Wearable device configuration using vehicle and cloud event data

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10633005-B2
Application number	US-201515754623-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2015
Priority date	Nov 3, 2015
Publication date	Apr 28, 2020
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020

Abstract

A system of one or more computers can be configured to perform particular operations or actions by virtue of having software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of them installed on a user device that includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor such that the device is programmed to: send a trigger configuration file to a vehicle computer in a vehicle; receive an indication of a trigger from the vehicle computer; receive an input from a wearable device; and execute a task, based on the input and the trigger. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding computer systems, apparatus, and computer programs recorded on one or more computer storage devices, each configured to perform the actions of the methods.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A user device that includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor such that the device is programmed to:
send a trigger configuration file to a vehicle computer in a vehicle, the trigger configuration file containing a trigger for the vehicle computer to report occurrences of, the trigger configuration file instructing the vehicle computer to report occurrences of the trigger to the user device in response to the trigger occurring as specified in the trigger configuration file;
receive an indication of the trigger from the vehicle computer;
receive an input from a wearable device; and
execute a task in response to receiving the indication, based on the input and the trigger.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the trigger includes at least one of an accelerator pedal position value, an ignition state, a vehicle speed, a vehicle health status and a steering wheel angle.

3. The device of claim 1 , further programmed to send a menu of tasks to the wearable device; and instruct the wearable device to display the menu of tasks on a human machine interface (HMI) of the wearable device.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device is at least one of a watch, a smart phone, a pair of glasses, a glove, a contact lens, a smart fabric, a headband, a beanie, a cap, a ring, a bracelet, and an in-ear device.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the task sends a message to another device outside of the vehicle.

6. The device of claim 5 , further programmed to determine a location of the vehicle using at least a user device location, a vehicle navigation system location and a wearable device location; and execute the task based in part the location of vehicle, the input from the wearable device and the trigger.

7. The device of claim 5 , further programmed to:
receive environmental data that includes at least one of a weather condition information, a traffic condition information and a road condition information; and
execute the task with the message based in part on the environmental data.

8. The device of claim 5 , further programmed to:
receive vehicle state data that includes at least one of a cluster screen state, a center stack screen state, and a vehicle heads up display (HUD) state; and
execute the task with the message based in part on vehicle state data.

9. A method comprising:
sending a trigger configuration file to a vehicle computer in a vehicle, the trigger configuration file containing a trigger for the vehicle computer to report occurrences of, the trigger configuration file instructing the vehicle computer to report occurrences of the trigger in response to the trigger occurring as specified in the trigger configuration file;
receiving an indication of the trigger from the vehicle computer;
receiving an input from a wearable device; and
executing a task in response to receiving the indication, based on the input and the trigger.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the trigger includes at least one of an accelerator pedal position value, an ignition state, a vehicle speed, a vehicle health status and a steering wheel angle.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising sending a menu of tasks to the wearable device; and instruct the wearable device to display the menu of tasks on a human machine interface (HMI) of the wearable device.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the wearable device is at least one of a watch, a smart phone, a pair of glasses, a glove, a contact lens, a smart fabric, a headband, a beanie, a cap, a ring, a bracelet, and an in-ear device.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the task sends a message to another device outside of the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising determining a location of the vehicle using at least a user device location, a vehicle navigation system location and a wearable device location; and execute the task based in part the location of vehicle, the input from the wearable device and the trigger.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
receiving environmental data that includes at least one of a weather condition information, a traffic condition information and a road condition information; and
executing the task with the message based in part on the environmental data.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
receiving vehicle state data that includes at least one of a cluster screen state, a center stack screen state, and a vehicle heads up display (HUD) state; and
executing the task with the message based in part on the vehicle state data.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Tonshal Basavaraj
• Chen Yifan
• Prakah-Asante Kwaku O
• Kolisetty Padma Aiswarya
• Yang Hsin-Hsiang

Classifications

• B60W2050/0064

  using a remote, e.g. cordless, transmitter or receiver unit, e.g. remote keypad or mobile phone · CPC title

• B60W2540/10

  Accelerator pedal position · CPC title

• B60W50/08 Primary

  Interaction between the driver and the control system · CPC title

• B60W50/14 Primary

  Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention · CPC title

• B60W2520/10

  Longitudinal speed · CPC title