Device for determining the attentiveness of a driver of a vehicle, on-board system comprising such a device, and associated method
US11170241B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/271
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device (10) for determining a state of attentiveness of a driver of a vehicle (1) is disclosed. The device includes an image capture unit (11) onboard said vehicle (1), said image capture unit (11) being suitable for capturing at least one image of a detection area (D) located in said vehicle (1), and an image processing unit (15) suitable for receiving said captured image and programmed to determine the state of attentiveness of the driver (4), according to the detection of the presence of a distracting object in one of the hands of the driver (4), which hand being located in the detection area (D).
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