US 12,277,815 B2
Vehicle occupant verification methods and systems
Duhyun Hwang, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/969,053.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0151115 (KR), filed on Nov. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0146751 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. G07C 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/10 (2013.01) 16 Claims
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1. A vehicle occupant check method, comprising:
checking whether a vehicle occupant is inside a vehicle based on a first condition, comprising checking a presence of the vehicle occupant inside the vehicle through a detection sensor, when:
a current driver of the vehicle matches an existing driver; and
a driving pattern of the current driver matches a driving pattern of the existing driver; and
checking whether the vehicle occupant is inside the vehicle based on a second condition, comprising checking the presence of the vehicle occupant inside the vehicle through the detection sensor, when:
the current driver of the vehicle does not match the existing driver; or
the driving pattern of the current driver does not match the driving pattern of the existing driver,
wherein a sensitivity of the detection sensor in the second condition is higher than a sensitivity of the detection sensor in the first condition,
wherein checking the presence of the vehicle occupant based on the first condition is performed in a state in which a door of the vehicle is locked after a door opening check of the vehicle is performed, and
wherein checking the presence of the vehicle occupant based on the second condition is performed in a state in which the door opening check of the vehicle is performed.