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Granted Patent B2
US 10,913,413 · App. 16/209,113 · Granted Feb 9, 2021

Wearable article detection and climate adjustment system for a vehicle interior

Inventor: Michael Paul Rowe (Pinckney, MI)
Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
B60R16/037B60H1/00657B60H1/00742B60H1/00807B60H1/00892B60R16/0237H04W4/38
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Patent No.
US 10,913,413
App. No.
16/209,113
Granted
Feb 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (35)

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.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2021
From: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 055199/0550 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2019
From: ROWE, MICHAEL PAUL
To: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 047927/0482 →
Continuity (1)
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