Vehicle agent system acting for driver in controlling in-vehicle devices
First Claim
1. An agent system acting for a driver of a vehicle that has a device, the agent system comprising:
- command inputting means for inputting a plurality of commands from the driver;
state detecting means for detecting at least one of states of the device and surroundings of the vehicle;
information storing means for storing driver information including a plurality of assumption responses to be probably operated by the driver according to either of a predetermined command and a predetermined state;
response selecting means for selecting, either of when a given command is inputted by the driver and when the state detected by the state detecting means changes, a given assumption response from the plurality of the assumption responses stored in the information storing means, based on either of the given command inputted from the driver and the change of the state;
response determining means for determining, after the given assumption response selected by the response selecting means is presented to the driver, a practice response based on the given assumption response and a certain command that is inputted from the driver and relates to the presented given assumption response; and
controlling means for controlling the device based on the practice response determined by the response determining means.
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Abstract
A vehicle agent system controls operation of relevant in-vehicle devices as execution of a practical response for acting for a driver. When a command is inputted by the driver or a notification is inputted from an in-vehicle network, an assumed response is selected from driver information stored in a RAM, based on the command or the notification. The selected assumed response including parameters is presented to the driver. When the driver inputs a command for permitting the selected assumed response or the driver inputs no command for a predetermined period, the selected assumed response is determined to be the practice response. When the driver inputs modification, the selected assumed response is modified into the practical response.
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14 Claims
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1. An agent system acting for a driver of a vehicle that has a device, the agent system comprising:
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command inputting means for inputting a plurality of commands from the driver;
state detecting means for detecting at least one of states of the device and surroundings of the vehicle;
information storing means for storing driver information including a plurality of assumption responses to be probably operated by the driver according to either of a predetermined command and a predetermined state;
response selecting means for selecting, either of when a given command is inputted by the driver and when the state detected by the state detecting means changes, a given assumption response from the plurality of the assumption responses stored in the information storing means, based on either of the given command inputted from the driver and the change of the state;
response determining means for determining, after the given assumption response selected by the response selecting means is presented to the driver, a practice response based on the given assumption response and a certain command that is inputted from the driver and relates to the presented given assumption response; and
controlling means for controlling the device based on the practice response determined by the response determining means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic control unit acting for a driver of a vehicle that has a device and a plurality of communication networks, the electronic control unit comprising:
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command inputting means for inputting a plurality of commands from the driver;
state detecting means for detecting at least one of states of the device and surroundings of the vehicle;
information storing means for storing driver information including a plurality of assumption responses to be probably operated by the driver according to either of a predetermined command and a predetermined state;
response selecting means for selecting, either of when a given command is inputted by the driver and when the state detected by the state detecting means changes, a given assumption response from the plurality of the assumption responses stored in the information storing means, based on either of the given command inputted from the driver and the change of the state;
response determining means for determining, after the given assumption response selected by the response selecting means is presented to the driver, a practice response based on the given assumption response and a certain command that is inputted from the driver and relates to the presented given assumption response;
controlling means for controlling the device based on the practice response determined by the response determining means; and
gateway means for interconnecting the plurality of the networks.
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14. A method for acting for a driver of a vehicle that has a device, the method comprising steps of:
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inputting a plurality of commands from the driver;
detecting at least one of states of the device and surroundings of the vehicle;
storing driver information including a plurality of assumption responses to be probably operated by the driver according to either of a predetermined command and a predetermined state;
selecting, either of when a given command is inputted by the driver and when the detected state changes, a given assumption response from the plurality of the stored assumption responses, based on either of the given command inputted from the driver and the change of the state;
determining, after the selected given assumption response is presented to the driver, a practice response based on the given assumption response and a certain command that is inputted from the driver and relates to the presented given assumption response; and
controlling the device based on the determined practice response.
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