Vehicle UI Action Prediction Using Context-Aware Machine Learning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current vehicle user interfaces lack the ability to predict and anticipate user actions effectively, leading to a less efficient and more distracting driving experience, as they do not adequately utilize contextual information and past user behavior to suggest preferred selections.

Innovation Solution

A system that determines features of the current context within a vehicle and predicts future user interface actions based on past actions and contextual parameters, using models like Bayes models to compute posterior probabilities and update reliability weights, thereby suggesting likely actions to the user.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If the vehicle user interface presents all available options to the user, then the user has complete information to make selections, but the number of steps required to complete actions increases and driver distraction increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidnumber of steps
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by analyzing past user behavior patterns and contextual data to predict future user actions before the user actually performs them. This allows the interface to pre-position predicted options or actions, reducing the steps the user must take while ensuring the correct options are presented.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides self-service by automatically analyzing user behavior patterns, contextual information, and action histories to generate predictions about user intentions. This eliminates the need for users to manually search through all available options, as the system serves itself by anticipating user needs based on learned patterns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If the vehicle user interface uses machine learning models to predict user actions, then the number of steps for user actions is reduced, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser action efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces machine learning models as intermediary components between the user and the vehicle interface system. These models act as mediators that process user behavior data and contextual information to generate predictions, which then inform the interface presentations. This intermediary layer enables intelligent predictions while maintaining a relatively simple user-facing interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system utilizes parameter changes by processing various input parameters (user actions, contextual data, behavioral patterns) through machine learning models to generate output parameters (predictions). The models transform multiple input parameters into refined prediction outputs, enabling efficient user action anticipation while managing system complexity through parameter transformation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If the system collects and processes extensive user behavior data and contextual information, then the accuracy of action predictions improves, but the use of energy and computational resources increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprediction accuracyVSAvoidcomputational energy
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by selectively processing only the most relevant user behavior data and contextual parameters needed for accurate predictions, rather than exhaustively analyzing all available data. This approach achieves sufficient prediction accuracy while reducing unnecessary computational energy consumption by focusing on key predictive features.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS11783643B1System and/or method for predicting user action in connection with a vehicle user interface using machine learning
Publication Date: 2023.10.10 MERCEDES BENZ GROUP AG
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AI summary

Disclosed are a system, method and system to predict an individual's action in connection with a vehicle user interface using machine learning. One or more models may be developed based, at least in part, on observations of past actions by the individual among the plurality of target actions by the individual. Extracted features of a current context may be applied to the developed one or more models to predict a subsequent action among the target actions by the individual.