IP Library Granted Patent US 10,970,560
Granted Patent B2
US 10,970,560 · App. 15/870,287 · Granted Apr 6, 2021

Systems and methods to trigger presentation of in-vehicle content

Inventors: Alif Khalfan (Burbank, CA); Patricia Chao (Burbank, CA); Thomas M. DeKeyser (Burbank, CA); David Feder (Burbank, CA); Nina W. Chai (Sunnyvale, CA); David Castor (Burbank, CA)
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
G06K9/00791G06K9/00832
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Patent No.
US 10,970,560
App. No.
15/870,287
Granted
Apr 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure relates to a system to trigger presentation of in-vehicle content based on detected physical objects. The system may be coupled to a vehicle. The system may include one or more physical processors. The processor(s) may be configured to obtain output signals conveying detection information that facilitates detection and identification of physical objects near and/or within an interior of the vehicle. The processor(s) may be configured to identify the physical objects near or within the interior of the vehicle. The processor(s) may be configured to obtain usage information conveying recent and/or anticipated use of the physical objects. The processor(s) may be configured to control one or more vehicle components to provide content that is specific to the identity of the physical object and/or specific to the usage information.

Claims (41)

1. A system configured to trigger presentation of in-vehicle content based on detected physical objects, the system being coupled to a vehicle, the system comprising:

one or more physical processors configured by machine readable instructions to:

obtain output signals conveying detection information, the detection information facilitating detection and identification of physical objects near and/or within an interior of the vehicle;

detect, based on the output signals, presence of one or more physical objects near and/or within the interior of the vehicle, including detecting presence of a first physical object near and/or within the interior of the vehicle;

identify, based on the output signals, the one or more physical objects detected as being present near and/or within the interior of the vehicle, including identifying the first physical object;

determine content that is specific to the identity of the one or more physical objects detected as being present near and/or within the interior of the vehicle, including determining first content that is specific to the identity of the first physical object;

control one or more vehicle components coupled to the vehicle to provide the content that is specific to the identity of the one or more physical objects, including controlling a first vehicle component to provide the first content; and

responsive to detecting a combination of two or more physical objects as being concurrently present near and/or within the interior of the vehicle, identify the combination of two or more physical objects, determine content that is specific to the combination of the identities of two or more physical objects, and control one or more vehicle components coupled to the vehicle to provide the content that is specific to the identity of the combination of two or more physical objects, such that:

responsive to detecting presence of a second physical object near and/or within the interior of the vehicle concurrently with the first physical object:

identify the second physical object;

determine second content that is specific to the combination of the identities of the first physical object and the second physical object, the second content including a combination of content specific to the identities of both the first physical object and the second physical object; and

control a first vehicle component to provide the second content.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by the machine-readable instructions to:

responsive to determining that the one or more physical objects detected as being present near and/or within the interior of the vehicle are no longer near and/or within the interior of the vehicle, control the one or more vehicle components coupled to the vehicle to cease provision of the content, such that:

responsive to determining that the first physical object is no longer present near and/or within the interior of the vehicle, cease provision of the first content by the first vehicle component.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first physical object is associated with a first user and the second physical object is associated with a second user.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first content is specific to the identity of the first physical object by virtue of the first content being representative of the first physical object.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the first content is representative of the first physical object based on the first content including one or both of visual depictions of an appearance of the first physical object and/or audio characteristics of the first physical object.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical objects include a toy figurine and/or an article of clothing.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by the machine-readable instructions to:

determine which vehicle components of the one or more vehicle components are available to provide the content.

8. A method to trigger presentation of in-vehicle content based on detected physical objects, the method comprising:

obtaining output signals conveying detection information, the detection information facilitating detection and identification of physical objects near and/or within an interior of a vehicle;

detecting, based on the output signals, presence of one or more physical objects near and/or within the interior of the vehicle, including detecting presence of a first physical object near and/or within the interior of the vehicle;

identifying, based on the output signals, the one or more physical objects detected as being present near and/or within the interior of the vehicle, including identifying the first physical object;

determining content that is specific to the identity of the one or more physical objects detected as being present near and/or within the interior of the vehicle, including determining first content that is specific to the identity of the first physical object; and

controlling one or more vehicle components coupled to the vehicle to provide the content that is specific to the identity of the one or more physical objects, including controlling a first vehicle component to provide the first content; and

responsive to detecting a combination of two or more physical objects as being concurrently present near and/or within the interior of the vehicle, identifying the combination of two or more physical objects, determining content that is specific to the combination of the identifies of two or more physical objects, and controlling one or more vehicle components coupled to the vehicle to provide the content that is specific to the identity of the combination of two or more physical objects, such that:

responsive to detecting presence of a second physical object near and/or within the interior of the vehicle concurrently with the first physical object:

identifying the second physical object;

determining second content that is specific to the combination of the identities of the first physical object and the second physical object, the second content including a combination of content specific to the identities of both the first physical object and the second physical object; and

controlling a first vehicle component to provide the second content.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

responsive to determining that the one or more physical objects detected as being present near and/or within the interior of the vehicle are no longer near and/or within the interior of the vehicle, controlling the one or more vehicle components coupled to the vehicle to cease provision of the content, such that:

responsive to determining that the first physical object is no longer present near and/or within the interior of the vehicle, ceasing provision of the first content by the first vehicle component.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first physical object is associated with a first user and the second physical object is associated with a second user.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first content is specific to the identity of the first physical object by virtue of the first content being representative of the first physical object.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first content is representative of the first physical object based on the first content including one or both of visual depictions of an appearance of the first physical object and/or audio characteristics of the first physical object.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more physical objects include a toy figurine and/or an article of clothing.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining which vehicle components of the one or more vehicle components are available to provide the content.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 044612 FRAME 0516. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 24, 2018
From: KHALFAN, ALIF; CHAO, PATRICIA; DEKEYSER, THOMAS M.; FEDER, DAVID; CHAI, NINA W.; CASTOR, DAVID
To: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reel/Frame 045139/0412 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2018
From: KHALFAN, ALIF; CHAO, PATRICIA; DEKEYSER, THOMAS M.; FEDER, DAVID; CHAI, NINA W.
To: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reel/Frame 044612/0516 →
Continuity (1)
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