Driver monitoring system
First Claim
1. A driver monitoring system monitoring a driver of a host vehicle by a vehicle control unit and a portable unit which communicate with each other, the vehicle control unit controlling the host vehicle, the portable unit having a display screen and an image capture apparatus arranged to capture an image of an area opposing the display screen,the driver monitoring system comprising:
- an occupant state determiner section configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable unit during running of the host vehicle, based on an image captured by the image capture apparatus;
a safety controller section configured to issue a warning in response to that the occupant state determiner section determines that the driver looks at the display screen of the portable unit; and
an image recognizer section configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle accords with a manipulator of the portable unit based on (i) an image captured by an in-vehicle camera disposed in front of a driver seat to capture an image of the driver seat and (ii) an image captured by the image capture apparatus included in the portable unit,wherein in response to that the driver of the host vehicle is determined to accord with the manipulator of the portable unit, the occupant state determiner section is configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable unit during running of the host vehicle, based on the image captured by the image capture apparatus.
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Abstract
A driving monitoring system monitors a driver of a host vehicle by a vehicle control unit and a portable terminal which communicate with each other. The vehicle control unit controls the host vehicle. The portable terminal includes a display screen and a camera arranged to capture an image of an area opposing the display screen. The driver monitoring system determines whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable terminal during running of the host vehicle, based on an image captured by the camera; the driver monitoring system issues a warning in response to that the driver is determined to be looking at the display screen of the portable terminal.
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Citations
33 Claims
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1. A driver monitoring system monitoring a driver of a host vehicle by a vehicle control unit and a portable unit which communicate with each other, the vehicle control unit controlling the host vehicle, the portable unit having a display screen and an image capture apparatus arranged to capture an image of an area opposing the display screen,
the driver monitoring system comprising: -
an occupant state determiner section configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable unit during running of the host vehicle, based on an image captured by the image capture apparatus; a safety controller section configured to issue a warning in response to that the occupant state determiner section determines that the driver looks at the display screen of the portable unit; and an image recognizer section configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle accords with a manipulator of the portable unit based on (i) an image captured by an in-vehicle camera disposed in front of a driver seat to capture an image of the driver seat and (ii) an image captured by the image capture apparatus included in the portable unit, wherein in response to that the driver of the host vehicle is determined to accord with the manipulator of the portable unit, the occupant state determiner section is configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable unit during running of the host vehicle, based on the image captured by the image capture apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A driver monitoring system monitoring a driver of a host vehicle by a vehicle control unit and a portable unit which communicate with each other, the vehicle control unit controlling the host vehicle, the portable unit having a display screen and an image capture apparatus arranged to capture an image of an area opposing the display screen,
the driver monitoring system comprising: -
an occupant state determiner section configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable unit during an automated driving of the host vehicle, based on an image captured by the image capture apparatus; and a safety controller section configured to perform a control of issuing a warning in response to that the occupant state determiner section determines that the driver looks at the display screen of the portable unit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A driver monitoring system monitoring a driver of a host vehicle by (i) a vehicle control unit in the host vehicle and (ii) a portable unit communicating with the vehicle control unit,
the vehicle control unit controlling the host vehicle, the portable unit including a display screen arranged on one of side faces of the portable unit and an image capture apparatus arranged on the one of the side faces of the portable unit to capture an image in front of the display screen, the driver monitoring system comprising: at least one control circuit configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable unit during an automated driving of the host vehicle, based on the image in front of the display screen of the portable unit captured by the image capture apparatus included in the portable unit; and perform a control of providing information used by the driver in driving, in response to determining that the driver looks at the display screen of the portable unit. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A driver monitoring system monitoring a driver of a host vehicle by a vehicle control unit and a portable unit which communicate with each other, the vehicle control unit controlling the host vehicle, the portable unit having a display screen and an image capture apparatus arranged to capture an image of an area opposing the display screen,
the driver monitoring system comprising: -
an occupant state determiner section configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable unit during an automated driving of the host vehicle, based on an image captured by the image capture apparatus; a safety controller section configured to perform at least either a control of issuing a warning or a control of providing information used by the driver in driving, in response to that the occupant state determiner section determines that the driver looks at the display screen of the portable unit; and an image recognizer section configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle accords with a manipulator of the portable unit based on (i) an image captured by an in-vehicle camera disposed in front of a driver seat to capture an image of the driver seat and (ii) an image captured by the image capture apparatus included in the portable unit, wherein in response to that the driver of the host vehicle is determined to accord with the manipulator of the portable unit, the occupant state determiner section is configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable unit during running of the host vehicle, based on the image captured by the image capture apparatus.
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