Patent ID: 11926267
Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A method for a vehicle, comprising:
detecting, during driving of the vehicle, whether an operating element of at least one camera for monitoring an interior space of the vehicle is in a first position or in a second position, the operating element controllable by an occupant in the interior space of the vehicle from the first position to the second position and from the second position to the first position;
wherein in the first position, the at least one camera is activated and in the second position, the at least one camera is deactivated;
wherein when activated, the camera is arranged so that the interior space is in a field of view of the camera and when deactivated, the camera is arranged so that the interior space is not in the field of view;
determining from the operating element, whether the at least one camera is activated or deactivated;
in response to the at least one camera being activated, issuing a monitoring authorization for a driver assistance system to monitor the interior space; and
in response to the at least one camera being deactivated, withdrawing the monitoring authorization for the driver assistance system to monitor the interior space.