DRIVER DISTRACTION DETECTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle, the in-vehicle computing system comprising:
- an external device interface communicatively connecting the in-vehicle computing system to a mobile device;
an inter-vehicle system communication module communicatively connecting the in-vehicle computing system to one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle;
a processor; and
a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to;
receive image data from the mobile device via the external device interface, the image data imaging a driver and a driver environment;
determine a driver state based on the received image data;
responsive to determining that the driver state indicates that the driver is distracted;
receive vehicle data from one or more of the vehicle systems via the inter-vehicle system communication module;
determine a vehicle state based on the vehicle data;
determine a distraction severity level based on the driver state and the vehicle state; and
control one or more devices of the vehicle to perform a selected action based on the distraction severity level.
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Abstract
Embodiments are described for determining and responding to driver distractions. An example in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle includes an external device interface communicatively connecting the in-vehicle computing system to a mobile device, an inter-vehicle system communication module communicatively connecting the in-vehicle computing system to one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle, a processor, and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to receive image data from the mobile device, and determine a driver state based on the received image data. The instructions are further executable to receive vehicle data from one or more of the vehicle systems, determine a vehicle state based on the vehicle data, determine a distraction severity level based on the driver state and the vehicle state, and control one or more devices of the vehicle to perform a selected action based on the distraction severity level.
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20 Claims
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1. An in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle, the in-vehicle computing system comprising:
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an external device interface communicatively connecting the in-vehicle computing system to a mobile device; an inter-vehicle system communication module communicatively connecting the in-vehicle computing system to one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle; a processor; and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to; receive image data from the mobile device via the external device interface, the image data imaging a driver and a driver environment; determine a driver state based on the received image data; responsive to determining that the driver state indicates that the driver is distracted; receive vehicle data from one or more of the vehicle systems via the inter-vehicle system communication module; determine a vehicle state based on the vehicle data; determine a distraction severity level based on the driver state and the vehicle state; and control one or more devices of the vehicle to perform a selected action based on the distraction severity level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for an in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving driver data from a wearable device, the driver data including image data from a driver-facing camera; receiving object data from one or more imaging devices of at least one of the wearable device and the vehicle, the object data including image data of a vehicle environment; receiving vehicle data from one or more vehicle systems, the vehicle data including an indication of an operating condition of the vehicle; determining whether a driver is distracted by correlating the driver data with the object data; responsive to determining that the driver is distracted, selecting an action based on correlating the driver data with the object data and the vehicle data and performing the selected action; and responsive to determining that the driver is not distracted, maintaining current operating parameters. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for identifying driver distraction, the system comprising:
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a wearable device including a driver-facing camera, an outward-facing camera, and one or more sensors; an in-vehicle computing system communicatively connected to the wearable device and one or more vehicle systems, the in-vehicle computing system comprising a first processor and a first storage device; and a cloud computing device remote from the in-vehicle computing system and communicatively connected to the in-vehicle computing system via a network, the cloud computing device comprising a second processor and a second storage device, one or more of the first storage device and the second storage device storing first instructions executable by a respective one or more of the first processor and the second processor to; receive image data from the driver-facing camera and sensor data from the one or more sensors of the wearable device indicating a driver state, receive image data from the outward-facing camera of the wearable device indicating object states of one or more objects, receive vehicle data from one or more vehicle systems to indicate vehicle state, and select an action to be performed based on the indicated driver state, object states, and vehicle state, the first storage device storing second instructions executable by the first processor to transmit a command to one or more of a display device of the in-vehicle computing system, an audio device of the vehicle, and an engine control unit of the vehicle to perform the selected action. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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