Patent ID: 8890674

Claim:
A driver assistance detection system for a vehicle having a driver, the system comprising: a vision-based detection device, wherein the vision-based detection device is configured to visually detect an object and visually obtain data regarding a status of the object; an interactive device having a first mode and a second mode, wherein the second mode is configured to have reduced functionality relative to the first mode; a processing device, wherein the processing device is configured to receive data regarding the status of the object and output one of the first mode and the second mode for the operation of the interactive device based at least in part on the data regarding the status of the object obtained from the vision-based detection device; and a speed detection device configured to provide data regarding a speed of the vehicle, and wherein the processing device is configured to receive the data regarding the speed of the vehicle from the speed detection device and switch the interactive device between the first mode and the second mode based further on the data regarding the speed of the vehicle; wherein the object is a traffic signal and the status of the traffic signal to be obtained by the vision-based detection device is red, yellow, or green; and wherein the processing device is configured to output the first mode for operation of the interactive device when the status of the traffic signal is red and the speed of the vehicle is about zero.