Method for Learning a Vehicle Behavior of a Monitored Automobile and a Respective Automobile

A vehicle comprising:

• a detector for detecting at least a part of a vehicle illumination of a monitored vehicle;
• a first monitor for monitoring the detected vehicle illumination of the monitored vehicle;
• a determiner for determining if a light-pattern occurs in at least a part the detected vehicle illumination of the monitored vehicle;
• a second monitor for monitoring the light-pattern of the detected vehicle illumination of the monitored vehicle;
• a comparator for comparing the detected light-pattern with at least a known light-pattern of a light-pattern data entry stored in a light-pattern database;
• a third monitor for monitoring a vehicle movement of the monitored vehicle;
• and
• a storage for storing the monitored light-pattern and the monitored vehicle movement as a new light-pattern data entry in the light-pattern database, wherein
• the vehicle is adapted to carry out the steps of:
• detecting the at least a part of a vehicle illumination of the monitored vehicle;
• monitoring the detected vehicle illumination;
• and
• if a light-pattern occurs in the detected vehicle illumination, wherein the light-pattern corresponds to a frequency, intensity and/or color dependent glowing of the vehicle illumination, the light-pattern starting with a flashing up of at least a part of the detected vehicle illumination and ending after a certain time without glowing of the respective part of the detected vehicle illumination:
• monitoring the light-pattern;
• monitoring a vehicle movement of the monitored vehicle during the occurrence of the light-pattern;
• comparing the monitored light-pattern with at least a known light-pattern from a light-pattern data entry stored in a light-pattern database, and
• if the comparison results in the monitored light-pattern being unknown:
• storing the light-pattern and the vehicle movement together as a new light-pattern data entry in the light-pattern database.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon machine readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, carries out the steps of:

• detecting at least a part of a vehicle illumination of the monitored vehicle;
• monitoring the detected vehicle illumination;
• and
• if a light-pattern occurs in the detected vehicle illumination, wherein the light-pattern corresponds to a frequency, intensity and/or color dependent glowing of the vehicle illumination, the light-pattern starting with a flashing up of at least a part of the detected vehicle illumination and ending after a certain time without glowing of the respective part of the detected vehicle illumination, then carrying out:
• monitoring the light-pattern;
• monitoring a vehicle movement of the monitored vehicle during the occurrence of the light-pattern;
• comparing the monitored light-pattern with at least a known light-pattern from a light-pattern data entry stored in a light-pattern database, and
• if the comparison results in the monitored light-pattern being unknown, then carrying out:
• storing the light-pattern and the vehicle movement together as a new light-pattern data entry in the light-pattern database.