US 12,351,176 B2
Vehicular enclosed area determination
Olarinre Salako, Little Elm, TX (US); and Farzam Ghanbarnezhad, Frisco, TX (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/082,859.
Prior Publication US 2024/0199021 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 40/105 (2012.01)
CPC B60W 30/18054 (2013.01) [B60W 40/105 (2013.01); B60W 2420/54 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining a maneuvering of a vehicle before an idling of the vehicle;
determining a delta of a sound of the idling and a sound of the vehicle moving;
determining the vehicle is in an enclosed area, based on the maneuvering and the delta when a time of the idling is greater than a threshold;
obtaining one or more types of sensor data of a vehicle occupant within the vehicle;
determining the vehicle occupant is unresponsive;
turning the vehicle off; and
transmitting a notification to assist the vehicle occupant.