Device mounted in vehicle
US6249720A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3629
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device is mounted in a vehicle which allows one or more of personified agent or imaginary living body to appear before a driver or passengers in the vehicle for communication therewith. A current status sensor (40) detects predetermined vehicle current status data, and a memory (292, 293) stores study data in response to entry of the latest current status data. One of a plurality of communication programs stored in a program table (291) may be selected in accordance with the current status data and/or the study data. An agent control unit (11) controls activity of the agent in accordance with the selected communication program. The determined agent activity is outputted through a display (27) and a speaker (25) for communication with the driver.
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