Apparatus and Method for Disabling a Driver Facing Camera in a Driver Monitoring System
First Claim
1. A driver monitoring controller for a vehicle comprising:
- a camera communications port for receiving video images of a driver and transmitting control messages to an associated driver facing camera;
a control input for receiving a signal indicating that the driver desires to disable only the associated driver facing camera;
a vehicle communications port for receiving and transmitting messages; and
control logic in communication with the camera communications port, the control input and the vehicle communications port, wherein the control logic disables only the driver facing camera by transmitting a control message to disable the driver facing camera at the camera communications port in response to receiving the signal at the control input indicating the driver desires to disable only the driver facing camera and receiving a vehicle state message at the vehicle communications port indicating a vehicle state does not meet a predetermined condition.
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Abstract
Various examples of a driver monitoring apparatus and a method of disabling a driver facing camera are disclosed. A driver monitoring controller receives video images of a driver and transmits control messages to a driver facing camera. The driver monitoring controller receives a signal indicating that the driver desires to disable the driver facing camera. The driver monitoring controller receives messages indicating a vehicle state. The control logic of the driver monitoring controller disables the driver facing camera by transmitting a control message to disable the driver facing camera in response to a control input indicating the driver desires to disable the driver facing camera and a vehicle state message indicating a vehicle state does not meet a predetermined condition. The control logic of the driver monitoring controller enables the camera automatically in response to a vehicle state message indicating the vehicle state meets the predetermined condition.
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1. A driver monitoring controller for a vehicle comprising:
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a camera communications port for receiving video images of a driver and transmitting control messages to an associated driver facing camera; a control input for receiving a signal indicating that the driver desires to disable only the associated driver facing camera; a vehicle communications port for receiving and transmitting messages; and control logic in communication with the camera communications port, the control input and the vehicle communications port, wherein the control logic disables only the driver facing camera by transmitting a control message to disable the driver facing camera at the camera communications port in response to receiving the signal at the control input indicating the driver desires to disable only the driver facing camera and receiving a vehicle state message at the vehicle communications port indicating a vehicle state does not meet a predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of monitoring a driver of a vehicle comprising:
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enabling a camera for receiving images of a driver; receiving a control input indicating the driver desires to disable only the camera; receiving a message indicating a vehicle state does not meet a predetermined condition; disabling only the camera in response to receiving the control input and the message indicating the vehicle state does not meet the predetermined condition; receiving a message indicating a vehicle state meets the predetermined condition; re-enabling the camera automatically in response to receiving the message indicating the vehicle state meets the predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for monitoring a driver comprising:
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a camera for capturing images of a driver of a vehicle; a manual switch associated with the camera for disabling only the camera; and a driver monitoring controller in communication with the camera;
wherein only the camera is disabled in response to the switch activation and remains disabled until enabled automatically by the driver monitoring controller in response to receiving a signal indicating a vehicle state meets a predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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