Vehicle seat belt monitoring
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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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Abstract
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media may be configured to facilitate monitoring usage of a vehicle seat belt. An image capture device may have a field of view directed at a seat belt system of a vehicle. The image capture device may be configured to capture an image of the seat belt system. The image may be defined by image information. The image information may be obtained. Whether a seat belt of the seat belt system is or is not being used by a passenger may be determined based on an analysis of the image. An alert may be generated responsive to a determination that the seat belt is not being used by the passenger.
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1. A system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method implemented by a computing system including one or more processors and storage media storing machine-readable instructions, wherein the method is performed using the one or more processors, the method comprising:
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obtaining first image information and second image information, the first image information defining a first image of a seat belt system of a vehicle and the second image information defining a second image of the seat belt system, the seat belt system comprising at least a first seat belt system component and a second seat belt system component, the first image and the second image being captured by at least one image capture device having at least one field of view directed at the seat belt system, 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 the first image or the second image; 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. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform:
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obtaining first image information and second image information, the first image information defining a first image of a seat belt system of a vehicle and the second image information defining a second image of the seat belt system, the seat belt system comprising at least a first seat belt system component and a second seat belt system component, the first image and the second image being captured by at least one image capture device, having at least one field of view directed at the seat belt system, 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 the first image or the second image; 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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