In-vehicle notification presentation scheduling

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9786170-B2
Application number	US-201514590896-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2015
Priority date	Jan 6, 2014
Publication date	Oct 10, 2017
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017

Abstract

Embodiments are disclosed for scheduling and presenting notifications, via an in-vehicle computing system, to a driver of a vehicle. In some embodiments, a method for an in-vehicle computing system includes receiving data regarding a notification for presentation to a driver of a vehicle. The method further includes, based on a driver profile, adjusting a timing of presenting the notification to the driver via the in-vehicle computing system, wherein the driver profile is generated based on past driving behavior associated with the driver.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for an in-vehicle computing system, the method comprising:
receiving, at the in-vehicle computing system, data regarding a notification for presentation to a driver of a vehicle, the data being received over the air from a network or a cloud computing system communicatively coupled to the in-vehicle computing system;
based on a driver profile, adjusting, with the in-vehicle computing system, a timing of presenting the notification to the driver via an output device coupled to or included in the in-vehicle computing system, wherein the driver profile is generated based on at least past driving behavior associated with the driver, the past driving behavior including past interactions between the driver and a user interface of the in-vehicle computing system relating to a presentation of a prior notification during a prior vehicle trip, data for the prior notification being received over the air from the network or the cloud computing system; and
selectively presenting the notification to the driver via the output device according to the adjusted timing.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification includes one or more of available software updates for the in-vehicle computing system, vehicle recall data, and environmental information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the past interactions between the driver and the user interface include user input received responsive to one or more notification presentations during at least the prior vehicle trip, and wherein the method further comprises, for each of the past interactions between the driver and the user interface, receiving status information for at least one of a driver and a vehicle corresponding to a status condition at a time at which the past interaction occurs, and determining a correspondence between the status condition and the associated past interaction, the method further comprising determining an associated success index for each status condition indicating a likelihood that presenting a notification during that condition will result in a selected notification response.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying the driver responsive to a vehicle event, the driver profile being associated with the identified driver, and wherein adjusting the timing based on the driver profile includes, in response to the driver profile being indicative of a secondary driver, delaying presentation of the notification.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the past driving behavior associated with the driver further includes driver-specific driving data aggregated at the in-vehicle computing system during one or more prior vehicle trips, the driving data including one or more of driving route, seat position, steering wheel position, accelerator pedal usage profile, brake pedal usage profile, and vehicle turning hardness.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the timing based on the driver profile includes, in response to the driver profile being indicative of a primary driver, displaying the notification to the driver based on primary driver display preferences included in the driver profile, and wherein the past interactions between the driver and the user interface include parameters of responses to one or more notifications presentations by the primary driver during at least the prior vehicle trip, the parameters including one or more of a type of response and a number of prior deferrals or ignores of the one or more notifications.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein displaying based on primary driver display preferences includes displaying deferral options to the primary driver, the deferral options based on the driver profile of the primary driver.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the timing of displaying the notification to the primary driver is further based on current vehicle status including a geographical location of the vehicle, a vehicle route, a time of day of vehicle operation, traffic conditions at the geographical location of the vehicle, vehicle speed, and engine speed.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the timing of displaying based on current vehicle status includes displaying one or more deferral options based on the current vehicle status.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the timing of displaying the notification to the primary driver is further based on one or more of an urgency level of the notification and a contextual parameter of the notification.

11. An in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle, the in-vehicle computing system, comprising:
a processor;
a navigational device;
a communication interface communicatively coupling the in-vehicle computing system to a cloud-based network;
a display device; and
a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to:
receive a notification for presentation to a vehicle driver over the air from the cloud-based network, the notification regarding a vehicle parameter; and
adjust a timing of displaying the notification to the vehicle driver on the display device during vehicle travel based on positional and temporal information of the vehicle received from the navigational device and based on past interactions between the vehicle driver and a user interface of the in-vehicle computing system during a prior vehicle trip, the past interactions relating to a presentation of a prior notification during the prior vehicle trip, data for the prior notification being received over the air from the cloud-based network.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein adjusting the timing of displaying based on positional and temporal information includes,
inferring a vehicle route and destination based on the positional and temporal information; and
automatically deferring displaying of the notification until a predefined location on the vehicle route is reached.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein adjusting the timing of displaying based on positional and temporal information includes,
inferring a vehicle route and destination based on the positional and temporal information; and
automatically deferring displaying of the notification until a threshold duration has elapsed, the duration based on the inferred vehicle route and destination.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the storage device stores further instructions executable by the processor to:
monitor an activity status of the vehicle driver; and
further adjust the timing of displaying the notification based on the monitored activity status, the timing of displaying delayed in response to the activity status indicating reduced driver attention and/or elevated driver activity.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the storage device stores further instructions executable by the processor to:
aggregate input regarding a driving behavior of the vehicle driver; and
update a driver profile on the cloud-based network based on the aggregated input, the driver profile including a plurality of success indices tied to one or more of a vehicle status condition and a driver status condition, each success index of the plurality of success indices indicating a likelihood that presenting a notification at the associated one or more of the vehicle status condition and the driver status condition will result in an affirmative notification response to perform an action responsive to the notification.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the storage device stores further instructions executable by the processor to:
identify the vehicle driver based on a driving behavior of the driver relative to one or more driver profiles retrieved from the cloud-based network; and
further

Assignees

• Harman Int Ind

Inventors

• Roy Tirtha
• Taranowski William
• Pautov Ilya
• Speer Ryan

Classifications

• G08G1/096741

  where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle · CPC title

• G08G1/096716

  where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control · CPC title

• B60W2040/0809

  Driver authorisation; Driver identity check · CPC title

• B60W50/12

  Limiting control by the driver depending on vehicle state, e.g. interlocking means for the control input for preventing unsafe operation · CPC title

• G08G1/0962 Primary

  having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages · CPC title