# US 12,600,319 B2 · Vehicle door interface system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,600,319 B2 - Document ID: US12600319B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/968,348 - Filed: 2024-12-04 - Published: 2025-05-29 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2020-12-04 - Assignees: Zoox, Inc. - Applicants: Zoox, Inc. - Inventors: Auver Cedric Austria; Michael Moshe Kohen; Kevin Mark Karol; Ishan Sain; Amy Chong; Andrew Allen Haskin; Jingyi Zhang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12600319B2 ## CPC - B60R 25/01: operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens - B60Q 9/00: Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 {, e.g. haptic signalling} - B60R 25/10: actuating a signalling device - B60R 25/305: {using a camera} - B60R 25/31: of human presence inside or outside the vehicle - B60R 25/34: of conditions of vehicle components, e.g. of windows, door locks or gear selectors - E05F 15/73: responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects - G06V 20/56: exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle - E05F 2015/767: {using cameras} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL - E05F: DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING ## Abstract A door interface system for a vehicle door includes a sensor and a visual indicator. The sensor may be a proximity sensor and may be positioned proximate to the visual indicator such that it will detect an object proximate to the proximity sensor. The visual indicator may convey the position of the sensor and/or a status of the vehicle door. The door interface system is configured to control the vehicle door based at least in part on detecting an object proximate the visual indicator. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A door interface assembly comprising: a door; and a sensor associated with the door and a sensor associated with the door and configured to sense an object moving from within a first threshold distance from the door to outside the first threshold distance from the door; and wherein the door interface assembly is configured to output a first signal to an actuating system to open the door based at least in part on: receiving a second signal from the sensor indicative of the object moving from outside the first threshold distance from the door to within the first threshold distance from the door, and receiving a third signal from the sensor indicative of the object moving within a second threshold distance from the door to outside the second threshold distance from the door, wherein the first threshold distance is greater than the second threshold distance. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The door interface assembly of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a proximity sensor comprising an emitter configured to emit infrared light and a detector configured to detect the infrared light. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The door interface assembly of claim 1, wherein the door is further associated with a visual indicator comprising multiple light-emitting diodes disposed around a periphery of the sensor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The door interface assembly of claim 3, wherein the visual indicator is positioned behind a portion of an exterior surface of the door that is substantially transparent. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The door interface assembly of claim 3, wherein the multiple light-emitting diodes are positioned in proximity to a light guide configured to transmit light produced by the multiple light-emitting diodes to a portion of an exterior surface of the door, and wherein the light guide is shaped to at least partially surround the sensor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The door interface assembly of claim 1, wherein the door interface assembly is configured to output the first signal to the actuating system to open the door based at least in part on the sensor detecting the object touching an exterior surface that is proximate the sensor and visual indicator. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The door interface assembly of claim 1, further comprising a camera to capture sensor data representing an environment proximate the door, wherein the door is operated at least in part using the sensor data. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The door interface assembly of claim 1, wherein the actuating system further controls the door based at least in part on a user requesting transportation being within a user threshold distance of a vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The door interface assembly of claim 1, wherein the actuating system further controls the door based at least in part on a wireless signal received from a user computing device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The door interface assembly of claim 9, wherein the wireless signal is indicative of the user computing device capturing image data indicative of a pattern presented by a visual indicator associated with the door interface assembly. ### Claim 11 A method comprising: determining, based on data from a sensor, that an object is moving from within a first threshold distance from a door to outside the first threshold distance from the door; and outputting a first signal to an actuating system to open the door based at least in part on: receiving a second signal from the sensor indicative of the object moving from outside the first threshold distance from the door to within the first threshold distance from the door, and receiving a third signal from the sensor the object moving within a second threshold distance from the door to outside the second threshold distance from the door, wherein the first threshold distance is greater than the second threshold distance. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising outputting the first signal to the actuating system to open the door based at least in part on the sensor detecting the object touching an exterior surface that is proximate the sensor and visual indicator. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving image data from an image sensor, the image data representing an environment proximate the door, wherein the door is operated at least in part using the image data. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising controlling the door based at least in part on a user requesting transportation being within a user threshold distance of a vehicle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: receiving a wireless signal from a user computing device; and controlling the door based at least in part on the wireless signal. ### Claim 16 One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising: determining, based on data from a sensor, that an object is moving from within a first threshold distance from a door to outside the first threshold distance from the door; and outputting a first signal to an actuating system to open the door based at least in part on: receiving a second signal from the sensor indicative of the object moving from outside the first threshold distance from the door to within the first threshold distance from the door, and receiving a third signal from the sensor the object moving within a second threshold distance from the door to outside the second threshold distance from the door, wherein the first threshold distance is greater than the second threshold distance. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 16, the operations further comprising outputting the first signal to the actuating system to open the door based at least in part on the sensor detecting the object touching an exterior surface that is proximate the sensor and visual indicator. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 16, the operations further comprising receiving image data from an image sensor, the image data representing an environment proximate the door, wherein the door is operated at least in part using the image data. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 16, the operations further comprising controlling the door based at least in part on a user requesting transportation being within a user threshold distance of a vehicle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 16, the operations further comprising: receiving a wireless signal from a user computing device; and controlling the door based at least in part on the wireless signal.