US 12,103,389 B2
Method for operating a driver information system in an ego-vehicle and driver information system
Gordon Seitz, Ehra-Lessien (DE); Johanna Sandbrink, Braunschweig (DE); and Marie Puhle, Gifhorn (DE)
Assigned to VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Wolfsburg (DE)
Appl. No. 17/433,739
Filed by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg (DE)
PCT Filed Feb. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/054297
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 25, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/173767, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 202 576 .5 (DE), filed on Feb. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0144083 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/23 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01)
CPC B60K 35/00 (2013.01) [B60K 35/23 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 2360/165 (2024.01); B60K 2360/172 (2024.01); B60K 2360/175 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1868 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1876 (2024.01); B60K 2360/48 (2024.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A method for operating a driver information system in an ego vehicle comprising:
detecting environment data in an environment of the ego vehicle;
determine an operating state of a driver assistance system of the ego vehicle;
determining an automation level from a plurality of automation levels using the determined operating state of the driver assistance system, wherein the plurality of automation levels comprises at least a higher automation level and a lower automation level, wherein in the higher automation level, a longitudinal control driver assistance and a transverse control driver assistance are activated, and wherein in the lower automation level, at least one of the longitudinal control driver assistance and the transverse control driver assistance are not activated;
generating and outputting a driver information display, wherein the driver information display comprises a graphic depiction of the environment of the ego vehicle, and wherein the depiction of the environment is generated based on the determined automation level such that the depiction contains more detail in the case of the higher automation level and less detail in case of the lower automation level;
determining, whether a change of automation level occurred; and
selectively animating the driver information display in case the change occurred.