Patents
US 12762438 B2: Autonomous system action explanation
- Granted
- 2026-10-13
- Filed
- 2018-12-18 application 16224360
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for a self-reflection layer of an autonomous system that improves trust and collaboration with a user by identifying actions of the autonomous system that may be unexpected to the user. In one example, an autonomous system determines actions for one or more tasks. A self-reflection unit generates a model of a behavior of the autonomous system. The self-reflection identifies, based on the model, one or more actions of the actions for the tasks that may be unexpected to the user. The self-reflection unit determines, based on the model, a context and a rationale for the actions. An explanation unit outputs, for display, an explanation for the actions comprising the context and the rationale for the actions to improve trust and collaboration with the user of the autonomous system.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 (ipgb20261013.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRI International 676 patents | US company or organization | Menlo Park, CA | SRI INTERNATIONAL Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state SRI INTERNATIONAL Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Myers | Menlo Park, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | ||
| Melinda Gervasio | Mountain View, CA | 8 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06N | Computing arrangements based on specific computational models | G06N5/045 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
| B25J | Manipulators; chambers provided with manipulation devices | B25J13/06 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F30/20 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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