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Granted Patent B2
US 12,243,360 · App. 18/299,059 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Information processing device, information processing method, and storage medium

Inventor: Akihito Nakamura (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G07C5/02
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Patent No.
US 12,243,360
App. No.
18/299,059
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing device includes: a specification unit for specifying a reaction of a driver of a vehicle to evaluation information that evaluates driving of the driver and that is output from an output unit while the vehicle is being driven; an estimation unit for estimating an output method of the evaluation information that is appropriate for the driver based on the reaction of the driver, the reaction being the reaction specified by the specification unit; and a changing unit for changing the output method of the evaluation information to be output from the output unit to the output method of the evaluation information that is estimated by the estimation unit.

Claims (46)

1. An information processing device, comprising:

one or more processors configured to

specify by identifying a reaction of a driver of a vehicle to evaluation information that evaluates driving of the driver and that is output from an output unit while the vehicle is being driven;

estimate an output method of the evaluation information that is appropriate for the driver based on the specified reaction of the driver;

change the output method of the evaluation information to be output from the output unit to the estimated output method of the evaluation information; and

update a trained model that has undergone machine learning for adjusting another output method that is appropriate for another driver having an individual characteristic similar to the driver with a model for estimating the output method of the evaluation information that is appropriate for the driver, using individual characteristic information indicating an individual characteristic of the driver and reaction information in which the specified reaction of the driver is accumulated, wherein

the one or more processors are configured to determine the another driver having the individual characteristic similar to the driver based on a matching degree between the individual characteristic information of the driver and the individual characteristic information of the another driver being equal to or higher than a predetermined standard.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the one or more processors are configured to input the individual characteristic information of the driver and the reaction information of the driver to the updated model to estimate the output method of the evaluation information that is appropriate for the driver.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the one or more processors are configured to specify the reaction of the driver to the evaluation information output from the output unit, based on behavior of the driver when the evaluation information is output from the output unit.

4. The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the one or more processors are configured to specify the reaction of the driver to the evaluation information output from the output unit, based on an answer of the driver to a question regarding the evaluation information.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein

the one or more processors are configured to, in a state in which an ignition switch of the vehicle is turned OFF,

transmit the question to a terminal device of the driver, and

acquire the answer input by the driver.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5 , wherein

the one or more processors are configured to further specify the reaction of the driver to the evaluation information based on at least one of a captured image of the driver, a voice emitted by the driver, or the answer input by the driver.

7. An information processing method in which a computer executes processes comprising:

specifying by identifying a reaction of a driver of a vehicle to evaluation information that evaluates driving of the driver and that is output from an output unit while the vehicle is being driven;

estimating an output method of the evaluation information that is appropriate for the driver based on the specified reaction of the driver;

changing the output method of the evaluation information to be output from the output unit to the estimated output method of the evaluation information; and

updating a trained model that has undergone machine learning for adjusting another output method that is appropriate for another driver having an individual characteristic similar to the driver with a model for estimating the output method of the evaluation information that is appropriate for the driver, using individual characteristic information indicating an individual characteristic of the driver and reaction information in which the specified reaction of the driver is accumulated, wherein

the processes further comprise determining the another driver having the individual characteristic similar to the driver based on a matching degree between the individual characteristic information of the driver and the individual characteristic information of the another driver being equal to or higher than a predetermined standard.

8. The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein

the reaction of the driver to the evaluation information output from the output unit is specified based on an answer of the driver to a question regarding the evaluation information.

9. The information processing method according to claim 8 , wherein

the processes further comprise, in a state in which an ignition switch of the vehicle is turned OFF,

transmitting the question to a terminal device of the driver, and

acquiring the answer input by the driver.

10. The information processing method according to claim 9 , wherein

the reaction of the driver to the evaluation information is further specified based on at least one of a captured image of the driver, a voice emitted by the driver, or the answer input by the driver.

11. A non-transitory storage medium storing an information processing program that causes a computer to execute processes comprising:

specifying by identifying a reaction of a driver of a vehicle to evaluation information that evaluates driving of the driver and that is output from an output unit while the vehicle is being driven;

estimating an output method of the evaluation information that is appropriate for the driver based on the specified reaction of the driver; 0 changing the output method of the evaluation information to be output from the output unit to the estimated output method of the evaluation information; and

updating a trained model that has undergone machine learning for adjusting another output method that is appropriate for another driver having an individual characteristic similar to the driver with a model for estimating the output method of the evaluation information that is appropriate for the driver, using individual characteristic information indicating an individual characteristic of the driver and reaction information in which the specified reaction of the driver is accumulated, wherein

the processes further comprise determining the another driver having the individual characteristic similar to the driver based on a matching degree between the individual characteristic information of the driver and the individual characteristic information of the another driver being equal to or higher than a predetermined standard.

12. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein

the reaction of the driver to the evaluation information output from the output unit is specified based on an answer of the driver to a question regarding the evaluation information.

13. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 12 , wherein

the processes further comprise, in a state in which an ignition switch of the vehicle is turned OFF,

transmitting the question to a terminal device of the driver, and

acquiring the answer input by the driver.

14. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein

the reaction of the driver to the evaluation information is further specified based on at least one of a captured image of the driver, a voice emitted by the driver, or the answer input by the driver.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2023
From: NAKAMURA, AKIHITO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 063294/0244 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-094589 · Jun 10, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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