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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2022
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Keita Onishi, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Marubashi, Tokyo, JP;
Junpei Tokizaki, Tokyo, JP;
Keiji Asai, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Miyamoto, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A distracted-driving monitoring apparatus for a vehicle includes an imaging device and a determiner. The imaging device is configured to capture an image indicating at least an occupant of the vehicle. The determiner is configured to make a determination on distracted driving of the occupant of the vehicle based on the captured image. The determiner is configured to determine areas in the captured image corresponding to areas that the occupant faces from among divided areas obtained by dividing a viewing range. The viewing range corresponds to a range where the occupant is likely to face while the vehicle is in operation. The determiner is configured to execute determination processing differently for each of the determined areas to make the determination on the distracted driving of the occupant.