Driver training system
First Claim
1. A driving simulator for assessing and improving driving skills of a trainee having impaired driving abilities comprising:
- a computerized audio/visual device programmed to;
display an interactive driving simulation presented through four active visual zones from a driver'"'"'s-seat perspective comprising (1) a driver'"'"'s forward view, (2) a rear mirror view, (3) a left side mirror view, and (4) a right side mirror view, wherein the rear mirror view, left side mirror view, and right side mirror view each simultaneously depict a scene occurring simultaneously with the driver'"'"'s forward view;
display movement of an object moving through one of the four active visual zones and one of two inactive zones representing a left blind spot and a right blind spot;
track the location of the object in one of the four active visual zones or one of the two inactive zones;
stop the presentation of the training session after the object moves through at least two of the multiple active visual zones and one of the two inactive zones;
display a top-down-perspective graphic multi-zone screen, wherein each zone of the multi-zone screen represents one of the driver'"'"'s forward view, the rear mirror view, the left side mirror view, the right side mirror view, the left blind spot, and the right blind spot respectively;
display a prompt to the trainee to point and click on the zone in the graphic multi-zone screen in which the object was located at the time the presentation of the training session was stopped;
receive the trainee'"'"'s response to the prompt;
determine if the trainee'"'"'s response to the prompt was correct; and
determine the trainee'"'"'s response time to the prompt.
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Abstract
The invention provides a computerized assessment system, as well as a method, that can be used for diagnosing driving skills in a driver of the class of vehicle drivers having impaired abilities. The system utilizes a) at least one prerecorded audio/visual training session capable of diagnosing the visual cognition, visual memory and visual recall abilities of a motor vehicle driver, where the training session comprises interactive driving simulations presented through four active visual zones; b) computerized means for digitally assessing driver actions in response to simulated driving situations presented by the interactive driving simulations; c) a database that records the driver actions; and d) a computer program capable of developing a diagnostic assessment of the visual cognition, visual memory and visual recall abilities of the driver.
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14 Claims
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1. A driving simulator for assessing and improving driving skills of a trainee having impaired driving abilities comprising:
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a computerized audio/visual device programmed to; display an interactive driving simulation presented through four active visual zones from a driver'"'"'s-seat perspective comprising (1) a driver'"'"'s forward view, (2) a rear mirror view, (3) a left side mirror view, and (4) a right side mirror view, wherein the rear mirror view, left side mirror view, and right side mirror view each simultaneously depict a scene occurring simultaneously with the driver'"'"'s forward view; display movement of an object moving through one of the four active visual zones and one of two inactive zones representing a left blind spot and a right blind spot; track the location of the object in one of the four active visual zones or one of the two inactive zones; stop the presentation of the training session after the object moves through at least two of the multiple active visual zones and one of the two inactive zones; display a top-down-perspective graphic multi-zone screen, wherein each zone of the multi-zone screen represents one of the driver'"'"'s forward view, the rear mirror view, the left side mirror view, the right side mirror view, the left blind spot, and the right blind spot respectively; display a prompt to the trainee to point and click on the zone in the graphic multi-zone screen in which the object was located at the time the presentation of the training session was stopped; receive the trainee'"'"'s response to the prompt; determine if the trainee'"'"'s response to the prompt was correct; and determine the trainee'"'"'s response time to the prompt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computerized audio/visual driving simulator method for assessing and improving driving skills of a trainee having impaired driving abilities comprising:
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presenting to the trainee with the computerized audio/visual driving simulator an interactive driving simulation presented through four active visual zones from a driver'"'"'s-seat perspective comprising (1) a driver'"'"'s forward view, (2) a rear mirror view, (3) a left side mirror view, and (4) a right side mirror view, wherein the rear mirror view, left side mirror view, and right side mirror view each simultaneously depict a scene occurring simultaneously with the driver'"'"'s forward view; displaying with the computerized audio/visual driving simulator movement of an object moving through one of the four active visual zones and one of two inactive zones representing a left blind spot and a right blind spot; tracking with the computerized audio/visual driving simulator the location of the object in one of the four active visual zones or one of the two inactive zones; stopping the presentation on the computerized audio/visual driving simulator of the training session after the object moves through at least two of the multiple active visual zones and one of the two inactive zones; displaying with the computerized audio/visual driving simulator a top-down-perspective graphic multi-zone screen, wherein each zone of the multi-zone screen represents one of the driver'"'"'s forward view, the rear mirror view, the left side mirror view, the right side mirror view, the left blind spot, and the right blind spot respectively; displaying with the computerized audio/visual driving simulator a prompt to the trainee to point and click on the zone in the graphic multi-zone screen in which the object was located at the time the presentation of the training session was stopped; receiving with the computerized audio/visual driving simulator the trainee'"'"'s response to the prompt; and determining with the computerized audio/visual driving simulator if the trainee'"'"'s response to the prompt was correct and the trainee'"'"'s response time to the prompt. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method for assessing and improving driving skills of a trainee having impaired driving abilities comprising:
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presenting to the trainee an interactive driving simulation presented through four active visual zones from a driver'"'"'s-seat perspective comprising (1) a driver'"'"'s forward view, (2) a rear mirror view, (3) a left side mirror view, and (4) a right side mirror view, wherein the rear mirror view, left side mirror view, and right side mirror view each simultaneously depict a scene occurring simultaneously with the driver'"'"'s forward view; displaying movement of an object moving through one of the four active visual zones and one of two inactive zones representing a left blind spot and a right blind spot; tracking the location of the object in one of the four active visual zones or one of the two inactive zones; stopping the presentation of the training session after the object moves through at least two of the multiple active visual zones and one of the two inactive zones; displaying a top-down-perspective graphic multi-zone screen, wherein each zone of the multi-zone screen represents one of the driver'"'"'s forward view, the rear mirror view, the left side mirror view, the right side mirror view, the left blind spot, and the right blind spot respectively; displaying a prompt to the trainee to point and click on a the zone in the graphic multi-zone screen in which the object was located at the time the presentation of the training session was stopped; receiving the trainee'"'"'s response to the prompt; and determining if the trainee'"'"'s response to the prompt was correct and the trainee'"'"'s response time to the prompt. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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