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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Katherine Howard-Cone, Canton, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiermeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Hussein Berry, Dearborn, MI (US);
John Budaj, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 10/00 (2022.01); B60S 1/00 (2006.01); B60S 1/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01); B60S 1/60 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 10/00 (2022.01); B60S 1/00 (2013.01); B60S 1/026 (2013.01); H05B 1/0236 (2013.01); B60S 1/0844 (2013.01); B60S 1/603 (2013.01); H05B 3/86 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure describes systems and methods for controlling a heating element of a window of a vehicle. The systems and methods include capturing an image of the window with a camera of the vehicle. The image is analyzed to determine a state of the window and the heating element is controlled based on the state of the window.