Systems and methodologies for real-time driver gaze location determination and analysis utilizing computer vision technology

A computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more image capture devices;
• and
• a program memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the computer system to:
• monitor, with the one or more image capture devices, one or more eyes of a vehicle operator while operating a vehicle to generate a plurality of gaze location logs, each of the plurality of gaze location logs including a gaze location value,
• wherein the gaze location value is generated by:
• determining a gaze location corresponding to the one or more eyes of the vehicle operator,
• determining an area of the vehicle associated with the gaze location, and
• assigning the gaze location value based on the area of the vehicle associated with the gaze location;
• analyze the plurality of gaze location logs to determine a duration of a gaze of the vehicle operator for each of a plurality of areas of the vehicle;
• for each of the plurality of areas of the vehicle, collectively analyze the durations of the gaze of the vehicle operator to identify one or more recommendations to improve performance of the vehicle operator, wherein
• collectively analyzing the durations of the gaze of the vehicle operator includes determining whether the gaze of the vehicle operator shifts from a front windshield of the vehicle to one or more different areas of the plurality of areas with a sufficiently high frequency, and
• the one or more different areas include at least one or both of (i) a mirror of the vehicle, and (ii) a dashboard of the vehicle;
• and
• communicate the one or more recommendations to the vehicle operator.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause a computer system to:

• monitor, with one or more image capture devices, one or more eyes of a vehicle operator while operating a vehicle to generate a plurality of gaze location logs, each of the plurality of gaze location logs including a gaze location value,
• wherein the gaze location value is generated by:
• determining a gaze location corresponding to the one or more eyes of the vehicle operator,
• determining an area of the vehicle associated with the gaze location, and
• assigning the gaze location value based on the area of the vehicle associated with the gaze location;
• analyze the plurality of gaze location logs to determine a duration of a gaze of the vehicle operator for each of a plurality of areas of the vehicle;
• for each of the plurality of areas of the vehicle, collectively analyze the durations of the gaze of the vehicle operator to identify one or more recommendations to improve performance of the vehicle operator, wherein
• collectively analyzing the durations of the gaze of the vehicle operator includes determining whether the gaze of the vehicle operator shifts from a front windshield of the vehicle to one or more different areas of the plurality of areas with a sufficiently high frequency, and
• the one or more different areas include at least one or both of (i) a mirror of the vehicle, and (ii) a dashboard of the vehicle;
• and
• communicate the one or more recommendations to the vehicle operator.