Vehicle Controller Voice Input Notification for Driver Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems do not effectively suggest to drivers that commands should be entered via voice input, which can impact safety.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that includes a controller configured to control specific functions in response to both manual and voice inputs, and to notify vehicle occupants, particularly drivers, that operations can be performed by voice input, with a higher frequency for drivers than for other occupants.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual input is used for operations, then operation reliability is maintained, but driver safety deteriorates due to distraction from the road
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to the driver by notifying them that voice input is available for operations. This feedback mechanism encourages drivers to switch from manual input to voice input, thereby reducing driver distraction while maintaining operation reliability through the voice command interface.
2Ease of operation
If voice input is actively suggested to all occupants, then ease of operation is improved, but unnecessary notifications to passengers increase system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different notification strategies based on the occupant type. Drivers receive notifications at a higher frequency to encourage voice input usage, while passengers receive notifications at a lower frequency. This localized differentiation optimizes ease of operation for the primary user (driver) without unnecessarily complicating the system with excessive notifications to secondary users (passengers).
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to control a specific function in response to an operation that can be performed by both manual input and voice input. The controller is configured to notify an occupant of a vehicle that the operation can be performed by voice input, upon determining that the occupant has performed the operation by manual input, with a higher frequency when the occupant is a driver than when the occupant is not the driver.