US 12,005,921 B2
Assistance system with relevance-dependent stimulus modulation
Matti Krüger, Offenbach (DE); Masayuki Sato, Thochigi (JP); Takahiro Matsuoka, Thochigi (JP); and Tsuyoshi Nojiri, Thochigi (JP)
Assigned to Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH, Offenbach/Main (DE); and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH, Offenbach/Main (DE); and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/961,567.
Claims priority of application No. 21201585 (EP), filed on Oct. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0116198 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 50/16 (2020.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 50/16 (2013.01) [B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2540/229 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4046 (2020.02)] 17 Claims
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1. A method for assisting a person to perform a task in a dynamic environment, the method comprising:
acquiring data on the dynamic environment,
predicting at least one behavior of an object or event in the dynamic environment based on the acquired data,
determining a relevance measure of the at least one behavior of the object or event based on the prediction,
generating a modulation signal, wherein the modulation signal changes at least one signal parameter as a function of the determined relevance,
modulating at least one directional stimulus signal with the modulation signal, wherein the at least one modulated directional stimulus signal further depends on a direction of the predicted at least one behavior of the object or event with respect to the assisted person, and
outputting the at least one modulated stimulus signal to the assisted person and the method further comprising:
detecting further stimuli perceivable by the assisted person and including the detected further stimuli in the at least one directional stimulus signal before modulating the at least one directional stimulus signal.