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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Jun Sato, Susono, JP;
Kenichiroh Hara, Yokohama, JP;
Junya Kasugai, Kakamigahara, JP;
Koichiro Yamauchi, Nagaizumi-cho, JP;
Kazuhiro Tomosue, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A driver condition detection systemcomprises a driver monitor cameracapturing an image of a face of a driver to generate a facial image of the driver, a facial information detecting partdetecting a facial orientation or a line of sight of the driver based on the facial image, a threshold value range setting partsetting a threshold value range allowed as the facial orientation or the line of sight, a driver condition judging partjudging that the driver is driving while distracted if the facial orientation or the line of sight is maintained outside of the threshold value range for a predetermined time period or more, and a road discriminating partdiscriminating a shape of a road ahead of the vehicle. The threshold value range setting part expands the threshold value range according to the shape of the road.