US Patent 10515535 System and method to provide a misplacement notification

One general aspect includes a system to provide a misplacement notification, the system including: a memory configured to include a program and a processor configured to execute the program, where the program enables the processor to, after a vehicle ingress event, cause a sensor to capture a reference image of a portion of a vehicle interior; after a vehicle egress event, cause the sensor to capture a test image of the portion of the vehicle interior; determine whether the test image includes one or more objects not found in the reference image; and generate a notification, based on the determination of whether the test image includes one or more objects not found in the reference image.