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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Joerg Hilsebecher, Hildesheim, DE;
Philippe Dreuw, Heersum, DE;
Assignee:
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/113 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/18 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00604 (2013.01); A61B 3/113 (2013.01); A61B 5/0077 (2013.01); A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/18 (2013.01); G06K 9/00845 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a method for ascertaining the heart rate of the driver of a vehicle, the eye position is determined with the aid of a camera, and an image section of the driver's head is acquired. To ascertain the heart rate, successive images which were recorded over time with the aid of the camera are analyzed.