INTEGRATED VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM UTILIZING FACIAL IMAGE VERIFICATION
First Claim
1. An integrated biometric vehicle security system, comprising:
- an image acquisition device adapted to generate at least one signal relative to a human facial image;
a processor associated with said image acquisition device adapted to operatively receive signals generated by said image acquisition device, said processor being adapted to generate an output relative to recognition of at least one said signal generated relative to the human facial image; and
a response interface associated with said processor, said response interface being adapted to effect a vehicle security measure responsive to said output relative to recognition.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for preventing theft of, and/or facilitating authorized access to, automotive vehicles generally comprises an image acquisition device adapted to generate signals representative of a human facial image wherein a processor associated with the image acquisition device is adapted to operatively receive the signals and generate an output relative to recognition or non-recognition of the human facial image. A response interface is associated with the processor and adapted to effect a vehicle security measure responsive to the recognition or non-recognition of the human facial image. An enrollment interface is adapted for enrolling authorized human users.
The processor is adapted to compare signals generated by the image acquisition device with stored images of authorized users, generally by a face recognition engine which may be implemented with either a neural network or principal component analysis or their equivalent. Processing by the face recognition engine is facilitated by providing a morphological pre-processor which may screen images for quality or, in at least one embodiment, perform some verification functions. A postprocessor may be provided to make the determination of recognition or non-recognition based upon a predetermined threshold value of recognition.
A triggering event interface is provided for communicating to the system the existence of those conditions necessitating verification of the user. Such events may include the opening of a car door, attempts to start the vehicle or attempts to access the vehicle. A response interface is also provided for effecting appropriate vehicle security measures. The response interface is generally one or more interconnections to the vehicle'"'"'s microprocessor, door lock relay or alarm system. This interface will function to disable operation of the vehicle and/or sound the alarm in the case of attempted unauthorized use or access and will also serve to facilitate access to the vehicle in the case of authorized use.
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1. An integrated biometric vehicle security system, comprising:
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an image acquisition device adapted to generate at least one signal relative to a human facial image;
a processor associated with said image acquisition device adapted to operatively receive signals generated by said image acquisition device, said processor being adapted to generate an output relative to recognition of at least one said signal generated relative to the human facial image; and
a response interface associated with said processor, said response interface being adapted to effect a vehicle security measure responsive to said output relative to recognition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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