Method and device for providing a piece of occupant information for a safety unit for a vehicle

A method for providing a piece of occupant information for a safety unit of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by a processor and via an interface to an image recording unit of the vehicle, image data representing an occupant of the vehicle;
• obtaining, by the processor and via an interface to a mobile device or a data memory, plausibility check data representing a person;
• determining, by the processor and based on the obtained image data and plausibility check data, occupant data characterizing the occupant;
• and
• at least one of (a) providing, by the processor, the determined occupant data to an interface to the safety unit for the vehicle and (b) adapting, by the processor, the safety unit based on the determined occupant data.

A device for providing a piece of occupant information for a safety unit of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• a processor;
• an interface to an image recording unit of the vehicle;
• and
• an interface to a mobile device or data memory;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• obtain, via the interface to the image recording unit, image data representing an occupant of the vehicle;
• obtain, via the interface to the mobile device or data memory, plausibility check data representing a person;
• determine, based on the obtained image data and plausibility check data, occupant data characterizing the occupant;
• and
• at least one of (a) provide the determined occupant data to the safety unit and (b) adapt the safety unit based on the determined occupant data.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which are stored instructions that are executable by a processor and that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing a piece of occupant information for a safety unit of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• obtaining, via an interface to an image recording unit of the vehicle, image data representing an occupant of the vehicle;
• obtaining, via an interface to a mobile device or a data memory, plausibility check data representing a person;
• determining, based on the obtained image data and plausibility check data, occupant data characterizing the occupant;
• and
• at least one of (a) providing the determined occupant data to an interface to the safety unit for the vehicle and (b) adapting the safety unit based on the determined occupant data.