US 11,999,232 B2
Vehicle having pet monitoring and related controls
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Hussein H. Berry, Dearborn, MI (US); Annette Lynn Huebner, Highland, MI (US); Marguerite Lynn Kimball, Brighton, MI (US); and John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/124,886.
Prior Publication US 2022/0194228 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2024.01); A01K 11/00 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/56 (2006.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01)
CPC B60K 35/00 (2013.01) [A01K 11/006 (2013.01); A01K 29/005 (2013.01); B60H 1/00357 (2013.01); B60N 2/56 (2013.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/52 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/55 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body defining a cabin interior;
a plurality of RF signal receivers located at a plurality of locations on the vehicle;
an RF signal transmitter configured to be located on a pet for transmitting an RF signal; and
a controller for processing the RF signal received by each of the plurality of RF signal receivers and determining a location of the pet within the cabin interior based on the received RF signal from each of the plurality of RF signal receivers, wherein the determined location is one location of a number of locations within the cabin interior relative to a seat position or a window.