US 12,103,547 B2
Vehicle having user inputs controlled based on monitored pet location
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Hussein H. Berry, Dearborn, MI (US); Annette Lynn Huebner, Highland, MI (US); Marguerite Lynn Kimball, Brighton, MI (US); David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US); Gregory Paul Thomas, Canton, 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 May 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/307,211.
Prior Publication US 2022/0355813 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 50/12 (2012.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/65 (2024.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01)
CPC B60W 50/12 (2013.01) [B60K 35/10 (2024.01); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); B60K 35/65 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1438 (2024.01); B60K 2360/741 (2024.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2540/043 (2020.02); G06T 2207/30268 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
one or more user inputs;
a vehicle body defining a cabin interior, wherein the one or more user inputs are located within the cabin interior;
a monitoring system for detecting and monitoring a presence and movement of a pet within the vehicle; and
a controller processing an output generated by the monitoring system and determining a location of the pet from a plurality of possible locations within the vehicle based on the output, the controller further controlling activation of the one or more user inputs based on the determined location of the pet to control an operating mode of one or more of the one or more user inputs when the pet is detected proximate to the one or more user inputs.