Driving support equipment for vehicles

A driving support equipment for a vehicle, comprising:

• an environs information detection unit for recognizing a solid object in an environs of the vehicle;
• an eye motion detection unit for detecting an eye motion of a driver of the vehicle;
• a dispersion value processing unit for processing a value showing a dispersion of the eye motions regarding said solid object based on the detected eye motion and detected information regarding said solid object;
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• an attention state estimation unit for estimating an attention state of the driver regarding said solid object, using said value showing the dispersion of eye motions of the driver.

A driving state estimation equipment for a vehicle, comprising:

• a solid object information detection unit for recognizing a solid object in an environs of the vehicle and detecting information regarding said solid object;
• an eye motion detection unit for detecting an eye motion of a driver of the vehicle;
• a determination area setting unit for setting a determination area based on the solid object information detected by said solid object information detection unit;
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• a driving state determination unit for determining a driving state of the driver, based on a ratio of a stoppage period of a line of sight of the driver within said determination area to a standard stoppage period, said determination area being set by the determination area setting unit, and said standard stoppage period being a stoppage period of the line of sight of the driver within said determination area under circumstances set beforehand.

A driving state estimation equipment for a vehicle, comprising:

• a solid object information detection unit for recognizing a solid object in an environs of the vehicle and detecting information regarding said solid object;
• an eye motion detection unit for detecting an eye motion of a driver of the vehicle;
• a determination area setting unit for setting a determination area based on the solid object information detected by said solid object information detection unit;
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• a driving state determination unit for determining a driving state of the driver, based on a ratio of a stoppage period of a line of sight of the driver within said determination area to a standard stoppage period, said determination area being set by the determination area setting unit, and said standard stoppage period being a stoppage period of the line of sight of the driver within said determination area under circumstances set beforehand.

A driving state estimation equipment for a vehicle, comprising:

• a solid object information detection unit for recognizing a solid object in an environs of the vehicle and detecting information regarding said solid object;
• an eye motion detection unit for detecting an eye motion of a driver of the vehicle;
• a determination area setting unit for setting a determination area based on the solid object information detected by said solid object information detection unit;
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• a driving state determination unit for determining a driving state of the driver, based on said driver's eye angle and on a degree of concentration of a line of sight of the driver existing within said determination area set by the determination area setting unit.

A driving state estimation equipment for a vehicle, comprising:

• a solid object information detection unit for recognizing a solid object in an environs of the vehicle and detecting information regarding said solid object;
• an eye motion detection unit for detecting an eye motion of a driver of the vehicle;
• a determination area setting unit for setting a determination area based on information on a plurality of solid objects detected by said solid object information detection unit which does not include information on a preceding vehicle;
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• a driving state determination unit for determining a driving state of the driver, based on a degree of concentration of a line of sight existing within said determination area set by the determination area setting unit.