US 11,654,921 B2
Systems and methods for limiting driver distraction
Joseph T. Conners, Royal Oak, MI (US); and Ryan M. Wiesenberg, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/94,703.
Prior Publication US 2022/0144284 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); B60W 40/06 (2012.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01)
CPC B60W 40/08 (2013.01) [B60W 40/04 (2013.01); B60W 40/06 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/54 (2013.01); B60W 2540/221 (2020.02); B60W 2540/229 (2020.02); B60W 2554/402 (2020.02); B60W 2555/00 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for limiting distraction of a driver of a vehicle, the system comprising:
at least one sensor for determining an attention of the driver on a travel path; and
an interface module configured to reengage the attention of the driver on the travel path, wherein the interface module comprises a logic device configured to:
identify one or more external distractions in an environment surrounding the vehicle based on one or more images of the environment surrounding the vehicle,
determine a distracted driving behavior of the driver based on the attention of the driver away from the travel path and on the one or more external distractions in the environment surrounding the vehicle, and
request an action from the driver based on the determined distracted driving behavior of the driver, the action requiring the driver to interact with the interface module to reengage the attention of the driver on the travel path, wherein the action is different than a previously-requested driver action to the same or similar external distraction.