System and method to detect driver behavior and employ driver incentives

1. A system, comprising:

a first camera that captures first images of a driver of a vehicle;

a second camera that captures second images of an area outside of the vehicle; and

circuitry configured to:

capture, via the first camera, one or more first images of the driver of the vehicle;

capture, via the second camera, one or more second images of the area outside of the vehicle;

identify another vehicle in proximity to the vehicle based on an analysis of the one or more second images;

determine a driving behavior of the driver based on an analysis of the one or more first images;

determine a geographic location of the vehicle;

obtain a positive incentive threshold and a negative incentive threshold from a database based on the geographic location of the vehicle;

determine if the driving behavior satisfies the positive incentive threshold or the negative incentive threshold;

in response to the driving behavior satisfying the positive incentive threshold, obtain a positive incentive from the other vehicle based on the geographic location and provide the positive incentive to the driver; and

in response to the driving behavior satisfying the negative incentive threshold, select and provide a negative incentive to the driver.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry determines the driving behavior of the driver by being further configured to:

determine an attention direction of the driver based on an analysis of the one or more first images for head movement and eye position;

detect hand movement of the driver based on an analysis of the one or more first images; and

determine the driving behavior of the driver based on the head movement, eye position, and hand movement.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a memory that stores a profile of previous driving patterns of the driver; and

wherein the circuitry determines if the driving behavior satisfies the positive incentive threshold or the negative incentive threshold by being further configured to:

update the previous driving patterns in the profile based on the driving behavior; and

determine if the updated profile indicates that the driver has satisfied the positive incentive threshold or the negative incentive threshold over time.

4. The system of claim 3 , further comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

wherein the circuitry is further configured to provide, via the wireless transceiver, the previous driving patterns in the profile to the other vehicle.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

wherein the circuitry selects and provides the positive incentive to the driver by being further configured to, receive, via the wireless transceiver, audiovisual content from the other vehicle in response to the driving behavior satisfying the positive incentive threshold.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

wherein the circuitry selects and provides the negative incentive to the driver by being further configured to, provide, via the wireless transceiver, a wireless message to a third party indicating that the driving behavior satisfied the negative incentive threshold.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

receive, via the wireless transceiver, an indication of expected driving behavior of the other vehicle; and

determine that the driving behavior of the driver satisfies the positive incentive threshold in response to the driver yielding to the expected driving behavior of the other vehicle.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

receive, via the wireless transceiver, an indication of expected driving behavior of the other vehicle; and

determine that the driving behavior of the driver satisfies the negative incentive threshold in response to the driver failing to yield to the expected driving behavior of the other vehicle.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

determine the positive incentive threshold and the negative incentive threshold based on a learning analysis of the one or more second images over time.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry obtains the positive incentive by being further configured to:

determine that no positive incentive is available at a first time when the driving behavior satisfies the positive incentive threshold;

store information identifying the other vehicle and the satisfied positive incentive threshold;

determine that the vehicle and the other vehicle are in proximity to each other at a second time when the positive incentive is available; and

obtain the positive incentive from the other vehicle.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry determines the driving behavior by being further configured to:

determine an attention direction of the driver based on an analysis of the one or more first images for head movement and eye position;

detect hand movement of the driver based on an analysis of the one or more first images; and

determine a driving behavior of the driver based on the head movement, eye position, and hand movement.

12. A method, comprising:

capturing one or more first images of a driver of a vehicle;

capturing one or more second images of an area outside of the vehicle;

identifying another vehicle in proximity to the vehicle based on an analysis of the one or more second images;

determining a driving behavior of the driver based on an analysis of the one or more first images;

determining a geographic location of the vehicle;

obtaining a positive incentive threshold and a negative incentive threshold from a database based on the geographic location of the vehicle;

determining if the driving behavior satisfies the positive incentive threshold or the negative incentive threshold;

in response to the driving behavior satisfying the positive incentive threshold, obtaining a positive incentive from the other vehicle and providing the positive incentive to the driver; and

in response to the driving behavior satisfying the negative incentive threshold, selecting and providing a negative incentive to the driver.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

storing a profile of previous driving patterns of the driver;

wherein determining if the driving behavior satisfies the positive incentive threshold or the negative incentive threshold includes:

updating the previous driving patterns in the profile based on the driving behavior; and

determining if the updated profile indicates that the driver has satisfied the positive incentive threshold or the negative incentive threshold over time.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

providing the previous driving patterns in the profile to the other vehicle.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein obtaining the positive incentive from the other vehicle further comprises:

receiving audiovisual content from the other vehicle in response to the driving behavior satisfying the positive incentive threshold.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein selecting and providing the negative incentive to the driver further comprises:

providing a wireless message to a third party indicating that the driving behavior satisfied the negative incentive threshold.

17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

receiving an indication of expected driving behavior of the other vehicle; and

determining that the driving behavior of the driver satisfies the positive incentive threshold in response to the driver yielding to the expected driving behavior of the other vehicle.

18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

receiving an indication of expected driving behavior of the other vehicle; and

determining that the driving behavior of the driver satisfies the negative incentive threshold in response to the driver failing to yield to the expected driving behavior of the other vehicle.

19. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium that stores computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform actions, the actions comprising:

capturing, via a first camera, one or more first images of a driver of a vehicle;

capturing, via a second camera, one or more second images of an area outside of the vehicle;

identifying another vehicle in proximity to the vehicle based on an analysis of the one or more second images;

determining a driving behavior of the driver based on an analysis of the one or more first images;

determining a geographic location of the vehicle;

obtaining a positive incentive threshold based on the geographic location of the vehicle;

determining if the driving behavior satisfies the positive incentive threshold;

in response to the driving behavior satisfying the positive incentive threshold, obtaining a positive incentive from the other vehicle based on the geographic location and providing the positive incentive to the driver.