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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AROUSING A DROWSY DRIVER WITHOUT DROWSINESS DETECTION

  • US 20130069788A1
  • Filed: 09/20/2011
  • Published: 03/21/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for preventing drowsiness in a driver of a vehicle having a memory and a processor to execute steps comprising:

  • determining a configuration for a thermal grill corresponding to a level below a pain threshold of the driver, the thermal grill comprising warm regions interlaced with cool regions, the determining including;

    configuring at least one warm region to a first temperature,configuring at least one cool region to a second temperature, andreceiving input indicating whether the thermal grill, including regions with the first temperature and the second temperature, produces an uncomfortable sensation for the driver;

    storing the determined configuration for the thermal grill corresponding to the level below the pain threshold of the driver; and

    configuring the thermal grill to the stored configuration during vehicle operation.

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