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Vehicle seat belt monitoring

  • US 10,850,702 B2
  • Filed: 03/18/2019
  • Issued: 12/01/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2019
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • at least one image capture device having at least one field of view directed at a seat belt system of a vehicle, the seat belt system comprising at least a first seat belt system component and a second seat belt system component, the at least one image capture device configured to capture a first image and a second image of the seat belt system, the first image defined by first image information and the second image defined by second image information, wherein a majority of the first image depicts the first seat belt system component and a majority of the second image depicts the second seat belt system component, and wherein each of the first image and the second image excludes or obscures facial features of a passenger capable of being restrained by the seat belt system such that the passenger cannot be uniquely identified from either of the first image or the second image;

    one or more processors; and

    a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising;

    obtaining the first image information and the second image information;

    determining one or more use characteristics of at least one of the first seat belt system component or the second seat belt system component by the passenger based on an analysis of the first image and the second image;

    determining, based at least in part on the one or more use characteristics, that the seat belt system is not being properly used by the passenger; and

    generating an alert responsive to a determination that the seat belt system is not being properly used by the passenger.

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