IP Library Granted Patent US 10,696,309
Granted Patent B2
US 10,696,309 · App. 16/008,278 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Method and user equipment for handling actions performed by a vehicle

Inventor: Stina Carlsson (Vastra Frolunda, SE)
Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
B60W50/14B60W50/085G07C5/0816H04W4/40B60K2370/161B60K2370/566B60W2050/0077B60W2050/146
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Patent No.
US 10,696,309
App. No.
16/008,278
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a UE for handling actions performed by a vehicle. The UE obtains, from the vehicle, action information indicating that an action has been performed by a system comprised in the vehicle. The UE notifies a user after the action has ended that the action has been performed, and provides additional information about the performed action to the user.

Claims (38)

1. A method performed by a User Equipment, UE, for handling actions performed by a vehicle, the method comprising:

obtaining, from the vehicle, action information indicating that an action has been performed by a system comprised in the vehicle;

notifying a user after the action has ended that the action has been performed;

providing additional information about the performed action to the user;

enabling settings of the system to be changed based on the additional information;

sending a query to the user whether additional information about the performed action should be provided; and

receiving a response from the user which indicates whether additional information should be provided or not.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the action information is obtained upon request from the user or provided to the UE on a regular basis or provided when the action has been performed.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the action has been performed during use of the vehicle, and wherein the user is notified after the action has ended and after use of the vehicle has ended.

4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

sending a query to the user whether he should be notified next time the same action is performed by the system;

receiving a response from the user that he should not be notified the next time the same action is performed; and

when the same action is performed for the second or more times, determining that the user should not be notified that the action has been performed according to the received response.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the additional information is at least one of: an owner's manual, a purpose of the performed action, a purpose of the system which performed the action.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the UE comprises one or more processors for use in performing the method.

7. A User Equipment, UE, for handling actions performed by a vehicle, the UE being configured to:

obtain, from the vehicle, action information indicating that an action has been performed by a system comprised in the vehicle;

notify the user after the action has ended that the action has been performed;

provide additional information about the performed action to the user;

enable system settings of the system to be changed based on the additional information;

send a query to the user whether additional information about the performed action should be provided; and

receive a response from the user which indicates whether additional information should be provided or not.

8. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the UE comprises a transmitter configured to send the query, and a receiver configured to receive the response.

9. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the UE comprises a transceiver configured to send the query and receive the response.

10. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the UE is configured to obtain the action information upon request from the user or on a regular basis or when the action has been performed.

11. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the action is performable during use of the vehicle, and wherein the UE is configured to notify the user after the action has ended and after use of the vehicle has ended.

12. The UE according to claim 7 being further configured to:

send a query to the user whether he should be notified next time the same action is performed by the system;

receive a response from the user that he should not be notified the next time the same action is performed; and

when the same action is performed for the second or more times, determine that the user should not be notified that the action has been performed according to the received response.

13. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the additional information is at least one of: an owner's manual, a purpose of the performed action, a purpose of the system which performed the action.

14. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the UE comprises a processor for use in obtaining the action information from the vehicle.

15. A method performed by a User Equipment, UE, for handling actions performed by a vehicle, the method comprising:

obtaining, from the vehicle, action information indicating that an action has been performed by a system comprised in the vehicle;

notifying a user after the action has ended that the action has been performed;

providing additional information about the performed action to the user;

sending a query to the user whether additional information about the performed action should be provided; and

receiving a response from the user which indicates that additional information should be provided.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2024
From: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
To: POLESTAR PERFORMANCE AB
Reel/Frame 067142/0739 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2018
From: CARLSSON, STINA
To: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046087/0200 →