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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
May. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Jun Lin, Westland, MI (US);
Jialiang Le, Canton, MI (US);
Saeed David Barbat, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/89 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G07C 9/28 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/28 (2020.01); G01S 13/89 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods of performing a vehicle action based on an interior radar sensor that may be used to detect a user outside of the vehicle are provided. The interior radar sensor may be installed behind the center line of a headliner of the vehicle, and detect the user's head and/or an upper-body gesture through any window of the vehicle, e.g., upon detection of a key fob carried by the user outside the vehicle. Upon detection of a valid gesture, e.g., a predetermined pattern of movement, by the user, the vehicle action may be performed.