Vehicle Biometric and Gesture Control for Intent-Aware Door Unlocking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle door unlocking and operation systems face issues with user-friendliness, particularly when electronic keys are stolen or in relay attacks, and existing biometric authentication methods fail to provide seamless contactless unlocking and operation.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that integrates biometric authentication and gesture recognition to control vehicle doors and other operations, allowing contactless unlocking and operation based on registered users and gestures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If biometric authentication is used without electronic keys to improve user-friendliness, then contactless unlocking is achieved, but the system cannot distinguish between intentional unlocking gestures and unintentional movements
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the gesture recognition criteria based on the detected state. When the opening and closing body is in the open state, the system requires a more specific gesture pattern to confirm intentional closing action, reducing false triggers from unintentional movements while maintaining contactless operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback from the current state of the opening and closing body into the gesture recognition process. By detecting whether the body is open or closed, the system adapts its gesture validation requirements, ensuring that only intentional gestures trigger state changes while maintaining ease of contactless operation.
2Ease of operation
If multiple control functions are integrated into a single biometric authentication system, then user-friendliness improves, but the complexity of gesture recognition and control logic increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is segmented into distinct functional modules: a first control unit for unlocking the opening and closing body, and a second control unit for other vehicle operations. Each module has dedicated gesture recognition criteria, simplifying the overall system architecture while enabling multiple contactless functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The biometric authentication system serves multiple functions: it authenticates users, recognizes gestures for unlocking, and triggers other vehicle operations. By designing the system to handle diverse functions through a unified interface, the patent reduces operational complexity despite the multi-functional capability.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a first authentication unit, a first vehicle controlling unit, a gesture determining unit, and a second vehicle controlling unit. The first authentication unit controls biometric authentication of a person included in a first captured image, and determines whether the person included in the first captured image is a registered user. The first vehicle controlling unit, if the person included in the first captured image is determined to be a registered user, transmits a first control signal for executing first control. The gesture determining unit controls a gesture determination of whether a gesture of a person included in a second captured image is a registered gesture. The second vehicle controlling unit, if the gesture of the person included in the second captured image is a registered gesture, transmits a second control signal for executing second control.