公开(公告)号：US12014733B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US17332009

申请日：2021-05-27

Applicant: GENTEX CORPORATION

Inventor： Thomas S. Wright ,  Eric P. Bigoness

IPC: G10L15/22 ,  G06V20/59 ,  G10L15/26 ,  G10L25/72

CPC classification number: G10L15/22 ,  G06V20/59 ,  G10L15/26 ,  G10L25/72 ,  G10L2015/221 ,  G10L2015/223

Abstract: A vehicle occupant aid system is disclosed. The system may comprise a rearview assembly. Further, the rearview assembly may comprise a button. The system may further comprise one or more data capturing element. Each element may be a microphone, an imager, a location device, and/or a sensor. In some embodiments, a controller may record the data for a predetermined period of time. Further, the controller may transmit information to a remote device based upon initiation of a trigger. The information being based, at least in part, on the data. In other embodiments, the controller may operability record the data in response to a first operation of the button. Further, the controller may transmit information to a remote device based upon a second operation of the button. The information being based, at least in part, on the data recorded between the first and second operations of the button.

公开(公告)号：US11915590B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17740702

申请日：2022-05-10

Applicant: GENTEX CORPORATION

Inventor： Eric P. Bigoness ,  Bradley A. Bosma ,  Jeremy A. Schut

IPC: G08G1/16

CPC classification number: G08G1/16

Abstract: A warning system for a vehicle may comprise at least one imager disposed to capture image data from a scene in a blind spot of a vehicle; a processor associated with the imager and configured to process the image data and determine whether there may be an obstruction in the blind spot; and a controller in communication with the processor. The processor may be configured to determine whether the obstruction in the blind spot may be a person and, upon a determination that the obstruction is a person, sends an appropriate input to the controller. The controller may be configured to, upon receipt of the input indicating that there may be a person in the blind spot, cause an alert to be generated.

公开(公告)号：US20220366789A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：US17740702

申请日：2022-05-10

Applicant: GENTEX CORPORATION

Inventor： Eric P. Bigoness ,  Bradley A. Bosma ,  Jeremy A. Schut

IPC: G08G1/16

Abstract: A warning system for a vehicle may comprise at least one imager disposed to capture image data from a scene in a blind spot of a vehicle; a processor associated with the imager and configured to process the image data and determine whether there may be an obstruction in the blind spot; and a controller in communication with the processor. The processor may be configured to determine whether the obstruction in the blind spot may be a person and, upon a determination that the obstruction is a person, sends an appropriate input to the controller. The controller may be configured to, upon receipt of the input indicating that there may be a person in the blind spot, cause an alert to be generated.