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US 11,887,484 B2Granted
Safety system configured to determine when a vehicle has made an unwanted stop
OwnerTJ Englandinventor
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Abstract
A method for monitoring a vehicle includes determining that the vehicle is stopped and determining a location where the vehicle is stopped. Traffic congestion corresponding to the location where the vehicle is stopped may also be determined. A safety action may be taken based at least in part on whether the vehicle is stopped on a highway and whether the traffic congestion is causing the vehicle to be stopped.
Claims20
A method for monitoring a vehicle, the method comprising:
- identifying that the vehicle is stopped;
- based on the vehicle being stopped, determining a location where the vehicle is stopped;
- determining road conditions and traffic congestion at the location where the vehicle is stopped;
- determining a safety action type from a plurality of safety action types based on the location where the vehicle is stopped, the road conditions, and the traffic congestion;
- generating a safety alert based on the safety action type determined;
- and
- providing the safety alert based on the safety action type.
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A system for monitoring a vehicle, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory comprising instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- identifying that the vehicle is stopped;
- based on the vehicle being stopped, determining a location where the vehicle is stopped;
- determining road conditions and traffic congestion at the location where the vehicle is stopped;
- determining a safety action type from a plurality of safety action types based on the location where the vehicle is stopped, the road conditions, and the traffic congestion;
- generating a safety alert based on the safety action type determined;
- and
- providing the safety alert based on the safety action type.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.