Method and system for orientation of a user within a vehicle or other environment
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsJacob Alan Bond, Morgan Andrulis
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Abstract
In accordance with exemplary embodiments, methods and systems are provided that include one or more sensors one or more sensors of an environment in which a user is disposed, and a processor. The one or more sensors are configured to obtain sensor data as to the environment. The processor is coupled to the one or more sensors, and is configured to at least facilitate determining one or more available locations for the user to utilize within the environment, using the sensor data; and providing one or more assistance actions for the user with respect to the one or more available locations.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- obtaining sensor data as to an environment in which a user is disposed, via one or more sensors of the environment;
- determining, via a processor, one or more available locations for the user to utilize within the environment, using the sensor data;
- and
- providing one or more assistance actions for the user with respect to the one or more available locations, via instructions provided by the processor.
A system comprising:
- one or more sensors of an environment in which a user is disposed, the one or more sensors configured to obtain sensor data as to the environment;
- and
- a processor that is coupled to the one or more sensors and that is configured to at least facilitate:
- determining one or more available locations for the user to utilize within the environment, using the sensor data;
- and
- providing one or more assistance actions for the user with respect to the one or more available locations.
A vehicle comprising:
- a body;
- a propulsion system for moving the body;
- one or more passenger seating locations;
- one or more sensors of configured to obtain sensor data as to an environment within the vehicle in which a passenger is disposed;
- and
- a processor that is coupled to the one or more sensors and that is configured to at least facilitate:
- determining one or more available passenger seating locations in which the passenger may sit within the environment and that are not currently occupied, using the sensor data;
- determining which of the one or more available passenger seating locations comprise available clean passenger seating locations that are both clean and not currently occupied, using the sensor data;
- determination a location of one or more corresponding seat belts associated with the one or more available clean passenger seating locations;
- and
- performing assistance actions for the user with respect to the available clean passenger seating locations and the corresponding seat belts, including:
- providing a notification to the user via transmission of a message identifying the one or more available clean passenger seating locations to an electronic device of the user;
- providing one or more visual notifications for the user to see at respective locations of the one or more available clean passenger seating locations;
- and
- providing one or more audio notifications for the user to hear at the respective locations of the one or more available clean passenger seating locations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.