Conveyance of required driver behaviors using persistent patterned sound
First Claim
1. A computing system for a vehicle, the computing system comprising one or more processors for controlling operation of the computing system, and a memory for storing data and program instructions usable by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
- determine required driver behaviors for current driving conditions;
determine a persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the current driving conditions;
generate a notification including the persistent sound, wherein the persistent sound is constantly generated until the driver behaviors indicated by the persistent sound are no longer required, or until the required driver behaviors change;
responsive to a change in driving conditions from the current driving conditions to new conditions, determine required driver behaviors for the new conditions;
determine if the required driver behaviors for the new conditions are different from the behaviors indicated by a currently transmitted persistent sound;
if the required driver behaviors are different, determine a persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new conditions;
after determining a persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new conditions, discontinue the notification including the currently transmitted persistent sound; and
generate a notification including the persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new conditions,wherein the persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new conditions is constantly generated until there is no longer any requirement for the required driver behaviors for the new conditions, or until the required behaviors change.
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Abstract
A computing system for a vehicle includes one or more processors for controlling operation of the computing system, and a memory for storing data and program instructions usable by the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to determine required driver behaviors, determine a persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors, and generate a notification including the sound.
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18 Claims
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1. A computing system for a vehicle, the computing system comprising one or more processors for controlling operation of the computing system, and a memory for storing data and program instructions usable by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
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determine required driver behaviors for current driving conditions; determine a persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the current driving conditions; generate a notification including the persistent sound, wherein the persistent sound is constantly generated until the driver behaviors indicated by the persistent sound are no longer required, or until the required driver behaviors change; responsive to a change in driving conditions from the current driving conditions to new conditions, determine required driver behaviors for the new conditions; determine if the required driver behaviors for the new conditions are different from the behaviors indicated by a currently transmitted persistent sound; if the required driver behaviors are different, determine a persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new conditions; after determining a persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new conditions, discontinue the notification including the currently transmitted persistent sound; and generate a notification including the persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new conditions, wherein the persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new conditions is constantly generated until there is no longer any requirement for the required driver behaviors for the new conditions, or until the required behaviors change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of informing a driver of required driver behaviors during autonomous or semi-autonomous operation of a vehicle, comprising steps of:
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determining required driver behaviors for current driving conditions; determining a persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the current driving conditions; constantly generating a notification including the persistent sound, until the driver behaviors indicated by the persistent sound are no longer required, or until the required driver behaviors change; responsive to a change in driving conditions from the current driving conditions to new conditions, determining required driver behaviors for the new conditions; determining if the required driver behaviors for the new conditions are different from the behaviors indicated by a currently transmitted persistent sound; if the required driver behaviors are different, determining a persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new conditions; after determining a persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new conditions, discontinuing the notification including the currently transmitted persistent sound; and generating a notification including the persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new driving conditions, wherein the persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new driving conditions is constantly generated until there is no longer any requirement for the required driver behaviors for the new driving conditions, or until the required behaviors change. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a computer system to cause the computer system to perform functions, the functions comprising:
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determining required driver behaviors for current driving conditions; determining a persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the current driving conditions; constantly generating a notification including the persistent sound, until the driver behaviors indicated by the persistent sound are no longer required, or until the required driver behaviors change; responsive to a change in driving conditions from the current driving conditions to new conditions, determining required driver behaviors for the new conditions; determining if the required driver behaviors for the new conditions are different from the behaviors indicated by a currently transmitted persistent sound; if the required driver behaviors are different, determining a persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new conditions; after determining a persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new conditions, discontinuing the notification including the currently transmitted persistent sound; and generating a notification including the persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new driving conditions, wherein the persistent sound indicative of the required driver behaviors for the new driving conditions is constantly generated until there is no longer any requirement for the required driver behaviors for the new driving conditions, or until the required behaviors change. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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