DRIVER BIOMETRIC INFORMATION SIGNAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20170158202A1
• Filed: 12/02/2016
• Published: 06/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sun Jong Yang
• Original Assignee: Sun Jong Yang
• Inventors: YANG, Sun Jong
• Application Number:
  US15/367,843
• Publication Number:
  US 20170158202A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/22 Motor vehicles operators, e.g. drivers, pilots, captains
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/24 Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6893 Cars
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/721 using a separate sensor to detect motion or using motion information derived from signals other than the physiological signal to be measured
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0818 Inactivity or incapacity of driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/08 related to drivers or passengers

Abstract

Disclosed are a driver biometric information signal measurement system and a method of measuring driver biometric information signals in which biometric information signals of a driver are measured and whether or not a driver'"'"'s biometric abnormality event occurs is judged therethrough so as to provide safe driving of the driver. An ultra-wideband communication sensor unit measures biometric information signals of the driver in real time by transmitting an ultra-wideband impulse radio signal, and a wearable device measures additional biometric information signals of the driver under designated conditions, i.e., contact and non-contact biometric information signals of the driver are measured, thereby securing safe driving of the driver if a driver'"'"'s biometric abnormality event occurs.

Claims

1. A driver biometric information signal measurement system comprising:

a control module located in a vehicle, the control module including;

an ultra-wideband communication sensor unit located within the vehicle;

a storage unit configured to store biometric information signals measured by the ultra-wideband communication sensor unit; and

a noise removal unit configured to correct the stored biometric information signals according to vibration of the vehicle, wherein the ultra-wideband communication sensor unit judges whether or not a passenger gets in the vehicle, judges whether or not the passenger is a driver of the vehicle, and measures non-contact type biometric information signals of the driver upon judging that the passenger is the driver; and

a wearable device configured to measure additional contact type biometric information signals of the driver, when the biometric information signals of the driver measured by the ultra-wideband communication sensor unit are outside biometric information data ranges set in advance in the storage unit.

2. The driver biometric information signal measurement system of claim 1, wherein the ultra-wideband communication sensor unit includes:

a transmitter unit configured to transmit an ultra-wideband impulse radio signal;

a receiver unit configured to receive a signal reflected by the driver'"'"'s body; and

a response analysis unit configured to analyze biometric information from the received signal.

4. The driver biometric information signal measurement system of claim 1, wherein the noise removal unit calculates a correction value according to vibration of the vehicle through a vibration sensor, an acceleration sensor and a noise sensor located in the vehicle and corrects the measured biometric information signals through the calculated correction value.

5. The driver biometric information signal measurement system of claim 1, wherein the ultra-wideband communication sensor unit measures at least one of heartbeat information, non-contact respiratory information and movement information of the driver.

6. The driver biometric information signal measurement system of claim 1, wherein the wearable device is formed in any one of a wristband type, a glasses type and a ring type.

7. The driver biometric information signal measurement system of claim 1, wherein the additional biometric information signals measured by the wearable device include at least one of heartbeat information, body temperature information, blood sugar information, pupillary change information, blood pressure information, blood alcohol information and a dissolved oxygen content in blood.

8. The driver biometric information signal measurement system of claim 1, wherein the wearable device interworks with a mobile device through short-range communication, and transmits a biometric abnormality event message to a predetermined receiver or server through short-range communication, when the additional biometric information signals are outside biometric information data ranges set in advance in the storage unit.

9. The driver biometric information signal measurement system of claim 1, wherein, when it is judged that an abnormality event of the measured driver biometric information signals occurs, the control module executes at least one of restriction of the speed of the vehicle, blinking of emergency lights of the vehicle and guidance of parking of the vehicle.

10. The driver biometric information signal measurement system of claim 1, wherein the ultra-wideband communication sensor unit sets a security mode of the vehicle according to any one of stopping of the vehicle, turning-off of starting of the vehicle and user setting.

11. A driver biometric information signal measurement method comprising:

judging, by an ultra-wideband communication sensor unit located in a vehicle, whether or not a passenger gets in the vehicle and judging whether or not the passenger is a driver of the vehicle;

measuring, by the ultra-wideband communication sensor unit, biometric information signals of the driver, upon judging that the passenger is the driver;

storing the measured driver biometric information signals in a storage unit;

correcting, by a noise removal unit, the stored biometric information signals according to vibration of the vehicle; and

measuring, by a wearable device, additional biometric information signals of the driver, if the driver biometric information signals measured by the ultra-wideband communication sensor unit are outside biometric information data ranges set in advance in the storage unit.

12. The driver biometric information signal measurement method of claim 11, wherein measurement of the biometric information signals of the driver by the ultra-wideband communication sensor unit includes:

transmitting, by a transmitter unit, a ultra-wideband impulse radio signal;

receiving, by a receiver unit, a signal reflected by the driver'"'"'s body; and

analyzing, by a response analysis unit, biometric information from the received signal.

14. The driver biometric information signal measurement method of claim 11, wherein the noise removal unit calculates a correction value according to vibration of the vehicle through a vibration sensor, an acceleration sensor and a noise sensor located in the vehicle and corrects the measured biometric information signals through the calculated correction value.

15. The driver biometric information signal measurement method of claim 11, wherein the ultra-wideband communication sensor unit measures at least one of heartbeat information, non-contact respiratory information and movement information of the driver.

16. The driver biometric information signal measurement method of claim 11, wherein the wearable device is formed in any one of a wristband type, a glasses type and a ring type.

17. The driver biometric information signal measurement method of claim 11, wherein the additional biometric information signals measured by the wearable device include at least one of heartbeat information, body temperature information, blood sugar information, pupillary change information, blood pressure information, blood alcohol information and a dissolved oxygen content in blood.

18. The driver biometric information signal measurement method of claim 11, further comprising transmitting, by the wearable device, a biometric abnormality event message to a predetermined receiver or server through short-range communication, when the additional biometric information signals are outside biometric information data ranges set in advance in the storage unit.

19. The driver biometric information signal measurement method of claim 11, further comprising executing, by a control module, at least one of restriction of the speed of the vehicle, blinking of emergency lights of the vehicle and guidance of parking of the vehicle, when it is judged that an abnormality event of the measured driver biometric information signals occurs.

20. The driver biometric information signal measurement method of claim 11, wherein the ultra-wideband communication sensor unit sets a security mode of the vehicle according to any one of stopping of the vehicle, turning-off of starting of the vehicle and user setting.