US 12,122,310 B2
Vehicle user identification
Takamasa Higuchi, Mountain View, CA (US); and Kentaro Oguchi, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/348,313.
Prior Publication US 2022/0396227 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 16/037 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 16/037 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for identifying a plurality of users of a vehicle, the system comprising:
one or more mobile devices capable of determining an activity of the plurality of users, the plurality of users includes at least one driver and one non-driving passenger;
one or more vehicle sensors capable of detecting an event;
one or more processors; and
a memory in communication with the one or more processors, the memory including:
a user identification module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to identify the plurality of users based on a relationship between the activity and the event; and
a setting customization module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to customize one or more vehicle settings based on at least an identification of the plurality of users.