Patent ID: 8005267
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: G06K,G07B,G08B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for automatically inspecting a vehicle being driven into a first area, the apparatus comprising: database means containing: means for capturing identification data about a driver who is driving the vehicle into the first area; number plate recognition means for capturing number plate data about the vehicle being driven into the first area; and means for interrogating the database means based on the captured identification data about the driver who is driving the vehicle into the first area and based on the captured number plate data to determine whether the driver is permitted to drive the vehicle into the first area; wherein the means for capturing identification data comprises: means for detecting physiological data about the driver who is driving the vehicle; means for inferring, from the detected physiological data, information about a current psychological profile of the driver; and means for triggering an alerting mechanism when the inferred current psychological profile of the driver matches specified criteria, wherein the specified criteria include a stress level of the driver, and wherein detecting the stress level of the driver of the vehicle takes place outside the vehicle.