IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,967,227
Granted Patent B1
US 11,967,227 · App. 18/077,962 · Granted Apr 23, 2024

System and method for providing useful information following an impact event

Inventors: Rahul Rajesh Tiwari (San Jose, CA); Nicholas Paul Tokarz (San Jose, CA); Martin Brian Majkut (Irvine, CA); Simon David Asher (Anaheim, CA); Erik Robert Glaser (San Mateo, CA)
Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
G08G1/0133B60Q5/005B60R21/0136G06F3/0482G06F3/165H04R3/00H04R2499/13
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,967,227
App. No.
18/077,962
Granted
Apr 23, 2024
Kind
B1
Abstract

Methods and systems are provided to generate instructions and share video content following an impact event. They include detecting an impact event associated with a vehicle and transmitting a request to at least one video recording device within an area of interest from the vehicle. They further include receiving video content captured within a time period around the impact event from at least one video recording device. Methods and systems are also provided to generate useful information following an impact event including detecting an impact event associated with a vehicle and determining one or more contextual parameters associated with the impact event. They further include generating display content based on the one or more contextual parameters and displaying the generated display content on a screen within the vehicle.

Claims (62)

1. A method comprising:

detecting an impact event associated with a vehicle;

determining one or more contextual parameters associated with the impact event, wherein the one or more contextual parameters comprises a location of vehicle damage associated with the impact event;

generating display content comprising instructions for where to exit the vehicle based on the location of the vehicle damage; and

displaying the generated display content on a screen.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the one or more contextual parameters comprises weather information; and

the display content comprises survival instructions based on the weather information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying comprises:

displaying a menu based on the one or more contextual parameters;

receiving, from a user, a selection on the menu; and

displaying useful information based on the selection.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying comprises:

displaying a first portion of a user interface having a menu;

displaying a second portion of the user interface having a graphic visual of the vehicle; and

displaying a third portion of the user interface comprising the instructions for where to exit the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the graphic visual of the vehicle depicts the location of the vehicle damaged by the impact event.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a communication signal to a predetermined party based on the impact event.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the predetermined party is a first responder.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying comprises:

displaying a menu based on the one or more contextual parameters;

receiving, from a user, a selection on the menu; and

transmitting a communication signal to a third party based on the selection.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying comprises:

displaying a menu based on the one or more contextual parameters;

receiving, from a user, a selection on the menu; and

activating a speaker located outside the vehicle based on the selection.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the activating further comprises emitting a sound from the speaker.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the activating further comprises activating a microphone within the vehicle and wherein input to the microphone is emitted as output from the speaker.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the screen is located within the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the screen is located on a user device.

14. A system, comprising:

one or more sensors of a vehicle configured to detect an impact event;

a screen; and

processing circuitry configured to:

determine an occurrence of an impact event associated with the vehicle based on the one or more sensors;

determine one or more contextual parameters associated with the impact event, wherein the one or more contextual parameters comprises a location of vehicle damage associated with the impact event;

generate display content comprising instructions for where to exit the vehicle based on the location of the vehicle damage; and

display the generated display content on the screen.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the display content comprises a menu and wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive, from a user, a selection on the menu; and

display useful information based on the selection.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the display content comprises:

a first portion of a user interface having a menu;

a second portion of the user interface having a graphic visual of the vehicle; and

a third portion of the user interface comprising the instructions for where to exit the vehicle.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the display content comprises a menu and wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive, from a user, a selection on the menu; and

transmit a communication signal to a third party based on the selection.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the display content comprises a menu and wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive, from a user, a selection on the menu; and

activate a speaker located outside the vehicle based on the selection.

19. A method comprising:

detecting an impact event associated with a vehicle;

determining one or more contextual parameters associated with the impact event;

generating display content based on the one or more contextual parameters; and

displaying the generated display content on a screen, wherein the generated display content comprises:

a first portion of a user interface having a menu;

a second portion of the user interface having a graphic visual of the vehicle; and

a third portion of the user interface having useful information relating to the impact event.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the graphic visual of the vehicle depicts portions of the vehicle damaged by the impact event.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2022
From: TIWARI, RAHUL RAJESH; TOKARZ, NICHOLAS PAUL; MAJKUT, MARTIN BRIAN; ASHER, SIMON DAVID; GLASER, ERIK ROBERT
To: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
Reel/Frame 062032/0871 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2022
From: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
To: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 062032/0887 →
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