Toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha (20240208482). DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE simplified abstract

DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE

Organization Name

toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha

Inventor(s)

Yuki Takahashi of Sunto-gun Shizuoka-ken (JP)

Hirokazu Ito of Sunto-gun Shizuoka-ken (JP)

Hiroshi Oyagi of Kyoto-shi Kyoto-fu (JP)

Shinya Shiratori of Sunto-gun Shizuoka-ken (JP)

Norimi Asahara of Numazu-shi Shizuoka-ken (JP)

DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240208482 titled 'DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE

The driving support device described in the patent application is designed for a mobile body with multiple seating positions. The device includes a processor that prioritizes seating positions based on the occupant's emotions, captures images and biometric data of the occupant, inputs this data into a learning model, and outputs an estimation of the occupant's emotions. The device then selects an occupant in a high-priority seating position, determines improvement controls based on the occupant's emotions, and controls the mobile body accordingly.

• The device sets a priority order for seating positions based on occupant emotions.
• It captures images and biometric information of the occupant for emotion estimation.
• The device selects occupants in high-priority seating positions for improvement control.
• It determines improvement controls based on the occupant's emotions.
• The mobile body is controlled based on the determined improvement controls.

Potential Applications: - Automotive industry for enhancing passenger comfort and safety. - Transportation services for improving the overall passenger experience. - Healthcare industry for monitoring patient emotions during transportation.

Problems Solved: - Enhances the driving experience by considering passenger emotions. - Improves safety by addressing emotional needs of occupants. - Provides personalized driving support based on individual emotions.

Benefits: - Increased passenger comfort and satisfaction. - Enhanced safety measures through emotion-based controls. - Personalized driving support for a better overall experience.

Commercial Applications: Title: Emotion-Based Driving Support Device for Enhanced Passenger Experience This technology can be utilized in autonomous vehicles, ride-sharing services, and medical transportation for improved passenger satisfaction and safety.

Questions about Emotion-Based Driving Support Device:

1. How does the device prioritize seating positions based on occupant emotions? The device uses a learning model to analyze captured images and biometric data of the occupant to estimate their emotions, then sets a priority order for seating positions accordingly.

2. What are the potential applications of this technology beyond the automotive industry? This technology can also be applied in healthcare settings to monitor patient emotions during transportation, ensuring a comfortable and safe journey.

Original Abstract Submitted

a driving support device, in a mobile body having a plurality of seating positions, includes a processor to set a priority order for seating positions when performing improvement control with respect to emotion of an occupant, acquire a captured image and/or biometric information of the occupant, input thereof to a learning model, and output an emotion estimation result of the occupant, select, in accordance with the priority order, an occupant who is seated in a seated position in which the priority order is set to be high, determine the improvement control for the mobile body based on the emotion estimation result of the selected occupant, and control the mobile body based on the determined improvement control.