Control apparatus and control method for onboard device

• US 20090192670A1
• Filed: 01/21/2009
• Published: 07/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Hara, Tetsuya, Hara, Kousuke, Iwasaki, Hirotoshi, Sakakura, Yoshiaki
• Application Number:
  US12/320,209
• Publication Number:
  US 20090192670A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/037 for occupant comfort , e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel

Abstract

A control apparatus includes a recommended operation determination section, a user interface section, and a control section. The recommended operation determination section uses a first probability model to determine a second operation associated with a first operation having been performed for an onboard device. The user interface section displays the second operation for an occupant and is supplied from the occupant with a response operation indicating whether to accept or reject the second operation. The control section performs the second operation on an onboard device when a response operation to accept the second operation is supplied via the user interface section.

Claims

1. A control apparatus for onboard devices in a vehicle, comprising:

a recommended operation determination section configured to determine, by using a first probability model, a second operation on an onboard device, the second operation being associated with a first operation, the first operation having been performed for an onboard device;

a user interface section configured to display the second operation for an occupant of the vehicle and be supplied from the occupant with a response operation indicating whether to accept or reject the second operation; and

a control section configured to perform the second operation on the onboard device when a response operation to accept the second operation is supplied via the user interface section.

2. The control apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the recommended operation determination section determines a recommended operation on an onboard device using a second probability model, the second probability model being supplied with state information about the vehicle and outputting a probability of performing the recommended operation on the onboard device;

and

wherein the first operation is to accept or reject the recommended operation via the user interface section.

3. The control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a learning section that modifies the first probability model so as to increase a probability of, when a direct manual operation on an onboard device has been performed, selecting as the second operation an operation equal to the direct manual operation on the onboard device.

4. The control apparatus according to claim 3,

wherein the learning section modifies the first probability model when a specified range contains a difference between a vehicle position corresponding to the direct manual operation on the onboard device and a vehicle position corresponding to input of the response operation;

and

wherein the learning section modifies the second probability model so as to increase a probability of selecting an operation equal to the direct manual operation as the recommended operation when the specified range does not contain the difference.

5. A method for controlling onboard devices in a vehicle, the method comprising:

determining, by using a first probability model, a second operation on an onboard device, the second operation being associated with a first operation, the first operation having been performed for an onboard device;

displaying the second operation for an occupant in a user interface section;

receiving, from the occupant, a response operation indicating whether to accept or reject the second operation via the user interface section; and

performing the second operation on the onboard device when a response operation to accept the second operation is supplied via the user interface section.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

determining a recommended operation on an onboard device using a second probability model, the second probability model being supplied with state information about the vehicle and outputting a probability of performing the recommended operation on the onboard device,

wherein the first operation is to accept or reject the recommended operation via the user interface section.

7. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

modifying the first probability model so as to increase a probability of selecting, when a direct manual operation has been performed for an onboard device, as the second operation an operation equal to the direct manual operation on the onboard device.

8. The method according to claim 7,

wherein when a specified range contains a difference between a vehicle position corresponding to the direct manual operation on the onboard device and a vehicle position corresponding to input of the response operation, the first probability model is modified;

and

wherein when the specified range does not contain the difference, the second probability model is modified so as to increase a probability of selecting an operation equal to the direct manual operation as the recommended operation.