Facilitating personalized vehicle occupant comfort

US11155140B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Hao Chen · Beijing, CN
• Shao Chun Li · Beijing, CN
• Qi Cheng Li · Beijing, CN
• Jie Ma · Nanjing, CN
• Li Jun Mei · Beijing, CN
• Jian Wang · Erlangen, DE
• Xin Zhou · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 14, 2020
• Grant date: Oct 26, 2021
• Expiry date: Jan 14, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2210/40
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle occupant comfort system, comprises a processor that stores computer executable components stored in memory. A plurality of sensors sense ambient conditions associated with exterior and interior conditions of a vehicle. A context component infers or determines context of an occupant of the vehicle. A comfort model component implicitly and explicitly trained on occupant comfort related data analyzes information from the plurality of sensors and context component. A comfort controller adjusts environmental conditions of a passenger compartment of the vehicle based at least in part on output of the comfort model component.