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

Claim 13:
14. A method performed by an apparatus having a camera and a processing unit, the processing unit having a first model and a second model, the method comprising:
generating, by the camera, images of a driver of a vehicle;
processing the images by the first model of the processing unit to obtain feature information;
providing, by the first model, the feature information;
obtaining, by the second model, the feature information from the first model; and
processing, by the second model, the feature information to obtain an output that indicates whether the driver is drowsy or not;
wherein the method further comprises obtaining information regarding a driving participation by the driver independent of the images of the driver, wherein the output that indicates whether the driver is drowsy or not is also based on the information regarding the driving participation by the driver; and
wherein the second model is configured to obtain the information regarding the driving participation by the driver, and is coupled downstream with respect to the first model that is configured to process the images of the driver.