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Driver's condition detector for vehicle and computer program

  • US 7,248,997 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/2005
  • Issued: 07/24/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A driver'"'"'s condition detector for a vehicle comprising:

  • a first driver'"'"'s condition detection device for detecting a first life information indicating a driver'"'"'s degree of activity;

    a vehicle activity detection device for detecting a first vehicle information indication a vehicle'"'"'s degree of action;

    a driver'"'"'s condition classification device for classifying a two-dimensional map into at least three regions, the two-dimensional map having a first axis representing the first life information and a second axis representing the first vehicle information;

    a driver'"'"'s condition determination device for determining whether a driver'"'"'s condition is suitable for a driving operation based on a distribution of the first life information in the regions;

    a second driver'"'"'s condition detection device for detecting a second life information indicating the driver'"'"'s degree of activity other than the first life information; and

    a second vehicle activity detection device for detecting a second vehicle information indicating the vehicle'"'"'s degree of action other than the first vehicle information,wherein;

    the driver'"'"'s condition classification device determines a life information threshold based on at least one of the second life information and the second vehicle information and classifies the first life information by the life information threshold;

    at least one of the second driver'"'"'s information and the second vehicle information includes a plurality kinds of information classes; and

    the driver'"'"'s condition classification device determines the life information threshold based on the plurality kinds of information classes respectively weighted.

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