System and method for vehicle control integrating health priority alerts of vehicle occupants

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10486590-B2
Application number	US-201815916674-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2018
Priority date	Dec 2, 2014
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

A method for vehicle control includes receiving data associated with one or more wearable computing devices. Each of the one or more wearable computing devices are associated with one or more vehicle occupants in the vehicle. The method includes determining a health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the data and determining a location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the data. The method includes controlling one or more vehicle systems based on the health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants and the location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method for controlling a vehicle, comprising:
receiving data associated with one or more wearable computing devices, wherein each of the one or more wearable computing devices are associated with one or more vehicle occupants in the vehicle;
determining a health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the data, the health state describing a current condition of each of the one or more vehicle occupants;
determining a location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the data; and
controlling one or more vehicle systems based on the health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants and the location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the one or more wearable computing devices is received from the one or more wearable computing devices.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the one or more wearable computing devices is received from one or more vehicle sensors of the vehicle.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the data includes patterns of light emitted from the one or more wearable computing devices, and wherein determining the location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants is based on identifying the patterns of light relative to the vehicle.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining the location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the data includes determining whether each of the one or more vehicle occupants are located outside of the vehicle or inside the vehicle.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , including determining a motion state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the data, wherein the motion state describes motion of each of the one or more vehicle occupants.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the motion state is at least one of moving or not moving.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein controlling the one or more vehicle systems is based on the health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants, the location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants, and the motion state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , including determining a priority level of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants and the location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein controlling the one or more vehicle systems includes controlling the one or more vehicle systems according to the priority level of each of the one or more vehicle occupants.

11. A system for controlling a vehicle, comprising:
one or more wearable computing devices each associated with one or more vehicle occupants;
the vehicle including one or more vehicle systems, one or more vehicle sensors and a processor, the processor operably connected for computer communication to the one or more wearable computing devices;
a data receiving module of the processor receives data associated with each of the one or more wearable computing devices;
a health prioritization module of the processor determines a health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the data, the health state describing a current condition of each of the one or more vehicle occupants, and determines a location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the data; and
a vehicle control module of the processor controls the one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle based on the health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants and the location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the data associated with the one or more wearable computing devices is received from at least one of the one or more wearable computing devices or the vehicle sensors.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the data includes patterns of light emitted from the one or more wearable computing devices, and wherein determining the location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants is based on identifying the patterns of light relative to the vehicle.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor determines a motion state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the data, wherein the motion state describes motion of each of the one or more vehicle occupants.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processor controls the one or more vehicle systems based on the health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants, the location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants, and the motion state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor determines a priority level of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants and the location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising:
receiving data associated with one or more wearable computing devices, wherein each of the one or more wearable computing devices are associated with one or more vehicle occupants in the vehicle;
determining a health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the data, the health state describing a current condition of each of the one or more vehicle occupants;
determining a location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the data; and
transmitting one or more vehicle commands to the vehicle to control one or more vehicle systems based on the health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants and the location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , including determining a motion state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the data, wherein the motion state describes motion of each of the one or more vehicle occupants.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein transmitting the one or more vehicle commands includes transmitting the one or more vehicle commands to the vehicle to control the one or more vehicle systems based on the health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants, the location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants, and the motion state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , including determining a priority level of each of the one or more vehicle occupants based on the health state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants, the location relative to the vehicle of each of the one or more vehicle occupants, and the motion state of each of the one or more vehicle occupants, wherein transmitting the one or more vehicle commands includes transmitting the one or more vehicle commands to the vehicle to control the one or more vehicle

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kirsch David M
• Chen Bonnie
• Vashi Harinkumar

Classifications

• B60Q1/04

  the devices being headlights · CPC title

• B60Q1/52

  for indicating emergencies · CPC title

• B60Q9/00 Primary

  Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 {, e.g. haptic signalling} · CPC title

• B60Q1/00

  Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor (for lighting vehicle interior B60Q3/00) · CPC title

• B60Q1/346

  with automatic actuation · CPC title