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Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2014
Applicant:

Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;

Inventors:

Takuya Kume, Nagoya, JP;

Takahiro Naito, Anjo, JP;

Yukari Ito, Kariya, JP;

Shinya Matsunaga, Kariya, JP;

Kiyotaka Taguchi, Kariya, JP;

Hiroshi Morimoto, Chiryu, JP;

Assignee:

DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01); B60K 28/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/066 (2013.01); B60W 2540/22 (2013.01); B60Y 2302/03 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/90 (2013.01);
Abstract

An awareness level improvement device has an input portion, a determination portion, and a controller. Data related to the awareness level of the driver is input into the input portion. The determination portion determines whether the driver is in a absentminded state based on the data input into the input portion. The controller controls an execution portion to execute an application improving the awareness level of the driver when the determination portion determines that the driver is driving in the absentminded state. The application includes a body motion application that prompts the driver to perform a body motion.


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