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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/02 (2006.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/02 (2013.01); B60Q 5/005 (2013.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01);
Abstract
A vehicle control method includes entering an initial warning state based on a door being locked in a pre-warning state to output a first warning alarm for a first time interval after an ignition of a vehicle is turned off, and entering an escalation warning state based on end of the first warning alarm and outputting a second warning alarm for a second time interval, wherein the first and second warning alarms are output based on detection of a passenger in the vehicle.