US 12,030,489 B2
Transport related emergency service notification
Simon P. Roberts, Celina, TX (US); Yang Ding, Montreal (CA); Daniel Warren Reaser, Oak Point, TX (US); Christopher J. Macpherson, Plano, TX (US); Keaton Khonsari, Plano, TX (US); Derek A. Thompson, Dallas, TX (US); and Sergei Gage, Redford, MI (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US); and TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US); and TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/400,340.
Prior Publication US 2023/0053094 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60W 30/085 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 30/0956 (2013.01) [B60W 30/085 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 60/0016 (2020.02); B60W 2540/221 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
capturing image data of an occupant of a transport from one or more sensors installed on the transport while the transport is operating;
determining a position of the occupant within a seat of the transport and a current driving environment of the transport based on the captured image data;
determining a probability of the transport being involved in a collision based on the current driving environment of the transport; and
modifying a position of the occupant within the seat of the transport by modifying a position of the seat based on the determined position of the occupant within the seat of the transport and based on the determined probability of the transport being involved in the collision.