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Vehicle-to-pedestrian-communication systems and methods for using the same

  • US 9,881,503 B1
  • Filed: 09/08/2016
  • Issued: 01/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle system, for implementation at a subject vehicle, comprising:

  • a non-transitory computer-readable storage device comprising;

    an input module that, when executed by a hardware-based processing unit, obtains input data indicating presence of a pedestrian communication device proximate the subject vehicle, wherein the input module includes a subject-vehicle-inputs sub-module that, when executed by the hardware-based processing unit, obtains vehicle context portions of the input data, the vehicle context portions comprising first context data about the subject vehicle and second context data about an other proximate vehicle; and

    an activity module that, when executed by the hardware-based processing unit;

    determines, based on the input data, in a pedestrian-presence determination, that the pedestrian communication device is or will soon be in or near a potential path for the subject vehicle; and

    determines, based on the pedestrian-presence determination, a subject-vehicle action to be implemented by the subject vehicle,wherein the activity module comprises a pedestrian-communications sub-module that, when executed by the hardware-based processing unit, determines, based on the first context data and the second context data, a pedestrian notification for use at the pedestrian communication device to alert a pedestrian using the pedestrian communication device of context involving the subject vehicle and the other proximate vehicle.

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