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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2025
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Yannick Forster, Munich, DE;
Frederik Naujoks, Munich, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method and automotive control unit is configured to monitor an attention of a driver of a vehicle. To this end, a gaze location of a driver of the vehicle is determined. If the gaze location corresponds to a rear-facing mirror, a field of view of the rear-facing mirror is determined. If the field of view corresponds to a view of a driving environment of the vehicle, the driver is classified as performing a driving task. If the field of view corresponds to a view of the vehicle, the driver is classified as performing a non-driving task. An attention alert is issued to the driver based on the classification of the driver.
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