IP Library Granted Patent US 11,899,455
Granted Patent B2
US 11,899,455 · App. 17/833,296 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Systems and methods for vehicle smart seats

Inventor: Sinan Xiao (Mountain View, CA)
Assignee: Pony AI Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,899,455
App. No.
17/833,296
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method comprises obtaining smart seat sensor data, the smart seat sensor data being detected by a tactile-sensitive surface material of a seat of an autonomous vehicle in response to a user interacting with the tactile-sensitive surface material. Other sensor data is obtained from one or more other sensors disposed within the autonomous vehicle. The smart seat sensor data and the other sensor data are integrated. A behavior of the user is estimated based on the integrated data, and the autonomous vehicle is controlled based on the estimated behavior of the user.

Claims (33)

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform:

obtaining smart seat sensor data or other sensor data from one or more other sensors disposed within a vehicle;

estimating a behavior of an occupant based on the smart seat sensor data or the other sensor data; and

adjusting a characteristic of a presentation of interactive content on a window of the vehicle based on the estimated behavior of the occupant.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting of the characteristic comprises rotating the presentation of the interactive content.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting of the characteristic comprises adjusting a playback speed of the interactive content.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the system to perform:

predicting a steering action on the vehicle; and the adjusting of the characteristic is further based on the predicted steering action on the vehicle.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting of the characteristic is further based on a terrain over which the vehicle traverses.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting of the characteristic is based on whether the occupant is estimated to be sleeping.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the adjusting of the characteristic comprises lowering a brightness of the interactive content in response to estimating that the occupant is sleeping.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the estimated behavior of the occupant comprises tearing a tactile-sensitive surface material of a smart seat sensor from which the smart seat sensor data is obtained.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining comprises obtaining the other sensor data using a smart seat sensor.

10. A method being implemented by a computing system including one or more physical processors and storage media storing machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:

obtaining smart seat sensor data or other sensor data from one or more other sensors disposed within a vehicle;

estimating a behavior of an occupant based on the smart seat sensor data or the other sensor data; and

adjusting a characteristic of a presentation of interactive content on a window of the vehicle based on the estimated behavior of the occupant.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the adjusting of the characteristic comprises rotating the presentation of the interactive content.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the adjusting of the characteristic comprises adjusting a playback speed of the interactive content.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

predicting a steering action on the vehicle; and the adjusting of the characteristic is further based on the predicted steering action on the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the adjusting of the characteristic is further based on a terrain over which the vehicle traverses.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the adjusting of the characteristic is based on whether the occupant is estimated to be sleeping.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the adjusting of the characteristic comprises lowering a brightness of the interactive content in response to estimating that the occupant is sleeping.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the estimated behavior of the occupant comprises tearing a tactile-sensitive surface material of a smart seat sensor from which the smart seat sensor data is obtained.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the obtaining comprises obtaining the other sensor data using a smart seat sensor.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform:

obtaining smart seat sensor data or other sensor data from one or more other sensors disposed within a vehicle;

estimating a behavior of an occupant based on the smart seat sensor data or the other sensor data; and

adjusting a characteristic of a presentation of interactive content on a window of the vehicle based on the estimated behavior of the occupant.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the adjusting of the characteristic comprises rotating the presentation of the interactive content or adjusting a playback speed of the interactive content.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 16523933 · Jul 26, 2019
Provisional Application 62712069 · Jul 30, 2018
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