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Granted Patent B1
US 11,618,349 · App. 17/520,916 · Granted Apr 4, 2023

Transport-related occupant adjustments

Inventor: Gagandeep Singh Saini (McKinney, TX)
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
B60N2/0276B60N2002/0272
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Patent No.
US 11,618,349
App. No.
17/520,916
Granted
Apr 4, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of determining a level of discomfort of an occupant in a transport, determining a level of danger of an environment external to the transport, and responsive to a combination of the level of discomfort and the level of danger exceeding a threshold, positioning a portion of the transport occupied by the occupant based on an amount the threshold is exceeded.

Claims (72)

1. A method, comprising:

determining a level of discomfort of an occupant in a transport;

determining a level of danger of an environment external to the transport; and

responsive to a combination of the level of discomfort and the level of danger exceeding a threshold, positioning a portion of the transport occupied by the occupant based on an amount the threshold is exceeded.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving data points indicating the discomfort of the occupant;

assigning a numerical value to each of the data points; and

responsive to one or more of the data points being greater than a threshold, altering the positioning of the transport.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving data points indicating the level of danger of the environment external to the transport;

assigning a numerical value to each of the data points; and

responsive to one or more of the data points being greater than a threshold, altering the positioning of the transport.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving data points indicating a level of discomfort of an occupant of another transport, wherein the other transport is traveling ahead of the transport through an area the transport is expected to pass through within a time;

determining the occupant of the transport and the occupant of the other transport share a common characteristic; and

altering the positioning of the occupant of the other transport based on the position of the occupant of the transport.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a numerical value corresponding to one of the level of discomfort or the level of danger is less than the threshold, wherein a numerical value corresponding to another of the level of discomfort or level of danger is greater than the threshold, responsive to a combination of the numerical value corresponding to the level of discomfort and the numerical value corresponding to the level of danger exceeding the threshold by more than a predetermined amount, positioning the portion of the transport occupied by the occupant.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

reducing a level of discomfort of a first occupant of the transport when the level of discomfort of a second occupant of the transport will increase; and

determining a reduction of the level of discomfort of the first occupant that will increase the level of discomfort of the second occupant.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein in response to positioning the occupant, the method comprising:

modifying a route of the transport to arrive at a destination at a second time later than a first time;

determining a reduced level of discomfort of the occupant;

determining a combination of the reduced level of discomfort and the level of danger no longer exceeds the threshold; and

modifying the route of the transport to arrive at the destination at the first time.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, coupled to the processor, comprising instructions that when executed by the processor are configured to:

determine a level of discomfort of an occupant in a transport;

determine a level of danger of an environment external to the transport; and

responsive to a combination of the level of discomfort and the level of danger exceeds a threshold, position a portion of the transport occupied by the occupant based on an amount the threshold is exceeded.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are configured to:

receive data points that indicate the discomfort of the occupant;

assign a numerical value to each of the data points; and

responsive to one or more of the data points that are greater than a threshold, alter the position of the transport.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are configured to:

receive data points that indicate the level of danger of the environment external to the transport;

assign a numerical value to each of the data points; and

responsive to one or more of the data points that are greater than a threshold, alter the position of the transport.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are configured to:

receive data points that indicate a level of discomfort of an occupant of another transport, wherein the other transport travels ahead of the transport through an area the transport is expected to pass through within a time;

determine the occupant of the transport and the occupant of the other transport share a common characteristic; and

alter the position of the occupant of the other transport based on the position of the occupant of the transport.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein a numerical value that corresponds to one of the level of discomfort or the level of danger is less than the threshold, wherein a numerical value that corresponds to another of the level of discomfort or level of danger is greater than the threshold, responsive to a combination of the numerical value that corresponds to the level of discomfort and the numerical value that corresponds to the level of danger exceeds the threshold by more than a predetermined amount, position the portion of the transport occupied by the occupant.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are configured to:

reduce a level of discomfort of a first occupant of the transport when the level of discomfort of a second occupant of the transport will increase; and

determine a reduction of the level of discomfort of the first occupant that will increase the level of discomfort of the second occupant.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are configured to:

modify a route of the transport to arrive at a destination at a second time later than a first time;

determine a reduced level of discomfort of the occupant;

determine a combination of the reduced level of discomfort and the level of danger no longer exceeds the threshold; and

modify the route of the transport to arrive at the destination at the first time.

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

determining a level of discomfort of an occupant in a transport;

determining a level of danger of an environment external to the transport; and

responsive to a combination of the level of discomfort and the level of danger exceeding a threshold, positioning a portion of the transport occupied by the occupant based on an amount the threshold is exceeded.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:

receiving data points indicating the discomfort of the occupant;

assigning a numerical value to each of the data points; and

responsive to one or more of the data points being greater than a threshold, altering the positioning of the transport.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:

receiving data points indicating the level of danger of the environment external to the transport;

assigning a numerical value to each of the data points; and

responsive to one or more of the data points being greater than a threshold, altering the positioning of the transport.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:

receiving data points indicating a level of discomfort of an occupant of another transport, wherein the other transport is traveling ahead of the transport through an area the transport is expected to pass through within a time;

determining the occupant of the transport and the occupant of the other transport share a common characteristic; and

altering the positioning of the occupant of the other transport based on the position of the occupant of the transport.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein a numerical value corresponding to one of the level of discomfort or the level of danger is less than the threshold, wherein a numerical value corresponding to another of the level of discomfort or level of danger is greater than the threshold, responsive to a combination of the numerical value corresponding to the level of discomfort and the numerical value corresponding to the level of danger exceeding the threshold by more than a predetermined amount, positioning the portion of the transport occupied by the occupant.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

reducing a level of discomfort of a first occupant of the transport when the level of discomfort of a second occupant of the transport will increase; and

determining a reduction of the level of discomfort of the first occupant that will increase the level of discomfort of the second occupant.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2021
From: SAINI, GAGANDEEP SINGH
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC.
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