IP Library Granted Patent US 12,509,097
Granted Patent B2
US 12,509,097 · App. 18/382,014 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Vehicle occupant preference-based data delivery

Inventors: Imad Zahid (Carrollton, TX); Livesey N. George (Allen, TX); Indhar C. Gopalakrishnan (Allen, TX); William J. Elmore (Dallas, TX); Daisuke Muramoto (McKinney, TX); Preeya Samudrala (Plano, TX); Reshma Thomas (Dallas, TX)
Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60W50/0098B60W40/08G06V20/59G06V40/174G06V40/28B60W2050/0083B60W2420/403B60W2540/047B60W2540/223
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Patent No.
US 12,509,097
App. No.
18/382,014
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a vehicle, data preferences of one or more occupants in the vehicle, sending, by the vehicle, data to the one of more occupants, based on the determining, determining a reaction of the one or more occupants, responsive to the data being sent, and validating the data preferences of the one or more occupants, based on the determined reaction.

Claims (49)

1 . A method comprising:

determining, by a vehicle, data preferences of an occupant from a profile;

outputting data with at least one device within the vehicle based on the determined data preferences;

capturing sensor data of the occupant while outputting the data within the vehicle;

determining a reaction of the of the occupant to the outputted data based on the captured sensor data; and

outputting additional data within the vehicle based on the determined reaction.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data preferences comprise a type of media and an audio volume level, and the outputting data comprises playing audio and video on a media device of the type of media at the audio volume level.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising

intercepting, by the vehicle, application data consumed by the occupant;

identifying a type of the application data; and

selecting the data to send to the occupant based on the identified type of application data.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising

identifying at least one of a change in facial expression, a change in head position, and a hand gesture, and wherein the determining the reaction comprises determining the reaction based on the at least one of the change in facial expression, the change in head position, and the hand gesture.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the determining the reaction comprises determining a dissatisfied or satisfied reaction based on the captured vehicle sensor data.

6 . The method of claim 5 , comprising

updating the profile based on the dissatisfied or satisfied reaction.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the outputting comprises outputting the additional data based on interactions between multiple occupants.

8 . A system, comprising:

at least one processor of a vehicle; and

a memory, wherein the processor and the memory are communicably coupled, wherein the processor:

determine data preferences of an occupant of the vehicle based on a profile;

output data with at least one device within the vehicle based on the determined data preferences;

capture sensor data of the occupant while outputting the data within the vehicle;

determine a reaction of the occupant to the outputted data based on the captured sensor data; and

output additional data within the vehicle based on the determined reaction.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the data preferences comprise at least one a type of media and an audio volume level, and the processor is configured to play audio and video on a media device of the type of media at the audio volume level.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor

intercept application data consumed by the occupant;

identify a type of the application data; and

select the data to send to the occupant based on the identified type of application data.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to receive vehicle sensor data to identify one or more of a change in facial expression, a change in head position, and a hand gesture, and determine the reaction of the occupant based on the at least one of the change in facial expression, the change in head position, and the hand gesture.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a dissatisfied or satisfied reaction based on the captured vehicle sensor data.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor updates the profile based on the dissatisfied or satisfied reaction.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to output the data based on interactions between multiple occupants.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:

determining, by a vehicle, data preferences of an occupant from a profile;

outputting data with at least one device within the vehicle based on the determined data preferences;

determining a reaction of the to the outputted data based on the captured sensor data; and

outputting additional data within the vehicle based on the determined reaction.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the data preferences comprise a type of media and an audio volume level, and the outputting the data comprises playing audio and video on a media device of the type of media at the audio volume level.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

intercepting, by the vehicle, application data consumed by the occupant;

identifying a type of the application data; and

selecting the data to send to the occupant based on the identified type of application data.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

receiving vehicle sensor data identifying one or more of a change in facial expression, a change in head position, and a hand gesture, and wherein the determining comprises determining the reaction of the occupant based on the at least one of the change in facial expression, the change in head position, and the hand gesture.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the determining the reaction comprises determining a dissatisfied or satisfied reaction based on the captured vehicle sensor data.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

updating the profile based on the dissatisfied or satisfied reaction.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2026
From: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 075748/0944 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2023
From: ZAHID, IMAD; GEORGE, LIVESEY N.; GOPALAKRISHNAN, INDHAR C.; ELMORE, WILLIAM J.; MURAMOTO, DAISUKE; SAMUDRALA, PREEYA; THOMAS, RESHMA
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 065312/0300 →
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