Granted Patent B2

US 12,649,497 · App. 18/287,618 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Inventors: Mathias Doell (Unterschleissheim, DE); Ivo Nikolov (Munich, DE); Stefan Pilz (Putzbrunn, DE); Christoph Resch (Obernzell, DE); Jakob Reuter (Munich, DE)

Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

B60W60/0053B60K35/22B60K35/81B60W50/14B60W2050/146B60W2540/00B60W2556/45

Abstract

Claims (56)

1 . A system comprising:

a motor vehicle; and

a mobile electronic device, wherein the mobile electronic device comprises a display device and is configured to be used in the motor vehicle by an occupant of this motor vehicle,

wherein the motor vehicle comprises:

an assistance system configured to control the motor vehicle in a conditionally automated manner and recognize driving situations which cannot be handled autonomously; and

a transmission device;

wherein the motor vehicle is configured to automatically transmit a predefined control signal to the mobile electronic device in response to such recognition of a driving situation which cannot be handled autonomously,

wherein the mobile electronic device is coordinated with the motor vehicle so as to receive and process the control signal and is configured to, in response to receiving the control signal, output a takeover request, by way of which the occupant is requested to take over control of the vehicle, via the display device regardless of a user configuration of the mobile electronic device; and

wherein the motor vehicle is configured to:

while the vehicle is being controlled in a conditionally automated manner, recognize predefined or automatically learned situations which have at least a predefined likelihood of preceding a driving situation which cannot be handled autonomously and/or adversely affect the comfort of the occupant; and

in response to recognition of such a situation, automatically transmit a notification control signal to the mobile electronic device, the notification control signal identifying the recognized predefined or automatically learned situations; and

wherein the mobile electronic device is configured to, in response to receiving the notification control signal, output a corresponding notification about the recognized situations via the display device, the corresponding notification comprising information identifying the recognized predefined or automatically learned situations.

2 . The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the mobile electronic device is configured to, at least in response to receiving the control signal, perform a function for processing the control signal and for outputting the takeover request with a highest priority.

3 . The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the mobile electronic device is configured with a locking function which prevents a user from installing software which impedes output of the takeover request and from deactivating a function for receiving and processing the control signal and for outputting the takeover request.

4 . The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the motor vehicle is configured to automatically detect the mobile electronic device and to allow the motor vehicle to be controlled in a conditionally automated manner in response to successful detection of the mobile electronic device.

5 . The system according to claim 4 ,

wherein the motor vehicle is configured to, in the event of the mobile electronic device being successfully detected, verify a functionality and operational readiness of the mobile electronic device for outputting the takeover request, and allow the motor vehicle to be controlled in a conditionally automated manner in response to verifying the functionality and operational readiness of the mobile electronic device.

6 . The system according to claim 5 ,

wherein the motor vehicle is configured to verify the mobile electronic device by retrieving a certificate which is stored on the mobile electronic device and which is associated with the mobile electronic device and/or a software state thereof with regard to the functionality for processing the control signal and for outputting the takeover request, and by comparing the certificate with a predefined target certificate.

7 . The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the motor vehicle is configured to transmit an enable control signal to the mobile electronic device at least once per cycle of operation of the motor vehicle,

wherein the mobile electronic device is configured to:

in response to receiving the enable control signal, output in each case an enable request via the display device; and,

in response to receiving a confirmation of the enable request by the occupant, transmit a corresponding confirmation signal to the motor vehicle, and

wherein the motor vehicle is configured to allow the motor vehicle to be controlled in a conditionally automated manner for the respective cycle of operation in response to receiving the confirmation signal.

8 . The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the mobile electronic device is configured to, in response to receiving the control signal, automatically interrupt other application software including media playback that is running on the mobile electronic device in order to output the takeover request.

9 . The system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the mobile electronic device is configured to output the takeover request such that it fills the screen.

10 . A method for operating a vehicle system which comprises a motor vehicle which is configured for conditionally automated driving operation, and a mobile electronic device which is coordinated with the motor vehicle, is configured to be used in the motor vehicle by an occupant of the motor vehicle, and has a display device, wherein the method comprises:

during conditionally automated driving operation of the motor vehicle, using an assistance system of the motor vehicle to automatically recognize a driving situation which cannot be handled autonomously by the motor vehicle, the driving situation comprising recognized predefined or automatically learned situations which have at least a predefined likelihood of preceding a driving situation which cannot be handled autonomously and/or adversely affect the comfort of the occupant;

automatically transmitting a predefined control signal to the mobile electronic device, the control signal identifying the recognized predefined or automatically learned situations;

receiving and processing the control signal by the mobile electronic device; and

subsequently outputting a takeover request via the display device regardless of a user configuration of the mobile electronic device, wherein the takeover request requests the occupant to take over control of the vehicle, the takeover request comprising a corresponding notification about the recognized situation via the display device, the corresponding notification comprising information identifying the recognized predefined or automatically learned situation.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , comprising:

in response to receiving the control signal, performing, by the mobile electronic device, a function for processing the control signal and for outputting the takeover request with a highest priority.

12 . The method according to claim 10 , comprising:

preventing, by the mobile electronic device, a user from installing software which impedes output of the takeover request and from deactivating a function for receiving and processing the control signal and for outputting the takeover request.

13 . The method according to claim 10 , comprising:

automatically detecting, by the motor vehicle, the mobile electronic device and allowing the motor vehicle to be controlled in a conditionally automated manner in response to successfully detecting the mobile electronic device.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , comprising:

in the event of the mobile electronic device being successfully detected, verifying, by the motor vehicle, a functionality and operational readiness of the mobile electronic device for outputting the takeover request, and allowing the motor vehicle to be controlled in a conditionally automated manner in response to verifying the functionality and operational readiness of the mobile electronic device.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , comprising:

verifying, by the motor vehicle, the mobile electronic device by retrieving a certificate which is stored on the mobile electronic device and which is associated with the mobile electronic device and/or a software state thereof with regard to the functionality for processing the control signal and for outputting the takeover request, and by comparing the certificate with a predefined target certificate.

16 . The method according to claim 10 , comprising:

transmitting, by the motor vehicle, an enable control signal to the mobile electronic device at least once per cycle of operation of the motor vehicle;

in response to receiving the enable control signal, outputting, by the mobile electronic device, in each case an enable request via the display device;

in response to receiving a confirmation of the enable request by the occupant, transmitting, by the mobile electronic device, a corresponding confirmation signal to the motor vehicle; and

allowing the motor vehicle to be controlled in a conditionally automated manner for the respective cycle of operation in response to receiving the confirmation signal.

17 . The method according to claim 10 , comprising:

in response to receiving the control signal, automatically interrupting, by the mobile electronic device, other application software including media playback that is running on the mobile electronic device in order to output the takeover request.

18 . The method according to claim 17 , comprising:

outputting the takeover request such that it fills the screen.

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