US 12,187,224 B2
Vehicle door interface system
Auver Cedric Austria, Melbourne (AU); Michael Moshe Kohen, Palo Alto, CA (US); Kevin Mark Karol, San Francisco, CA (US); Ishan Sain, San Mateo, CA (US); Amy Chong, San Francisco, CA (US); Andrew Allen Haskin, San Francisco, CA (US); and Jingyi Zhang, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed by Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/586,340.
Application 18/586,340 is a continuation of application No. 17/112,308, filed on Dec. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,912,233, issued on Feb. 27, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2024/0198954 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60R 25/34 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/10 (2013.01); B60R 25/30 (2013.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)
CPC B60R 25/01 (2013.01) [B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60R 25/10 (2013.01); B60R 25/305 (2013.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01); B60R 25/34 (2013.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a vehicle door, comprising:
receiving first sensor data representing a surface;
determining, based at least in part on the first sensor data, a first movement of the surface in a first direction to a position within a first threshold distance of the vehicle door at a first time;
receiving second sensor data representing the surface;
determining, based at least in part on the second sensor data, a second movement in a second direction of the surface moving to outside a second threshold distance of the vehicle door at a second time; and
controlling operation of the vehicle door based at least in part on the first movement of the surface and the second movement of the surface, wherein the first direction is different from the second direction.