IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,407,428
Granted Patent B2
US 11,407,428 · App. 16/827,637 · Granted Aug 9, 2022

Transport safety

Inventors: Felipe G. Salles (Garland, TX); Shintaro Iwaasa (Frisco, TX); Louis Brugman (Frisco, TX); Devang H. Parekh (Dallas, TX); Robert D. Slater (Murphy, TX); Christopher J. Risberg (Flower Mound, TX); Nutonya L. Parker (Dallas, TX)
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
B60W60/0016B60Q1/50B60W40/09B60W50/14B60W60/0051G05D1/0214G06N20/00G06Q10/06314G06Q50/265G06Q50/30H04L67/12B60W2050/143B60W2050/146
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Patent No.
US 11,407,428
App. No.
16/827,637
Granted
Aug 9, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of determining automatically, by a processor based on data received from at least one sensor on a transport, a driving behavior associated with an operator of the transport over at least one first period of time as the operator's normal driving behavior, determining automatically by the processor a difference between the operator's normal driving behavior and a second driving behavior currently occurring over a second period of time as the operator's current driving behavior, and in the case the difference between the operator's normal driving behavior and the operator's current driving behavior indicates the operator's current driving behavior is unsafe, automatically guiding at least one of the operator and the transport to operate the transport in a safe driving behavior.

Claims (67)

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a processor based on data received from at least one sensor on a transport, a driving behavior associated with an operator of the transport over at least one first period of time as the operator's normal driving behavior;

determining by the processor a difference between the normal driving behavior and a second driving behavior currently occurring on a road over a second period of time as the current driving behavior;

determining a difference between the normal driving behavior and the current driving behavior exceeds a threshold; and

performing one or more corrective actions to the transport based on the difference between the normal and the current driving behavior, wherein the one or more corrective actions comprise maneuvering by the transport off the road and contacting alternate transportation.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the normal driving behavior includes at least one predetermined safe driving characteristic.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising alerting at least one other transport when the difference between the normal and the current driving behavior is identified.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corrective actions further comprise at least one of:

the transport maneuvering itself to maintain at least one predetermined safe distance from at least one other transport;

the transport maneuvering itself to remain a determined safe distance from at least one object;

the transport scheduling a ride with a ride-sharing entity;

the transport slowing;

the transport turning on hazard lights;

the transport alerting law enforcement of unsafe driving behavior;

the transport alerting the operator of the transport of the unsafe driving behavior;

the transport alerting at least one occupant of the transport who is not the operator of the transport of the unsafe driving behavior;

the transport alerting an operator of at least one other transport of the unsafe driving behavior; and

the transport alerting at least one occupant of the other transport who is not the operator of the other transport of the unsafe driving behavior.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising disabling the transport when the driving behavior continues to be unsafe after a predetermined period of time.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a recommendation prompt to the operator of the transport, via a device associated with the transport, comprising a safer driving behavior, wherein the recommendation is provided by at least one of an audio message, a visual message, a text message, and a multimedia message; and

wherein the device associated with the transport comprises at least one of a device operatively coupled to the transport and a device associated with at least one occupant of the transport who is not the operator of the transport.

7. A system, comprising:

a computer processor;

a memory operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores a plurality of software programs for execution on the processor;

a plurality of sensors operatively coupled to the processor, that generate sensor data that is stored in the memory;

wherein the stored sensor data is analyzed by the processor to determine a driving behavior associated with a particular driver over at least one first period of time as the driver's normal driving behavior;

wherein the processor

determines a difference between the normal driving behavior and a second driving behavior that occurs over a second period of time as the current driving behavior; and

determines a difference between the normal driving behavior and the current driving behavior exceeds a threshold; and

performs one or more corrective actions to the transport based on the difference between the normal and the current driving behavior, wherein the one or more corrective actions comprise the processor being configured to maneuver the transport off a road and contact alternate transportation.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the normal driving behavior includes at least one predetermined safe driving characteristic.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to alert at least one party not in the transport when the unsafe driving behavior occurs.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to automatically instruct the transport to perform at least one of:

maneuver itself to maintain at least one predetermined safe distance from at least one other transport;

maneuver itself to remain a determined safe distance from at least one object;

schedule a ride with a ride-share entity;

slow down;

turn on hazard lights;

alert law enforcement of the unsafe driving behavior;

alert the operator of the transport of the unsafe driving behavior;

alert at least one occupant of the transport who is not the operator of the transport of the unsafe driving behavior;

alert an operator of at least one other transport of the unsafe driving behavior; and

alert at least one occupant of the other transport who is not the operator of the other transport of the unsafe driving behavior.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the automatically instruct operation comprises disablement of the transport when the driving behavior continues to be unsafe after a predetermined period of time.

12. The system of claim 7 , further comprising:

a messaging device that prompts the operator of the transport with a recommendation to perform a safer driving behavior, wherein the recommendation is provided by at least one of an audio message, a visual message, a text message, and a multimedia message; and

wherein the messaging device comprises at least one of a device operatively coupled to the transport and a device associated with at least one occupant of the transport who is not the operator of the transport.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:

determining, by a processor based on data received from at least one sensor on a transport, a driving behavior associated with an operator of the transport over at least one first period of time as the operator's normal driving behavior;

determining by the processor a difference between the normal driving behavior and a second driving behavior currently occurring on a road over a second period of time as the current driving behavior;

determining a difference between the normal driving behavior and the current driving behavior exceeds a threshold; and

performing one or more corrective actions to the transport based on the difference between the normal and the current driving behavior, wherein the one or more corrective actions comprise maneuvering by the transport off the road and contacting alternate transportation.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the normal driving behavior includes at least one predetermined safe driving characteristic.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform alerting at least one other transport when the difference between the normal and the current driving behavior is identified.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the corrective actions further comprise at least one of:

the transport maneuvering itself to maintain at least one predetermined safe distance from at least one other transport;

the transport maneuvering itself to remain a determined safe distance from at least one object;

the transport scheduling a ride with a ride-sharing entity;

the transport slowing;

the transport turning on hazard lights;

the transport alerting law enforcement of the unsafe driving behavior;

the transport alerting the operator of the transport of the unsafe driving behavior;

the transport alerting at least one occupant of the transport who is not the operator of the transport of the unsafe driving behavior;

the transport alerting an operator of at least one other transport of the unsafe driving behavior; and

the transport alerting at least one occupant of the other transport who is not the operator of the other transport of the unsafe driving behavior.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform disabling the transport when the driving behavior continues to be unsafe after a predetermined period of time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2022
From: SALLES, FELIPE G.; IWAASA, SHINTARO; BRUGMAN, LOUIS; PAREKH, DEVANG H.; RISBERG, CHRISTOPHER J.; PARKER, NUTONYA L.
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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