IP Library Granted Patent US 12,036,842
Granted Patent B2
US 12,036,842 · App. 17/434,556 · Granted Jul 16, 2024

Sleepiness prediction device, moving body, and sleepiness prediction method

Inventors: Yoshihiro Shimomura (Chiba, JP); Yali Xia (Chiba, JP); Shinichi Shikii (Nara, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
B60H1/00742A61B5/14551A61B5/18A61B5/4806A61B5/7275B60H1/0073A61B2503/22A61B2560/0242
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,036,842
App. No.
17/434,556
Granted
Jul 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drowsiness prediction device includes: a carbon dioxide concentration detector that detects the concentration of carbon dioxide in a compartment; an oxygen saturation detector that detects oxygen saturation in the body of a driver present in the compartment; a predictor that predicts, according to the concentration of carbon dioxide and the oxygen saturation detected, a level of drowsiness that the driver would feel after the detection of the concentration of carbon dioxide and the oxygen saturation; and an outputter that outputs information indicating the predicted level of drowsiness.

Claims (29)

1. A drowsiness prediction device, comprising:

a carbon dioxide concentration detector that detects a concentration of carbon dioxide in a compartment;

an oxygen saturation detector that detects oxygen saturation in a body of a person present in the compartment;

a predictor that predicts, according to the concentration of carbon dioxide detected and the oxygen saturation detected, a level of drowsiness that the person feels after a predetermined time has elapsed since the detection of the concentration of carbon dioxide and the oxygen saturation; and

an outputter that outputs information indicating the level of drowsiness predicted,

wherein when the concentration of carbon dioxide is greater than or equal to a threshold value, the predictor predicts the level of drowsiness of the person to be a first level if the oxygen saturation is a first numerical value, and predicts the level of drowsiness of the person to be a second level if the oxygen saturation is a second numerical value smaller than the first numerical value, the second level indicating drowsiness more severe than drowsiness at the first level.

2. The drowsiness prediction device according to claim 1 , wherein

the drowsiness prediction device is provided in a mobile body,

the compartment is located in the mobile body, and

the person is a driver of the mobile body.

3. The drowsiness prediction device according to claim 2 , wherein

the mobile body includes an operation unit exposed to direct touch by the person driving the mobile body, and

the oxygen saturation detector is attached to the operation unit.

4. The drowsiness prediction device according to claim 2 , wherein

the mobile body includes a ventilator that ventilates the compartment, and

the drowsiness prediction device further comprises a device controller that controls the ventilator according to the level of drowsiness predicted.

5. A mobile body, wherein

the drowsiness prediction device according to claim 2 is provided in the compartment.

6. A drowsiness prediction method, comprising:

obtaining carbon dioxide concentration data indicating a concentration of carbon dioxide in a compartment and oxygen saturation data indicating oxygen saturation in a body of a person present in the compartment, the concentration of carbon dioxide being detected by a carbon dioxide concentration detector, the oxygen saturation being detected by an oxygen saturation detector;

predicting, according to the carbon dioxide concentration data obtained and the oxygen saturation data obtained, a level of drowsiness that the person feels after a predetermined time has elapsed since the detection of the concentration of carbon dioxide and the oxygen saturation; and

outputting information indicating the level of drowsiness predicted,

wherein when the concentration of carbon dioxide is greater than or equal to a threshold value, the level of drowsiness of the person is predicted to be a first level if the oxygen saturation is a first numerical value, and the level of drowsiness of the person is predicted to be a second level if the oxygen saturation is a second numerical value smaller than the first numerical value, the second level indicating drowsiness more severe than drowsiness at the first level.

7. A drowsiness prediction device, comprising:

a carbon dioxide concentration detector that detects a concentration of carbon dioxide in a compartment;

an oxygen saturation detector that detects oxygen saturation in a body of a person present in the compartment;

a predictor that predicts, by referring to a database in which the concentration of carbon dioxide, the oxygen saturation, and a level of drowsiness of the person are associated with each other, a level of drowsiness that the person feels after a predetermined time has elapsed since the detection of the concentration of carbon dioxide and the oxygen saturation; and

an outputter that outputs information indicating the level of drowsiness predicted,

wherein when the concentration of carbon dioxide is greater than or equal to a threshold value, the predictor predicts the level of drowsiness of the person to be a first level if the oxygen saturation is a first numerical value, and predicts the level of drowsiness of the person to be a second level if the oxygen saturation is a second numerical value smaller than the first numerical value, the second level indicating drowsiness more severe than drowsiness at the first level.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066709/0702 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2022
From: SHIMOMURA, YOSHIHIRO; XIA, YALI; SHIKII, SHINICHI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058624/0702 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-037691 · Mar 1, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220203804A1 · Jun 30, 2022