Interface verification for vehicle remote park-assist

• US 10,775,781 B2
• Filed: 06/16/2017
• Issued: 09/15/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Elangovan, Vivekanandh, Lavoie, Erick Michael, Van Wiemeersch, John Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Salomon, Phenuel S
• Application Number:
  US15/626,036
• Publication Number:
  US 20180364697A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,187 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 1/00 Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0285 Parking performed automatically
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0016 characterised by the operator's input device input arrangements for computing systems in general G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/045 using resistive elements, e.g. a single continuous surface or two parallel surfaces put in contact
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Method and apparatus are disclosed for interface verification for vehicle remote park-assist. An example vehicle system includes a vehicle and a mobile device. The mobile device includes a touchscreen and a controller. The controller is to present, via the touchscreen, an interface of a remote parking app and receive, via the touchscreen, an input to initiate remote parking when the interface is presented. The controller is to temporarily stop presenting the interface and stop initiation of remote parking responsive to continuing to receive the input when the interface is not displayed.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing computer-executable instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

present an interface at the device, the interface associated with a remote vehicle operation application;

send, based on receiving an input at the interface, instructions to perform a remote vehicle operation;

temporarily stop presenting the interface during a first period of time;

determine that instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation continue to be sent during the first period of time;

stop, based on the determination that instructions to perform remote vehicle operation continue to be sent during the first period of time, sending instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation;

temporarily stop presenting the interface during a second period of time;

determine that instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation cease to be sent during the second period of time; and

continue, based on the determination that instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation continue to be sent during the second period of time, sending instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the device includes a communication module that is configured to send a first signal to perform the remote vehicle operation and a second signal to stop performing the remote vehicle operation.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the interface includes a motion track and the input includes a dragging motion within the motion track.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein stopping presentation of the interface is further based on a determination that the input is received continuously for a threshold period of time while the interface is presented.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein temporarily stopping presentation of the interface further comprises temporarily stopping presentation of the interface for a threshold period of time.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to:

subsequently present the interface after the threshold period of time has been reached.

7. A method for verifying interfaces for a remote vehicle operation, the method comprising:

presenting, via a device, an interface, the interface associated with a remote vehicle operation application;

sending, based on receiving an input at the interface, instructions to perform a remote vehicle operation;

temporarily stopping presentation of the interface during a first period of time;

determining that instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation cease to be sent during the first period of time;

continuing, based on the determination that instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation cease to be sent during the first period of time, sending instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation;

temporarily stopping presentation of the interface during a second period of time;

determining that instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation continue to be sent during the second period of time; and

stopping, based on the determination that instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation continue to be sent during the second period of time, sending instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein presenting the interface includes presenting a motion track and the input includes a dragging motion within the motion track.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein temporarily stopping presentation of the interface includes fading out presentation of the interface.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

sending a signal upon temporarily stopping presentation of the interface to determine whether to stop sending instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein stopping sending instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation further comprises:

sending a signal to stop the remote vehicle operation from being performed.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

subsequently presenting the interface after presentation of the interface is temporarily stopped for a threshold period of time.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein the determination that instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation continue to be sent after the interface is not presented comprise a determination that device is frozen or experiencing buffering.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein temporarily stopping presentation of the interface is further based on a determination that the input is received continuously for a threshold period of time.

15. A tangible computer readable medium including computer-executable instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to:

present, via a device, an interface;

send, based on receiving an input at the interface, instructions to perform a remote vehicle operation;

temporarily stop presentation of the interface during a first period of time;

determine that instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation cease to be sent during the first period of time;

continue, based on the determination that instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation cease to be sent during the first period of time, sending instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation;

temporarily stop presentation of the interface during a second period of time;

determine that instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation continue to be sent during the second period of time; and

stop, based on the determination that instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation continue to be sent during the second period of time, sending instructions to perform the remote vehicle operation.

16. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to:

present a motion track; and

detect a dragging motion within the motion track.

17. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to:

send a signal to stop the remote vehicle operation from being performed.