Driver condition estimation apparatus, server, driver information collecting apparatus, and driver condition estimation system
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNobuyuki Okabe, Naoki Taki, Akira Nagae, Yasushi Kusaka, Shinya Furuta, Takahiro Matsunaga, Hiroaki Seguchi
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Abstract
A driver condition estimation apparatus 5 estimates condition of a driver. The driver condition estimation apparatus 5 includes a driver condition estimating unit 50a for estimating the condition of the driver before the driver starts driving; and a control variable changing unit 50b for changing control variables of in-vehicle devices based on the condition of the driver estimated by the driver condition estimating unit 50a.
Claims10
A driver condition estimation apparatus for estimating condition of a driver, comprising:
- an at-home driver information receiving unit configured to receive at-home driver information including at least one of things-forgot-to-bring information, forgot-to-lock information, and forgot-to-turn-off-fluorescent-lamp information obtained at a home of the driver;
- a driver condition estimating unit configured to estimate the condition of the driver before the driver starts driving based on the at-home driver information;
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- a control variable changing unit configured to change control variables of in-vehicle devices based on the condition of the driver estimated by the driver condition estimating unit.
A server, comprising:
- an at-home driver information receiving unit configured to receive at-home driver information including at least one of things-forgot-to-bring information, forgot-to-lock information, and forgot-to-turn-off-fluorescent-lamp information obtained at a home of a driver;
- a driver condition estimating unit configured to estimate condition of the driver based on the at-home driver information;
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- a transmitting unit configured to transmit the condition of the driver estimated by the driver condition estimating unit to a vehicle.
A driver information collecting apparatus, comprising:
- a sensor configured to obtain information on a driver at a home of the driver;
- a driver information collecting unit configured to collect the information on the driver including at least one of things-forgot-to-bring information, forgot-to-lock information, and forgot-to-turn-off-fluorescent-lamp information obtained by the sensor;
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- a transmitting unit configured to transmit the information on the driver collected by the driver information collecting unit to a vehicle.
A driver condition estimation system for estimating condition of a driver, comprising:
- a home of the driver;
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- a vehicle, wherein
- the home includes
- a sensor configured to obtain at-home driver information on the driver,
- a driver information collecting unit configured to collect the at-home driver information including at least one of things-forgot-to-bring information, forgot-to-lock information, and forgot-to-turn-off-fluorescent-lamp information obtained by the sensor, and
- a transmitting unit configured to transmit the at-home driver information to the vehicle;
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- the vehicle includes
- a receiving unit configured to receive the at-home driver information, and
- a driver condition estimating unit configured to estimate the condition of the driver before the driver starts driving based on the at-home driver information or operations of in-vehicle devices performed by the driver before starting an engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.