Destination criteria for unlocking a vehicle door
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a vehicle having at least one sensor for identifying a passenger in the vehicle;
a processor;
a memory that stores code executable by the processor to;
determine an identity and a location of the passenger using sensor data from the at least one sensor;
determine whether the passenger is a supervised passenger based on the identity of the passenger;
identify whether a vehicle door is accessible by the passenger based on the location of the passenger;
control a lock actuator of the vehicle to lock the vehicle door in response to the passenger being a supervised passenger and in response to the vehicle door being accessible by the supervised passenger; and
control the lock actuator of the vehicle to unlock the vehicle door in response to the vehicle satisfying one or more predetermined destination criteria, the predetermined destination criteria including;
the vehicle reaching a predetermined location and detecting a guardian of the supervised passenger in proximity to the vehicle.
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Abstract
For controlling vehicle egress, an apparatus is disclosed. A system, method, and program product also perform the functions of the apparatus. The apparatus includes a vehicle, a processor, a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The processor determines whether a supervised passenger is in the vehicle, locks a vehicle door in response to a supervised passenger being in the vehicle, and unlocks the vehicle door in response to the vehicle satisfying one or more predetermined destination criteria. The one or more predetermined destination criteria may include reaching a predetermined location and/or detecting a guardian of the supervised passenger in proximity to the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a vehicle having at least one sensor for identifying a passenger in the vehicle; a processor; a memory that stores code executable by the processor to; determine an identity and a location of the passenger using sensor data from the at least one sensor; determine whether the passenger is a supervised passenger based on the identity of the passenger; identify whether a vehicle door is accessible by the passenger based on the location of the passenger; control a lock actuator of the vehicle to lock the vehicle door in response to the passenger being a supervised passenger and in response to the vehicle door being accessible by the supervised passenger; and control the lock actuator of the vehicle to unlock the vehicle door in response to the vehicle satisfying one or more predetermined destination criteria, the predetermined destination criteria including;
the vehicle reaching a predetermined location and detecting a guardian of the supervised passenger in proximity to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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detecting, using a processor, a passenger in a vehicle; identifying an in-vehicle location of the passenger; determining, using the processor, whether the passenger is a supervised passenger, wherein the determination is based on one of sensor data and user input; identifying, using the processor, whether a vehicle door is accessible by the passenger based on the in-vehicle location of the passenger; controlling, using the processor, a lock actuator of the vehicle door to lock the vehicle door in response to the passenger being a supervised passenger and in response to the vehicle door being accessible by the supervised passenger; and controlling, using the processor, the lock actuator to unlock the vehicle door in response to the vehicle satisfying one or more predetermined destination criteria, the predetermined criteria including;
the vehicle reaching a predetermined location and detecting a guardian of the supervised passenger in proximity to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A program product comprising a computer readable storage medium that is not a transitory signal and that stores code executable by a processor, the executable code comprising code to:
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determine an identity and an in-the vehicle location of a passenger in a vehicle; determine whether the passenger is a supervised passenger; identify a vehicle door accessible by the passenger based on the in-vehicle location of the passenger; control a lock actuator of the vehicle to lock the vehicle door in response to the passenger being a supervised passenger and in response to the vehicle door being accessible by the supervised passenger; and control the lock actuator of the vehicle to unlock the vehicle door in response to the vehicle satisfying one or more predetermined destination criteria, the predetermined destination criteria including one or more of;
the vehicle reaching a predetermined location and detecting a guardian of the supervised passenger in proximity to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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