# US 11,999,370 B2 · Automated vehicle system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,999,370 B2 - Document ID: US11999370B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/528,176 - Filed: 2019-07-31 - Published: 2021-02-04 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2019-07-31 - Assignees: Nissan North America, Inc. - Applicants: Nissan North America, Inc. - Inventors: Erik Stayton; Erik Vinkhuyzen; Stefan Witwicki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11999370B2 ## CPC - B60W 50/14: Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention - G05D 1/0276: {using signals provided by a source external to the vehicle (involving a plurality of vehicles G05D1/0287; automatically controlling vehicle speed responsive to externally generated signals B60K31/0058)} - G05D 1/247: using signals provided by artificial sources external to the vehicle, e.g. navigation beacons - H04W 4/46: for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V] - B60W 2050/143: {Alarm means} - B60W 2050/146: {Display means} - B60W 2540/225: Direction of gaze - B60W 2556/50: of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data - B60W 2556/65: Data transmitted between vehicles - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract An automated vehicle system includes an information system, data storage, an electronic controller and a notification device. The information system is configured to receive information related to an environment of the automated vehicle. The data storage has a predetermined socially acceptable behavior parameter stored therein. The electronic controller is configured to compare the information to the predetermined socially acceptable behavior parameter and determine vehicle behavior based on the information. The notification device is configured to present a notification of a course of action based on the determined vehicle behavior. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An automated vehicle system, comprising: an information system configured to receive information related to an environment of the automated vehicle; data storage having a predetermined socially acceptable behavior parameter stored therein; an electronic controller configured to compare the information to the predetermined socially acceptable behavior parameter, determine vehicle behavior based on the information; and a first display configured to present a notification of a course of action based on the determined vehicle behavior, the controller configured to award an operator of the automated vehicle points for following the course of action, accumulate the points into a first set of accumulated total points, reset the points to zero, accumulate a second set of points into a second set of accumulated total points, and at least one of the first display and a second display configured to display the first set of accumulated total points and the second set of accumulated total points, the first set of accumulated total points for the operator and second set of accumulated total points for the same operator compared to a high score for the operator to enable a gamification mode. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The automated vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein the display is configured to display a visual notification on a display. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The automated vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein the automated vehicle system is configured to provide auditory information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The automated vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein the course of action is a visual course of action. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The automated vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein the information system includes a receiver configured to receive transmitted information from a remote vehicle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The automated vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein the information system includes a sensor configured to detect objects in a vicinity of the automated vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The automated vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein the information system includes a positioning system. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The automated vehicle system according to claim 1, further comprising a monitor disposed within the passenger compartment of the automated vehicle, the monitor configured to monitor the viewing direction of an operator of the automated vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The automated vehicle system according to claim 1, further comprising an external display configured to notify a remote vehicle of the course of action of the automated vehicle. ### Claim 10 A method of operating an automated vehicle, comprising: receiving, via an information system, information related to an environment of the automated vehicle; storing data including a predetermined socially acceptable behavior parameter; comparing, via an electronic controller, the information to a predetermined socially acceptable behavior parameter stored in data storage; determining with the controller vehicle behavior based on the information; notifying with a display a course of action based on the determined vehicle behavior; awarding to an operator of the automated vehicle with the electronic controller points for following the course of action; accumulating with the controller, the points into a first set of accumulated total point; resetting the points; accumulating with the controller, the points into a second set of accumulated total point; and displaying the first set of accumulated total points with at least one of a first display and a second display, the first set of accumulated total points for the operator and the second set of accumulated total points for the same operator compared to a high score for the operator to enable a gamification mode. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the notifying includes displaying a visual notification on the display. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the notifying includes providing an auditory notification. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the course of action is a visual course of action. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the receiving the information includes receiving with a receiver the information transmitted from a remote vehicle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the receiving the information includes detecting an object in a vicinity of the automated vehicle with a sensor. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the receiving the information includes receiving position location for a positioning system. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising monitoring, with a monitor disposed within the passenger compartment of the automated vehicle, the viewing direction of an operator of the automated vehicle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising displaying with an external display the course of action of the automated vehicle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The automated vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic controller is configured to enable a re-setting of the points. ### Claim 20 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising re-setting the points.