US 12,136,346 B2
Systems and method for integrating driver facing imaging device with a vehicle blind spot detection system
Liju V. Alex, Medina, OH (US); Mathew J. John, Avon, OH (US); Martin P Franz, Portage, MI (US); Rohan N Nachnolkar, Elyria, OH (US); and Royal Ricky Rodrigues, Avon, OH (US)
Assigned to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Avon, OH (US)
Filed by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Avon, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/940,554.
Prior Publication US 2024/0087458 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01)
CPC G08G 1/167 (2013.01) [B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a memory;
an imaging device configured to capture a plurality of images of a face of a driver of a vehicle;
at least one sensor positioned on a side of the vehicle configured to detect a distance from the side of the vehicle to an object; and
at least one processor in communication with the memory, the imaging device, and the at least one sensor, the at least one processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory and to:
analyze the plurality of images of the face of the driver of the vehicle captured by the imaging device and determine that the driver is in a drowsy state based on the analysis of the plurality of images;
determine, based on information received from the at least one sensor, that a distance between the side of the vehicle and the object is decreasing or that the distance between the side of the vehicle and the object is less than a threshold; and
in response to both 1) the determination that that the driver is in the drowsy state and 2) the determination that the distance between the side of the vehicle and the object is decreasing or that the distance between the side of the vehicle and the object is less than a threshold, provide an enhanced alert to the driver of a potential side collision;
wherein the enhanced alert provided to the driver of the potential side collision is different than a normal alert provided to the driver of a potential side collision when the driver is not determined to be in the drowsy state.