SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BOREDOM WHILE DRIVING
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1. An apparatus for reducing driver boredom in a driver of a vehicle, the vehicle having a vehicle environment, the apparatus comprising:
- a vehicle environment monitor, operable to provide environment data representative of the vehicle environment, the vehicle environment monitor including a traffic sensor operable to sense other vehicles in the vehicle environment;
an electronic circuit, receiving the environment data from the vehicle environment monitor, and operable to determine if there is a likelihood of driver boredom from the environment data,an absence of other vehicles in the vehicle environment for a predetermined time period being indicative of a likelihood of driver boredom;
a driver stimulation device, operable to provide psychological stimulation to the driver if there is a likelihood of driver boredom.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for reducing driver boredom for the driver of a vehicle particularly for vehicle environments such as straight roads and lack of traffic that are likely to induce boredom. An example system includes an electronic circuit such as a computer, a vehicle environment monitor, a driver interface, and a driver stimulation device such as a semitransparent display.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for reducing driver boredom in a driver of a vehicle, the vehicle having a vehicle environment, the apparatus comprising:
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a vehicle environment monitor, operable to provide environment data representative of the vehicle environment, the vehicle environment monitor including a traffic sensor operable to sense other vehicles in the vehicle environment; an electronic circuit, receiving the environment data from the vehicle environment monitor, and operable to determine if there is a likelihood of driver boredom from the environment data, an absence of other vehicles in the vehicle environment for a predetermined time period being indicative of a likelihood of driver boredom; a driver stimulation device, operable to provide psychological stimulation to the driver if there is a likelihood of driver boredom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for reducing driver boredom in a driver of a vehicle, the vehicle having a vehicle environment, the driver having a field of view, the apparatus comprising:
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a vehicle environment monitor, operable to provide environment data representative of the vehicle environment; an electronic circuit, receiving the environment data from the vehicle environment monitor, and operable to determine if there is a likelihood of driver boredom from the environment data, the electronic circuit, a driver stimulation device operable to provide psychological stimulation to the driver if there is a likelihood of driver boredom, the driver stimulation device including a visual display within the field of view of the driver, the psychological stimulation including one or more images displayed on the visual display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A process for reducing driver boredom of a driver of a vehicle, the vehicle having a vehicle environment, the process comprising:
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monitoring the vehicle environment; determining if there is a likelihood of driver boredom from the vehicle environment; querying the driver to determine if driver boredom exists; providing psychological stimulation to the driver if driver boredom exists, so as to reduce the driver boredom. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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