US2023410538A1PendingUtilityA1

Vehicle-related projectile minimization

Assignee: TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA INCPriority: May 30, 2022Filed: Oct 17, 2022Published: Dec 21, 2023
Est. expiryMay 30, 2042(~15.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of determining a danger level of an object in a vehicle, determining characteristics of the object including a weight, a size, and a location, updating the danger level of the object based on one or more of the characteristics, and sending a notification to a device associated with the updated danger level of the object.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 determining a danger level of an object in a vehicle;   determining characteristics of the object including a weight, a size, and a location;   updating the danger level of the object based on the characteristics; and   sending a notification to a device associated with the object.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the danger level is associated with a movement of the object in the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the updating of the danger level is based on a location of an occupant in the vehicle and a location of the object in the vehicle. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 determining one or more dangerous surfaces in the vehicle, wherein the one or more dangerous surfaces is a surface that is a greater height than another surface; and sending the notification when the object is placed on the one or more dangerous surfaces.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the notification is sent when the danger level is unable to be determined and the object is on the one or more dangerous surfaces. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the notification includes a potential outcome when the danger level rises above a threshold in the vehicle. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising informing the vehicle to stop when the danger level is updated to a level over a threshold. 
     
     
         8 . A system, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory, wherein the processor and the memory are communicably coupled, wherein the processor:
 determines a danger level of an object in a vehicle; 
 determines characteristics of the object that includes a weight, a size, and a location; 
 updates the danger level of the object based on the characteristics; and 
   
       sends a notification to a device associated with the object. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the danger level is associated with a movement of the object in the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the danger level that is updated is based on a location of an occupant in the vehicle and a location of the object in the vehicle. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor:
 determines one or more dangerous surfaces in the vehicle, wherein the one or more dangerous surfaces is a surface that is a greater height than another surface; and   sends the notification when the object is placed on the one or more dangerous surfaces.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the notification is sent when the danger level is unable to be determined and the object is on the one or more dangerous surfaces. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the notification includes a potential outcome when the danger level rises above a threshold in the vehicle. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor informs the vehicle to stop when the danger level is updated to a level over a threshold. 
     
     
         15 . A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:
 determining a danger level of an object in a vehicle;   determining characteristics of the object including a weight, a size, and a location;   updating the danger level of the object based on the characteristics; and   sending a notification to a device associated with the object.   
     
     
         16 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the danger level is associated with a movement of the object in the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion. 
     
     
         17 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the updating of the danger level is based on a location of an occupant in the vehicle and a location of the object in the vehicle. 
     
     
         18 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the processor further performs:
 determining one or more dangerous surfaces in the vehicle, wherein the one or more dangerous surfaces is a surface that is a greater height than another surface; and   sending the notification when the object is placed on the one or more dangerous surfaces.   
     
     
         19 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the notification is sent when the danger level is unable to be determined and the object is on the one or more dangerous surfaces. 
     
     
         20 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the processor further performs informing the vehicle to stop when the danger level is updated to a level over a threshold.

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