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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2023
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Kamran Ali, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/56 (2006.01); G01S 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/56 (2013.01); G01S 13/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for detecting one or more occupants in a vehicle may include a plurality of wireless modules and a controller in electrical communication with the plurality of wireless modules. The controller is programmed to perform one or more sensing rounds. Each of the one or more sensing rounds includes communication between at least two of the plurality of wireless modules. The controller is programmed to determine a presence of the one or more occupants in the vehicle based at least in part on the one or more sensing rounds.