Radio frequency identification object tracking
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorMark Schunder
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes detecting, through an RF transceiver in communication with a vehicle computing system, the proximate presence of one or more RFID tags. The method also includes determining, via the vehicle computing system, a type of potential hazard to which the detected tag corresponds. The method further includes notifying, via the vehicle computing system, a driver of the presence of the determined type of potential hazard.
Claims18
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- detecting, through an RF transceiver communicating with a vehicle computing system (VCS), the proximate presence of an RFID tag;
- determining, via the VCS, a hazard type associated with the detected tag;
- notifying a driver of the hazard;
- and
- adding resistance against an attempted braking action that is determined to likely bring the vehicle in contact with the hazard.
A vehicle system, comprising:
- an RF transceiver in communication with a processor, configured to detect the proximate presence of an RFID tag;
- and
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- determine a hazard type associated with the tag;
- notify a driver of the presence of the determined type of potential hazard;
- and
- add resistance against an attempted braking action that is determined to likely bring the vehicle in contact with the hazard.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing instructions that, when executed, cause a vehicle computing system to perform a method comprising:
- detecting, through an RF transceiver the proximate presence of an RFID tag;
- determining a type to which the detected tag corresponds;
- notifying a driver of the hazard;
- and
- adding resistance against an attempted braking action that is determined to likely bring the vehicle in contact with the hazard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.