Reducing cognitive demand on a vehicle operator by generating passenger stimulus
First Claim
1. A method for reducing cognitive demand on a vehicle operator, comprising:
- detecting one or more passengers in a vehicle in addition to the vehicle operator;
determining a threshold level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator corresponding to an operating environment;
determining an existing level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator in the operating environment, wherein the existing level of cognitive demand is attributable at least in part to an activity of the one or more passengers;
determining whether the existing level of cognitive demand is greater than the threshold level of cognitive demand; and
wherein, if the existing level of cognitive demand is greater than the threshold level of cognitive demand, generating a stimulus comprising at least one of a video presentation and an audio presentation directed to the one or more passengers in order to hold the attention of the one or more passengers, so as to prevent the one or more passengers from distracting the vehicle operator and to reduce the existing level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator attributed to the one or more passengers;
wherein the detecting, determining and generating steps are performed by a computer system comprising a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory.
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Abstract
A method for reducing cognitive demand on a vehicle operator comprises detecting one or more passengers in a vehicle in addition to the vehicle operator, determining an acceptable level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator corresponding to an operating environment, determining an existing level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator in the operating environment, determining whether the existing level of cognitive demand is greater than the acceptable level of cognitive demand, and wherein, if the existing level of cognitive demand is greater than the acceptable level of cognitive demand, generating a stimulus directed to the one or more passengers in order to reduce the existing level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for reducing cognitive demand on a vehicle operator, comprising:
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detecting one or more passengers in a vehicle in addition to the vehicle operator; determining a threshold level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator corresponding to an operating environment; determining an existing level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator in the operating environment, wherein the existing level of cognitive demand is attributable at least in part to an activity of the one or more passengers; determining whether the existing level of cognitive demand is greater than the threshold level of cognitive demand; and wherein, if the existing level of cognitive demand is greater than the threshold level of cognitive demand, generating a stimulus comprising at least one of a video presentation and an audio presentation directed to the one or more passengers in order to hold the attention of the one or more passengers, so as to prevent the one or more passengers from distracting the vehicle operator and to reduce the existing level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator attributed to the one or more passengers; wherein the detecting, determining and generating steps are performed by a computer system comprising a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for reducing cognitive demand on a vehicle operator, comprising:
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a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory; one or more sensors, executed via the at least one processor, configured for detecting one or more passengers in a vehicle in addition to the vehicle operator; and an engagement component, executed via the at least one processor and operatively coupled to the one or more sensors, wherein the engagement component is configured for; determining an a threshold level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator corresponding to an operating environment; determining an existing level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator in the operating environment, wherein the existing level of cognitive demand is attributable at least in part to an activity of the one or more passengers; determining whether the existing level of cognitive demand is greater than the threshold level of cognitive demand; and generating a stimulus comprising at least one of a video and an audio presentation directed to the one or more passengers in order to hold the attention of the one or more passengers, so as to prevent the one or more passengers from distracting the vehicle operator and to reduce the existing level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator attributed to the one or more passengers, if the existing level of cognitive demand is greater than the threshold level of cognitive demand. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for reducing cognitive demand on a vehicle operator, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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detecting one or more passengers in a vehicle in addition to the vehicle operator; determining an a threshold level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator corresponding to an operating environment; determining an existing level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator in the operating environment, wherein the existing level of cognitive demand is attributable at least in part to an activity of the one or more passengers; determining whether the existing level of cognitive demand is greater than the threshold level of cognitive demand; and wherein, if the existing level of cognitive demand is greater than the threshold level of cognitive demand, generating a stimulus comprising at least one of a video and an audio presentation directed to the one or more passengers in order to hold the attention of the one or more passengers, so as to prevent the one or more passengers from distracting the vehicle operator and to reduce the existing level of cognitive demand on the vehicle operator attributed to the one or more passengers.
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