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https://drivepatents.com/patents/987986 · 31 Jul 2013
The device (1) has a driver assistance system (30) to assist a vehicle rider, while operating a vehicle (2). A monitoring system (20) is adapted to set an indicator whose value indicates the ability of the vehicle rider to operate the vehicle due to tiredn...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/984748 · 26 Jun 2013
The method involves determining a driving characteristic of a driver corresponding to measurement data. Driving conditions of a vehicle are determined corresponding to the measurement data. The measurement data are observed in a time domain (14), and a pre...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/990288 · 29 May 2013
The invention relates to a device for preventing identity thefts, in order to avoid the starting of mechanical apparatus, such as a vehicle (automobile or similar), or the switching-on of electrical, electronic or electro-medical equipment, if the user is ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/990756 · 15 May 2013
The method involves using a reference data set in the determination of the condition variable, where the reference data set describes a reference condition, particularly a normal condition of the driver. The conditions of a requirement group is checked dur...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/985314 · 27 Mar 2013
A facial direction detecting apparatus (12) includes a nostril extracting unit (24) for extracting the nostrils (124) of a person (100) from among multiple characteristic portions (120, 122, 124, 126, 128) that are extracted by a characteristic portion ext...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1008334 · 26 Oct 2011
Disclosed is a drive assistance apparatus capable of assisting safer driving of a vehicle. The drive assistance apparatus 10 that includes a position detection unit 1 detecting a positional relationship between a preceding vehicle P present in front of a s...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1011600 · 29 Jun 2011
A chemical vapor sensor (100) is provided that measures a chemical species of interest with high sensitivity and chemical specificity. In an aspect, an ethanol vapor sensor is provided, sized for being inconspicuous and on-board a vehicle, having a passive...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1071547 · 28 Dec 2005
An arousal level estimating apparatus of a vehicle for estimating an arousal level of a driver, comprises: an operation quantity detecting means for consecutively detecting an operation quantity of said vehicle; a power calculating means for calculating a ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1075742 · 20 Jul 2005
Providing a technique in which a picked-up image is given to an appropriate in-vehicle device or application and this device or application is then operated so that a variety of in-vehicle applications can be most suitably operated. According to an output ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1078008 · 4 May 2005
A lane departure prevention apparatus is configured to conduct a course correction in a lane departure avoidance direction when a controller (8) determines that there is a potential for a vehicle to depart from a driving lane. The controller (8) combines y...