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Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 29, 2024
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Gina Notaro, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Mia Levy, Venice, CA (US);

Evelyn Kim, Irvine, CA (US);

Akilesh Rajavenkatanarayanan, Macomb, MI (US);

Maureen Elizabeth August, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/16 (2006.01); A61B 5/18 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/0013 (2020.02); A61B 5/165 (2013.01); A61B 5/167 (2013.01); A61B 5/18 (2013.01); A61B 5/7267 (2013.01); A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); A61B 2503/22 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); B60W 2540/043 (2020.02); B60W 2540/22 (2013.01); B60W 2540/30 (2013.01); B60W 2554/802 (2020.02);
Abstract

A method for increasing comfort of an occupant in a vehicle includes training a plurality of emotional state prediction machine learning models. The method further may include recording a plurality of sensor data using at least one vehicle sensor. The method further may include determining an occupant personality profile of the occupant. The method further may include selecting a selected one of the plurality of emotional state prediction machine learning models based at least in part on the occupant personality profile. The method further may include determining an occupant emotional state of the occupant based at least in part on the plurality of sensor data using the selected one of the plurality of emotional state prediction machine learning models. The method further may include adjusting an operation of a vehicle autonomous driving system of the vehicle based at least in part on the occupant emotional state.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Notaro, Gina. (2026). Determining emotional state of a vehicle occupant (U.S. Patent No. 12612075). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12612075

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