Automatic control system
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1. An automatic control system for controlling a device disposed on a vehicle based on acquired information, the control system comprising:
- a machine readable medium for storing a first condition having a first criterion and a second condition having a second criterion; and
a controller for performing automatic control of the device, the controller including;
means for providing, when the acquired information meets the first criterion of the first condition, the automatic control of the device after providing a user query to the user regarding whether or not to provide the automatic control and receiving an affirmative user response to the user query;
means for providing, when the acquired information meets the second criterion of the second condition, the automatic control of the device without providing a user query;
wherein the device is operable by the user in the vehicle, and the second criterion is modified so as to be stricter after the automatic control of the device is provided by the controller without providing a user query and the user changes the automatic control of the device.
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Abstract
An automatic control system provides control of an automotive system in a vehicle based on at least one piece of control provision determination information. The automatic control system includes an information acquisition unit for acquiring the control provision determination information, and determines provision of the control for the automotive system based on predetermined criteria. The criteria defines when and how the query of control provision is conducted by the automatic control system.
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34 Claims
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1. An automatic control system for controlling a device disposed on a vehicle based on acquired information, the control system comprising:
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a machine readable medium for storing a first condition having a first criterion and a second condition having a second criterion; and a controller for performing automatic control of the device, the controller including; means for providing, when the acquired information meets the first criterion of the first condition, the automatic control of the device after providing a user query to the user regarding whether or not to provide the automatic control and receiving an affirmative user response to the user query; means for providing, when the acquired information meets the second criterion of the second condition, the automatic control of the device without providing a user query; wherein the device is operable by the user in the vehicle, and the second criterion is modified so as to be stricter after the automatic control of the device is provided by the controller without providing a user query and the user changes the automatic control of the device.
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2. An automatic control system for controlling a device disposed on a vehicle based on acquired information, the control system comprising:
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a machine readable medium for storing a first condition having a first criterion and a second condition having a second criterion; and a controller for performing automatic control of the device, the controller including; means for providing, when the acquired information meets the first criterion of the first condition, the automatic control of the device after providing a user query to the user regarding whether or not to provide the automatic control and receiving an affirmative user response to the user query; means for providing, when the acquired information meets the second criterion of the second condition, the automatic control of the device without providing a user query; and a modification means for modifying the first criterion, wherein the modification means modifies the first criterion and the second criterion based on a response to the user query after the user query has been provided, the first criterion is made stricter by the modification means, and the second criterion is made more flexible. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of automatically controlling a device disposed on a vehicle, the method comprising:
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storing a first condition having a first criterion and a second condition having a second criterion in a machine readable storage medium; acquiring information relating to the vehicle; and providing, when the acquired information meets the first criterion of the first condition, automatic control of the device after providing a user query to the user regarding whether or not to provide the automatic control and receiving an affirmative user response to the user query; providing, when the acquired information meets the second criterion of the second condition, automatic control of the device without providing a user query; and modifying the first criterion and the second criterion after the user query has been provided based on the user response to the user query, wherein the first criterion is made stricter and the second criterion is made more flexible. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of automatically controlling a device disposed on a vehicle, the method comprising:
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storing a first condition having a first criterion and a second condition having a second criterion in a machine readable storage medium; acquiring information relating to the vehicle; and providing, when the acquired information meets the first criterion of the first condition, automatic control of the device after providing a user query to the user regarding whether or not to provide the automatic control and receiving an affirmative user response to the user query; and providing, when the acquired information meets the second criterion of the second condition, automatic control of the device without providing a user query; wherein the device is operable by the user in the vehicle, and the second criterion is modified so as to be stricter after the automatic control of the device is provided by the controller without providing a user query and the user changes the automatic control of the device.
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