Automated distraction measurement of machine operator
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1. A portable electronic device-implemented method, comprising:
- a) initiating a driving monitoring event on said portable electronic device associated with an operator of a controllably movable object, said portable electronic device including a stored program computing system executing instructions retrieved from a memory and including a user interface;
b) detecting association of said portable electronic device with said controllably moveable object;
c) collecting, using said portable electronic device, an accumulated time of an association of said portable electronic device with said controllably moveable object;
d) logging, using said portable electronic device, an accumulated time of one or more manual operation events of said portable electronic device that distract the operator during said association of said portable electronic device with said controllably moveable object; and
e) establishing a distraction metric of said operator responsive to and based on said accumulated time of an association of said portable electronic device with said controllably moveable object and said accumulated time of one or more manual operation events of said portable electronic device during said association of said portable electronic device with said controllably moveable object.
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Abstract
A system and method for automated monitoring/evaluating of the distraction of an operator of a controllably movable object, and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a system for monitoring and/or evaluating distraction of a driver of a vehicle and providing a score to the level of distraction relating to the use of other device while driving.
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1. A portable electronic device-implemented method, comprising:
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a) initiating a driving monitoring event on said portable electronic device associated with an operator of a controllably movable object, said portable electronic device including a stored program computing system executing instructions retrieved from a memory and including a user interface; b) detecting association of said portable electronic device with said controllably moveable object; c) collecting, using said portable electronic device, an accumulated time of an association of said portable electronic device with said controllably moveable object; d) logging, using said portable electronic device, an accumulated time of one or more manual operation events of said portable electronic device that distract the operator during said association of said portable electronic device with said controllably moveable object; and e) establishing a distraction metric of said operator responsive to and based on said accumulated time of an association of said portable electronic device with said controllably moveable object and said accumulated time of one or more manual operation events of said portable electronic device during said association of said portable electronic device with said controllably moveable object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An automated distraction measuring method, comprising:
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a) establishing an association of a controllably movable motorized object with an operator associated with a portable electronic device, said portable electronic device including a computing system having a processing unit and a memory storing program instructions; b) monitoring a status of said device during said association of said controllably movable motorized object with said operator to detect one or more driver distraction events, said monitoring step b) producing a set of parameters from said device, wherein the set of parameters comprise; a duration and mileage of a driving session associated with the controllably movable motorized object, a duration of each driver distraction event of the operator associated with using said device during the duration of the driving session, and a driving difficulty value for the duration of each driver distraction event; and c) calculating a distraction metric for said operator responsive to said set of parameters. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
a portable electronic device associated with an operator of a motorized vehicle, the portable electronic device comprising; a memory that includes a stored program; a user-interface that is configured to receive an input from the operator to initiate a driving monitoring event that determines a duration and a mileage of a driving session of the motorized vehicle; and a processor that is configured to execute the stored program responsive to receiving the input to initiate the driving monitoring event, wherein executing the stored program causes the processor to; detect one or more driver distraction events of the operator associated with using the portable electronic device during the duration of the driving session; determine and log a duration associated with each driver distraction event; calculate a driving difficulty value for the duration of each driver distraction event based on operational characteristics of the motorized vehicle, wherein the driving difficulty is representative of a severity of the respective driver distraction event; and calculate a distraction score associated with the operator using the duration and the mileage of the driving session, the duration of each driver distraction event, and the driving difficulty value for the duration of each driver distraction event. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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