Mirror assembly with driver modeling system
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorMark E. Ward
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Abstract
A mirror assembly with a driver modeling system includes a camera unit for capturing image data, a user interface, a processor, and a memory. The memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to request from a driver on the user interface or extrapolate from the image data at least one physical characteristic. In response to receiving or extrapolating the at least one physical characteristic, assigning one out of a plurality of model profiles of a driver's head based on the at least one physical characteristic.
Claims20
A mirror assembly with a driver modeling system for a vehicle, the driver modeling system comprising:
- a camera unit for capturing image data;
- a user interface;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- request from a driver on the user interface or extrapolate from the image data at least one physical characteristic;
- and
- in response to receiving or extrapolating the at least one physical characteristic, assigning one out of a plurality of model profiles of a driver's head based on the at least one physical characteristic.
A mirror assembly with a driver modeling system for a vehicle, the driver modeling system comprising:
- a camera unit for capturing image data;
- a user interface;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- request, from a driver, at least one physical characteristic via the user interface;
- in response to receiving the at least one physical characteristic, assigning one out of a plurality of model profiles of a driver's head based on the at least one physical characteristic;
- and
- in response to not receiving the at least one physical characteristic after a predetermined amount of time, extrapolating a size of the driver's head from the image data and assigning an extrapolated model profile.
A mirror assembly with a driver modeling system for a vehicle, the driver modeling system comprising:
- a camera unit for capturing image data;
- a user interface;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- request from a driver on the user interface or extrapolate from the image data at least one physical characteristic;
- in response to receiving or extrapolating the at least one physical characteristic, assigning one out of a plurality of model profiles of a driver's head based on the at least one physical characteristic;
- obtain a relative position between the camera unit and the vehicle;
- obtain a relative position between the camera unit and the driver;
- in response to receiving the relative positions, coordinate transforming the relative positions to obtain a driver location relative to the vehicle;
- and
- monitor the relative position between the driver and the vehicle with the assigned model profile and generate a notification upon a mannerism coinciding with dangerous operational behaviors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.