IN-VEHICLE NOTIFICATION PRESENTATION SCHEDULING

• US 20150191122A1
• Filed: 01/06/2015
• Published: 07/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Roy, Tirtha, Taranowski, William, Pautov, Ilya, Speer, Ryan
• Granted Patent: US 9,786,170 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0809 Driver authorisation; Driver identity check
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0075 Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/043 Identity of occupants
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/215 Selection or confirmation of options
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/12 Limiting control by the driver depending on vehicle state, e.g. interlocking means for the control input for preventing unsafe operation
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/091 Traffic information broadcasting broadcasting communication H04H
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096827 where the route is computed onboard

Abstract

Embodiments are disclosed for scheduling and presenting notifications, via an in-vehicle computing system, to a driver of a vehicle. In some embodiments, a method for an in-vehicle computing system includes receiving data regarding a notification for presentation to a driver of a vehicle. The method further includes, based on a driver profile, adjusting a timing of presenting the notification to the driver via the in-vehicle computing system, wherein the driver profile is generated based on past driving behavior associated with the driver.

Claims

1. A method for an in-vehicle computing system, the method comprising:

receiving data regarding a notification for presentation to a driver of a vehicle; and

based on a driver profile, adjusting a timing of presenting the notification to the driver via the in-vehicle computing system, wherein the driver profile is generated based on at least past driving behavior associated with the driver.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification includes one or more of available software updates for the in-vehicle computing system, vehicle recall data, and environmental information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving data includes receiving the data over the air from a network or a cloud computing system communicatively coupled to the in-vehicle computing system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the timing based on the driver profile includes, in response to the driver profile being indicative of a secondary driver, delaying presentation of the notification.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the past driving behavior associated with the driver includes driver-specific driving data aggregated at the in-vehicle computing system during one or more prior vehicle trips, the driving data including one or more of driving route, seat position, steering wheel position, accelerator pedal usage profile, brake pedal usage profile, vehicle turning hardness, and interaction with a user interface of the in-vehicle computing system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the timing based on the driver profile includes, in response to the driver profile being indicative of a primary driver, displaying the notification to the driver based on primary driver display preferences included in the driver profile.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein displaying based on driver display preferences includes displaying deferral options to the primary driver, the deferral options based on the driver profile of the primary driver.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the timing of displaying the notification to the primary driver is further based on current vehicle status including a geographical location of the vehicle, a vehicle route, a time of day of vehicle operation, traffic conditions at the geographical location of the vehicle, vehicle speed, and engine speed.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the timing of displaying based on current vehicle status includes, displaying one or more deferral options based on the current vehicle status.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the timing of displaying the notification to the primary driver is further based on one or more of an urgency level of the notification and a contextual parameter of the notification.

11. An in-vehicle computing system, comprising:

a processor;

a navigational device;

a communication interface communicatively coupling the in-vehicle computing system to a cloud-based network;

a display device; and

a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to;

receive a notification for presentation to a vehicle driver from the cloud-based network, the notification regarding a vehicle parameter; and

adjust a timing of displaying the notification to the vehicle driver on the display device during vehicle travel based on positional and temporal information of the vehicle received from the navigational device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein adjusting a timing of displaying based on positional and temporal information includes,

inferring a vehicle route and destination based on the positional and temporal information;

and

automatically deferring displaying of the notification until a predefined location on the vehicle route is reached.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein adjusting a timing of displaying based on positional and temporal information includes, p1 inferring a vehicle route and destination based on the positional and temporal information;

and

automatically deferring displaying of the notification until a threshold duration has elapsed, the duration based on the inferred vehicle route and destination.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the storage device stores further instructions executable by the processor to:

monitor an activity status of the vehicle driver; and

further adjust the timing of displaying the notification based on the monitored activity status, the timing of displaying delayed in response to the activity status indicating reduced driver attention and/or elevated driver activity.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the storage device stores further instructions executable by the processor to:

aggregate input regarding a driving behavior of the vehicle driver; and

update a driver profile on the cloud-based network based on the aggregated input.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the storage device stores further instructions executable by the processor to:

identify a vehicle driver based on a driving behavior of the driver relative to one or more driver profiles retrieved from the cloud-based network; and

further adjust the timing of displaying the notification based on the identity of the vehicle driver.

17. An in-vehicle computing system, comprising:

a processor;

an in-vehicle entertainment system;

a navigational device;

a communication interface communicatively coupling the in-vehicle computing system to a cloud-based network;

a display device; and

a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to;

receive a notification for presentation to a vehicle driver from the cloud-based network, the notification regarding a vehicle parameter;

infer a current vehicle status based on navigational data from the navigational device;

infer a current user status based on interactions of the vehicle driver with the in-vehicle entertainment system;

identify the vehicle driver based on current driving behavior in relation to one or more driver profiles stored on the cloud-based network, the one or more driver profiles generated based on past driving behavior associated with each vehicle driver; and

adjust a timing of displaying the notification on the display device to the vehicle driver based on each of the identity of the vehicle driver, the inferred current vehicle status, and the inferred current user status.

18. The in-vehicle computing system of claim 17, wherein adjusting a timing of displaying includes:

enabling immediate displaying of the notification in response to the identity of the vehicle driver being indicative of a primary driver; and

delaying displaying of the notification in response to the identity of the vehicle driver being indicative of a secondary driver.

19. The in-vehicle computing system of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable to:

display a plurality of deferral options to the vehicle driver, the plurality of deferral options based on the inferred current user status and the inferred current vehicle status.

20. The in-vehicle computing system of claim 17, wherein plurality of deferral options are selected from one or more locations along a route of travel of the vehicle having a success index that is higher than a threshold, the success index being calculated based on a correlation of previous notification responses received at the one or more locations along the route.