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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matisse J. Milovich, Cupertino, CA (US);
YoungWoo Seo, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Matthew E. Last, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/14 (2006.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/144 (2013.01); G08G 1/147 (2013.01); H04W 4/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for creating a database of pull-off areas for a vehicle based on aggregated pull-off information received from a plurality of vehicles and other sources. In one embodiment, the aggregated, crowd-sourced pull-off information may be available to a mobile device (such as an autonomous vehicle or mobile communication device) for reference by the device to understand the condition, location, and availability of potential pull-off areas near a roadway.