System, method, and apparatus for detecting vehicle operator conduct
First Claim
1. A monitoring system for detecting the presence of unauthorized display devices in a cabin of a vehicle, comprising:
- (a) at least one imaging device having a field of view including an interior of the cabin occupied by an operator of the vehicle during operation;
(b) a data storage medium configured to store parameter data in a database, the parameter data comprising control parameter data for the interior of the cabin; and
(c) at least one processor in communication with the at least one imaging device and the data storage medium, the at least one processor programmed or configured to;
(i) receive operational image data from the at least one imaging device;
(ii) generate operational parameter data from the operational image data;
(iii) compare the operational parameter data to the control parameter data; and
(iv) determine if at least one unauthorized display device is present in the cabin based at least partially on the comparison between the operational parameter data and the control parameter data.
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Abstract
A monitoring system for detecting a condition in a vehicle, including at least one imaging device having a field of view including at least a portion of an interior cabin of the vehicle occupied by an operator of the vehicle during operation, a data storage medium configured to store parameter data in a database, the parameter data including control parameter data for the interior cabin of the vehicle, and at least one processor in communication with the at least one imaging device and the data storage medium. The at least one processor is programmed or configured to receive operational image data from the at least one imaging device, generate operational parameter data from the operational image data, compare the operational parameter data to the control parameter data, and determine if at least one operator is absent from the interior cabin and/or if at least one unauthorized display device is present in the vehicle.
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41 Claims
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1. A monitoring system for detecting the presence of unauthorized display devices in a cabin of a vehicle, comprising:
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(a) at least one imaging device having a field of view including an interior of the cabin occupied by an operator of the vehicle during operation; (b) a data storage medium configured to store parameter data in a database, the parameter data comprising control parameter data for the interior of the cabin; and (c) at least one processor in communication with the at least one imaging device and the data storage medium, the at least one processor programmed or configured to; (i) receive operational image data from the at least one imaging device; (ii) generate operational parameter data from the operational image data; (iii) compare the operational parameter data to the control parameter data; and (iv) determine if at least one unauthorized display device is present in the cabin based at least partially on the comparison between the operational parameter data and the control parameter data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for detecting the presence of unauthorized display devices in a cabin of a vehicle, wherein the cabin comprises at least one imaging device having a field of view including at least a portion of an interior of the cabin, the method comprising:
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receiving operational image data from the at least one imaging device while the vehicle is being operated by an operator; generating, with at least one processor, operational parameter data from the operational image data based on at least one of the following;
thermal intensity, a region of luminance, an object luminance, a background luminance, or any combination thereof;comparing, with at least one processor, the operational parameter data to control parameter data for the cabin stored in at least one data storage device; determining, with at least one processor, if at least one unauthorized display device is present in the cabin based on the comparison between the operational parameter data and the control parameter data; and in response to determining that at least one unauthorized display device is present in the cabin, generating an alert with at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for detecting the presence of unauthorized display devices in a cabin of a vehicle, wherein the cabin comprises at least one imaging device having a field of view including at least a portion of an interior of the cabin, the apparatus comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
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receive operational image data from the at least one imaging device while the vehicle is being operated; generate operational parameter data from the operational image data based on at least one of the following;
thermal intensity, a region of luminance, an object luminance, a background luminance, or any combination thereof;compare the operational parameter data to control parameter data for the cabin stored in at least one data storage device; determine if at least one unauthorized display device is present in the cabin based on the comparison between the operational parameter data and the control parameter data; and generate an alert in response to determining that at least one unauthorized display device is present in the cabin.
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29. A monitoring system for detecting a condition in a locomotive cab of a train, comprising:
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(a) at least one imaging device having a field of view including at least a portion of an interior of the locomotive cab occupied by an operator of the train during operation; (b) a data storage medium configured to store parameter data in a database, the parameter data comprising control parameter data for the interior of the locomotive cab; and (c) at least one processor in communication with the at least one imaging device and the data storage medium, the at least one processor programmed or configured to; (i) receive operational image data from the at least one imaging device; (ii) generate operational parameter data from the operational image data; (iii) compare the operational parameter data to the control parameter data; and (iv) determine, based at least partially on the comparison between the operational parameter data and the control parameter data, at least one of the following;
if at least one operator of the train is absent from the interior of the locomotive cab, if at least one unauthorized display device is present in the locomotive cab, or any combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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