Database management for potential pull-off areas
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for operating a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving an estimated geographic location and trajectory of a mobile device;
obtaining a potential pull-off area from a database of available pull-off regions based at least on the received estimated geographic location and trajectory of the mobile device and a set of pull-off area candidate parameters of the potential pull-off area, wherein the database receives the set of pull-off area candidate parameters from a data collector and stores a confidence score to the potential pull-off area based at least on the set of pull-off area candidate parameters; and
providing the selected potential pull-off area to the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is operated based on the selected potential pull-off area.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for creating a database of pull-off areas for a vehicle based on aggregated pull-off information received from a plurality of vehicles and other sources. In one embodiment, the aggregated, crowd-sourced pull-off information may be available to a mobile device (such as an autonomous vehicle or mobile communication device) for reference by the device to understand the condition, location, and availability of potential pull-off areas near a roadway.
17 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method for operating a mobile device, the method comprising:
-
receiving an estimated geographic location and trajectory of a mobile device; obtaining a potential pull-off area from a database of available pull-off regions based at least on the received estimated geographic location and trajectory of the mobile device and a set of pull-off area candidate parameters of the potential pull-off area, wherein the database receives the set of pull-off area candidate parameters from a data collector and stores a confidence score to the potential pull-off area based at least on the set of pull-off area candidate parameters; and providing the selected potential pull-off area to the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is operated based on the selected potential pull-off area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A method for creating a database of available pull-off regions for a vehicle, the method comprising:
-
receiving, from a data collector, a set of real-time pull-off area candidate parameters corresponding to a potential pull-off area for a vehicle; assigning a confidence score to the potential pull-off area based at least on the set of pull-off area candidate parameters; storing the potential pull-off area, the set of pull-off area candidate parameters and the assigned confidence score in the database; receiving feedback information from a mobile device indicating an effectiveness of a selected potential pull-off area for a particular vehicle; and adjusting the assigned confidence score of the selected potential pull-off area based on the received feedback information from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A system for controlling a vehicle, the system comprising:
-
a geographic locating device providing an estimated geographic location and trajectory of the vehicle; an input device receiving an intended maneuver of the vehicle; a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the operations of; receiving an estimated geographic location and trajectory of the vehicle from the geographic locating device; receiving the intended maneuver of the vehicle from the input device; obtaining a potential pull-off area from a database of available pull-off regions based at least on the received estimated geographic location and intended maneuver of the vehicle and a set of pull-off area candidate parameters of the potential pull-off area, the database receiving the set of pull-off area candidate parameters from a data collector and storing a confidence score to the potential pull-off area based at least on the set of pull-off area candidate parameters; and controlling the vehicle onto the selected potential pull-off area based on the selected potential pull-off area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
-
Specification