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Patent No.:

US 12674351 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2024

Smart vehicle door opening and related methods

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Te-Ping Kang, Milford, MI (US);

Bensingh Beno, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

John Rafferty, Dexter, MI (US);

Assignees:

TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;

Attorney:

HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Christian Chace

Assistant Examiner:

Minato Lee Horner

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G06V 10/75 (2022.01); G06V 40/12 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G06V 10/751 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); E05F 2015/767 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/8505 (2024.05); E05Y 2400/858 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01); G06V 40/1365 (2022.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); G06V 40/197 (2022.01);
Abstract

The touchless opening or closing of a vehicle door using a camera to assist in detection of a user's predefined actions is disclosed. A user approaches a vehicle and, once in proximity to the vehicle, is detected. The system authenticates the user and identifies a predefined action of the user using a vehicle camera. Once the predefined action is identified, the vehicle door is opened or closed.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Kang, Te-Ping. (2026). Smart vehicle door opening and related methods (U.S. Patent No. 12674351). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12674351

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