METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CONDITIONS OF DRIVERS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THEREOF
First Claim
1. A system for detecting a condition of a driver, the system comprising:
- a first electrical device, including a first sensor coupling to a first communication unit, wherein the first sensor is configured to detect an initial vehicle angle of a vehicle on a first dimension;
a second electrical device, including a second sensor coupling to a second communication unit, wherein the second sensor is configured to detect an initial head angle of the driver on the first dimension;
a regulation unit, disposed in the first electrical device or the second electrical device, calculating a regulation angle on the first dimension based on the initial vehicle angle and the initial head angle on the first dimension; and
an alert unit, disposed in the first electrical device or the second electrical device,wherein the first sensor detects a current vehicle angle of the vehicle on the first dimension, and the second sensor detects a current head angle of the driver on the first dimension,wherein the regulation unit calculates a regulated head angle of the driver on the first dimension based on the current head angle and the regulation angle on the first dimension,wherein the alert unit calculates the absolute value of a difference value on the first dimension between the current vehicle angle and the regulated head angle on the first dimension and determines whether the absolute value of the difference value on the first dimension is larger than a first threshold,if the absolute value of the difference value on the first dimension is larger than the first threshold, the alert unit generates a warning message.
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Abstract
A system for detecting a condition of a driver is provided, wherein the system includes a first electrical device, a second electrical device, a regulation unit and an alert unit. The first electrical device detects an initial vehicle angle of a vehicle, the second electrical device detects an initial head angle of the driver and the regulation unit calculates a regulation angle based on the initial head angle and the initial vehicle angle. Additionally, the first electrical device detects a current vehicle angle of the vehicle, the second electrical device detects a current head angle of the driver and the regulation unit calculates a regulated head angle based on the current head angle and the regulation angle. Furthermore, the alert unit calculates a difference value between the regulated head angle and the current vehicle angle and generates a warning message if the difference value is larger than a threshold.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for detecting a condition of a driver, the system comprising:
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a first electrical device, including a first sensor coupling to a first communication unit, wherein the first sensor is configured to detect an initial vehicle angle of a vehicle on a first dimension; a second electrical device, including a second sensor coupling to a second communication unit, wherein the second sensor is configured to detect an initial head angle of the driver on the first dimension; a regulation unit, disposed in the first electrical device or the second electrical device, calculating a regulation angle on the first dimension based on the initial vehicle angle and the initial head angle on the first dimension; and an alert unit, disposed in the first electrical device or the second electrical device, wherein the first sensor detects a current vehicle angle of the vehicle on the first dimension, and the second sensor detects a current head angle of the driver on the first dimension, wherein the regulation unit calculates a regulated head angle of the driver on the first dimension based on the current head angle and the regulation angle on the first dimension, wherein the alert unit calculates the absolute value of a difference value on the first dimension between the current vehicle angle and the regulated head angle on the first dimension and determines whether the absolute value of the difference value on the first dimension is larger than a first threshold, if the absolute value of the difference value on the first dimension is larger than the first threshold, the alert unit generates a warning message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a micro-controller; a sensor, coupled to the micro-controller and configured to detect an initial angle and a current angle of the electronic apparatus on a first dimension; a communication unit, coupled to the micro-controller and configured to receive a first signal of an initial angle of an another electronic apparatus on the first dimension, and receives a second signal of a current angle of the another electronic apparatus on the first dimension; a regulation unit, coupled to the micro-controller, wherein the regulation unit calculates a regulation angle on the first dimension based on the initial angle of the electronic apparatus on the first dimension and the initial angle of the another electronic apparatus on the first dimension, and adjusts one of the current angle of the electronic apparatus on the first dimension and the current angle of the another electronic apparatus on the first dimension based on the regulation angle on the first dimension to generate a regulated angle on the first dimension; and an alert unit, coupled to the micro-controller, wherein the alert unit calculates the absolute value of a difference value on the first dimension between the regulated angle on the first dimension and another one of the current angle of the electronic apparatus on the first dimension and the current angle of the another electronic apparatus on the first dimension and determines whether the absolute value of the difference value on the first dimension is larger than a first threshold, if the absolute value of the difference value on the first dimension is larger than the first threshold, the alert unit generates a warning message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for detecting a condition of a driver, the method comprising:
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detecting an initial vehicle angle of a vehicle on a first dimension; detecting an initial head angle of the driver on the first dimension; reading a regulation signal to determine whether to perform a regulation process, and when reading the regulation signal, calculating a regulation angle on the first dimension based on the initial head angle and the initial vehicle angle on the first dimension; detecting a current vehicle angle of the vehicle on the first dimension and a current head angle of the driver on the first dimension; calculating a regulated head angle of the driver on the first dimension based on the current head angle and the regulation angle on the first dimension; calculating the absolute value of a difference value between the current vehicle angle and the regulated head angle on the first dimension; determining whether the absolute value of the difference value on the first dimension is larger than a first threshold; and generating a warning message, if the absolute value of the difference value on the first dimension is larger than the first threshold. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for detecting a condition of a driver, the system comprising:
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a first electrical device, including a first sensor coupling to a first communication unit, wherein the first sensor is configured to detect an initial vehicle angular velocity of a vehicle on a first dimension; a second electrical device, including a second sensor coupling to a second communication unit, wherein the second sensor is configured to detect an initial head angular velocity of the driver on the first dimension; a regulation unit, disposed in the first electrical device or the second electrical device, wherein the regulation unit is configured to calculate a regulation angular velocity on the first dimension based on the initial vehicle angular velocity and the initial head angular velocity on the first dimension; and an alert unit, disposed in the first electrical device or the second electrical device, wherein the first sensor detects a current vehicle angular velocity of the vehicle on the first dimension, and the second sensor detects a current head angular velocity of the driver on the first dimension, wherein the regulation unit calculates a regulated head angular velocity of the driver on the first dimension based on the current head angular velocity and the regulation angular velocity on the first dimension, wherein the alert unit calculates the absolute value of an angular velocity difference value on the first dimension between the current vehicle angular velocity and the regulated head angular velocity on the first dimension and determines whether the absolute value of the angular velocity difference value on the first dimension is larger than a first threshold, if the absolute value of the angular velocity difference value on the first dimension is larger than the first threshold, the alert unit generates a warning message.
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29. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a micro-controller; a sensor, coupled to the micro-controller and configured to detect an initial angular velocity and a current angular velocity of the electronic apparatus on a first dimension; a communication unit, coupled to the micro-controller and configured to receive a first signal of an initial angular velocity of an another electronic apparatus on the first dimension, and receives a second signal of a current angular velocity of the another electronic apparatus on the first dimension; a regulation unit, coupled to the micro-controller, wherein the regulation unit calculates a regulation angular velocity on the first dimension based on the initial angular velocity of the electronic apparatus on the first dimension and the initial angular velocity of the another electronic apparatus on the first dimension, and adjusts one of the current angular velocity of the electronic apparatus on the first dimension and the current angular velocity of the another electronic apparatus on the first dimension based on the regulation angular velocity to generate a regulated angular velocity on the first dimension; and an alert unit, coupled to the micro-controller, wherein the alert unit calculates the absolute value of an angular velocity difference value on the first dimension between the regulated angular velocity on the first dimension and another one of the current angular velocity of the electronic apparatus on the first dimension and the current angular velocity of the another electronic apparatus on the first dimension and determines whether the absolute value of the angular velocity difference value one the first dimension is larger than a first threshold, if the absolute value of the angular velocity difference value on the first dimension is larger than the first threshold, the alert unit generates a warning message.
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30. A method for detecting a condition of a driver, the method comprising:
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detecting an initial vehicle angular velocity of a vehicle on a first dimension; detecting an initial head angular velocity of the driver on the first dimension; reading a regulation signal to determine whether to perform a regulation process, and when reading the regulation signal, calculating a regulation angular velocity on the first dimension based on the initial head angular velocity and the initial vehicle angular velocity on the first dimension; detecting a current vehicle angular velocity of the vehicle on the first dimension and a current head angular velocity of the driver on the first dimension; calculating a regulated head angular velocity of the driver on the first dimension based on the current head angular velocity and the regulation angular velocity on the first dimension; calculating the absolute value of an angular velocity difference value on the first dimension between the current vehicle angular velocity and the regulated head angular velocity on the first dimension; determining whether the absolute value of the angular velocity difference on the first dimension value is larger than a first threshold; and generating a warning message, if the absolute value of the angular velocity difference value on the first dimension is larger than the first threshold.
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