US 12,377,711 B2
Vehicle feature control systems and methods based on smoking
Sibu Varughese, Sterling Heights, MI (US); Martín Nespolo, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US); Thomas Krzyzak, Livonia, MI (US); Gareth Webb, New Hudson, MI (US); Wilson Yim, Troy, MI (US); and Matthew Johnson, Royal Oak, MI (US)
Assigned to DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/369,130.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/067,932, filed on Aug. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0055440 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/56 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01)
CPC B60H 1/008 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00878 (2013.01); B60H 1/00964 (2013.01); B60N 2/56 (2013.01); G01N 33/0047 (2013.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle system, comprising:
a sensor configured to measure an amount of a chemical in air within a passenger cabin of a vehicle;
a camera configured to capture images within the passenger cabin of the vehicle;
an object detection module configured to detect one of a lighter, a smoking pipe, a smoking tank, a smoking bong, and a hookah in at least one of one of the images using an object detection algorithm; and
a control module configured to:
detect smoking within the passenger cabin in response to the amount of the chemical being greater than a predetermined value and the object detection module detecting the at least one of the lighter, smoking pipe, smoking tank, smoking bong, and hookah in the at least one of the images; and
in response to smoking being detected within the passenger cabin, output a notification to stop smoking and, after outputting the notification, adjust operation of at least one of a luxury feature of the vehicle and a comfort feature of the vehicle,
wherein the control module is configured to, after outputting the notification in response to smoking being detected within the passenger cabin, adjust operation of a seat massager of a seat within the passenger cabin including increasing at least one of a rate, magnitude, and pattern of the seat massager thereby increasing discomfort of the massaging.