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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2023
Applicant:
Continental Autonomous Mobility Us, Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Burtch, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 40/11 (2022.01); G06V 40/28 (2022.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for alerting a driver to objects left on a vehicle roof includes obtaining image data of an environment surrounding the vehicle. The image data includes a sequence of images captured by a camera. The method further includes detecting a person within the image data, and determining whether the person raised at least one arm above the vehicle roof, based on the image data. The method further includes generating a notification based on determining that the person raised at least one arm above the vehicle roof.