Patent ID: 9442487
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G01J,G05D,G06K,G08G,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving, from an image-capture device coupled to an autonomous vehicle, an image that includes a light indicator, wherein the light indicator comprises an illuminated component; determining, from the received image, a color of the illuminated component of the light indicator and an associated confidence level of the determination of the color of the illuminated component; determining, from the received image, a shape of the illuminated component of the light indicator and an associated confidence level of the determination of the shape of the illuminated component; based on at least one of the confidence level of the determination of the color and the confidence level of the determination of the shape exceeding a threshold value, determining a characteristic of a state of the light indicator; and providing instructions executable by a computing device to control the autonomous vehicle based on the determined characteristic of the state of the light indicator.