Vehicle cleanliness detection and carwash recommendation
US11209282B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle includes a camera configured to capture an image; and a controller programmed to analyze quality of the image to calculate a lens cleanliness, responsive to detect the lens cleanliness being below a predefined threshold, identify a carwash station within a predefined distance from a navigation route, indicate the carwash station to a vehicle user, and responsive to receiving user input selecting the carwash station, set the carwash station as a navigation destination.
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