US 12,031,374 B2
Vehicle having imaging device for driver and window monitoring
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Michael John Kipley, Saline, MI (US); Adrian Aguirre, Alvaro Obregon (MX); Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, 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 Aug. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/404,293.
Prior Publication US 2023/0057766 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. E05F 15/71 (2015.01); B60J 7/043 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01)
CPC E05F 15/71 (2015.01) [B60J 7/043 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); B60R 2011/0005 (2013.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/32 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/45 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/542 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a cabin interior;
a seat configured to hold a passenger;
a window having a movable panel actuatable between open and closed positions;
an actuator to power the window between the open and closed positions;
a noise sensor located in the cabin interior for sensing noise level within the cabin interior;
a single imaging device located in the cabin interior oriented to capture images of at least a portion of a person seated on the seat and at least a portion of the movable panel of the window; and
a controller processing the captured images from the single imaging device to determine one or more characteristics of a face of the person and determining a state of the person based on the determined one or more characteristics of the face of the person, wherein the controller further processes the captured images from the single imaging device to monitor a position of the movable panel and controls movement of the movable panel based at least in part on the monitored position of the movable panel, wherein the controller monitors the sensed noise level and controls the actuator to move the movable panel between the open and closed positions, wherein the movable panel is moved toward the closed position when the sensed noise level exceeds a threshold value, and wherein the controller actuates the movable panel toward the open position when the sensed noise level is less than the threshold.