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Systems and methods for use in a vehicle for detecting external events

  • US 9,844,981 B2
  • Filed: 04/27/2016
  • Issued: 12/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle comprising:

  • a microphone positioned to receive sounds originated from outside of the vehicle;

    a camera positioned to receive images originated from outside of the vehicle;

    a first analog-to-digital converter configured to covert the sounds received by the microphone to digital audio signals;

    a second analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the images received by the camera to digital image signals;

    a memory storing a sound processing software, known audios, an image processing software, and known images; and

    a hardware processor configured to execute the sound processing software and the image processing software to perform;

    comparing the digital audio signals and the digital image signals with the known audios and the known images, respectively;

    determining, in response to the comparing, a match of at least one of the digital audio signals and the digital image signals with a first audio of the known audios and a first image of the known images, respectively; and

    taking an action in response to the determining of the match;

    wherein the hardware processor is further configured to enable the camera to receive the images in response to determining the match between one of the digital audio signals and the known audios.

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