Patent · US Expired

System and method for driver performance improvement

US6909947B2 · kind B2 · utility

404Cited by
22References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 12, 2001
Grant dateJun 21, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 31, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60W2540/227
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method (500) of informing a vehicle operator to improve the operator's performance includes the steps of receiving vehicle operating data (502); monitoring an interior portion of the vehicle and receiving operator activity data from the interior portion of the vehicle (504); receiving vehicle environment data (506); monitoring the vehicle operator and receiving operator condition data relating to a condition of the vehicle operator (508); estimating an operator cognitive load (510); and prioritizing vehicle information based upon the operator cognitive load for selectively informing the operator of the vehicle information (512).

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.