is a period of time in which the head vector is directed in the direction towards the viewing point; and a processor operatively connected for computer communication to the vehicle display, the steering wheel and the head tracking device, the processor including a vehicle control display module for controlling the vehicle display based on the head vector and driver contact of the left hand or the right hand with the steering wheel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method for controlling a vehicle display in a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving contact data from a steering wheel, the contact data indicating driver contact with the steering wheel; determining a head vector of a driver based on information received from a head tracking device, the head vector defining a line originating from a head reference point, the line extending in a direction towards a viewing point for a fixation duration of the head vector; determining a number of head vector sequences based on the head vector and information received from the head tracking device, wherein a head vector sequence is detected as a first head vector of the driver with a direction of the first head vector directed to a forward way of the vehicle followed in sequence by a second head vector of the driver with a direction of the second head vector directed toward the vehicle display and a fixation duration of the second head vector meets a fixation duration threshold; and executing control of the vehicle display based on at least one of the contact data, the head vector, and the number of head vector sequences. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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