Patent Document ID: 20020019697
Application ID: 09878644
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method of identifying a situation in which a host vehicle is operated, comprising: a. selecting a plurality of events, wherein each event of said plurality of events is representative of a situation in which the host vehicle is operated, and at least two of said events are different from one another; b. selecting at least one set of said events that are related to a situation in which the host vehicle is operated; c. providing for a set of data from at least one of a first set of data, a second set of data and a third set of data, wherein said first set of data is representative of a target in a field of view of the host vehicle, said second set of data is representative of the position or motion of the host vehicle, and said third set of data is representative of an environment of said host vehicle; d. selecting an inference method for a first inference engine, wherein said inference engine comprises at least one input and an output; e. selecting as a first input to said inference engine at least one element of said first set of data, said second set of data and said third set of data; and f. generating a first output from said first inference engine responsive to said first input, wherein said first output is representative of a probability of occurrence of at least one event of said set of said events.