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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Nauto, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Oren Alpert, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jacek Jakub Konieczny, Poznan, PL;
Shukui Zhang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nauto, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06F 18/2413 (2023.01); G06F 18/2431 (2023.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/597 (2022.01); G06F 18/2413 (2023.01); G06F 18/2431 (2023.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30201 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes: a camera configured to view a driver of a vehicle; and a processing unit configured to receive an image of the driver from the camera; wherein the processing unit is configured to process the image of the driver to determine whether the driver is engaged with a driving task or not; and wherein the processing unit is configured to determine whether the driver is engaged with the driving task or not based on a pose of the driver as it appears in the image without a need to determine a gaze direction of an eye of the driver.