Method and System for Authenticating an Occupant Within an Interior of a Vehicle

A system, comprising:

• a camera configured to monitor an interior of a vehicle by generating image or video data including by capturing authenticating image or video data while an occupant is present within the interior of the vehicle;
• and
• a processing device configured to:
• determine characteristic features visible from the image or video data generated by the camera;
• perform a face recognition and a liveliness check for the occupant based on the authenticating image or video data;
• determine an identification degree of the characteristic features within the authenticating image or video data;
• and
• determine whether an authentication of the occupant is to be accepted based on the face recognition, the liveliness check and the identification degree of the characteristic features.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processing device to:

• generate, with a camera, image or video data of an interior of a vehicle;
• determine characteristic features that are visible via the camera;
• and
• authenticate an occupant in the interior of the vehicle by:
• capturing, from the image or video data generated by the camera, an authenticating image or video data that indicates a presence of the occupant within the interior of the vehicle;
• performing, by a processing unit, based on the authenticating image or video data, a face recognition and a liveliness check for the occupant;
• determining, within the authenticating image or video data, an identification degree of the characteristic features;
• and
• determining whether to authenticate the occupant based on the face recognition, the liveliness check, and the identification degree of the characteristic features.