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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2014
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Toyota Motor Sales, U.s.a., Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
James T. Pisz, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Jason A. Schulz, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Yifan Jiang, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for a vehicle includes a user identification subsystem operable to detect an individual proximate to the vehicle and a display subsystem operable to generate output for display on a vehicle window in response to detection the. The system and method distinguish between authenticated and non-authenticated vehicle users and, in the event of a non-authenticated user, display the image on the display along with an optional printed and/or audible warning. If both an authenticated and non-authenticated user are identified, the system displays both images along with an optional warning. The images along with the vehicle coordinates and date and time information can be transmitted remotely from the vehicle to a pre-defined contact list. The system and method allow for a camera mode to enable an authenticated user to use the image sensor on the vehicle to take a photograph or video.