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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Magna Electronics, Llc, Southfield, MI (US);
Inventor:
Erick Lavoie, Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
MAGNA ELECTRONICS, LLC, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/951 (2023.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60R 21/16 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/951 (2023.01); B60R 21/01538 (2014.10); B60R 21/16 (2013.01); G06V 20/593 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); B60R 2021/01211 (2013.01);
Abstract
A camera control system of a vehicle includes: a camera within a passenger cabin of the vehicle and configured to capture images including an occupant of a seat within the passenger cabin; an overheat module configured to, using a thermal model of the camera, determine a period from a present time when a temperature of the camera is expected to become greater than a predetermined temperature and shut down; and a frame rate module configured to set a frame rate of the camera based on the period, where the camera is configured to capture images at the frame rate.