Granted Patent B2

US 12,583,405 · App. 18/661,558 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Inventors: Imad Zahid (Carrollton, TX); Joshua C. Batie (Frisco, TX)

Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

B60R16/037A61B5/4806

Abstract

Claims (69)

1 . A method performed by a vehicle, the method comprising:

identifying a state of an individual associated with the vehicle based on data of the individual stored in a profile;

determining a current time;

identifying a setting of the vehicle to change based on an execution of an artificial intelligence (AI) model on the state and the current time; and

changing the setting while the individual is in the vehicle.

2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving sleep data of the individual from a sensor worn by the individual while outside of the vehicle; and

storing the sleep data in the profile,

wherein the identifying of the state comprises:

identifying a circadian rhythm of the individual based on the sleep data.

3 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving data from a mobile device of the individual, wherein the data comprises sleep preferences of the individual; and

storing the sleep preferences in the profile,

wherein the identifying of the state of the individual comprises:

identifying a circadian rhythm of the individual based on the sleep preferences.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the current time comprises:

determining the current time based on one or more of a clock of the vehicle or an ambient light sensor of the vehicle.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the changing of the setting comprises:

receiving a value for the setting from the AI model; and

applying the value to the vehicle.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the setting-controls a lighting system in the vehicle and audio content output from an infotainment system of the vehicle.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the setting controls one or more of:

a steering wheel position, an armrest position, a mirror position, or a sunshade position.

8 . A vehicle comprising:

a processor that executes instructions stored in a memory to configure the processor to:

identify a state of an individual associated with the vehicle based on data of the individual stored in a profile;

determine a current time;

identify a setting of the vehicle to change based on an execution of an artificial intelligence (AI) model on the state and the current time; and

change the setting while the individual is in the vehicle.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

receive sleep data of the individual from a sensor worn by the individual while outside of the vehicle; and

store the sleep data in the profile,

wherein, when the processor identifies the state, the processor is configured to:

identify a circadian rhythm of the individual based on the sleep data.

10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

receive data from a mobile device of the individual, wherein the data comprises sleep preferences of the individual; and

store the sleep preferences in the profile,

wherein, when the processor identifies the state, the processor is configured to:

identify a circadian rhythm of the individual based on the sleep preferences.

11 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

determine the current time based on one or more of a clock of the vehicle or an ambient light sensor of the vehicle.

12 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a value for the setting from the AI model; and

apply the value to the vehicle.

13 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the setting controls a lighting system in the vehicle and audio content output from an infotainment system of the vehicle.

14 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the setting controls one or more of:

a steering wheel position, an armrest position, a mirror position, or a sunshade position.

15 . A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a vehicle, cause the processor to perform:

identifying a state of an individual associated with the vehicle based on data of the individual stored in a profile;

determining a current time;

identifying a setting of the vehicle to change based on an execution of an artificial intelligence (AI) model on the state and the current time; and

changing the setting while the individual is in the vehicle.

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

receiving sleep data of the individual from a sensor worn by the individual while outside of the vehicle; and

storing the sleep data in the profile,

wherein the identifying of the state comprises:

identifying a circadian rhythm of the individual based on the sleep data.

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

receiving data from a mobile device of the individual, wherein the data comprises sleep preferences of the individual; and

storing the sleep preferences in the profile,

wherein the identifying of the state comprises:

identifying a circadian rhythm of the individual based on the sleep preferences.

18 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the determining of the current time comprises:

determining the current time based on one or more of a clock of the vehicle or an ambient light sensor of the vehicle.

19 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the changing of the setting comprises:

receiving a value for the setting from the AI model; and

applying the value to the vehicle.

20 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the setting controls one or more of:

a steering wheel position, an armrest position, a mirror position, or a sunshade position.

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