Methods and systems for preventing unauthorized vehicle operation using face recognition
First Claim
1. A system for detecting an unauthorized use of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a cellular device communicating with a vehicle computing system; and
a vehicle computing system configured to;
store one or more facial images of one or more authorized drivers of a vehicle;
detect movement of the vehicle;
after movement of the vehicle, receive one or more facial images of a driver of the vehicle captured from at least one in-vehicle camera;
process the one or more captured facial images of the driver based on the stored facial images of the one or more authorized drivers to determine if the driver is an authorized driver;
if the driver is not an authorized driver based on the determination, disable continued vehicle operation and transmit over a communications network via the cellular communication device one or more messages of unauthorized use to one or more devices remote from the vehicle computing system; and
if the driver is authorized based on the determination, enable continued operation of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Various embodiments relate to systems and methods for detecting an unauthorized use of a vehicle. One or more facial images of one or more authorized drivers of a vehicle may be stored on a vehicle computing system. After detecting movement of the vehicle, one or more facial images of a driver of the vehicle may be periodically received from at least one in-vehicle camera. The one or more captured facial images of the driver may be periodically processed based on the stored facial images of the one or more authorized drivers to determine if the driver is an authorized driver. If the driver is not an authorized driver based on the periodic determination, vehicle operation may be disabled. If the driver is authorized based on the periodic determination, operation of the vehicle may continue.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for detecting an unauthorized use of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a cellular device communicating with a vehicle computing system; and a vehicle computing system configured to; store one or more facial images of one or more authorized drivers of a vehicle; detect movement of the vehicle; after movement of the vehicle, receive one or more facial images of a driver of the vehicle captured from at least one in-vehicle camera; process the one or more captured facial images of the driver based on the stored facial images of the one or more authorized drivers to determine if the driver is an authorized driver; if the driver is not an authorized driver based on the determination, disable continued vehicle operation and transmit over a communications network via the cellular communication device one or more messages of unauthorized use to one or more devices remote from the vehicle computing system; and if the driver is authorized based on the determination, enable continued operation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for detecting an unauthorized use of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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one or more vehicle sensors for detecting one or more non time-based triggering events to trigger a capture of one or more facial images of the driver after a vehicle startup one or more vehicle cameras which capture one or more facial images of a driver of a vehicle after a vehicle startup and in response to the one or more non time-based triggering events; and a vehicle computing system in communication with the one or more vehicle cameras and the one or more vehicle sensors configured to; detect movement of the vehicle; after movement of the vehicle, receive the one or more facial images of the driver from the one or more vehicle cameras upon detection of the one or more non time-based triggering events; determine if the driver is an authorized driver based on the one or more received facial images of the driver; disable continued vehicle operation if the driver is not an authorized driver based on the determination and transmit one or more messages of unauthorized use to one or more devices remote from the vehicle computing system; and enable continued operation of the vehicle if the driver is authorized based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method for detecting an unauthorized use of a vehicle, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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storing one or more facial images of one or more authorized drivers of a vehicle; during a journey in the vehicle, receiving one or more facial images of a driver of the vehicle from at least one camera in the vehicle;
,receiving one or more facial images of one or more vehicle passengers to determine if the one or more vehicle passengers have authorization to drive; processing the one or more facial images of the driver and the one or more passengers based on the stored facial images of the one or more authorized drivers; determining if the driver is an authorized driver based on the processing of the one or more captured facial images of the driver and the one or more passengers; if the driver is not an authorized driver based on the determination, disable vehicle operation; and if the driver is authorized based on the determination, enable continued operation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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