US 11,691,636 B2 · Systems and methods for generating a context-dependent experience for a driver

Abstract

A system is provided generating a context-dependent experience for a vehicle driver, e.g., to relax or enhance the driver's mental state. A system controller is configured to receive driving context data regarding a driving situation from various driving context data sources. The driving context data may include vehicle operation data, e.g., generated by vehicle-based sensors, and environmental data regarding an environment external to the vehicle, e.g., received wirelessly from a remote server. The system controller may identify content triggering events based on (a) the received driver context data and (b) a set of content triggering rules. For each content triggering event, the system controller may select one or more human-perceivable contents elements (e.g., audio clips, seat massage settings, or air conditioner settings), and control one or more content output devices (e.g., speakers, seat massage system, or vehicle HVAC system) to output the selected content element(s) to the driver.

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Dependent claims

A method for generating a context-dependent experience for a driver of a vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving, at a system controller, driving context data regarding a driving situation;
determining, by the system controller, a predicted stop time of the vehicle based on the received driving context data;
comparing, by the system controller, the predicted stop time of the vehicle to at least one threshold time value;
selecting an audio clip, by the system controller, based at least on the comparison of the predicted stop time of the vehicle to the at least one threshold time value;
and
controlling, by the system controller, at least one speaker to play the selected audio clip.

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A system for generating a context-dependent experience for a driver of a vehicle, the system comprising:

at least one driving context data source provided in the vehicle and configured to generate or access driving context data regarding a driving situation;
at least one speaker;
and
a system controller comprising a processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in non-transitory media to:
receive the driving context data from the at least one driving context data source;
determine a predicted stop time of the vehicle based on the received driving context data;
compare the predicted stop time of the vehicle to at least one threshold time value;
select an audio clip, by the system controller, based at least on the comparison of the predicted stop time of the vehicle to at least one threshold time value;
and
control the least one speaker to play the selected audio clip.

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A system for generating a context-dependent experience for a driver of a vehicle, the system comprising:

at least one driving context data source provided in the vehicle and configured to generate or access driving context data regarding a driving situation, the driving context data including navigation data indicating at least a current location of the vehicle;
an output device configured to output human-perceivable content;
and
a system controller comprising a processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in non-transitory media to:
receive the driving context data including the navigation data from the at least one driving context data source;
determine a navigation route of the vehicle based at least on the received navigation data;
select a human-perceivable content element to output to the driver, from the set of human-perceivable content elements, based at least on the determined navigation route of the vehicle;
and
control the output device to output the selected human-perceivable content element to the driver.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for generating a context-dependent experience for a driver

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Systems and methods for generating a context-dependent experience for a driver

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