System and method for automatically modifying brake light intensity
AssigneeState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
InventorsKenneth J. Sanchez, Aaron Scott Chan
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Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting distracted drivers and reducing risks posed by the distracted drivers are disclosed. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may capture and analyze image data that depicts an operator of a vehicle in various levels of distraction. The electronic device may determine, based on the analysis, whether the operator is distracted, and determine an additional vehicle that may be located in front of the vehicle. The electronic device may generate and transmit a command to an additional electronic device that, upon execution, causes brake lights of the additional vehicle to modify in intensity.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method of dynamically modifying a brake lights of a first vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a first electronic device associated with the first vehicle, image data depicting an operator of the first vehicle;
- analyzing, by a processor, the image data to determine a set of characteristics associated with the operator depicted in the image data;
- accessing a set of baseline image data having a set of baseline characteristics;
- comparing the set of characteristics of the image data to the set of baseline characteristics of the set of baseline image data;
- based on the comparing, determining that the operator of the first vehicle is distracted;
- determining, based on a location of the first vehicle, a second vehicle that is located in front of the first vehicle;
- transmitting, via a communication network, a brake light command to a second electronic device associated with the second vehicle, wherein the second electronic device is configured to execute the brake light command to cause brake lights of the second vehicle to modify intensity.
A server configured to dynamically modify brake lights of a first vehicle, comprising;
- a transceiver configured to communicate data via at least one network connection;
- a memory configured to store non-transitory computer executable instructions and a set of baseline image data having a set of baseline characteristics;
- a processor configured to interface with the transceiver and the memory, and configured to execute the non-transitory computer executable instructions to cause the processor to:
- receive, via the transceiver from a first electronic device associated with the first vehicle, image data depicting an operator of the first vehicle,
- analyze the image data to determine a set of characteristics associated with an operator depicted in the image data,
- access, from the memory, the set of baseline image data having the set of baseline characteristics,
- compare the set of characteristics of the image data to the set of baseline characteristics of the set of baseline image data,
- based on the comparing, determine that the operator of the first vehicle is distracted,
- determine, based on a location of the first vehicle, a second vehicle that is located in front of the first vehicle, and
- transmit, via the transceiver, a brake light command to a second electronic device associated with the second vehicle, wherein the second electronic device is configured to execute the brake light command to cause brake lights of the second vehicle to modify intensity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.