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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Thomas Fuehrer, Stuttgart-Weilimdorf, DE;
Inventor:
Thomas Fuehrer, Stuttgart-Weilimdorf, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/10 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60K 28/02 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 (2013.01); B60K 28/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0242 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, a corresponding device, and a corresponding computer program for monitoring a vehicle occupant, including the following: detecting multiple objects in the vehicle surroundings with the aid of a surroundings detection device, detecting a viewing direction of the vehicle occupant with the aid of a gaze detection device, and automatically associating the detected viewing direction with one of the detected objects with the aid of an association device for a determination regarding which object of the multiple objects the vehicle occupant has viewed.