US 11,729,580 B2
Methods and systems for encouraging behaviour while occupying vehicles
William L. Thomas, Evergreen, CO (US); Paul T. Stathacopoulos, San Carlos, CA (US); and Danielle Gonzalez, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/680,465.
Application 16/680,465 is a continuation of application No. 16/128,315, filed on Sep. 11, 2018, abandoned.
Application 16/128,315 is a continuation of application No. 14/193,889, filed on Feb. 28, 2014, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2020/0154238 A1, May 14, 2020
Int. Cl. H04W 4/02 (2018.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/027 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2013.01); B60K 2370/11 (2019.05); B60K 2370/73 (2019.05); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for encouraging behavior while occupying a vehicle, the method comprising:
determining, using control circuitry, a media option that is associated with adherence to a rule;
monitoring, using the control circuitry, information related to behavior of a first and a second vehicle occupant as it relates to use of their electronic devices to determine whether the information corresponds to the rule by a content recognition module configured to capture audio and generate information describing a context or content of the behavior of the vehicle occupants, wherein the information describing the context or content is generated by translating the audio into text using speech recognition, and selecting one or more keywords from the translated text to determine behavior of the vehicle occupants; and
in response to determining that the context or content of the behavior of the vehicle occupants corresponds to the rule, enabling the media option.