US 12,371,037 B2
Method, apparatus and computer program product for vehicle feature emulation
Leon Stenneth, Chicago, IL (US); Jeremy Michael Young, Chicago, IL (US); and Jerome Beaurepaire, Nantes (FR)
Assigned to HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Filed by HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/067,382.
Prior Publication US 2024/0199042 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/085 (2013.01) [B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 60/0013 (2020.02); G08G 1/16 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2540/30 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01); B60W 2710/223 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code instructions, the computer program code instructions configured to, when executed, cause the apparatus to at least:
receive an indication of a user operating a vehicle determined to be an unfamiliar vehicle;
determine vehicle features familiar to the user;
provide emulation of one or more features of the vehicle features familiar to the user in the unfamiliar vehicle including emulation of a vehicle size familiar to the user in the unfamiliar vehicle by adjusting proximity alerts in the unfamiliar vehicle based on the vehicle size familiar to the user; and
phase out the emulation of the one or more features of the vehicle features familiar to the user in the unfamiliar vehicle based on at least one of an elapsed time of the emulation or a distance traveled with the emulation.