US 11,878,588 B2
Method and device for activating a function subject to authorization in a vehicle comprising a system of digital rear-view mirrors
Charles Moreau, Rambouillet (FR); Loic Bayard, Les Ulis (FR); Pierre Quinio, Versailles (FR); Eric Eledut, Chatenay Malabry (FR); and Maxime Savignac, Versailles (FR)
Assigned to PSA AUTOMOBILES SA, Poissy (FR)
Appl. No. 18/041,375
Filed by PSA AUTOMOBILES SA, Poissy (FR)
PCT Filed Jul. 5, 2021, PCT No. PCT/FR2021/051224
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 10, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/064111, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 31, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2009583 (FR), filed on Sep. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0211663 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/26 (2022.01)
CPC B60K 35/00 (2013.01) [B60R 1/26 (2022.01); B60K 2370/1438 (2019.05); B60K 2370/736 (2019.05); B60K 2370/739 (2019.05); B60K 2370/779 (2019.05); B60R 2300/8046 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for activating a function subject to authorization in a vehicle comprising a system of digital rear-view mirrors, said vehicle comprising a driver side and a passenger side, and comprising members suitable for supplying at least one function subject to authorization, said system of digital rear-view mirrors comprising:
at least one camera positioned to capture images of an outside environment of the vehicle,
a first touch screen, placed on the driver side, said first touch screen being connected to the at least one camera over a communication channel; said first touch screen being adapted to display the outside environment on the driver's side, and
a second touch screen, placed on the front passenger side, said second touch screen being connected to the at least one camera over said communication channel; said second touch screen being adapted to display the outside environment on the passenger's side,
said method comprising the following steps:
detecting, by one of said members, an action by a person that requires the activation of a function subject to authorization,
transmitting, from said member to the system of digital rear-view mirrors, information relating to said detection,
receiving, by said system of digital rear-view mirrors, the information relating to said detection originating from said member,
displaying, on one of said touch screens, a notification regarding said function subject to authorization and an interaction zone suitable for receiving either an agreement or a refusal from the driver and/or the front passenger, wherein the display of the notification is on the driver's side or the passenger's side, depending on whether the member is on the driver's side or the passenger's side of the vehicle,
acquiring a command from the driver and/or the front passenger on said touch screen,
transmitting, from the system of digital rear-view mirrors to said member, information relating to the interaction between the driver and/or the front passenger and said touch screen,
wherein, when the transmitted information comprises an agreement, said member activates the function.