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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2022
Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg, Bamberg, DE;
Markus Rosenthal, Bamberg, DE;
Matthias Gempel, Bamberg, DE;
Abstract
It is provided a method for function control on a vehicle, the method having at least the following steps: detecting a useful item in the surroundings of the vehicle or in an interior of the vehicle by at least one sensor device of the vehicle, and triggering at least one function on the vehicle depending on at least one detected operator event and the detection of the useful item. The at least one operator event comprises a presence of at least one person in the interior, and a level of attention of the at least one person directed towards a portion of the interior, on which the at least one triggered function is dependent, being detected by the at least one sensor device.