US 12,311,966 B2
Systems and methods for in-vehicle driver assistance 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. 17/961,967.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/397,447, filed on Aug. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0051562 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)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for improving vehicle safety via Augmented Reality (AR), the method comprising:
obtaining, via one or more processors of an electronic device on-board a vehicle, environmental data indicative of an environment proximate to the vehicle;
analyzing, via the one or more processors, the environmental data to determine a location of a vehicle safety indicia 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 by:
obtaining, via the one or more processors, image data generated by an image sensor configured to have a field of view oriented within the vehicle, and
based upon the image data, determining, via the one or more processors, a location of the occupant within the vehicle; and
based upon a comparison of the location of the vehicle safety indicia and the field of view of the occupant, presenting, via the one or more processors, an indication of the vehicle safety indicia via the AR viewer.