SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE AS A SERVICE WITH CONTEXT-BASED ADAPTIVE CONTROL

• Main Authors: Gonzalez, Maria Alejandra, Khamis, Alaa M, Gaylord, Mark T, Gautama, Neeraj R, Raviram, Sachin, Winter, Ute, Chau, Jarvis, Griffith, Gina E, Robinson, Nathan, Festa, Nicholis, Hanley, Jomo, Kettenbeil, Kelley J, Jackson, Scott E, Gibbs, Ian
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.06.2023
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A system for context-based adaptive virtual experience control in a vehicle is provided. The system includes an output device configured for providing a sensory output to a user of the vehicle and a computerized virtual experience control module configured for controlling the output device based upon a virtual experience mode. The system further includes a computerized context-based adaptive control module configured for monitoring contextual data related to one of the user of the vehicle or operation of the vehicle, monitoring feedback from the user related to one of favor or disfavor related to the virtual experience mode, and utilizing the contextual data and the feedback from the user to selectively, automatically command activation of the virtual experience mode.