Traffic Control Indicator Patents (Class 340/907)
  • Patent number: 12200841
    Abstract: A marking device includes each of a plurality of pedestrian light sources that is provided on a roadway and that emits light in at least one of a first direction and a second direction along a width direction of the roadway, each of a plurality of vehicle light sources that is provided on the roadway and that emits light in at least one of a third direction and a fourth direction along an extension direction of the roadway, and a control unit that separately controls the pedestrian light sources and the vehicle light sources. The control unit lights the pedestrian light sources, causing them to mark a first pedestrian crossing to be visually recognized by a pedestrian who is going to cross the roadway, and lights the vehicle light sources, causing them to mark a second pedestrian crossing to be visually recognized by a driver of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Yuko Mizuno, Soutaro Kaneko
  • Patent number: 12183196
    Abstract: A vehicle control method and apparatus, a device and a computer storage medium are disclosed, which relates to the technical fields of autonomous driving and intelligent transportation. A specific implementation solution involves: determining vehicles in a preset geo-fencing region; determining a vehicle weight of each said vehicles according to a vehicle type and a waiting duration of each said vehicles; estimating, according to the vehicle weights of the vehicles in each of lanes in the geo-fencing region and positions of the vehicles in each said lanes, a duration to be waited in each said lanes; and generating a control instruction for each said vehicles according to the respective durations to be waited in each said lanes and the respective positions of the vehicles in each said lanes, the control instruction including a state instruction and/or a target speed instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jizhou Huang, Deguo Xia, Haifeng Wang
  • Patent number: 12183195
    Abstract: Techniques for determining right of way through an intersection are discussed herein. Routes through the intersection may be associated with respective priorities. The route associated with an inbound lane devoid of yield or stop markers may be determined as being associated with the highest priority. The hierarchy of the other priorities may be organized based on whether the number of times routes associated with each respective priority intersects the route associated with the highest priority. The routes and the priorities are saved in a data structure, and the data structure is transmitted to an autonomous vehicle for controlling the autonomous vehicle through the intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Jonathan Crane, Joona Markus Petteri Kiiski
  • Patent number: 12157413
    Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle to redundantly protect a driver, includes determining whether the vehicle has entered a shoulder of a road based on a Global Positioning System (GPS) information; and based on a result of the determining, controlling a Light Emitting Diode (LED) projector based on a first internal information of the vehicle, and transmitting a second internal information different from the first internal information to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dae Sik Lim
  • Patent number: 12151726
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a train autonomous control system (TACS) based method for train interval protection control, and an apparatus for the method. The method includes: step one: receiving, by a carborne controller (CC), a train operation command sent by an automatic train supervision (ATS) system to obtain a movement mission; step two: calculating, by the CC, a train guaranteed zone in real time according to information of train localization, car characteristics, and carborne controller characteristics; step three: calculating, by the CC, track resources required to be used in combination with current mission information according to the train guaranteed zone, and requesting to a wayside information control (WSIC) for information of collided trains occupying these track resources; and step four: sending, by the WSIC, a list of the collided trains on the track resources required to be used to the CC according to information of the track resources required to be occupied by a train on a whole line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: CASCO SIGNAL LTD.
    Inventors: Yiran Lu, Haigui Xu, Wei Feng, Xiaoyong Wang, Yanyang Xing
  • Patent number: 12140973
    Abstract: In a vehicle remote instruction system, a remote commander issues a remote instruction relating to travel of an autonomous driving vehicle based on sensor information from an external sensor that detects an external environment of the autonomous driving vehicle. The vehicle remote instruction system sets a range of information to be transmitted to the remote commander among the sensor information detected by the external sensor, as a limited information range, based on the external situation or an external situation obtained based on map information and a trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sho Otaki, Takayuki Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 12131638
    Abstract: A method predicts a switch state and/or a switch time point of a signaling system. The method includes collecting first and second state data, the first and second state data influencing the switch state and/or switch time point. The collection of the first state data includes reading of state data from a signaling system control device of the signaling system by a signaling system interface. The collection of the second state data includes reading in of the state data. A prediction model is provided and configured to make a prediction of the switch time point and/or the switch state of the signaling system based on first and second state data. The switch state and/or the switch time point of the signaling system is predicted via the prediction model using the first and second state data. The predicted switch state and/or switch time point of the signaling system is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Yunex GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Frank, Felix Rudolph, Michel Tokic, Anja von Beuningen
  • Patent number: 12106662
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products for machine learning traffic determination. A method includes receiving an image of vehicular traffic taken by an image sensor. A method includes receiving environmental data from a plurality of environmental sensors. A method includes determining a history of vehicular traffic in a geographic area associated with an image sensor. A method includes processing an image of vehicular traffic, environmental data, and a history of vehicular traffic using one or more machine learning models to predict a traffic level and a pollution level for a geographic area. A method includes communicating one or more of a predicted traffic level and a predicted pollution level to a user on an electronic display screen of a hardware computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Inventor: Aaditya Jhamb
  • Patent number: 12097871
    Abstract: A drive assist apparatus includes: an avoidance target recognition portion that recognizes an avoidance target which is a target with which a host vehicle should avoid coming into contact when traveling on a road; and an output control portion that causes an output device to output an advice for a driver who drives the host vehicle at a plurality of stages which include: a pre-stage before mutual passing between the host vehicle and the avoidance target; and a post-stage after the mutual passing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro Baba, Yosuke Koike, Kenji Komori
  • Patent number: 12080162
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for increasing geospatial resolution of traffic information by dividing known location intervals into a fixed number of sub-segments not tied to any one map providers format, efficient coding of traffic information, and distribution of traffic information to end-user consuming devices over one or more satellite based broadcast transport medium and data communications network. Nationwide traffic service which can be encoded and distributed through a single broadcast service may be described herein. Aggregating traffic data from segments of multiple location intervals, into predefined and predetermined flow vectors, and sending flow vectors within a data stream to users may be described herein. Confidence levels obtained from raw traffic data can (i) be disclosed to drivers/users to supplement a very low signal (or no signal) speed and congestion report, and (ii) used in various system algorithms that decide what local anomalies or aberrations to filter out as noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie John French, John Edward Dombrowski
  • Patent number: 12073010
    Abstract: The following relates generally to providing virtual reality (VR) alerts to a driver of an autonomous vehicle. For example, a vehicle may be driving autonomously while the driver is watching a VR movie (e.g., on a pair of VR goggles); the driver may then receive a VR alert recommending that the driver take control of the vehicle (e.g., switch the vehicle from autonomous to manual mode). The following also relates to generating a VR feed for presenting real-time road conditions so that a user may preview a road segment. The following also relates to generating a VR feed corresponding to an event (e.g., a vehicle collision, a crime, a weather event, and/or a natural disaster).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Aaron Williams, Joseph Robert Brannan, John Donovan, Brian N. Harvey
  • Patent number: 12071164
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a communication unit configured to receive motion data indicating motion of at least one user outside a vehicle that moves along a route including at least one road, and a controller configured to make a boarding determination of determining whether the at least one user will board the vehicle based on the motion data received by the communication unit and execute, upon determining in the boarding determination that the at least one user will board the vehicle, control for opening a door of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo Murakami, Yuji Tachibana, Minoru Nakadori, Daiki Kaneichi
  • Patent number: 12012124
    Abstract: A vehicle assistance system comprising a computer and a client device. The computer is configured to receive an identification reference and a current position of the first vehicle, provide a route of the first vehicle based on the identification reference and the current position of the first vehicle, receiving an identification reference and current position of a second vehicle, providing a route of the second vehicle based on the identification reference and the current position of the second vehicle, detect an expected location where the route of the first and second vehicle intersect or overlap, detect an expected time when the first and second vehicle intersect at the expected location, generate adaptation data based on the expected location and the expected time, the adaptation data representing an adaptation of a route parameter of the route of the first or second vehicle, sending the adaptation data to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: HEXAGON GEOSYSTEMS SERVICES AG
    Inventors: Fabian Hauser, Marcos Bayuelo, Barbara Hirtz, Fabien Kritter
  • Patent number: 11967230
    Abstract: A method and system for traffic control includes receiving at a processing unit sensor data of a site on a road network and receiving at the processing unit a V2X communication. Locations of road users are calculated from the sensor data and the V2X communication enabling the detection of connected and non-connected road users. Once connected and non-connected road users are detected at a site, this information can be used to control traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: NOTRAFFIC LTD.
    Inventors: Uriel Katz, Or Sela, Tal Kreisler
  • Patent number: 11948454
    Abstract: A method and a system for controlling at least one of a traffic infrastructure device, an actuator of a traffic participant based on enhanced traffic data is provided. The method comprises steps of monitoring, by a trigger processor, an area; generating, by the trigger processor, trigger data in case a trigger event is determined in the monitored area and providing the generated trigger data indicating an area-of-interest to an image data source; obtaining image data on the area-of-interest based on the transmitted trigger data and transmitting the obtained image data to a traffic evaluation processor; evaluating, by the traffic evaluation processor, the obtained image data to generate enhanced traffic data on the area-of-interest; and outputting, by the traffic evaluation processor, the generated enhanced traffic data in a control signal, wherein the control signal is configured to control the traffic infrastructure device and/or the actuator of the traffic participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Benedict Flade, Nils Einecke
  • Patent number: 11913790
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of communicating directions to an end destination by one or more drones, the method having steps of moving via flying motion by a first drone between a first location and a second location along a travel path therebetween, wherein the second location is the end destination or an intermediate location; and displaying indicia on a first display panel of the drone that is indicative of directions to the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Vidyasagar Nagavelli, Rajendra Prasad Racha, Venkata Krishna Surisetty, Vinod Akkina
  • Patent number: 11890987
    Abstract: An advanced pedestrian warning or alert system is a system for automotive vehicles is described herein in various embodiments. This system detects if a vulnerable road user, for example a pedestrian, is at an unsafe distance from the moving vehicle. If a pedestrian is too close to the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion, then the system will issue auditory and/or visual warnings to notify the pedestrian back to safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Rosco, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Englander, Clayton Dean, John Polimeni, Michael Cacic, Mathew Locoteta, Julian Serer
  • Patent number: 11873003
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle incorporating a multimodal multi-technique signal fusion system is described herein. The signal fusion system is configured to receive at least one sensor signal that is output by at least one sensor system (multimodal), such as at least one image sensor signal from at least one camera. The at least one sensor signal is provided to a plurality of object detector modules of different types (multi-technique), such as an absolute detector module and a relative activation detector module, that generate independent directives based on the at least one sensor signal. The independent directives are fused by a signal fusion module to output a fused directive for controlling the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Clement Creusot, Sarthak Sahu, Matthias Wisniowski
  • Patent number: 11845469
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to controlling a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, a current state of a traffic light may be determined. One of a plurality of yellow light durations may be selected based on the current state of the traffic light. When the traffic light will turn red may be predicted based on the selected one. The prediction may be used to control the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Edward Hsiao, Maoqing Yao, David Margines, Yosuke Higashi
  • Patent number: 11756422
    Abstract: A signal information distribution system is configured to distribute, to vehicles, signal information including a lighting start time and a lighting continuation interval of each of a plurality of signal lights installed at an intersection, each signal light being configured to light in a predetermined color. The system includes: a storage unit configured to store a timing table including scheduled lighting intervals of the plurality of signal lights; a monitor unit configured to observe lighting and extinction of the plurality of signal lights; a generation unit configured to generate the signal information, based on an actual lighting interval, of a predetermined signal light, obtained from an observation result of the predetermined signal light, and on the scheduled lighting interval, of the predetermined signal light, included in the timing table; and a distribution unit configured to distribute, to the vehicles, the signal information generated by the generation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Norikazu Kawasaki, Masafumi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Ishimaru, Shin Yamamoto, Tomoko Yasui, Yoshikazu Toyama
  • Patent number: 11747158
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a navigation system and computer-implemented methods for proactively re-routing vehicles based on an analysis of input component data obtained from the navigation-enabled devices. The navigation system scores the input component data to obtain a measure of frustration (e.g., a feeling of being upset or annoyed) of the user of the navigation-enabled device. The navigation system may provide a detour suggestion for display on the navigation-enabled device to persuade the user of the device to direct their vehicle to depart from its current location or route in an effort to remove the vehicle from traffic, and thereby reduce the frustration level of the user. The detour suggestion may include an alternative route to the original destination, or an alternative destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Glasgow, Matthew Bret MacLaurin, Neville Rhys Newey, Justin VanWinkle, Christopher Michael Hall, Trista Mcneill, David Ramadge
  • Patent number: 11731554
    Abstract: A vehicle departure notification display device includes a road surface rendering unit which uses light to render a departure notification display having a prescribed shape on a road surface in the direction of travel of a vehicle, and a control unit which determines whether the departure notification display is required when the vehicle departs, controls the road surface rendering unit to render the departure notification display when determined to be required, and again controls the road surface rendering unit to stop the rendered departure notification display upon determining that notification of the departure notification display is to stop, wherein the control unit causes the road surface rendering unit to render the departure notification display upon detecting information indicating that a brake with which the vehicle is provided has switched from ON to OFF, serving as a determination that the departure notification display is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Mochizuki, Naoki Tatara, Norihiko Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11643093
    Abstract: A method for predicting traffic light information by using a LIDAR is provided. The method includes steps of: (a) on condition that each of metadata has been allocated for each of virtual boxes included in a region covered by the LIDAR, obtaining, by a server, at least part of start timing information and stop timing information of a plurality of vehicles for each of the virtual boxes; and (b) predicting, by the server, each of pieces of the traffic light information respectively corresponding to each of the virtual boxes by referring to at least part of the start timing information and the stop timing information of the vehicles for each of the virtual boxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Autonmous A2Z
    Inventors: Jung Dae Kim, Han Sol Kwon, Young Chul Oh
  • Patent number: 11614332
    Abstract: In implementations of systems for generating indications of traversable paths, a computing device implements a navigation system to receive map data describing a map of a physical environment that includes a destination, locations of display devices and relative orientations of the display devices in the physical environment. The navigation system forms a navigation graph by representing the destination and the locations of the display devices as nodes of the navigation graph and connecting the nodes with edges that indicate traversable path segments in the physical environment. Request data is received describing a request for navigation to the destination and a source of the request. The navigation system generates indications of a traversable path to the destination for display by the display devices based on the navigation graph and the relative orientations of the display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Charles Dasler, Sana Malik Lee, Jennifer Anne Healey
  • Patent number: 11599177
    Abstract: A power adapter arrangement configured to provide power to a load is described. The power adapter arrangement may comprise a power adapter having a first interface comprising a first plurality of contact elements, and a second interface comprising a switch configured to control power applied to a load; and a control attachment removably coupled to the power adapter, wherein the control attachment comprises an actuator element configured to make contact with the power adapter in response to a manual actuation of the control attachment; wherein the power adapter further comprises a power control circuit configured to receive the power and provide the power to the load in response to a detection of a manual actuation of the toggle element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Smart Power Partners LLC
    Inventor: John Joseph King
  • Patent number: 11527151
    Abstract: A system and a method for monitoring route devices in a transportation network includes one or more processors to receive sensed traffic control device information from first vehicle systems in a transportation network formed from interconnected routes. The sensed traffic control device information indicates states of traffic control devised at intersections between the routes in the transportation network. The one or more processors determine whether the sensed traffic control device information conflicts with stored traffic control device information stored in a database accessible by the one or more processors. The one or more processors send one or more bulletins to one or more second vehicle systems to change movement of the one or more second vehicle systems responsive to determining that the sensed traffic control device information conflicts with the stored traffic control device information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Jerrid D. Chapman, Francois P. Pretorius, Craig K. Green
  • Patent number: 11516687
    Abstract: A network tap device is configured to join a secured network to be monitored through a joining process. The joining process includes communicating with the access point to obtain security keys of the monitored network and communicating with the access point to obtain a network address for the network tap device. After joining the secured network, the network tap device collects the network data on the secured network. Collecting the network data includes detecting network traffic on the monitored network, the network traffic containing encrypted data and unencrypted data, decrypting the encrypted data in the network traffic using the security keys to generate decrypted data, and adding the decrypted data and unencrypted data to the network data. The network tap device further transmits the collected network data to a monitoring workstation via a data transmission network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: LANDIS+GYR INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Chasko, James P. Hartman, Damien Hugoo
  • Patent number: 11482099
    Abstract: An approach is provided for preventing traffic over-reporting via identifying misleading traffic data. The approach involves, for example, detecting a connection attempt between a wireless communication infrastructure device and a plurality of probe devices. The wireless communication infrastructure device is associated with a known height. The approach also involves processing one or more wireless signals associated with the connection attempt to determine height data of the plurality of probe devices. The approach further involves determining based on the height data that at least two of the plurality of probe devices are carried by a single entity. The approach further involves providing data indicating the at least two of the plurality of probe devices as an output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Donta White, Leon Stenneth, Adekunle Afolabi
  • Patent number: 11468769
    Abstract: A method and an electronic device for detecting a vehicle queue length are disclosed. The method includes: when determining that a traffic light turns green, obtaining vehicle information of each vehicle on a lane section to be detected in a first preset time period before a time point when the traffic light turns green; determining at least one vehicle that has a static position and a static time point on the lane section to be detected; determining a first queuing vehicle and a last queuing vehicle on the lane section to be detected based on the at least one vehicle that has the static position and the static time point on the lane section to be detected; and determining a vehicle queue length on the lane section to be detected based on a position of the first queuing vehicle and a position of the last queuing vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Apollo Intelligent Connectivity (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xuan Huang, Fan Yang, Yongyi Sun, Chengfa Wang, Hui Yuan, Qiqi Xu
  • Patent number: 11462103
    Abstract: A driver-assistance device includes a processor having hardware, in which the processor estimates intention related to a drive of a vehicle provided with the processor from input voice data; generates first intention information based on the estimation; transmits the first intention information to outside; and generates and outputs assistance information, which is for assisting the drive of the vehicle provided with the processor based on the first intention information estimated by the processor and second intention information which is intention related to a drive of another vehicle that receives the first intention information transmitted to the outside, the second intention information being estimated by another processor provided in the another vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazunari Nawa, Toshiyuki Hagiya
  • Patent number: 11403941
    Abstract: Methods and systems for optimizing traffic flow. The system includes a plurality of vehicles each having a location sensor configured to detect location data and a transceiver configured to communicate the location data. The system also includes a remote data server. The remote data server is configured to receive the respective location data from the plurality of vehicles. The remote data server is also configured to determine swarm traffic flow data based on the respective location data from the plurality of vehicles. The remote data server is also configured to determine adjusted traffic light timing data to optimize traffic flow based on the swarm traffic flow data. The system also includes a plurality of traffic lights coupled to the remote data server and configured to receive the adjusted traffic light timing data and illuminate the plurality of traffic lights based on the adjusted traffic light timing data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Armin Lange, Michael B. Murray
  • Patent number: 11380195
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide a road traffic analysis method and an apparatus. The method can comprise obtaining a traffic parameter of a road intersection by analyzing road traffic information of the road intersection, determining a reference adjustment length for each phase of a traffic signal cycle corresponding to each lane of the road intersection based on the road traffic information and the traffic parameter. The traffic signal cycle has one or more phases. The method can also comprise determining a first adjustment length when a difference between the reference adjustment length and the first adjustment length satisfies a condition associated with the lanes of the road intersection and the corresponding traffic parameter, and adjusting the phases of the traffic light cycle at the road intersection based on the first adjustment length for each phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Wanli Min, Jiawei Wang, Zhenggang Wang
  • Patent number: 11380199
    Abstract: A system and method of acquiring and maintaining location information associated with traffic apparatus deployed in connection with a traffic flow monitoring or regulation system are disclosed. In some implementations, an apparatus identifier may distinguish a particular traffic apparatus from others that are deployed in proximity, and a functional identifier may define a functionality of the particular traffic apparatus; positioning, orientation, and movement or acceleration data may also be provided for real-time or near real-time system applications. These apparatus data may be used to derive and to maintain a record of location data associated with each traffic apparatus deployed in a particular application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventors: Serge Beaudry, Alexandre Langlois
  • Patent number: 11372284
    Abstract: A backlight module (0), a display module (1) and control method thereof, and a storage medium, in the field of display technology. The backlight module (0) includes m backlight components (01), wherein m is larger than or equal to 2 and is an integer, the m backlight components (01) are capable of emitting light alternately, and the light rays emitted by any two of the m backlight components (01) do not overlap. The present disclosure solves the problem that the backlight module (0) has lower working stability. The working stability of the backlight module (0) is favorably improved. The backlight module (0) is used for the display module (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shubai Zhang, Guangquan Wang, Haiwei Sun, Jian Sang, Xuerong Wang, Zhiyang Cui, Junjie Ma, Zhonghua Li, Zhen Wang, Junjie Xie
  • Patent number: 11372379
    Abstract: A computer system includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor, and manages pieces of reward function information for defining rewards for states and actions of the control targets for each of the control targets. The pieces of reward function information includes first reward function information for defining the reward of a first control target and second reward function information for defining the reward of a second control target. When updating the first reward function information, the processor compares the rewards of the first reward function information and the second reward function information with each other, specifies a reward, which is reflected in the first reward function information from rewards set in the second reward function information, updates the first reward function information on the basis of the specified reward, and decides an optimal action of the first control target by using the first reward function information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Akitomi
  • Patent number: 11355010
    Abstract: Dynamically configurable traffic controllers and methods of using the same are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first sensor to monitor traffic in a first area. The example apparatus further includes a second sensor to monitor traffic in a second area. The example apparatus also includes a projector to project light toward a floor when traffic is detected in both the first and second areas, the light to be visible from the first and second areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Lucas I. Paruch, Aaron J. Wiegel, Jason Dondlinger, Ronald P. Snyder, Joe Korman, David Swift, Charles Waugaman, James Oates, Peter D. Nygaard
  • Patent number: 11330549
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart-city, smart-car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shichang Zhang, Yingyang Li, Yi Wang
  • Patent number: 11293146
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides new transportation design methods and a system that can improve road capacity, throughput, and travel safety as well as facilitate the current and future development of autonomous driving. The new methods and system basically eliminate all potential stopping, slowing down, and traditional crossing intersections in traffic. By mosaicking variously sized and shaped one-way loops in two-dimension and a myriad of ways and levels, the new design and system generally reduce possibilities of road accidents and utilization, reduce city pollution and improve energy efficiency, as well as encourage ride sharing and public transportation. The new design can always be compatible with existing streets and support progressive construction in phases at a controllable cost so it is practical in implementation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventor: Xiayong Hu
  • Patent number: 11238737
    Abstract: A motor vehicle including a lighting module that generates a set of symbols on the ground in the surroundings of the motor vehicle and a control device that controls the operation of the lighting module. The control device is designed such that it predicts the movement of a road user present in the surroundings of the motor vehicle based on information relating to the road user, and that it automatically adapts the set of symbols depending on the predicted movement of the road user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Abdelmalek Hanafi, Lenja Sorokin
  • Patent number: 11240473
    Abstract: The system provides a way to detect potential impaired driving and to easily and automatically report it to enforcement officials. The system can create a video record of the impaired driving and send the video to an enforcement official who can be notified to intercept the impaired driver. In one embodiment, the system can be implemented on a stand-alone system or a smartphone. The system uses video recording technology and a tracking system to identify vehicles making excessive numbers of lane changes, failure to maintain a lane, unusual vehicle speed behaviors, and the like. Based on vehicle behavior, the system can determine if a particular vehicle is exhibiting behavior that indicates impaired driving. The system can record video of the vehicle behavior and send it to the nearest enforcement officer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: CarmaCam, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Rosenberg, Zilu Li
  • Patent number: 11238726
    Abstract: An apparatus for traffic control is disclosed. A method and a system also perform the functions of the apparatus. The apparatus includes an alert module that broadcasts an alert signal to a vehicle on a roadway. The alert indicates a presence of an alert zone along the roadway. The apparatus includes an alert zone module that broadcasts a location of the alert zone, where the alert signal has a signal strength sufficient for an autonomous vehicle control system of the vehicle to receive the alert signal a predefined distance before entering the alert zone as the vehicle approaches the alert zone. The apparatus includes an instruction module that broadcasts one or more instructions regarding driving within the alert zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip D. Isaacs, Eric V. Kline, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 11233903
    Abstract: A device for providing a communication service is provided. The device receives an address for establishing a communication session. Environmental data from an environment of the device is collected. The device determines whether the address corresponds to a communication recipient for which the environmental data is to be sent to supplement the communication session. A request for the communication session is placed based on the address, and the communication session is established upon answer of the request. The environmental data is sent over the wireless network and to the communication recipient after establishing the communication session with the communication recipient and determining that the address corresponds to the communication recipient for which the environmental data is to be sent to supplement the communication service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventor: Ginger Chien
  • Patent number: 11219108
    Abstract: A power adapter arrangement configured to provide power to a load is described. The power adapter arrangement may comprise a power adapter having a first interface comprising a first plurality of contact elements, and a second interface comprising a switch configured to control power applied to a load; and a control attachment removably coupled to the power adapter, wherein the control attachment comprises an actuator element configured to make contact with the power adapter in response to a manual actuation of the control attachment; wherein the actuator element is adapted to provide a signal to the power adapter in response to the manual actuation of the control attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Smart Power Partners LLC
    Inventor: John Joseph King
  • Patent number: 11217094
    Abstract: In this disclosure, collaborative multi-agent-based TST is presented with dedicated intersection controllers that include software agents which read local and remote detection systems and then collaboratively optimize signal timing phases by considering the feedback of all controller agents that may be affected by a change. The disclosure also presents an augmented system which considers network input from handheld remote devices to update certain traffic light phase information and adapt to emerging emergency situations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Rym Zalila-Wenkstern, Behnam Torabi
  • Patent number: 11210534
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for position detection, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: detecting a first lane line in a current image captured by a camera; performing an optimization on an initial transformation matrix reflecting a mapping relationship between a world coordinate system and a camera coordinate system based on a detection result of the first lane line; and obtaining a first 3D coordinate of a target object in the current image according to a transformation matrix optimized, and determining an ultimate 3D coordinate of the target object according to the first 3D coordinate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingjian Liu, Yucheng Wang, Xun Sun, Shufu Xie, Yuqiang Zhai, Hao Wang, Tian Xia
  • Patent number: 11176811
    Abstract: A system and a method for monitoring route devices in a transportation network includes one or more processors to receive sensed traffic control device information from first vehicle systems in a transportation network formed from interconnected routes. The sensed traffic control device information indicates states of traffic control devised at intersections between the routes in the transportation network. The one or more processors determine whether the sensed traffic control device information conflicts with stored traffic control device information stored in a database accessible by the one or more processors. The one or more processors send one or more bulletins to one or more second vehicle systems to change movement of the one or more second vehicle systems responsive to determining that the sensed traffic control device information conflicts with the stored traffic control device information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Jerrid D. Chapman, Francois P. Pretorius, Craig K. Green
  • Patent number: 11169518
    Abstract: Systems and methods for localizing and tracking mobile objects are provided. A method includes determining an initial location of a node in a multi-hop network based on multi-lateration from an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method also includes applying an adaptive aperture to address a non-uniform velocity of the node based on the turn and a velocity vector. A determination whether localization for the node can be implemented using first hop nodes in the multi-hop network is made. In response to a determination that localization cannot be implemented using the first hop nodes, inertial sensor measurements associated with the node are accessed and the inertial sensor measurements are integrated with the adaptive aperture to improve localization accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventors: Ayon Chakraborty, Karthikeyan Sundaresan, Sampath Rangarajan, Ashutosh Dhekne
  • Patent number: 11170237
    Abstract: A method for determining a road construction site for a motor vehicle, with which a sensor system and a communications interface are associated, which includes: providing a first measurement signal of the sensor system, representing a sign of a first speed limit for the motor vehicle and determining a location-related actual speed identification according to the first measurement signal. The method also includes: providing mapped data including information relating to a location-related local speed limit and detecting a road construction site according to the actual speed identification and the mapped data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Schutzmeier, Andreas Winckler
  • Patent number: 11146650
    Abstract: A traffic information interaction system is provided. The system includes a plurality of lighting apparatuses and a first electronic device. Each of the lighting apparatuses emits light according to received power, so as to indicate whether a corresponding path is passable with the emitted light. In addition, each of the lighting apparatuses further pushes information. The first electronic device generates a request according to received information, and transmits the request to a target lighting apparatus of the lighting apparatuses. The target lighting apparatus adjusts target information pushed by the target lighting apparatus according to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Chang-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 11117513
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for vehicle interaction for an autonomous vehicle. The method may include: determining, in response to determining that a running route of the autonomous vehicle at a currently arriving intersection overlaps with a running route of an opposing vehicle at the currently arriving intersection, a party having a right of way at the currently arriving intersection from the autonomous vehicle and the opposing vehicle a based on the running route of the autonomous vehicle and the running route of the opposing vehicle; and generating and transmitting a prompt message based on a determining result of the right of way, the prompt message being used for prompting the party having the right of way to go first and a party having no right of way to give way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science And Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ya Wang