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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Harinkumar Anilkumar Vashi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/02 (2013.01); B60R 11/0241 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for securely holding an object in a vehicle that include providing a command to enable an automated holder. The method and system also include determining a physical profile of the object placed upon a surface of the automated holder upon enablement of the automated holder, wherein determining the physical profile includes evaluating information pertaining to physical dimensions of the object. The method and system further include modifying a configuration of the surface of the automated holder to securely hold the object based on the physical profile of the object.