Method and apparatus for monitoring driver in system
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsYoung Jin Na, Joon Young Kim
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Abstract
The present invention may provide a method of monitoring, by a vehicle, a driver. Herein, a method of monitoring, by a vehicle, a driver include: receiving a test message from a management center under a first situation (first state); and reporting to the driver of the vehicle the received test message under the first situation. Herein, when the vehicle is under a predetermined second situation, reporting the test message may be suspended, and a message informing of the second situation may be automatically transmitted to the management center.
Claims20
A method of monitoring a driver, wherein a vehicle monitors a driver, the method comprising:
- receiving a test message from a management center under a first situation (first state);
- and
- reporting to the driver of the vehicle the received test message under the first situation, wherein
- when the vehicle is under a predetermined second situation, reporting the test message is suspended, and a message informing of the second situation is automatically transmitted to the management center.
The method of claim I, wherein when the test message is received under the first situation, the vehicle transmits a reply message for the test message within a preset time to road side equipment (RSE) and the management center.
A vehicle performing driver monitoring, the vehicle comprising:
- a transceiver transmitting and receiving a signal;
- and
- a processor controlling the transceiver, wherein
- the processor:
- receives a test message from a management center under a first situation (first state) through the transceiver;
- reports to the driver of the vehicle the test message received under the first situation;
- suspends reporting the test message when the vehicle is under a predetermined second situation;
- and
- automatically transmits to the management center a message informing of the second situation.
The vehicle of claim, wherein the plurality of sensors are sensors related to the driver of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.