Method for providing an at least partially automatic driving function and/or a personalized function in a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12306624-B2
Application number	US-202318157588-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 20, 2023
Priority date	Jan 24, 2022
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

An example method of providing an at least partially automatic driving function and/or a personalized function in a motor vehicle as well as to the motor vehicle may include establishing a communication link between a communication interface of the motor vehicle and a communication interface of a mobile terminal, which is associated with a user of the motor vehicle; receiving terminal data transferred via the communication link in the motor vehicle, which is recorded on the mobile terminal and which describes at least navigation information and/or user information relating to the user; and providing an at least partially automatic driving function of a driver assistance system of the motor vehicle and/or a personalized function in the motor vehicle by evaluating the received terminal data.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of providing an at least partially automatic driving function and/or a personalized function in a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
by a computing device of the motor vehicle, causing execution of a process including,
establishing a communication link between a communication interface of the motor vehicle and a communication interface of a mobile terminal associated with a user of the motor vehicle;
receiving terminal data through the communication link from the mobile terminal, the terminal data describes navigation information and/or user information relating to the user; and
evaluating the terminal data to provide in the motor vehicle an at least partially automatic driving function of a driver assistance system of the motor vehicle and/or a personalized function in the motor vehicle,
wherein
the personalized function is at least one function from among functions including,
a voice input function for an application of the mobile terminal, which is at least supported by a microphone device of the motor vehicle and/or a voice assistant of the motor vehicle;
a function to output weather information for a destination indicated by the navigation information; and/or

the at least partially automatic driving function of the driver assistance system of the motor vehicle is at least one function from among functions including,
keeping a lane;
changing a lane;
turning from a lane;
adjusting a speed of the motor vehicle;
activating a direction indicator of the motor vehicle; and/or
activating an efficiency mode for a propulsion device of the motor vehicle.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the navigation information includes:
a destination, which has been searched and/or is currently selected in a route planner application of the mobile terminal; and/or
a travel route, which has been searched and/or is currently activated in a route planner application.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the user information includes:
a calendar entry, which is recorded in a calendar application of the mobile terminal;
an Internet page, which has been visited by a browser application of the mobile terminal;
a search term, which has been preset in an Internet search by the mobile terminal;
an application installed on the mobile terminal, in a category with which the installed application is associated; and/or
an application used on the mobile terminal, in a category, with which the used application is associated.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the personalized function is at least one function from among functions including:
a proposal of a special destination as a new destination and/or as an intermediate destination; and/or
a proposal to perform a function at least capable of being supported by a device of the motor vehicle, the function to be performed including a telephone call.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the proposal and/or the weather information are displayed by a display device of the motor vehicle.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the proposal is accepted or refused by actuating an actuation device of the motor vehicle, wherein upon acceptance of the proposal, the function proposed according to the proposal is activated.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the process includes ascertaining a charging strategy for a high-voltage battery of the motor vehicle, based on evaluating the received terminal data.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the establishing of the communication link is effected if the mobile terminal is positioned in the motor vehicle and/or if the establishing is initiated manually by the mobile terminal and/or automatically independently of a current position of the mobile terminal.

9. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a computing device to execute a process to,
establish a communication link between a communication interface of the motor vehicle and a communication interface of a mobile terminal associated with a user of the motor vehicle;
receive terminal data through the communication link from the mobile terminal, the terminal data describes navigation information and/or user information relating to the user; and
evaluate the terminal data to provide in the motor vehicle an at least partially automatic driving function of a driver assistance system of the motor vehicle and/or a personalized function in the motor vehicle,
wherein
the personalized function is at least one function from among functions including,
a voice input function for an application of the mobile terminal, which is at least supported by a microphone device of the motor vehicle and/or a voice assistant of the motor vehicle;
a function to output weather information for a destination included in the navigation information; and/or

the at least partially automatic driving function of the driver assistance system of the motor vehicle is at least one function from among functions including,
keeping a lane;
changing a lane;
turning from a lane;
adjusting a speed of the motor vehicle;
activating a direction indicator of the motor vehicle; and/or
activating an efficiency mode for a propulsion device of the motor vehicle.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the navigation information includes:
a destination, which has been searched and/or is currently selected in a route planner application of the mobile terminal; and/or
a travel route, which has been searched and/or is currently activated in a route planner application.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the user information includes:
a calendar entry, which is recorded in a calendar application of the mobile terminal;
an Internet page, which has been visited by a browser application of the mobile terminal;
a search term, which has been preset in an Internet search by the mobile terminal;
an application installed on the mobile terminal, in a category with which the installed application is associated; and/or
an application used on the mobile terminal, in a category, with which the used application is associated.

12. The motor vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the personalized function is at least one function from among functions including:
a proposal of a special destination as a new destination and/or as an intermediate destination; and/or
a proposal to perform a function at least capable of being supported by a device of the motor vehicle, the function to be performed including a telephone call.

13. The motor vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the proposal and/or the weather information are displayed by a display device of the motor vehicle.

14. The motor vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the proposal is accepted or refused by actuating an actuation device of the motor vehicle, wherein upon acceptance of the proposal, the function proposed according to the proposal is activated.

15. The motor vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the process includes ascertaining a charging strategy for a high-voltage battery of the motor vehicle, based on evaluating the received terminal data.

16. The motor vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the establishing of the communication link is effected if the mobile terminal is positioned in the motor vehicle and/or if the establishing is initiated manually by the mobile terminal and/or automatically independently of a current position of the mobile terminal.

Assignees

• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Bock Florian
• Grabowski Michael

Classifications

• G05D1/222

  operated by humans · CPC title

• G06Q10/109

  Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting · CPC title

• B60W2720/10

  Longitudinal speed · CPC title

• B60W30/18163

  Lane change; Overtaking manoeuvres · CPC title

• B60W30/12

  Lane keeping · CPC title