SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLOSED-LOOP DRIVER ATTENTION MANAGEMENT
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1. A method of driver attention management comprising:
- detecting, by a sensor, characteristics of a driver;
determining, based on the detected characteristics of the driver, whether the driver exercises sufficient supervisory control of the vehicle; and
providing a series of one or more prompts, wherein each prompt'"'"'s intrusiveness is related to the determination of whether the driver exercises sufficient supervisory control of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method and system may manage the driver'"'"'s attention while driving. The driver may be driving using an autonomous driving system or limited-ability autonomous driving system. A method may detect, by a sensor, characteristics of a driver; determine, based on the detected characteristics of the driver, whether the driver exercises sufficient supervisory control of the vehicle; and provide a series of one or more prompts, wherein each prompt'"'"'s intrusiveness is related to the determination of whether the driver exercises sufficient supervisory control of the vehicle.
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1. A method of driver attention management comprising:
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detecting, by a sensor, characteristics of a driver; determining, based on the detected characteristics of the driver, whether the driver exercises sufficient supervisory control of the vehicle; and providing a series of one or more prompts, wherein each prompt'"'"'s intrusiveness is related to the determination of whether the driver exercises sufficient supervisory control of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A driver attention management system comprising:
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a sensor to detect characteristics of a driver; a processor to determine, based on the detected characteristics of the driver, whether the driver exercises sufficient supervisory control of the vehicle; a prompter to provide a series of one or more prompts, wherein each prompt'"'"'s intrusiveness is related to the determination of whether the driver exercises sufficient supervisory control of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A driver attention management apparatus, comprising:
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an autonomous driving system to assist a driver in controlling a vehicle; a prompting system to prompt the driver; a sensing system to detect the driver'"'"'s responses to the prompting system; a processor to determine whether the driver is exercising sufficient supervisory control of the vehicle, according to the level of autonomy employed by the autonomous driving system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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