US 12,266,195 B2
Vehicular driver monitoring system with alert to other vehicles
Sudeshna Saha, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on May 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/314,202.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/364,421, filed on May 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0368548 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/54 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/04 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01)
CPC G06V 20/597 (2022.01) [B60Q 1/544 (2022.05); B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); B60R 1/04 (2013.01); B60R 1/12 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); B60R 2001/1253 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicular driver monitoring system, the vehicular driver monitoring system comprising:
a camera disposed at an interior cabin of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular driver monitoring system, the camera viewing at least a head region of a driver of the vehicle, wherein the camera is operable to capture image data;
wherein the camera comprises a CMOS imaging array having at least one million photosensors arranged in rows and columns;
an electronic control unit (ECU) comprising electronic circuitry and associated software;
wherein the electronic circuitry of the ECU comprises an image processor for processing image data captured by the camera;
wherein, based on processing at the ECU of the captured image data, the vehicular driver monitoring system determines an attentiveness level of the driver;
wherein, responsive to determination that the attentiveness level of the driver is below a threshold level of attentiveness, the vehicular driver monitoring system alerts a person exterior the vehicle of the determined inattentive driver; and
wherein the vehicular driver monitoring system alerts the person exterior the vehicle of the determined inattentive driver by illuminating an exterior light that is disposed at an exterior portion of the vehicle and that is viewable by the person exterior the vehicle.