Power management for a vehicle smart mirror system

• US 10,529,264 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2019
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Solera Holdings LLC (Solera Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Solera Holdings Incorporated
• Inventors: Mader, Joseph Thomas, Kim, Daniel Jun-Hyun, Aquila, Anthony, Lowell, Neal Jonathon
• Primary Examiner(s): Kleinman, Lail A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kazimi, Mahmoud M
• Application Number:
  US16/506,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20190347969A1
• Time in Patent Office: 182 Days
• Field of Search: 701 324
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/186 Displaying information according to relevancy
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/334 Projection means
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/777 on or in sun visors
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/213 Virtual instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/23 Head-up displays [HUD] optical aspects of head-up displays G02B27/01
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/654 the user being the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/81 for controlling displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/04 mounted inside vehicle B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/12 Mirror assemblies combined with other articles, e.g. clocks
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0217 for loud-speakers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0247 for microphones or earphones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0258 for navigation systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1215 with information displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1223 with sensors or transducers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/123 with thermometers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1253 with cameras, video cameras or video screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1276 with radio receivers, loud-speakers or buzzers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1284 : with communication systems other than radio-receivers, e.g. keyless entry systems, navigation systems; with anti-collision systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0033 : Rear-view mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0294 : Apparatus with multi-functionalities, e.g. radio and telephone
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/404 : triggering from stand-by mode to operation mode
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/406 : using wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 : comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0101 : characterised by optical features G02B27/0172 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 : communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0825 : using optical means
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/045 : Zooming at least part of an image, i.e. enlarging it or shrinking it
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0471 : Vertical positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0478 : Horizontal positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 : Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 : Automotive applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/001 : using specific devices not provided for in groups G09G3/02 - G09G3/36, e.g. using an intermediate record carrier such as a film slide; Projection systems; Display of non-alphanumerical information, solely or in combination with alphanumerical information, e.g. digital display on projected diapositive as background slide projectors per se G03B23/00 = 42 HP

Abstract

In one embodiment, a vehicle mirror includes an on-board diagnostics (OBD) transceiver and one or more processors. The processors access OBD data received by the OBD transceiver from an OBD port of a vehicle. The processors further determine, from the OBD data, a vehicle type, a change in voltage of the vehicle'"'"'s battery, and a secondary vehicle factor. When the vehicle is determined to be a combustion engine vehicle, the processors transition the vehicle mirror from a sleep power state to an awake power state when the change in voltage is greater than a predetermined amount and the secondary factor of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined threshold. When the vehicle is determined to be an electric vehicle, the processors transition the vehicle mirror from the sleep power state to the awake power state when any activity is detected in the OBD data and the secondary factor of the vehicle is greater than the predetermined threshold.

Claims

1. A vehicle mirror comprising:

one or more accelerometers;

a Bluetooth transceiver;

a GPS transceiver;

an on-board diagnostics (OBD) transceiver;

one or more processors; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the memory comprising instructions executable by the one or more processors, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to;

access OBD data received by the OBD transceiver from an OBD port of a vehicle in which the vehicle mirror is installed;

determine, from the OBD data determine, a vehicle type of the vehicle in which the vehicle mirror is installed, the vehicle type comprising either a combustion engine vehicle or an electric vehicle;

determine, from the OBD data, a change in voltage of a battery of the vehicle;

determine, from the OBD data, a secondary factor of the vehicle;

when the vehicle type is determined to be a combustion engine vehicle, transition the vehicle mirror from a sleep power state to an awake power state when the change in voltage is greater than a predetermined amount and the secondary factor of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined threshold;

when the vehicle type is determined to be an electric vehicle, transition the vehicle mirror from the sleep power state to the awake power state when any activity is detected in the OBD data and the secondary factor of the vehicle is greater than the predetermined threshold; and

transmit data associated with the OBD data for display in an embedded display of the vehicle mirror or on a client device.

2. The vehicle mirror of claim 1, wherein the secondary factor comprises an RPM of the engine of the vehicle and the predetermined threshold comprises a threshold RPM.

3. The vehicle mirror of claim 1, wherein the secondary factor comprises an OBD speed of the vehicle and the predetermined threshold comprises a threshold speed.

4. The vehicle mirror of claim 1, further comprising one or more of the following:

a compass/gyro unit;

a thermistor;

a TPMS receiver;

a speaker;

a microphone;

a WiFi communications unit;

a radar unit;

a lidar unit;

a cellular communications unit;

a battery;

a camera;

a solar charging system; and

an RF communications unit.

5. The vehicle mirror of claim 1, wherein the vehicle comprises:

an automobile;

a motorcycle;

a recreational vehicle (RV);

an all terrain vehicle (ATV);

a golf cart;

a construction vehicle;

a tractor;

or

a truck.

6. The vehicle mirror of claim 1, wherein the vehicle mirror communicates either wirelessly or via a wired connection to the OBD port of the vehicle.

7. The vehicle mirror of claim 1, wherein the sleep power state is a reduced-power state from the awake power state.

8. The vehicle mirror of claim 1, the one or more processors being further operable when executing the instructions to:

determine a GPS speed of the vehicle from the GPS transceiver; and

transition the vehicle mirror from the sleep power state to the awake power state when the GPS speed exceeds a predetermined speed.

9. The vehicle mirror of claim 1, the one or more processors being further operable when executing the instructions to:

when the vehicle type is determined to be a combustion engine vehicle, transition the vehicle mirror from the sleep power state to the awake power state when any activity is detected in the OBD data and the secondary factor of the vehicle is greater than the predetermined threshold.

10. The vehicle mirror of claim 1, wherein the data associated with the OBD data is transmitted to the client device using the Bluetooth transceiver.

11. A vehicle mirror comprising:

an on-board diagnostics (OBD) transceiver;

one or more processors; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the memory comprising instructions executable by the one or more processors, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to;

access OBD data received by the OBD transceiver from an OBD port of a vehicle in which the vehicle mirror is installed;

determine, from the OBD data, a vehicle type of the vehicle in which the vehicle mirror is installed, the vehicle type comprising either a combustion engine vehicle or an electric vehicle;

determine, from the OBD data, a change in voltage of a battery of the vehicle;

determine, from the OBD data, a secondary factor of the vehicle;

when the vehicle type is determined to be a combustion engine vehicle, transition the vehicle mirror from a sleep power state to an awake power state when the change in voltage is greater than a predetermined amount and the secondary factor of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined threshold; and

when the vehicle type is determined to be an electric vehicle, transition the vehicle mirror from the sleep power state to the awake power state when any activity is detected in the OBD data and the secondary factor of the vehicle is greater than the predetermined threshold.

12. The vehicle mirror of claim 11, wherein the secondary factor comprises an RPM of the engine of the vehicle and the predetermined threshold comprises a threshold RPM.

13. The vehicle mirror of claim 11, wherein the secondary factor comprises an OBD speed of the vehicle and the predetermined threshold comprises a threshold speed.

14. The vehicle mirror of claim 11, further comprising one or more of the following:

a compass/gyro unit;

a thermistor;

a TPMS receiver;

a speaker;

a microphone;

a WiFi communications unit;

a radar unit;

a lidar unit;

a cellular communications unit;

a battery;

a camera;

a solar charging system; and

an RF communications unit.

15. The vehicle mirror of claim 11, wherein the vehicle comprises:

an automobile;

a motorcycle;

a recreational vehicle (RV);

an all terrain vehicle (ATV);

a golf cart;

a construction vehicle;

a tractor;

or

a truck.

16. The vehicle mirror of claim 11, wherein the vehicle mirror communicates either wirelessly or via a wired connection to the OBD port of the vehicle.

17. The vehicle mirror of claim 11, wherein the sleep power state is a reduced-power state from the awake power state.

18. The vehicle mirror of claim 11, the one or more processors being further operable when executing the instructions to:

determine a GPS speed of the vehicle from a GPS transceiver; and

transition the vehicle mirror from the sleep power state to the awake power state when the GPS speed exceeds a predetermined speed.

19. The vehicle mirror of claim 11, the one or more processors being further operable when executing the instructions to:

when the vehicle type is determined to be a combustion engine vehicle, transition the vehicle mirror from the sleep power state to the awake power state when any activity is detected in the OBD data and the secondary factor of the vehicle is greater than the predetermined threshold.

20. The vehicle mirror of claim 11, wherein the data associated with the OBD data is transmitted to a client device using a Bluetooth transceiver.