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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2018
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
James Humble, Hartsdale, NY (US);
James R. Kozloski, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Tim Rumbell, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); F16H 59/66 (2006.01); F16H 59/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); F16H 59/66 (2013.01); F16H 2059/605 (2013.01); F16H 2059/663 (2013.01); F16H 2059/666 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques related to vehicle operation. A processor determines that at least one condition is met related to a vehicle. In response to the at least one condition being met, the processor generates a natural language output having a query. The processor determines that an affirmative response to the query is received and causes a downshift of a transmission of the vehicle in response to the affirmative response.