Vehicle action determination based on occupant characteristics

US12233885B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC. · US
• TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. · US
• TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA · JP

Inventors

• Simon P. Roberts · Rhea Mills, US
• Sergei I. Gage · Redford, US
• Yang Ding · Montréal, CA
• Christopher J. Macpherson · Plano, US
• Michael R. Kushnerik · The Colony, US
• Naohiro J. Matsumura · Dallas, US
• Cory M. Frank · Frisco, US
• Jessica May · Danbury, US
• Matthew J. Everett · Norton Shores, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 30, 2022
• Grant date: Feb 25, 2025
• Expiry date: Jan 6, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2540/041
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An example operation includes detecting, by a vehicle, a location of a first potential passenger proximate to a road; determining, by the vehicle, a first road safety level of a pick-up for the first potential passenger; denying, by the vehicle, the pick-up for the first potential passenger when the determined first road safety level is below a threshold; determining, by the vehicle, a second road safety level of a pick-up for a second potential passenger; and picking up, by the vehicle, the second potential passenger, when the second road safety level is above the threshold.