Patent ID: 8199018
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: A61B,G08B

Abstract:
1. A human condition detecting apparatus comprising: first stimulus applying means for applying a first stimulus for acquisition of reference information to a driver; second stimulus applying means for applying a second stimulus for acquisition of condition information to the driver; stimulus reaction detecting means for detecting reactions of the driver to the first stimulus applied by the first stimulus applying means as a reference information by an electro dermal activity of the driver and for detecting reactions of the driver to the second stimulus applied by the second stimulus applying means as a condition information by the electro dermal activity of the driver; an event determining means for determining whether a traffic-related event will occur within a predetermined time, the first stimulus applying means applying the first stimulus for acquisition of the reference information to the driver immediately prior to the traffic-related event, and the second stimulus applying means applying the second stimulus for acquisition of the condition information to the driver during the traffic-related event; and condition determining means for determining a condition of the driver, based on a comparison between the reference information and the condition information, wherein