US 12,094,274 B2
Systems and methods for rendering and operating virtual vehicles
David Tsai, Irvine, CA (US); and Will Hargis, Celina, TX (US)
Assigned to Toyota Connected North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Connected North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/935,722.
Prior Publication US 2024/0104982 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. G07C 5/12 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01)
CPC G07C 5/12 (2013.01) [G06T 19/00 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A method of generating a vehicle profile for operating a virtual vehicle in a virtual environment, the method comprising:
receiving vehicle sensor data from at least one sensor corresponding to a physical vehicle;
determining at least one vehicle performance attribute from the vehicle sensor data; and
storing the at least one vehicle performance attribute in the vehicle profile, wherein:
the vehicle profile further comprises vehicle information data corresponding with the physical vehicle; and
the vehicle profile is operable to be used to render the virtual vehicle in the virtual environment based at least in part on the vehicle profile, and operate the virtual vehicle in the virtual environment based at least in part on the vehicle profile comprising the at least one vehicle performance attribute and the vehicle information data.