US 12,128,842 B2
Adjusting interior configuration of a vehicle based on vehicle contents
Scott T. Christensen, Salem, OR (US); Brian Mark Fields, Phoenix, AZ (US); Stephen R. Prevatt, Normal, IL (US); and Steve Roberson, Normal, IL (US)
Assigned to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed by STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/079,243.
Application 18/079,243 is a continuation of application No. 17/168,719, filed on Feb. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,554,736.
Application 17/168,719 is a continuation of application No. 16/034,862, filed on Jul. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,953,830.
Prior Publication US 2023/0109893 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60R 21/0134 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/01512 (2014.10) [B60R 21/0134 (2013.01); B60R 21/01554 (2014.10); B60R 2021/0032 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01013 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for improving safety of one or more vehicle occupants, the method comprising:
accessing one or more of vehicle occupant data and/or interior vehicle configuration data that is generated by, or derived from data generated by an interior data collection component, the vehicle occupant data representing one or more physiological conditions and/or traits of the one or more vehicle occupants and the interior vehicle configuration data representing an interior space of a vehicle;
determining, by processing one or more of the vehicle occupant data and/or the interior vehicle configuration data, one or more physiological conditions and/or traits of the one or more vehicle occupants and/or the location and orientation of one or more vehicle occupants;
selecting one or more manners in which to deploy one or more vehicle safety components based upon one or more physiological conditions and/or traits of the one or more vehicle occupants and/or one or more of the location and orientation of the one or more vehicle occupants; and
setting the one or more vehicle safety components to an active state in which the one or more vehicle safety components are deployed according to the one or more manners, when an emergency condition is detected.