Vehicular component control systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system for controlling operation of a vehicle based on recognition of an authorized individual, comprising:
- a processor embodying a pattern recognition algorithm trained to identify whether a person is the individual by analyzing data derived from images;
at least one optical receiving unit for receiving an optical image including the person and deriving data from the image, said at least one optical receiving unit being coupled to said processor to provide the data to the pattern recognition algorithm to thereby obtain an indication from the pattern recognition algorithm whether the person is the individual; and
a security system arranged to enable operation of the vehicle when the pattern recognition algorithm provides an indication that the person is an individual authorized to operate the vehicle and prevent operation of the vehicle when the pattern recognition algorithm does not provide an indication that the person is an individual authorized to operate the vehicle.
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Abstract
System and method for controlling operation of a vehicle or a component thereof based on recognition of a individual including a processor embodying a pattern recognition algorithm trained to identify whether a person is the individual by analyzing data derived from optical images and an optical receiving unit for receiving images including the person and deriving data from the images. The optical receiving unit provides the data to the algorithm to obtain an indication from the algorithm whether the person is the individual. A security system enables operation of the vehicle when the algorithm provides an indication that the person is an individual authorized to operate the vehicle and prevents operation of the vehicle when the algorithm does not provide an indication that the person is an individual authorized to operate the vehicle. A component adjustment system adjusts the component based on the recognition of the individual.
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62 Claims
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1. A system for controlling operation of a vehicle based on recognition of an authorized individual, comprising:
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a processor embodying a pattern recognition algorithm trained to identify whether a person is the individual by analyzing data derived from images;
at least one optical receiving unit for receiving an optical image including the person and deriving data from the image, said at least one optical receiving unit being coupled to said processor to provide the data to the pattern recognition algorithm to thereby obtain an indication from the pattern recognition algorithm whether the person is the individual; and
a security system arranged to enable operation of the vehicle when the pattern recognition algorithm provides an indication that the person is an individual authorized to operate the vehicle and prevent operation of the vehicle when the pattern recognition algorithm does not provide an indication that the person is an individual authorized to operate the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling operation of a vehicle based on recognition of a person as one of a set of authorized individuals, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining images including the authorized individuals by means of at least one optical receiving unit;
deriving data from the images;
training a pattern recognition algorithm on the data derived from the images which is capable of identifying a person as one of the individuals;
thensubsequently obtaining images by means of the at least one optical receiving unit;
inputting data derived from the images subsequently obtained by the at least one optical receiving unit into the pattern recognition algorithm to obtain an indication whether the person is one of the set of authorized individuals; and
providing a security system which enables operation of the vehicle when the pattern recognition algorithm provides an indication that the person is one of the set of individuals authorized to operate the vehicle and prevents operation of the vehicle when the pattern recognition algorithm does not provide an indication that the person is one of the set of individuals authorized to operate the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A vehicle including a system for controlling a component based on recognition of an individual, comprising:
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a processor embodying a pattern recognition algorithm trained to identify whether a person is the individual by analyzing data derived from images;
at least one optical receiving unit arranged to receive an optical image of the person and derive data from the image, said at least one optical receiving unit being coupled to said processor to provide the data derived from the image to the pattern recognition algorithm to thereby obtain an indication from the pattern recognition algorithm as to whether the person is the individual; and
control means coupled to the component for affecting the component based on the indication from the pattern recognition algorithm whether the person is the individual. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for controlling a vehicular component based on recognition of a person as one of a predetermined set of particular individuals, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining images including the individuals by means of at least one optical receiving unit;
deriving data from the images;
training a pattern recognition algorithm on the data derived from the images which is capable of identifying a person as one of the individuals;
thensubsequently obtaining images by means of the at least one optical receiving unit;
inputting data derived from the images subsequently obtained by the at least one optical receiving unit into the pattern recognition algorithm to obtain an indication as to whether the person is one of the set of individuals; and
affecting the component based on the indication from the pattern recognition algorithm whether the person is one of the set of individuals. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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