Vehicular Patents (Class 348/148)
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Patent number: 11293762Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer program product for generating updated map data are provided. The method comprises obtaining first sensor data associated with a plurality of first road signs within a geographic region, obtaining second sensor data associated with the geographic region, and determining a sign matching efficiency for the geographic region, based on the first sensor data and the second sensor data. The method further comprises generating the updated map data, based on the determined sign matching efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Leon Stenneth, Ram Marappan, Danny Savla, Deekshant Saxena, Pranil Pandit
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Patent number: 11295143Abstract: The object is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of appropriately handling a difference between detection results of sensors. The solution is an information processing apparatus including: a detection section configured to detect first information regarding a mobile object; an acquisition section configured to acquire second information regarding the mobile object, the second information being detected by an external apparatus; and a control section configured to control processing based on a comparison result of the first information and the second information detected for the same mobile object.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shingo Takamatsu, Kenta Kawamoto, Naoki Ide, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11295540Abstract: A sensor calibration target includes dark markings on a light substrate. The dark markings absorb more heat from a heat source than the light substrate, and are visually distinguishable from the light substrate. Thus, the dark markings are discernable by the both a camera and an infrared sensor of a vehicle during vehicle sensor calibration. The sensor calibration target may otherwise non-metallic but include a metallic feature for calibrating a radio detection and ranging (RADAR) sensor. The sensor calibration target may also include one or more apertures in the substrate for calibrating a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings, LLCInventors: Yongjun Wang, Derek Wu, Ankit Rohatgi
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Patent number: 11294390Abstract: Methods and devices for actively modifying a field of view of an autonomous vehicle in view of constraints are disclosed. In one embodiment, an example method is disclosed that includes causing a sensor in an autonomous vehicle to sense information about an environment in a first field of view, where a portion of the environment is obscured in the first field of view. The example method further includes determining a desired field of view in which the portion of the environment is not obscured and, based on the desired field of view and a set of constraints for the vehicle, determining a second field of view in which the portion of the environment is less obscured than in the first field of view. The example method further includes modifying a position of the vehicle, thereby causing the sensor to sense information in the second field of view.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: David I. Ferguson, Jiajun Zhu
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Patent number: 11292387Abstract: A towing assistance apparatus includes an image acquisition unit successively acquiring a rear image and a lateral image serving as a surrounding image captured by an imaging unit that is provided at a towing vehicle to which a towed vehicle is configured to be connected, an angle acquisition unit acquiring a connection angle between the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle, and a display processing unit switching the surrounding image displayed at a display unit from the lateral image to the rear image in a case where the connection angle becomes equal to or greater than a first angle at which a change control for decreasing the connection angle is impossible by a steering of the towing vehicle during a rearward driving thereof in a state where the lateral image is displayed and the towing vehicle to which the towed vehicle is connected is in a rearward driving available state.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: AISIN CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya Maruoka, Kazuya Watanabe, Kinji Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11295277Abstract: Diagnosing vehicle anomalies efficiently is dependent upon the expertise of the repair technician, but also the availability of resources. As vehicles have become increasingly computerized, repair technicians have become increasingly specialized in a smaller number of vehicle models. Dealerships and large repair shops have an advantage in that they can more easily afford to obtain specialized electronic tools. However, repair technicians in smaller repair shops often are more skilled, but are unable to afford access to advanced electronic tools and software. A system for using remotely located resources to improve the diagnosis and resolution of vehicle anomalies, including the use of expert technicians and vehicle-specific databases, is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Opus IVS, Inc.Inventors: Robert U. Beckmann, Michael Kirlauski, Andrew Woodard
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Patent number: 11287266Abstract: An apparatus is onboard a vehicle and in communication with sensors onboard the vehicle. The apparatus receives a maplet request identifying a request region; and, responsive to determining that the vehicle is within the request region, processes sensor data captured by sensors to generate a multi-sensor data stream corresponding to a road network segment. The apparatus identifies an observation corresponding to a pole-like object within the multi-sensor data stream; and generates a maplet based on the observation and the maplet request. Generating the maplet comprises using a predetermined data model and a predetermined data format corresponding to a pole-like object observation class to encode road data corresponding to the observation corresponding to the pole-like object. The apparatus provides the maplet such that a network apparatus receives the maplet. The network apparatus is configured to validate/update map data of a digital map representing the road network based on the maplet.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Dietmar Rabel, Robert Ledner, Carolyn Johnston, Jan Van Sickle, Timm Kayser, Eric Dieckman
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Patent number: 11288526Abstract: A method of collecting road sign information using a mobile mapping system, which can collect information on the markings on the road in real-time and map the information to a high definition map using the mobile mapping system including a remote sensing device and a navigation device is disclosed. Particularly, the system may collect correct road marking information in real-time by extracting objects and attributes from successive images on the basis of deep learning and map the road marking information to a high definition map, and remarkably improve accuracy of recognizing the road marking information. Accordingly, reliability and competitiveness may be enhanced in the autonomous driving field, the road recognition field, the high definition road map field for autonomous driving, and the fields similar or related thereto.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: MobilTechInventors: Jaeseung Kim, Jiseong Kim
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Patent number: 11287879Abstract: A display control device includes a display configured to display a peripheral image indicating a peripheral situation of a host vehicle in a display range viewed from a predetermined virtual viewpoint and a display range determiner configured to determine a viewpoint position of the virtual viewpoint, an angle of view from the virtual viewpoint, or a gaze direction from the virtual viewpoint in accordance with a traveling condition of the host vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Oniwa, Takemi Tsukada, Mineyuki Yoshida, Fue Kubota
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Patent number: 11285878Abstract: A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle. An image processor is operable to process image data captured by the camera. The camera is connected to a system of the vehicle via an image data transmission line. The image data transmission line transmits an image signal from the camera and provides a power signal to the camera. The image data transmission line includes a filter that filters electrical noise in at least one signal, such as the power signal, carried by the image data transmission line.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Marc-Andrè Sigle
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Patent number: 11288525Abstract: Techniques including receiving a distorted image from a camera disposed about a vehicle, detecting, in the distorted image, corner points associated with a target object, mapping the corner points to a distortion corrected domain based on one or more camera parameters, mapping the corner points and lines between the corner points back to a distorted domain based on the camera parameters, interpolating one or more intermediate points to generate lines between the corner points in the distortion corrected domain mapping the corner points and the lines between the corner points back to a distorted domain based on the camera parameters, and adjusting a direction of travel of the vehicle based on the located target object.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Deepak Poddar, Soyeb Nagori, Manu Mathew, Debapriya Maji
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Patent number: 11290707Abstract: A method for carrying out a health check of at least two cameras comprising the steps of initiating a health check process and checking, in response to the initiating step, for motion events stored in a database storing motion events, for each of the two cameras. If the checking for motion events indicates that a motion event has been stored in the database for one of the at least two cameras, then the method further comprises the steps of selecting a motion event found when checking for motion events stored in the database and retrieving a video clip corresponding to the selected motion event, captured by the one of the at least two cameras. The method further comprises the step of displaying the retrieved video clip together with a corresponding camera identification for evaluation.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Axis ABInventors: Bjorn Berglund, Joacim Tullberg
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Lighting apparatus of autonomous vehicle having a mounted lamp box with lamp units and sensing units
Patent number: 11285863Abstract: A lighting apparatus of an autonomous vehicle including a lamp box disposed in a roof part of a vehicle; one or more front lamp units housed in a front portion of the lamp box and configured to distribute light to a forward area of the vehicle; one or more rear lamp units housed in a rear portion of the lamp box and configured to distribute light to a rearward area of the vehicle; one or more interior lamp units disposed at the bottom of the lamp box, and configured to distribute light to an indoor area of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to control operations of the front lamp unit, the rear lamp unit and the interior lamp unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hyun Soo Lee -
Patent number: 11290646Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image capturing method and system. The image capturing method provided by the present disclosure includes: controlling the camera to switch between a first working mode and a second working mode according to an event detection result; in the first working mode, receiving visible light flashing supplementary lighting, and controlling the first image sensor to perform visible light image capturing; in the second working mode, receiving visible light non-flashing supplementary lighting and infrared supplementary lighting, controlling the first image sensor to perform visible light image capturing, and controlling the second image sensor to perform infrared image capturing, and performing fusion processing on the visible light image and the infrared image captured in the second working mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Inventors: Guohui Zhao, Zhuanqiang Li
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Patent number: 11279283Abstract: Camera control systems and methods for providing a dynamic view of the environment outside of a vehicle are presented. One or more cameras are configured to capture at least one view of the environment outside of the vehicle. Control circuitry detects at least one of the speed of the vehicle and the pitch angle of the vehicle (e.g., by using a speedometer and inclinometer). The control circuitry selects a view angle based on the at least one of the speed of the vehicle and the pitch angle of the vehicle. The control circuitry then displays, based on an output of the at least one camera, a view of the environment outside of the vehicle from the selected view angle on a display of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Matthew Coburn, Mark Vinnels, Oliver Jeromin
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Patent number: 11279281Abstract: An abnormality detection apparatus, comprises a first acquisition unit configured to acquire imaged data obtained by imaging an object vehicle traveling on a road; a first recognition unit configured to recognize a lighting state of lighting devices of the object vehicle, based on the imaged data; a second recognition unit configured to recognize a lighting necessity of the lighting devices, based on the imaged data; and a detection unit configured to detect whether the lighting devices operate normally or abnormally, based on the lighting state and the lighting necessity.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Chihiro Inaba, Toshiki Endo, Eisuke Adachi, Takashige Hori
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Patent number: 11282390Abstract: An information processing system includes vehicles and a server. Each of the vehicles generates a video obtained by imaging outside scenery in association with a time and transmit the video and position information of a host vehicle at a time when the video is generated to the server. The server detects attribute information of a person in the video from the video and detects position information of the person at the time based on the position information of the host vehicle at the time when the video is generated, when the video and the position information are received from the host vehicle. The server specifies the same person appearing in two or more videos of videos respectively received from the vehicles and transmits the attribute information of the specified person and movement path information including time-series data of the position information of the person to a client.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Eiichi Kusama, Masatoshi Hayashi, Hisanori Mitsumoto, Kuniaki Jinnai, Makoto Akahane, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Daisuke Kato
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Patent number: 11283995Abstract: An image display apparatus has: a synthesizing device (132) for synthesizing a rear image (111B) captured by a rear imaging device (11B) for imaging rear area of a first vehicle (1) and a rear side image (111BL, 111BR) captured by a rear side imaging device (11BL, 11BR) for imaging rear side area of the first vehicle to generate a synthesized image (111C); and a display (14) for displaying the synthesized image. The synthesizing device varies a proportion of each of a rear image area and a rear side image area to the synthesized image based on velocity of the first vehicle and/or a distance between the first vehicle and a second vehicle existing at the rear of the first vehicle, wherein the rear image area and the rear side image area are areas in which the rear image and the rear side image are displayed, respectively, in the synthesized image.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuka Shidochi, Goro Asai, Kunihiro Sugihara
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Patent number: 11275989Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for predicting wildfires on the basis of biophysical indicators and spatiotemporal properties. A method includes receiving a request for a wildfire prediction for at least one geographical area. At least one biophysical indicator is identified. Each biophysical indicator provides biophysical data for the at least one geographical area. The at least one biophysical indicator is provided to a long short term memory (LSTM) network. The LSTM network includes a convolutional neural network (CNN) for each of multiple LSTM units. Each LSTM unit and each CNN are associated with a historical time period in a time series. The LSTM is used to generate at least one prediction for wildfire risk for the at least one geographical area for an upcoming time period. The at least one prediction is provided responsive to the request.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Vadim Tschernezki, Oliver Blum, Hinnerk Gildhoff, Michèle Wyss, Bjoern Deiseroth, Wenzel Svojanovsky
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Patent number: 11273372Abstract: Provided is a server device that when, during viewing of a video, viewing conditions for changing states of displayed objects included in the video are changed according to selection by the user, is capable of suppressing display of comments that do not match the viewing conditions of the video. A center server delivers, to a user terminal, replay data for displaying a replay video of which viewing conditions are changed during viewing in accordance with the selection by each user. The center server has a storage unit storing comment data including information about a stamp attached to the replay video and information about the viewing condition under which the replay video should be displayed. The center server, when delivering the replay data, provides the user terminal with the comment data so that the stamp displayed in the replay video is changed in accordance with change of the viewing condition.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazunari Sarugaku, Tomoaki Miyagawa
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Patent number: 11272096Abstract: A method includes obtaining a first preview picture collected by a camera, where an angle of view FOV of the camera is a first FOV value. The camera collects the first preview picture based on a second FOV value, and the second FOV value is less than the first FOV value. The method further includes adjusting the second FOV value to a third FOV value when it is detected that a quantity of at least one target human face in the first preview picture is greater than a first preset value, where the third FOV value is greater than the second FOV value, and the third FOV value is less than or equal to the first FOV value; and outputting an image that is photographed by the camera based on the third FOV value.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Xun Liu, Lei Wu, Cheng Du, Wei Luo
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Patent number: 11270130Abstract: A system and method obtain first image data of a route at a location of interest from a first optical sensor disposed onboard a vehicle system moving along the route. The first image data depicts the route at the location of interest prior to passage of the vehicle system over the route at the location of interest. Second image data of the route at the location of interest is obtained from a second optical sensor disposed onboard the vehicle system. The second image data depicts the route at the location of interest after passage of the vehicle system over the route at the location of interest. A determination is made as to whether a change in the route has occurred at the location of interest by comparing the first image data with the second image data.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Brian Kurz, Chris Schuchmann, Robert Peipert, Timothy Brown, Derek Woo
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Patent number: 11265514Abstract: A method of calibrating a multi-camera vision system includes moving a vehicle along a vehicle assembly line having targets at respective side regions, with each target including a longitudinal line and a plurality of tick marks that extend laterally from the longitudinal line. As the vehicle moves along the vehicle assembly line it is equipped with a plurality of cameras and an image processor. As the vehicle moves along the vehicle assembly line, the target at a respective side region of the vehicle assembly line is present within the fields of view of front, side and rear cameras. Image data is captured by the cameras and processed to detect the targets and to determine misalignment of at least one of the cameras. The vehicular multi-camera vision system is calibrated by adjusting processing by the image processor of image data captured by the at least one misaligned camera.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yuesheng Lu, Steven V. Byrne
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Patent number: 11260864Abstract: Provided is a vehicle path generating apparatus at an intersection and an apparatus and method for controlling a vehicle at an intersection that are capable of providing safe autonomous driving at an intersection by calculating the accurate position of an intersection point, which is a cut position of a lane or a crossing position of lanes, in an intersection area using map information and/or image information, precisely calculating a vehicle movement path in the intersection on the basis of the calculated position of the intersection point, and automatically controlling a travel of the vehicle according to the calculated vehicle travel path.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Mando Mobility Solutions CorporationInventor: Sangkyun Sim
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Patent number: 11263733Abstract: An image processing system which can decide an image processing target region considering a decrease in image quality is provided. The image processing system includes an image acquisition unit that acquires an image obtained by capturing a subject, an image quality determination information acquisition unit that acquires image quality determination information representing a determination result of an image quality in the image, an image processing target region decision unit that decides an image processing target region in the image using the image quality determination information, and an image processing unit that executes at least one of a detection process or a composition process for the image processing target region. A region represented as a logical product of two or more temporary image processing target regions respectively corresponding to two or more pieces of the image quality determination information is decided as the image processing target region.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Shuhei Horita
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Patent number: 11265508Abstract: A recording control device includes a captured data acquisition unit that acquires captured data from a camera that captures a video of surroundings of a vehicle, a parking detection unit that detects that the vehicle is parked, a moving object detection unit that detects a moving object from captured data that is acquired by the captured data acquisition unit while the vehicle is parked, a person recognition unit that recognizes that the person detected by the moving object detection unit is a person, a behavior detection unit that detects that the person recognized by the person recognition unit is performing a specific behavior at a certain distance shorter than a predetermined distance from the vehicle, and a recording control unit that stores the captured data as event recording data if it is detected that the person is performing the specific behavior.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CorporationInventors: Ayane Tsubouchi, Yuki Oyama, Ryohei Takata, Kotaro Mantani
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Patent number: 11260804Abstract: A blind-spot image device with adjustment rings is applicable to a vehicle and includes a housing and a camera module in addition to two adjustment rings, wherein the housing has an opening and is protrudingly provided with an extension portion corresponding in position to the opening; the rear half of the camera module extends into the opening; the front side of the camera module is provided with a lens element; and the adjustment rings are mounted around the camera module and hold the extension portion between them, with one adjustment ring lying outside the housing and the other adjustment ring inside the housing. The blind-spot image device is characterized in that the corresponding sides of the two adjustment rings are inclined, and that the shooting angle of the lens element can be changed by rotating the adjustment rings.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: ALPHA NETWORKS INC.Inventors: Jie De Hung, Chun-Wei Wu, Chung Sheng Wu
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Patent number: 11256931Abstract: A method for displaying and processing an image captured by an optical system used to simulate a rear-view system of a vehicle, includes capturing the image, calculating a region of interest (ROI) on the captured image, calculating a blur factor for blurring the ROI using one or more inputs, manipulating an image gradient pixel by pixel using the blur factor to reduce at least one of a brightness or a contrast of one or more pixels of the ROI, and displaying the processed image on a display.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: SMR Patent S.à .r.lInventors: Andreas Herrmann, Martin Schwalb, Frank Linsenmaier, Oliver Eder, Ilka Rötzer, Thomas Jochmann, Firas Mualla, Maximilian Kauffmann, Thorsten Steder
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Patent number: 11258170Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a housing having an opening formed therein; a printed circuit board (PCB) arranged inside the housing; an insulating member coupled to the PCB; a first radiator formed on the insulating member; a camera electrically connected to the PCB so as to take an image through the opening; a decoration surrounding the opening; a second radiator comprising at least a part of the decoration; and a communication circuit for feeding the first radiator.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woo Suk Kang, Chae Up Yoo, Se Woong Kim, Sang Bong Sung, Su Min Yun, In Young Lee
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Patent number: 11257197Abstract: Examples disclosed herein may involve (i) obtaining an aggregated overhead view image of a geographical area that has been generated by a pipeline for generating aggregated overhead view images, the geographical area comprising a plurality of regions, where the aggregated overhead view image is generated from aggregating pixel values from a plurality of source images of the geographical area, (ii) generating one or more reprojection images of one or more of the regions of the geographic area from the aggregated overhead view image, (iii) identifying, from the plurality of source images, one or more source images that capture the one or more regions of the geographical area, (iv) calculating one or more differences between the identified one or more source images and the one or more reprojection images, and (v) determining one or more error corrections to be applied to the pipeline for generating overhead view images.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Woven Planet North America, Inc.Inventors: Wilhelm Richert, Thomas Schiwietz
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Patent number: 11250708Abstract: The present technology relates to a moving object control apparatus, a moving object control method, and a moving object that make it possible to properly perform driving of a moving object in accordance with a person getting on the moving object or a candidate therefor and a person getting off the moving object or a candidate therefor. The moving object control apparatus includes a driving control unit that performs, on the basis of recognition of at least one of a candidate for getting on the moving object or a candidate for getting off the moving object, acceleration/deceleration control of the moving object. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a moving object such as a bus and a taxi, or a control apparatus that controls automatic driving or semi-automatic driving of the moving object.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Itaru Shimizu, Noriko Tanaka, Kazuyuki Marukawa, Asako Kaneko
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Patent number: 11249178Abstract: Metamaterials are employed with satellites, e.g., small satellites, to increase the observability of such satellites. Any type of suitable metamaterial can be used. In exemplary embodiments fractal-based patterns or structures may be used. A super scatterer having a metasurface is employed for the satellite and enhances the radar reflection for a given area of the satellite. Such detection can be used for monitoring and/or controlling the orbits of satellite space craft.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: FRACTAL ANTENNA SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Nathan Cohen
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Patent number: 11250290Abstract: An image processing device includes: an extraction unit which extracts, from image data taken by shooting a neighborhood of a vehicle, edge points that are to be used for detecting partition lines of a parking frame and whose edge intensity values are larger than an edge threshold value; and a correction unit which corrects the edge threshold value based on a density of the edge points extracted by the extraction unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: DENSO TEN LimitedInventors: Yasutaka Okada, Hiroaki Sano, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Atsushi Yoshihara, Jun Kanetake, Ryo Yoshimura, Tomoki Shidori
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Patent number: 11243797Abstract: A method including running a virtualization layer on a processor, the virtualization layer being adapted to assign processor time and memory to first and second guest operating systems running on the virtualization layer, wherein the first guest operating system is a real time operating system, obtaining, by the second guest system, information to be displayed on a display, preparing, by the second guest system, a display frame to be sent to the display, reading, by the first guest system, a portion of the display frame, or retrieving, by the first guest system, information about a read portion of the display frame, and determining, by the first guest system, whether the information sent to the second guest system is correctly generated in the display frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: OpenSynergy GmbHInventors: Michael Peter, Axel Söding-Freiherr Von Blomberg
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Patent number: 11244146Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide for systems and methods for secure logins using facial recognition with a blockchain-based verification system. The systems and methods provide for authentication, authorization, and secure storage of biometrics data. Authentication is performed with a machine learning system implementing the facial recognition. The biometrics data can be securely stored on a blockchain and used to perform the facial recognition during login. Authorization is provided with an active directory system.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.Inventors: Jerry Davis, Shravan Kumar Parunandula, Pranav Vishwas Deshpande, Krishna Kumar Ramadas, Uche Ojukwu, Frank Van Hoof
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Patent number: 11242098Abstract: The technology relates to enhancing the operation of autonomous vehicles. Extendible sensors are deployed based on detected or predicted conditions around a vehicle while operating in a self-driving mode. When not needed, the sensors are fully retracted into the vehicle to reduce drag and increase fuel economy. When the onboard system determines that there is a need for a deployable sensor, such as to enhance the field of view of the perception system, the sensor is extended in a predetermined manner. The deployment may depend on one or more operating conditions and/or particular driving scenarios. These and other sensors of the vehicle may be protected with a rugged housing, for instance to protect against damage from the elements. And in other situations, deployable foils may extend from the vehicle's chassis to increase drag and enhance braking. This may be helpful for large trucks in steep descent situations.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Vijaysai Patnaik, William Grossman
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Patent number: 11244462Abstract: A monitoring apparatus obtains image data captured by an image capturing apparatus, generates a background image based on the image data, performs detection processing of a moving object using the image data and the background image, and sets a wait time from a start of generation of the background image to a start of the detection processing based on a condition concerning the detection processing.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tomohiko Kuroki
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Patent number: 11240274Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for securing a network associated with a property in response to the detection of a hacking drone within a vicinity of the property. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining sensor data from one or more sensors located at a property, detecting, based on the obtained sensor data, the presence of a drone, determining, based on the obtained sensor data, that the detected drone is an unauthorized drone, determining, by the monitoring system, that the unauthorized drone (i) is communicating or (ii) attempting to communicate with a network associated with the property, selecting one or more network adjustment policies, and transmitting one or more instructions to (i) one or more monitoring system components or (ii) one or more network components that are configured to adjust network parameters based on the one or more selected network adjustment policies.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Matthew Daniel Correnti, Michael Kelly
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Patent number: 11240415Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a metallic front housing member having a circuit board attachment portion, a lens barrel extending outward from the circuit board attachment portion and accommodating at least one lens, and a circuit board having an imager disposed at a first side and a circuit board connector disposed at a second side. With the circuit board attached at the circuit board attachment portion, the at least one lens is aligned with the imager and the lens barrel is retained relative to the metallic front housing member via cured UV curable adhesive. A metallic rear housing member is attached to the metallic front housing member and the circuit board is accommodated in a cavity formed by the attached metallic front and metallic rear housing members. An electrical connector is electrically connected to the circuit board connector and is configured for electrically connecting to an electrical cable of a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Steven V. Byrne, Ben Stickler, Richard Rieden, Matthew C. Sesti, Brian D. Brasier
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Patent number: 11238319Abstract: A method for a vehicle includes determining a region of interest based on environment sensor data corresponding an environment of the vehicle and a machine-learned predictor configured to identify, within the environment sensor data, a region as the region of interest that at least statistically coincides with a line of sight of an occupant of the vehicle. The method also includes classifying a detected object within the determined region of interest using an object detection algorithm. The method also includes operating the vehicle in based on at least one of the detected object and the determined region of interest.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Martin Pfeifle, Niclas Zeller, Markus Mainberger
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Patent number: 11240489Abstract: A testing method for a camera system having a control unit and at least one camera. The control unit carries out the following method steps immediately after loading of an operating system of the control unit: generating transmittable image data as a function of at least one source image loaded from an electronic camera memory of the camera; transmitting the generated image data from the camera to the control unit; generating an intermediate image as a function of the received image data in the control unit; ascertaining a processed image as a function of the generated intermediate image in the control unit; comparing the processed image to at least one reference image, the reference image being loaded from a memory; and generating an error signal in the event of a deviation between the processed image and the reference image.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Alfred Kuttenberger, Marco Kruse, Michael Bunz
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Patent number: 11236882Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a first lamp unit that includes a light source, a driving unit, and a reflective body that is driven by the driving unit to repeat a periodic motion and thus scans an exit beam from the light source; and a controlling unit that controls the first lamp unit. The controlling unit instructs that the driving unit be driven until a first duration T1 has passed even in a case where the controlling unit has received an illumination instruction instructing the first lamp unit to emit a beam and then received a stop instruction instructing the first lamp unit to stop emitting a beam.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuta Maruyama, Naoki Kawabata, Kentarou Murakami
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Patent number: 11235831Abstract: A straddle type vehicle includes a side mirror with which a rider confirms a rear side; a detection unit configured to detect another vehicle in a periphery of a self-vehicle; and a display unit configured to display a detection result by the detection unit. The display unit displays the detection result at a position within a contour of the side mirror and on an inner side in a vehicle width direction. In a case in which the another vehicle is detected by the detection unit, the display unit displays a color different from a display color of the detection result in a peripheral portion of a display region of the detection result.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTDInventors: Tsubasa Fukuoka, Takashi Tetsuka
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Patent number: 11230297Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system receives a captured image perceiving an environment of an ADV from an image capturing device of the ADV. The system identifies an obstacle in motion near the ADV based on the captured image. The system predicts a location for the moving obstacle at each of a number of time points. The system generates a probability ellipse based on the predicted location at the each time point, where the probability ellipse includes a probability indicator indicating different probabilities of the moving obstacle for different locations within the probability ellipse at the each time point.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignees: BAIDU USA LLC, BAIDU.COM TIMES TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventors: Fan Zhu, Lin Ma
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Patent number: 11230234Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for attenuating vibrations. An example system includes a camera device with an optical lens. The optical lens defines an optical axis. The example system further includes mechanical fasteners, each mechanical fastener having a first end, a second end coupled to a mounting surface of the vehicle, and a shaft. The shaft has a primary axis parallel to the optical axis and extends through the camera device such that the camera device is able to move through a primary range of motion in a direction along the primary axis and a restricted range of motion in directions perpendicular to the primary axis. The example system additionally includes compliant structures coupled to the camera device, each compliant structure associated with a respective mechanical fastener and configured to change shape in response to motion of the camera device along the primary axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Waymo LLCInventor: Shashank Sharma
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Patent number: 11228700Abstract: A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The camera includes a wide angle lens providing a field of view of the camera and the camera captures an image data set representative of the field of view of the camera. An image processor may process image data captured by the camera and may process a sub-set of the image data set representative of a sub-portion of the field of view of said camera that is less than the field of view of the camera. A display may display images derived from the sub-set of the image data set representative of the sub-portion of the field of view of the camera. The sub-set of the image data set for processing or display is determined based on steering of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Harshad P. Rajhansa, Sai Sunil Charugundla Gangadhar
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Patent number: 11225193Abstract: The present invention is directed to a surround view system and method thereof. The surround view system comprises a surround image sensing module which obtains images of surrounding view and output image data, a vehicle status retrieval module which retrieves vehicle status information, a processing module which generates adaptive surround view based on the image data and the vehicle status information; and an outputting module which outputs the adaptive surround view.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Liangfu Chen, Min Xu
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Patent number: 11227500Abstract: A system and method for determining car to lane distance is provided. In one aspect, the system includes a camera configured to generate an image, a processor, and a computer-readable memory. The processor is configured to receive the image from the camera, generate a wheel segmentation map representative of one or more wheels detected in the image, and generate a lane segmentation map representative of one or more lanes detected in the image. For at least one of the wheels in the wheel segmentation map, the processor is also configured to determine a distance between the wheel and at least one nearby lane in the lane segmentation map. The processor is further configured to determine a distance between a vehicle in the image and the lane based on the distance between the wheel and the lane.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.Inventor: Panqu Wang
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Patent number: 11220224Abstract: A vehicular camera for a vision system of a vehicle includes a camera housing, a printed circuit board (PCB), and a lens barrel supporting a lens. The lens barrel includes a first end and a second end, the second end having a lens barrel flange. The lens barrel flange may be coupled to the camera housing via adhesive, and the PCB may be coupled to the camera housing via adhesive. The lens barrel flange and the PCB are coupled to the camera housing at a common side of the camera housing. With the lens barrel flange coupled to the first portion of the camera housing, and with the PCB coupled to the second portion of the camera housing, the imager is optically aligned with the lens supported at the lens barrel. Optionally, the camera may include a lens holder having a metal portion and a plastic portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Jianguo Wang
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Patent number: 11221630Abstract: An objective is to appropriately position a communication module that carries out wireless communication to exchange information regarding cooperative travel with another vehicle, in order to simplify the measures that are to be taken to avoid thermal damage, and prevent antenna cables from being damaged, for example. A work vehicle includes: a cabin 4 in which a boarding space is formed; and an electronic control system for automatic driving through which a vehicle body is automatically driven. The electronic control system includes a positioning unit that measures the position and orientation of the vehicle body, and a cooperation control unit that causes the vehicle body to automatically travel in cooperation with another vehicle. The cabin 4 is provided with a roof 62 that provides a storage space 62A that is surrounded by an inner roof 101 and an outer roof 102.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Keishiro Nishi, Atsushi Shinkai, Tomofumi Fukunaga, Takahiro Nakatsuka