Wearable article detection and climate adjustment system for a vehicle interior
View Patent ↗System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to automatically adjusting a climate of a vehicle based on detecting the type of clothing a vehicle occupant is wearing. In one embodiment, the method includes, in response to acquiring an identifier from a reader, where the identifier being associated with a tag affixed to a wearable article in proximity of the reader, determining a type of the wearable article based on the identifier. The method includes controlling a climate control system based at least in part on the type of the wearable article.
1. A climate system comprising:
a reader;
one or more processors, the one or more processors in communication with the reader;
a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing:
a detection module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to, in response to acquiring an identifier from the reader, determine a type of a wearable article based on the identifier, the identifier being associated with a tag affixed to the wearable article in proximity of the reader; and
a climate control module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to determine a location of the wearable article within a vehicle interior and control a climate control system based at least in part on the type of the wearable article only when the location of the wearable article is within a predetermined distance from a vehicle occupant.
2. The climate system of claim 1 , wherein the climate control module further includes instructions to:
determine a climate profile based on a climate interior and exterior to a vehicle; and
control the climate control system based at least in part on the climate profile.
3. The climate system of claim 1 , wherein the climate control module further includes instructions to control a climate within a zone of a vehicle interior that includes the wearable article.
4. The climate system of claim 1 , wherein the climate control module further includes instructions to control the climate control system based on a user preference associated with the type of the wearable article.
5. The climate system of claim 1 , wherein the tag includes an antenna configured for radio frequency (RF) communication with the reader when the tag is in proximity of the reader and the antenna is a dedicated near field communication (NFC) antenna configured for NFC protocol communication.
6. The climate system of claim 1 , wherein the tag includes an antenna configured for radio frequency (RF) communication with the reader when the tag is in proximity of the reader and the antenna is a dedicated radio-frequency identification (RFID) antenna configured for RFID protocol communication.
7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium and storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processor to:
in response to acquiring an identifier from a reader, determine a type of a wearable article based on the identifier, the identifier being associated with a tag affixed to the wearable article in proximity of the reader;
determine a location of the wearable article within a vehicle interior; and
control a climate control system based at least in part on the type of the wearable article only when the location of the wearable article is within a predetermined distance from a vehicle occupant.
8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the computer-readable medium further includes instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a climate profile based on a climate interior and exterior to a vehicle; and
control the climate control system based at least in part on the climate profile.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the computer-readable medium further includes instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
control a climate within a zone of a vehicle interior that includes the wearable article.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the computer-readable medium further includes instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
control the climate control system based on a user preference associated with the type of the wearable article.
11. A method comprising:
in response to acquiring an identifier from a reader, determining a type of a wearable article based on the identifier, the identifier being associated with a tag affixed to the wearable article in proximity of the reader;
determining a location of the wearable article within a vehicle interior; and
controlling a climate control system based at least in part on the type of the wearable article only when the location of the wearable article is within a predetermined distance from a vehicle occupant.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
determining a climate profile based on a climate interior and exterior to a vehicle; and
controlling the climate control system based at least in part on the climate profile.
13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
controlling a climate within a zone of a vehicle interior that includes the wearable article.
14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
controlling the climate control system based on a user preference associated with the type of the wearable article.