DRIVER DROWSY ALERT ON FULL-WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY
First Claim
1. Method to alert a drowsy driver condition upon a substantially transparent windscreen head up display of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- monitoring a sensor configured to observe an operator of the vehicle;
determining the drowsy driver condition based upon the monitoring the sensor; and
alerting the drowsy driver condition upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display based upon the determining the drowsy driver condition; and
wherein the alerting the drowsy driver condition upon the transparent windscreen head up display based upon the determining the drowsy driver condition comprises displaying a graphic selected to attract attention of the operator; and
wherein the substantially transparent windscreen head up display comprises a display comprising one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the windscreen permitting luminescent display while permitting vision through the windscreen.
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Abstract
A substantially transparent windscreen head up display of a vehicle includes a display having one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the windscreen permitting luminescent display while permitting vision through the windscreen. A method to alert a drowsy driver condition upon a substantially transparent windscreen head up display includes monitoring a sensor configured to observe an operator of the vehicle, determining the drowsy driver condition based upon the monitoring the sensor, and alerting the drowsy driver condition upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display based upon the determining the drowsy driver condition. Alerting the drowsy driver condition includes displaying a graphic selected to attract attention of the operator and the substantially transparent windscreen head up display.
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21 Claims
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1. Method to alert a drowsy driver condition upon a substantially transparent windscreen head up display of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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monitoring a sensor configured to observe an operator of the vehicle; determining the drowsy driver condition based upon the monitoring the sensor; and alerting the drowsy driver condition upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display based upon the determining the drowsy driver condition; and wherein the alerting the drowsy driver condition upon the transparent windscreen head up display based upon the determining the drowsy driver condition comprises displaying a graphic selected to attract attention of the operator; and wherein the substantially transparent windscreen head up display comprises a display comprising one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the windscreen permitting luminescent display while permitting vision through the windscreen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
wherein the determining the drowsy driver condition based upon the monitoring the sensor comprises monitoring a pattern of steering adjustment of frequency greater than a threshold frequency.
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9. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor configured to observe an operator of the vehicle comprises a head orientation sensing system for the head of the operator.
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10. The method of claim 9, wherein the determining the drowsy driver condition based upon the monitoring the sensor comprises monitoring a head orientation of the operator indicative of significant drooping of the head of the operator.
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11. The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring a gaze location of the operator of the vehicle;
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wherein alerting the drowsy driver condition upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display comprises alerting the drowsy driver condition to a registered location based upon the gaze location of the operator.
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12. The method of claim 11, further comprising alerting the drowsy driver condition with an audible alarm.
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13. The method of claim 11, further comprising alerting the drowsy driver condition with a vibration alarm.
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14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
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monitoring informational inputs describing the operational environment for the vehicle; processing the informational inputs to synthesize an operational environment model, the processing comprising; determining the informational inputs to indicate critical information; determining spatial relationships of the critical information to the vehicle; and synthesizing the critical information based upon the spatial relationships to form the operational environment model and the drowsy driver condition; monitoring data related to a location of the eyes of the operator; converting the environmental model into the graphical images registering the critical information according the environmental model upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display based upon the monitored data related to the location of the eyes of the operator; and displaying the graphical images upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display; wherein the synthesizing the critical information based upon the spatial relationships to form the operational environment model and the drowsy driver condition selectively identifies safety critical information.
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15. The method of claim 1, wherein the alerting the drowsy driver condition upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display based upon the determining the drowsy driver condition comprises displaying a textual message upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display.
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16. The method of claim 1, wherein the alerting the drowsy driver condition upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display based upon the determining the drowsy driver condition comprises alerting a passenger of the vehicle to the drowsy driver condition upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display.
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17. The method of claim 1, further comprising alerting the drowsy driver condition over a telecommunications network.
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18. Method to display registered graphics upon a substantially transparent windscreen head up display of a vehicle based upon identification of a drowsy operator, the method comprising:
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monitoring an operator gaze location; identifying the drowsy operator based upon the monitored operator gaze location; and displaying a registered graphics upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display of the vehicle selected to alert the drowsy operator based upon the operator gaze location; and wherein the substantially transparent windscreen head up display comprises a display comprising one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a substantially full-windscreen region permitting luminescent display while permitting vision through the windscreen.
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19. System to alert a drowsy driver condition upon a substantially transparent windscreen head up display of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a sensor configured to observe an operator of the vehicle; the substantially transparent windscreen head up display comprising one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the windscreen permitting luminescent display while permitting vision through the windscreen; a control module determining the drowsy driver condition based upon data from the sensor; and a graphics projection system alerting the drowsy driver condition upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display based upon the determining the drowsy driver condition. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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Specification