Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for maintaining alertness of an operator of a manually-operated system
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Application No.: US14430923Application Date: 2012-10-10
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Publication No.: US09892613B2Publication Date: 2018-02-13
- Inventor: Andrew Birnie , Derek Beattie , Robert Moran
- Applicant: Andrew Birnie , Derek Beattie , Robert Moran
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- International Application: PCT/IB2012/055469 WO 20121010
- International Announcement: WO2014/057308 WO 20140417
- Main IPC: G08B23/00
- IPC: G08B23/00 ; G08B21/06 ; G08B3/10 ; G08B5/36

Abstract:
An apparatus for maintaining alertness of an driver of a motor vehicle periodically generates an audible alert signal to which the driver responds by pressing a button on the vehicle's steering wheel. The response time of the driver to the signal is monitored and if an increase is detected, the repetition rate of the alert signal is increased. The repetition rate may be further modified by taking into account vehicle driving conditions which may indicate a risk of boredom in the driver.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150269829A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING ALERTNESS OF AN OPERATOR OF A MANUALLY-OPERATED SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-09-24
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