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Drunk driving prevention system and method with eye symptom detector

  • US 9,475,387 B2
  • Filed: 03/16/2014
  • Issued: 10/25/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A drunk driving prevention system for a vehicle, comprising:

  • an eye symptom detector adapted for supporting in said vehicle at a position to detect different eye symptoms, including at least one of eyeball movements, ocular conjunctival blood vessel, and pupil sizes, of a driver;

    a control module operatively linked to said eye symptom detector for determining and analyzing whether said eye symptoms of said driver match with alcohol influenced eye symptoms, wherein said control module comprises a test guidance operatively linked to said eye symptom detector for guiding said driver to perform a test when said eye symptom detector detects eye movements of said driver, wherein said test guidance comprises a target object projector provided at said eye symptom detector for generating a light spot thereon and for controlling a movement of said light spot, wherein said eye symptom detector is arranged for detecting the eyeball movements of the driver following the movement of said light spot; and

    a signal module operatively linked to said control module for generating a drunk driving signal in response to said eye symptoms of said driver that suspects an alcohol concentration of said driver is above a predetermined threshold.

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