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DRIVER STATE WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING DRIVER STATE
A driver status warning system includes a memory storing camera position data; an integrated controller configured to generate a motor driving signal corresponding to the camera position data; a camera assembly embedded in an A-pillar of a vehicle and including an electric motor configured to generate a rotational force according to the motor driving signal, a screw bar configured to be rotated by the rotational force, and a camera configured to be moved upward or downward on the A-pillar by the rotation of the screw bar assembly; and a facial recognition module configured to analyze an image of a driver's face captured by the camera to sense the driver's condition.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?II=4&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20210520&CC=US&NR=2021150237A1&KC=A1
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20210150237.pdf

HIGH PERFORMANCE BRIGHT PUPIL EYE TRACKING
Described herein is a method (800) and system for controlling one or more illumination devices in an eye tracker system (100) such that a measured pupil/iris contrast exceeds a predefined minimum pupil/iris contrast. The method (100) includes: a. capturing images of a subject (102), including one or both of the subject's eyes, during predefined image capture periods; b. illuminating, from one or more illumination devices (108 and 110), one or both of the subject's eyes during the predefined image capture periods, wherein at least one illumination device (108 and 110) is located sufficiently close to a lens of the camera to generate bright pupil effects; and c. selectively varying the output power of at least one of the illumination devices (108 and 110) to generate a bright pupil reflection intensity such that a measured pupil/iris contrast in a captured image exceeds a predefined minimum pupil/iris contrast.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=WO&NR=2021087573A1&KC=A1&FT=D&ND=3&date=20210514&DB=&locale=en_EP

Shallwe,
Complete guess but judging by the previous patents of the listed inventors I'm betting it's SEE tech mixed in with a host of other systems. I'm interested in hearing what TLS makes of it.

A DRIVER MONITORING AND RESPONSE SYSTEM
An evaluation engine has two or more modules to assist a driver of a vehicle. A driver drowsiness module analyzes monitored features of the driver to recognize two or more levels of drowsiness of the driver of the vehicle. The driver drowsiness module evaluates drowsiness of the driver based on observed body language and facial analysis of the driver. The driver drowsiness module is configured to analyze live multi-modal sensor inputs from sensors against at least one of i) a trained artificial intelligence model and ii) a rules based model while the driver is driving the vehicle to produce an output comprising a driver drowsiness-level estimation. A driver assistance module provides one or more positive assistance mechanisms to the driver to return the driver to be at or above the designated level of drowsiness.

[54] The facial analysis module may have an Ocular Activity Analysis module that has a cooperating infra red light source to track a direction and angle of a gaze of the eyes of the driver. Thus, the Ocular Activity Analysis module may implement a glint-based driver's gaze tracking mechanism. The Ocular Activity Analysis module tracks a pair of corneal glints from the InfraRed Light Emitting Diodes and the pupil center (dark pupil). The Ocular Activity Analysis module is able to detect eye closure patterns incorporating race into its analysis. The Ocular Activity Analysis module is able to select the InfraRed illuminator Light Emitting Diodes from a larger set to increase FOV (when glints fall outside the cornea) as well as be robust to large disruptive glares on glasses.

[55] The Ocular Activity Analysis module can use head pose and iris tracking-to base the determination of where the driver is gazing. The Ocular Activity Analysis module uses head pose and iris tracking to determine gaze vectors and determine glance targets. The Ocular Activity Analysis module may know or determine the images in the frames captured by the camera relative to the vehicle cabin coordinates and/or known landmarks in the vehicle.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=US&NR=2021129748A1&KC=A1&FT=D&ND=3&date=20210506&DB=&locale=en_EP

Motor Vehicle Human-Machine Interaction System And Method
A human-machine interaction system for a motor vehicle is disclosed, which comprises: a detection device configured to detect an action of a vehicle occupant; an in-vehicle management system including an interactive device and a processor; the interaction device comprises an operable display area configured to display applications; the processor is communicatively connected to the detection device and is configured to identify identity characteristics of the vehicle occupant and selectively activates the applications in the operable display area according to the action and identity characteristics of the vehicle occupant. The present invention also discloses a corresponding vehicle and method. It is possible to recognize the driver's intention and present relevant functions and/or information to the vehicle driver without affecting the driving safety of vehicle due to the need to operate a complex human-machine interface, and it is possible to provide a better riding experience for vehicle occupants.

[0077] Subsequently, the process 300 proceeds from block 305 to block 310, When it is determined that the vehicle occupant is inside the vehicle, detect a vector of line-of-sight of the vehicle occupant by the detection device 2, in an example, the detection device 2 may be a line-of-sight detection system including a gaze tracking calculation unit, a lighting device, and a camera device. The gaze tracking calculation unit is configured to receive line-of-sight data from the camera device and perform calculations to determine the line-of-sight vector of gaze position of the vehicle occupant including, but not limited to, driver and passenger. In an example, the lighting device may be an infrared lighting device for detecting the line-of-sight vector of the vehicle occupant at night. And in an example, the line-of-sight detection system communicates with the in-vehicle management system 1 through an input interface and sends the line-of-sight vector data to the in-vehicle management system 1.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?II=27&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20210429&CC=US&NR=2021122242A1&KC=A1
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20210122242.pdf

OCCUPANT MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Various implementations relate to an operator monitoring system (OMS). Certain implementations include an OMS coupled to a rotatable portion of a steering wheel assembly of a vehicle. For example, the OMS may include an imaging unit, such as a camera, that is coupled to a central hub portion of the steering wheel assembly. The imaging unit has a field of view directed toward one or more occupants in the vehicle and is configured to capture an image signal corresponding to an imaging area in the field of view. The imaging area can be configured to encapsulate an expected position of one or more vehicle occupants. The OMS also includes one or more processing units in electrical communication with the imaging unit that receives and processes the image signal from the imaging unit to determine an occupant state and, in some implementations, provide feedback based on the determined occupant state.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?II=25&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20210429&CC=US&NR=2021122404A1&KC=A1
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20210122404.pdf

Looks like more from the evangelical Musk catalogue of Rapture Ideology.

System and method for tracking the operation of a vehicle and/or the actions of a driver
A system includes a monitoring device coupled to a vehicle. The monitoring device includes a communication interface and one or more processors coupled to the communication interface. The one or more processors receive, via the communication interface, sensor information relating to operating the vehicle. The one or more processors also receive, via the communication interface, contextual information based at least in part on the sensor information relating to operating the vehicle. The one or more processors further generate a risk factor relating to operating the vehicle based at least in part on the sensor information and the contextual information.

Turning now to FIG. 3, a flowchart that illustrates a method 70 for determining and/or adjusting an insurance premium (which may be considered an example of a score) based on an operation of the vehicle 10 is presented in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method 70 includes receiving (block 72) sensor information 32 related to an operation of the vehicle 10 from the plurality of sensors 16, 18 and/or the monitoring device 12. In some embodiments, the sensor information 32 may be received as a result of an asynchronous triggering event involving the vehicle 10. In some embodiments, the sensor information 32 may be received as a result of synchronous reporting or access to the sensors 16, 18 by the monitoring device 12. The sensor information 32 may include information provided from sensors 16, 18 integral with systems of the vehicle, coupled with the vehicle, and/or disposed in or around the vehicle. The sensor information 32 may be used to receive (block 74) the other information 33 (e.g., including the contextual information), which may be based on other information and algorithms related to the vehicle 10 and/or the driver, such as the input information 39. The other information 33 may also incorporate any information related to the triggering event (e.g., speed of the vehicle 10, acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle 10, report of any indicators of the vehicle 10). For example, the other information 33 may include or be based on the speed, the time, the date, and the location of the vehicle 10, wherein the triggering event includes the vehicle 10 operating in excess of a speed limit. In some embodiments, the monitoring device 12 or the insurer may receive the other information 33 via the computing device 42. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the computing device 42 may be the same as the monitoring device 12 or the separate device 23 (e.g., a driver's smartphone, a passenger's wearable device, or an integral cellular device)

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=US&NR=10984479B1&KC=B1&FT=D&ND=3&date=20210420&DB=&locale=en_EP
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/10984479.pdf

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CAMERA MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, METHOD OF USING, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A CAMERA MODULE
A camera module (1) for a motor vehicle, in particular for driver monitoring in the passenger compartment, including at least one printed circuit board (2) and a shield for enclosing the printed circuit board (2). The shield includes at least a first shielding part (7) and a second shielding part (10). The first shielding part (7) is a ring shaped part and the second shielding part (10) is a hat shaped part put over, enclosing, and contacting the first shielding part (7).
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=US&NR=2021127532A1&KC=A1&FT=D&ND=3&date=20210429&DB=&locale=en_EP
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20210127532.pdf

CONTEXT-SENSITIVE ADJUSTMENT OF OFF-ROAD GLANCE TIME
Methods and systems involve obtaining information from one or more sources to determine a real-time context. A method includes determining a situational awareness score indicating a level of vigilance required based on the real-time context, obtaining images of eyes of a driver to detect a gaze pattern of the driver, determining a relevant attention score indicating a level of engagement of the driver in the real-time context based on a match between the gaze pattern of the driver and the real-time context, and obtaining images of the driver to detect behavior of the driver. A driver readiness score is determined and indicates a level of readiness of the driver to resume driving the vehicle based on the behavior of the driver. An off-road glance time is obtained based on using the situational awareness score, the relevant attention score, and the driver readiness score.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?II=6&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20210429&CC=US&NR=2021125521A1&KC=A1
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20210125521.pdf
https://patents.justia.com/patent/20210125521

TLS. A quick scan of this makes me wonder if this maybe related to SEE patent PHONE DOCKING STATION FOR ENHANCED DRIVING SAFETY.

CAMERA-MONITOR SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND USE OF A MIRROR SUBSTITUTE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
A camera-monitor system for a motor vehicle has a camera that is embodied to provide an image of an environment of the motor vehicle, and a monitor for representing images of the camera, said monitor having a telephony unit.

[0035] The further camera 108 may be a conventional camera. According to exemplary embodiments, the further camera 108 is an HDR camera, an infrared camera, and/or a 3D camera. It is thus possible to use the images of the further camera 108 in addition to the videotelephony application also for other uses. For example, gaze direction recognition or further facial expression or gesture recognition is implemented by the further camera 108.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/description?CC=US&NR=2021070178A1&KC=A1&FT=D&ND=3&date=20210311&DB=&locale=en_EP

VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH GLARE REDUCING WINDSHIELD
A vehicular vision system includes a forward viewing camera disposed at and viewing through a windshield of a vehicle. A driver viewing camera is disposed in the vehicle and views the driver's eyes. A control, responsive to processing of image data captured by the forward viewing camera to determine a light source ahead of the vehicle, and responsive to processing of image data captured by the driver viewing camera to determine a gaze direction of the eyes of the driver, determines a forward view path between the driver's eyes and the determined light source and determines a location where the determined forward view path intersects the windshield. The control, responsive to the determined light source having an intensity greater than a threshold level, controls the windshield to locally darken a region of the windshield that includes the location where the determined forward view path intersects the windshield.

The windshield 16 comprises an active partially dimmable windshield, which may comprise an electro-optic medium (such as an electrochromic medium) sandwiched between two glass sheets or panels, or may comprise a locally dimmable liquid crystal window construction or the like. The control 20, responsive to processing by a processor of image data captured by the forward viewing camera 14, determines presence of a light source ahead of the vehicle and, responsive to processing by a processor of image data captured by the in-cabin camera 18, determines the driver's eye location and/or gaze direction. The control determines a viewing path between the driver's eyes and the detected light source and controls the windshield so as to locally dim or darken a portion (or portions) of the windshield (while the non-darkened rest of the windshield remains transparent or light-transmitting) where the determined viewing path passes through the windshield, such that the locally dimmed or darkened portions or regions are partially non-light-transmitting so as to block or attenuate or dim the bright light in the driver's view.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?II=1&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20210422&CC=US&NR=2021114439A1&KC=A1
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20210114439.pdf
https://patents.justia.com/patent/20210114439

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED DRIVING OR NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE
This disclosure relates to method and system for providing personalized driving or navigation assistance. The method may include receiving sensory data with respect to a vehicle from a plurality of sensors and multi-channel input data with respect to one or more passengers inside the vehicle from a plurality of onboard monitoring devices, performing fusion of the sensory data and the multi-channel input data to generate multimodal fusion data, determining one or more contextual events based on the multi-modal fusion data using a machine learning model, wherein the machine learning model is trained using an incremental learning process and comprises a supervised machine learning model and an unsupervised machine learning model, analysing the one or more contextual events to generate a personalized driving recommendation, and providing the personalized driving recommendation to a driver passenger or a navigation device.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/description?CC=US&NR=2021097370A1&KC=A1&FT=D&ND=3&date=20210401&DB=&locale=en_EP

Thanks Terry , Noticed PSA Marine mentioned on one of the pages;
https://www.psamarine.com/

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SPATIALLY RESOLVED DETECTION OF AN OBJECT OUTSIDE A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE WITH THE AID OF A SENSOR INSTALLED IN A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE
A method for the spatially resolved detection of an object outside a transportation vehicle with the aid of a sensor installed in a transportation vehicle wherein the viewing direction of a transportation vehicle occupant is captured. The captured viewing direction is analyzed over a period and a region of interest outside the transportation vehicle is determined. The sensor is then spatially sensitized and/or oriented in the direction of the determined region of interest.

[0028] FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of the disclosed method for the spatially resolved detection of an object outside a transportation vehicle with the aid of a sensor installed in a transportation vehicle. According to method operation at 1, the viewing direction of a transportation vehicle occupant, in particular, of the driver of a transportation vehicle, is sensed. For this, the position of the eyes, the viewing direction of the transportation vehicle occupant and, if appropriate, also the convergence of the eyes of the transportation vehicle occupant are determined by an eye tracking method, and a position outside the transportation vehicle is derived therefrom. The sensed viewing direction is analyzed in a method operation at 2 over a certain time period. If it becomes apparent here that the transportation vehicle occupant continuously considers a specific region outside the transportation vehicle or follows an object such as, e.g., a transportation vehicle travelling ahead, this region is defined as a region of interest (ROI) for the sensor system, since a region on which the transportation vehicle occupant focuses his attention has a high probability of containing information which is also significant for the sensor system for observing the external region. Then, in method operation at 3, the sensor is spatially sensitized and/or oriented in the direction of the determined region of interest (ROI).
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/description?CC=US&NR=2021084227A1&KC=A1&FT=D&ND=3&date=20210318&DB=&locale=en_EP
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20210084227.pdf

Method and System for Detecting and Remedying Situation Awareness Failures in Operators of Remotely Operated Vehicles
A system and method that detect situation awareness failures in operators of remotely operated vehicles and consequently alert the operators and/or activate a fail-safe mode in the vehicles to reduce potential for an accident. Real-time values of indicators displayed on a control station are periodically stored in a database and compared to inspected values of each indicator stored when the operator last viewed each indicator to determine if there is a difference representing an operator's level of awareness. An eye-tracking system is used to monitor the operator's point-of-gaze and awareness of each indicator. If there is a difference beyond an acceptable level of deviation between the real-time value and the inspected value, the system alerts the operator and/or commands the remotely operated vehicle to commence a fail-safe operation.
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20210086910.pdf
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?II=15&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20210325&CC=US&NR=2021086910A1&KC=A1
https://patents.justia.com/patent/20210086910

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING OCCUPANT GAZES
A method of assessing a gaze of an occupant is provided. The method includes: determining a direction of a gaze of an occupant based on gaze information detected by a first sensor; determining a position of a feature of road based on one or more from among mapping information or vehicle environment information provided by a second sensor; comparing the direction of the gaze to the position of the feature of the road; and performing a corrective action in response to determining that the direction of the gaze does not correspond to the position of the feature of the road.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?II=6&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20210325&CC=US&NR=2021089120A1&KC=A1
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20210089120.pdf
https://patents.justia.com/patent/20210089120

TLS,
https://uspto.report/patent/grant/D903,559#:~:text=SEEING%20MACHINES
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?II=70&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20201201&CC=US&NR=D903559S&KC=S

TLS,
Is this potentially the Marine application of Occula?

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADAPTIVE TRUST CALIBRATION IN DRIVING AUTOMATION
A system and method for providing adaptive trust calibration in driving automation that include receiving image data of a vehicle and vehicle automation data associated with automated of driving of the vehicle. The system and method also include analyzing the image data and vehicle automation data and determining an eye gaze direction of a driver of the vehicle and a driver reliance upon automation of the vehicle and processing a Markov decision process model based on the eye gaze direction and the driver reliance to model effects of human trust and workload on observable variables to determine a control policy to provide an optimal level of automation transparency. The system and method further include controlling autonomous transparency of at least one driving function of the vehicle based on the control policy.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?II=1&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20210318&CC=US&NR=2021078608A1&KC=A1
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20210078608.pdf