US 11,981,279 B2
System for notifying an occupant of a vehicle of unauthorized access to his or her possessions
Jacob Alan Bond, Rochester Hills, MI (US); and Joseph F. Szczerba, Grand Blanc, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/809,053.
Prior Publication US 2023/0415689 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 21/015 (2006.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01)
CPC B60R 21/01538 (2014.10) [B60R 21/01542 (2014.10); G06V 40/10 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for notifying an occupant of a vehicle of unauthorized interaction with one or more possessions, the system comprising:
one or more cameras that collect image data of a surrounding environment of the occupant, wherein the surrounding environment of the occupant is an interior cabin of the vehicle; and
one or more controllers in electronic communication with the one or more cameras, wherein the one or more controllers execute instructions to:
monitor, by the one or more cameras, the image data of the surrounding environment of the occupant;
determine an entrance event based on analyzing the image data of the surrounding environment, wherein the entrance event indicates when the occupant has entered the interior cabin of the vehicle;
in response to determining the entrance event has occurred, determine the one or more possessions that are associated with the occupant based on the image data;
monitor the image data representing the surrounding environment to detect the unauthorized interaction with the one or more possessions associated with the occupant, wherein the unauthorized interaction indicates an individual is interacting with the one or more possessions associated with the occupant;
in response to detecting the unauthorized interaction with the one or more possessions associated with the occupant, generate a notification informing the occupant of the unauthorized interaction;
monitor the image data representing the occupant for an undressing event, wherein the undressing event indicates apparel is removed from a body of the occupant; and
associate the apparel that was just removed as one of the one or more possessions.