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Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 25, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Olympia Gluck, Haifa, IL;

Itzhack Goldberg, Hadera, IL;

Neil Sondhi, Budapeat, HU;

Yelena Zilberstein, Yoqneam Ilint, IL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); H04W 4/16 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/16 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0827 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tool for mitigating driver fatigue. The tool registers a profile for a driver, wherein registering the profile includes the driver in a social community. The tool receives a request to initiate a conversation, wherein the request indicates the driver is suffering from driver fatigue. The tool gathers information to fulfill the request to initiate a conversation, wherein information includes at least a proximity of the driver to one or more additional drivers in the social community. The tool determines, based, at least in part, on the registered profile and the gathered information, one or more strategies for mitigating driver fatigue; the one or more strategies for mitigating driver fatigue including at least. The tool initiates a conversation between the driver and the one or more additional drivers.


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