Patent ID: 11881054
Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A vehicle, comprising:
a steering wheel;
at least two individual light sources;
a camera, wherein the at least two individual light sources and the camera are arranged relative each other in the vehicle and relative to the steering wheel in the vehicle so that the steering wheel obstructs a vehicle user's view of the at least two individual light sources when the vehicle user's eyes, eye positions, or current viewing direction are not detectable by the camera;
an image data evaluating unit coupled to the camera;
control equipment coupled to the at least two light sources and the image data evaluating unit, wherein
the camera is configured to capture the vehicle user in a first image,
the image data evaluating unit is configured to determine whether the vehicle user's eye positions or current viewing direction are determinable in the first image,
the control equipment is configured to activate the at least two individual light sources when the vehicle user's eye positions or current viewing direction is not determinable in the first image,
functions of the vehicle are deactivated dependent on detection of the vehicle user's eyes when the at least two individual light sources are activated,
the camera is configured to capture a second image including the vehicle user,
the image data evaluating unit is configured to determine whether the vehicle user's eye positions or current viewing direction are determinable in the second image, and
the control unit is configured to deactivate the at least two individual light sources when the vehicle user's eye positions or current viewing direction is determinable in the second image.