The disclosure relates to a method for determining at least one predetermined movement of at least one part of a body of a living being. The method includes reading in movement data representing a movement at least of the at least one part of the body of the living being and reading in comparison data from a memory, the comparison data representing a predetermined movement of the at least one part of the body. The method also includes comparing the movement data with the comparison data. Furthermore, the method includes recognizing the predetermined movement of the at least one part of the body if the movement data are in a predetermined relationship with respect to the comparison data in order to determine the movement of the at least one part of a body of the living being.
