Method and apparatus for selecting a user interface
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a wireless communication for a terrestrial vehicle driver, which wireless communication does not relate to the navigation and operation of the terrestrial vehicle;
monitoring at least one parameter that corresponds to cognitive loading as is likely experienced by the vehicle driver;
selecting at least one of;
a communication presentation mode that corresponds to presentation of information that relates to the wireless communication from amongst a plurality of communication presentation modes; and
a communication interaction mode that corresponds to facilitating a response by the terrestrial vehicle driver to the wireless communication from amongst a plurality of communication interaction modes;
as a function, at least in part, of the at least one parameter.
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Abstract
A controller (10) senses via one or more sensors (12) parameters that correspond to likely cognitive loading for the driver of a vehicle. Based upon a sense of this cognitive loading, the controller (10) selects a particular user interface mode from amongst a plurality of user interface modes when receiving a message via a wireless unit (11) intended for the driver of the vehicle. In general, the selected user interface will present a corresponding cognitive challenge that is reasonable in view of the present cognitive load being experienced by the driver. In one embodiment, the sensor information can be used to also estimate the likely duration of present cognitive loading. This window-of-opportunity information is then additionally used to select a particular user interface option.
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33 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a wireless communication for a terrestrial vehicle driver, which wireless communication does not relate to the navigation and operation of the terrestrial vehicle;
monitoring at least one parameter that corresponds to cognitive loading as is likely experienced by the vehicle driver;
selecting at least one of;
a communication presentation mode that corresponds to presentation of information that relates to the wireless communication from amongst a plurality of communication presentation modes; and
a communication interaction mode that corresponds to facilitating a response by the terrestrial vehicle driver to the wireless communication from amongst a plurality of communication interaction modes;
as a function, at least in part, of the at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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12. The method of claim 111 wherein selecting an annunciation mode from amongst a plurality of annunciation modes includes selecting from amongst a plurality of audible annunciation modes.
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26. An apparatus comprising:
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a cognitive load sensor having at least one input to receive information that corresponds to cognitive loading likely to be experienced by a vehicle driver;
a wireless communications device having at least one of a plurality of selectable communication presentation modes and a plurality of selectable communication interaction modes and having an input to receive wireless communications that do not relate to navigating or operating a vehicle being driven by the vehicle driver; and
a communications device controller that is operably coupled to the cognitive load sensor and the wireless communications device such that the communications device controller provides control signals to the wireless communications device to select at least one of the selectable communication presentation modes and the selectable communication interaction modes as a function of the cognitive loading likely to be experienced by the vehicle driver. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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