Granted Patent B2

US 12,499,704 · App. 18/625,852 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Inventors: Eung Hwan Kim (Seoul, KR); Seul Ki Jeon (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hui Won Shin (Hwaseong-si, KR)

Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION

G06V40/103G08B21/22

Abstract

Claims (77)

1 . An apparatus for detecting an object in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

a sensor configured to detect movement of the object positioned in an interior of the vehicle; and

a controller configured to

monitor start-up of the vehicle and a state of a door,

operate the sensor in an infant detecting mode when an engine of the vehicle is turned off and the door is locked, and

operate the sensor in an intrusion detecting mode when no infant is detected,

wherein, when the sensor operates in the infant detecting mode, the controller is further configured to:

set a detection intensity of the sensor to a maximum detection intensity;

set a detection period of the sensor to a shortest detection period; and

set a detection speed of the sensor to a maximum speed.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, when the sensor operates in the intrusion detecting mode, the controller is further configured to:

set a detection intensity of the sensor to a minimum detection intensity;

set a detection period of the sensor to a longest detection period; and

set a detection speed of the sensor to a minimum speed.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an output device configured to notify a driver of an infant or an intruder when the sensor detects the infant or the intruder; and

a communication device configured to communicate with a portable terminal of the driver.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the output device is further configured to:

output a first pattern alarm when the sensor detects the infant; and

output a second pattern alarm when the sensor detects the intruder.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein, as the first pattern alarm, the output device is further configured to:

output a warning sound in a first period;

flicker emergency lights of the vehicle; and

output an infant notification text.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the communication device is further configured to transmit at least one of a message notifying of a presence of the infant or an interior image of the vehicle to the portable terminal of the driver.

7 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein, as the second pattern alarm, the output device is further configured to:

output a warning sound in a second period;

flicker emergency lights of the vehicle; and

output an intruder notification text.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the communication device is further configured to transmit at least one of a message notifying of presence of the intruder or an interior image of the vehicle to the portable terminal of the driver.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

acquire schedule information of the infant from a schedule managing server; and

operate the sensor in the infant detecting mode based on the schedule information of the infant.

10 . A method of detecting an object in a vehicle, the method comprising:

monitoring, by a controller, start-up of the vehicle and a state of a door;

operating, by the controller, an interior detecting sensor of the vehicle in an infant detecting mode when an engine of the vehicle is turned off and the door is locked; and

operating, by the controller, the interior detecting sensor of the vehicle in an intrusion detecting mode when no infant is detected,

wherein operating the interior detecting sensor of the vehicle in the infant detecting mode includes:

setting a detection intensity of the interior detecting sensor to a maximum detection intensity;

setting a detection period of the interior detecting sensor to a shortest detection period; and

setting a detection speed of the interior detecting sensor to a maximum speed.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein operating the interior detecting sensor of the vehicle in the intrusion detecting mode includes:

setting a detection intensity of the interior detecting sensor to a minimum detection intensity;

setting a detection period of the interior detecting sensor to a longest detection period; and

setting a detection speed of the interior detecting sensor to a minimum speed.

12 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

notifying, by an output device, a driver of detection of an infant or detection of an intruder when the interior detecting sensor detects the infant or the intruder; and

communicating, by a communication device, with a portable terminal of the driver when the interior detecting sensor detects the infant or the intruder.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein notifying the driver of the detection of the infant or the detection of the intruder includes:

outputting, by the output device, a first pattern alarm when the interior detecting sensor detects the infant; and

outputting, by the output device, a second pattern alarm when the interior detecting sensor detects the intruder.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein outputting, by the output device, the first pattern alarm includes:

outputting a warning sound in a first period;

flickering emergency lights of the vehicle; and

outputting an infant notification text.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein communicating with the portable terminal of the driver includes transmitting at least one of a message notifying of presence of the infant or an interior image of the vehicle to the portable terminal of the driver.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein outputting, by the output device, the second pattern alarm includes:

outputting a warning sound in a second period;

flickering emergency lights of the vehicle; and

outputting an intruder notification text.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein communicating with the portable terminal of the driver includes transmitting at least one of a message notifying of presence of the intruder or an interior image of the vehicle to the portable terminal of the driver.

18 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

acquiring, by the controller, schedule information of the infant from a schedule managing server; and

operating, by the controller, the interior detecting sensor in the infant detecting mode based on the schedule information of the infant.

19 . An apparatus for detecting an object in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

a sensor configured to detect movement of the object positioned in an interior of the vehicle; and

a controller configured to

monitor start-up of the vehicle and a state of a door,

operate the sensor in an infant detecting mode when an engine of the vehicle is turned off and the door is locked, and

operate the sensor in an intrusion detecting mode when no infant is detected,

wherein, when the sensor operates in the intrusion detecting mode, the controller is further configured to:

set a detection intensity of the sensor to a minimum detection intensity;

set a detection period of the sensor to a longest detection period; and

set a detection speed of the sensor to a minimum speed.

20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising:

an output device configured to notify a driver of an infant or an intruder when the sensor detects the infant or the intruder; and

a communication device configured to communicate with a portable terminal of the driver.

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