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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2018
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Scott A. Friedman, Dallas, TX (US);
Prince R. Remegio, Lewisville, TX (US);
Tim Uwe Falkenmayer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Roger Akira Kyle, Lewisville, TX (US);
Ryoma Kakimi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Luke D. Heide, Plymouth, MI (US);
Nishikant Narayan Puranik, Frisco, TX (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for communicating with a vehicle companion are disclosed. The vehicle companion can include receiving state information about an operator and environmental information about a vehicular environment. A cognitive load and a cognitive requirement can be determined using the state information and the environmental information, respectively. The cognitive load and the cognitive requirement are then compared to determine if an intervention indicator exists. The vehicle companion can then enter into conversation with the operator in response to the intervention indicator, including topics selected based on the operator's personality.