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System and method for assessing the interior of an autonomous vehicle

  • US 10,290,158 B2
  • Filed: 02/03/2017
  • Issued: 05/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for a vehicle comprising:

  • an infrared (IR) camera sensing an interior of the vehicle;

    a visible light camera operably coupled to the controller and having the interior of the vehicle in a field of view thereof;

    a controller coupled to the IR camera and programmed to—

    receive a first output of the IR camera;

    receive a second output of the IR camera subsequent to the first output;

    if a change between the first output and the second output indicates an anomaly, invoke a remedial action;

    receive a third output of the visible light camera; and

    if the change between the first output and the second output indicates the anomaly, (a) identify a region of interest (ROI) in the third output corresponding to the anomaly and (b) transmit the ROI to a dispatcher.

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