Cognitive workload awareness
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an activity monitor module that electronically retrieves data from a vehicle diagnostic interface and at least one other electronic interface that is accessible from onboard a moving vehicle to monitor driving activities of a driver;
a workload analysis module that determines a cognitive workload of the driver associated with the driving activities of the driver the retrieved data;
a question-and-answer (QnA) dispatch module that determines an available QnA cognitive workload of the driver for performing QnA tasks communicated over a network to the driver based on the cognitive workload while ensuring a safe cognitive workload boundary associated with the driving activities of the driver;
wherein said modules comprise one or more of hardware circuits, a programmable hardware device, and a processor executing code stored in memory.
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Abstract
For determining cognitive workload awareness in driving context, an apparatus is disclosed. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an activity monitor module that monitors driving activities of a driver. The apparatus includes a workload analysis module that determines a cognitive workload of the driver associated with the driving activities of the driver. Further, the apparatus includes a question-and-answer (QnA) dispatch module that determines an available QnA cognitive workload of the driver for performing QnA tasks based on the cognitive workload while ensuring a safe cognitive workload boundary associated with the driving activities of the driver.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an activity monitor module that electronically retrieves data from a vehicle diagnostic interface and at least one other electronic interface that is accessible from onboard a moving vehicle to monitor driving activities of a driver; a workload analysis module that determines a cognitive workload of the driver associated with the driving activities of the driver the retrieved data; a question-and-answer (QnA) dispatch module that determines an available QnA cognitive workload of the driver for performing QnA tasks communicated over a network to the driver based on the cognitive workload while ensuring a safe cognitive workload boundary associated with the driving activities of the driver; wherein said modules comprise one or more of hardware circuits, a programmable hardware device, and a processor executing code stored in memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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electronically retrieving data from a vehicle diagnostic interface and at least one other electronic interface that is accessible from onboard a moving vehicle to monitor driving activities of a driver while the driver is operating a vehicle; determining a cognitive workload and a safe cognitive workload of the driver associated with the driving activities of the driver; determining an available QnA cognitive workload of the driver for performing QnA tasks communicated over a network to the driver based on the cognitive workload while ensuring a safe cognitive workload boundary associated with the safe cognitive workload of the driver; and fetching a QnA task over the network for driver response if a summation of the cognitive workload and an additional cognitive workload that the fetched QnA task adds to the cognitive workload is less than the safe cognitive workload so as to ensure the safe cognitive workload boundary, wherein the fetched QnA task for driver response has a corresponding cognitive workload of less than a difference between the safe cognitive workload and the cognitive workload.
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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electronically retrieve data from a vehicle diagnostic interface and at least one other electronic interface that is accessible from onboard a moving vehicle to monitor driving activities of a driver while the driver is operating a vehicle; determine a cognitive workload and a safe cognitive workload of the driver associated with the driving activities of the driver; determine an available QnA cognitive workload of the driver for performing QnA tasks communicated over a network to the driver based on the cognitive workload while ensuring a safe cognitive workload boundary associated with the safe cognitive workload of the driver; and fetch a QnA task for driver response if a summation of the cognitive workload and an additional cognitive workload that the fetched QnA task adds to the cognitive workload is less than the safe cognitive workload so as to ensure the safe cognitive workload boundary, wherein the fetched QnA task for driver response has a corresponding cognitive workload of less than a difference between the safe cognitive workload and the cognitive workload.
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