Patent ID: 9690297
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G01J,G05D,G06K,G08G,Y10S

Claim:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, upon execution by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform functions 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, using the image, a color of the illuminated component of the light indicator and an associated confidence level of the determination of the color based on first training data indicative of a first plurality of illuminated components of light indicators; determining, using the image, a shape of the illuminated component of the light indicator and an associated confidence level of the determination of the shape based on second training data indicative of a second plurality of illuminated components of light indicators; 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 controlling the autonomous vehicle based on the determined characteristic of the state of the light indicator.