Granted Patent B2

US 12,612,062 · App. 17/791,064 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: Kalpana Valavanur Umasankar (Chennai, IN); Mazumdar Dipanjan (Chennai, IN); Dhinagar Samraj Jabez (Chennai, IN)

Assignee: TVS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED

B60W50/14B60L58/13B60L58/16B60L58/24G01C21/3469G01C21/3617B60L2240/545B60L2240/62B60L2240/70B60L2250/16B60L2260/52B60W2050/146B60W2556/10

Abstract

Claims (55)

1 . A driver assistance system for assisting a driver of a vehicle, comprising:

a plurality of sensors that send vehicle level data to the vehicle;

a server; and

a smart device, wherein

the vehicle, the server, and the smart device communicate with each other via one or more communication networks,

the server receives environmental related data and driver-related data from the smart device and receives the vehicle level data from the vehicle,

the server processes the vehicle level data, the environmental data, and the driver-related data based on current and historical driving pattern of the driver, and provides inputs to the driver for different parameters including a real time charging status of the vehicle, health of a battery of the vehicle, and driving suggestions to enhance an operation range of the vehicle and causes a dynamic route to be displayed on the smart device and a display device of the vehicle,

the smart device enables geo-fencing to prevent movement of the vehicle outside a geo-fenced region, and

the server:

determines a current location of the vehicle,

upon determining that the vehicle is located outside the geo-fenced region, provides an alert to the smart device and immobilizes the vehicle,

warns the driver through the display device about charge status of the battery, and

immobilizes the vehicle upon determining that the vehicle cannot reach a destination with a remaining amount of charge of the battery based on availability of charging points en route to the destination.

2 . The driver assistance system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the vehicle comprises a telematics unit to communicate the vehicle level data to surroundings of the vehicle, and

the display device displays the vehicle level data received from the plurality of sensors for assistance of the driver.

3 . The driver assistance system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display device is configured with a Thin Film Transistor cluster.

4 . The driver assistance system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein

the server communicates with the telematics unit over a first network;

the smart device communicates with the server on a second network; and

the smart device communicates with the display device on a third network.

5 . The driver assistance system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the vehicle comprises:

a battery management system;

a vehicle control unit; and

a motor control unit, wherein

the battery management system, the vehicle control unit, and the motor control unit are connected bi-directionally with each other and communicates the vehicle level data to a telematics unit.

6 . The driver assistance system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the server comprises:

a processor that processes environmental related data and driver-related data received from the smart device and processes the vehicle level data received from the telematics unit;

a memory; and

a networking device that communicates with the telematics unit of the vehicle and the smart device connected to the vehicle.

7 . A method of assisting a driver for operation of a vehicle, the method comprising:

determining, by a control unit, a vehicle level data of the vehicle;

transmitting the vehicle level data to a server, by a telematics unit, such that the server process the vehicle level data;

acquiring and processing, by the server, environmental related data and driver-related data from a smart device, wherein the driver-related data includes contacts on the smart device, battery level of the smart device, and signal strength of the smart device;

communicating, by the server, the processed vehicle level data, the processed environmental related data, and the processed driver-related data to the smart device;

transmitting the processed vehicle level data, the processed environmental related data, and the processed driver-related data via the smart device to a display device;

enabling geo-fencing, by the smart device, to prevent movement of the vehicle outside a geo-fenced region;

determining, by the server, a current location of the vehicle;

upon determining that the vehicle is located outside the geo-fenced region, by the server, providing an alert to the smart device and immobilizing the vehicle;

warning the driver through the display device about charge status of a battery of the vehicle; and

immobilizing the vehicle upon determining that the vehicle cannot reach a destination with a remaining amount of charge of the battery based on availability of charging points en route to the destination.

8 . The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the vehicle level data includes one or more of a state of charge, a battery state of health, and cell temperature.

9 . The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the vehicle level data is transmitted to the server by the telematics unit over a first network.

10 . The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the environmental related data includes at least one of destinations of a trip, trip distance, average speed, a driving mode of the vehicle, ride details, current status of charge of a battery, a last parked location, geo fencing, and live tracking of the vehicle.

11 . The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein

the processed vehicle level data, the processed environmental related data, and the processed driver-related data are communicated to the smart device by the server over a second network, and

the environmental related data and the driver-related data are acquired from the smart device by the server over the second network.

12 . The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processed vehicle level data, the processed environmental related data, and the processed driver-related data are transmitted to the display device by the smart device over a third network.

13 . The method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising:

logging in to an interface on the smart device by the driver;

authenticating an identity of the driver of the vehicle by the server;

fetching a ride history of the driver from the server by the interface of the smart device;

querying a database in the server, wherein a user database includes at least one of historical drive patterns of the driver, a drive mode used by the driver, an estimated range of the vehicle used by the driver, and a charging pattern of the vehicle used by the driver; and

transmitting processed information to the display device.

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