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US 11,386,778 B2Granted
Road user detecting and communication device and method
Assigneesibrtech inc.
InventorsAnthony Luke Simon, Joseph Buck, Michael Patrick Simon
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Abstract
A method and device are disclosed that establish secure electronic communication between an infrastructure device and a remote provider of services to an autonomous vehicle. In response to the autonomous vehicle driving within a predetermined distance of the infrastructure device, the remote provider sends authorizing credentials to the infrastructure device and the autonomous vehicle. Using the authorizing credentials, the infrastructure device and the autonomous vehicle establishing a trusted communication. Through the trusted communication, the infrastructure device sends to the autonomous vehicle a data set including coordinate data of at least one road user.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- establishing secure electronic communication between an infrastructure device and at least one remote provider of services to at least one autonomous vehicle;
- in response to the at least one autonomous vehicle driving within a predetermined distance of the infrastructure device, sending from the remote provider authorizing credentials to the infrastructure device and the at least one autonomous vehicle;
- using the authorizing credentials, establishing trusted communication between the infrastructure device and the at least one autonomous vehicle;
- through the trusted communication, sending from the infrastructure device to the at least one autonomous vehicle, a data set including coordinate data of at least one road user
- wherein the infrastructure device is mounted to a construction equipment at a location associated with a road construction zone with an input view of a predefined area of a road, wherein the infrastructure device receives sensor data of road users and the road construction zone, and also including the steps of:
- responsive to the sensors classifying objects as construction lane markers and determining coordinates of the construction lane markers;
- using map data indicative of drivable lane boundaries of the road construction zone, determining whether the construction lane markers are within the drivable lane boundaries;
- responsive to the determination of whether the construction land markers are within the drivable lane boundaries, setting temporary lane boundaries for the construction zone;
- and
- transmitting the temporary lane boundaries in the data set.
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A method comprising:
- establishing secure electronic communication between an infrastructure device and multiple remote service providers, each one of the multiple remote service providers providing services associated with one of a plurality of sets of autonomous vehicles;
- responsive to an autonomous vehicle from one of the sets of autonomous vehicles driving within a predetermined distance of the infrastructure device, sending from the remote service provider associated with the autonomous vehicle authorizing credentials to the infrastructure device and the autonomous vehicle;
- using the authorizing credentials, establishing trusted communication between the infrastructure device and the autonomous vehicle;
- through the trusted communication, sending from the infrastructure device to the autonomous vehicle, a data set including coordinate data of at least one road user
- wherein the infrastructure device is mounted to a construction equipment at a location associated with a road construction zone with an input view of a predefined area of a road, wherein the infrastructure device receives sensor data of road users and the road construction zone, and also including the steps of:
- responsive to the sensors classifying objects as construction lane markers and determining coordinates of the construction lane markers;
- using map data indicative of drivable lane boundaries of the road construction zone, determining whether the construction lane markers are within the drivable lane boundaries;
- responsive to the determination of whether the construction land markers are within the drivable lane boundaries, setting temporary lane boundaries for the construction zone;
- and
- transmitting the temporary lane boundaries in the data set.
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A device fixedly mounted in proximity to a road segment including:
- hardware for receiving sensor input data of the road segment;
- a processing system responsive to the sensor input for detecting coordinates of and for classifying road users on the road segment;
- and
- a communication system;
- wherein the processing system includes a computer configured to:
- receive a credential from a remote base authorizing communications with at least one autonomous vehicle within a predetermined distance of the device;
- use the credential to sign a data set including at least the coordinates of a detected road user;
- and
- transmit a secure communication containing the data set to the at least one autonomous vehicle, and
- wherein the infrastructure device is mounted to a construction equipment at a location associated with a road construction zone with an input view of a predefined area of a road, wherein the infrastructure device receives sensor data of road users and the road construction zone, and wherein the computer is also configured to:
- responsive to the sensors, classify objects as construction lane markers and determine coordinates of the construction lane markers;
- using map data indicative of drivable lane boundaries of the road construction zone, determine whether the construction lane markers are within the drivable lane boundaries;
- responsive to the determination of whether the construction land markers are within the drivable lane boundaries, set temporary lane boundaries for the construction zone;
- and
- transmit the temporary lane boundaries in the data set.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.