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Granted Patent B2
US 10,414,361 · App. 15/651,989 · Granted Sep 17, 2019

Human scanning for interior preferences setup

Inventors: Jesus Alejandro Pena Casimiro (Naucalpan, MX); Jorge Guillermo Barrios Albert (Azcapotzalco, MX)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
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Patent No.
US 10,414,361
App. No.
15/651,989
Granted
Sep 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for human scanning for interior preference setup are disclosed. An example disclosed vehicle includes a target lamp on a side view mirror of the vehicle. The example vehicle also includes a scanning module. Additionally, the example vehicle includes an active scanning system configured to instruct the target lamp to project a position indicator a known distance from the vehicle, determine a joint structure based on an image of a person standing at the position indicator received from the scanning module, and adjust interior preference settings based on the detected joint structure.

Claims (40)

1. A vehicle comprising:

a target lamp coupled to the vehicle; and

an active scanning control unit configured to, via a processor:

instruct the target lamp to project a position indicator a known distance from the vehicle;

determine a joint structure based on an image of a person at the position indicator; and

adjust at least one of a seat position, a steering column position, and a pedal position based on the detected joint structure.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the active scanning control unit is configured to:

detect, via a scanning module, the person standing a the position indicator; and

in response to detecting the person, instructing the target lamp to provide feedback.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein to provide feedback the target lamp changes a color of the position indicator.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the active scanning control unit is configured to instruct the target lamp to change a color of the position indicator in response to the active scanning control unit determining the joint structure.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the active scanning control unit is configured to compare the joint structure to profiles in a profile database.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the active scanning control unit is configured to adjust at least one of the seat position, the steering column position, and the pedal position based on one of the profiles in the profile database that matches the joint structure.

7. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the active scanning control unit is configured to prevent the vehicle from unlocking when none of the profiles in the profile database match the joint structure.

8. A vehicle comprising:

a target lamp coupled to the vehicle;

a processor;

a program in memory configured to:

instruct the target lamp to project a position indicator a known distance from the vehicle;

determine a joint structure based on an image of a person standing at the position indicator received from a scanning module; and

adjust at least one of a seat position, a steering column position, and a pedal position of the vehicle based on the detected joint structure.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the program in the memory is configured to:

detect, via the scanning module, the person standing at the position indicator; and

in response to detecting the person, instructing the lamp to provide feedback.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein to provide feedback the target lamp changes a color of the position indicator.

11. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the program in the memory is configured to instruct the target lamp to change a color of the position indicator in response to the active scanning system determining the joint structure.

12. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the program in the memory is configured to compare the joint structure to profiles in a profile database.

13. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the program in the memory is configured to adjust at least one of the seat position, the steering column position, and the pedal position based on one of the profiles in the profile database that matches the joint structure.

14. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the program in the memory is configured to prevent the vehicle from unlocking when none of the profiles in the profile database that match the joint structure.

15. A computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed cause a vehicle to:

instruct a target lamp coupled to the vehicle to project a position indicator a known distance from the vehicle;

determine a joint structure based on an image of a person standing at the position indicator; and

adjust interior preference settings of the vehicle based on the detected joint structure, the interior preferences include at least one of a seat position, a steering column position, and a pedal position.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15 comprising instructions that, when executed cause the vehicle to:

detect, via a scanning module, the person standing at the position indicator; and

in response to detecting the person, instructing the lamp to provide feedback.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 15 comprising instructions that, when executed cause the vehicle to instruct the target lamp to change a color of the position indicator in response to the active scanning system determining the joint structure.

18. A computer readable medium of claim 15 comprising instructions that, when executed cause the vehicle to adjust at least one of the seat position, the steering column position, and the pedal position based on one of the profiles in the profile database that matches the joint structure.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 15 comprising instructions that, when executed cause the vehicle to prevent the vehicle from unlocking when none of the profiles in the profile database that match the joint structure.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the image of the person standing at the position indicator is received from a scanning module positioned on a center pillar of the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2017
From: PENA CASIMIRO, JESUS ALEJANDRO; BARRIOS ALBERT, JORGE GUILLERMO
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 043026/0075 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15077580 · Mar 22, 2016
Related Publication 20170313270A1 · Nov 2, 2017