Patent ID: 11972669
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 18:
19. A monitoring system for a vehicle comprising:
a plurality of surveillance sensors in connection with the vehicle and configured to capture sensor data proximate to the vehicle;
a position sensor configured to detect a location of the vehicle; and
a controller in communication with the surveillance sensors and the position sensor, wherein the controller:
determines a surveillance mode for the vehicle based on the sensor data and a plurality of security factors associated with the location of the vehicle;
activates the surveillance mode in response to the security factors;
monitors the sensor data and distinguishes a security event comprising a trespasser detection from a benign event comprising a passerby detection, wherein the trespasser detection is distinguished from the passerby detection based on an identification of human activity within a cargo region of the vehicle in the sensor data; and
selectively outputs a notification of the security event and the benign event based on the surveillance mode, wherein the notification issues a prompt on a remote user device requesting feedback identifying a deterrent action.