Patent Document ID: 9446765
Application ID: 14610537
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A traffic light detection system or a vehicle; the system comprising: at least one image capture device configured to acquire at least one image of an area forward of the vehicle, the area including a plurality of traffic lamp fixtures, wherein each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures is a structure that houses at least one traffic light; a data interface; and at least one processing device configured to: receive the at least one acquired image via the data interface; use at least one indicator of vehicle position, as determined from the at least one acquired image, to determine a relevance to the vehicle of each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures; determine, based on the at least one acquired image, a status of a traffic light included in at least one traffic lamp fixture determined to be relevant to the vehicle; and cause a system response based on the determined status.