US Patent Application 18190973. DRIVER WATCHING DEVICE, DRIVER WATCHING SYSTEM, AND DRIVER WATCHING METHOD simplified abstract
Contents
DRIVER WATCHING DEVICE, DRIVER WATCHING SYSTEM, AND DRIVER WATCHING METHOD
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Masato Endo of Nagoya-shi (JP)
DRIVER WATCHING DEVICE, DRIVER WATCHING SYSTEM, AND DRIVER WATCHING METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18190973 titled 'DRIVER WATCHING DEVICE, DRIVER WATCHING SYSTEM, AND DRIVER WATCHING METHOD
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a device that can monitor a driver's behavior while driving a vehicle.
- The device collects information about the vehicle from sensors or other sources.
- This information can be transmitted to a separate device, such as a smartphone or computer, for monitoring purposes.
- However, the device has a control unit that can block the transmission of specific information to the monitoring device.
- This allows for privacy protection by preventing certain sensitive information from being shared with others.
Original Abstract Submitted
A driver watching device includes a vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires, based on information acquired from a vehicle driven by a person being watched over, vehicle information on the vehicle, a transmission unit that is able to transmit the vehicle information to a terminal device available to a person other than the person being watched over, and an information control unit that prohibits the transmission unit from transmitting specific information included in the vehicle information to the terminal device.
