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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2011
Patrick Bonhoure, Annemasse, FR;
Siav Kuong Kuoch, Saint Maur des Fosses, FR;
Patrick Bonhoure, Annemasse, FR;
Siav Kuong Kuoch, Saint Maur des Fosses, FR;
VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle () while driving the vehicle (), wherein a sound signal indicating an information generated by a driver assistance system () of the vehicle () is output by a sound output device () of the driver assistance system (). The method comprises receiving acoustic sound by a microphone of a portable communication device () and checking by the portable communication device () whether or not the received acoustic sound comprises the sound signal of the driver assistance system () as well as, upon detecting the sound signal of the driver assistance system (), generating a display () on a display means () of the portable communication device () in dependence on the information extracted from the sound signal.