Deterrence of ignition of a vehicle engine when a fuel nozzle is in a fuel intake area
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Muhannad Hamdan, Ahmad Maarouf, Swadad A. Carremm
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media are disclosed for deterrence of ignition of a vehicle engine ignition when a fuel nozzle is in a fuel intake area. An example vehicle includes a fuel intake area, a camera, and a processor. The example processor, in response to an ignition switch being in an on-position, is to detect, via the camera, whether a fuel nozzle is in the fuel intake area. The example processor is to deter ignition of a vehicle engine when the fuel nozzle is in the fuel intake area.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a fuel intake area;
- a camera;
- and
- a processor to:
- in response to an ignition switch being in an on-position, detect, via the camera, whether a fuel nozzle is in the fuel intake area;
- and
- deter ignition of a vehicle engine when the fuel nozzle is in the fuel intake area.
A method to deter movement of a vehicle with a fuel nozzle, the method comprising:
- in response to an ignition switch being in an on-position, detecting, via a vehicle camera, whether a fuel nozzle is in a fuel intake area of the vehicle;
- and
- deterring, via a processor, ignition of an engine when the fuel nozzle is in the fuel intake area.
A tangible computer storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to:
- in response to an ignition switch being in an on-position, detect, via a vehicle camera, whether a fuel nozzle is in a fuel intake area of a vehicle;
- and
- deter, via a processor, ignition of an engine when the fuel nozzle is in the fuel intake area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.