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Title:
DEVICE FOR DETECTING DROWSINESS AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006305035
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To secure the safety of a system being operated and also the safety of persons including an operator, by detecting drowsiness of the operator without interrupting operations.

A device for detecting drowsiness is provided which detects drowsiness by measuring the temperature of the hands using an equipment being operated, such as a mouse, a keyboard, a handle or the like. When drowsiness of an operator is detected, the equipment and data files being operated are locked or saved or a vehicle being operated is guided to a safer place and is stopped so as to protect a system including the operator. By doing so, the safety of the system and the person involved in the system is secured and accidents are prevented beforehand.


Inventors:
KONO MIYUKI
MATSUMURA TAKASHI
KASHIMURA YUICHI
KAMAHORI MASAO
OSAKA ICHIRO
Application Number:
JP2005130747A
Publication Date:
November 09, 2006
Filing Date:
April 28, 2005
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
HITACHI LTD
International Classes:
A61B5/16; A61B5/18; B60R21/00; B62D1/04; G06F3/02; G06F3/0354; A61M21/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP2005046306A2005-02-24
JPH11223685A1999-08-17
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Manabu Inoue