Medical emergency detection in-vehicle caretaker
US12263869B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/70
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure includes embodiments for a medic system to respond to a medical condition of a vehicle occupant. A method according to some embodiments is executed by a processor. The method also includes determining, by the processor, that a driver of an ego vehicle is experiencing a debilitating medical condition. The method also includes overriding a protocol to decrease an autonomy level of the ego vehicle responsive to inattentiveness of the driver to a driving interface of the ego vehicle so that the driver can be inattentive to the driving interface and the autonomy level is not decreased. The method also includes modifying an operation of an autonomous driving system of the ego vehicle to increase the autonomy level of the ego vehicle to decrease a driving responsibility of the driver responsive to the debilitating medical condition.
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