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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2014
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Fumiya Nagai, Kariya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
A state monitoring device mounted in a vehicle includes: a light emitter to emit light to irradiate a predetermined area; an imaging unit to image an imaging area including the predetermined area; a state monitoring unit to monitor a state of the driver based on an image generated by the imaging unit; a state determination unit to determine whether the driver is ready to drive the vehicle or unready to drive the vehicle; and a light emission control unit to execute specific processing to lower a light emitting function of the light emitter when the state determination unit determines that the driver is unready to drive the vehicle, specific processing to lower a light emitting function of the light emitter and not to lower the light emitting function of the light emitter when the state determination unit determines that the driver is ready to drive the vehicle.