Artificial passenger with condition sensors
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSara H. Basson, Peter G. Fairweather, Dimitri Kanevsky
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Abstract
A situation controller for a vehicle. The situation controller includes a processing device and an image monitor coupled to the processing device, for monitoring images associated with one or more items within the vehicle. The situation controller also includes a device for communicating a message relating to the one or more monitored items wherein the content of the message is determined by the processing device based at least in part on the one or more monitored items. Additionally, a controller coupled to the processing device, for controlling at least one function of the vehicle in response to the one or more monitored items within the vehicle, is included.
Claims18
A situation controller for a vehicle, the situation controller comprising:
- a processing device;
- an image monitor, coupled to the processing device, for monitoring images associated with one or more items within the vehicle;
- means for communicating a message relating to the one or more monitored items, wherein the content of the message is determined by the processing device based at least in part on the one or more monitored items;
- and
- a controller, coupled to the processing device, for controlling at least one function of the vehicle in response to the one or more monitored items.
A method of controlling at least one function of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting data, relating to a situation in the vehicle, to a processing device;
- processing the data in the processing device and transmitting the processed data to a situation definer;
- defining the situation in the situation definer and transmitting the defined situation to a situation controller;
- recommending a course of action to be taken with respect to vehicle controls in view of the defined situation;
- communicating a message including the defined situation and recommended course of action;
- and
- transmitting a signal to the vehicle controls to control a function of the vehicle.
An article of manufacture for controlling at least one function of a vehicle, the article comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
- transmitting data, relating to a situation in the vehicle, to a processing device;
- processing the data in the processing device and transmitting the processed data to a situation definer;
- defining the situation in the situation definer and transmitting the defined situation to a situation controller;
- recommending a course of action to be taken with respect to the vehicle controls in view of the defined situation;
- communicating a message including the defined situation and recommended course of action;
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- transmitting a signal to vehicle controls to control a function of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.