Method for situationally adjusting a vehicle and a vehicle
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1. A method for situationally adjusting an interior cargo area of a vehicle, comprising:
- acquiring data for a partial area of an environment external to the interior cargo area of the vehicle with a sensor when the vehicle is stationary;
determining when an object is approaching the interior cargo area of the vehicle using the data acquired from the sensor;
determining at least one dimension of the approaching object toward the cargo area of the vehicle using the data acquired by the sensor; and
adjusting the interior cargo area of the interior of the vehicle to the at least one dimension of the object in order to prepare the interior cargo area of the vehicle for receiving the object therein.
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Abstract
A method is provided for situationally adjusting a vehicle. The method includes, but is not limited to acquiring data of at least a partial area of an environment of the vehicle with at least one sensor with the vehicle. In addition, the approach of at least one object toward the vehicle is detected using the data acquired by the at least one sensor. Furthermore, dimensions of the at least one object are determined using the data acquired by the at least one sensor. Moreover, at least a partial area of an interior of the vehicle is adjusted to the dimensions of the at least one object.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for situationally adjusting an interior cargo area of a vehicle, comprising:
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acquiring data for a partial area of an environment external to the interior cargo area of the vehicle with a sensor when the vehicle is stationary; determining when an object is approaching the interior cargo area of the vehicle using the data acquired from the sensor; determining at least one dimension of the approaching object toward the cargo area of the vehicle using the data acquired by the sensor; and adjusting the interior cargo area of the interior of the vehicle to the at least one dimension of the object in order to prepare the interior cargo area of the vehicle for receiving the object therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle having an interior cargo area, comprising:
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a sensor configured to generate data acquired from a partial area external to an environment of the interior cargo area of the vehicle when the vehicle is stationary; a first determination device configured to detect an approach of an object toward the interior cargo area of the vehicle using the data acquired by the sensor; a second determination device configured to ascertain at least one dimension of the object in response to the approach of the object toward the interior cargo area using the data acquired by the sensor; and an adjustment device configured to adjust the partial area of the interior cargo area of the vehicle to the at least one dimension of the object in order to prepare the interior cargo area for receiving the object therein. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program product, said computer program product comprising:
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a program for situationally adjusting an interior cargo area of a vehicle, the program configured to; acquiring data for a partial area external to an environment of the interior cargo area of the vehicle with a sensor when the vehicle is stationary; determining an approach of an object toward the interior cargo area of the vehicle in response to the approach of the object toward the interior cargo area using the data acquired from the sensor; determining at least one dimension of the object using the data acquired by the sensor; and adjusting the partial area of the interior cargo area of the vehicle to the at least one dimension of the object to prepare the interior cargo area for receiving the object therein. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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