IP Library Granted Patent US 11,047,704
Granted Patent B2
US 11,047,704 · App. 16/373,436 · Granted Jun 29, 2021

System for providing a notification of a presence of an occupant in a vehicle through historical patterns and method thereof

Inventor: Stuart Masakazu Yamamoto (La Mirada, CA)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
G01C21/3641B60N2/002G01C21/3617G01C21/3697G06K9/00838
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,047,704
App. No.
16/373,436
Filed
Apr 2, 2019
Granted
Jun 29, 2021
Kind
B2
Examiner
RINK, RYAN J
Art Unit
3664
USPC
701/424
Abstract

The systems and methods disclosed herein are directed to providing a notification of a presence of an occupant in a vehicle before arriving at a destination. In an illustrative embodiment, the vehicle may include a location system for tracking routes taken or traveled by the vehicle. The vehicle may include a detection system for determining whether the occupant is in the vehicle along those routes traveled by the vehicle. The vehicle may also include a notification system. The notification system may store the routes traveled by the vehicle with and without the occupant in the vehicle. The notification system may provide a notification when a route is taken with the occupant and the route is not associated with the occupant based on the historical patterns of the routes traveled by vehicle with and without the occupant.

Claims (33)

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a notification of a presence of an occupant in a vehicle, the method comprising:

detecting, via at least one sensor, the occupant within the vehicle;

identifying a first route taken with the occupant;

identifying a second route taken without the occupant;

determining a crossroad where the first route and second route separate into different directions; and

providing the notification after the crossroad is passed by the vehicle when the second route is taken with the occupant.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprises identifying a driver of the vehicle before providing the notification.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprises identifying a passenger of the vehicle before providing the notification.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the first route taken with the occupant and identifying the second route taken without the occupant comprises gathering historical data on multiple routes taken with the occupant and without the occupant.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein gathering the historical data on the multiple routes taken with the occupant and without the occupant comprises determining a number of times that routes are taken with the occupant and a number of times that routes are taken without the occupant.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein gathering the historical data on the multiple routes taken with the occupant and without the occupant comprises determining a time when each of the multiple routes are taken.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining the crossroad where the first route and second route separate into different directions comprises identifying an intersection where the vehicle travels with the occupant and the vehicle travels without the occupant.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the occupant within the vehicle comprises detecting the occupant in a backseat of the vehicle.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor includes at least one of a camera, a pressure sensor, a weight sensor, a vibration sensor, a pulse sensor, a sweat sensor, and a movement sensor.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein providing the notification after the crossroad if the second route is taken with the occupant comprises displaying rerouting directions for the vehicle.

11. A vehicle computing system of a vehicle comprising:

at least one processor

at least one sensor; and

a memory operatively coupled to the processor and the at least one sensor, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:

detect, via the at least one sensor, an occupant in the vehicle;

identify a first route taken with an occupant;

identify a second route taken without the occupant;

determine a crossroad where the first route and second route separate into different directions;

provide a notification after the crossroad is passed by the vehicle when the second route is taken with the occupant.

12. The vehicle computing system of claim 11 , wherein the memory stores program instructions when executed by the processor causes the processor to identify a driver of the vehicle before providing the notification.

13. The vehicle computing system of claim 11 , wherein the memory stores program instructions when executed by the processor causes the processor to identify a passenger of the vehicle before providing the notification.

14. The vehicle computing system of claim 11 , wherein the program instructions for identifying the first route taken with the occupant and identifying the second route taken without the occupant further comprises program instructions when executed by the processor causes the processor to gather historical data on multiple routes taken with the occupant and without the occupant.

15. The vehicle computing system of claim 14 , wherein the program instructions for gathering the historical data on the multiple routes taken with the occupant and without the occupant further comprises program instructions when executed by the processor causes the processor to determine a number of times that routes are taken with the occupant and a number of times that routes are taken without the occupant.

16. The vehicle computing system of claim 14 , wherein the program instructions for gathering the historical data on the multiple routes taken with the occupant and without the occupant further comprises program instructions when executed by the processor causes the processor to determine a time when each of the multiple routes are taken.

17. The vehicle computing system of claim 11 , wherein the program instructions for determining the crossroad where the first route and second route separate into different directions further comprises program instructions when executed by the processor causes the processor to identify an intersection where the vehicle travels with the occupant and the vehicle travels without the occupant.

18. The vehicle computing system of claim 11 , wherein the program instructions for detecting the occupant further comprises program instructions when executed by the processor causes the processor to detect the occupant in a backseat of the vehicle.

19. The vehicle computing system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one sensors includes a camera, a pressure sensor, a weight sensor, a vibration sensor, a pulse sensor, a sweat sensor, or a movement sensor.

20. The vehicle computing system of claim 11 , wherein the notification is a rerouting direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2019
From: YAMAMOTO, STUART MASAKAZU
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048783/0081 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15397101 · Jan 3, 2017
Related Publication 20190226865A1 · Jul 25, 2019
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