Patent · US Active

Devices and methods for monitoring drivers of vehicles

US12340600B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nauto, Inc. · US

Inventors

Benjamin Oren Alpert · Sunnyvale, US
Jacek Konieczny · Munich, DE
Shukui Zhang · Yorktown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 4, 2020
Grant date	Jun 24, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30201
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus includes: a camera configured to view a driver of a vehicle; and a processing unit configured to receive an image of the driver from the camera; wherein the processing unit is configured to process the image of the driver to determine whether the driver is engaged with a driving task or not; and wherein the processing unit is configured to determine whether the driver is engaged with the driving task or not based on a pose of the driver as it appears in the image without a need to determine a gaze direction of an eye of the driver.

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