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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2015
Applicants:
Volkswagen Ag, Wolfsburg, DE;
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Nico Bogner, Ehra-Lessien, DE;
Gordon Groβkopf, Ingolstadt, DE;
Andreas Zachmayer, Abensberg, DE;
Robert Büthorn, Berlin, DE;
Stefan Brosig, Hankensbüttel, DE;
Hendrik Franke, Braunschweig, DE;
Asem Eltaher, San Leandro, CA (US);
Assignees:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/70 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 13/00 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60W 30/12 (2006.01); G08B 21/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/18 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); B60T 7/14 (2006.01); B60T 8/172 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00845 (2013.01); A61B 5/1103 (2013.01); A61B 5/18 (2013.01); A61B 5/6893 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B60T 7/14 (2013.01); B60T 8/172 (2013.01); B60W 30/12 (2013.01); B62D 15/02 (2013.01); B62D 15/021 (2013.01); G06K 9/00604 (2013.01); G06K 9/00798 (2013.01); G08B 21/06 (2013.01); A61B 5/0077 (2013.01); B60T 2220/02 (2013.01); B60T 2270/413 (2013.01);
Abstract
To monitor a degree of attentiveness for a driver of a vehicle, a period is determined on the basis of a speed of the vehicle. It is determined whether an eyelid closed time and/or an eyelid closing time of the driver exceeds the period.