USER-CENTRIC PLATFORM FOR DYNAMIC MIXED-INITIATIVE INTERACTION THROUGH COOPERATIVE MULTI-AGENT COMMUNITY
A user-centric vehicle platform may include an in-vehicle device. A user portal remote from the in-vehicle device provides a plurality of user agents communicating with the in-vehicle device.
1 . A user-centric vehicle platform:
an in-vehicle device; and
a user portal remote from the in-vehicle device, the user portal providing a plurality of user agents communicating with the in-vehicle device.
2 . The user-centric vehicle platform of claim 1 wherein the plurality of user agents are user-customizable.
3 . The user-centric vehicle platform of claim 1 wherein the plurality of user agents act on behalf of the user.
4 . The user-centric vehicle platform of claim 1 wherein the plurality of user agents are configured to communicate with user agents of another user.
5 . The user-centric vehicle platform of claim 1 wherein the in-vehicle device communicates with a mobile communication device of the user.
6 . The user-centric vehicle platform of claim 1 wherein at least one of the user agents receives location information indicating a current location of the in-vehicle device and wherein the at least one user agent acts based upon the location information.
7 . The user-centric vehicle platform of claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of user agents receives presence information indicating a presence of the user in the vehicle and acts based upon the presence information.
8 . The user-centric vehicle platform of claim 1 wherein one of the plurality of user agents is a navigation agent, one of the user agents is a shopping agent and one of the user agents is a traffic agent.
9 . The user-centric vehicle platform of claim 1 wherein one of the plurality of user agents is an internet radio agent.
10 . The user-centric vehicle platform of claim 1 wherein one of the plurality of user agents is a music agent.
11 . The user-centric vehicle platform of claim 1 wherein the platform prioritizes and queues communications from the plurality of user agents to the user relative to one another.
12 . The user-centric vehicle platform of claim 1 wherein the plurality of user agents monitor a human-machine interface and execute actions based upon triggers in the human-machine interface.
13 . A method for providing user-centric interaction:
receiving customization of a plurality of user agents at a computer remote from a user; and
the plurality of agents acting on behalf of the user on the computer remote from the user.
14 . The method of claim 13 wherein at least one of the plurality of user agents is configured to communicate with a user agent of another user, wherein the user agent of the another user is also at the computer which is also remote from the another user.
15 . The method of claim 13 further including the step of the plurality of user agents receiving information from a mobile communication device of the user.
16 . The method of claim 13 further including the steps of at least one of the plurality of user agents receiving location information indicating a current location of the user and the at least one of the plurality of user agents acting based upon the location information.
17 . The method claim 13 further including the steps of at least one of the plurality of user agents receiving presence information indicating a presence of the user in a vehicle and acting based upon the presence information.
18 . The method of claim 13 further including the steps of: one of the plurality of user agents providing a navigation route to the user, one of the plurality of user agents shopping for the user and one of the plurality of user agents monitoring traffic for the user.
19 . The method of claim 13 further including the step of one of the plurality of user agents monitoring internet radio for the user.
20 . The method of claim 13 further including the step of one of the plurality of user agents selecting music for the user.
21 . The method of claim 13 further including the step of prioritizing and queuing communications from the plurality of user agents to the user relative to one another.
22 . The method of claim 13 further including the steps of the plurality of user agents monitoring a human-machine interface and executing actions based upon triggers in the human-machine interface.