Patent ID: 7149653
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: B60K,B60W

Abstract:
1. An information system for a vehicle, comprising: a plurality of information sources for outputting respectively associated information generated as a function of at least one of a behavior of the driver and a state of the driver; at least one driving system of the vehicle and at least one comfort system of the vehicle wherein said at least one of the behavior of the driver and the state of the driver is determined by data from said at least one driving system and said at least one comfort system wherein the data comprises two categories of data, with data of a first category at least one of characterizing a behavior of the driver in which the driver is actively occupied with the driving function, and characterizing a state of the driver in which the driver is concentrating on the driving function, and data of a second category characterizing at least one of behavior of the driver in which the driver is occupied with controlling the comfort systems, and characterizing a state of the driver in which the driver is at least one of distracted and not concentrating.