US 12,187,308 B2
Systems and methods for emergency vehicle warnings via augmented reality
Brian M. Fields, Phoenix, AZ (US); Nathan L. Tofte, Downs, IL (US); Aaron C. Williams, Bloomington, IL (US); Joseph P. Harr, Bloomington, IL (US); and Vicki King, Bloomington, IL (US)
Assigned to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed by STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/962,017.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/397,447, filed on Aug. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0051563 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 35/65 (2024.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 40/02 (2006.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01S 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 40/279 (2020.01); G06Q 50/12 (2012.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01)
CPC B60W 50/14 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 40/02 (2013.01); B60W 40/04 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); G01S 1/042 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06V 20/593 (2022.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 35/65 (2024.01); B60K 2360/166 (2024.01); B60K 2360/176 (2024.01); B60K 2360/177 (2024.01); B60K 2360/178 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1868 (2024.01); B60K 2360/741 (2024.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2540/225 (2020.02); B60W 2540/227 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2556/40 (2020.02); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02); G01C 21/3476 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G06F 40/279 (2020.01); G06Q 50/12 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for enhanced emergency vehicle warnings via Augmented Reality (AR), the method comprising:
obtaining, via one or more processors of an electronic device on-board a vehicle, a wireless communication signal including an indication of a presence of an emergency vehicle;
analyzing, via the one or more processors, the indication to determine a position of the emergency vehicle relative to the vehicle;
determining, via the one or more processors, a field of view of an occupant of the vehicle associated with an AR viewer; and
based upon a comparison of the position of the emergency vehicle and the field of view, presenting, via the one or more processors, an alert via the AR viewer.