Systems and methods for ride share monitoring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11074465-B2
Application number	US-201916718639-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2019
Priority date	Dec 20, 2018
Publication date	Jul 27, 2021
Grant date	Jul 27, 2021

Abstract

A detection system for a vehicle comprises at least one detection device configured to detect conditions in a passenger compartment of the vehicle and a controller. The controller is in communication with the at least one detection device. The controller is configured to monitor data from the at least one detection device prior to an entry of an occupant. Based on the data from the at least one detection device, the controller is further configured to identify at least one change in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The at least one change in the passenger compartment indicates at least one of an item left behind in the passenger compartment, damage to the vehicle, and contamination of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A detection system for a vehicle comprising:
at least one detection device configured to detect conditions in a passenger compartment of the vehicle; and
a controller in communication with the at least one detection device, wherein the controller is configured to:
determine an identity of the occupant;
monitor data from the at least one detection device prior to an entry of an occupant;
access a user profile based on the identity of the occupant, wherein the user profile comprises an indication of one or more restricted substances, and wherein the one or more restricted substances comprise a substance to which the profile indicates an exposure warning for the occupant; and
control an occupancy authorization for the vehicle in response to the exposure warning.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one change indicates at least one of an item left behind in the passenger compartment, damage to the vehicle, and contamination of the vehicle.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one detection device comprises a chemical detection sensor configured to detect a chemical in the passenger compartment, wherein the controller is further configured to identify the substance associated with a contamination of the vehicle.

4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine a response to the contamination based on the identity of the chemical.

5. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the response comprises at least one of reporting an allergen in the passenger compartment and identifying a cleaning request for the vehicle.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
identify the identity of the occupant based on a scan via an authentication device.

7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to grant entry to the occupant in response to the identity matching an authorized passenger.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more restricted substances comprise a substance identified in the user profile to which the occupant is allergic.

9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the detection devices comprises an image sensor configured to capture image data in the passenger compartment.

10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
document a change identified in the image data that occurred during the occupancy of the occupant.

11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the change indicates damage to the passenger compartment of the vehicle.

12. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the change indicates an item left behind in the passenger compartment following the occupancy of the passenger.

13. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
output a message communicating a notification of the item left behind to the passenger.

14. A detection system for a vehicle comprising:
at least one detection device configured to detect conditions in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, wherein the at least one detection device comprises a chemical detection sensor configured to detect a chemical in the passenger compartment; and
a controller in communication with the at least one detection device, wherein the controller is configured to:
determine an identity of the occupant based on information communicated from an authentication device;
access a user profile associated with the identity of the occupant;
identify the chemical in the passenger compartment based on the one or more detection signals from the chemical detection sensor;
compare the chemical in the passenger compartment to at least one restricted substance identified in the user profile; and
control a communication indicating the presence of the at least one restricted substance.

15. A detection system for a vehicle comprising:
a detection sensor configured to detect a chemical in the passenger compartment; and
a controller in communication with the detection sensor, wherein the controller is configured to:
monitor data from the detection sensor;
identify a type of substance associated with a contamination of the vehicle based on the data from the chemical detection sensor; and
determine a response to the contamination based on the type of the chemical, wherein the determined response is selected based on the type of the chemical.

16. The detection system according to claim 15 , wherein the determined response is selected from:
activating an allergen restriction based on a user profile in response to the type of the chemical;
activating a comfort restriction based on the user profile in response to the type of the chemical; or
activating a cleaning request for the vehicle in response to the type of the chemical.

17. The detection system according to claim 16 , wherein the user profile is identified based on a passenger request for the vehicle.

18. The detection system according to claim 17 , wherein the user profile is identified in response to an authentication of the passenger prior to granting access to the vehicle.

19. The detection system according to claim 16 , wherein the user profile identifies one or more restricted substances associated with the type of the chemical and activates the allergy restriction for a passenger in response to the detection of the one or more restricted substances.

20. The detection system according to claim 16 , wherein the user profile identifies one or more restricted substances associated with the type of the chemical and activates the comfort restriction for a passenger in response to the detection of the one or more restricted substances.

Assignees

• Gentex Corp

Inventors

• Wright Thomas S
• Geerlings Steven L
• Remijn Matthew W
• Tuttle Darin D
• Lintz Joshua D

Classifications

• G06Q30/06

  Buying, selling or leasing transactions · CPC title

• G06V40/197

  Matching; Classification · CPC title

• G06V20/59 Primary

  inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions · CPC title

• G06V20/593

  Recognising seat occupancy · CPC title

• B60H3/0085

  Smell or pollution preventing arrangements (B60H3/0007, B60H3/0071, B60H3/02, B60H3/06 take precedence) · CPC title