DRIVER FATIGUE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicle including a system for monitoring a driver of the vehicle during movement of the vehicle under control of the driver on a road, the vehicle comprisingan information obtaining system arranged within the vehicle and that obtains information about a driver who traveled the same road as the vehicle at a previous time;
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Abstract
Method and system for monitoring a driver during movement of the vehicle includes an information obtaining system that obtains information about a driver who traveled the same road at a previous time, and a processor that analyzes the obtained information and vehicle movement to determine whether the driver has lost the ability to continue to control the vehicle. The loss of ability to continue to control the vehicle arises from the driver falling asleep or otherwise being incapable of controlling the vehicle after initially having been awake or otherwise capable of controlling the vehicle. A reactive component is affected by the processor'"'"'s determination that the driver has lost the ability to continue to control the vehicle, and preferably requires action by the driver to indicate regaining of the ability to operate the vehicle or exerting control over the vehicle to slow the vehicle and bring it to a stop.
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24 Claims
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1. A vehicle including a system for monitoring a driver of the vehicle during movement of the vehicle under control of the driver on a road, the vehicle comprising
an information obtaining system arranged within the vehicle and that obtains information about a driver who traveled the same road as the vehicle at a previous time; - and
a processor arranged within the vehicle and coupled to said information obtaining system, said processor analyzing the information obtained by said information obtaining system and movement of the vehicle to determine during movement of the vehicle and based on the obtained information and movement of the vehicle, whether the driver has lost the ability to continue to control the vehicle, the loss of ability to continue to control the vehicle arising from the driver falling asleep or otherwise being incapable of controlling the vehicle after initially having been awake or otherwise capable of controlling the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23)
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18. A method for monitoring operation of a vehicle by a driver during movement of the vehicle under control of the driver, comprising:
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obtaining information about a driver who traveled the same road as the vehicle at a previous time; and analyzing, using a processor on the vehicle, the information obtained about the driver who traveled the same road as the vehicle at a previous time and movement of the vehicle to determine during movement of the vehicle and based on the information and movement of the vehicle, whether the driver has lost the ability to continue to control the vehicle, the loss of ability to continue to control the vehicle arising from the driver falling asleep or otherwise being incapable of controlling the vehicle after initially having been awake or otherwise capable of controlling the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 24)
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