# US 12,112,851 B2 · Linking personal environment and transport operation

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- Number: US 12,112,851 B2
- Document ID: US12112851B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/405,622
- Filed: 2021-08-18
- Published: 2023-02-23
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2021-08-18
- Assignees: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Applicants: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Inventors: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12112851B2

## CPC

- G16H 40/20: for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
- G16H 40/67: for remote operation
- A61B 5/18: for vehicle drivers {or machine operators}
- B60W 60/0016: {of the vehicle or its occupants}
- B60W 60/0017: {of other traffic participants}
- G08B 21/06: indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- 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
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS

## Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of determining a reaction by at least one occupant of a transport, related to a most relevant data of the transport, and sending a notification of the reaction and the data to a display associated with the at least one occupant, when the reaction is greater than a threshold.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method, comprising:
identifying by a processor that a level of a reaction of an occupant in response to viewing data on a display is greater than a threshold value;
in response to the identifying that the level of the reaction is greater than the threshold value:
sending by the processor a notification of the level of the reaction and the data to the display; and
controlling an operation of a transport by the processor to reduce the level of the reaction; and
identifying by the processor whether the controlling the operation of the transport has reduced the level of the reaction.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising:
in response to the identifying that the level of the reaction is greater than the threshold value, sending a message to another transport proximate to the transport.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising:
in response to the identifying that the level of the reaction is greater than the threshold value:
altering a path of the transport by the processor; and
sending a message to another transport proximate to the transport to control the another transport to alter its path.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising:
detecting by the processor that the occupant has exited and reoccupied the transport; and
in response to the detecting that the occupant has reoccupied the transport, repeating the controlling of the operation of the transport to reduce the level of the reaction below a previous level of the reaction.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising:
routing the transport to a medical facility when the level of the reaction continues to increase past the threshold value.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the notification comprises a recommended course of action to reduce the level of the reaction.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising:
modifying the threshold value by the processor based on a condition affecting the level of the reaction of the occupant.

### Claim 8

A transport-system, comprising:
a processor that, when executing instructions stored in an associated memory, is configured to:
identify a level of a reaction of an occupant in response to data viewed on a display that is greater than a threshold value;
in response to the identification that the level of the reaction is greater than the threshold value:
send a notification of the level of the reaction and the data to the display; and
control an operation of the transport to reduce the level of the reaction; and
identify whether the control of the operation of the transport has reduced the level of the reaction.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The transport of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:
in response to the identification that the level of the reaction is greater than the threshold value, send a message to another transport proximate to the transport.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The transport of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:
in response to the identification that the level of the reaction is greater than the threshold value:
alter a path of the transport; and
send a message to another transport proximate to the transport to control the another transport to alter its path.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The transport of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:
detect that the occupant has exited and reoccupied the transport; and
in response to the detection that the occupant has reoccupied the transport, repeat the control of the operation of the transport to reduce the level of the reaction below a previous level of the reaction.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The transport of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:
route the transport to a medical facility when the level of the reaction continues to increase past the threshold value.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The transport of claim 8, wherein the notification comprises a recommended course of action to reduce the level of the reaction.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The transport of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:
modify the threshold value by the processor based on a condition affecting the level of the reaction of the occupant.

### Claim 15

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a transport, cause the processor to perform:
identifying a level of a reaction of an occupant in response to viewing data on a display is greater than a threshold value;
in response to the identifying that the level of the reaction is greater than the threshold value:
sending a notification of the level of the reaction and the data to the display; and
controlling an operation of the transport to reduce the level of the reaction; and
identifying whether the controlling the operation of the transport has reduced the level of the reaction.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:
in response to the identifying that the level of the reaction is greater than the threshold value, sending a message to another transport proximate to the transport altering, by the transport, a path of the transport to alter the level of the reaction towards the threshold value; and notifying other transports proximate the transport of the altered path.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:
in response to the identifying that the level of the reaction is greater than the threshold value:
altering a path of the transport; and
sending a message to another transport proximate to the transport to control the another transport to alter its path.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable computer medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:
detecting that the occupant has exited and reoccupied the transport; and
in response to the detecting that the occupant has reoccupied the transport, repeating the controlling of the operation of the transport to reduce the level of the reaction below a previous level of the reaction.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:
routing the transport to a medical facility when the level of the reaction continues to increase past the threshold value.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:
modifying the threshold value based on a condition affecting the level of the reaction of the occupant.