IP Library Granted Patent US 12,315,184
Granted Patent B2
US 12,315,184 · App. 17/843,535 · Granted May 27, 2025

Height determining method and apparatus

Inventor: Wei Zhou (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
G06T7/60B60W40/06B60W40/12B60W60/0015G06T7/70G06V20/58G06V20/588B60W2420/403B60W2552/50B60W2552/53G06T2207/30242G06T2207/30256
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Patent No.
US 12,315,184
App. No.
17/843,535
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for determining a height of a road target in a driving process. One example method includes determining a target object on a road, and determining a height threshold of the road based on the target object, to obtain a maximum allowed height of the road.

Claims (49)

1. A height determining method, comprising:

determining a target object on a road; and

determining a height threshold of the road based on the target object, wherein the height threshold indicates a maximum allowed height of the road, and wherein determining the height threshold of the road based on the target object comprises:

determining a total width of the road based on the target object and a total width of lanes of the road, wherein the total width of the lanes is determined based on a quantity of the lanes and a width of each lane; and

determining the height threshold of the road based on the total width of the road and a spatial parameter, wherein the spatial parameter indicates a width-to-height ratio of road space.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the target object comprises at least one of a height restriction barrier, an underbridge, a tunnel entrance, or a parking barrier.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a height threshold of the road based on the target object comprises:

determining height information displayed on the target object as the height threshold.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a total width of the road based on the target object and a total width of the lanes comprises:

determining the total width of the road based on a first positional relationship and the total width of the lanes, wherein the first positional relationship is used to indicate a positional relationship between support parts of the target object and lane lines on two edge sides of the road.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the determining the total width of the road based on a first positional relationship and the total width of the lanes comprises:

determining the total width of the lanes as the total width of the road if the first positional relationship indicates that the support parts of the target object are disposed at positions of the lane lines on the two edge sides; or

determining the total width of the road based on the total width of the lanes and widths between the support parts of the target object and the lane lines on the two edge sides if the first positional relationship indicates that the support parts of the target object are disposed at positions outside the lane lines on the two edge sides.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the total width of the road is a sum of the total width of the lanes and the widths between the support parts of the target object and the lane lines on the two edge sides.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the method further comprises:

in response to determining that a height of a current vehicle is less than the height threshold of the road, outputting first prompt information, wherein the first prompt information is used to indicate the current vehicle to drive normally; or

in response to determining that the height of the current vehicle is greater than the height threshold of the road, outputting second prompt information, wherein the second prompt information is used to indicate the current vehicle to stop driving.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors, and one or more memories including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

determining a target object on a road; and

determining a height threshold of the road based on the target object, wherein the height threshold is used to indicate a maximum allowed height of the road, and wherein determining the height threshold of the road based on the target object comprises:

determining a total width of the road based on the target object and a total width of lanes of the road, wherein the total width of lanes is determined based on a quantity of the lanes and a width of each lane; and

determining the height threshold of the road based on the total width of the road and a spatial parameter, wherein the spatial parameter indicates a width-to-height ratio of road space.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the target object comprises at least one of a height restriction barrier, an underbridge, a tunnel entrance, and a parking barrier.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining height information displayed on the target object as the height threshold.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining the total width of the road based on a first positional relationship and the total width of the lanes, wherein the first positional relationship is used to indicate a positional relationship between support parts of the target object and lane lines on two edge sides of the road.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining the total width of the lanes as the total width of the road if the first positional relationship indicates that the support parts of the target object are disposed at positions of the lane lines on the two edge sides; or

determining the total width of the road based on the total width of the lanes and widths between the support parts of the target object and the lane lines on the two edge sides if the first positional relationship indicates that the support parts of the target object are disposed at positions outside the lane lines on the two edge sides.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the total width of the road is a sum of the total width of the lanes and the widths between the support parts of the target object and the lane lines on the two edge sides.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing one or more programming instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

determining a target object on a road; and

determining a height threshold of the road based on the target object, wherein the height threshold is used to indicate a maximum allowed height of the road, and wherein determining the height threshold of the road based on the target object comprises:

determining a total width of the road based on the target object and a total width of lanes of the road, wherein the total width of lanes is determined based on a quantity of the lanes and a width of each lane; and

determining the height threshold of the road based on the total width of the road and a spatial parameter, wherein the spatial parameter indicates a width-to-height ratio of road space.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14 , wherein the target object comprises at least one of a height restriction barrier, an underbridge, a tunnel entrance, or a parking barrier.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14 , wherein the determining a height threshold of the road based on the target object comprises:

determining height information displayed on the target object as the height threshold.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14 , wherein the determining a total width of the road based on the target object and a total width of the lanes comprises:

determining the total width of the road based on a first positional relationship and the total width of the lanes, wherein the first positional relationship is used to indicate a positional relationship between support parts of the target object and lane lines on two edge sides of the road.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 17 , wherein the determining the total width of the road based on a first positional relationship and the total width of the lanes comprises:

determining the total width of the lanes as the total width of the road if the first positional relationship indicates that the support parts of the target object are disposed at positions of the lane lines on the two edge sides; or

determining the total width of the road based on the total width of the lanes and widths between the support parts of the target object and the lane lines on the two edge sides if the first positional relationship indicates that the support parts of the target object are disposed at positions outside the lane lines on the two edge sides.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 18 , wherein the total width of the road is a sum of the total width of the lanes and the widths between the support parts of the target object and the lane lines on the two edge sides.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining that a height of a current vehicle is less than the height threshold of the road, outputting first prompt information, wherein the first prompt information is used to indicate the current vehicle to drive normally; or

in response to determining that the height of the current vehicle is greater than the height threshold of the road, outputting second prompt information, wherein the second prompt information is used to indicate the current vehicle to stop driving.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2026
From: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075492/0796 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2024
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069335/0922 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2024
From: ZHOU, WEI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068600/0959 →