US 12,454,180 B2
Emotional human machine interface (HMI)
Jake Larsson, London (GB); Douglas Kilby, London (GB); Jonathan Gregory, Essex (GB); Erica Choi, London (GB); and Jude Stupples, London (GB)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/060,896.
Prior Publication US 2024/0181876 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. G10L 25/63 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 35/65 (2024.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01)
CPC B60K 35/00 (2013.01) [B60W 40/08 (2013.01); G10L 25/63 (2013.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 35/65 (2024.01); B60K 35/656 (2024.01); B60K 2360/11 (2024.01); B60K 2360/148 (2024.01); B60K 2360/188 (2024.01); B60K 2360/191 (2024.01); B60K 2360/731 (2024.01); B60W 2540/21 (2020.02); B60W 2540/22 (2013.01); B60W 2540/221 (2020.02); B60W 2540/223 (2020.02); B60W 2556/10 (2020.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
one or more sensors;
one or more processors; and
memory storing executable instructions that, as a result of execution by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
determine a first occupant of the vehicle;
collect first biometric data for the first occupant using at least the one or more sensors;
determine user-generated data associated with the first occupant, the user-generated data comprising at least one of a social media post, a text message, or a phone call;
determine, using an emotion engine of the vehicle and based at least in part on the first biometric data and the user-generated data, a first emotional state of the first occupant;
determine a second occupant of the vehicle;
collect second biometric data for the second occupant using at least the one or more sensors;
determine, using the emotion engine of the vehicle and based at least in part on the second biometric data, a second emotional state of the second occupant; and
present, via a display of a human machine interface (HMI) of the vehicle, a graphical interface comprising at least a first background color scheme on a first portion of the display based at least in part on the first emotional state and a second background color scheme on a second portion of the display based at least in part on the second emotional state, wherein the first portion of the display is closer in proximity to a physical location of the first occupant and the second portion of the display is closer in proximity to a physical location of the second occupant.