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Granted Patent B2
US 12,010,744 · App. 17/987,838 · Granted Jun 11, 2024

Occupant condition detection and response

Inventors: Simon P. Roberts (Celina, TX); Sergei I. Gage (Dallas, TX); Yang Ding (Montreal, CA); Christopher J. Macpherson (Plano, TX); Michael R. Kushnerik (The Colony, TX); Naohiro J. Matsumura (Dallas, TX); Cory M. Frank (Frisco, TX); Jessica May (Danbury, TX); Matthew J. Everett (Norton Shores, MI)
Assignees: TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04W76/14B60R16/037B60R25/102B60R25/30B60W40/08B60W60/0016G06V20/593H03G3/3089H03G3/32H04M1/6091H04W4/40H04W4/90H04W64/00B60W2040/0881B60W60/0015B60W2540/01B60W2540/221B60W2540/227B60W2554/4041B60W2556/65
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,010,744
App. No.
17/987,838
Granted
Jun 11, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of determining a movement of an occupant in a vehicle, determining an atypical health condition based on the movement and a position of the occupant in the vehicle, determining if the occupant is breathing, based on an analysis performed by the vehicle, verifying the atypical health condition by the vehicle, based on received data from a device proximate the occupant, and sending a notification to an entity, based on the verification.

Claims (59)

1. A method comprising:

determining a movement of an occupant in a vehicle;

determining an atypical health condition based on the movement and a position of the occupant in the vehicle;

determining if the occupant is breathing, based on an analysis performed by the vehicle;

verifying the atypical health condition by the vehicle, based on received data from a device proximate the occupant; and

sending a notification to an entity, based on the verification;

wherein the atypical health condition of the occupant is based on a role of the occupant associated with a location of the occupant in the vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining the atypical health condition when the occupant remains in a final position after the movement for an amount of time greater than a threshold.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification is sent to a device associated with another occupant of the vehicle, wherein the another occupant is proximate the occupant.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

sending the notification to another vehicle proximate the vehicle; and

responsive to the sending, receiving a response including another occupant that is proximate the another vehicle that can assist.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining a meeting location of an emergency vehicle associated with the entity when the atypical health condition is greater than a threshold.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining a final destination of the vehicle when the atypical health condition is greater than a threshold, wherein the final destination is at least one of:

an emergency vehicle; and

a hospital.

7. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

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

wherein the processor:

determines a movement of an occupant in a vehicle;

determines an atypical health condition based on the movement and a position of the occupant in the vehicle;

determines if the occupant breathes, based on an analysis performed by the vehicle;

verifies the atypical health condition by the vehicle, based on received data from a device proximate the occupant; and

sends a notification to an entity, based on the verification;

wherein the atypical health condition of the occupant is based on a role of the occupant associated with a location of the occupant in the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor:

determines the atypical health condition when the occupant remains in a final position after the movement for an amount of time greater than a threshold.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the notification is sent to a device associated with another occupant of the vehicle, wherein the another occupant is proximate the occupant.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor:

sends the notification to another vehicle proximate the vehicle; and

responsive to the send, receives a response that includes another occupant that is proximate the another vehicle that can assist.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor:

determines a meeting location of an emergency vehicle associated with the entity when the atypical health condition is greater than a threshold.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor:

determines a final destination of the vehicle when the atypical health condition is greater than a threshold, wherein the final destination is at least one of:

an emergency vehicle; and

a hospital.

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

determining a movement of an occupant in a vehicle;

determining an atypical health condition based on the movement and a position of the occupant in the vehicle;

determining if the occupant is breathing, based on an analysis performed by the vehicle;

verifying the atypical health condition by the vehicle, based on received data from a device proximate the occupant; and

sending a notification to an entity, based on the verification;

wherein the atypical health condition of the occupant is based on a role of the occupant associated with a location of the occupant in the vehicle.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:

determining the atypical health condition when the occupant remains in a final position after the movement for an amount of time greater than a threshold.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the notification is sent to a device associated with another occupant of the vehicle, wherein the another occupant is proximate the occupant.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:

sending the notification to another vehicle proximate the vehicle; and

responsive to the sending, receiving a response including another occupant that is proximate the another vehicle that can assist.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:

determining a meeting location of an emergency vehicle associated with the entity when the atypical health condition is greater than a threshold; and

determining a final destination of the vehicle when the atypical health condition is greater than a threshold, wherein the final destination is at least one of:

an emergency vehicle; and

a hospital.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2022
From: ROBERTS, SIMON P.; GAGE, SERGEI I.; DING, YANG; MACPHERSON, CHRISTOPHER J.; KUSHNERIK, MICHAEL R.; MATSUMURA, NAOHIRO J.; FRANK, CORY M.; MAY, JESSICA; EVERETT, MATTHEW J.
To: TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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