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Granted Patent B2
US 12,528,494 · App. 18/618,973 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Method for interaction with occupants of a motor vehicle

Inventors: Karsten Belz (Ingolstadt, DE); Steffen Ross (Wettstetten, DE)
Assignee: AUDI AG
B60W50/14G06V10/24G06V20/593G06V40/10B60W2050/146B60W2420/403B60W2540/215B60W2540/227B60W2556/45
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Patent No.
US 12,528,494
App. No.
18/618,973
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for interaction with occupants of a motor vehicle, including the steps of receiving a time specification from a location remote from the motor vehicle, detecting an image using an image detection device arranged on the motor vehicle within the time specification, sending the detected image to a location remote from the motor vehicle, receiving an image from a location remote from the motor vehicle, and displaying the received image on a display device in the motor vehicle.

Claims (44)

1 . A method for interaction with occupants of a motor vehicle, comprising:

receiving a time specification from a location remote from the motor vehicle;

detecting an image by an image detection device arranged on the motor vehicle, within the time specification, wherein the time specification is a time frame within which detecting the image by the image detection device must be carried out and otherwise leads to termination of the method;

sending the detected image to the location remote from the motor vehicle;

receiving an image from the location remote from the motor vehicle; and

displaying the received image on a display device in the motor vehicle.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a user input to select one of multiple image detection devices arranged on the motor vehicle, wherein the image is detected by the selected image detection device.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

aligning an image region to be detected of the selected image detection device.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein aligning occurs in response to user input.

5 . The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

detecting an occupant position in the motor vehicle, wherein the alignment takes place in response to the detected occupant position.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting a text input, wherein sending the detected image comprises sending the detected text.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting contact data of an occupant of the motor vehicle, wherein sending the detected image takes place in response to the detected contact data.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting a position of the motor vehicle; and

sending the detected position to the location remote from the motor vehicle, wherein receiving the time specification and/or sending the detected image takes place in response to the detected position.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting whether the motor vehicle is in an autonomous driving mode, wherein the steps of the method are carried out in response to the fact that the motor vehicle is not in the autonomous driving mode.

10 . A motor vehicle, comprising:

an image detection device configured to detect an image, and a control device configured to carry out the method according to claim 1 .

11 . The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

aligning an image region to be detected of the image detection device.

12 . The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

detecting an occupant position in the motor vehicle, wherein the alignment takes place in response to the detected occupant position.

13 . The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

detecting a text input, wherein sending the detected image comprises sending the detected text.

14 . The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

detecting a text input, wherein sending the detected image comprises sending the detected text.

15 . The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

detecting a text input, wherein sending the detected image comprises sending the detected text.

16 . The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

detecting a text input, wherein sending the detected image comprises sending the detected text.

17 . The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

detecting contact data of an occupant of the motor vehicle, wherein sending the detected image takes place in response to the detected contact data.

18 . The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

detecting contact data of an occupant of the motor vehicle, wherein sending the detected image takes place in response to the detected contact data.

19 . The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

detecting contact data of an occupant of the motor vehicle, wherein sending the detected image takes place in response to the detected contact data.

20 . The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

detecting contact data of an occupant of the motor vehicle, wherein sending the detected image takes place in response to the detected contact data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2024
From: BELZ, KARSTEN; ROSS, STEFFEN
To: AUDI AG
Reel/Frame 067016/0146 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102023111726.2 · May 5, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240367668A1 · Nov 7, 2024
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