Self-monitoring and alert system for intelligent vehicle

• US 9,390,567 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2014
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kim, Seonman, Khandelwal, Rajesh, Butts, Donald
• Primary Examiner(s): CAMBY, RICHARD M
• Application Number:
  US14/173,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20150221142A1
• Time in Patent Office: 888 Days
• Field of Search: 701 323- 329
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0841 Registering performance data recording measured values G01D; information storage G11B
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0866 the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253

Abstract

System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, by, responsive to receiving a vehicle event notification by a computing system in a vehicle, switching the computing system from a sleep mode to an active mode, sending, to a user, a user notification generated responsive to the vehicle event notification, and returning the computing system to the sleep mode.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

in response to receiving a vehicle event notification by a computing system in a vehicle, switching the computing system from a sleep mode to an active mode;

analyzing a vehicle event related to the vehicle event notification;

determining that one or more parameters associated with the vehicle event or a score computed for the vehicle event exceeds a relevance threshold;

in response, generating a user notification responsive to receiving the vehicle event notification;

sending, to a user by a wireless data connection, the user notification; and

returning the computing system to the sleep mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle event notification specifies a request, and analyzing the vehicle event comprises processing the request after switching the computing system from the sleep mode to the active mode.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle event notification is received from an event source of the vehicle, wherein the event source comprises at least one of:

(i) a sensor, and (ii) a timer, wherein the sensor comprises;

(i) a shock sensor, (ii) a door sensor, and (iii) an immersion sensor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle event notification is received from a user, wherein the user notification is generated by at least one of a cloud-based system and the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle event notification is received from a cloud-based system, wherein the user notification is generated by at least one of the cloud-based system and the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the sleep mode comprises a low power mode configured to receive the vehicle event notification, wherein the active mode comprises a power mode higher than the low power mode, wherein the vehicle event notification is processed in and the vehicle event is analyzed in the active mode.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user notification comprises at least one of:

(i) an email, (ii) an SMS, (iii) a photograph, (iv) a video, (v) a phone call, (vi) a social media message, (vii) an audio notification, and (viii) a mobile application notification.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle event comprises the user entering the vehicle, the method further comprising:

taking a first photo of the vehicle interior subsequent to switching the computing system to the active mode; and

prior to generating the user notification;

taking a second photo of the vehicle interior subsequent to the user exiting the vehicle; and

comparing the first photo to the second photo to detect an item left by the user in the vehicle, wherein the user notification comprises a indication that the user left the detected item in the vehicle.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer program code that, when executed by a processor, configures the processor to perform the steps of:

in response to receiving a vehicle event by a computing system in a vehicle, switching the computing system from a sleep mode to an active mode;

analyzing a vehicle event related to the vehicle event notification;

determining that one or more parameters associated with the vehicle event or a score computed for the vehicle event exceeds a relevance threshold;

sending, to a user by a wireless data connection, a user notification generated responsive to the vehicle event; and

returning the computing system to the sleep mode.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the vehicle event specifies a request, wherein the computer program code configures the processor to process the request after switching the computing system from the sleep mode to the active mode.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the vehicle event notification is received from an event source of the vehicle, wherein the event source comprises at least one of:

(i) a sensor, and (ii) a timer, wherein the sensor comprises;

(i) a shock sensor, (ii) a door sensor, and (iii) an immersion sensor.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the vehicle event notification is received from a user, wherein the user notification is generated by at least one of a cloud-based system and the vehicle.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the vehicle event notification is received from a cloud-based system, wherein the user notification is generated by at least one of the cloud-based system and the vehicle.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the sleep mode comprises a low power mode configured to receive the vehicle event, wherein the active mode comprises a power mode higher than the low power mode, wherein vehicle event notification is processed in and the vehicle event is analyzed in the active mode.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the user notification comprises at least one of:

(i) an email, (ii) an SMS, (iii) a photograph, (iv) a video, (v) a phone call, (vi) a social media message, (vii) an audio notification, and (viii) a mobile application notification.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the vehicle event comprises the user entering the vehicle, wherein the computer program code further configures the processor to perform the steps of:

taking a first photo of the vehicle interior subsequent to switching the computing system to the active mode; and

prior to generating the user notification;

taking a second photo of the vehicle interior subsequent to the user exiting the vehicle; and

comparing the first photo to the second photo to detect an item left by the user in the vehicle, wherein the user notification comprises a indication that the user left the detected item in the vehicle.

17. A vehicle equipped with a computing system, comprising:

one or more computer processors; and

a memory containing a program, which when executed by the one or more computer processors, configures the one or more computer processors to perform an operation comprising;

in response to receiving a vehicle event notification, switching the computing system from a sleep mode to an active mode;

analyzing a vehicle event related to the vehicle event notification;

determining that one or more parameters associated with the vehicle event or a score computed for the vehicle event exceeds a relevance threshold;

in response, generating a user notification responsive to receiving the vehicle event notification;

sending, to a user by a wireless data connection, the user notification; and

returning the computing system to the sleep mode.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the vehicle event notification is received from an event source of the vehicle, wherein the event source comprises at least one of:

(i) a sensor, and (ii) a timer, wherein the sensor comprises;

(i) a shock sensor, (ii) a door sensor, and (iii) an immersion sensor.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the vehicle event notification is received from a user, wherein the user notification is generated by at least one of a cloud-based system and the vehicle.