Personalized notification system for mobility as a service

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11543258-B2
Application number	US-201916413218-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2019
Priority date	May 15, 2019
Publication date	Jan 3, 2023
Grant date	Jan 3, 2023

Abstract

A personalized notification method for a mobility as a service (MaaS) vehicle includes receiving conditional personalized notification features from a passenger of the MaaS vehicle. The method also includes monitoring current driving environment of the MaaS vehicle to determine whether a condition of the conditional personalized notification features is satisfied. The method further includes notifying the passenger when the condition is satisfied via at least one localized output device in a compartment of the MaaS vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A personalized notification method for a mobility as a service (MaaS) vehicle, comprising:
receiving conditional personalized notification features from a passenger of the MaaS vehicle, including a notification preference;
selecting, by a personalized notification system in the MaaS vehicle, at least one of a plurality of output devices coupled to the personalized notification system, the selecting based on the notification preference;
monitoring current driving environment of the MaaS vehicle to determine whether a condition of the conditional personalized notification features is satisfied according to at least one of a current location of the MaaS vehicle, a current speed of the MaaS vehicle, a route to a destination, and/or current traffic information;
displaying a notification to the passenger when the condition is satisfied via the at least one selected output device; and
morphing the notification based on at least one of proximity of the MaaS vehicle to the destination, the current speed of the MaaS vehicle, or a combination thereof.

2. The method of claim 1 , in which the conditional personalized notification features are received via a personalized interface in the MaaS vehicle or a mobile application on a mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1 , in which the conditional personalized notification features comprise at least one of a distance to a destination, an estimated time to the destination, an emergency situation, or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising prioritizing the notification over other sounds from a stereo system of the MaaS vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 , in which the notification is output via an existing visual output device.

6. An apparatus for personalized notification of an occupant of a mobility as a service (MaaS) vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor configured:
to receive conditional personalized notification features from a passenger of the MaaS vehicle, including a notification preference;
to select, by a personalized notification system in the MaaS vehicle, at least one of a plurality of output devices coupled to the personalized notification system, the selecting based on the notification preference;
to monitor current driving environment of the MaaS vehicle to determine whether a condition of the conditional personalized notification features is satisfied according to at least one of a current location of the MaaS vehicle, a current speed of the MaaS vehicle, a route to a destination, and/or current traffic information;
to display a notification to the passenger when the condition is satisfied via the at least one selected output device; and
to morph the notification based on at least one of proximity of the MaaS vehicle to the destination, the current speed of the MaaS vehicle, or a combination thereof.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to cause a personalized interface in the MaaS vehicle or a mobile application on a mobile device to receive the conditional personalized notification features.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , in which the conditional personalized notification features comprise at least one of a distance to a destination, an estimated time to the destination, an emergency situation, or a combination thereof.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to prioritize the notification over other sounds from a stereo system of the MaaS vehicle.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to output the notification via an existing visual output device.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon for personalized notification of an occupant of a mobility as a service (MaaS) vehicle, the program code executed by a processor and comprising:
program code to receive conditional personalized notification features from a passenger of the MaaS vehicle, including a notification preference;
program code to select, by a personalized notification system in the MaaS vehicle, at least one of a plurality of output devices coupled to the personalized notification system, the selecting based on the notification preference;
program code to monitor current driving environment of the MaaS vehicle to determine whether a condition of the conditional personalized notification features is satisfied according to at least one of a current location of the MaaS vehicle, a current speed of the MaaS vehicle, a route to a destination, and/or current traffic information;
program code to display a notification to the passenger when the condition is satisfied via the at least one output device; and
program code to morph the notification based on at least one of proximity of the MaaS vehicle to the destination, the current speed of the MaaS vehicle, or a combination thereof.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , in which the program code further comprises program code to cause a personalized interface in the MaaS vehicle or a mobile application on a mobile device to receive the conditional personalized notification features.

Assignees

• Toyota Res Inst Inc

Inventors

• Kong Soon Ho
• Decastro Jonathan
• Arechiga Gonzalez Nikos
• Permenter Frank

Classifications

• G01C21/3641 Primary

  Personalized guidance, e.g. limited guidance on previously travelled routes · CPC title

• B60Q9/00

  Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 {, e.g. haptic signalling} · CPC title

• G01C21/3652

  Guidance using non-audiovisual output, e.g. tactile, haptic or electric stimuli · CPC title

• G01C21/3629

  Guidance using speech or audio output, e.g. text-to-speech (text to speech systems per se G10L13/00) · CPC title

• G01C21/3438 Primary

  Rendezvous; Ride sharing · CPC title