Chionophobia intervention systems and methods
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Rajarshi Roychowdhury, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Brian Bennie
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Abstract
Chionophobia intervention systems and methods are disclosed herein. An example method includes detecting snowfall from a vehicle sensor of a vehicle or a service provider, displaying a prompt on a human machine interface (HMI) to query a user regarding additional assistance in response to the detection of the snowfall, activating a first stage response after detecting the snowfall, determining when the first stage response is insufficient based on feedback received from the user, and activating a second stage response when the feedback received from the user indicates that the first stage response is insufficient.
Claims18
A method, comprising:
- detecting snowfall from a vehicle sensor of a vehicle or from a service provider;
- displaying, based on detection of the snowfall, a prompt on a human machine interface (HMI) to query a user regarding additional assistance;
- activating, based on detection of the snowfall, a first stage response;
- determining that the user has chionophobia based on biometric identification obtained from the user, wherein the biometric identification is stored by the vehicle or a service provider, along with information that indicates that the user has chionophobia;
- determining, based on feedback received from the user, that the first stage response is insufficient;
- and
- activating, based on the feedback received from the user indicating that the first stage response is insufficient, a second stage response, wherein the second stage response comprises activating a heating element of a seat or a massage feature of the seat.
A system, comprising:
- a vehicle sensor configured to sense snowfall;
- a human machine interface (HMI) of the vehicle;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory for storing instructions, the processor executing the instructions to:
- display a prompt on the HMI to query a user regarding additional assistance in response to detection of the snowfall;
- activate a first stage response after detecting the snowfall;
- determine when the first stage response is insufficient based on feedback received from the user, wherein the first stage response is insufficient to calm the user when a biometric sensor associated with the vehicle determines that the user has at least one biometric reading that indicates that the user is experiencing stress;
- and
- activate a second stage response when the feedback received from the user indicates that the first stage response is insufficient, wherein the second stage response comprises activating a heating element of a seat or a massage feature of the seat.
A method, comprising:
- determining, in response to detection of snowfall, that a user of a vehicle requires additional assistance;
- activating, based on detection of snowfall, a first stage response;
- and
- activating, based on feedback received from the user indicating that the first stage response is insufficient to calm the user, a second stage response, wherein the first stage response is insufficient to calm the user when a biometric sensor associated with the vehicle determines that the user has at least one biometric reading that indicates that the user is experiencing stress, and wherein the second stage response comprises activating a heating element of a seat or a massage feature of the seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.