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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2024
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Atsuya Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An alcohol detection apparatus includes an image sensor, a touch sensor, an alcohol sensor, and a processor. The image sensor generates a captured image by performing imaging of an occupant in a driver's seat of a vehicle. The alcohol sensor performs a detection of an alcohol component in breath of the occupant. Based on the captured image, the processor performs a first process of confirming whether the occupant is touching the touch sensor, and performs a second process of confirming whether the occupant is holding the alcohol sensor. The processor performs a determination process of determining that a result of the detection obtainable by the alcohol sensor is effective when conditions are satisfied. The conditions include that the occupant is touching the touch sensor in the first process and that the occupant is holding the alcohol sensor in the second process.
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