Method for presenting information upon starting an automotive vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10589703-B2
Application number	US-201715439155-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2017
Priority date	Feb 24, 2016
Publication date	Mar 17, 2020
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020

Abstract

A method for presenting information upon starting an automotive vehicle includes at least one step in which various parameters associated with the vehicle are verified. Also included is a step in which a particular light beam is projected onto a specific area of the passenger compartment of the vehicle when the state of a plurality of verified parameters allows the vehicle to be started.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for presenting information upon starting an automotive vehicle, the method comprising:
verifying various parameters associated with the vehicle thereby generating first verified parameters and second verified parameters, the second verified parameters forming a functional group different from a functional group of the first verified parameters;
projecting a particular light beam onto a specific area of a passenger compartment of the vehicle when a state of the first verified parameters allows said vehicle to be started; and
projecting another particular light beam onto another specific area of the passenger compartment of the vehicle when the state of the second verified parameters allows said vehicle to be started.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the specific area and the another specific area are lit up in successive sequences.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a first alternative light beam, separate from said particular light beam, is projected onto said specific area, or in proximity thereto, when one or more of the first verified parameters does not allow said vehicle to be started.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein a second alternative light beam, separate from said particular light beam and from said first alternative light beam, is projected onto said specific area, or in proximity thereto, when each of the first verified parameters allows said vehicle to be started and at least one of the first verified parameters requires attention of a driver.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein a control module receives information arising from a plurality of sensors configured to verify one of the various parameters associated with the vehicle, said control module comparing each item of the received information with a database specific to each verified parameter and deducing therefrom whether to project said particular light beam or said first alternative light beam.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first verified parameters include both internal parameters and external parameters with respect to the vehicle.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the external parameters are verified by sensors on board the vehicle and configured to detect a situation of a road scene in which the vehicle is engaged.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein one of the external parameters is a presence of one or more road users in a blind spot of the vehicle.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the internal parameters are verified by sensors on board the vehicle and configured to detect a respective operating state of the vehicle.

10. The method according claim 9 , wherein at least some of the internal parameters relate to an active or passive safety device of the vehicle.

11. The method according to claim 6 , wherein at least some of the internal parameters relate to drive, braking, and/or steeringelements of the vehicle.

12. The method according claim 1 , wherein said particular light beam is projected onto the specific area of the passenger compartment from a second area of the passenger compartment, which is separate from said specific area.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein said particular light beam is projected onto a front window pillar or onto a portion of a windscreen, from an interior central rear-view mirror or from an area close to a rear-view mirror.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the various parameters are verified and said particular light beam is projected when a speed of the vehicle is below a threshold value.

15. A method for presenting information upon starting an automotive vehicle, the method comprising:
verifying various parameters associated with the vehicle to thereby generate verified parameters; and
projecting a particular light beam onto a specific area of a passenger compartment of the vehicle when a state of the verified parameters allows said vehicle to be started;
projecting a first alternative light beam, separate from said particular light beam, onto said specific area, or in proximity thereto, when one or more of the verified parameters does not allow said vehicle to be started; and
projecting a second alternative light beam, separate from said particular light beam and from said first alternative light beam, onto said specific area, or in proximity thereto, when each of the verified parameters allows said vehicle to be started and at least one of the verified parameters requires attention of a driver.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein a control module receives information arising from a plurality of sensors configured to verify one of the various parameters associated with the vehicle, said control module comparing each item of the received information with a database specific to each verified parameter and deducing therefrom whether to project said particular light beam, said first alternative light beam, or said second alternative light beam.

17. A method for presenting information upon starting an automotive vehicle, the method comprising:
verifying various parameters associated with the vehicle to thereby generate verified parameters; and
projecting a particular light beam onto a specific area of the passenger compartment of the vehicle when the state of the verified parameters allows said vehicle to be started, wherein
the verified parameters include an external parameter with respect to the vehicle, the external parameter indicating the presence of one or more road users in a blind spot of the vehicle, and the external parameter being verified by sensors on board the vehicle that are configured to detect a situation of a road scene in which the vehicle is engaged.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the verified parameters include internal parameters with respect to the vehicle, and the internal parameters are verified by sensors on board the vehicle and configured to detect a respective operating state of the vehicle.

19. The method according claim 18 , wherein at least one of the internal parameters relates to one or more elements selected from an active or passive safety device of the vehicle, a drive element of the vehicle, a braking element of the vehicle, and steering element of the vehicle.

20. The method according claim 17 , wherein said particular light beam is projected onto the specific area of the passenger compartment from a second area of the passenger compartment, said second area being separate from said specific area.

Assignees

• Valeo Vision

Inventors

• Fleurence Thierry
• Boiroux Nicolas
• Boilevin Antoine

Classifications

• B60R21/01538 Primary

  for image processing, e.g. cameras or sensor arrays · CPC title

• B60Q3/00

  Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors · CPC title

• F02N11/0814

  comprising means for controlling automatic idle-start-stop · CPC title

• B60R21/01552

  detecting position of specific human body parts, e.g. face, eyes or hands · CPC title

• B60R1/00 Primary

  Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles · CPC title