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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Wiegand, Birmingham, MI (US);
Charles Hummer, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0238 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G06K 9/00845 (2013.01); B60K 2370/1529 (2019.05); B60K 2370/177 (2019.05); B60K 2370/178 (2019.05); B60K 2370/179 (2019.05); B60K 2370/1868 (2019.05); B60K 2370/193 (2019.05); B60K 2370/334 (2019.05); B60W 2040/0818 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes at least one of a camera and a proximity sensor for detecting an obstacle in a vehicle path. A screen is projected on a windshield of the vehicle. A driver inattention determination unit determines a driver attentiveness. A danger level determination unit determines a danger level on a danger scale according to one or more of the driver attentiveness, a driving condition, a driving hazard, and the presence of the obstacle. A driver alert unit reduces a size of the screen on the windshield proportional to the danger level.