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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2021
Omnitracs, Llc, Westlake, TX (US);
Andrew C. Kobach, San Diego, CA (US);
Omnitracs, LLC, Westlake, TX (US);
Abstract
A method includes obtaining multiple images of a driver of a vehicle using an imaging sensor associated with the vehicle, where the images of the driver capture the driver's head. The method also includes identifying, in each of at least some of the images, an orientation of the driver's head in the image. The method further includes identifying an average orientation of the driver's head based on at least some of the identified orientations of the driver's head. In addition, the method includes determining whether the driver is inattentive based on the average orientation of the driver's head. Identifying, in each of at least some of the images, the orientation of the driver's head in the image may include identifying a pitch angle and a yaw angle of the driver's head in the image.