CAPTURING APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING A GESTURE AND/OR A VIEWING DIRECTION OF AN OCCUPANT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BY SYNCHRONOUS ACTUATION OF LIGHTING UNITS, OPERATING ARRANGEMENT, MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD

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15535177

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The invention relates to a capturing apparatus (3) for recognizing a gesture and/or a viewing direction of an occupant (13) of a motor vehicle (1), comprising a first sensor device (5) and comprising at least one second sensor device (6), wherein each of the sensor devices (5, 6) respectively has a lighting unit (7) for emitting light (11), a receiving unit (8) for receiving the light (12) reflected by the occupant (13) and a computer unit (9) for actuating the lighting unit (7) and for recognizing the gesture and/or the viewing direction on the basis of the reflected light (12), wherein the computer units (9) of the sensor devices (5, 6) are designed to actuate the lighting units (7) synchronously as a function of a synchronization signal.

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VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBHLAIERNSTR 12 74321 BIETIGHEIM-BISSINGEN 74321

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Haebig, Thomas Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE 1 2

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