IP Library Granted Patent US 12,204,329
Granted Patent B2
US 12,204,329 · App. 18/769,075 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Vehicles with brain-computer interfaces for emotional states of riders

Inventor: Charles Howard Cella (Pembroke, MA)
Assignee: Strong Force TP Portfolio 2022, LLC
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Patent No.
US 12,204,329
App. No.
18/769,075
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems for vehicles are provided. A system includes a brain-computer interface, an artificial intelligence system, and a vehicle control system. The brain-computer interface is configured to interact with the vehicle, to interact with a rider of the vehicle, and to generate output data. The artificial intelligence system is configured to receive the output data and to analyze an emotional state of the rider based on the output data. The vehicle control system is configured to optimize at least one operating parameter of the vehicle based on the emotional state of the rider as analyzed by the artificial intelligence system.

Claims (18)

1. A system for a vehicle; the system comprising:

a brain-computer interface configured to:

interact with the vehicle;

interact with a rider of the vehicle; and

generate output data;

an artificial intelligence system configured to receive the output data and to analyze an emotional state of the rider based on the output data; and

a vehicle control system configured to optimize at least one operating parameter of the vehicle based on the emotional state of the rider as analyzed by the artificial intelligence system.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the brain-computer interface includes an electrical signal sensing interface.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the artificial intelligence system further comprises a first neural network trained to classify emotional states.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the first neural network detects the emotional state of the rider and indicates at least one of a favorable emotional state and an unfavorable emotional state of the rider.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an intelligent agent module to provide a series of questions to the rider and to obtain feedback from the rider indicative of the emotional state of the rider.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the series of questions are indicative of sources of stress including questions related to at least one of traffic conditions, potential for late arrival, and behavior of other drivers.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the series of questions are indicative of solutions to the stress including questions indicative of route options and communication options.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the intelligent agent module is configured to modify one of entertainment and ride options in the vehicle based on the feedback.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the intelligent agent module constrains optimization of vehicle parameters not related to the sources of stress.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the artificial intelligence system is configured to optimize the at least one operating parameter including to adjust at least one of a route of the vehicle, in-vehicle audio content, a speed of the vehicle, an acceleration of the vehicle, a deceleration of the vehicle, a proximity to objects along the route, or a proximity to other vehicles along the route.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the emotional state is further based on at least one of traffic information, weather information, vehicle route information, a vehicle state, a physiological data of the rider, in-vehicle audio content, a vehicle speed, a vehicle acceleration, a vehicle deceleration, a proximity to objects along the vehicle route, or a proximity to vehicles along the vehicle route.

12. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an augmented reality system configured to present augmented content to the rider.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2024
From: CELLA, CHARLES HOWARD
To: STRONG FORCE TP PORTFOLIO 2022, LLC
Reel/Frame 068259/0928 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 18394870 · Dec 22, 2023
Continuation 18371982 · Sep 22, 2023
Continuation 18113479 · Feb 23, 2023
Continuation 17976848 · Oct 30, 2022
Continuation 16694657 · Nov 25, 2019
Continuation PCTUS2019053857 · Sep 30, 2019
Provisional Application 62739335 · Sep 30, 2018
Related Publication 20240361761A1 · Oct 31, 2024
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