Patent ID: 8022831
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
1. An interactive system for coaching drivers under fatigue and drowsy conditions, comprising: a pre-programmed driver profile record for storing driver information pre-programmed by a driver into a computer, the driver information including: name of the driver, medical history of the driver, emergency contact for the driver, personal interests of the driver; an interactive feedback system for automatically providing audio feedback to the driver based on audio questions directed to the driver and audio answers received from the driver; wherein the driver profile record further includes: pre-programmed threshold settings between triggering operation of the interactive feedback system, the pre-programmed threshold settings include an average elapsed time between the feedback of questions and answers is initiated between the computer and the driver, once the driver is driving the vehicle; a GPS (global positioning satellite) system associated with the computer for determining location of the vehicle and location of a stop based on the interactive feedback system, the stop selected from at least one of an off ramp, a rest stop, a fuel stop, a food stop and a lodging stop; and an instructional medium for automatically communicating the location of the stops to the driver of the vehicle.