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Granted Patent B2
US 11,414,012 · App. 17/369,317 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Information processing system and information processing method

Inventors: Yuta Ishiko (Nagoya, JP); Kazuyuki Ishiwata (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60Q9/00
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Patent No.
US 11,414,012
App. No.
17/369,317
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an information processing system, a first acquisition unit acquires information on an odor in a cabin of a vehicle. An inference unit infers whether a source of the odor is a driver of the vehicle based on the information acquired by the first acquisition unit. A determination unit determines content of a notification provided to the driver according to an inference result of the inference unit.

Claims (19)

1. An information processing system comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on an odor in a cabin of a vehicle;

an inference unit configured to infer whether a source of the odor is a driver of the vehicle based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and

a determination unit configured to determine content of a notification provided to the driver according to an inference result of the inference unit,

wherein:

the acquisition unit is configured to periodically acquire intensity of the odor in the cabin of the vehicle; and

in a case where there are no passengers in the vehicle and a period in which the acquired intensity of the odor is equal to or greater than a threshold value is equal to or longer than a predetermined period, the inference unit is configured to infer that the source of the odor is the driver.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the acquisition unit is configured to acquire the intensity of the odor from a plurality of odor sensors arranged at different positions in the cabin of the vehicle; and

the inference unit is further configured to infer whether the source of the odor is the driver, based on which of the odor sensors acquires a highest intensity of the odor.

3. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the notification includes whether the source of the odor is the driver.

4. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the notification includes a coping method according to the source of the odor.

5. An information processing method comprising:

an acquisition step of acquiring information on an odor in a cabin of a vehicle;

an inference step of inferring whether a source of the odor is a driver of the vehicle based on the information acquired in the acquisition step; and

a determination step of determining content of a notification provided to the driver according to an inference result in the inference step,

wherein:

the acquisition step includes periodically acquiring intensity of the odor in the cabin of the vehicle; and

in a case where there are no passengers in the vehicle and a period in which the acquired intensity of the odor is equal to or greater than a threshold value is equal to or longer than a predetermined period, the inference step includes inferring that the source of the odor is the driver.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2021
From: ISHIKO, YUTA; ISHIWATA, KAZUYUKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 056777/0824 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-159072 · Sep 23, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220089087A1 · Mar 24, 2022
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