DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A driver monitoring system monitoring a driver of a host vehicle by a vehicle control unit and a portable unit which communicate with each other, the vehicle control unit controlling the host vehicle, the portable unit having a display screen and an image capture apparatus arranged to capture an image of an area opposing the display screen,the driver monitoring system comprising:
- an occupant state determiner section configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable unit during running of the host vehicle, based on an image captured by the image capture apparatus; and
a safety controller section configured to issue a warning in response to that the occupant state determiner section determines that the driver looks at the display screen of the portable unit.
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Abstract
A driving monitoring system monitors a driver of a host vehicle by a vehicle control unit and a portable terminal which communicate with each other. The vehicle control unit controls the host vehicle. The portable terminal includes a display screen and a camera arranged to capture an image of an area opposing the display screen. The driver monitoring system determines whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable terminal during running of the host vehicle, based on an image captured by the camera; the driver monitoring system issues a warning in response to that the driver is determined to be looking at the display screen of the portable terminal.
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17 Claims
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1. A driver monitoring system monitoring a driver of a host vehicle by a vehicle control unit and a portable unit which communicate with each other, the vehicle control unit controlling the host vehicle, the portable unit having a display screen and an image capture apparatus arranged to capture an image of an area opposing the display screen,
the driver monitoring system comprising: -
an occupant state determiner section configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable unit during running of the host vehicle, based on an image captured by the image capture apparatus; and a safety controller section configured to issue a warning in response to that the occupant state determiner section determines that the driver looks at the display screen of the portable unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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2. A driver monitoring system monitoring a driver of a host vehicle by a vehicle control unit and a portable unit which communicate with each other, the vehicle control unit controlling the host vehicle, the portable unit having a display screen and an image capture apparatus arranged to capture an image of an area opposing the display screen,
the driver monitoring system comprising: -
an occupant state determiner section configured to determine whether the driver of the host vehicle looks at the display screen of the portable unit during an automated driving of the host vehicle, based on an image captured by the image capture apparatus; and a safety controller section configured to perform at least either a control of issuing a warning or a control of providing information used by the driver in driving, in response to that the occupant state determiner section determines that the driver looks at the display screen of the portable unit. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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