System for monitoring a driver's attention to driving
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a driver'"'"'s attention while driving a vehicle, comprising:
- a driver monitoring camera including a field of view having the driver'"'"'s face positioned therein so as to view the driver'"'"'s gaze and facial pose;
a gaze and facial pose determiner coupled to the driver monitoring camera and receiving image signals from the camera indicative of the driver'"'"'s face, the gaze and facial pose determiner determining whether the gaze and facial pose of the driver are oriented in a forward direction of travel of the vehicle; and
an alarm responsive to the gaze and facial pose determiner for advising the driver that at least one of his gaze and facial pose are not oriented in the forward direction of travel of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a driver'"'"'s attention to driving a vehicle includes a camera having a field of view wherein a driver'"'"'s face is positioned in the field of view of the camera. The system also includes a gaze and facial pose determiner coupled to the camera which receives signals corresponding to images of the driver'"'"'s face for analysis. The gaze and facial pose determiner determines whether the gaze and facial pose of the driver are oriented in a forward direction of travel of the vehicle. The system also includes an alarm responsive to the gaze and facial pose determiner for advising the driver that his gaze and facial pose are not oriented in the forward direction of travel of the vehicle.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a driver'"'"'s attention while driving a vehicle, comprising:
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a driver monitoring camera including a field of view having the driver'"'"'s face positioned therein so as to view the driver'"'"'s gaze and facial pose;
a gaze and facial pose determiner coupled to the driver monitoring camera and receiving image signals from the camera indicative of the driver'"'"'s face, the gaze and facial pose determiner determining whether the gaze and facial pose of the driver are oriented in a forward direction of travel of the vehicle; and
an alarm responsive to the gaze and facial pose determiner for advising the driver that at least one of his gaze and facial pose are not oriented in the forward direction of travel of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
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12. A system for monitoring a driver'"'"'s attention while driving a vehicle, comprising:
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a driver monitoring camera including a field of view having the driver'"'"'s face positioned therein so as to monitor the driver'"'"'s gaze and facial pose;
a gaze and facial pose determiner coupled to the driver monitoring camera and receiving image signals from the driver monitoring camera indicative of the driver'"'"'s face, the gaze and facial pose determiner determining whether the gaze and facial pose of the driver are oriented in a forward direction of travel of the vehicle;
an object monitoring camera having a field of view and being oriented so as to monitor regions external to and proximate the vehicle;
an object and distance determiner operatively coupled to the object monitoring camera, the object and distance determiner identifying an object which is in the field of view of the object monitoring camera and its distance from the vehicle; and
a speedometer for determining a speed of the vehicle;
wherein if it is determined that at least one of the gaze and facial pose of the driver are not oriented in the forward direction of travel of the vehicle, and the object and distance identifier identifies an object in the field of view of the camera that is within a predetermined distance from the vehicle, the alarm is activated to advise the driver to redirect his gaze and facial pose to the forward direction of travel of the vehicle; and
wherein if it is determined that at least one of the gaze and facial pose of the driver are not oriented in the forward direction of travel of the vehicle for a predetermined period of time, the alarm is activated to advise the driver to redirect his gaze and facial pose on the forward direction of travel of the vehicle.
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