Method, device, computer program and computer program product for determining the attention of a driver of a vehicle

DE102017214539B4Undetermined Publication Date: 2026-06-25BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG
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Application Number
DE102017214539P0
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Patents
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Filing Date
2017-08-21
Publication Date
2026-06-25
Estimated Expiration
2037-08-21

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Abstract

A method for determining the attention of a driver of a vehicle, wherein: - the driver's gaze direction is determined; - an attention value is continuously determined that is representative of the driver's attention to a predefined area, wherein the attention value is determined by: - ​​determining, depending on the determined gaze direction, whether the driver is looking into the predefined area; - if it is determined that the driver is looking into the predefined area, determining the attention value using a predefined loading function, where the loading function is a predefined exponential function; and - if it is determined that the driver is not looking into the predefined area, determining the attention value using a predefined unloading function.
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