Patent ID: 11897481
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 6:
7. A driver assistance method, comprising:
detecting wakefulness reduction of a driver or absent-minded driving by the driver;
automatically searching for a resting facility on a route from map information in response to a detection of the wakefulness reduction or the absent-minded driving;
automatically proposing to the driver navigation to the resting facility, through a first interaction;
navigating a vehicle to the resting facility in response to an agreement by the driver to a proposal through the first interaction;
after initiating the navigation to the resting facility, automatically proposing to the driver application of stimulation to the driver, through a second interaction; and
continuously or intermittently applying stimulation to the driver automatically until the vehicle arrives at the resting facility in response to an agreement by the driver to a proposal through the second interaction;
stopping the execution of the first interaction and executing the second interaction in response to the vehicle being caught in a traffic jam.