US 11,999,381 B2
Transport item management
Lucas Smith, Frisco, TX (US); and Jay Bartholomew, McKinney, TX (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/084,512.
Application 18/084,512 is a continuation of application No. 16/827,556, filed on Mar. 23, 2020, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2023/0126882 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60W 30/08 (2012.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01)
CPC B60W 60/0015 (2020.02) [B60W 30/08 (2013.01); B60W 60/0011 (2020.02); B60W 60/0025 (2020.02); G06V 20/593 (2022.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
identifying, by a processor, one or more items located in an interior of a transport based on a plurality of images captured identifying the interior;
mapping, by the processor, a location inside the transport of one or more unsecured items;
identifying, by the processor, an existence of a dangerous condition related to the transport based on sensor data captured by the transport;
in response to the existence of the dangerous condition:
generating, by the processor, a safety notification associated with the one or more unsecured items notifying a transport occupant of the dangerous condition; and
outputting the safety notification via one or more of an audible notification and a visual notification within the interior comprising a number of the unsecured items and positions of the unsecured items and an instruction on how to reposition or secure the one or more items for optimized transport operation safety; and
inhibiting the transport from starting until the one or more unsecured items is secured.