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https://drivepatents.com/patents/959184 · 8 Jul 2015
A method of alerting a vehicle's driver. The method comprises receiving an azimuth value indicating a gazing direction of a head of the driver from a primary device placed on the driver, receiving a vehicle bearing value indicating a vehicle moving directi...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/950600 · 27 May 2015
An audio processing system may selectively identify certain environmental sounds and playing back these sounds, or a representation of these sounds, in the vehicle's cabin. The audio processing system may filter the environmental sounds to identify a parti...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/950831 · 20 May 2015
In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for generating a simulated vehicle sound is provided. At least one parameter module receives a first driver throttle signal and to transmit a first input signal indicative of a first simulated vehicle sound. An engi...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/950971 · 13 May 2015
Embodiments are described for an in-vehicle computing system, and methods of controlling vehicle settings using the in-vehicle computing system based on input received from a wearable device. Input may also be received from a mobile device. The in-vehicle ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/951378 · 8 Apr 2015
Methods are provided for adjusting a music output of a vehicle audio system based on driver movements performed while listening to the music. In one embodiment, a music output of a vehicle infotainment system is adjusted responsive to monitored user behavi...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/969957 · 17 Sep 2014
An automated personal assistant system (APAS) that can provide automated personal assistance to a user of an electronic device, such as a smartphone or a vehicle head unit. In one example of the APAS, a user may receive a route to a requested destination t...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/980141 · 1 Jan 2014
Various embodiments relate to controlling honking of a vehicle horn. A location of a vehicle and a location of one or more points along a route where a vehicle horn is disabled may be received at a vehicle computer (106). Based on a location of the vehicle...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/981762 · 20 Nov 2013
Various embodiments relate to systems and methods for detecting an unauthorized use of a vehicle. One or more facial images of one or more authorized drivers of a vehicle may be stored on a vehicle computing system. After detecting movement of the vehicle,...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/982158 · 6 Nov 2013
A multiple-view virtual camera system comprising one or more image source units, an image processing unit, a parameter setting unit in signal communication with the image processing unit, and a display in signal communication with the image processing unit...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/993817 · 16 Jan 2013
A navigation system is provided with an application programming interface to enable efficient integration of a navigation solution into a navigation platform. The system includes a client-server architecture and the API is implemented with a standardized s...