Patent ID: 6980098
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: G06Q,G08G,G09B

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: information acquiring means installed in a vehicle for acquiring a state detection result of an emotion of a driver of a vehicle; judging means for judging a degree of impatience of the driver based on the state detection result of the emotion of the driver; navigation means for providing the driver with road directions using voice messages, wherein the voice messages are changed in response to the judged degree of impatience of the driver; and communication means for transmitting the state detection result to a service center located outside the vehicle, the service center including: judging means for judging a driving skill of the driver of the vehicle based on the state detection result acquired by the information acquiring means, and contact premium calculation means for calculating a contact premium based on the judged driving skill of the driver.