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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2021
Toyota Connected North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Simon P. Roberts, Celina, TX (US);
Yang Ding, Montreal, CA;
Daniel W. Reaser, Oak Point, TX (US);
Christopher J. Macpherson, Plano, TX (US);
Keaton Khonsari, Dallas, TX (US);
Derek A. Thompson, Dallas, TX (US);
Sergei I. Gage, Redford, MI (US);
Jessica May, Bedford, TX (US);
Toyota Connected North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to adapting vehicle access by detecting a person carrying an object. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a person near a vehicle for gaining access. The method also includes scanning the person for an object using a radar of the vehicle, wherein information from the radar indicates densities of the person and the object. Upon detecting the object using the densities, the method also includes adapting the access to a compartment of the vehicle.