Patents
US 10593182 B1: Vehicle operator emotion management system and method
- Granted
- 2020-03-17
- Filed
- 2018-10-03 application 16150740
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The method, system, and computer-readable medium facilitates monitoring a vehicle operator during the course of vehicle operation to determine whether the vehicle operator is in an emotionally impaired state (e.g., aggressive or agitated) and presenting appropriate stimuli (e.g., music or sound recordings) to the vehicle operator when impairment is detected. The vehicle operator, the environment surrounding the vehicle, or forces acting on the vehicle may be monitored using a variety of sensors, including optical sensors, accelerometers, or biometric sensors (e.g., skin conductivity, heart rate, or voice modulation). When the vehicle operator is determined to be in an emotionally impaired state, stimuli are selected to improve the emotional state of the vehicle operator. The selection is based on sensor data and data regarding prior responses of the vehicle operator to various stimuli. After selection, the stimuli are presented to the vehicle operator while monitoring continues.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200317.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 2,604 patents | US company or organization | Bloomington, IL | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Mark Fields | Normal, IL | 287 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Samuel C. Weeks | Mundelein, IL | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Thasphon Chuenchujit | Urbana, IL | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kelsey Catherine Yoshie Stiles | Bloomington, IL | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Allison Lynne Diaz | Bloomington, IL | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Alisha Deshmukh | Champaign, IL | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mihir D. Angal | San Jose, CA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Akash Duseja | New Delhi, IN | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Aaron Scott Chan | Bloomington, IL | 176 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Christopher Jon Donovan | Phoenix, AZ | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G08B | Signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems; order telegraphs; alarm systems | G08B21/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q30/0283 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DONOVAN, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER JON signed 2013-02-03 FIELDS, BRIAN MARK signed 2013-12-18 CHAN, AARON SCOTT signed 2013-12-19 YOSHIE STILES, KELSEY CATHERINE signed 2013-12-23 DIAZ, ALLISON LYNNE signed 2013-12-30 WEEKS, SAMUEL C. signed 2013-12-30 DESHMUKH, ALISHA signed 2014-01-10 DUSEJA, AKASH signed 2014-01-23 CHUENCHUJIT, THASPHON signed 2014-01-24 ANGAL, MIHIR DILIP signed 2014-01-31 | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY BLOOMINGTON, IL | 51231/948 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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