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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
May. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Trent Victor, Göteborg, SE;
Petter Larsson, Ytterby, SE;
Inventors:
Trent Victor, Göteborg, SE;
Petter Larsson, Ytterby, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Technology Corp., Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for recognizing and/or detecting impairment and/or inattention of a person, especially a driver of a vehicle, and especially caused by drowsiness, distraction and/or workload, is disclosed by detecting and evaluating head movements of the person and/or head movement reactions of the person upon a disturbance exerted onto the vehicle.