Patent application EP22173837A (EP), filed 2022-05-17
Publication number: EP4098977A1
Title: VEHICLE SYSTEM WITH MECHANISM FOR DETERMINING CLEAR PATH AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
Abstract: A method of operation of a vehicle system including capturing a current image from a current location towards a travel direction along a travel path; generating an image category for the current image based on a weather condition, the current location, or a combination thereof; determining a clear path towards the travel direction of the travel path based on the image category, the current image, and a previous image; and communicating the clear path for assisting in operation of a vehicle.
IPC codes: B60W  30/    08            A I
B60W  40/    02            A I
B60W  50/    14            A I
G01C  21/    34            A I
G01C  21/    36            A I
G05D   1/    02            A I
G06V  20/    56            A I
G08G   1/    16            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A method (1000) of operation of a vehicle system (100) comprising:
number: 2
text: The method (1000) as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:
number: 3
text: The method (1000) as claimed in claim 1 or 2, further comprising:
number: 4
text: The method (1000) as claimed in any of the preceding claims, further comprising:
number: 5
text: The method (1000) as claimed in any of the preceding claims, further comprising:
generating the image category (506) for the current image (410) based on a detected feature (504) from the current image (410), a medium (420), or a combination thereof.
number: 6
text: The method (1000) as claimed in any of the preceding claims, further comprising:
generating the image category (506) for the previous image (404) based on a detected feature (504) from the previous image (404), a medium (420), or a combination thereof.
number: 7
text: The method (1000) as claimed in any of the preceding claims, further comprising:
generating the image category (506) for the current image (410) based on a detected feature (504), a first medium (804), a second medium (806) or a combination thereof.
number: 8
text: A vehicle system (100) comprising:
number: 9
text: The vehicle system (100) as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit (206) is further configured to:
number: 10
text: The vehicle system (100) as claimed in claim 8 or 9, wherein the control circuit (206) is further configured to:
number: 11
text: The vehicle system (100) as claimed in any of the claims 8 to 10, wherein the control circuit (206) is further configured to:
number: 12
text: The vehicle system (100) as claimed in any of the claims 8 to 11, wherein the control circuit (206) is further configured to:
generate the image category (506) for the current image (410) based on a detected feature (504) from the current image (410), a medium (420), or a combination thereof.
number: 13
text: The vehicle system (100) as claimed in any of the claims 8 to 12, wherein the control circuit (206) is further configured to:
generate the image category (506) for the previous image (404) based on a detected feature (504) from the previous image (404), a medium (420), or a combination thereof.
number: 14
text: The vehicle system (100) as claimed in any of the claims 8 to 13, wherein the control circuit (206) is further configured to:
generate the image category (506) for the current image (410) based on a detected feature (504), a first medium (804), a second medium (806) or a combination thereof.
Office action: search_report, dated 2022-12-07
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
Prior art cited: ref_id: US2020065978A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2010253598A1
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ref_id: US2010097458A1
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severity: background
ref_id: US2019384294A1
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severity: background
ref_id: US2010097458
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severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: US2019384294
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severity: novelty_destroying
Final disposition: pending (2022-12-07)