Information processing device, recording medium, and information processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021291841-A1
Application number	US-202117197657-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 10, 2021
Priority date	Mar 17, 2020
Publication date	Sep 23, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing device includes a controller that is configured to: acquire driving behavior information as an indication of prudence of a driver in driving a vehicle, acquire a vehicle avatar corresponding to the vehicle, the vehicle avatar having a basic personality set thereto according to information about the vehicle, create a message according to the basic personality of the vehicle avatar based on the driving behavior information, and output the message, that is created, as an utterance of the vehicle avatar.

First claim

1 . An information processing device comprising a controller configured to:
acquire driving behavior information as an indication of prudence of a driver in driving a vehicle, acquire a vehicle avatar corresponding to the vehicle, the vehicle avatar having a basic personality set thereto according to information about the vehicle, create a message according to the basic personality of the vehicle avatar based on the driving behavior information, and output the message as an utterance of the vehicle avatar.

2 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to
have account information of the vehicle avatar for a predetermined social network service (SNS), and post the message, as the output, on the predetermined SNS using the account information of the vehicle avatar.

3 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the driving behavior information indicates that driving of the driver is prudent, the controller is configured to create a message indicating that the vehicle avatar has a positive feeling.

4 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the driving behavior information indicates that driving of the driver lacks prudence, the controller is configured to create a message indicating that the vehicle avatar has a negative feeling.

5 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to: acquire information about an environment of surroundings on a road where the vehicle traveled; and create the message based on the driving behavior information and the information about the environment.

6 . The information processing device according to claim 5 , wherein, in a case where the driving behavior information indicates that driving of the driver lacks prudence and the information about the environment indicates that a surrounding environment negatively affects a feeling of the driver, the controller is configured to create a message indicating that the vehicle avatar has a more positive feeling than in a case where the driving behavior information indicates that driving of the driver lacks prudence and the information about the environment indicates that the surrounding environment does not negatively affect the feeling of the driver.

7 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to: acquire information about an environment of surroundings on a road where the vehicle traveled;
create a background of a display screen for the message based on the information about the environment; and
output information about the background of the display screen together with the message.

8 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to acquire the message that is an output that is obtained by inputting the driving behavior information to a learned model that is associated with the vehicle avatar for which the basic personality according to the information about the vehicle is set.

9 . The information processing device according to of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to create the message with content not related to the information about the vehicle and the driving behavior information.

10 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the driving behavior information includes at least one of number of times of sudden braking, number of times of sudden steering, number of times of sudden starting, and number of times a horn is sounded.

11 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recorded with a program for causing a computer to:
acquire driving behavior information as an indication of prudence of a driver in driving a vehicle, acquire a vehicle avatar corresponding to the vehicle, the vehicle avatar having a basic personality set thereto according to information about the vehicle, create a message according to the basic personality of the vehicle avatar based on the driving behavior information, and output the message as an utterance of the vehicle avatar.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11 , wherein the program causes the computer to:
have account information of the vehicle avatar for a predetermined social network service (SNS), and post the message, as the output, on the predetermined SNS using the account information of the vehicle avatar.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11 , wherein, in a case where the driving behavior information indicates that driving of the driver is prudent, the program causes the computer to create a message indicating that the vehicle avatar has a positive feeling.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11 , wherein, in a case where the driving behavior information indicates that driving of the driver lacks prudence, the program causes the computer to create a message indicating that the vehicle avatar has a negative feeling.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11 , wherein
the program causes the computer to: acquire information about an environment of surroundings on a road where the vehicle traveled; and create the message based on the driving behavior information and the information about the environment.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 15 , wherein, in a case where the driving behavior information indicates that driving of the driver lacks prudence and the information about the environment indicates that a surrounding environment negatively affects a feeling of the driver, the program causes the computer to create a message indicating that the vehicle avatar has a more positive feeling than in a case where the driving behavior information indicates that driving of the driver lacks prudence and the information about the environment indicates that the surrounding environment does not negatively affect the feeling of the driver.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11 , wherein
the program causes the computer to: acquire information about an environment of surroundings on a road where the vehicle traveled; create a background of a display screen for the message based on the information about the environment; and output information about the background of the display screen together with the message.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11 , wherein the program causes the computer to acquire the message that is an output that is obtained by inputting the driving behavior information to a learned model that is associated with the vehicle avatar for which the basic personality according to the information about the vehicle is set.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11 , wherein the program causes the computer to create the message with content not related to the information about the vehicle and the driving behavior information.

20 . An information processing method executed by a computer comprising:
acquiring driving behavior information as an indication of prudence of a driver in driving a vehicle, acquiring a vehicle avatar corresponding to the vehicle, the vehicle avatar having a basic personality set thereto according to information about the vehicle, creating a message according to the basic per

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yamane Josuke
• Oka Naoya
• Yamamoto Ryosuke
• Okuda Kaori

Classifications

• B60W40/09 Primary

  Driving style or behaviour · CPC title

• Y02T10/84

  Data processing systems or methods, management, administration · CPC title

• B60W50/14

  Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention · CPC title

• B60W2050/0064

  using a remote, e.g. cordless, transmitter or receiver unit, e.g. remote keypad or mobile phone · CPC title

• B60W40/02

  related to ambient conditions · CPC title