Biometric monitoring and alerting for a vehicle

• US 9,536,411 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2014
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Incorporated (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Incorporated (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Foley, James Peter, Gulash, Emery Charles, Ebe, Kazutoshi, Jiang, Yifan, Chou, Warren Jing Po
• Primary Examiner(s): MCNALLY, KERRI L
• Application Number:
  US14/453,826
• Publication Number:
  US 20160042627A1
• Time in Patent Office: 880 Days
• Field of Search: 340/576
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0211 Combination with medical sensor, e.g. for measuring heart rate, temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0283 via a telephone network, e.g. cellular GSM
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/06 indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms

Abstract

A computer storage medium has embodied thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed, perform a method for identifying biometric markers within a vehicle. The method includes detecting a biometric marker of a driver within the vehicle and displaying data associated with the biometric marker to the driver.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer storage medium having embodied thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed, perform a method comprising:

detecting a biometric marker of a driver of a vehicle; and

projecting health condition data associated with the biometric marker on a window of the vehicle,

wherein the health condition data associated with the biometric marker is projected on the window pre-travel, before the driver enters the vehicle.

2. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the biometric marker is associated with driver alertness.

3. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the biometric marker includes a heart rate.

4. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the biometric marker includes a temperature.

5. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the biometric marker includes an eyelid closure rate.

6. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the detecting is performed via a personal electronic device of the driver.

7. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the detecting is performed via a driver sensor.

8. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 7, wherein the driver sensor is located within the vehicle.

9. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 7, wherein the driver sensor is located external to the vehicle.

10. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the displaying includes emitting an audible alert.

11. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the health condition data associated with the biometric marker is projected such that it is visible on a side window from a location outside of the vehicle.

12. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the health condition data associated with the biometric marker is projected such that it is visible on a side window from a location inside of the vehicle.

14. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the health condition data associated with the biometric marker is projected when the biometric marker exceeds a predetermined parameter.

13. A non-transitory computer storage medium having embodied thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed, perform a method comprising:

detecting a biometric marker of a driver of a vehicle; and

projecting health condition data associated with the biometric marker on a window of the vehicle,

wherein the health condition data associated with the biometric marker is projected on the window post-travel, after the driver exits the vehicle.

15. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 13, wherein the biometric marker is associated with driver alertness.

16. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 13, wherein the detecting is performed via a personal electronic device of the driver.

17. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 13, wherein the detecting is performed via a driver sensor.

18. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 17, wherein the driver sensor is located within the vehicle.

19. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 17, wherein the driver sensor is located external to the vehicle.

20. The non-transitory computer storage medium as recited in claim 13, wherein the displaying includes emitting an audible alert.