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Apparatus for preventing passive task-related fatigue of driver and method thereof

  • US 9,035,780 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2013
  • Issued: 05/19/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for preventing passive task-related fatigue of a driver, the apparatus comprising:

  • a cruise control monitor that monitors an on or off state of a cruise control switch mounted in a vehicle;

    a receiver that receives quiz data corresponding to a position of the vehicle from a server;

    a display that displays the quiz data received by the receiver;

    an interface that receives an answer for the quiz data from the driver;

    an audio device that outputs a sound corresponding to the answer from the driver received through the interface;

    a sheet vibrator that vibrates a sheet when the answer from the driver is a wrong answer; and

    a controller configured to perform an interaction with the driver based on the quiz data corresponding to the position of the vehicle received through the receiver when the on state of the cruise control switch has been maintained beyond a threshold time.

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