Method and apparatus for contolling access to a vehicle
AssigneeAtsr Limited
InventorsEric GALLAGHER, Valdas BOCKUS, Colm LOUGHNANE
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for controlling access to a vehicle, including using the detection of a personnel transport apparatus to actuate vehicle doors to unlock and determining a suitable means of access to the vehicle based on a determined type of patient transport apparatus. The determined suitable means may include a ramp, a lift or manual access depending on the type of patient transport apparatus.
Claims29
A method for controlling access to a vehicle, the method comprising:
- capturing an image of an area in the vicinity of the vehicle;
- analysing the captured image;
- detecting if the captured image contains both at least one person and a personnel transport apparatus;
- determining if the at least one person in the captured image is authorised to access the vehicle;
- determining a type of personnel transport apparatus and controlling a parameter of the vehicle in response to the determined type;
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- selectively controlling a locking mechanism of the vehicle in response to the captured image containing at least one authorised person and the personnel transport apparatus.
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A method for controlling access to a vehicle, the method comprising:
- capturing an image of an area in the vicinity of the vehicle;
- analysing the captured image;
- detecting if the captured image contains a personnel transport apparatus;
- determining a type of personnel transport apparatus and controlling a parameter of the vehicle in response to the determined type.
An apparatus for controlling access to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- an image capture device for capturing an image of an area in the vicinity of the vehicle;
- an image analysing means for analysing the captured image;
- a detecting means for detecting if the captured images contain both at least one person and a personnel transport apparatus, wherein the detecting means is further configured for determining the type of the personnel transport apparatus;
- a processing means for determining if the at least one person in the captured image is authorised to access the vehicle;
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- a control means for selectively controlling a locking mechanism of the vehicle in response to the captured image containing at least one authorised person and the personnel transport apparatus.
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The apparatus claim of 11, further comprising a communication means for communicating with a remote server or a remote database.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.