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In-cabin detection framework

US12269371B2 · kind B2 · utility

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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	Apr 8, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S2013/9316
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of receiving a scan of a cabin of a vehicle, wherein the scan includes a spatial region inside the vehicle and outside the vehicle proximate at least one vehicle door, determining at least one occupant characteristic based on the scan, including a classification detection and a presence detection of at least one seat inside the vehicle, determining a cabin status based on the at least one occupant characteristic and communicating the cabin status to a mobile device.

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