US 12,190,610 B2
Application for the identification of vehicle features
Timothy Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Roger Akira Kyle, Aubrey, TX (US); Bryan Else Yamasaki, Frisco, TX (US); Justin K Shen, Canton, MI (US); Prince R Remegio, McKinney, TX (US); and Jackson Zhu, Belleville, MI (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US); and TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/903,362.
Prior Publication US 2024/0078818 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06Q 10/20 (2023.01); G06V 10/70 (2022.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); H04N 5/272 (2006.01)
CPC G06V 20/59 (2022.01) [G06Q 10/20 (2013.01); G06V 10/70 (2022.01); G07C 5/0825 (2013.01); H04N 5/272 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for determining features in a vehicle, comprising:
scanning an interior of the vehicle with a camera of a mobile device;
locating one or more symbols or shapes within the interior;
processing the one or more symbols or shapes using one or more machine learning models to determine that a switch comprising the one or more symbols activates a driving feature of the vehicle when the switch is operated by an occupant of the vehicle;
obtaining data associated with the one or more symbols or shapes describing the driving feature; and
displaying the data associated with the one or more symbols or shapes to a driver of the vehicle.