Heidelberg Engineering Gmbh

Tilman Otto

Ralf Engelhardt

Frank Mueller

Gerhard Zinser

Jörg Fischer

Joerg Fischer

Frank Karlheinz Mueller

Frank Karlheinz MÜLLER

A method for examining a driver of a vehicle. In accordance with the method, at least one part of at least one eye and/or at least one part of the face of the driver is captured using a monitoring unit. The data captured by the monitoring unit is evaluated and the visual perception capability of the driver is examined based on the captured data. The method may further include identifying the driver and operating devices of the vehicle using the captured data.

Method and device for carrying out the method in a vehicle

The invention relates to a method for the biometric identification or verification of people. According to said method, biometric characteristics are detected by means of an imaging device and the identification or verification is carried out by means of the detected image data, especially by comparison with known data records and/or original images. The invention also relates to a system for carrying out the method. The aim of the invention is provide one such method and system which significantly improve the anti-violation security in a simple and secure manner. To this end, the retina of the eye is used as a biometric object for detecting the biometric characteristics, and movements and/or the immobility of the eye are detected and taken into account.

Method and system for biometric identification or verification

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