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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2023
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Yannick Forster, Munich, DE;
Frederik Naujoks, Munich, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a driver assistance system for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle. Forms of a driver assistance system comprises at least one driver detection module, which is designed to detect a driver and to provide detection data; and at least one processor module. The at least one processor module is designed to: identify a plurality of individual glances of the driver away from a reference gaze direction, based on the detection data; determine a corresponding glance time duration for each individual glance of the plurality of individual glances; identify a change in the glance time duration over time and in relation to a threshold value; and control at least one vehicle function based on the identified change in the glance time duration.