Patent ID: 11865896
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A method of operating a vehicle air vent system, comprising:
detecting a passenger disposed on a seating assembly within a field of view of an imager;
calculating an initial position of the passenger;
determining an aspect of the passenger;
determining an area that corresponds to the aspect of the passenger;
determining a central point of the area and assigning a coordinate value to the central point;
adjusting an air register assembly to direct airflow to the central point at the initial position;
calculating a subsequent position of the central point within the field of view;
adjusting the air register assembly to direct the airflow to the central point at the subsequent position via an actuation assembly;
adjusting at least one of a vane and a frame of the air register assembly in response to a user-selected position in the area to direct airflow to the user-selected position;
calculating a subsequent position of the user-selected position within the area; and
adjusting at least one of the vane and the frame of the air register assembly to direct the airflow to the user-selected position at the subsequent position.