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Vehicle occupancy monitor

US11230246B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 12, 2020
Grant dateJan 25, 2022
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B19/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for monitoring a vehicle are disclosed. A vehicle monitoring system for monitoring a vehicle includes one or more processors and one or more computer storage media storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include: receiving, from a vehicle occupancy monitor and by the vehicle monitoring system, vehicle occupancy data that indicates presence of a vehicle occupant; receiving, by the vehicle monitoring system and from a sensor, sensor data that indicates an attribute of the vehicle; analyzing, by the vehicle monitoring system, the vehicle occupancy data and the sensor data; and based on analyzing the vehicle occupancy data and the sensor data, performing a vehicle monitoring system action.

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