Patent ID: 11972616
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors of a computer device, real-time imagery obtained by a camera located in a vehicle during driving of the vehicle by a driver;
receiving, by the one or more processors, real-time non-verbal audio input obtained by a microphone located in the vehicle during driving;
analyzing, by the one or more processors in real-time, at least one image from the real-time imagery and the real-time non-verbal audio input to determine a current condition in an external environment around the vehicle;
determining, by the one or more processors in real-time after the analysis and based on the real-time imagery and the real-time non-verbal audio input, that the current condition is expected to at least partially obscure a selected landmark in the external environment from viewing by the driver;
upon determining that the current condition is expected to at least partially obscure the selected landmark in the external environment from viewing by the driver, identifying, by the one or more processors in real-time based on the real-time imagery, a different landmark that is currently observable by the camera located in the vehicle, the identifying comprising selecting the different landmark from the real-time imagery;
determining, by the one or more processors, a likelihood that the driver will correctly follow navigation instructions based on the current condition; and
providing a visual, audible or haptic indication of the different landmark to the driver, wherein the visual, audible, or haptic indication is augmented with additional cues when it is determined that the driver is not likely to correctly follow the navigation instructions.