DRIVER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Abstract
In a driver management apparatus for managing the driver of a vehicle, a state estimating means (14) estimates a state of the driver based on the sensing information from a sensing means (11, 12, 25). Based on an estimation result, an extracting means (11) extracts, as a capture region, part of the sensing information. The capture information storing means (16) extracts the sensing information associated with the extracted capture region and stores the extracted sensing information as capture information. The determining means (11) determines whether the estimation result satisfies a reporting condition. When it is determined that the estimation result satisfies the reporting condition, the controlling means (23, 21) retrieves the capture information associated with the estimation result and causes the retrieved capture information to be transmitted with the estimation result to the external center (30).
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102 Claims
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44. A driver management apparatus for managing a driver of a vehicle, the apparatus being capable of exchanging various data sets with an external center, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensing means for sensing the driver; a sensing information storing means for temporarily storing the sensing information that is a result of the sensing of the driver provided by the sensing means; a state estimating means for estimating a state of the driver based on the sensing information; an extracting means for extracting, as a capture region, part of the sensing information, which is stored by the sensing information storing means, based on an estimation result provided by the state estimating means; a capture information storing means for extracting the sensing information, which is associated with the capture region extracted by the extracting means, from the sensing information storing means, and for storing the extracted sensing information as capture information; a determining means for determining whether the estimation result provided by the state estimating means satisfies a reporting condition for determining that the external center is to be informed of the estimation result; and a controlling means for retrieving the capture information, which is associated with the estimation result, from the capture information storing means, and for causing the retrieved capture information to be transmitted with the estimation result to the external center when the determining means determines that the estimation result satisfies the reporting condition. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A driver management apparatus for managing a driver of a vehicle, the apparatus being capable of exchanging various data sets with an external center, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensing means for sensing the driver; a sensing information storing means for temporarily storing the sensing information that is a result of the sensing of the driver provided by the sensing means; a state estimating means for estimating a state of the driver based on the sensing information; an extracting means for extracting, as a capture region, part of the sensing information, which is stored by the sensing information storing means, based on an estimation result provided by the state estimating means; a capture information storing means for extracting the sensing information, which is associated with the capture region extracted by the extracting means, from the sensing information storing means, and for storing the extracted sensing information as capture information; a determining means for determining whether the estimation result provided by the state estimating means satisfies a reporting condition for determining that the external center is to be informed of the estimation result; a travel information storing means capable of storing information related to travel of the vehicle; and a controlling means for retrieving the capture information, which is associated with the estimation result, from the capture information storing means, and for causing the travel information storing means to store the retrieved capture information with the estimation result when the determining means determines that the estimation result satisfies the reporting condition. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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86. A driver management apparatus for managing a driver of a vehicle, the apparatus being capable of exchanging various data sets with an external center, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensing means for sensing bioinformation of the driver; a sensing information storing means for temporarily storing sensing information that is a result of the sensing of the bioinformation of the driver provided by the sensing means; a state estimating means for estimating a state of the driver based on the sensing information; a face image acquiring means for acquiring an image of a face of the driver; a face image storing means for temporarily storing the acquired image of the face of the driver; an extracting means for extracting, as a capture region, part of the face image, which is stored by the face image storing means, based on an estimation result provided by the state estimating means; a capture information storing means for extracting at least one of the sensing information, which is associated with the capture region extracted by the extracting means, and the face image, which is associated with the capture region, and for storing, as capture information, the at least one of the sensing information and the face image; a determining means for determining whether the estimation result provided by the state estimating means satisfies a reporting condition for determining that the external center is to be informed of the estimation result; and a controlling means for retrieving the capture information, which is associated with the estimation result, from the capture information storing means and for causing the retrieved capture information to be transmitted with the estimation result to the external center when the determining means determines that the estimation result satisfies the reporting condition. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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98. A driver management apparatus for managing a driver of a vehicle, the apparatus being capable of exchanging various data sets with an external center, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensing means for sensing bioinformation of the driver; a sensing information storing means for temporarily storing sensing information that is a result of the sensing of the bioinformation of the driver provided by the sensing means; a state estimating means for estimating a state of the driver based on the sensing information; a face image acquiring means for acquiring an image of a face of the driver; a face image storing means for temporarily storing the face image of the driver acquired by the face image acquiring means; an extracting means for extracting, as a capture region, part of the face image, which is stored by the face image storing means, based on an estimation result provided by the state estimating means; a capture information storing means for extracting at least one of the sensing information, which is associated with the capture region extracted by the extracting means, and the face image, which is associated with the capture region, and for storing, as capture information, the at least one of the sensing information and the face image; a determining means for determining whether the estimation result provided by the state estimating means satisfies a reporting condition for determining that the external center is to be informed of the estimation result; a travel information storing means capable of storing information related to travel of the vehicle; and a controlling means for retrieving the capture information, which is associated with the estimation result, from the capture information storing means, and for causing the travel information storing means to store the retrieved capture information with the estimation result when the determining means determines that the estimation result satisfies the reporting condition. - View Dependent Claims (99, 100, 101, 102)
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