US 11,840,184 B2
Method for determining a digital assistant for carrying out a vehicle function from a plurality of digital assistants in a vehicle, computer-readable medium, system, and vehicle
Nora Broy, Munich (DE); Viviane Ghaderi, Empfingen (DE); and Christian Suess, Vierkirchen (DE)
Assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
Appl. No. 17/261,448
Filed by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
PCT Filed May 24, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/063483
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 19, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/025186, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2018 212 902.9 (DE), filed on Aug. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0316682 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. B60R 16/037 (2006.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01)
CPC B60R 16/0373 (2013.01) [B60R 25/257 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for determining a digital assistant for performing a vehicle function from a plurality of digital assistants in a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving a voice message of a vehicle occupant via a digital assistant from the plurality of digital assistants in the vehicle;
ascertaining a command of the voice message via the digital assistant;
determining an execution authorization of the vehicle occupant for the command of the voice message via the digital assistant;
if the vehicle occupant has an execution authorization for the voice message command:
executing the command of the voice message via the digital assistant to perform the vehicle function in the vehicle;
if the vehicle occupant has no execution authorization for the voice message command:
identifying an additional digital assistant from the plurality of the digital assistants in the vehicle, wherein
the additional digital assistant is associated with an additional vehicle occupant who can grant an execution authorization for the command;
providing a voice message via the additional digital assistant to the additional vehicle occupant associated with the additional digital assistant to determine the execution authorization of the command;
receiving a reply voice message from the additional vehicle occupant via the additional digital assistant in response to the provided voice message to determine the execution authorization of the command, wherein
the reply voice message contains an execution authorization of the command or no execution authorization of the command; and
if the reply voice message of the additional vehicle occupant contains an execution authorization for the command:
executing the command via the digital assistant to perform the vehicle function in the vehicle.