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20080238695 | Biological signal detector - A signal detector detects biological signal associated with a driver using electrode devices and a pulse wave sensor built into a steering wheel. A pulse wave sensor is built into a spoke part of the steering wheel and electrode devices are built into a ring part joined with the left and right spoke parts. The electrode devices and the pulse wave sensor are built into the surface of the steering wheel through insertion into recesses in the steering wheel. The left and right electrode devices and the pulse wave sensor contact thumb bases of the palms of the driver. | 10-02-2008 |
20080252466 | System and method for implementing active safety counter measures for an impaired driver - Various methods and systems are disclosed for implementing active safety countermeasures in vehicles when it is determined that the driver is impaired. | 10-16-2008 |
20080291032 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BOREDOM WHILE DRIVING - Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for reducing driver boredom for the driver of a vehicle particularly for vehicle environments such as straight roads and lack of traffic that are likely to induce boredom. An example system includes an electronic circuit such as a computer, a vehicle environment monitor, a driver interface, and a driver stimulation device such as a semitransparent display. | 11-27-2008 |
20080316037 | ALCOHOL DETECTION SYSTEM - A drunk driving detection system to be incorporated in a vehicle includes a steering wheel, a film, a pair of contact detection electrodes, an alcohol sensor, and a control circuit. The steering wheel is provided with an opening in a portion to be grasped by a driver. The film is liquid-impermeable and air-permeable, and covers the first opening. The contact detection electrodes are provided on the film. The alcohol sensor is provided in a space in communication with the opening. The control circuit is connected to the contact detection electrodes and the alcohol sensor, and measures the resistance between the contact detection electrodes. When the resistance is within a predetermined range, the control circuit determines that the driver is in contact with the film and detects an alcohol drinking condition of the driver based on the output from the alcohol sensor. | 12-25-2008 |
20090033501 | ONLINE MONITORING METHOD OF DRIVER STATE AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An online monitoring method of driver state and a system using the same are provided. First a driver model is established, wherein the driver model generates a steering angle to control transportation means for riding according to the lateral position error of the riding transportation means. Next, a system identification processing is performed on the lateral position error and the steering angle of the riding transportation means to obtain a transfer function of the driver model. After that, an analysis processing is performed on the driver model transfer function to extract specific information therefrom, following by performing an assessment processing on the specific information and multiple statistics of raw data to generate the driver state assessment. | 02-05-2009 |
20090040054 | REAL-TIME DRIVING DANGER LEVEL PREDICTION - Systems and methods are disclosed to predict driving danger by capturing vehicle dynamic parameter, driver physiological data and driver behavior feature; applying a learning algorithm to the features; and predicting driving danger. | 02-12-2009 |
20090040055 | THERMAL STIMULATION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A thermal stimulation apparatus for vehicles capable of exerting an effect of, for example, reducing fatigue and improving the physical condition of a vehicle occupant. In a vehicle thermal stimulation apparatus | 02-12-2009 |
20090109037 | AUTOMATED CONSUMER TO BUSINESS ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE SYSTEM - An automated consumer to business electronic marketplace system is presented, wherein various aspects of user status, user behavior or operation of a vehicle associated with user are monitored and reported to an electronic marketplace. Suppliers of insurance products and other suppliers of automobile or personal products or services may offer users prices for products or services based on the data reported. The system may further allow the user to choose monitoring and reporting options based on discounts offered for certain reporting options. | 04-30-2009 |
20090109038 | DEVICE FOR MANAGING THE WAKING UP PHASE OF AN AIRCRAFT PILOT - A device for managing an awakening phase, in flight, of a pilot in the cockpit of an airplane, following a rest period, to guarantee his or her return to a state estimated compatible with flying operations, also called state of vigilance, wherein it includes management means for inducing progressive physical stimuli for generating an awareness by the resting pilot that his or her rest period is over, starting a procedure in the form of actions to be carried out by the pilot, means for displaying the procedure drawn up by the management means. The management device includes a warning device in case a state of hypo-vigilance is detected in the pilot, which is activated when the pilot is assumed to be in a state of vigilance. | 04-30-2009 |
20090174560 | Systems, Apparatuses And Methods For Monitoring Physical Conditions Of A Vehicle Driver - Embodiments of the present technology provide apparatuses, systems and methods for monitoring physical conditions of a vehicle driver. | 07-09-2009 |
20090219161 | Device for fatigue warning in motor vehicles having a run-up alarm system - A device for fatigue warning in motor vehicles includes a driver sensor system for detecting driver fatigue conditions and a run-up alarm system which has an environment sensor system. The alarm system is designed to output a warning signal and/or perform a control action in the drive and/or brake system of the vehicle when the distance to a preceding vehicle drops below a warning distance. The run-up alarm system has a setting device which is configured to modify the warning distance as a function of the detected fatigue condition. | 09-03-2009 |
20090231146 | SCENE MONOTONOUSNESS CALCULATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A scene monotonousness calculation device has an image acquisition means for acquiring an exterior appearance image and also has a monotonousness calculation means for calculating the monotonousness of a scene corresponding to the exterior appearance image. | 09-17-2009 |
20090261979 | Driver Fatigue Monitoring System and Method - Method and system for monitoring a vehicle driver includes an optical imaging system that obtains images of the driver, and a processor coupled to the optical imaging system and arranged to analyze the images obtained by the optical imaging system to locate a head of the driver in the images and monitor the driver's head or a part thereof over time. The processor also determines, based on the monitoring of the driver's head or part thereof, whether the driver has lost the ability to operate the vehicle. A reactive component is affected by the processor's determination that the driver has lost the ability to operate the vehicle, and requires action by the driver to indicate regaining of the ability to operate the vehicle or exerting control over the vehicle to slow the vehicle and bring it to a stop. | 10-22-2009 |
20090267777 | System and Method For Monitoring An Alertness Of An Operator Of A Powered System - A system is provided for monitoring an alertness of an operator of a powered system. The system includes a controller configured to initiate an alert countdown upon determining a lack of input received from the operator during an operation of the powered system. The controller is configured to communicate an alert to the operator during the alert countdown. Additionally, the controller is configured to measure a response time of the operator to the alert. A method is also provided for monitoring an alertness of an operator of a powered system. | 10-29-2009 |
20090278698 | Key for vehicle and drunken driving preventing device - The object of the invention is to provide a vehicle key capable of preventing the drunken driving. The vehicle key comprises a key portion with the forward end portion thereof insertable into the key hole of the vehicle such as a train, a motor bike and an automobile, a holder portion arranged at the base end portion of the key portion, a projection member projected from the holder portion along the key portion, a spring for urging the projection member in the direction of projection, a breath component detection means for detecting the alcohol contained in the breath of the user, and a lock mechanism for locking the projection member in a projected state in accordance with the detection result of the breath component detection means. | 11-12-2009 |
20100033333 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AND ANALYZING A LOCATION OF VISUAL INTEREST - A method of analyzing data based on the physiological orientation of a driver is provided. Data is descriptive of a driver's gaze-direction is processing and criteria defining a location of driver interest is determined. Based on the determined criteria, gaze-direction instances are classified as either on-location or off-location. The classified instances can then be used for further analysis, generally relating to times of elevated driver workload and not driver drowsiness. The classified instances are transformed into one of two binary values (e.g., 1 and 0) representative of whether the respective classified instance is on or off location. The uses of a binary value makes processing and analysis of the data faster and more efficient. Furthermore, classification of at least some of the off-location gaze direction instances can be inferred from the failure to meet the determined criteria for being classified as an on-location driver gaze direction instance. | 02-11-2010 |
20100102972 | DRIVER INATTENTION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY - A driver inattention detection system includes a rotary encoder (e.g., an optical rotary encoder) operably associated with a steering column of a vehicle and configured to produce steering signals representing the magnitude and direction of rotation of the steering column. A drive wheel concentrically coupled to the rotatable shaft of the encoder has a knurled peripheral edge that frictionally engages the steering column or a frictional band surrounding a portion of the steering column. A control module determines a steering count and if a driver inattention condition exists. The driver inattention condition exists if the vehicle is traveling above a minimum speed, and there has been no recent braking activity, and the active steering count is below a determined minimum threshold steering count. Separate first and second alarm modules operably coupled to the control module may be independently activated in a progressive manner. All sensed conditions and responses may be logged. The encoder may be calibrated to accurately indicate steering action. The system may be calibrated to determine an appropriate minimum steering count for a determined time period for the particular vehicle. Cruise control is disabled if a driver inattention condition persists after alarm activation. | 04-29-2010 |
20100134302 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EMOTION OF CAR DRIVER - Provided are a system and method for controlling the emotion of a car driver. A system for controlling the emotion of a car driver includes a detection unit, a control unit, and an emotion controlling unit. The detection unit detects emotion information including the voice, expression, gesture, heart rate, and temperature of the car driver. The control unit compares the detected emotion information with the prestored reference emotion information of the car driver to determine whether to control the emotion of the car driver and outputs a control signal for control of the emotion of the car driver according to the determination result. The emotion controlling unit controls the emotion of the car driver according to the control signal of the control unit. | 06-03-2010 |
20100245093 | EYE CLOSURE DETECTION USING STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION - A monitoring system monitors and/or predicts drowsiness of a driver of a vehicle or a machine operator. A set of infrared or near infrared light sources is arranged such that an amount of the light emitted from the light source strikes an eye of the driver or operator. The light that impinges on the eye of the driver or operator forms a virtual image of the signal sources on the eye, including the sclera and/or cornea. An image sensor obtains consecutive images capturing the reflected light. Each image contains glints from at least a subset or from all of the light sources. A drowsiness index can be determined based on the extracted information of the glints of the sequence of images. The drowsiness index indicates a degree of drowsiness of the driver or operator. | 09-30-2010 |
20100253526 | DRIVER DROWSY ALERT ON FULL-WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY - A substantially transparent windscreen head up display of a vehicle includes a display having one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the windscreen permitting luminescent display while permitting vision through the windscreen. A method to alert a drowsy driver condition upon a substantially transparent windscreen head up display includes monitoring a sensor configured to observe an operator of the vehicle, determining the drowsy driver condition based upon the monitoring the sensor, and alerting the drowsy driver condition upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display based upon the determining the drowsy driver condition. Alerting the drowsy driver condition includes displaying a graphic selected to attract attention of the operator and the substantially transparent windscreen head up display. | 10-07-2010 |
20100265074 | INATTENTIVE STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING INATTENTIVE STATE - An inattentive state determination device includes an observed amount acquiring means for acquiring information on the driver's line of sight and at least one of either information on driving operations or information on the traveling state as an observed amount; and an inattentive state determining means for determining the inattentive state of the driver based on the stochastic relationship between the inattentive state and the observed amount as well as the observed amount acquired by using the observed amount acquiring means. In addition, the inattentive state determining means calculates the probability that the driver is driving inattentively and determines that the driver is driving inattentively when the calculated probability exceeds a threshold. | 10-21-2010 |
20110006903 | Assistance system for a motor vehicle - A driver-assistance system for a motor vehicle includes a recording device for recording an environment of the motor vehicle including a rear environment of the motor vehicle, a warning device for generating a warning signal, and an evaluation device. The evaluation device is configured to analyze a current driving behavior of the driver on the basis of the recorded environment of the motor vehicle, and to induce the warning device to generate a warning signal if the evaluation device detects a deviation of the driving behavior from a predetermined setpoint behavior. | 01-13-2011 |
20110057800 | CAR ALCOHOL MONITORING SYSTEM - An alcohol monitoring system for monitoring a driver of a car includes a vapor analyzer system for detecting the amount of alcohol in a driver operating the car. A speed controller is provided for setting the maximum speed of the car to a predetermined level in the event that the amount of alcohol detected in the driver is above a predetermined threshold. A cell phone is configured to automatically call a remote call center, in the event that the amount of the alcohol detected in the driver is above the predetermined threshold. Furthermore, a location system is configured to provide the location of the car to said remote call center. A mapping database in said remote call center is configured to provide nearest resting locations to said car so as to guide the driver to drive the car to any one of said locations. | 03-10-2011 |
20110102182 | Alcohol concentration detecting device - An alcohol concentration detecting device for a vehicle includes an alcohol sensor to detect alcohol component contained in an expiration of an occupant of the vehicle, a gas sensor to detect gas components other than the alcohol component contained in the expiration, and a controller to calculate alcohol concentration based on detection value of the alcohol sensor. The controller corrects the calculated alcohol concentration based on detection value of the gas sensor. The alcohol sensor and the gas sensor are configured to further detect a state of air in a passenger compartment of the vehicle. | 05-05-2011 |
20110121976 | ALERTNESS SENSING DEVICE - A head worn device for monitoring alertness and attention which includes a) sensors to monitor eyelid and eye movement, b) a motion sensor and c) data storage means for storing data from said sensors. The motion sensor is an accelerometer to provide data that allows the head position to be analysed and to determine the direction of gaze. The device collects data from an accelerometer worn by the driver to detect if the vehicle is in motion and whether the head is tilted vertical plane. If the vehicle is not in motion data is not processed. When the direction of gaze is downward sensor signals from the eye movement sensors is ignored. However if the duration of downward gaze is greater than a predetermined minimum period and the vehicle is in motion, an alarm is triggered because the driver is inattentive. The device may be used to assess whether workers are sufficiently alert before they commence work. The method of measuring a subjects fitness for a particular task uses the alertness monitor or a video camera to monitor eye and eyelid movement with or without head movement data while the subject is tested with a series of tests that require the subject to follow predetermined images or lights. If the subject is unable to satisfactorily track the images the subject is not fit for work. | 05-26-2011 |
20110193707 | VEHICLE OPERATOR ALERTNESS MONITORING SYSTEM - An exemplary vehicle operator alertness monitoring system includes a heart rate monitor and a vehicle operator alert module. The vehicle operator alert module communicates with the heart rate monitor and determines whether a vehicle operator's heart rate is within an acceptable range. The vehicle operator alert module is configured to alert the vehicle operator when the vehicle operator's heart rate is outside of the acceptable range to assist the vehicle operator at maintaining alert control over the vehicle. | 08-11-2011 |
20110193708 | MOTION SENSITIVE INTERLOCK - Apparatus for use with a vehicle is disclosed and comprises an interlock device. The device is adapted to, in use: at least while said vehicle is in motion, periodically generate a prompt; assess motion of said vehicle; at least when said vehicle is assessed by said device to be at rest, carry out an analysis operation wherein a breath sample is received and analyzed; and in the event that, within a predetermined period following a prompt, the device does not, while said vehicle is assessed to be at rest, carry out said analysis operation, enter an alarm state at least when the vehicle is in motion. The device can be adapted to carry out analysis operations only when the vehicle is assessed to be at rest. | 08-11-2011 |
20110205070 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AN ALERTNESS OF AN OPERATOR OF A POWERED SYSTEM - A system is presented for monitoring an alertness of an operator of a powered system which operates based on a profile. The monitoring system includes a controller to initiate a query to the operator during an operation of the powered system. The query is used to prompt the operator for information related to the operation of the powered system along the profile. The controller compares a response to the query with a correct answer of the query to determine the alertness of the operator. | 08-25-2011 |
20110304465 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVER REACTION IMPAIRMENT VEHICLE EXCLUSION VIA SYSTEMATIC MEASUREMENT FOR ASSURANCE OF REACTION TIME - A system and method for measuring impairment in an operator and stopping an impaired operator from operating a vehicle. The method empirically measures an operator's cognitive and motor skills requisite for safely operating a motorized vehicle and verifies the person's identity. The invention includes three interlocking major subsystems. The first subsystem provides generalized impairment measurement unit. The second subsystem interfaces with the impairment measurement unit and a vehicle ignition system and ensures the vehicle does not start if the operator is impaired. The third system determines whether the person blowing into a drug and alcohol analyzer connected to the first system is that person by detecting a various biometric. If the operator is not impaired and their identity is verified the vehicle ignition is enabled. If the operator is indeed impaired beyond a level requisite to safely operate the vehicle the ignition is disabled. | 12-15-2011 |
20120025993 | DEVICE RESPONDING TO IMPROPER DRIVE - There is provided a device responding to improper drive for providing drive support based on a driver's alertness, the device including a support unit that changes the control mode from a drive support mode to a sleepiness responding mode depending on the driver's alertness during an execution of a first control mode, wherein the support unit changes the control mode after the notification unit notifies the driver. The device can provide optimal response to a driver. | 02-02-2012 |
20120092173 | ALERT GENERATION - The different illustrative embodiments provide a method, apparatus, and computer program product for generating alerts. Responsive to an occurrence of an event, a current gaze zone in a plurality of gaze zones associated with a current view of an operator is identified. A desired gaze zone in the plurality of gaze zones is identified for the event. The desired gaze zone contains a source location for the event. A determination is made whether the current gaze zone is inside the desired gaze zone. Responsive to a determination that the current gaze zone is outside the desired gaze zone, an alert is generated. | 04-19-2012 |
20120105234 | STATE DETECTING DEVICE, STATE DETECTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - Disclosed is a state detecting device that detects characteristic quantities regarding the driver that are represented by biological information such as the eyelid opening degree and frequency of heartbeat of the driver, identifies the group to which the state of the driver belongs between a Group | 05-03-2012 |
20120326877 | CAR ALCOHOL MONITORING SYSTEM - An alcohol monitoring system for monitoring a driver of a car includes a vapor analyzer system for detecting the amount of alcohol in a driver operating the car. A speed controller is provided for setting the maximum speed of the car to a predetermined level in the event that the amount of alcohol detected in the driver is above a predetermined threshold. A cell phone is configured to automatically call a remote call center, in the event that the amount of the alcohol detected in the driver is above the predetermined threshold. Furthermore, a location system is configured to provide the location of the car to said remote call center. A mapping database in said remote call center is configured to provide nearest resting locations to said car so as to guide the driver to drive the car to any one of said locations. | 12-27-2012 |
20130009779 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ACTIVITY OF THE PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND/OR THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM OF A LIVING BEING - The invention relates to a method for determining the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system or of the sympathetic nervous system of the autonomic nervous system of a living being, in particular a human being, wherein a feature of the condition of the living being is determined, and the activity is determined from the feature of the condition. According to the invention, the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system and/or of the sympathetic nervous system is determined dependent on time. Advantageously, the feature of the condition is a series of heartbeats of the living being, and the activity is determined by analyzing the time intervals between the heartbeats. For this purpose, the heart rate of the living being is preferably measured, and the heartbeat is determined using first positive deflections of a ventricular stimulus (R deflection). The invention further relates to a device for carrying out the method. | 01-10-2013 |
20130027209 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING ETHYL ALCOHOL IN THE BLOOD OF A MOTORIZED VEHICLE DRIVER TRANSDERMALLY AND NON-INVASIVELY IN THE PRESENCE OF INTERFERENTS - This invention relates to a system and method that can quickly and accurately detect and measure ethyl alcohol in the blood of a motorized vehicle driver transdermally and non-invasively within minutes of ethanol consumption and in the presence of interferents. The system includes an array of sensors embedded into the steering mechanism of a motorized vehicle, a data base of patterns produced through empirical testing of various analytes in various combinations and concentrations, neural net based pattern recognition algorithms to ascertain the driver's transdermal alcohol concentration and a database derived from human testing, correlating the driver's transdermal alcohol concentration with the driver's blood alcohol concentration. The detection system is integrated with a motor vehicle decision module which can prevent the operation of a motorized vehicle by a driver whose BAC exceeds a preset limit. | 01-31-2013 |
20130135109 | ALERT INTERACTIVE SYSTEM - The present invention provides an alert interactive system designed to serve as an alertness tool to ensure that a person, such as an aircraft pilot, a car or truck driver, a soldier or sailor on watch, or a security professional, remains alert. The alert interactive system provides instructions and time for the person to enter a code, and provides an alert to that person and others when the code is not entered timely and correctly. The present invention indicates when the person is not alert, and may be taking a nap, may be fully asleep, or unconsciousness. | 05-30-2013 |
20130169442 | IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE OPERATING METHOD - A method for operating an ignition interlock device installed in a vehicle comprises the steps of monitoring the level of a particular parameter associated with a user of the vehicle; generating an output signal when the sensed parameter exceeds a set value; and using the output signal to initiate a wireless signal to a remote receiver. The wireless signal may include user identity data and data reflecting the sensed parameter value. The remote receiver uses the identity data to determine if there exist official personnel associated with the user and if so to send a message to such personnel advising the personnel of the identity of the user and the sensed personnel value. The methodology may be employed with alcohol sensing units installed in a vehicle for monitoring the alcohol level of the driver. The official personnel advised may be dispatched to the location of the vehicle. | 07-04-2013 |
20130207805 | INATTENTIVE STATE DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETERMINING INATTENTIVE STATE - An inattentive state determination apparatus being placed in a vehicle includes an image taking section, an orientation detection section, a determination section, a warning section, a shape detection section, and a setting section. The image taking section successively takes images of a face of a determination target. Based on the images, the orientation detection section and the shape detection section detect a determination target orientation and a hand shape, respectively. The determination section determines whether the determination target is in an inattentive state based on the determination target orientation by determining an inattentive state determination condition. The warning section notifies the inattentive state by outputting an audio warning corresponding to a parameter of the audio warning. The setting section sets at least one of the inattentive state determination condition and the parameter of the audio warning based on the hand shape and the determination target orientation. | 08-15-2013 |
20130285816 | System and method for preventing driving of a vehicle by an alcohol intoxicated person - A system for preventing driving a vehicle by an alcohol intoxicated person, includes at least one alcohol sensor for detecting a presence of an alcohol in a potential driver; a door of a vehicle provided with a door lock; and a unit operatively connected with said sensor and with a door lock and configured for preventing unlocking of said door lock of said door of a vehicle and opening said door of a vehicle when said alcohol level sensor senses an alcohol level in the potential driver which is not within an allowable range. | 10-31-2013 |
20140043166 | DRIVER CONDITION ASSESSMENT DEVICE - Disclosed is invention, a driver condition assessment device | 02-13-2014 |
20140097957 | DRIVER FATIGUE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Method and system for monitoring a driver during movement of the vehicle includes an information obtaining system that obtains information about a driver who traveled the same road at a previous time, and a processor that analyzes the obtained information and vehicle movement to determine whether the driver has lost the ability to continue to control the vehicle. The loss of ability to continue to control the vehicle arises from the driver falling asleep or otherwise being incapable of controlling the vehicle after initially having been awake or otherwise capable of controlling the vehicle. A reactive component is affected by the processor's determination that the driver has lost the ability to continue to control the vehicle, and preferably requires action by the driver to indicate regaining of the ability to operate the vehicle or exerting control over the vehicle to slow the vehicle and bring it to a stop. | 04-10-2014 |
20140139341 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTO-CORRECTING AN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM - A method and system for driver attention management system may include means for closed-loop diagnostics. A convenience message may alert a driver of an item of interest to the driver. A sensor may detect the driver's response to the convenience message. Based on the response to the convenience message, the characteristics of an attentive response from the driver may be determined. The determined attentive response may be used by a driver attention management system. The driver attention management system may be able to diagnose errors in the sensors that are used in the driver attention management system. The driver attention management system may also be able to determine whether a driver is exercising sufficient supervisory control of a vehicle by determining whether the driver is attentively responding to prompts provided by the driver attention management system. The driver attention management system may be used in an autonomous or semi-autonomous driving system. | 05-22-2014 |
20140167967 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MONITOR AND REDUCE VEHICLE OPERATOR IMPAIRMENT - The method, system, and computer-readable medium facilitates monitoring a vehicle operator, the environment ahead of the vehicle, and/or forces acting on the vehicle during the course of vehicle operation to determine whether the vehicle operator is impaired (e.g., distracted, drowsy, intoxicated), alerting the vehicle operator when impairment is detected, and log data relating to vehicle operator impairment for further analysis. The method, system, and computer-readable medium may monitor the vehicle operator, the environment ahead of the vehicle, and/or forces acting on the vehicle using either or both of optical sensors or accelerometers. In particular, one optical sensor may monitor the vehicle operator to detect eye blinks, head nods, head rotations, and/or gaze fixation. Another optical sensor may monitor the road ahead of the vehicle to detect lane deviation, lane centering, and time to collision. The accelerometers may detect acceleration in the direction of vehicle travel and/or lateral acceleration. | 06-19-2014 |
20140167968 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROL ALERTNESS OF A DRIVER - A method for monitoring the alertness of the driver of a vehicle, includes continuously detecting and evaluating at least one physical parameter of the driver while the vehicle is in motion, and transmitting a periodic audio signal with a predetermined frequency into a vehicle interior within a predetermined time period if the evaluated physical parameter is in a critical range, whereby the critical range indicates an appropriate level of fatigue of the driver. An apparatus for monitoring the alertness includes a monitoring unit with a sensor unit, which detects at least one physical parameter of the driver, and an evaluation unit, which evaluates the detected physical parameter while the vehicle is in motion. The evaluation unit is coupled to an audio device, which transmits a periodic audio signal into a vehicle interior within a predetermined time if the evaluated physical parameter is in a critical range. | 06-19-2014 |
20140210627 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING INTOXICATION - A method and system for monitoring a user's intoxication including receiving a set of signals, derived from a set of samples collected from the user at a set of time points; providing a sobriety task to the user proximal to a time point of the set of time points; generating a performance dataset characterizing performance of the sobriety task by the user; receiving a supplementary dataset characterizing a demographic profile of the user and/or a physiological state of the user; determining a set of values of an intoxication metric, derived from the set of signals; generating a predicted temporal profile of the intoxication metric for the user based upon the set of values, the set of time points, and the supplementary dataset; generating an analysis of the user's sobriety based upon the performance dataset and the predicted temporal profile; and providing a notification to the user based upon the analysis. | 07-31-2014 |
20140240132 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE OPERATOR PERFORMANCE - An approach is provided for determining one or more behavioral states of a vehicle operator and causing one or more alerts and/or one or more management options based on the determined one or more behavioral states. The approach involves causing physiological information associated with a vehicle operator to be collected by one or more sensors. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, the physiological information to be communicated to a device that comprises at least one of the one or more sensors or is remote from at least one of the one or more sensors. The approach further involves processing the physiological information to determine a behavioral state associated with the vehicle operator. The approach additionally involves causing, at least in part, one or more alerts to be communicated to a device associated with the vehicle operator based, at least in part, on the determined behavioral state. | 08-28-2014 |
20140266738 | Vehicle Safety System - A vehicle safety system includes a vehicle having a vehicle cabin; a reminder placard mounted to the vehicle; an air sensor mounted to the vehicle, an alcohol indicator light activated by the air sensor when alcohol is detected in the cabin; a forwardly extending telescopic mirror mounted on an extension arm used for allowing a driver to see around a blind turn at an intersection; and a convex mirror mounted to an exterior portion of the vehicle to allow a user to see downward for ease of parking. The air sensor senses the presence of alcohol in the cabin. The vehicle safety system optionally includes an extension arm formed as a flexible leafspring arm connecting the telescopic mirror to the vehicle. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266739 | HEALTH MONITORING AND WARNING SYSTEM - A health monitoring and warning system includes a cloud computing unit, a vehicle scheduling unit and a vehicle with a warning unit. An operator of the vehicle wears a healthcare monitoring device for measuring the physical condition thereof. The cloud computing unit monitors the physical condition of the operator and judges the physical condition is normal or not based on the data measured by the health monitoring chip. When the cloud computing unit judges the physical condition is abnormal, it transmits a warning signal to the vehicle scheduling unit and transmits a start signal to activate the warning unit, thereby warning the operator, passengers and people adjacent to the vehicle. | 09-18-2014 |
20140300478 | AWARENESS LEVEL IMPROVEMENT DEVICE - An awareness level improvement device has an input portion, a determination portion, and a controller. Data related to the awareness level of the driver is input into the input portion. The determination portion determines whether the driver is in a absentminded state based on the data input into the input portion. The controller controls an execution portion to execute an application improving the awareness level of the driver when the determination portion determines that the driver is driving in the absentminded state. The application includes a body motion application that prompts the driver to perform a body motion. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300479 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE DURING AN AUTONOMOUS CONTROL MODE - A method and control system for maintaining attentiveness of a driver of a vehicle during an autonomous control mode. A series of cognitively demanding tasks is presented to the driver via a man-machine interface during the autonomous control mode. Driver responses to the tasks are monitored, and an audible alert is provided to the driver if the response of the driver and/or a reaction time of the driver in making the response indicate an insufficient level of driver attentiveness. | 10-09-2014 |
20140340228 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF DYNAMIC ATTENTIVE STATES FOR PROVIDING AN INATTENTIVE WARNING - A method and apparatus for determining an inattentive state of an operator of a vehicle and for providing information to the operator of the vehicle by obtaining face images of the operator of the vehicle, obtaining images of an environment of the vehicle, determining one or more areas of interest in the environment of the vehicle based on the images of the environment, obtaining, from a relevance and priority database, relevance and priority values corresponding to the one or more areas of interest, determining a probability of attention of the operator of the vehicle to the one or more areas of interest based on the images of the environment and the relevance and priority values, determining an attention deficiency based on the determined probability of attention and the face images, and providing the information to the operator of the vehicle based on the determined attention deficiency. | 11-20-2014 |
20140361900 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING INTOXICATION - A method and system for monitoring a user's intoxication including receiving a set of signals, derived from a set of samples collected from the user at a set of time points; providing a sobriety task to the user proximal to a time point of the set of time points; generating a performance dataset characterizing performance of the sobriety task by the user; receiving a supplementary dataset characterizing a demographic profile of the user and/or a physiological state of the user; determining a set of values of an intoxication metric, derived from the set of signals; generating a predicted temporal profile of the intoxication metric for the user based upon the set of values, the set of time points, and the supplementary dataset; generating an analysis of the user's sobriety based upon the performance dataset and the predicted temporal profile; and providing a notification to the user based upon the analysis. | 12-11-2014 |
20140375462 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION AND REPORTING OF VEHICLE OPERATOR IMPAIRMENT - A method for reporting vehicle operator impairment criteria is provided. The method determines, using a substance detection device installed inside a vehicle, a level of a substance or combination of substances associated with vehicle operator impairment; obtains vehicle status data from a plurality of sensors onboard the vehicle; determines a level of risk associated with vehicle operator behavior, using the obtained vehicle status data; and generates a report, comprising the determined level of the substance or the combination of substances and the determined level of risk. | 12-25-2014 |
20150029031 | DRIVER ALERTNESS DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM - An automated system which uses visual tracking technology to monitor the visual direction of a driver's sight, functions to keep the driver's eyes on the road to reduce the danger of potential distractions. When the driver is not looking at the road for a predetermined period, an audio queue, such as a beeping or alarm, will be utilized to bring the driver's attention back to the road. In addition, the system can limit the use of cell phones in the vehicle by disabling cell phones when the driver looks away from the road for greater than a preselected predetermined period. The period can be adjusted to allow for the answering of a hands free phone call, but preventing dialing and texts. The apparatus for alerting the driver includes an optical tracker, a receiver, a processor, and an audible alert device. | 01-29-2015 |
20150042478 | ALERT METHOD AND ALERT SYSTEM THEREOF - An alert method and an alert system thereof. The alert method includes: detecting, by a turn detector installed on a steering wheel, a first turn and a second turn of the steering wheel in a predetermined period; generating, by a controller, a first alert signal based on the first and second turns; and when receiving the first alert signal, generating, by an alert device, a first alert message. | 02-12-2015 |
20150061875 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CONDITIONS OF DRIVERS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THEREOF - A system for detecting a condition of a driver is provided, wherein the system includes a first electrical device, a second electrical device, a regulation unit and an alert unit. The first electrical device detects an initial vehicle angle of a vehicle, the second electrical device detects an initial head angle of the driver and the regulation unit calculates a regulation angle based on the initial head angle and the initial vehicle angle. Additionally, the first electrical device detects a current vehicle angle of the vehicle, the second electrical device detects a current head angle of the driver and the regulation unit calculates a regulated head angle based on the current head angle and the regulation angle. Furthermore, the alert unit calculates a difference value between the regulated head angle and the current vehicle angle and generates a warning message if the difference value is larger than a threshold. | 03-05-2015 |
20150070178 | Real-Time Vehicle Driver Performance Monitoring - Real-time vehicle driver performance monitoring uses a plurality of sensors operated in a vehicle, each generating a real-time data stream comprising data corresponding to operation of the vehicle by the vehicle's driver. A computing device (such as an in-vehicle computer) processes the generated data stream from each of the plurality of sensors to determine whether the operation of the vehicle triggers any of a plurality of predetermined operational alert triggers. The predetermined operational alert triggers may correspond to detecting characteristics of an improper magnitude and/or an improper linearity of a delta in data detected by one of the sensors. When an alert is triggered, a corresponding alert message is generated and sent to at least one recipient (e.g., to the vehicle's driver, to nearby driver(s), to authorities, etc.). Examples of monitored characteristics include speed, steering, braking, use of turn indicators by the driver, and mobile phone usage. | 03-12-2015 |
20150102929 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WARNING THE DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF LACK OF ATTENTION - In a method for warning the driver of a motor vehicle in the event of lack of attention, in order to improve the acceptance of such systems among drivers, it is provided to monitor the driver with regard to lack of attention and also to ascertain the instantaneous driving situation of the vehicle, and, if lack of attention of the driver has been determined, to output a warning signal only in certain driving situations, but not in others. | 04-16-2015 |
20150109131 | VEHICLE DRIVER ASSIST ARRANGEMENT - A vehicle driver assist arrangement may include an output unit and a vehicle driver attentiveness assessment arrangement. The vehicle driver attentiveness arrangement may include a host vehicle lane position evaluation unit, a steering wheel torque detection unit, a pedal pressure detecting unit, and a processing unit. The processing unit is arranged to assess a level of vehicle driver attentiveness on the basis of a first, a second and a third signal transmitted to the processing unit by the host vehicle lane position evaluation unit, the steering wheel torque detection unit, and the pedal pressure detecting unit. The output unit is arranged to issue an alert in case the assessed level of vehicle driver attentiveness is below a predetermined threshold attentiveness level. | 04-23-2015 |
20150145683 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE ATTENTIONAL STATE OF THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE - A method for detecting the attentional state of the driver of a vehicle includes ascertaining an attention index from the lateral deviation from the original lane and the steering angle correction. | 05-28-2015 |
20150291029 | IGNITION INTERLOCK IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a personal identification device used in function of a peripheral device and/or for communication with an external network. In one embodiment, a non-removable personal identification device communicates presence of a specific individual to a peripheral device, such as an ignition interlock device, a tracking system, and/or a communication system or person, such as a police network, an enforcement agency, a regulatory network, a supervisor, and/or a parent or guardian. For example, information related to the peripheral device reliant in part on the presence of the personal identification device is communicated with the remote system. Optionally, any information associated with the personal identification device and/or the peripheral device is maintained in a secure format warranting true information, usable in a legal setting. | 10-15-2015 |
20150294547 | DRIVER CONDITION DETECTION APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVER CONDITION DETECTION METHOD, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD - A driver condition detection apparatus, which detects a condition of a driver during a driving of a vehicle, includes a position detection unit detecting a present position of the vehicle, a position determination unit determining whether the present position of the vehicle is equal to a detection target position that is preliminarily set, a driving behavior detection unit detecting a driving behavior of the driver or a driving behavior of the vehicle when the present position of the vehicle is equal to the detection target position, and a condition detection unit detecting a condition of the driver based on the driving behavior. | 10-15-2015 |
20150307105 | Personalized Driver Assistance - A method and system are provided for personalized assistance for a driver of a motor vehicle. At least one first measurement value characterizing a physical and/or psychological state of the driver is detected by sensors in a driver state detection. The first measurement value, or a combination of a plurality of such first measurement values, is compared with an assigned predetermined target state or target state range. A driver intervention in which a predetermined signal is generated or altered takes place if, in the comparison, there is determined to be a deviation of the first measurement value or the combination of first measurement values from the assigned predetermined target state or target state range. In advance, a driver-dependent designation of at least one sensory channel of the driver to be addressed in the driver intervention has been made, and the signal is predetermined in accordance with the determined deviation. The signal is furthermore predetermined so as to be suitable for addressing the at least one designated sensory channel. | 10-29-2015 |
20150314681 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MONITOR AND ALERT VEHICLE OPERATOR OF IMPAIRMENT - 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 impaired (e.g., distracted, drowsy, intoxicated) and alerting the vehicle operator using a haptic alert delivered by a wearable computing device worn by the vehicle operator when impairment is detected. The method, system, and computer-readable medium may monitor the vehicle operator, the environment surrounding the vehicle, and/or forces acting on the vehicle using a variety of sensors, including optical sensors or accelerometers. In particular, optical sensors may monitor the vehicle operator to detect eye blinks, head nods, head rotations, and/or gaze fixation. Optical sensors may also monitor the road ahead of the vehicle to detect lane deviation, lane centering, and time to collision. Accelerometers may detect acceleration in the direction of vehicle travel and/or lateral acceleration. | 11-05-2015 |
20150325104 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL AND TRANSMITTING THE RESULTS USING A MOBILE DEVICE - Systems and methods for testing blood alcohol level and transmitting results using a mobile device, including attaching a breathalyzer device to the mobile device, wherein the breathalyzer device is configured to transmit data to the mobile device. Blood alcohol level of a user is tested using the breathalyzer device, and an alert is sent to one or more contacts if the blood alcohol level of the user is above a pre-determined level. A response is received from a contact indicating that the responding contact is able to assist the user, all non-responding contacts are notified that the responding contact will assist the user; and all non-responding pre-determined contacts are notified when the responding pre-determined contact has arrived to assist the user. | 11-12-2015 |
20150327803 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING BIOLOGICAL STATE DURING DRIVING AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A device determining a biological state of a driver more accurately, including a hypnagogic symptom phenomenon detecting mechanism, an imminent sleep phenomenon detecting mechanism, a subjective sleepiness/low consciousness traveling state detecting mechanism, and a homeostasis function level determining mechanism, which are configured to function in parallel. Therefore, detection of a hypnagogic symptom phenomenon or an imminent sleep phenomenon, or detection of a period resisting a light sleepiness mild sleepiness or a strong sleepiness which occurs consciously, or the case where a low consciousness traveling state due to a decrease in consciousness level momentarily occurs or the case where it occurs longer continuously, or the like, can be determined/detected, and the driver's biological state can be accurately determined | 11-19-2015 |
20150360696 | Vehicle Onboard Safety System - Vehicle onboard safety systems against deception during driving-under-influence (DUI) test, using cheiloscopy sensor or bite mark sensor as biometrics have been invented. The systems have an engine interlock system, which controls the engine ignition based on the onboard DUI testing result. The systems also have a smart phone locker designed to take the smart phone away from the driver in order to avoid any driving distraction, while allowing connection to external network and resource through tethering. | 12-17-2015 |
20150375754 | Ambient Vehicle and Pedestrian State Detection for Device Notification - Described is a technology by which ambient data related to a vehicle is sensed and processed, for use in determining a state change related to external traffic awareness. Based upon the state change, an allowed level of interactivity with a user interface may be changed, and/or a notification may be output. Images and/or depth data may be sensed as part of determining whether a user who is interacting with a device in a stopped vehicle is to be made aware of the changed condition with respect to other vehicles, pedestrians and/or the like. | 12-31-2015 |
20160023662 | Method and device for ascertaining a fatigue degree of a driver of a vehicle, and vehicle - A method and a device for ascertaining a fatigue degree of a driver of a vehicle, and to a vehicle, includes a driver-specific ascertainment of a change in the fatigue degree, and ascertaining the fatigue degree based on a previous fatigue degree, which is ascertained utilizing a driver-related circadian rhythm and the ascertained change in the fatigue degree. The method includes the ascertainment of the previous fatigue degree based on data about the driver in a time period during which the driver is not driving the vehicle. | 01-28-2016 |
20160027276 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A VEHICLE OPERATOR AND FOR MONITORING AN OPERATING ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE VEHICLE - The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for monitoring a vehicle operator and for monitoring the environment of a vehicle operator. In particularly, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining a physical position of an operator within a vehicle and for determining environmental conditions surrounding the vehicle operator. The systems may include at least one of: an image sensor, an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a microphone or a combination or sub-combination thereof. The methods may determine a position and/or an orientation of a vehicle operator's head, arms, hands, legs, feet, etc., a combination thereof or a sub-combination thereof. The methods may generate a warning when a position of the vehicle operator is inappropriate, such as when the vehicle operator has not looked in front of the vehicle for an extended period of time when the vehicle is travelling forward, when the vehicle operator is looking at a cellular telephone, when the vehicle operator has been looking downward for an extended period of time, etc. | 01-28-2016 |
20160039285 | SCENE AWARENESS SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A method of alerting a user of a vehicle as to a scene, external to the vehicle, includes capturing data pertaining to the scene, external to the vehicle. The captured data, pertaining to the scene external to the vehicle, is transmitted to a processor. The determination is made, in the processor that a characteristic is in the scene that requires the user's visual attention. Data pertaining to a gaze of the user is captured. Captured data, pertaining to the gaze of the user, is transmitted to the processor. A determination is made, in the processor that the drive is gazing toward a user device. A signal is transmitted to the user device such that the user device alerts the user as to the characteristic in the scene requiring the user's visual attention. | 02-11-2016 |
20160042627 | BIOMETRIC MONITORING AND ALERTING FOR A VEHICLE - A computer storage medium has embodied thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed, perform a method for identifying biometric markers within a vehicle. The method includes detecting a biometric marker of a driver within the vehicle and displaying data associated with the biometric marker to the driver. | 02-11-2016 |
20160046294 | DRIVER REST RECOMMENDATION - Methods and systems for monitoring a driver of a vehicle using a driver state monitoring (DSM) system. The DSM system includes a sensing unit that senses biological information of a user of a vehicle. The DSM system also includes a controller that determines a drowsy state of the user based on the sensed biological information. The controller also determines a current condition of traffic and outputs information recommending rest for the user based on the determined drowsy state of the user and the determined current condition of traffic. The controller monitors the traffic and determines a rest state of the user, and outputs an alarm based on monitoring the traffic and the determined rest state of the user. | 02-18-2016 |
20160046298 | DETECTION OF DRIVER BEHAVIORS USING IN-VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system includes a motion sensor system configured for deployment in a cab of a vehicle and to generate substantially in real-time a digital mapping of driver movement during operation of the vehicle. A computer is configured for deployment in the cab and coupled to the motion sensor system. A driver behavior detector is coupled to the computer and configured to detect a driver distraction event using the driver movement mapping. A communication device at the vehicle is configured to communicate an alert message to one or both of a user interface device in the cab and a remote system in response to the detected driver distraction event. | 02-18-2016 |
20160049022 | Driver-assistance system featuring fatigue detection, and method for predicting a fatigue degree - A method for predicting an instant at which a predefined fatigue degree is expected to be reached in a vehicle system for fatigue detection, includes: (i) detecting the fatigue characteristic by continuously ascertaining the current fatigue degree of the vehicle operator; (ii) ascertaining a change in the fatigue degree over time within a predefinable time interval of the fatigue characteristic, and/or supplying an empirically determined change in fatigue degree over time; and (iii) ascertaining the instant at which a predefined fatigue degree is expected to be reached, based on the ascertained and/or supplied change in the fatigue degree. | 02-18-2016 |
20160052523 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE FOR AN ALCOHOL TEST UNIT - A portable apparatus for the receipt and analysis of a breath-carried component, such as alcohol, includes a sensor module for receiving breath samples of a subject and detecting the presence of the component to be monitored; a module for monitoring and determining the location of the apparatus; a module for the acquisition of characteristics of the subject providing the sample and processing them into a form that allows comparison to a database of individuals and their characteristics; a control module coupling and controlling the other modules of the apparatus into a operable system; and a power supply. A wireless communication module is provided to transmit data associated with a sample, the subject providing the sample, and the location of the apparatus to a remote receiver for further analysis, processing and/or storage. The apparatus may be used in a vehicle for driver breath monitoring or may be carried by an individual to allow sampling to be performed at various locations. | 02-25-2016 |
20160052524 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALERTING DROWSY DRIVING - A system and method for alerting drowsy driving are provided. The system includes a d controller configured to analyze a driving pattern of a vehicle to detect a dangerous driving pattern. In addition, the controller is configured to analyze a face image of a driver to detect an eye pattern maintained for a predetermined period of time or longer. Further, the controller is configured to determine that the driver is driving while drowsy when the eye closing for the predetermined period of time or longer and the dangerous driving pattern are simultaneously detected. | 02-25-2016 |
20160090097 | SYSTEM FOR FATIGUE DETECTION USING A SUITE OF PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICES - A system, method, and computer program product for detecting, in real time, a fatigue level of a vehicle operator. Multiple physiological indicators of an individual vehicle operator can be monitored at different instances when the operator's level of fatigue is known and can be quantified. A statistical model of the vehicle operator's fatigue can be developed from the data from the multiple instances. In future instances, the statistical model can be applied to real-time physiological data collected from the operator during operation of the vehicle to determine a fatigue level. A warning can be provided when the statistically-calculated fatigue level exceeds a threshold level. | 03-31-2016 |
20160096529 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AVOIDING AN IN-ALERT DRIVER OF A VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a method performed by an alertness-increasing system for avoiding a situation with a potentially in-alert driver of a vehicle. The alertness-increasing system determines that the driver is, and/or may potentially become, in-alert in his or her driving. Moreover, the alertness-increasing system initiates a software-based function adapted to cognitively stimulate the driver. The disclosure also relates to an alertness-increasing system in accordance with the foregoing, a vehicle comprising at least a portion of the alertness-increasing system, and a user device adapted to communicate with the vehicle, comprising at least a portion of the alertness-increasing system and/or at least a portion of the function adapted to cognitively stimulate the driver. | 04-07-2016 |
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