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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Tobii Ab, Danderyd, SE;
Inventor:
Andrew Ratcliff, Danderyd, SE;
Assignee:
Tobii AB, Danderyd, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2012.01); H04N 13/128 (2018.01); B60W 50/16 (2020.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/19 (2022.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/16 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); G06V 40/19 (2022.01); H04N 13/128 (2018.05); B60W 2040/0827 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2540/225 (2020.02); B60W 2540/229 (2020.02);
Abstract
The invention is related to a method for driver alertness detection, The method comprises the steps of determining a vanishing point of a vehicle in motion; determining over time, by an eye tracking device, a set of gaze points of the driver of the vehicle; determining a gaze movement from the set of gaze points; and identifying an alertness of the driver, based on a direction of the gaze movement relative to the vanishing point being outward. Further, the invention is related to an eye tracking device for driver alertness detection, an alertness detection system, a computer program, and a computer-readable medium.