Preventive measures for a cognitive impaired user

• US 9,995,590 B1
• Filed: 09/21/2017
• Issued: 06/12/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Buvid, Daniel J., Campbell, Eric J., Jandt, Tyler, Kuczynski, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Young, Edwin A
• Application Number:
  US15/711,097
• Time in Patent Office: 264 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/18 Propelling the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2059/746 Engine running state, e.g. on-off of ignition switch
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 59/74 Inputs being a function of engine parameters F16H59/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 63/40 comprising signals other than signals for actuating the final output mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 63/48 Signals to a parking brake or parking lock; Control of parking locks or brakes being part of the transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3461 Preferred or disfavoured areas, e.g. dangerous zones, toll or emission zones, intersections, manoeuvre types, segments such as motorways, toll roads, ferries
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3605 Destination input or retrieval
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/056 with provision for distinguishing direction of travel
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/127 to a central station ; Indicators in a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/207 with respect to certain areas, e.g. forbidden or allowed areas with possible alerting when inside or outside boundaries
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

A computing device detects that an ignition switch of the vehicle was activated, wherein the vehicle includes a navigation device. The computing device requests a destination from the navigation device. The computing device interlocking, an operation of the vehicle based on determining that the destination is not valid.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:

detecting, by a computing device, that an ignition switch of the vehicle was activated, wherein the vehicle comprises a navigation device;

requesting, by the computing device, a destination from the navigation device;

based on determining that the destination is not valid, sending, by the computing device, an instruction to disengage a clutch of the vehicle;

based on determining that the destination is valid, determining, by the computing device a route based on a current location and the destination, wherein the current location is determined by a Global Positioning System;

monitoring, by the computing device, the current location of the vehicle; and

based on determining, by the computing device, that the current location of the vehicle is outside of an approved area and that a vehicle direction is not towards the route, wherein the vehicle is outside of the approved area when the current location of the vehicle is outside of a geo-fence area, and wherein a current distance of the current location of the vehicle from the route is more than a maximum distance, sending, by the computing device, an alert message to an alert device.