US 12,030,505 B2
Vehicle occupant mental wellbeing assessment and countermeasure deployment
Noah Stone, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Matthew E. Gilbert-Eyres, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Russell A Patenaude, Macomb Township, MI (US); Eric T. Hosey, Royal Oak, MI (US); Kurt Chamberlin, Bristol, RI (US); and Vanessa A. Stieneker, South Lyon, MI (US)
Assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/984,386.
Prior Publication US 2024/0157948 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 40/09 (2012.01); B60W 30/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 40/09 (2013.01) [B60W 30/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2540/22 (2013.01); B60W 2540/30 (2013.01); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A personalized system for assessing a mental wellbeing of a driver within a vehicle and deploying a countermeasure in an effort to mitigate a probability of the mental wellbeing of the driver undesirably impacting operation of the vehicle, comprising:
a data module configured to collect a plurality of data elements for the driver, the data elements representing influences on the driver while operating the vehicle;
a wellbeing module configured to determine a mindfulness level for the driver as a function of the data elements, the mindfulness level representing a mental wellbeing of the driver while operating the vehicle;
a countermeasure module configured to deploy a countermeasure for the driver as a function of the mindfulness level, the countermeasure being configured to mitigate a probability of the mental wellbeing of the driver undesirably impacting operation of the vehicle;
wherein the wellbeing module determines the mindfulness level as a function of a deviation of the data elements from a baseline previously established for the driver;
wherein the wellbeing module is configured to determine the mindfulness level to correspond with a first level when the deviation is greater than a first amount and less than a second amount, a second level when the deviation is greater than the second amount and less than a third amount, and/or a third level when the deviation is greater than the third amount;
wherein the countermeasure module is configured to deploy the countermeasure as a first countermeasure when the mindfulness level is the first level, a second countermeasure when the mindfulness level is the second level, and/or a third countermeasure when the mindfulness level is the third level; and
wherein the countermeasure module is configured to deploy:
the first countermeasure as an exercise recommendation for the driver to engage in a wellness exercise using one or more systems onboard the vehicle;
the second countermeasure to include a call recommendation for the driver to call an individual offboard the vehicle using a communication system onboard the vehicle; and/or
the third countermeasure as an automated phone call to a trained advisor offboard the vehicle using the communication system.