Monitoring system for a vehicle

Abstract

The present invention relates to a monitoring system 1 for a vehicle and a vehicle 1000 comprising such monitoring device 1. The monitoring device comprises: a display 2 and a sound device 3 in a front seat area 5 of the vehicle; a display 6 and sound device 7 in a back seat area 8 of the vehicle, the display and sound device in the back seat area of the vehicle is communicatively coupled with the display and the sound device in the front seat area; at least one sensor 9’ arranged in the interior area of the vehicle for at least monitoring the back seat area of the vehicle; a processing device 10 for processing data received from the at least one sensor, wherein the processing device is configured to determine at least a state from an occupant 11 in the back seat area of the vehicle, wherein the processing device is further configured to prepare the processed data and cause the vehicle front seat display and / or sound device to present the prepared data. The monitoring system may be used to monitor a child or infant in the rear of the vehicle.

Description

The present invention relates to a monitoring system for a vehicle. The invention is further related to a vehicle comprising such a monitoring system. Such monitoring systems are known from the state of the art. For example, to monitor front seat and backseat occupants, e.g., driver and / or co-driver in a front seat area and / or children and / or babies in a backseat area of the vehicle. The known systems comprise monitoring devices, i.e., sensors, to monitor the interior of the vehicle, e.g., a camera, a radar, a lidar, or other monitoring devices using different wavelength. Pictures and / or videos are recorded of a monitored vehicle occupant. It is further known to show different information on displays installed in a vehicle. Such displays can, for example, be incorporated in a GPS device, in a dashboard, as part of a digital cluster, or installed as a standalone display in a front seat and / or backseat area of the vehicle. Commonly, it is known to monitor the backseat area in a vehicle from the front seat area via a rearview mirror. Depending on an alignment of the rearview mirror, normally, only a small part of an occupant in the backseat area, e.g., a child and / or a baby, can be seen. A realignment may be necessary to fully cover an occupant on the backseat, which otherwise may come along with a limited field of view on the rear window of the vehicle and thus on an action, e.g., traffic, behind the vehicle. A realignment of a rearview mirror and a limited field of view may distract the driver from vehicle surrounding actions, e.g., traffic, pedestrians and / or bicycle riders. There are already solutions known from the state of the art to monitor an occupant in the backseat area, e.g., a child and / or a baby with a monitoring device, e.g., with a standalone camera from a foreign provider else than an OEM (OEM: original equipment manufacturer), which can be installed on the back of a front seat by the owner of the vehicle or with a camera integrated directly into the back of the front seat by the OEM. The generated video data or image data is presented on a display in the front seat area. Thus, e.g., the driver must not realign a rearview mirror to have a view on a backseat occupant and additionally based on the alignment of the monitoring device in the backseat area a better field of view onto back seat occupants can be reached in comparison with a field of view via a rearview mirror. However, a problem with a standalone device is that it may be only poor aligned. Further drawbacks related to the known state of the art are limited functionality and poor operability. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle monitoring system which enables a higher comfort in interacting inside the vehicle and which enables higher safety of its usage in a vehicle. This object is achieved by a monitoring system for a vehicle according to claim 1 and by a vehicle comprising such monitoring system according to claim 10. The dependent claims include advantageous developments and improvements of the present principles as described below. According to an aspect, a monitoring system for a vehicle comprises a display and a sound device in a front seat area of the vehicle. Furthermore, the monitoring system comprises a display and sound device in a back seat area of the vehicle. The display and sound device in the back seat area of the vehicle and the display and the sound device in the front seat area are communicatively coupled with each other. Thus, it is for example possible to interchange information from one to another display and / or sound device. E.g., information from the display and / or the sound device in the front seat area may be also presented at the display and / or the sound device in the back seat area. The monitoring system further comprises at least one sensor arranged in the interior area of the vehicle for at least monitoring the back seat area of the vehicle. As sensor, each sensor can be used with which an interior area of a vehicle can be monitored and from which sensor data can be used to determine a person’s actual state. E.g., a camera, a radar, a lidar, or another monitoring device using a different wavelength can be used to at least monitor the back seat area of the vehicle. It is understood that the sensor is not limited to the afore-mentioned list of examples. The monitoring system further comprises a processing device for processing data received from the at least one sensor. It is understood that the processing device is communicatively coupled with the display and sound device in the front seat area of the vehicle, the display and sound device in the back seat area of the vehicle and the at least one sensor arranged in the interior area of the vehicle for at least monitoring the back seat area of the vehicle. The processing device is configured to determine at least a state from an occupant in the back seat area of the vehicle based upon the received data from the at least one sensor. The processing device is further configured for preparing the processed data and cause the display and / or the sound device in the front seat area to present the prepared data. It is understood that the processing device uses software, for example, specific algorithms for the respective tasks. For example, if a baby is sleeping in the backseat area, at the display in the front seat area a sign appears indicating a sleeping state of an occupant or a baby in the backseat, for example, additionally indicating the corresponding seat of the sleeping occupant, which may be advantageous in case there is more than one occupant in the back seat area of the vehicle. Alternatively, a signal via the sound device could be used to present the state of an occupant in the back seat area, for example, in case of a stroke state of an occupant in the back seat area, or any other state which requires quick action. Therefore, exemplarily, a sound, such as a warning tone or a warning announcement, can be advantageously to emphasize a respective situation. Further advantageous are that the driver is aided in monitoring occupants, e.g., a baby, in the back seat area, hazardous situation created by a back seat occupant is reduced, the need of the driver to turn towards the back of the vehicle is reduced and the driver is alerted in case of a distress situation. All in all, such system reduces stress situations for a driver. According to an embodiment of the present application, the determined state is a sleeping state. According to another embodiment of the present application, the determined state is a crying state. According to another embodiment of the present application, the determined state is a monitored temperature. According to another embodiment of the present application, the determined state is an identified and classified behavior. According to another embodiment of the present application, the determined state is a distress state. According to another embodiment of the present application, the determined state is a choke state. According to another embodiment of the present application, the determined state is a state indicating not breathing. It is clear that the invention is not limited to the aforementioned states and that there can plenty more states be found, e.g., oxygen depletion and fatigue. According to another embodiment of the present application, the processing device is configured to upon detecting an occupant in the back seat area sending a request via the display and / or via the sound device in the front seat area for activating the monitoring of the occupant in the back seat area and / or a warning device. In other words, such an embodiment informs the driver and other persons in the front seat area about an occupant, e.g., a child, in the back seat area, e.g., after an occupant enters the vehicle, and demands an action from the driver or another person in the front seat area, e.g., the co-driver, for activating the monitoring of the occupant in the back seat area and / or a warning device. For example, such function can be activated via a human machine interface (HMI: human machine interface) in the front seat area, e.g., via a touch display in the front seat area. Alternatively, such function can activated via a gesture recognition. Such embodiment aids a driver in monitoring occupants, preferably childs, in the back seat area and informs him, for example, in case of leaving the vehicle about a missed person, e.g., a child in the back seat area, for example, via a signal tone when the warning device was activated. According to another embodiment of the present application, the processing device is configured to upon detecting an occupant in the back seat area automatically activating the monitoring of the occupant in the back seat area and / or a warning device. Thus, energy consumption that goes along with such monitoring and / or warning device only starts after detecting an occupant in the back seat area. Furthermore, such system assures that the monitoring and / or warning device automatically starts without any interaction of the driver or another occupant in the front seat area. Hence, if such monitoring and / or warning device is not needed and, e.g., if energy consumption wants to be reduced, it must be actively deactivated, for example, via an HMI in the front seat area. Nevertheless, such embodiment enhances safety aspects. According to another embodiment of the present application, the vehicle monitoring system further comprises a human machine interface at least in the front area of the vehicle, which is arranged such that a function of the display and sound device in the back seat area of the vehicle can be managed. This bears the advantage that from the front seat area the content of what is shown on a display in the back seat area can be actively controlled and affected. Preferable, the at least one function that can be managed is an entertainment function, e.g., a selection of videos, a video shown at a display in the back seat area, a selection of games, a game played via a display in the back seat area, a learning program, a menu for buying things via the internet and so on. For example, such selection can be actively reduced and / or limited via the HMI in the front seat area. Furthermore, this bears the advantage that from the front seat area it can be actively decided and selected what content is shown at a display in the back seat area. For example, a learn program is shown for a child instead of an animated film. It is understood that an HMI can also be provided in the back seat area to control the display and the sound device in the back seat area. For example, there may be a touch function on the display. It is understood that no settings can be made on the display and sound device in the front area via the HMI in the back seat area. The HMI in the front area, on the other hand, allows settings to be made, e.g., to remove the input capability at a display in the back seat area. According to another embodiment of the present application, the processing device is configured to, based upon a signal input from the front seat area (5), activate and / or inactivate the display device and / or sound device and / or functions of the display and / or sound device in the vehicles rear area. For example, the signal input can be carried out via the HMI or via a gesture recognition. An Exemplarily function to inactivate the back seat area display is to lock the back seat area display via the HMI in the front seat area such that the display in the back seat area cannot be activated from the back seat area until unlocked again from the front seat area. This bears the advantage to, for example, control times of enjoying entertainment functions in the back seat area, for example with regard to children in the back seat area. According to another embodiment of the present application, the processing device is configured in that based upon the determined state an entertainment function is activated and presented with the vehicles display and / or sound device in the back seat area of the vehicle. This bears the advantage, that a person can be supported with an entertainment function depending on his state or mood. For example, if a child or baby in the back seat area is sleeping or is monitored to be tired a lullaby can be played to aid it to sleep. According to another embodiment of the present application, the processing device is configured to, based upon a signal input from the front seat area, transmit video images and / or sound feeds taken from the back seat area to the display in the front seat area and / or vice versa. For example, the driver can see and / or hear in real time via the display in the front area of the vehicle what happens in the back seat area and can interact in real time via the display and / or sound device in the back seat area with a respective occupant in the back seat area. This bears the advantage that a driver must not turn around to see what happens in the back seat area and to talk to and / or to interact with, e.g., a child or a baby in the back seat area. Hence, such embodiment enhances safety. According to another embodiment of the present application, the processing device is configured in that based upon the determined state, a preselection of functions is presented via the display and / or via the sound device in the front seat area of the vehicle. This bears the advantage that a driver is aided in an action that can be done dependent on a determined state. For example, if an occupant in the back seat area has a stroke, a preselection can be such as informing emergency medical services, transmitting the processed data indicating the stroke together with further monitored and processed data such as temperature, heartrate and / or oxygen saturation to the informed emergency medical services, insert next suitable hospital in a navigation system, and / or in case it is an automatically driving vehicle take over driving. Another example in case the estimated state of a child in the back seat area is bored. Then for example, the preselection could be playing music or a radio play or audio book or presenting a movie or showing learn programs. According to another embodiment of the present application, the monitoring system comprises at least two sensors, at least one sensor arranged in the front seat area and at least one sensor in the back seat area. It is understood that there can be plenty monitoring systems used in the vehicle to monitor occupants in the front seat area and the back seat area. Such embodiment with at least sensor arranged in the front seat area and at least one sensor in the back seat area bears the advantage that the processing is simplified since if only one sensor is used for both, occupants in the back and the front seat area processing must be able to differ between occupants in the back and the front seat area. According to another aspect, a vehicle comprises a monitoring system according at least one afore-mentioned embodiment. Further features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description and the appended claims in conjunction with the figures. Fig. 1 shows a sketch of a vehicle comprising a monitoring system in accordance with an embodiment of the present application, and Fig. 2 shows a sketch of a vehicle comprising a monitoring system in accordance with another embodiment of the present application. For a better understanding of the principles of the present invention, embodiments of the invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the figures. Like reference numerals are used in the figures for the same or equivalent elements and are not necessarily described again for each figure. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments and that the features described may also be combined or modified without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. Fig. 1 shows a sketch of a vehicle 1000 comprising a monitoring system 1 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. The monitoring system 1 comprises the components in the dotted lines and thus components in a front seat area 5 and in a back seat area 5 of the vehicle 1000. In the front seat area 5, the monitoring system 1 comprises a display 2, here a touch display which incorporates an HMI 20, a sound device 3, a warning device 4, a sensor 9, here a camera which operates in a visible and which additionally may operate in an infrared spectrum, and a processing device 10. The sensor 9 can, for example, be integrated in the display 2, a rearview mirror or somewhere else in the front seat area 5. The sensor 9 is arranged to at least monitor the driver 12. The sensor 9 can additionally be arranged to monitor a co-driver. Alternatively or additionally, the monitoring system 1 may comprise another sensor in the front seat area 5 to monitor a driver and / or a co-driver. For example, such sensor can be a camera, a radar, a lidar, or other monitoring devices using different wavelength. In the back seat area 8, the monitoring system 1 comprises a display 6, a sound device 7 and a sensor 9’, here a camera which operates in a visible and which additionally may operate in an infrared spectrum. The sensor 9’ is arranged in the ceiling of the vehicle 1000 and arranged such that a baby 11 in a rear-facing baby seat can be monitored. Alternatively, such sensor 9’ can be arranged in a rear bench seat, for example, in a head rest of a rear bench seat. Alternatively or additionally, the monitoring system 1 may comprise another sensor in the back seat area 8 to monitor the baby or another occupant in the back seat area 8. For example, such sensor can be a camera, a radar, a lidar, or other monitoring devices using different wavelength. The display 6 in the back seat area can, for example, be arranged in the rear bench seat, for example, in a head rest of a rear bench seat. The sensor 9’ can, for example, be integrated in such arranged display 6. The sound device 7 or parts of the sound device 7, e.g., a loudspeaker, in the back seat area 8 can, for example be integrated in a side door in the back seat area 8 of the vehicle 1000 or in the display 6 in the back seat area 8. The display 6 and the sound device 7 in the back seat area 8 of the vehicle are communicatively coupled with the display 2 and the sound device 3 in the front seat area 5. The processing device 10 is communicatively coupled with the sensor 9, the display 2 and sound device 3 in the front seat area 5 of the vehicle 1000, as well as with the sensor 9’, the display 6 and sound device 7 in the back seat area 8 of the vehicle 1000. The processing device 10 processes data received from the sensors 9 and 9’ and the processing device 10 is configured to determine a state from the driver 12 in the front seat area 5 and the baby 11 in the back seat area 8. The processing device 10 is further configured to prepare the processed data and cause the display 2 and / or sound device 3 in the front seat area 5 to present the prepared data. For example, the display shows a video sequence of the baby 11 and an indication “falls asleep” or “crying” or “oxygen depletion” dependent on its current state. In an event in which the driver 12 of the vehicle 1000 wants to drive with the vehicle 1000, carrying a baby to the vehicle 1000, puts it into a rear-facing baby seat in the back seat area 8, and moves to the front seat area 5 to take his seat at the driver’s seat behind the wheel. After starting the engine, the driver gets via the display 2 and / or via the sound system 3 in the front seat area 5 a notification that an occupant, here a baby 11, is in the back seat area 8 and a request if the monitoring of the baby 11 in the back seat area (8) and / or a warning device shall be activated. For example, input fields may appear at the display 2 in the front seat area 5, one indicating activate monitoring of back seat area occupant, another indicating activate warning device 4, another indicating activate monitoring of back seat area occupant and warning device 4, and yet another indicating don’t activate monitoring of back seat area occupant and warning device 4. The input may be carried out via the touch display 2. Alternatively or additionally, an external HMI, or a gesture recognition can be used for the input. Furthermore, there are embodiments in which an activation of the monitoring of a back seat area occupant and a warning device 4 follows automatically upon the detection of an occupant in the back seat area 8 of the vehicle 1000. In the afore-mentioned scenario, the driver activates the monitoring of the baby 11 in the back seat area 8 and the warning device 4. After a while the baby 11 starts crying apart from that the driver hears the baby crying, the processing device 10 causes the display 2 in the front seat area 5 to show a real time video of the baby 11 and indicates the state crying. The driver via the touch display 2 in the front seat area 5 causes the processing device to transmit a real time video and voice sound of the driver to the display 6 and sound device 7 in the back seat area 8. The baby 11 now can see and hear his parent, which is the driver 12, via the display 6 and sound device 7 in the back seat area 8. The baby 11 calms down and stops crying after a few whiles. After a further while, the baby gets drowsy and the driver 12 gets an indication on his display 2 that the baby gets drowsy and offers the driver 12 a preselection of functions to interact with the baby 11. For example, input fields may appear at the display 2 in the front seat area 5, one indicating assist to sleep by playing, e.g., lullabies or other songs, sounds or noises that helps babies to fall asleep, another input field may indicate keep awake by playing songs, sounds or noises to keep the baby awake. The driver 12 decides to assist the baby 11 to fall asleep by playing lullaby and presses the respective input field. Based upon this the processing device 10 chooses one lullaby or a list of lullabies and starts playing the lullaby via the sound device 7 in the back seat area 8. However, the lullaby does not seem to be a good choice from the processing device 10, so the driver uses the touch display 2 in the front seat area 5 to change the automatically generated list of lullabies to a preferred list of lullabies. After few songs, the baby falls asleep and the driver via the warning device 4 gets a soft sound indicating the baby falls asleep. Additionally, the display 2 in the front seat area 5 shows a real time video of the baby 11, taken with the sensor 9’ in the back seat area 8 and processed by the processing device 10, showing the baby 11 sleeping and indicating fall asleep. The driver 12 via voice recognition causes the processing device 11 to play further lullaby for longer 5 minutes and to deactivate the sound device 7 in the back seat area 7 when the 5 minutes are up. Alternatively, the processor can be configured, for example by the driver via the touch display 2, to always automatically react upon the determined state and the determined occupant in the back seat area 8, and activate or present an entertainment function, e.g., a video, a list of songs, lullabies and so on, via the display 6 and / or sound device 7 in the back seat area 8 of the vehicle. After one hour driving, the baby 11 still sleeps, the processing device 10 had further processed the data received from the sensor 9’ in the back seat area 8 and suddenly detects an oxygen depletion with the baby 11. The processing device 10 causes the warning device 4 to sound a warning tone, the display 2 in the front seat area to additionally alert the driver by indicating with alert signs, for example in big red letters, emergency and / or oxygen depletion. The processing device 10 additionally causes the display 2 to offer the driver 12 a preselection of further activities, based upon the detected state of the baby 11. For example, input fields may appear at the display 2 in the front seat area 5, one indicating making an emergency call and transmit GPS location of the vehicle, another one indicating transmitting with the emergency call all data in accordance with the emergency state, another one indicating find fastest route within navigation system to the next hospital, another one indicating a guidance to a nearest place where a flying ambulance can touch down and transmitting respective GPS of the touch down place with the emergency call, another one indicating a guidance how to react in this situation, yet another one for automated driving vehicles indicating to take over the vehicle. For example, the input fields may be numbered with Arabic numerals. The driver decides for all input fields except for navigating to the next hospital and for automated driving, and via voice recognition, in case the input fields are numbered may speak a prompt for the voice recognition and the numbers of the chosen input fields. The driver 11 than first follows the guidance how to react in this situation which, for example, may be a record played via the display 2 and the sound device 3 in the front seat area 5 or which may be a real person via the emergency call. The guidance indicates that the driver 12 should stop the vehicle and to render first aid with the baby a close by emergency medical service will arrive in few time. Fig. 2 shows a sketch of a vehicle 1000’ comprising a monitoring system T in accordance with another embodiment of the present application. The monitoring system T comprises the components in the dotted lines and thus components in a front seat area 5 and in a back seat area 5 of the vehicle 1000’. In the front seat area 5, the monitoring system 1 comprises a display 2’, here a pillar to pillar touch display which incorporates an HMI 20, a sound device 3, a warning device 4, a sensor 9”, here a camera which operates in a visible and which additionally may operate in an infrared spectrum, and a processing device 10. The sensor 9” is arranged to monitor the front seat area 5 and the back seat area 8 and thus a driver 12, a co-driver 13 in the front seat area 5, as well as a first child 14 and a second child 15 in the back seat area of the vehicle 1000’. Alternatively or additionally, the monitoring system 1 may comprise further sensors in the front seat area 5 and / or the back seat area 8 to monitor a driver and / or a co-driver and / or occupants 14, 15 in the back seat area 8. For example, such sensor can be a camera, a radar, a lidar, or other monitoring devices using different wavelength. In the back seat area 8, the monitoring system 1 comprises two displays 6, 6’ and two sound devices 7, 7’. The displays 6, 6’ in the back seat area can, for example, be arranged at a rear side of the respective driver’s seat 16 and the co-driver’s seat 17. The sound devices 7, 7’ or parts of the sound devices 7, 7’, e.g., loudspeakers, in the back seat area 8 can, for example be integrated in a respective side door in the back seat area 8 of the vehicle 1000’ or in the each of the displays 6, 6’ in the back seat area 8. Hence, a first sound device 7 is arranged in a first display 6, which is arranged at the rear side in the driver’s seat 16 and a second sound device 7’ is arranged in a second display 6’, which is arranged at the rear side in the co-driver’s seat 17. Both displays 6, 6’ in the back seat area 8 have touch functions, for example, to individually start and change entertainment functions, such as video films, video games, learn videos, learn games, music, radio play, audio books, sound volume, display settings and so on. The sound devices 7, 7’ are communicatively coupled to their respective display 6, 6’ and thus playing sounds depending on the respective activity at the respective display. The displays 6, 6’ and the sound devices 7, 7’ in the back seat area 8 of the vehicle are communicatively coupled with the display 2’ and the sound device 3 in the front seat area 5. The processing device 10 is communicatively coupled with the sensor 9”, the display 2’ and sound device 3 in the front seat area 5 of the vehicle 1000’, as well as with the two displays 6, 6’ and two sound devices 7, 7’ in the back seat area 8 of the vehicle 1000’. The processing device 10 processes data received from the sensors 9” and the processing device 10 is configured to determine state from the driver 12 and the co-driver in the front seat area 5 and the two children 15,16 in the back seat area 8. The processing device 10 is further configured to prepare the processed data and cause the display 2’ and / or sound device 3 in the front seat area 5 to present the prepared data. For example, the display shows real time video sequences of a respective child 14, 15 and an indication about the current state, e.g., a “classified behavior” such as “bored”, “sleeping”, “a respective temperature”, in case of high or low temperature, or “distress state”, or “choke”, or indicating “not breathing” dependent on its current state. In an event of a holiday trip, the vehicle 1000 is packed, the driver 12, co-driver 13 and the two children 14, 15 get into the vehicle at the beginning of their journey, which will take several hours. After starting the engine, the driver 12 gets via the display 2 and / or via the sound system 3 in the front seat area 5 a notification that occupants, here the two children 14, 15 are in the back seat area 8 and requests if the monitoring of a respective child 14,15 in the back seat area (8) and / or a warning device shall be activated. For example, input fields may appear at the display 2 in the front seat area 5, one indicating activate monitoring for first child 14 in the back seat area 8, another indicating activate monitoring for second child 15 in the back seat area 8, another indicating activate monitoring for first 14 and second child 15 in the back seat area 8, another indicating activate warning device 4, another indicating activate monitoring of all back seat area occupants 14, 15 and warning device 4, and yet another indicating don’t activate monitoring of back seat area occupants and warning device 4. The input may be carried out via the touch display 2. Alternatively or additionally, an external HMI, a gesture recognition or a voice recognition can be used for the input. Furthermore, there are embodiments in which an activation of the monitoring of a back seat area occupant and a warning device 4 starts automatically upon the detection of an occupant in the back seat area 8 of the vehicle 1000’. In the afore-mentioned scenario, the driver activates the monitoring of first 14 and second child 15 in the back seat area 8, without activating the monitoring of co-driver and warning device 4. Nevertheless, by default a monitoring of the driver 12 and a warning device associated with the monitoring of the driver 12 is activated. The children 14 and 15 both activate their respective display 6, 6’ and sound device 7, 7’. The first child decides for a video film and the second child for a video game. After some time both children 14, 15 in the back seat area 8 set the volume with their respective sound device 7, 7’ higher and higher such that one cannot distinguish anymore between the sounds of the video film and the video game. The co-driver 13 via a gesture causes a deactivation of the sound devices 7, 7’ in the back seat area 8 and via the touch display 2 in the front seat area which incorporates a HMI, causes the displays 7, 7’ to indicate that their respective sound device 7, 7’ is only available and plays sounds via headphones. Some more time later both children decide to play together a videogame and input via their display 7, 7’ a respective indication to play a videogame together. Both displays now function as an extended common display showing the common video game. Some more time later, the co-driver 13 decides that the children now long time enough played video games and watched video films and causes the processing device via the touch display 2 in the front seat area 5 to display at the displays 7, 7’ in the back seat area that there are 15 minutes left to play. Furthermore, the co-driver 13 causes the processor 10 to only allow to enjoy contents via the displays 6, 6’ and / or sound device 7, 7’ in the back seat area 8, which comprises aspects of learning and / or music via the respective sound device 7, 7’. Reference Numerals 1,1’ monitoring system 2 display 3 sound device 5 front seat area 6, 6’ display 7 sound device 8 back seat area 9, 9’, 9” sensor 10 processing device 11 baby 12 driver 13 co-driver 14 first child 15 second child 16 driver's seat 17 co-driver's seat 18 rear bench seat 20 human machine interface 1000, 1000‘ vehicle

Claims

1. A monitoring system (1, 1 ’) for a vehicle comprising:a display (2) and a sound device (3) in a front seat area (5) of the vehicle,a display (6, 6’) and sound device (7, 7’) in a back seat area (8) of the vehicle, the display (6, 6’) and sound device (7, 7’) in the back seat area (8) of the vehicle being communicatively coupled with the display (2) and the sound device (3) in the front seat area (5),at least one sensor (9’, 9”) arranged in the interior area of the vehicle for at least monitoring the back seat area (8) of the vehicle,a processing device (10) for processing data received from the at least one sensor (9’, 9”), wherein the processing device (10) is configured to determine at least a state from an occupant (11, 14, 15) in the back seat area (8) of the vehicle, wherein the processing device (10) is further configured to prepare the processed data and cause the vehicles front seat display (2) and / or sound device (3) to present the prepared data.

2. Monitoring system (1, T) according claim 1, wherein the processing device (10) being configured to upon detecting an occupant (11) in the back seat area (8) sending a request via the display (2) and / or via the sound device (3) in the front seat area (5) for activating the monitoring of the occupant (11) in the back seat area (8) and / or a warning device (4).

3. Monitoring system (1, T) according claim 1, wherein the processing device being configured to upon detecting an occupant (11) in the back seat area (8) automatically activating the monitoring the occupant (11) in the back seat area (8) and / or a warning device (4).

4. Monitoring system (1, 1 ’) according one of the preceding claims, wherein the vehicle monitoring system further comprises a human machine interface (20), at least in the front area of the vehicle, which is arranged such that a function of thedisplay (6, 6’) and sound device (7, 7’) in the back seat area (8) of the vehicle can be managed.

5. Monitoring system (1, 1 ’) according one of the preceding claims, wherein the processing device being configured to, based upon a signal input from the front seat area (5), activate and / or inactivate the display (6, 6’) and / or sound device (7, 7’) and / or functions of the display (6, 6’) and / or sound device (7, 7’) in the back seat area (8) of the vehicle.

6. Monitoring system (1, 1’) according one of the preceding claims, wherein the processing device (10) is configured in that based upon the determined state an entertainment function is activated and presented with the display (6, 6’) and / or sound device (7, 7’) in the back seat area (8) of the vehicle.

7. Monitoring system (1, 1’) according one of the preceding claims, wherein the processing device (10) is configured to, based upon a signal input from the front seat area (5), transmit video images and / or sound feeds taken from the back seat area (8) to the display (2) in the front seat area (5) and / or vice versa.

8. Monitoring system (1, 1 ’) according one of the preceding claims, wherein the processing device (10) is configured in that based upon the determined state, a preselection of functions is presented via the display (2) and / or via the sound device (3) in the front seat area (5) of the vehicle.

9. Monitoring system (1, 1 ’) according one of the preceding claims, wherein the determined state is at least one of a sleeping state, a crying state a monitored temperature, an identified and classified behavior, a distress state, a choke state and a state indicating not breathing.

10. A Vehicle (1000) comprising a monitoring system (1, 1’) according one of the preceding claims.

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