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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 17, 2021
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);

Michael John Kipley, Saline, MI (US);

Adrian Aguirre, Alvaro Obregon, MX;

Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);

John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/71 (2015.01); B60J 7/043 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/71 (2015.01); B60J 7/043 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); B60R 2011/0005 (2013.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/32 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/45 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/542 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle is provided that includes a cabin interior, a seat configured to hold a passenger, a window having a movable panel actuatable between open and closed positions, and an actuator to power the window between the open and closed positions. The vehicle also includes an imaging device located in the cabin interior and oriented to capture images of a passenger seated on the seat and at least a portion of the movable panel of the window, and a controller processing the images to determine one or more characteristics of a face of the passenger. The controller further processes the images to monitor a position of the movable panel.


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