USING AUTOMOBILE DRIVER ATTENTION FOCUS AREA TO SHARE TRAFFIC INTERSECTION STATUS
First Claim
1. A computer program product for alerting a driver to a status of a traffic signal, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computing device in a vehicle to cause the computing device to:
- detect the vehicle is stopped at an intersection with the traffic signal;
determine an attention focus area of the driver while the vehicle is stopped at the intersection;
determine a target display device based on the determined attention focus area; and
cause the determined target display device to display a background color the same as a color of a light illuminated at the traffic signal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for alerting a driver to a status of a traffic signal are disclosed. A computer-implemented method includes: detecting, by a computing device, that a vehicle is stopped at an intersection with a traffic signal; determining, by the computing device, an attention focus area of a driver of the vehicle; determining, by the computing device, a target display device based on the determined attention focus area; and causing, by the computing device, the determined target display device to display information to alert the driver of a status of the traffic signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer program product for alerting a driver to a status of a traffic signal, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computing device in a vehicle to cause the computing device to:
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detect the vehicle is stopped at an intersection with the traffic signal; determine an attention focus area of the driver while the vehicle is stopped at the intersection; determine a target display device based on the determined attention focus area; and cause the determined target display device to display a background color the same as a color of a light illuminated at the traffic signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for alerting a driver to a status of a traffic signal, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computing device in a vehicle to cause the computing device to:
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detect the vehicle is stopped at an intersection with the traffic signal; determine an attention focus area of the driver while the vehicle is stopped at the intersection; determine a target display device based on the determined attention focus area; receive a status signal from a traffic signal system associated with the traffic signal; compare coordinates of the vehicle to coordinates included in the status signal; and cause the determined target display device to display a traffic signal icon that displays a color that is the same as a color of a light illuminated at the traffic signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for alerting a driver to a status of a traffic signal, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computing device in a vehicle to cause the computing device to:
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detect the vehicle is stopped at an intersection with the traffic signal; determine an attention focus area of the driver while the vehicle is stopped at the intersection; determine a target display device based on the determined attention focus area; receive a status signal from a traffic signal system associated with the traffic signal; and cause the determined target display device to display directional icons having colors that correspond to colors of lights of the traffic signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification