IP Library Granted Patent US 12,283,191
Granted Patent B2
US 12,283,191 · App. 17/950,042 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Systems and methods to form knowledge hubs for safety guidelines

Inventors: Seyhan Ucar (Mountain View, CA); Takamasa Higuchi (Mountain View, CA); Onur Altintas (Mountain View, CA)
Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G08G1/167G08G1/22
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Patent No.
US 12,283,191
App. No.
17/950,042
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for forming a knowledge hub. According to some embodiments, the methods and systems comprise determining a region of interest comprising a geographical portion of a roadway, determining an appropriate notification associated with the region of interest, the appropriate notification comprising instructions to navigate the geographical portion of the roadway, examining available resources to generate a knowledge hub about the region of interest and notifying the driver of the vehicle of the appropriate notification associated with the region of interest when the vehicle enters into the region of interest.

Claims (41)

1. A system comprising:

at least one memory storing machine-executable instructions; and

at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and execute the machine-executable instructions to:

determine a static region of interest comprising a geographical portion of a roadway comprising a roadway feature;

examine available resources comprising at least one of: (i) connected vehicles or (ii) roadside equipment to generate a knowledge hub about the static region of interest;

determine, using the knowledge hub, a plurality of appropriate notifications associated with the static region of interest at a plurality of corresponding distances from the static region of interest, wherein each appropriate notification comprises instructions for a vehicle to navigate the geographical portion of the roadway comprising the roadway feature according to a distance of the vehicle from the static region of interest;

monitor, using the knowledge hub, a location of a first vehicle to determine whether the first vehicle has entered within a parameter of the static region of interest; and

notify, via the knowledge hub, a driver of the first vehicle of the appropriate notification associated with the static region of interest based on the distance between the first vehicle and the static region of interest.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the appropriate notification associated with the static region of interest comprises one or more right-of-way rules stored in a memory storage device on a cloud server.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more right-of-way rules are stored in a second memory storage device in the first vehicle.

4. The system of claim 3 , further comprising displaying to the driver the one or more right-of-way rules by displaying the one or more right-of-way rules on a dashboard of the first vehicle.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the roadway feature comprises a roundabout.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the roadway feature comprises a four-way intersection comprising at least one offset roadway, wherein the at least one offset roadway comprises a roadway that terminates at the four-way intersection.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one offset roadway comprises an imaginary centerline that terminates at the four-way intersection.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising providing audible instructions to the driver via one or more vehicle speakers.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the location of the first vehicle comprises determining the location of the first vehicle using one or more object detection systems.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the location of the first vehicle comprises determining the location of the first vehicle using a vehicle to vehicle communication method.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the location of the first vehicle comprises determining the location of the first vehicle using a vehicle to cloud and cloud to vehicle communication method.

12. A method of generating a knowledge hub comprising:

determining a dynamic region of interest comprising a geographical portion of a roadway comprising a moving-roadway feature;

examine available resources comprising at least one of: (i) connected vehicles and (ii) roadside equipment to generate a knowledge hub about the dynamic region of interest;

determining, using the knowledge hub, an appropriate notification associated with the dynamic region of interest, wherein the appropriate notification comprises instructions for a vehicle to navigate the geographical portion of the roadway comprising the roadway feature according to a distance of the vehicle from the dynamic region of interest;

monitoring, using the knowledge hub, a geographical location of a first vehicle;

determining that the first vehicle has entered within a parameter of the dynamic region of interest;

sending, via the knowledge hub, the appropriate notification to the first vehicle upon determination of the first vehicle entering within the parameter of the dynamic region of interest; and

displaying to a driver of the first vehicle the appropriate notification associated with the dynamic region of interest.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the roadway feature includes a platoon of vehicles comprising a plurality of vehicles traveling in a same lane of the roadway at about a same speed at about a same distance from one another.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the appropriate notification comprises one or more right-of-way rules are stored in a memory storage device on a cloud server.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more right-of-way rules are stored in a second memory storage device in the first vehicle.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein displaying to the driver the one or more right-of-way rules comprises displaying the one or more right-of-way rules on a dashboard of the first vehicle.

17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising providing audible instructions to the driver via one or more vehicle speakers.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein monitoring the geographical location of the first vehicle comprises determining the geographical location of the first vehicle using one or more object detection systems.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein monitoring the geographical location of the first vehicle comprises determining the geographical location of the first vehicle using a vehicle to vehicle communication method.

20. A system comprising:

at least one memory storing machine-executable instructions; and

at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and execute the machine-executable instructions to:

determine a region of interest comprising a geographical portion of a roadway;

examine available resources comprising at least one of: (i) connected vehicles and (ii) roadside equipment to generate a knowledge hub about the region of interest;

determine, using the knowledge hub, an appropriate notification associated with the region of interest, wherein the appropriate notification comprising instructions for a vehicle to navigate the geographical portion of the roadway according to a distance of the vehicle from the region of interest;

monitor, using the knowledge hub, a location of a first vehicle to determine whether the first vehicle has entered within a parameter of the region of interest; and

notify, using the knowledge hub, a driver of the first vehicle of the appropriate notification associated with the region of interest when the first vehicle enters within the parameter of the region of interest.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2025
From: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 071266/0900 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2022
From: UCAR, SEYHAN; HIGUCHI, TAKAMASA; ALTINTAS, ONUR
To: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 061173/0943 →
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