IP Library Granted Patent US 10,847,159
Granted Patent B1
US 10,847,159 · App. 16/709,942 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Presenting location related information and implementing a task based on gaze, gesture, and voice detection

Inventor: Chian Chiu Li (Fremont, CA)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,847,159
App. No.
16/709,942
Granted
Nov 24, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods for presenting information and executing a task. In an aspect, when a user gazes at a display of a standby device, location related information is presented. In another aspect, when a user utters a voice command and gazes at a device, a task is executed. In some aspects, device names and/or gestures are detected and utilized for implementing tasks. In some other aspects, a voice input, a gesture, and/or user information is used to determine a user command inside an autonomous vehicle.

Claims (39)

1. A method performed for determining a command inside an autonomous vehicle, comprising:

1) monitoring a user after the user gets in the autonomous vehicle using a plurality of sensors including a camera and a microphone by a control system, the control system including a processor;

2) identifying the user using an identification technique;

3) detecting a voice input from the user using a voice recognition technique;

4) determining whether the voice input includes an address or a name of a place;

5) when the voice input includes an address or a name of a place, determining a destination based on the voice input;

6) when the voice input does not include an address or a name of a place, retrieving information from a service facility about the user based on the user identification, and determining a destination based on the voice input and the retrieved information about the user, including names of previous destinations of the user; and

7) driving the autonomous vehicle toward the destination autonomously after the destination is determined.

2. The method according to claim 1 further including detecting a gesture of the user and determining a destination based on the voice input, the gesture, and the information about the user when the voice input does not include an address or a name of a place.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the voice input includes category information about a business.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the voice input includes a product name of a business.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the voice input includes a name of a service that is provided by a business.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the voice input includes a word prearranged by a user.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the voice input includes a word that matches an event in records.

8. A method performed for determining a command inside an autonomous vehicle, comprising:

1) monitoring a user after the user gets in the autonomous vehicle using a plurality of sensors including a camera and a microphone by a control system, the control system including a processor;

2) identifying the user using an identification technique;

3) detecting a gesture of the user and detecting a voice input from the user using a voice recognition technique;

4) determining whether the voice input includes an address or a name of a place;

5) when the voice input includes an address or a name of a place, determining a destination based on the voice input;

6) when the voice input does not include an address or a name of a place, determining a destination based on the gesture, the voice input, and information about the user, the information retrieved from a service facility and including names of previous destinations of the user; and

7) driving the autonomous vehicle toward the destination autonomously after the destination is determined.

9. The method according to claim 8 further including detecting that the gesture points to a direction and determining a destination based the direction, the voice input, and the information about the user when the voice input does not include an address or a name of a place.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the voice input includes category information about a business.

11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the voice input includes a product name of a business.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the voice input includes a name of a service that is provided by a business.

13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the voice input includes a word prearranged by a user.

14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the voice input includes a word that matches an event in records.

15. A method performed for determining a command inside an autonomous vehicle, comprising:

1) monitoring a user after the user gets in the autonomous vehicle using a plurality of sensors including a camera and a microphone by a control system, the control system including a processor;

2) identifying the user using an identification technique;

3) detecting a gesture of the user and a direction the gesture points at;

4) determining a destination based on the direction the gesture points at and information about the user, wherein the information is retrieved from a service facility and includes a name of a previous destination of the user, and the direction the gesture points at extends toward the previous destination; and

5) driving the autonomous vehicle toward the destination autonomously.

16. The method according to claim 15 further including detecting a voice input from the user using a voice recognition technique.

17. The method according to claim 16 , further including determining a destination based on the direction, the voice input, and the information about the user.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the voice input includes a product name of a business.

19. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the voice input includes a name of a service that is provided by a business.

20. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the voice input includes a word that matches an event in records.

Continuity (1)
Continuation In Part 16401094 · May 1, 2019