Method of mitigating driver distraction

Details Method of mitigating driver distraction Method of mitigating driver distraction

2006-07-11

2010-11-16

Black, Thomas G (Department: 3661)

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication

Vehicle subsystem or accessory control

C701S045000, C340S425500, C340S575000, C340S576000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07835834

ABSTRACT:
A driver alert for mitigating driver distraction is issued based on a proportion of off-road gaze time and the duration of a current off-road gaze. The driver alert is ordinarily issued when the proportion of off-road gaze exceeds a threshold, but is not issued if the driver's gaze has been off-road for at least a reference time. In vehicles equipped with forward-looking object detection, the driver alert is also not issued if the closing speed of an in-path object exceeds a calibrated closing rate.

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