Occupant alertness-based navigation
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a camera affixed to a rear-view mirror to detect drowsiness events; and
an occupant monitor to;
in response to detecting, with the camera, a first drowsiness event, provide feedback to a driver; and
in response to detecting a second drowsiness event after the first;
select an accommodation in a geographic vicinity of the vehicle; and
automatically set a navigation system to navigate to the selected accommodation.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for occupant alertness-based navigation. An example vehicle includes a camera and an occupant monitor. The example camera is affixed to a rear-view mirror of the vehicle to detect drowsiness events associated with a driver. The example occupant monitor is to, in response to detecting, with the camera, a first drowsiness event, provide feedback to a driver. Additionally, the example occupant monitor is to, in response to detecting a second drowsiness event after the first, select an accommodation in the geographic vicinity of the vehicle, and set a navigation system to navigate to the selected accommodation.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a camera affixed to a rear-view mirror to detect drowsiness events; and an occupant monitor to; in response to detecting, with the camera, a first drowsiness event, provide feedback to a driver; and in response to detecting a second drowsiness event after the first; select an accommodation in a geographic vicinity of the vehicle; and automatically set a navigation system to navigate to the selected accommodation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 20)
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7. A method of mitigating drowsiness of a driver of a vehicle comprising:
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monitoring, with a camera affixed to a rear-view mirror, the driver to detect drowsiness events; and in response to detecting a first drowsiness event, providing, via a processor, feedback to the driver; and in response to detecting a second drowsiness event after the first during; selecting an accommodation in a geographic vicinity of the vehicle; and automatically setting a navigation system to navigate to the selected accommodation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A tangible computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a vehicle to:
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monitor, with a camera affixed to a rear-view mirror, a driver to detect drowsiness events; and in response to detecting a first drowsiness event, provide feedback to the driver; and in response to detecting a second drowsiness event after the first; select an accommodation in a geographic vicinity of the vehicle; and automatically set a navigation system to navigate to the selected accommodation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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