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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Sibu Varughese, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Martin Nespolo, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Thomas Krzyzak, Livonia, MI (US);
Gareth Webb, New Hudson, MI (US);
Wilson Yim, Troy, MI (US);
Matthew Johnson, Royal Oak, MI (US);
DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A smoking cessation system of a vehicle includes: a microphone configured to generate an output based on sound within a passenger cabin of the vehicle; a virtual assistant module configured to identify a future smoking event within the passenger cabin of the vehicle based on the output of the microphone; and a smoking module configured to take at least one remedial action in response to the identification of a future smoking event.