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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Aptiv Technologies Ag, Schaffhausen, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG, Schaffhausen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/593 (2022.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30268 (2013.01);
Abstract
Computer implemented method for detecting an occupancy of a seat, comprising capturing, by means of an imaging device, a first image of a seat, the image comprising depth data, determining, by means of a processing device, a first height profile along a first line in the first image from the depth data, and comparing, by means of the processing device, the first height profile with a first reference height profile taken along the same first line to determine whether the seat is occupied.