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(11) EP 2 407 947 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
23.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/17

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
12.02.2014 Bulletin 2014/07

(21) Application number: 11180776.4

(22) Date of filing: 10.10.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B60Q 9/00(2006.01)
B60K 28/06(2006.01)
B60Q 1/52(2006.01)
 G08B 21/06(2006.01)
A61B 5/18(2006.01)
G01S 17/93(2006.01)

(54)

On-board warning apparatus and warning method

Bordeigene Warnvorrichtung und Warnverfahren

Appareil d'avertissement embarqué et procédé d'avertissement

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 13.10.2006 JP 2006280366
13.10.2006 JP 2006280367

(43) Date of publication of application:
18.01.2012 Bulletin 2012/03

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
07825313.5 / 2082383

(73) Proprietor: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • UOZUMI, Shigeyasu
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • OHUE, Kenichi
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker 
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-2004/108466
DE-A1- 19 715 519
 DE-A1- 10 339 647
   
  • UENO H ET AL: "Development of drowsiness detection system", VEHICLE NAVIGATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, 1994. PROCEEDIN GS., 1994 YOKOHAMA, JAPAN 31 AUG.-2 SEPT. 1994, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, 31 August 1994 (1994-08-31), pages 15-20, XP010136606, DOI: 10.1109/VNIS.1994.396873 ISBN: 978-0-7803-2105-2
   
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