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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
Applicant:
Gregory G. Schamp, South Lyon, MI (US);
Inventor:
Gregory G. Schamp, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/47 (2006.01); G08B 21/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/18 (2006.01); B60K 28/06 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/06 (2013.01); A61B 5/18 (2013.01); B60K 28/066 (2013.01); G06K 9/00228 (2013.01); G06K 9/00845 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driver alertness detection system includes an imaging unit configured to image an area in a vehicle compartment where a driver's head is located; an image processing unit configured to receive the image from the imaging unit, and to determine positions of the driver's head and eyes; and a warning unit configured to determine, based on the determined position of the driver's head and eyes as output by the image processing unit, whether the driver is in an alert state or a non-alert state, and to output a warning to the driver when the driver is determined to be in the non-alert state.