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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2013
Method of controlling a function of a device and system for detecting the presence of a living being
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Giovanni Cennini, Eindhoven, NL;
Vincent Jeanne, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method of controlling a function of a device, includes obtaining a sequence () of digital images taken at consecutive points in time. At least one measurement zone () including a plurality of image points is selected. For at least one measurement zone (), a signal () representative of at least variations in a time-varying value of a combination of pixel values at at least a number of the image points is obtained and at least one characteristic of the signal () within at least a range of interest of its spectrum relative to comparison data is determined. The determination comprises at least one of: