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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Lucas Automotive Gmbh, Koblenz, DE;
Georg Schneider, Urbar, DE;
Sascha Heinrichs-Bartscher, Neuwied, DE;
LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Koblenz, DE;
Abstract
A method for use in a driving assistance system of a motor vehicle is provided. The method comprises receiving, by a driver attention module of the driving assistance system, information from at least one input source. The information comprises at least one indicator. The at least one indicator indicates a current attention of a driver of the motor vehicle. The method further comprises deciding, based on the current attention, whether the driving assistance system is to interfere in a current driving operation of the motor vehicle. The method further comprises triggering a signal, by the driver attention module, based on the decision. A driver attention module and a driving assistance system having the driver attention module and a driver fatigue module are further provided.