Method for influencing systems for monitoring alertness

1. A method for influencing a system that monitors alertness of an operator when operating a device, comprising the steps of:

arranging a representation of a facial feature of a human person by the operator in a detection range of a camera of the system, wherein the representation represents a feature of the operator, wherein the representation is symbolic of the feature of the operator, and thus, is a generic representation of the feature that is not personalized to the operator, and wherein the representation of the facial feature represents a viewing behavior of a driver that is paying attention to a road that is in front of the driver;

detecting the arranged representation of the facial feature of the human person by the camera of the system;

evaluating the detected arranged representation of the facial feature of the human person by the system and not evaluating an actual facial feature of the operator by the system; and

influencing the system based on the evaluating to result in no triggering of an alertness alarm.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the representation represents the feature of the operator such that the system assigns the representation to the operator and/or wherein the representation represents the feature of the operator such that the system assigns a detected state to the operator, wherein the detected state corresponds to a predetermined state which is required by the system for continued operation of the device.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the representation contains an element which is detectable optically in a spectrum of visible light and/or is detectable optically in an infrared spectrum.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the facial feature is an eye and wherein the representation is disposed on an eyeglass structure which is worn by the operator.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the eye includes one or more primary elements and wherein the primary elements include a pupil, an iris, and a sclera.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the eye includes one or more secondary elements and wherein the secondary elements include an upper lid, a lower lid, eyelashes, and an eyebrow.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the primary elements and/or the secondary elements are actively or passively moveable.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the facial feature is a mouth which includes one or more of an upper lip and a lower lip.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the device is a motor vehicle and wherein the motor vehicle is a passenger car, a truck, or a motorcycle.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the device includes the system;

wherein the detection range comprises an interior space of the device; and

the detection range is selected so as to detect an area in which the operator stops regularly in order to operate the device.