Interaction device, interaction method, and storage medium storing program
US11668578B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3629
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An interaction device include a processor. The processor being configured to acquire an alertness level of an occupant of a vehicle, request an utterance from the occupant in a case in which the acquired alertness level is below a threshold value, identify a rest point at which the vehicle can stop, measure a cycle spanning from initiation of an interaction until the alertness level falls below the threshold value again, and repeatedly request an utterance from the occupant at a regular interval that is shorter than the measured cycle during a time period from notifying the occupant that the rest point has been set as a destination of the vehicle to the vehicle arriving at the destination.
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