Driving support equipment for vehicles
US7403124B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2040/0818
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A driving support equipment for a vehicle is provided, the equipment comprising a frontward information recognition unit for recognizing environs information at the front of the vehicle; a preceding vehicle information detection unit for detecting preceding vehicle information from the environs information at the front of the vehicle; an eye motion detection unit for detecting an eye motion of a driver who drives the vehicle; a dispersion value processing unit for processing a value showing a dispersion of the eye motions regarding the preceding vehicle, detected by the eye motion detection unit; an attention state estimation unit for estimating an attention state of the driver regarding the preceding vehicle, using the value showing the eye motion dispersion; and an alarm control unit for varying a vehicle alarm according to the estimated attention state of the driver.
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