US 12,382,169 B2
Activation of facial recognition
Vivekanandh Elangovan, Canton, MI (US); Ryan Edwin Hanson, Livonia, MI (US); John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US); Brendan Francis Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US); and Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/058,899.
Prior Publication US 2024/0179405 A1, May 30, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 23/667 (2023.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/667 (2023.01) [G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G06V 40/166 (2022.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer comprising:
a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
receive range data from a range sensor of a vehicle;
detect a person in proximity to the vehicle based on the range data;
activate a camera of the vehicle upon detecting the person;
set a parameter defining performance of a facial recognition algorithm during execution of the facial recognition algorithm, wherein the parameter is set based on the range data of the person; and
perform the facial recognition algorithm on the person using data from the camera.