Passive verification of operator presence in handling requests for vehicle features
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a vehicle electronic control unit including a computer processor; and
logic for passive verification a presence of an operator of a vehicle, the logic stored executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to cause the system to perform;
initiating an operation of a power-operated vehicle component in response to a request from an operator-controlled device and subsequent to authentication of the operator-controlled device with the vehicle, wherein the operation of the power-operated vehicle component is subject to a supervised control mechanism that requires continuous operator input to the operator-controlled device;
verifying a presence of the operator-controlled device indicative of the presence of the operator of the vehicle;
overriding the supervised control mechanism in response to verifying the operator-controlled device is present;
operating the power-operated vehicle component absent the continuous operator input to the operator-controlled device based on the overriding of the supervised control mechanism;
transmitting a plurality of intermittent signals to the operator-controlled device during the operation of the power-operated vehicle component;
monitoring response signals received in response to the intermittent signals; and
continuing the operation of the power-operated vehicle component until the activation is complete so long as the response signals are received responsive to the monitoring.
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Abstract
Passive verification of operator presence in handling requests for vehicle includes initiating activation of a power-operated vehicle component that is subject to a supervised control mechanism. The activation is initiated in response to a request from an operator-controlled device. The passive verification also includes verifying a presence of the operator-controlled device indicative of a presence of an operator of a vehicle, transmitting intermittent signals to the operator-controlled device, monitoring response signals received in response to the intermittent signals, and continuing activation of the power-operated vehicle component until the activation is complete so long as the response signals are received responsive to the monitoring.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a vehicle electronic control unit including a computer processor; and logic for passive verification a presence of an operator of a vehicle, the logic stored executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to cause the system to perform; initiating an operation of a power-operated vehicle component in response to a request from an operator-controlled device and subsequent to authentication of the operator-controlled device with the vehicle, wherein the operation of the power-operated vehicle component is subject to a supervised control mechanism that requires continuous operator input to the operator-controlled device; verifying a presence of the operator-controlled device indicative of the presence of the operator of the vehicle; overriding the supervised control mechanism in response to verifying the operator-controlled device is present; operating the power-operated vehicle component absent the continuous operator input to the operator-controlled device based on the overriding of the supervised control mechanism; transmitting a plurality of intermittent signals to the operator-controlled device during the operation of the power-operated vehicle component; monitoring response signals received in response to the intermittent signals; and continuing the operation of the power-operated vehicle component until the activation is complete so long as the response signals are received responsive to the monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for passive verification a presence of an operator of a vehicle, comprising:
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initiating, by a vehicle electronic control unit of the vehicle, the vehicle electronic control unit including a computer processor, an operation of a power-operated vehicle component in response to a request from an operator-controlled device and subsequent to authentication of the operator-controlled device with the vehicle, wherein the operation of the power-operated vehicle component is subject to a supervised control mechanism that requires continuous operator input to the operator-controlled device; verifying, from a wireless signal received by a transceiver of the vehicle, a presence of the operator-controlled device indicative of the presence of the operator of the vehicle; overriding the supervised control mechanism in response to verifying the operator-controlled device is present; operating the power-operated vehicle component absent the continuous operator input to the operator-controlled device based on the overriding of the supervised control mechanism; transmitting a plurality of intermittent signals to the operator-controlled device during the operation of the power-operated vehicle component; monitoring response signals received in response to the intermittent signals; and continuing the operation of the power-operated vehicle component, by the vehicle electronic control unit, until the activation is complete so long as the response signals are received responsive to the monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having instructions for passive verification a presence of an operator of a vehicle embodied thereon, the instructions being executable by a computer processor of a vehicle electronic control unit to cause the vehicle electronic control unit to perform:
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initiating an operation of a power-operated vehicle component in response to a request from an operator-controlled device and subsequent to authentication of the operator-controlled device with the vehicle, wherein the operation of the power-operated vehicle component is subject to a supervised control mechanism that requires continuous operator input to the operator-controlled device; verifying a presence of the operator-controlled device indicative of the presence of the operator of the vehicle; overriding the supervised control mechanism in response to verifying the operator-controlled device is present; operating the power-operated vehicle component absent the continuous operator input to the operator-controlled device based on the overriding of the supervised control mechanism; transmitting a plurality of intermittent signals to the operator-controlled device during operation of the power-operated vehicle component; monitoring response signals received in response to the intermittent signals; and continuing the operation of the power-operated vehicle component until the activation is complete so long as the response signals are received responsive to the monitoring.
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