Abstract: One embodiment of such a method of assisting a driver of a vehicle comprises receiving a command from the driver attesting that the driver has performed one of a plurality of driving requisites; in response to receipt of the command, presenting an audible cue commending the driver for performing one of the plurality of driving requisites; tracking an amount of time that elapses before the command attesting to performance of a respective driving requisite is received; and in response to the amount of time exceeding a threshold for the respective driving requisite, presenting an audible cue intending to remind the driver about the respective driving requisite being tracked that has exceeded the respective threshold.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 12, 2010
Date of Patent:
November 20, 2012
Assignee:
Shepherd Center, Inc.
Inventors:
John Robert Anschutz, Michele Veronica Luther-Krug, Ronald Thomas Seel, Michael Lawrence Jones
Abstract: One embodiment of such a method of assisting a driver of a vehicle comprises receiving a command from the driver attesting that the driver has performed one of a plurality of driving requisites; in response to receipt of the command, presenting an audible cue commending the driver for performing one of the plurality of driving requisites; tracking an amount of time that elapses before the command attesting to performance of a respective driving requisite is received; and in response to the amount of time exceeding a threshold for the respective driving requisite, presenting an audible cue intending to remind the driver about the respective driving requisite being tracked that has exceeded the respective threshold.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 12, 2010
Publication date:
July 14, 2011
Applicant:
SHEPHERD CENTER
Inventors:
John Robert Anschutz, Michele Veronica Luther-Krug, Ronald Thomas Seel, Michael Lawrence Jones