Iris-detection alignment for vehicle feature activation
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJeffrey Allen Greenberg, Ali Hassani, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for iris-detection alignment for vehicle entry and feature activation. An example vehicle includes a window, a camera facing the window, a puddle lamp to project an indicator pointing toward the camera, a UV source, and a controller. The controller is to project, via the UV source, a display onto the window upon detecting a user aligns with the indicator. The controller also is to provide directions to the user, via the display, to position an iris in front of the camera and activate a vehicle feature upon identifying the user via iris recognition.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a window;
- a camera facing the window;
- a puddle lamp to project an indicator pointing toward the camera;
- a UV source;
- and
- a controller to:
- project, via the UV source, a display onto the window upon detecting a user aligns with the indicator;
- provide directions to the user, via the display, to position an iris in front of the camera;
- and
- activate a vehicle feature upon identifying the user via iris recognition.
A method comprising:
- projecting, via a puddle lamp, an indicator pointing toward a vehicle camera that captures images through a vehicle window;
- projecting, via a UV source, a display onto the vehicle window upon detecting that a user aligns with the indicator;
- providing directions to the user, via the display, to position an iris in front of the vehicle camera;
- and
- activating, via a processor, a vehicle feature upon identifying the user via iris recognition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.