IMAGING DEVICE BASED OCCUPANT MONITORING SYSTEM SUPPORTING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS
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1. An automotive vehicle occupant monitoring device, comprising:
- at least one source of electromagnetic radiation, said source of electromagnetic radiation for generating electromagnetic radiation and for projecting said electromagnetic radiation in a projected pattern into a region of interest within an interior compartment of said automotive vehicle,at least one imaging device for detecting reflected radiation of said projected pattern, said scattered radiation being reflected or scattered from one or more objects located within said region of interest; and
a detection unit operatively coupled to said at least one imaging device, said detection unit comprising an intensity evaluation module for evaluating an intensity or amplitude of said reflected radiation over time.
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Abstract
One or more imaging device(s) inside a car that look(s) at occupants (driver, front passenger, rear passengers) and cover(s) multiple security, comfort, driver assistance and occupant state related functions, wherein the imaging device includes an illumination in the near infrared. An imaging device inside the car that can measure occupants'"'"' vital signs (heart rate, respiration rate, blood oxygen saturation) using contactless imaging photoplethysmography.
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1. An automotive vehicle occupant monitoring device, comprising:
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at least one source of electromagnetic radiation, said source of electromagnetic radiation for generating electromagnetic radiation and for projecting said electromagnetic radiation in a projected pattern into a region of interest within an interior compartment of said automotive vehicle, at least one imaging device for detecting reflected radiation of said projected pattern, said scattered radiation being reflected or scattered from one or more objects located within said region of interest; and a detection unit operatively coupled to said at least one imaging device, said detection unit comprising an intensity evaluation module for evaluating an intensity or amplitude of said reflected radiation over time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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