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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2021
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Porsche Ag, Stuttgart, DE;
Morten Troestrup Winther, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Josephine Clara Elisabeth Nitschke, Pacifica, CA (US);
Joerg Christian Wolf, Belmont, CA (US);
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Abstract
A system is provided generating a context-dependent experience for a vehicle driver, e.g., to relax or enhance the driver's mental state. A system controller is configured to receive driving context data regarding a driving situation from various driving context data sources. The driving context data may include vehicle operation data, e.g., generated by vehicle-based sensors, and environmental data regarding an environment external to the vehicle, e.g., received wirelessly from a remote server. The system controller may identify content triggering events based on (a) the received driver context data and (b) a set of content triggering rules. For each content triggering event, the system controller may select one or more human-perceivable contents elements (e.g., audio clips, seat massage settings, or air conditioner settings), and control one or more content output devices (e.g., speakers, seat massage system, or vehicle HVAC system) to output the selected content element(s) to the driver.