US 11,935,414 B1
Identification of confusing objects for color deficient vision
Jacob Alan Bond, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Joseph F. Szczerba, Grand Blanc, MI (US); and John P. Weiss, Shelby Township, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/822,897.
Int. Cl. G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01)
CPC G08G 1/165 (2013.01) [G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G06V 20/582 (2022.01); G06V 20/584 (2022.01); G06V 20/588 (2022.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of determining when additional information is needed by a passenger with color deficient vision within a vehicle, comprising:
collecting, with a plurality of perception sensors within the vehicle, data related to a physical identity of a primary object and communicating data related to the physical identity of the primary object, via a communication bus, to a data processor within the vehicle;
collecting, with the plurality of perception sensors within the vehicle, data related to secondary objects in proximity to the primary object and communicating data related to the secondary objects, via the communication bus, to the data processor within the vehicle;
determining, with the data processor, that the physical identity of the primary object may be unclear to a passenger with color deficient vision based on the data related to the physical identity of the primary object and based on the location of the secondary objects relative to the primary object; and
determining, with the data processor, that assistance should be provided to the passenger with color deficient vision to aid the passenger with color deficient vision in identifying the primary object.