METHOD OF MONITORING A VEHICLE DRIVER
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1. A method of monitoring a vehicle driver, comprising:
- monitoring any of an eye or a facial position of the vehicle driver via a tracking device operatively disposed in a vehicle that is then-currently in operation;
based on the monitoring, via a processor operatively associated with the tracking device, determining that the eye or facial position of the vehicle driver is such that the vehicle driver'"'"'s eyes are or the vehicle driver'"'"'s face is focused on an object disposed inside an interior of the vehicle; and
in response to the determining, automatically altering a functionality of the object.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring a vehicle driver involves monitoring any of an eye or facial position of the vehicle driver via a tracking device operatively disposed in a vehicle that is then-currently in operation. Based on the monitoring, via a processor operatively associated with the tracking device, the method further involves determining that the eye or facial position of the vehicle driver is such that the vehicle driver'"'"'s eyes are, or the vehicle driver'"'"'s face is focused on an object disposed inside an interior of the vehicle. In response to the determining, a functionality of the object is automatically altered.
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1. A method of monitoring a vehicle driver, comprising:
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monitoring any of an eye or a facial position of the vehicle driver via a tracking device operatively disposed in a vehicle that is then-currently in operation; based on the monitoring, via a processor operatively associated with the tracking device, determining that the eye or facial position of the vehicle driver is such that the vehicle driver'"'"'s eyes are or the vehicle driver'"'"'s face is focused on an object disposed inside an interior of the vehicle; and in response to the determining, automatically altering a functionality of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for monitoring a vehicle driver, comprising:
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an eye-tracking device operatively disposed in a vehicle, the eye-tracking device configured to monitor an eye position of the vehicle driver while the vehicle is in operation; a processor operatively associated with the eye-tracking device, the eye-tracking device processor executing computer program code encoded on a computer readable medium for determining that the eye position of the vehicle driver is such that the vehicle driver'"'"'s eyes are focused on an object disposed inside an interior of the vehicle while the vehicle is in operation; and a processor operatively associated with the object, the object processor executing computer program code encoded on a computer readable medium for automatically altering a functionality of the object in response to the determining that the vehicle driver'"'"'s eyes are directed toward the object. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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