Patent ID: 11945435
Assignee: NAUTO, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 17:
18. An apparatus comprising:
a first camera configured to view an environment outside a vehicle;
a second camera configured to view a driver of the vehicle; and
a processing unit configured to receive a first image from the first camera, and a second image from the second camera;
wherein the processing unit is configured to determine first information indicating a risk of collision with the vehicle based at least partly on the first image;
wherein the processing unit is configured to determine second information indicating a state of the driver based at least partly on the second image;
wherein the processing unit is configured to determine whether to provide a control signal for operating a device or not based on (1) the first information indicating the risk of collision with the vehicle, and (2) the second information indicating the state of the driver;
wherein the first information indicating the risk of collision comprises a predicted collision, wherein the processing unit is configured to determine an estimated time it will take for the predicted collision to occur, and wherein the processing unit is configured to provide the control signal if the estimated time it will take for the predicted collision to occur is below a threshold, the threshold being variable based on the state of the driver; and
wherein the threshold is also based on sensor information indicating that the vehicle is being operated to mitigate the risk of the collision.