Method of mitigating driver distraction
US7835834B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K28/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A driver alert for mitigating driver distraction is issued based on a proportion of off-road gaze time and the duration of a current off-road gaze. The driver alert is ordinarily issued when the proportion of off-road gaze exceeds a threshold, but is not issued if the driver's gaze has been off-road for at least a reference time. In vehicles equipped with forward-looking object detection, the driver alert is also not issued if the closing speed of an in-path object exceeds a calibrated closing rate.
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