Security System Control for Monitoring Vehicular Compartments
First Claim
1. A security system for a movable vehicle provided with an enabling system, the security system comprising:
- at least one optical image receiving unit structured to produce image signals from at least a portion of the face of a person located at a driver'"'"'s station in a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
a processor including an electronic facial-recognition system coupled to said at least one optical image receiving unit responsive to the image signals and controllably coupled to the enabling system, and an electronic storage device coupled to said facial-recognition system to store a set of image signals, such that said facial-recognition system activates the enabling system only if signals representative of select characteristics of a scanned face of the person derived from the image signals produced by said at least one optical image receiving unit match a member of a set of signals stored in said electronic storage device, each member representative of select characteristics of the scanned face of an authorized operator.
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Abstract
Security system and method for monitoring vehicular compartments includes at least one optical image receiving unit arranged to receive optical images of a compartment of the vehicle, e.g., from at least a portion of the face of a person located at a driver'"'"'s station in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, and produce image signals therefrom and a processor including an electronic facial-recognition system coupled to the optical image receiving unit(s) responsive to the image signals and controllably coupled to the enabling system, and an electronic storage device coupled to the facial-recognition system to store a set of image signals. The facial-recognition system enables ignition of the vehicle system only if signals representative of select characteristics of a scanned face of the person derived from the image signals produced by the optical image receiving unit(s) match a member of a set of signals stored in the electronic storage device. Each member representative of select characteristics of the scanned face of an authorized operator.
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20 Claims
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1. A security system for a movable vehicle provided with an enabling system, the security system comprising:
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at least one optical image receiving unit structured to produce image signals from at least a portion of the face of a person located at a driver'"'"'s station in a passenger compartment of the vehicle; a processor including an electronic facial-recognition system coupled to said at least one optical image receiving unit responsive to the image signals and controllably coupled to the enabling system, and an electronic storage device coupled to said facial-recognition system to store a set of image signals, such that said facial-recognition system activates the enabling system only if signals representative of select characteristics of a scanned face of the person derived from the image signals produced by said at least one optical image receiving unit match a member of a set of signals stored in said electronic storage device, each member representative of select characteristics of the scanned face of an authorized operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for restricting use of a movable vehicle, comprising:
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generating image signals from at least a portion of the face of a person located at a driver'"'"'s station in a passenger compartment of the vehicle; storing a set of image signals derived from individuals authorized to operate the vehicle; determining whether signals representative of select characteristics of a scanned face of the person derived from the generated image signals match a member of a set of stored signals, each member representative of select characteristics of the scanned face of an authorized operator; and enabling ignition of the vehicle only when the signals are determined to match a member of a set of stored signals.
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Specification