Managing recommendations for cultural events and entertainment venues via a human-machine interface in a motor vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for managing the operation of a human-machine interface (2) of a motor vehicle (1) in order to provide its driver with recommendations for cultural events and / or entertainment venues that correspond to their tastes and habits and are located nearby. The invention also relates to a device (100) implementing such a method, as well as a motor vehicle (1) comprising such a device. Figure for the abstract: 1

Description

Title of the invention: Management of the recommendation of cultural events and entertainment venues by a human-machine interface of a motor vehicle Technical field of the invention

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of human-machine interfaces for motor vehicles. The invention relates in particular to a method for managing the operation of a human-machine interface of a motor vehicle. The invention also relates to a device implementing such a method, as well as a motor vehicle incorporating such a device. The invention applies to motor vehicles such as land motor vehicles, in particular cars. State of the prior art

[0002] Most modern motor vehicles, particularly cars, are equipped with a human-machine interface that allows the broadcasting of sound and / or visual content by means of screens and loudspeakers arranged in the passenger compartment. Some high-end cars also allow the execution of on-demand music broadcasting applications, sometimes by means of pairing with a mobile communication device present on board the vehicle on which such an application is executed. However, no known vehicle makes it possible to provide its driver with a recommendation of a cultural event and / or an entertainment venue based on the location of the vehicle and taking into account the musical preferences of its driver. From this point of view, known motor vehicles therefore still suffer from a lack of ergonomics in terms of providing their drivers with useful and relevant information. Summary of the invention

[0003] The invention seeks to overcome this shortcoming. In particular, it aims to provide a solution to enable a human-machine interface of a motor vehicle to provide its driver with recommendations regarding cultural events and / or entertainment venues in a relevant manner. In this way, the invention aims to improve the ergonomics of human-machine interfaces of motor vehicles.

[0004] In order to achieve these aims, the invention relates, according to a first aspect, to a method of managing, by a computer device on board a motor vehicle, the operation of a human-machine interface of the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: i. obtain data characterizing a current location of the vehicle, data characterizing a driving habit of the driver and data characterizing a musical preference of the driver; ii. generate data characterizing a user profile based on the data obtained during step i); iii. obtain data characterizing a cultural event and / or a geographical location of an entertainment venue by interacting with a communicating entity remote from the vehicle; iv. determine data characterizing at least one recommendation based on the data generated during step ii) and those obtained during step iii); and v. cause the broadcast by the human-machine interface of an audible and / or visual notification established according to the data determined during step iv).

[0005] According to a variant, the data characterizing a musical preference of the driver can be generated by an on-demand music broadcasting application executed by the human-machine interface.

[0006] According to another variant, the data obtained during step iii) can establish a schedule and / or a date of a cultural event.

[0007] According to yet another variant, step iv) can be implemented by means of a machine learning module.

[0008] According to a second aspect, the invention relates to a device for managing the operation of a human-machine interface of a motor vehicle, the device comprising at least one information processing unit, comprising at least one processor, and a data storage medium, which are configured to implement a method as described above.

[0009] According to a third aspect, the invention relates to a computer program comprising program code instructions for executing the steps of a method as described above when said program is executed by at least one processor.

[0010] According to a fourth aspect, the invention relates to a medium usable in a computer on which a program as described above is recorded.

[0011] According to a fifth aspect, the invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a device as described above. Brief description of the figures

[0012] Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear on examining the detailed description below, and the appended figures, in which:

[0013] [Fig.l] is a diagram illustrating the context of the invention;

[0014] [Fig.2] is a functional diagram of a device according to the invention; and

[0015] [Fig.3] is a flowchart of the steps of a method according to the invention. Detailed description of the invention

[0016] In [Fig.l] the context of the invention is schematically illustrated. It shows a motor vehicle 1 according to the invention comprising a human-machine interface 2, which, to allow the broadcasting of sound and visual content in the passenger compartment of the vehicle 1, conventionally comprises at least one screen and one loudspeaker. The vehicle 1 according to the invention also comprises a navigation system 3, which interacts in the usual way with a satellite positioning system (e.g. GPS) to determine the location of the vehicle 1 and calculate routes for journeys based on integrated mapping, and it comprises a radiofrequency signal communication system 4, which makes it possible to communicate with remote communicating entities by means of conventional mobile communication networks and protocols (e.g. 5G, ITS-G5, C-V2X, etc.), in particular with a communicating entity 5, for example a server, which hosts or interacts with a database 6 in which data providing information on cultural events and / or entertainment venues are recorded.

[0017] Advantageously, the vehicle 1 according to the invention also carries a device 100 for managing the operation of a human-machine interface of a motor vehicle within the meaning of the present invention, as described below, which implements a method for managing the operation of a human-machine interface of a motor vehicle within the meaning of the present invention, as briefly summarized below and described in detail below.

[0018] When implementing the method, the device 100 according to the invention firstly obtains data which provide, on the one hand, a current location of the vehicle and the driving habits of the driver. To do this, it interacts with the navigation system 3. Driving habits relate, for example, to usual journeys, times at which usual journeys are generally made, places where the vehicle is usually recharged, recharging times, recurring parking locations, etc. On the other hand, the device 100 according to the invention also obtains data which provide the musical preferences of the driver of the vehicle 1. These are obtained, for example, from an on-demand music streaming application executed by the human-machine interface 2, which generates these data in a conventional manner based on a selection of music tracks specified by the user.The device 100 according to the invention aggregates all of this data obtained within a user profile. Then, data providing information about cultural events and / or entertainment venues are obtained by interacting with the communicating entity 5. These are then filtered according to the user profile, preferably by means of a machine learning module trained to provide recommendations for cultural events or entertainment venues that are relevant given the current location of the vehicle, the driver's driving habits and his musical preferences. These recommendations thus produced are then provided to the driver in the form of audio and / or visual notifications broadcast by the human-machine interface 2 in the passenger compartment of the vehicle 1.This makes it possible to provide the driver of vehicle 1 with relevant information about cultural events and / or places of entertainment which correspond to his tastes, his driving habits and which are located close to the current location of vehicle 1.

[0019] The device 100 according to the invention is illustrated in [Fig. 2]. It is essentially a computer device, which comprises at least one information processing unit 101, with one or more processors, a data storage medium 102, on which is recorded in particular a program which comprises program code instructions for the execution of the steps of the method according to the invention described below, and an input and output interface 103 allowing the reception and transmission of data.

[0020] Preferably, the device 100 according to the invention is integrated into an independent computer and it interacts via its input and output interface 103 and by means of a wired communication network of the vehicle (e.g. CAN, Ethernet, MOST) - shown in [Fig.l] by two-way arrows - with the human-machine interface 2, with the navigation system 3 and with the radiofrequency signal communication system 4. Alternatively, the device 100 according to the invention is partially or entirely part of the human-machine interface 2 and / or of the navigation system 3. Consequently, it can, in particular, obtain data characterizing a current location of the vehicle, data characterizing a driving habit of the driver and data characterizing a musical preference of the driver.It can also obtain data characterizing a cultural event and / or a geographical location of a communicating entity remote from the vehicle. Finally, it can cause the broadcast by the human-machine interface of an audible and / or visual notification.

[0021] According to the invention, all the elements described above combine to enable the implementation of a method for managing a human-machine interface of a motor vehicle, as described below in connection with Figures 1 and 3.

[0022] [Fig. 3] illustrates in the form of a flowchart the steps of the method according to the invention.

[0023] According to a first step 201 of the method according to the invention, the device 100 according to the invention obtains data characterizing a current location of the vehicle, data characterizing a driving habit of the driver and data characterizing a musical preference of the driver. As mentioned above, this data is obtained by interacting, on the one hand, with the navigation system 3 and, on the other hand, with an on-demand music broadcasting application which is executed by the human-machine interface 2 and which determines the musical preferences of the driver according to a selection of pieces of music specified by the driver. Thus, at the end of this first step, the device 100 according to the invention knows the current location of the vehicle 1, the driving habits of its driver as well as his musical preferences.

[0024] All of this data is aggregated during a second step 202 of the method according to the invention during which the device 100 according to the invention generates data characterizing a user profile as a function of the data obtained during the previous step.

[0025] According to a third step 203 of the method according to the invention, the device 100 according to the invention obtains data characterizing a cultural event and / or a geographical location of an entertainment venue by interacting with a communicating entity 5 remote from the vehicle 1. These data obtained provide information about places, dates and / or times related to cultural events (concert, festival, open-air cinema, etc.), addresses of entertainment venues (night bar, discotheque, etc.), dates and / or opening times of these venues, etc. They are recorded in one or more databases 6 administered, for example, by a census body or an agency specializing in events. And to obtain them, the device 100 according to the invention conventionally interacts with the radiofrequency signal communication system 4 in order to submit periodically (once a day, every two hours, etc.) requests for obtaining the aforementioned data, the communicating entity 5 being configured to provide the data upon receipt of the requests transmitted by the radiofrequency signal communication system 4 of the vehicle 1.

[0026] According to a fourth step 204 of the method according to the invention, the device 100 according to the invention determines data characterizing at least one recommendation as a function of the data generated during the second step 202 and those obtained during the third step 203. For this, the device 100 according to the invention preferentially uses a previously trained automatic learning module to provide recommendations for cultural events and / or addresses of entertainment venues as a function of the current location of the vehicle 1, the driving habits of the driver and his musical preferences. Thus, at the end of this step, at least one recommendation of a cultural event and / or entertainment venue that is close to the current location of vehicle 1 and that matches the driver's musical habits and preferences is determined.

[0027] Finally, according to a fifth and final step 205 of the method according to the invention, the device 100 according to the invention causes the broadcast by the human-machine interface 2 of an audible and / or visual notification established according to the data determined during the previous step 204. In other words, the recommendations determined during the previous step 204 are broadcast audibly and / or visually in the passenger compartment of the vehicle 1. Thus, the driver of the vehicle 1 is advantageously notified at this stage of a recommendation of a cultural event and / or a place of entertainment which corresponds to his musical preferences, his driving habits and which are located close to the current location of the vehicle 1, and this, without the driver having to carry out any operation for this. The comfort of the driver of the vehicle 1 according to the invention is thus optimized.

[0028] Consequently, thanks to the method and the device according to the invention described above, a solution is provided to enable a human-machine interface of a motor vehicle to provide the driver with recommendations for cultural events and / or entertainment venues in an undoubtedly relevant manner since these recommendations are established as a function, in particular, of at least one parameter specific to the driver of the vehicle. By these means, the invention improves the ergonomics of human-machine interfaces of vehicles by enabling the provision of information that is useful for drivers.

Claims

Claims

1. Method for managing, by a computer device (100) on board a motor vehicle (1), the operation of a human-machine interface (2) of the vehicle, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of: i. obtaining data characterizing a current location of the vehicle, data characterizing a driving habit of the driver and data characterizing a musical preference of the driver; ii. generating data characterizing a user profile based on the data obtained during step i); iii. obtaining data characterizing a cultural event and / or a geographical location of an entertainment venue by interacting with a communicating entity (5) remote from the vehicle; iv. determining data characterizing at least one recommendation based on the data generated during step ii) and those obtained during step iii); and v.cause the broadcast by the human-machine interface of an audible and / or visual notification established based on the data determined during step iv).

2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the data characterizing a musical preference of the driver are generated by an on-demand music streaming application executed by the human-machine interface (2).

3. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the data obtained during step iii) establish a schedule and / or a date of a cultural event.

4. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that step iv) is implemented by means of a machine learning module.

5. Device (100) for managing the operation of a human-machine interface of a motor vehicle (1), characterized in that the device comprises at least one information processing unit (101), comprising at least one processor, and a storage medium data (102), which are configured to implement a method according to any one of the preceding claims.

6. A computer program comprising program code instructions for executing the steps of a method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 when said program is executed by at least one processor.

7. Support usable in a computer, characterized in that a program according to claim 6 is recorded therein.

8. Motor vehicle (1), characterized in that it comprises a device (100) according to claim 5.

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