Patent ID: 9676328
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B60Q,G06K,G08B,G08G,H04M

Claim:
1. A method for detecting an imminent collision between a vehicle and an object situated in front of the vehicle using a mobile user terminal which is able to be coupled to the vehicle, the method comprising: reading in a user terminal signal for detecting the object, the user terminal signal representing a signal provided by an image sensor of the user terminal; ascertaining, based on at least the user terminal signal, a collision signal for indicating an imminent collision between the vehicle and the object; and outputting, via the user terminal, a forward collision warning signal as a function of at least the collision signal and a detected driver action, wherein outputting of the forward collision warning signal is suppressed when the detected driver action is determined to be sufficient to avoid a collision, wherein the mobile user terminal utilizes at least one of 6-D and 9-D acceleration sensors integrated into the mobile user terminal to detect a deceleration of the vehicle associated with a driver braking action in order to determine whether the forward collision warning signal is to be suppressed.