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Granted Patent B2
US 10,694,349 · App. 16/208,135 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

Method and apparatus for monitoring driver in system

Inventors: Young Jin Na (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Joon Young Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
H04W4/44G07C5/008H04L67/12H04W4/46G07C5/0808H04W4/70
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Patent No.
US 10,694,349
App. No.
16/208,135
Granted
Jun 23, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention may provide a method of monitoring, by a vehicle, a driver. Herein, a method of monitoring, by a vehicle, a driver include: receiving a test message from a management center under a first situation (first state); and reporting to the driver of the vehicle the received test message under the first situation. Herein, when the vehicle is under a predetermined second situation, reporting the test message may be suspended, and a message informing of the second situation may be automatically transmitted to the management center.

Claims (30)

1. A method of monitoring a driver, wherein a vehicle monitors a driver, the method comprising:

receiving a test message from a management center under a first situation (first state); and

reporting to the driver of the vehicle the received test message under the first situation, wherein

when the vehicle is under a predetermined second situation, reporting the test message is suspended, and a message informing of the second situation is automatically transmitted to the management center.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the test message is received under the first situation, the vehicle transmits a reply message for the test message within a preset time to road side equipment (RSE) and the management center.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein when the RSE and the management center do not receive the reply message within the preset time, the RSE and the management center perform a counteractive activity.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein when the RSE and the management center receives the message informing of the second situation, the RSE and the management center stop performing the counteractive activity.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the vehicle receives the test message, a device layer of the vehicle delivers the test message to a service support and application support layer of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the test message is reported to the driver on the basis of the service support and application support layer.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the vehicle is under the preset second situation, reporting the test message is suspended for a preset time, and when the preset time elapses, the test message is reported.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first situation is a default situation (default state), and the preset second situation is an emergency situation (emergency state).

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein when a first condition is satisfied, the vehicle is set to the preset second situation, wherein the first condition is set on the basis of at least one of a plurality of sensors and a modem state.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of sensors are sensors related to the driver of the vehicle.

11. A vehicle performing driver monitoring, the vehicle comprising:

a transceiver transmitting and receiving a signal; and

a processor controlling the transceiver, wherein

the processor:

receives a test message from a management center under a first situation (first state) through the transceiver;

reports to the driver of the vehicle the test message received under the first situation;

suspends reporting the test message when the vehicle is under a predetermined second situation; and

automatically transmits to the management center a message informing of the second situation.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein when the test message is received under the first situation, the vehicle transmits a reply message for the test message within a preset time to RSE and the management center.

13. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein when the RSE and the management center do not receive the reply message within the preset time, the RSE and the management center perform a counteractive activity.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein when the RSE and the management center receive the message informing of the second situation, the RSE and the management center stop performing the counteractive activity.

15. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein when the vehicle receives the test message, a device layer of the vehicle delivers the test message to a service support and application support layer of the vehicle.

16. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the test message is reported to the driver on the basis of the service support and application support layer.

17. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein when the vehicle is under the preset second situation, reporting the test message is suspended for a preset time, and when the preset time elapses, the test message is reported.

18. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the first situation is a default situation (default state), and the preset second situation is an emergency situation (emergency state).

19. The vehicle of claim 18 , wherein when a first condition is satisfied, the vehicle is set to the preset second situation, wherein the first condition is set on the basis of at least one of a plurality of sensors and a modern state.

20. The vehicle of claim 19 , wherein the plurality of sensors are sensors related to the driver of the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2019
From: NA, YOUNG JIN, MR.; KIM, JOON YOUNG, MR.
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048411/0782 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2017-0165488 · Dec 4, 2017 · national
KR 10-2018-0106579 · Sep 6, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190200187A1 · Jun 27, 2019
Cited By (1)
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