Rear view mirror monitor
First Claim
1. A vehicle including a system for obtaining information about occupants of the vehicle, comprising:
- a rear-view mirror including a mirror part and a support for mounting said mirror part to the vehicle;
a wave-receiving system arranged on said mirror for receiving waves from spaces above seats of the vehicle in which occupants would normally be situated; and
a processor coupled to said wave-receiving system and arranged to obtain information about the occupants based on the waves received by said wave-receiving system.
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Abstract
A vehicle including a system for obtaining information about occupants of the vehicle including a rear-view mirror including a mirror part and a support for mounting the mirror part to the vehicle (such as to a windshield of the vehicle), a wave-receiving system arranged on the mirror for receiving waves from spaces above seats of the vehicle in which occupants would normally be situated and a processor coupled to the wave-receiving system and arranged to obtain information about the occupants based on the waves received by the wave-receiving system. The wave-receiving system may include an infrared receiver, a transmitter/receiver capable of transmitting and receiving waves, an ultrasonic wave receiver and/or an array for displaying infrared light reflected from or generated by the occupants. Based on the waves received by the wave-receiving system, the processor may identify or ascertain the identity of the occupants, determine the position or movement of the occupants and/or determine the distance between the wave-receiving system and the occupants. The processor may embody a pattern recognition system for obtaining information about the occupants based on training designed to create an algorithm capable of processing data on the waves received by the wave-receiving system into information about the occupants.
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22 Claims
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1. A vehicle including a system for obtaining information about occupants of the vehicle, comprising:
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a rear-view mirror including a mirror part and a support for mounting said mirror part to the vehicle;
a wave-receiving system arranged on said mirror for receiving waves from spaces above seats of the vehicle in which occupants would normally be situated; and
a processor coupled to said wave-receiving system and arranged to obtain information about the occupants based on the waves received by said wave-receiving system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for obtaining information about occupants of the vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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mounting a rear view mirror to the vehicle;
arranging a wave-receiving system on the mirror;
operatively actuating the wave-receiving to receive waves from spaces above seats of the vehicle in which occupants would normally be situated including when occupants are present in the seats; and
processing the received waves to obtain information about the occupants in the seats. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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