Seatbelt assistance
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsAmil George, Timo Rehfeld, Alexander Barth
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for seatbelt assistance in a vehicle includes determining, based on interior cabin data, whether a seatbelt is correctly fastened. The determining does not provide a positive confirmation that the seatbelt is correctly fastened. The method includes outputting a prompt to a person on the seatbelt to take an action to enable re-determining whether the seatbelt is correctly fastened. The method includes re-determining, based on updated interior cabin data indicating a reaction of the person to the prompt, whether the seatbelt is correctly fastened.
Claims12
A computer-implemented method for seatbelt assistance in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining, based on interior cabin data, a status of a seatbelt associated with a person, wherein:
- the status of the seatbelt indicates whether a seatbelt is correctly fastened, and
- the interior cabin data includes image data from one or more cabin-facing camera sensors, and
- in response to the status of the seatbelt not indicating that the seatbelt is correctly fastened:
- outputting a prompt to the person, wherein the prompt is configured to cause the person to take action to correct the status of the seatbelt, and
- re-determining, based on updated interior cabin data that includes an indication of a reaction to the prompt, the status of the seatbelt, wherein re-determining the status of the seatbelt includes determining, based on data generated by a touch sensor installed at a fastener of the seatbelt, whether a hand of the person is positioned near the seatbelt.
A system for seatbelt assistance in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a data processing system;
- and
- interfaces for outputting a prompt;
- and a sensor system configured to:
- determine, based on interior cabin data, a status of a seatbelt associated with a person, wherein:
- the status of the seatbelt indicates whether the seatbelt is correctly fastened, and
- the interior cabin data includes image data from one or more cabin-facing camera sensors, and
- in response to the status of the seatbelt not indicating that the seatbelt is correctly fastened:
- output a prompt to the person, wherein the prompt is configured to cause the person to take action to correct the status of the seatbelt, and
- redetermine, based on updated interior cabin data that includes an indication of a reaction to the prompt associated with the person, the status of the seatbelt, wherein re-determining the status of the seatbelt includes determining, based on data generated by a touch sensor installed at a fastener of the seatbelt, whether a hand of the person is positioned near the seatbelt.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions including:
- determining, based on interior cabin data, a status of a seatbelt associated with a person, wherein:
- the status of the seatbelt indicates whether a seatbelt is correctly fastened, and
- the interior cabin data includes image data from one or more cabin-facing camera sensors, and
- in response to the status of the seatbelt not indicating that the seatbelt is correctly fastened:
- outputting a prompt to the person, wherein the prompt is configured to cause the person to take action to correct the status of the seatbelt, and
- re-determining, based on updated interior cabin data that includes an indication of a reaction to the prompt associated with the person, the status of the seatbelt, wherein re-determining the status of the seatbelt includes determining, based on data generated by a touch sensor installed at a fastener of the seatbelt, whether a hand of the person is positioned near the seatbelt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.