Locator Tag DeviceA locator tag device is provided. The device is designed to aid in retrieving misplaced items by employing a tag module, a locator remote, and a charging station. Each tag module features versatile at…DRIVE·May 14·1 min readFollowG08B21/24Justin Mason
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING CARGO LOST FROM AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEA method for detecting and reporting cargo lost from an autonomous vehicle. The method includes receiving, from a plurality of sensors, at least one sensor signal representing one or more measurements…DRIVE·Jul 10·2 min readFollowG08B21/24Torc Robotics, Inc.
CONTEXT-BASED REMINDER SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLEA context-based reminder system that determines a context-based reminder conveyed to an occupant of a vehicle includes a back-end server in wireless communication with one or more controllers that are…DRIVE·Feb 27·1 min readFollowG08B21/24GM Global Technology Operations LLC
CHILD AND PET MONITORING SYSTEM FOR USE IN VEHICLESA monitoring system for determining whether the child or pet has been left unattended within the vehicle. The system may include a vehicle device having a monitoring platform, an alarm switch, and an …DRIVE·Mar 7·2 min readFollowG08B21/24Barbara A. CLEMMONS-TRIGUEROS
CLEANING NOTIFICATIONSIn one example, a notification may be generated to prompt a user to clean a personal computing device. The notification may be based upon usage data of the personal computing device. Multiple types of…DRIVE·Feb 15·1 min readFollowG08B21/24Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
VEHICLE STATE PRESENTATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE STATE PRESENTATION METHODA terminal device separate from a vehicle includes a receiver that receives a notification signal from the vehicle indicating that the vehicle is in a first state different from a second state, a noti…DRIVE·Feb 8·2 min readFollowG08B21/24TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NOTIFYING AN OWNER OF A LOST ITEM IN A VEHICLEA method of notifying an owner of a lost item in a vehicle having a vehicle compartment is provided. The method comprises providing at least one sensor to sense the lost item in the vehicle compartmen…DRIVE·Aug 3·2 min readFollowG08B21/24GM Global Technology Operations LLC
ALERT SYSTEM TO OUTPUT ALERT ABOUT OCCUPANT LEFT IN VEHICLEAn alert system configured to output an alert about an occupant being left in a vehicle includes an external-environment camera, a determiner, and an alert controller. The external-environment camera …DRIVE·Mar 2·2 min readFollowG08B21/24SUBARU CORPORATION
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING THE POSITION OF A SMART PLUGA system and method for tracking the position of a smart plug on a marine vehicle is provided. Generally, the system and method of the present disclosure are designed to generate indicia used to alert…DRIVE·Jan 26·2 min readFollowG08B21/24Fishing Chaos, LLC
FORGOTTEN MOBILE DEVICE DETECTION AND MANAGEMENTSystems and methods for detecting when a mobile device is left in a vehicle, and returning forgotten devices to owners. Additionally, systems and methods are provided for preventing mobile devices fro…DRIVE·Jan 19·1 min readFollowG08B21/24GM Cruise Holdings LLC
CHILD AND PET MONITORING SYSTEM FOR USE IN VEHICLESA monitoring system for determining whether the child or pet has been left unattended within the vehicle. The system may include a vehicle device having a monitoring platform, an alarm switch, and an …DRIVE·Dec 29·2 min readFollowG08B21/24Barbara A. CLEMMONS-TRIGUEROS
OBJECT MANAGEMENT FOR VEHICLE LOADINGA method includes —responsive to activation of a vehicle for loading objects —detecting a first set of objects in vicinity of the vehicle, and —responsive to subsequent activation of the vehicle for r…DRIVE·Sep 29·1 min readFollowG08B21/24Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Development Co., Ltd.
FORGOTTEN MOBILE DEVICE DETECTION AND MANAGEMENTSystems and methods for detecting when a mobile device is left in a vehicle, and returning forgotten devices to owners. Additionally, systems and methods are provided for preventing mobile devices fro…DRIVE·Sep 8·1 min readFollowG08B21/24GM Cruise Holdings LLC
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMA control apparatus includes a living body presence/absence determination unit configured to determine whether a predetermined living body is left in a vehicle cabin, a cabin camera configured to acqu…DRIVE·Jun 23·1 min readFollowG08B21/24TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Vehicle-Occupant Alert SystemThe techniques of this disclosure relate to a vehicle-occupancy alert system. The system includes a controller circuit configured to receive occupant data from an occupancy-monitoring sensor configure…DRIVE·Jun 16·1 min readFollowG08B21/24Aptiv Technologies Limited
VEHICLE STATE PRESENTATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE STATE PRESENTATION METHODAn information processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a state of a vehicle from the vehicle; and a notification unit that performs a first notification re…DRIVE·Mar 31·1 min readFollowG08B21/24TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
VEHICLE STATE PRESENTATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE STATE PRESENTATION METHODA vehicle includes a notification unit that notifies an information processing device of a state of the vehicle; a reception unit that receives a first signal commanding the state to be maintained, fr…DRIVE·Mar 24·1 min readFollowG08B21/24TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
MULTIPURPOSE SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CHILDREN AND PETS IN A LOCKED VEHICLE AND ALERTING A CAREGIVER AND EMERGENCY SERVICESThe present invention relates to a multipurpose sensor system for vehicles to detect unattended children and/or pets in a locked vehicle. The multipurpose sensor system includes a sensor unit having a…DRIVE·Mar 3·1 min readFollowG08B21/24Juanita Baldwin
VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING CHILD ABANDONMENT AND RELATED METHODSA vehicle safety system is for preventing child abandonment in a vehicle. The vehicle safety system may include a controller coupled to a flow sensor, a temperature sensor, and a seat sensor. The cont…DRIVE·Jan 20·1 min readFollowG08B21/24Cecil Lee Hunter, JR.
CHILD AND PET MONITORING SYSTEM FOR USE IN VEHICLESA monitoring system for determining whether the child or pet has been left unattended within the vehicle. The system may include a vehicle device having a monitoring platform, an alarm switch, and an …DRIVE·Nov 25·2 min readFollowG08B21/24Barbara A. CLEMMONS-TRIGUEROS
VEHICLE WITH REAR OCCUPANT ALERT FUNCTION AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEA vehicle includes a first detector configured to transmit and receive an ultrasonic signal to detect a presence or absence of an occupant inside the vehicle based on the ultrasonic signal; a second d…DRIVE·Sep 9·1 min readFollowG08B21/24Hyundai Motor Company
Vehicle-Occupant Alert SystemThe techniques of this disclosure relate to a vehicle-occupancy alert system. The system includes a controller circuit configured to receive occupant data from an occupancy-monitoring sensor configure…DRIVE·Jul 8·1 min readFollowG08B21/24Aptiv Technologies Limited
OBJECT DETECTION & ALERT FOR AUTONOMOUS RIDE-SHARING VEHICLEA system for providing an alert to an owner of an object that the object is on a surface. The alert reminds the owner that the object is on the surface and to retrieve the object, thus inhibiting aban…DRIVE·May 6·2 min readFollowG08B21/24Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING CHILD ABANDONMENT AND RELATED METHODSA vehicle safety system is for preventing child abandonment in a vehicle. The vehicle safety system may include a controller coupled to a flow sensor, a temperature sensor, and a seat sensor. The cont…DRIVE·Mar 25·1 min readFollowG08B21/24Cecil Lee Hunter, JR.
SYSTEM TO WARN A DRIVER ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF A CHILD INA VEHICLEDisclosed is a child safety system for a vehicle that can alert a driver of the vehicle about the presence of a child in the vehicle when the door of the vehicle is opened. The disclosed child safety …DRIVE·Mar 18·1 min readFollowG08B21/24Samuel Morrison
