Warning device and method for warning a vehicle driver of a motor vehicle
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1. A system for warning a driver of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a driver assistance system configured to at least partially take-over vehicle navigation from the driver, and to output a triggering signal in response to a certain event requiring a driver take-over of the vehicle navigation from the driver assistance system;
a mobile terminal located in the vehicle, the mobile terminal being coupled to the driver assistance system and having a corresponding program module by which unrestricted use of the mobile terminal is permitted in the vehicle, whereinthe program module interrupts the unrestricted use and outputs a warning signal via the mobile terminal prompting the driver to take over said vehicle navigation from the driver assistance system when the triggering signal is received by the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A warning device in a motor vehicle is provided for warning a vehicle driver as a function of a triggering signal of a driver assistance system in response to a certain event requiring a driver take-over. In this case, a mobile terminal is present in the vehicle, which can be connected with the driver assistance system and has a corresponding program module, by which the unrestricted use of the mobile terminal is basically permitted, but which, interrupts the unrestricted use and outputs a warning signal, prompting the driver to take over when the triggering signal is received.
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1. A system for warning a driver of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a driver assistance system configured to at least partially take-over vehicle navigation from the driver, and to output a triggering signal in response to a certain event requiring a driver take-over of the vehicle navigation from the driver assistance system; a mobile terminal located in the vehicle, the mobile terminal being coupled to the driver assistance system and having a corresponding program module by which unrestricted use of the mobile terminal is permitted in the vehicle, wherein the program module interrupts the unrestricted use and outputs a warning signal via the mobile terminal prompting the driver to take over said vehicle navigation from the driver assistance system when the triggering signal is received by the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A mobile terminal for use with a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle, wherein
the mobile terminal is connectable to the driver assistance system in the motor vehicle that is configured to at least partially take-over vehicle navigation from a driver of the motor vehicle and includes a program module by which unrestricted use of the mobile terminal is permissible in the vehicle, and the unrestricted use of the mobile terminal is interrupted upon receiving a triggering signal from the driver assistance system in response to a defined event requiring a driver take-over of the vehicle navigation from the driver assistance system, the program module outputting a warning signal to the driver, via the mobile terminal, prompting the driver to take-over said vehicle navigation from the driver assistance system.
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8. A method for warning a vehicle driver that a driver take-over action from a driver assistance system is necessary, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a mobile terminal in the vehicle, the mobile terminal being connected to a driver assistance system of the motor vehicle that is configured to at least partially take-over vehicle navigation from the vehicle driver and having a program module by which unrestricted use of them mobile terminal is permitted in the vehicle; and receiving, by the mobile terminal, from the driver assistance system, a triggering signal in response to a defined event requiring the driver take-over of the vehicle navigation from the driver assistance system; and upon receiving the triggering signal, interrupting the unrestricted use of the mobile terminal and outputting, via the mobile terminal, a warning signal prompting the driver to take over said vehicle navigation from the driver assistance system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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