Patent ID: 9487139
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B60Q,B60W

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating a driver alert system for a vehicle, the method comprising: detecting a driver alert system triggering event, wherein the driver alert system triggering event is at least one of a steering event, a blind spot event, and a front collision warning event; determining a driver alert level for the driver alert system triggering event; alerting a driver of the vehicle using a driver alert device based on the driver alert level; determining a type of the steering event, wherein the type of steering event is at least one of a straight driving event, a turn event, and a lane change event; detecting a direction of the steering event; determining a path of the vehicle; and detecting an obstacle in the path of the vehicle, wherein the driver alert level is based on a relative velocity of the obstacle.