Artificial intelligence valet systems and methods

• US 9,429,943 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2013
• Issued: 08/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (State University System of Florida)
• Original Assignee: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (State University System of Florida)
• Inventors: Wilson, Sihle K., Benson, Ronald E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kan, Yuri
• Application Number:
  US13/786,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20130231824A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,274 Days
• Field of Search: 701/23, 701/26, 701/533, 701/1, 701/2, 701/25, 701/301, 701/117, 340/932.2, 340/932.22, 348/148, 715/751, 455/567, 370/248, 707/10
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2554/00 Input parameters relating to objects
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2554/406 Traffic density
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2555/60 Traffic rules, e.g. speed limits or right of way
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2900/00 Indexing codes relating to the purpose of, or problem solved of road vehicle drive control systems not otherwise provided for in groups B60W30/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/09 Taking automatic action to avoid collision, e.g. braking and steering
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 60/0025 specially adapted for specific operations
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3415 Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0246 using a video camera in combination with image processing means
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0274 using mapping information stored in a memory device navigation using map-matching G01C21/30
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0278 using satellite positioning signals, e.g. GPS

Abstract

Various examples are described for an artificial intelligence valet system. In one example, among others, a distributed information sharing system can obtain route information associated with a geographic area and provide the route information to a user vehicle in response to a request. In another example, an autonomous user vehicle can receive a request to autonomously proceed to a user defined location; obtain route information; and determine a route to the user defined location using the route information. In another example, a collision avoidance system can determine if an object is in a path of travel of a vehicle based at least in part upon sensory data and maneuver the vehicle based at least in part upon an object determination. In another example, an accident reporting system can determine an occurrence of a violation of a vehicle; obtain recordings of the environment surrounding the vehicle; and report the violation.

Claims

1. A distributed information sharing system (DISS), comprising:

at least one processing device; and

an information sharing system executable in the at least one processing device, the information sharing system comprising;

logic that obtains route information associated with a geographic area;

logic that stores the route information in a data store; and

logic that communicates the route information stored in the data store to a user vehicle in response to a request from a user device.

2. The DISS of claim 1, wherein the route information is obtained from the user device.

3. The DISS of claim 2, wherein the user device is a cellular phone.

4. The DISS of claim 1, wherein the route information is obtained from the user vehicle.

5. The DISS of claim 2, wherein the route information includes a route that was recorded by the user device during transit along that route.

6. The DISS of claim 2, wherein the route information includes a user defined route.

7. The DISS of claim 1, wherein the route information includes a parking location associated with the geographic area.

8. The DISS of claim 1, wherein the route information includes parking patterns associated with the geographic area, where the parking patterns are associated with dynamic patterns of vehicle parking in the geographic area.

9. The DISS of claim 1, wherein the route information includes criminal activity associated with the geographic area.

10. The DISS of claim 1, wherein the request is a request from the user of the user vehicle for the route information associated with the geographic area.

11. The DISS of claim 1, wherein the request is an open request to send the route information associated with the geographic area to the user vehicle when the route information has been obtained by the at least one processing device.

12. An accident reporting system, comprising:

a plurality of sensors distributed about a motor vehicle;

a monitoring system configured to;

determine an occurrence of a violation of the motor vehicle based upon sensory data from the plurality of sensors;

responsive to the determination of the violation, obtain audio and visual recordings of an environment surrounding the motor vehicle using the plurality of sensors;

identify a violation type associated with the violation based at least in part upon the audio and visual recordings; and

responsive to the violation type, report the violation to a reporting authority.

13. The accident reporting system of claim 12, wherein the reporting authority is a user of the motor vehicle.

14. The accident reporting system of claim 12, wherein the reporting authority is a service provider who reports the violation to an owner of the motor vehicle.

15. The accident reporting system of claim 13, wherein the monitoring system is configured to report the violation to local law enforcement in response to an indication from the user.

16. The accident reporting system of claim 12, wherein the violation is a collision with another motor vehicle.

17. The accident reporting system of claim 12, wherein the violation is vandalism of the motor vehicle.

18. The accident reporting system of claim 12, wherein the violation is theft of the motor vehicle.

19. The accident reporting system of claim 12, wherein the monitoring system is configured to generate an incident report of the violation in response to cessation of the violation, the incident report including at least a portion of the obtained audio and visual recordings.

20. The accident reporting system of claim 12, wherein identifying the violation type comprises determining whether a cause of the violation is an individual, an animal, or another vehicle.