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METHODS AND VEHICLES FOR USING DETERMINED MOOD OF A HUMAN DRIVER AND MODERATING VEHICLE RESPONSE

  • US 20170200449A1
  • Filed: 03/27/2017
  • Published: 07/13/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining a mood of a human driver of a vehicle and using the mood for generating a vehicle response, comprising,capturing, by a camera of the vehicle, a face of the human driver, the capturing is configured to capture a plurality of images over a period of time, the plurality of images being analyzed to identify a facial expression and changes in the facial expression of the human driver over the period of time;

  • capturing, by a microphone of the vehicle, voice input of the human driver, the voice input is captured over the period of time, the voice input being analyzed to identify a voice profile and changes in the voice profile of the human driver over the period of time;

    processing, by a processor of the vehicle, a combination of the facial expression and the voice profile captured during the period of time to predict the mood of the human driver; and

    generating the vehicle response that is responsive to the mood of the human driver, the vehicle response is configured to make at least one adjustment to a setting of the vehicle, the adjustment is selected based on the mood of the human driver.

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