Patent ID: 11881036
Assignee: NAUTO, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a camera configured to view a driver of a vehicle, and to generate images of the driver; and
a processing unit comprising a first model and a second model;
wherein the first model is configured to process the images of the driver and to output feature information based on the images, and wherein the second model is configured to receive the feature information from the first model, and to generate an output that indicates whether the driver is drowsy or not;
wherein the second model is configured to determine whether the driver is drowsy or not based on the feature information from the first model, and also based on information regarding a driving participation by the driver; and
wherein the second model is configured to obtain the information regarding the driving participation by the driver independent of the images of the driver, and is coupled downstream with respect to the first model that is configured to process the images of the driver.