MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611090130 A) filed by Thapar Institute Of Engineering & Technology on July 24, 2026, for Ai-Based Driver Monitoring System And Method For Real-Time Drowsiness, Stress, And Fatigue Detection.

Inventors include Dr. Ankit Soni; Dr. Parveen Malik; Dr. Mahesh Shamrao Chaudhari; Divanshu; Aayush Goel; Prateek Khurmi; Satyam Naik; and Palakpreet Kaur.

The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an AI-based driver monitoring system and method for real-time detection of driver drowsiness, stress, and fatigue. The system comprises an infrared (IR) camera for monito...