Method and system for maintaining operator alertness
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining operator alertness, the method comprising:
- detecting a physical status of an operator, the physical status indicating a first level of operator alertness;
requesting an input of an operator at a request time, the input indicating a second level of operator alertness at the request time;
measuring an accuracy of the operator response to the requested input and a response time of the operator from the request time;
generating at least one of alarm data or an alarm signal to alert an operator based on the first level of operator alertness indicating an inattentive state and the measured accuracy and response time of the operator indicating the inattentive state; and
responsive to determining decreased attentiveness of the operator, increasing a request frequency for the input of the second level of operator alertness, wherein the second level of operator alertness is from a self-evaluation of the operator.
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Abstract
A method and system for maintaining operator alertness comprises a detector for detecting a physical status of an operator. The physical status indicates a first level of operator alertness. A user interface requests a second level of operator alertness from a self-evaluation of the operator at a request time. An evaluator measures at least one of an accuracy of the operator response to the requested input and a response time of the operator from the request time. An alert module generates alarm data or an alarm signal to alert the operator based on the first level of operator alertness indicating an inattentive state and at least one of the measured accuracy and operator response time indicating the inattentive state.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining operator alertness, the method comprising:
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detecting a physical status of an operator, the physical status indicating a first level of operator alertness; requesting an input of an operator at a request time, the input indicating a second level of operator alertness at the request time; measuring an accuracy of the operator response to the requested input and a response time of the operator from the request time; generating at least one of alarm data or an alarm signal to alert an operator based on the first level of operator alertness indicating an inattentive state and the measured accuracy and response time of the operator indicating the inattentive state; and responsive to determining decreased attentiveness of the operator, increasing a request frequency for the input of the second level of operator alertness, wherein the second level of operator alertness is from a self-evaluation of the operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 22)
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11. A system for maintaining operator alertness, the system comprising:
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a detector for detecting a physical status of an operator, the physical status indicating a first level of operator alertness; a user interface for requesting an input of the operator at a request time, wherein the user interface is arranged to accept the input indicating a second level of operator alertness at the request time; an evaluator for measuring an accuracy of the operator response to the requested input and a response time of the operator from the request time; an alert module for generating at least one of alarm data or an alarm signal to alert the operator based on the first level of operator alertness indicating an inattentive state and the measured accuracy and response time of the operator indicating the inattentive state; and the alert module for increasing a request frequency for the input of the second level of operator alertness in response to determining decreased attentiveness of the operator, wherein the second level of operator alertness is from a self-evaluation of the operator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23)
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18. A method for maintaining operator alertness, the method comprising:
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detecting a physical status of an operator, the physical status indicating a first level of operator alertness; assigning a first weighting factor for the first level of operator alertness; requesting an input of an operator at a request time, the input indicating a second level of operator alertness at the request time; assigning a second weighting factor for the second level of operator alertness; assigning a third level of operator alertness based on a measurement of an accuracy of the operator response to the requested input and a response time of the operator from the request time; assigning a third weighting factor for the third level of operator alertness; determining a composite operator alertness score based on the first level of operator alertness, the second level of operator alertness, the third level of operator alertness, and their respective weighting factors; and responsive to determining decreased attentiveness of the operator, increasing a request frequency for the input of the second level of operator alertness, wherein the second level of operator alertness is from a self-evaluation of the operator. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 24)
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