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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2021
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Rohit Gupta, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ziran Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Yanbing Wang, Nashville, TN (US);
Kyungtae Han, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Prashant Tiwari, Santa Clara, CA (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer program products that are configured to identify or otherwise detect the presence of bacteria, classify the identified or detected bacteria, and also predict the growth of the classified bacteria on various touchable surfaces within a vehicle passenger cabin or compartment. Such systems, methods, and computer program products are configured to identify/detect, classify, and predict the presence and/or growth of bacteria, and transmit one or more alerts, warnings, and/or reports to vehicle owners, service providers, and/or occupants based on the identification/detection, classification, and prediction.