Emotion-based software robot for automobiles

• US 20060149428A1
• Filed: 12/15/2005
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Kim, Jong Hwan, Kim, Yong Duk, Lee, Bum Joo, Lee, Yoon Ki, Jang, Jun Su, Koo, Mi Hoi, Lee, Kang Hee
• Application Number:
  US11/305,693
• Publication Number:
  US 20060149428A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/22 Psychological state; Stress level or workload
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/221 Physiology, e.g. weight, heartbeat, health or special needs
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour

Abstract

An emotion-based software robot for automobiles, in which a driver'"'"'s emotion and behavior caused by such emotion are anticipated when each input such as a driver'"'"'s states, commands, and behaviors, automobile situations, automobile environmental situations, etc., is recognized based on results learned with respect to a change in emotion of each individual driver offline, as well as each piece of vehicle information, is assigned a priority, so that services provided by a telematics system, etc., can be selectively implemented to conform to a driver'"'"'s mood.

Claims

1. An emotion-based software robot for automobiles, comprising:

a sensor system that receives information, the information comprising a driver'"'"'s current states, commands, and behaviors, automobile situations, and automobile environmental situations, and monitors the information, the sensor system comprising a state analyzer, a meaning analyzer, and a sensor extractor and encoder;

a presumption system that implements data provided by a telematics system based on the information applied thereto from the sensor system, detects an emotional state of the driver based on emotion data that corresponds to an emotion information value of the driver, and analyzes the emotional state; and

a behavior selector and a motion system that detect the emotional state of the driver outputted from the presumption system, determine whether or not a service to be provided to the driver conforms to his or her mood, and selectively implements the service.