A vehicle comprises sensors 308a for obtaining vehicle context information such as motion/speed of the vehicle, a presence of another vehicle, accelerator/brake use and a receiver 308c for receiving information such as traffic congestion. Driver sensors 308b obtain context information regarding a driver 402 and may include detecting motion, gestures, gesticulations, facial expressions, speech, gripping, hitting so as to provide an indication of mood, anger and/or stress of the driver 402. A first alert output device 309, e.g. a horn or speaker, for outputting an alert 403. A controller (301, fig 3) receives the vehicle context information and the driver context information and determines when inappropriate/abusive use of the alert device should be mitigated, e.g. in congestive traffic and the driver is angry. A second alert output device 309 has an alert output 403 directed towards the driver 402. Reference is made to method, apparatus, computer program and system for controlling a vehicles alert output such as a cars horn.


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    Title :

    Method, apparatus, computer program and system for controlling a vehicle's alert output


    Contributors:
    FU YAN (author)

    Publication date :

    2015-07-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein