1. Introduction of Driver Monitoring Systems 
1.1 Product Scope and Development 
1.2 Rules Mandating Driver Monitoring Systems in New Vehicles 
1.2.1 All New Vehicles in Europe from 2022 
1.2.2 Vehicles with Level 2 Autonomy in the US 
1.2.3 Charter Tour Buses, Type 3 and above Passenger Vehicles, and Dangerous Goods Vehicles in China 
2. Analysis of Driver Monitoring System Patents 
2.1 Patent Search 
2.2 Statistics of Driver Monitoring System Patents 
2.2.1 Number of Applications Filed 
2.2.2 Countries of Origin 
2.3 Classification of Driver Monitoring System Patents 
3. Analysis of Driver Monitoring System Patent Assignees 
3.1 Number of Applications Filed by Major Companies 
3.2 Analysis of Top Three Assignees’ Patent Portfolios 11
3.2.1 Applications and Technology of Hyundai’s Patent Portfolio 
3.2.2 Applications and Technology of Toyota’s Patent Portfolio 
3.2.3 Applications and Technology of Honda’s Patent Portfolio 
4. MIC Perspective 
Appendix 
List of Companies 

Development overview of driver monitoring systems

Analysis of driver monitoring system patents and includes patent search, number of applications filed for the period 2010-2020 and shares of top 20 major assignees

Analysis of driver monitoring system patent assignees and includes the top three assignees’ patent portfolios such as Hyundai, Toyota, and Honda
 

Figure 1 Introduction of Driver Monitoring Systems 
Figure 2 Number of Applications Filed between 2010 and 2020 
Figure 3 Shares of Countries in Total Patent Applications (Top 20) 
Figure 4 Major Groups of the Classification 
Figure 5 Shares of Companies in Total Patents (Top 20) 
Figure 6 Shares of Patent Assignees by Sector (Top 20) 
Figure 7 Top Three Driver Monitoring System Patent Assignees’ Patent Portfolios, based on CPC
Figure 8 Classification of Hyundai’s Driver Monitoring System Patents 
Figure 9 Classification of Toyota’s Driver Monitoring System Patents 
Figure 10 Classification of Honda’s Driver Monitoring System Patents 
 

Table 1 Settings for Driver Monitoring System Patent Search