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Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 18, 2024
Applicant:

Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);

Inventors:

Robert Heckel, Katy, TX (US);

Mark Anthony Mcclung, Celina, TX (US);

Steven S. Basra, Frisco, TX (US);

Charan S. Lota, Frisco, TX (US);

Benjamin R. Resnick, Plano, TX (US);

Ryan Wheeler, Denton, TX (US);

Lokesh Kumar Viswavarapu, Frisco, TX (US);

Raja Shekar Kilaru, Addison, TX (US);

Nikhil Rajendra, Plano, TX (US);

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/10 (2013.01); B60W 2510/1005 (2013.01); B60W 2510/18 (2013.01); B60W 2510/20 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); B60W 2554/00 (2020.02); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02);
Abstract

Disclosed systems and methods for customizable commands for vehicle operation include one or more command sensors configured to receive a command from a user, one or more environmental sensors configured to collect environmental information, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are operable to cause the systems to determine, based on a command database and user command profiles, whether the received command includes a high-level function of vehicle operation, in response to determining that the received command includes the high-level function, generate sequential vehicle operations based on the high-level function and the environmental information, the sequential vehicle operations including one or more fundamental functions of vehicle operation, and operate a vehicle using the sequential vehicle operations.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Heckel, Robert. (2026). Methods and systems for vehicle control with customizable commands (U.S. Patent No. 12662146). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12662146

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