Patent ID: 11938878
Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 3:
4. A method comprising:
determining a position of a belt marker, as marker position data, wherein the belt marker is included on a seat belt configured to secure a passenger to a vehicle seat and the seat belt includes a lap portion and a sash portion, wherein the belt marker includes a sash marker on the sash portion of the belt and a lap marker on the lap portion of the belt, the sash marker and the lap marker are each one of a series of belt markers on the seat belt that begin at an end of the seat belt that is connected to the vehicle, wherein a first one of the series of belt markers is offset by an offset distance from the end of the seat belt, and each of the belt markers includes a unique identifier that is indicative of a distance from the end of the seat belt, and wherein determining a position of the belt marker includes collecting data related to one of the unique identifiers, and wherein the marker position data includes data related to positions of the sash marker and the lap marker;
generating, based at least in part on the marker position data including the distance of the marker from the end of the seat belt and the offset distance, a physical characteristic estimate of a physical characteristic of the passenger, and wherein the physical characteristic estimate is generated using a ratio of the positions of the sash marker and the lap marker; and
controlling a passenger function of a passenger related system based at least in part on the physical characteristic estimate.