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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2023
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Ron Hecht, Ra'anana, IL;
Ohad Akiva, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Omer Tsimhoni, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Ariel Telpaz, Givat Haim Meuhad, IL;
Claudia Goldman-Shenhar, Mevasseret Zion, IL;
Gershon Celniker, Netanya, IL;
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An assistance system includes: a perception module configured to collect sensor data including data tracking behavior of a vehicle occupant in a host vehicle, and to determine perception information describing a current situation warranting initiation of an interactive dialog with the vehicle occupant; an interactive goal module configured to determine an interactive goal based on the determined perception information; an interaction timing module configured to determine timing for initiating the interactive dialog based on the interactive goal; a dialog module configured to, based on the perception information and the timing, initiate the interactive dialog to provide at least one of a suggestion and an offer to the vehicle occupant; and a vehicle control module configured to control operation of at least one of a device and a system of the host vehicle in response to the vehicle occupant accepting the at least one of the suggestion and the offer.