US 12,403,931 B2
Vehicular driver monitoring system
Ramallingeswara Rao P, Andhra Pradesh (IN); and Krishnanand Hindoddi, Karnataka (IN)
Assigned to Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/535,183.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/387,104, filed on Dec. 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0190456 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 50/16 (2020.01); B60W 30/165 (2020.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); B60W 40/09 (2012.01); B60W 40/105 (2012.01); B60W 40/107 (2012.01); G06V 10/774 (2022.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 50/16 (2013.01) [B60W 30/165 (2013.01); B60W 40/04 (2013.01); B60W 40/09 (2013.01); B60W 40/105 (2013.01); B60W 40/107 (2013.01); G06V 10/774 (2022.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); B60W 2040/0818 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2540/229 (2020.02); B60W 2554/406 (2020.02); B60W 2554/802 (2020.02)] 28 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, wherein the camera views at least a head region of a driver of the vehicle, and 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 comprises an image processor for processing image data captured by the camera;
wherein image data captured by the camera is transferred to and processed at the ECU;
wherein the vehicular driver monitoring system, based at least in part on processing of image data captured by the camera and transferred to the ECU, determines a current behavior of the driver;
wherein the vehicular driver monitoring system determines a threshold level of distraction associated with the determined current behavior based at least in part on a current operating condition of the vehicle;
wherein the vehicular driver monitoring system, while the driver is operating the vehicle, determines that the driver is distracted based on (i) the determined current behavior of the driver and (ii) the determined threshold level of distraction associated with the determined current behavior; and
wherein, responsive to determination that the driver is distracted, an alert is generated.