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US 12,263,811 B2Granted
Object detection system for a vehicle
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsGeoffrey David Gaither, Allison McGowan, Nathan Westover
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Abstract
Vehicle systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to enhance the situational competency and/or the safe operation of a vehicle by automatically controlling the vehicle in response to a biometric attribute analysis of one or more objects detected within a predetermined threshold distance of the vehicle.
Claims17
A vehicle system of a vehicle, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a non-transitory memory comprising a set of instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to:
- cause a dynamic detection, in an ambient environment of the vehicle, of a presence of one or more persons within a predetermined threshold distance of the vehicle;
- cause a dynamic detection of one or more biometric attributes of the detected one or more persons, wherein the one or more biometric attributes include a height value of the one or more persons;
- and
- automatically control the vehicle in response to dynamically executing a biometric attribute analysis of the one or more biometric attributes by
- enabling a vehicle engine and automatically activating a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system when the height value is greater than a threshold,
- disabling activation of the vehicle engine, and one or more of locking doors of the vehicle or closing windows of the vehicle when the height value is less than the threshold, and
- disabling activation of the vehicle engine, and automatically activating the vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system when the height value is below the threshold and the one or more persons gains access to a passenger cabin of the vehicle.
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A computer-implemented method of operating a vehicle, the method comprising:
- causing a dynamic detection, in an ambient environment of the vehicle, of a presence of one or more persons within a predetermined threshold distance of the vehicle;
- causing a dynamic detection of one or more biometric attributes of the detected one or more persons, wherein the one or more biometric attributes include a height value of the one or more persons;
- and
- automatically controlling the vehicle in response to dynamically executing a biometric attribute analysis of the one or more biometric attributes by
- enabling a vehicle engine and automatically activating a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system when the height value is greater than a threshold,
- disabling activation of the vehicle engine, and one or more of locking doors of the vehicle or closing windows of the vehicle when the height value is less than the threshold,
- disabling activation of the vehicle engine, and automatically activating the vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system when the height value is below the threshold and the one or more persons gains access to a passenger cabin of the vehicle.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor module having one or more sensors;
- one or more vehicle systems;
- and
- a non-transitory memory operatively coupled to one or more processors, the non-transitory memory comprising a set of instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to:
- cause a dynamic detection of, via the sensor module and in an ambient environment of the vehicle, a presence of one or more persons within a predetermined threshold distance of the vehicle;
- cause a dynamic detection of one or more biometric attributes of the detected one or more persons, wherein the one or more biometric attributes include a height value of the one or more persons;
- automatically control the vehicle systems in response to dynamically executing a biometric attribute analysis of the one or more biometric attributes by enabling a vehicle engine and automatically activating a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system when the height value is greater than a threshold, and disabling activation of the vehicle engine, and one or more of locking doors of the vehicle or closing windows of the vehicle when the height value is less than the threshold;
- automatically transmit to a computing device associated with an owner of the vehicle, a haptic alarm and current Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the vehicle when the height value is less than the threshold and the one or more persons gains access to a passenger cabin of the vehicle;
- receive a return communication from the owner of the vehicle authorizing the one or more persons to operate the vehicle;
- and
- permit the one or more persons to operate the vehicle based on the owner authorizing the one or more persons.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.