US Patent Application 17827884. IN-CABIN OCCUPANT DETECTION simplified abstract

IN-CABIN OCCUPANT DETECTION

Organization Name

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Simon P. Roberts of Celina TX (US)

Sergei I. Gage of Dallas TX (US)

Yang Ding of Montreal (CA)

Christopher J. Macpherson of Plano TX (US)

Michael R. Kushnerik of The Colony TX (US)

Naohiro J. Matsumura of Dallas TX (US)

Cory M. Frank of Frisco TX (US)

Jessica May of Danbury TX (US)

Matthew J. Everett of Norton Shores MI (US)

IN-CABIN OCCUPANT DETECTION - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17827884 titled 'IN-CABIN OCCUPANT DETECTION

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for detecting and identifying inanimate objects in a moving vehicle based on their movement characteristics.

• Detects movement of an object in a vehicle while it is in motion
• Determines if the object is inanimate
• Determines inanimacy based on vertical and horizontal distance of the detected movement

Original Abstract Submitted

An example operation includes one or more of detecting a movement of an object in a vehicle when the vehicle is in motion, and determining that the object is an inanimate object, based on a vertical and horizontal distance of the detected movement.