US 11,840,145 B2
Driver state display
Daniel S. Glaser, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Joseph F. Szczerba, Grand Blanc, MI (US); James V. Roell, Clarkston, MI (US); Maureen Elizabeth August, Gross Pointe Woods, MI (US); Paul Gill, Toronto (CA); and Yi Guo Glaser, West Bloomfield, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/572,004.
Prior Publication US 2023/0219415 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 35/00 (2013.01) [G08B 21/182 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); B60K 2370/167 (2019.05); B60K 2370/175 (2019.05); B60K 2370/178 (2019.05); B60K 2370/186 (2019.05); B60K 2370/52 (2019.05); B60Q 9/008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for providing driver status to a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
a data processor;
a driver monitoring system within the vehicle adapted to send driver information to the data processor;
the data processor further adapted to collect information from external sources via a wireless data communication network; and
a driver state display adapted to receive information from the data processor and to display a short-term status indicator, a long-term status indicator and contextual information;
wherein, the long-term status indicator is one of a plurality of long-term graphical indicators that represent how the driver status is trending and is adapted to alert a driver to gradual changes in driver status prior to vehicle alert warnings;
wherein the driver status is based on a predetermined time interval of the driver's proper focus, on the road in front of the vehicle, indicating driver attentiveness.