DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A driving assistance system comprising:
- a tension gauging unit configured to determine whether or not a driver is tensed by being forced to drive his or her vehicle passively and highly increase his or her external focus on driving; and
a driving assistance unit configured to provide, if the tension gauging unit has found the driver tensed, driving assistance that enhances the driver'"'"'s motivation to drive by encouraging him or her to drive actively and thereby increase his or her internal focus on driving.
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Abstract
When finding the driver tensed by his or her increased external focus on driving, this system provides driving assistance that enhances his or her motivation to drive by encouraging him or her to drive actively and increase his or her internal focus on driving. The driving assistance may be provided when he or she has high driving skills, when there are no traffic jams, or when he or she is in good health. Examples of specific driving assistance include giving exemplary driving instructions to the driver, providing him or her with navigation to a road with features that would entertain him or her through driving, and improving sensitivity to any change in the vehicle'"'"'s state responsive to driving operations.
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19 Claims
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1. A driving assistance system comprising:
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a tension gauging unit configured to determine whether or not a driver is tensed by being forced to drive his or her vehicle passively and highly increase his or her external focus on driving; and a driving assistance unit configured to provide, if the tension gauging unit has found the driver tensed, driving assistance that enhances the driver'"'"'s motivation to drive by encouraging him or her to drive actively and thereby increase his or her internal focus on driving. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A driving assistance system comprising:
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a tension gauging unit configured to determine whether or not a driver is tensed by being forced to drive his or her vehicle passively and highly increase his or her external focus on driving; a driving assistance unit configured to provide, if the tension gauging unit has found the driver tensed, driving assistance that enhances the driver'"'"'s motivation to drive by encouraging him or her to drive actively and thereby increase his or her internal focus on driving; and a driving skills assessment unit configured to assess the driver'"'"'s driving skills, wherein if the driving skills assessment unit has determined his or her driving skills to be high, the driving assistance unit provides the driving assistance that enhances the driver'"'"'s motivation to drive by encouraging him or her to increase his or her internal focus on driving. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A driving assistance system comprising:
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a tension gauging unit configured to determine whether or not a driver is tensed by being forced to drive his or her vehicle passively and highly increase his or her external focus on driving; a driving assistance unit configured to provide, if the tension gauging unit has found the driver tensed, driving assistance that enhances the driver'"'"'s motivation to drive by encouraging him or her to drive actively and thereby increase his or her internal focus on driving; a physical condition detecting unit configured to detect the driver'"'"'s physical condition; and a traffic jam detecting unit configured to detect any traffic jam, wherein if the physical condition detecting unit has found the driver in good health and the traffic jam detecting unit has detected no traffic jams, the driving assistance unit provides the driving assistance that enhances the driver'"'"'s motivation to drive by encouraging him or her to increase his or her internal focus on driving. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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