Information provision device for vehicle
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1. An information provision device for a vehicle, comprising:
- an output device that reports notification information to a driver of the vehicle through an audible or visible message;
an information selection unit that selects the notification information from among a plurality of information items based on content of a driving operation of the vehicle;
a preference determination unit that determines a reporting manner of the audible or visual message in the output device based on preference of the driver; and
an output control unit that controls the output device in such a way that the notification information, which is selected by the information selection unit, is reported in the reporting manner determined by the preference determination unit,wherein the information selection unit selects the notification information from among the plurality of information items based on (i) the preference of the driver and (ii) comparison between an operation index and an evaluation reference value,the operation index being a quantified value of the content of driving operation,the evaluation reference value being set based on the preference of the driver,the information provision device further comprisinga reference value change unit that automatically changes the evaluation reference value based on a history of evaluations on the content of the driving operation,each evaluation being derived from the comparison between the operation index and the evaluation reference value,wherein;
the reference value change unit automatically changes the evaluation reference value so that the higher the history of evaluations, the more difficult to obtain high evaluation next time; and
the reference value change unit automatically changes the evaluation reference value so that the lower the history of evaluations or the longer a time period of no evaluation, the easier to obtain high evaluation next time.
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Abstract
An information provision device for a vehicle is provided. The information provision device comprises an output device that reports notification information to a driver of the vehicle through an audible or visible message, an information selection unit that selects the notification information from among information items based on content of a driving operation of the vehicle, a preference determination unit that determines a reporting manner of the audible or visual message in the output device based on preference of the driver, and an output control unit that controls the output device in such a way that the notification information, which is selected by the information selection unit, is reported in the reporting manner determined by the preference determination unit.
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1. An information provision device for a vehicle, comprising:
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an output device that reports notification information to a driver of the vehicle through an audible or visible message; an information selection unit that selects the notification information from among a plurality of information items based on content of a driving operation of the vehicle; a preference determination unit that determines a reporting manner of the audible or visual message in the output device based on preference of the driver; and an output control unit that controls the output device in such a way that the notification information, which is selected by the information selection unit, is reported in the reporting manner determined by the preference determination unit, wherein the information selection unit selects the notification information from among the plurality of information items based on (i) the preference of the driver and (ii) comparison between an operation index and an evaluation reference value, the operation index being a quantified value of the content of driving operation, the evaluation reference value being set based on the preference of the driver, the information provision device further comprising a reference value change unit that automatically changes the evaluation reference value based on a history of evaluations on the content of the driving operation, each evaluation being derived from the comparison between the operation index and the evaluation reference value, wherein; the reference value change unit automatically changes the evaluation reference value so that the higher the history of evaluations, the more difficult to obtain high evaluation next time; and the reference value change unit automatically changes the evaluation reference value so that the lower the history of evaluations or the longer a time period of no evaluation, the easier to obtain high evaluation next time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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Current AssigneeDENSO Corporation
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Original AssigneeDENSO Corporation
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InventorsNonoyama, Yuji, Mori, Takuya
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Primary Examiner(s)Previl, Daniel
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Application NumberUS14/649,728Publication NumberTime in Patent Office929 DaysField of Search340/439, 340/990, 340/994, 340/995.1, 340/995.17, 340/995.26, 340/441, 340435-437, 340/460, 340/461, 340/476US Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesB60Q 1/00 Arrangement of optical sign...G01C 21/3629 Guidance using speech or au...
