Vehicular driver monitoring system with driver interaction
AssigneeMagna Electronics Inc.
InventorsJagadish Narayan Gowda, Pruthu Manderwad
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Abstract
A vehicular driver monitoring system includes an interior-viewing camera disposed at a vehicle and viewing at least a head region of a driver of the vehicle. An electronic control unit (ECU) includes a data processor. Image data captured by the interior-viewing camera is transferred to the ECU and is processed at the ECU. Based at least in part on processing at the ECU of image data captured by the interior-viewing camera, the vehicular driver monitoring system monitors the driver of the vehicle. At least partially responsive to monitoring the driver of the vehicle, the vehicular driver monitoring system, using a chatbot, engages the driver in conversation.
Claims22
A vehicular driver monitoring system, the vehicular driver monitoring system comprising:
- an interior-viewing camera disposed within a cabin of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular driver monitoring system, the interior-viewing camera viewing at least a head region of a driver of the vehicle, wherein the interior-viewing camera is operable to capture image data;
- wherein the interior-viewing camera comprises an imager, and wherein the imager comprises a Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) imaging array having at least one million photosensor elements arranged in rows and columns;
- an electronic control unit (ECU), the ECU comprising electronic circuitry and associated software, wherein the electronic circuitry comprises an image processor operable to process image data captured by the interior-viewing camera;
- wherein image data captured by the interior-viewing camera is transferred to and is processed at the ECU;
- wherein, based at least in part on processing at the ECU of image data captured by the interior-viewing camera, the vehicular driver monitoring system monitors the driver of the vehicle;
- and wherein, at least in part responsive to monitoring the driver of the vehicle, the vehicular driver monitoring system, using a chatbot, engages the driver in conversation.
A vehicular driver monitoring system, the vehicular driver monitoring system comprising:
- an interior-viewing camera disposed within a cabin of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular driver monitoring system, the interior-viewing camera viewing at least a head region of a driver of the vehicle, wherein the interior-viewing camera is operable to capture image data, and wherein the interior-viewing camera is disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly;
- wherein the interior-viewing camera comprises an imager, and wherein the imager comprises a Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) imaging array having at least one million photosensor elements arranged in rows and columns;
- an electronic control unit (ECU), the ECU comprising electronic circuitry and associated software, wherein the electronic circuitry comprises an image processor operable to process image data captured by the interior-viewing camera;
- wherein image data captured by the interior-viewing camera is transferred to and is processed at the ECU;
- wherein, based at least in part on processing at the ECU of image data captured by the interior-viewing camera, the vehicular driver monitoring system monitors the driver of the vehicle;
- and wherein, at least in part responsive to monitoring the driver of the vehicle, the vehicular driver monitoring system, using a chatbot, engages the driver in conversation.
A vehicular driver monitoring system, the vehicular driver monitoring system comprising:
- an interior-viewing camera disposed within a cabin of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular driver monitoring system, the interior-viewing camera viewing at least a head region of a driver of the vehicle, wherein the interior-viewing camera is operable to capture image data, and wherein the interior-viewing camera is disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly;
- wherein the interior-viewing camera comprises an imager, and wherein the imager comprises a Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) imaging array having at least one million photosensor elements arranged in rows and columns;
- an electronic control unit (ECU), the ECU comprising electronic circuitry and associated software, wherein the electronic circuitry comprises an image processor operable to process image data captured by the interior-viewing camera, and wherein the ECU is disposed at the interior rearview mirror assembly;
- wherein image data captured by the interior-viewing camera is transferred to and is processed at the ECU;
- wherein, based at least in part on processing at the ECU of image data captured by the interior-viewing camera, the vehicular driver monitoring system monitors the driver of the vehicle;
- and wherein, at least in part responsive to monitoring the driver of the vehicle, the vehicular driver monitoring system, using a chatbot, engages the driver in conversation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.