US 11,776,399 B2 · Driver feedback for efficiently traversing intersections

Abstract

In a method for efficiently guiding a driver of a vehicle through intersections, information regarding status of one or more traffic lights positioned at one or more intersections is received by a computing device or system associated with the driver or vehicle. A value of speed for the vehicle that, if matched by the driver, causes the vehicle to arrive at the intersection while the traffic light is green and avoids stopping as the vehicle moves through the intersection, is calculated. A dynamic visual or audio indicator is caused, by the computing device or system, to be presented to the driver via a display or speaker, respectively, of the computing device or system. Causing the dynamic indicator to be presented to the driver includes setting the dynamic indicator based on the calculated value of speed.

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Dependent claims

A method for efficiently guiding a driver of a vehicle through one or more intersections, the method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device or system associated with the driver or the vehicle, information regarding status of one or more traffic lights positioned at the one or more intersections;
calculating a value of speed for the vehicle that, if matched by the driver, causes the vehicle to arrive at the intersection while the traffic light is green and avoids stopping as the vehicle moves through the intersection;
and
causing, by the computing device or system, a dynamic visual or audio indicator to be presented to the driver via a display or speaker, respectively, of the computing device or system, wherein causing the dynamic indicator to be presented to the driver includes setting the dynamic indicator based on the calculated value of speed.

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A computing device or system associated with a vehicle or a driver of the vehicle, the computing device or system comprising:

a display or a speaker;
a communication interface;
one or more processors;
and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device or system to
receive information regarding status of one or more traffic lights positioned at the one or more intersections;
calculate a value of speed for the vehicle that, if matched by the driver, causes the vehicle to arrive at the intersection while the traffic light is green and avoids stopping as the vehicle moves through the intersection, and
cause a dynamic visual or audio indicator to be presented to the driver via the display or the speaker, respectively, wherein causing the dynamic indicator to be presented to the driver includes setting the dynamic indicator based on the calculated value of speed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Driver feedback for efficiently traversing intersections

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Driver feedback for efficiently traversing intersections

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