IP Library Patent Application 17037069
Patent Application
App. No. 17/037,069

MOTION-BASED SCENE SELECTION FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

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App. No.
17/037,069
Abstract

Motion-based scene selection for an autonomous vehicle may include identifying, in camera data from an autonomous vehicle, based on a plurality of motion vectors associated with the camera data, one or more image objects; determining, for each image object of the one or more image objects, based on the one or more motion vectors, a corresponding label of one or more labels; and encoding the one or more labels in association with the camera data.

Claims (41)

1 . A method for motion-based scene selection for an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:

identifying, in camera data from an autonomous vehicle, based on a plurality of motion vectors associated with the camera data, one or more image objects;

determining, for each image object of the one or more image objects, based on the one or more motion vectors, a corresponding label of one or more labels; and

encoding the one or more labels in association with the camera data.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the one or more image objects comprises:

determining, for each pixel of a plurality of pixels of the camera data, a corresponding motion vector of the plurality of motion vectors; and

determining, based on the plurality of motion vectors, as the one or more image objects, one or more pixel groupings.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more labels indicate one or more of a speed of a corresponding object relative to the autonomous vehicle, a position of the corresponding object relative to the autonomous vehicle, or a direction of movement of the corresponding object relative to the autonomous vehicle.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on the one or more labels, one or more object classes for the one or more image objects; and

wherein encoding the one or more labels in association with the camera data comprises encoding the one or more object classes in association with the camera data.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the camera data is included in a corpus of camera data, and the method further comprises selecting, from the corpus of camera data, based on the one or more labels, a subset of the corpus of camera data.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising training, based on the selected subset of the corpus of camera data, a neural network.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the trained neural network is configured to determine autonomous vehicle operational commands.

8 . An apparatus for motion-based scene selection for an autonomous vehicle, the apparatus configured to perform steps comprising:

identifying, in camera data from an autonomous vehicle, based on a plurality of motion vectors associated with the camera data, one or more image objects;

determining, for each image object of the one or more image objects, based on the one or more motion vectors, a corresponding label of one or more labels; and

encoding the one or more labels in association with the camera data.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein identifying the one or more image objects comprises:

determining, for each pixel of a plurality of pixels of the camera data, a corresponding motion vector of the plurality of motion vectors; and

determining, based on the plurality of motion vectors, as the one or more image objects, one or more pixel groupings.

10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more labels indicate one or more of a speed of a corresponding object relative to the autonomous vehicle, a position of the corresponding object relative to the autonomous vehicle, or a direction of movement of the corresponding object relative to the autonomous vehicle.

11 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the steps further comprise:

determining, based on the one or more labels, one or more object classes for the one or more image objects; and

wherein encoding the one or more labels in association with the camera data comprises encoding the one or more object classes in association with the camera data.

12 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the camera data is included in a corpus of camera data, and the steps further comprise selecting, from the corpus of camera data, based on the one or more labels, a subset of the corpus of camera data.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the steps further comprise training, based on the selected subset of the corpus of camera data, a neural network.

14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the trained neural network is configured to determine autonomous vehicle operational commands.

15 . A computer program product disposed upon a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions for motion-based scene selection for an autonomous vehicle that, when executed, cause a computer system of the autonomous vehicle to carry out the steps of:

identifying, in camera data from an autonomous vehicle, based on a plurality of motion vectors associated with the camera data, one or more image objects;

determining, for each image object of the one or more image objects, based on the one or more motion vectors, a corresponding label of one or more labels; and

encoding the one or more labels in association with the camera data.

16 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein identifying the one or more image objects comprises:

determining, for each pixel of a plurality of pixels of the camera data, a corresponding motion vector of the plurality of motion vectors; and

determining, based on the plurality of motion vectors, as the one or more image objects, one or more pixel groupings.

17 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the one or more labels indicate one or more of a speed of a corresponding object relative to the autonomous vehicle, a position of the corresponding object relative to the autonomous vehicle, or a direction of movement of the corresponding object relative to the autonomous vehicle.

18 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the steps further comprise:

determining, based on the one or more labels, one or more object classes for the one or more image objects; and

wherein encoding the one or more labels in association with the camera data comprises encoding the one or more object classes in association with the camera data.

19 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the camera data is included in a corpus of camera data, and the steps further comprise selecting, from the corpus of camera data, based on the one or more labels, a subset of the corpus of camera data.

20 . The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein the steps further comprise training, based on the selected subset of the corpus of camera data, a neural network.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: GHOST LOCOMOTION INC.
To: GHOST AUTONOMY INC.
Reel/Frame 061118/0665 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2020
From: HAYES, JOHN; UHLIG, VOLKMAR; SAGAR, AKASH J.; SOLTANI, NIMA; TIAN, FENG; LUMB, CHRISTOPHER R.
To: GHOST LOCOMOTION INC.
Reel/Frame 053922/0629 →