Patent ID: 11938786
Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 9:
10. A method for managing the thermal comfort of a person on board a motor vehicle, the method using at least one state characteristic of the person and/or of their thermal environment, the state characteristic being able to adopt a plurality of values, the method comprising:
acquiring, using a sensor, data relating to the person and/or to their thermal environment, the sensor being a camera configured to acquire an image of the person and/or of their thermal environment;
evaluating, on the basis of these acquired data, the probability of the state characteristic adopting a first value by associating a first confidence level with the first value;
evaluating, on the basis of these acquired data, the probability of the state characteristic adopting a second value by associating a second confidence level with the first value; and
assigning, to the state characteristic, an adjusted value that is a function of at least said first and second values and said associated confidence levels.