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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Cynthia M. Neubecker, Westland, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Perry Robinson MacNeille, Lathrup Village, MI (US);
Noorulla Mohammed, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/0962 (2006.01); G08G 1/096 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); G08G 1/095 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/0962 (2013.01); G08G 1/095 (2013.01); G08G 1/096 (2013.01); G08G 1/096716 (2013.01); G08G 1/096758 (2013.01); G08G 1/096783 (2013.01); G08G 1/096791 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to receive a wireless light-state notification as a vehicle approaches a traffic light. The processor is also configured to determine an appropriate vehicle action based on at least the light-state, a vehicle speed and a vehicle proximity to the traffic light and recommend the appropriate action to the vehicle driver.